diff --git a/api/cmd/portainer/main.go b/api/cmd/portainer/main.go
index 8b34fc070..2ac6d8262 100644
--- a/api/cmd/portainer/main.go
+++ b/api/cmd/portainer/main.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/cli"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/cron"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/crypto"
+	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/database"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/docker"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/exec"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/filesystem"
@@ -100,6 +101,10 @@ func initLDAPService() portainer.LDAPService {
 	return &ldap.Service{}
 }
 
+func initDatabaseService() portainer.DatabaseService {
+	return &database.Service{}
+}
+
 func initGitService() portainer.GitService {
 	return &git.Service{}
 }
@@ -526,6 +531,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	gitService := initGitService()
 
+	databaseService := initDatabaseService()
+
 	cryptoService := initCryptoService()
 
 	digitalSignatureService := initDigitalSignatureService()
@@ -684,6 +691,7 @@ func main() {
 		ComposeStackManager:    composeStackManager,
 		ExtensionManager:       extensionManager,
 		CryptoService:          cryptoService,
+		DatabaseService:        databaseService,
 		JWTService:             jwtService,
 		FileService:            fileService,
 		LDAPService:            ldapService,
diff --git a/api/database/database.go b/api/database/database.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a7e8ee70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/database/database.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package database
+
+import (
+	"github.com/boltdb/bolt"
+	//"strconv"
+	//"net/http"
+	//"io/ioutil"
+)
+
+const (
+	databaseFileName = "portainer.db"
+)
+
+// Service represents a service for managing Database.
+type Service struct{}
+
+// DatabaseExport makes the BoltDB into read only mode, takes a backup and then put it back to writable mode.
+func (service *Service) DatabaseExport(storePath string) (int64, error) {
+	//var databaseExport int64
+	//var w http.ResponseWriter
+	// var r io.Reader
+	dataStorePath := storePath + "/" + databaseFileName
+
+	_, err := bolt.Open(dataStorePath, 0666, &bolt.Options{ReadOnly: true})
+	
+	/*
+	db, err := bolt.Open(dataStorePath, 0666, &bolt.Options{ReadOnly: true})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	
+	err := db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", `attachment; filename="portainer.db"`)
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Length", strconv.Itoa(int(tx.Size())))	
+		databaseExport, err := tx.WriteTo(w)
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	*/
+	return 0, err
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/filesystem/filesystem.go b/api/filesystem/filesystem.go
index cf4e06977..6606cda99 100644
--- a/api/filesystem/filesystem.go
+++ b/api/filesystem/filesystem.go
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ func (service *Service) GetBinaryFolder() string {
 	return path.Join(service.fileStorePath, BinaryStorePath)
 }
 
+// GetRootFolder returns the full path to the root store on the filesystem
+func (service *Service) GetRootFolder() string {
+	return service.fileStorePath
+}
+
 // ExtractExtensionArchive extracts the content of an extension archive
 // specified as raw data into the binary store on the filesystem
 func (service *Service) ExtractExtensionArchive(data []byte) error {
diff --git a/api/http/handler/database/database_export.go b/api/http/handler/database/database_export.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e9934c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/http/handler/database/database_export.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package database
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	httperror "github.com/portainer/libhttp/error"
+	//"github.com/portainer/libhttp/request"
+	"github.com/portainer/libhttp/response"
+	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api"
+)
+
+func (handler *Handler) databaseExport(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) *httperror.HandlerError {
+	storePath := handler.FileService.GetRootFolder()
+	databaseExport, err := handler.DatabaseService.DatabaseExport(storePath)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return &httperror.HandlerError{http.StatusInternalServerError, "Error exporting database", err}
+	}
+
+	database := &portainer.Database{
+		DatabaseExport: databaseExport,
+	}
+
+	//w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+	//w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", `attachment; filename="my.db"`)
+	//w.Header().Set("Content-Length", strconv.Itoa(int(tx.Size())))
+
+	return response.JSON(w, database)
+}
diff --git a/api/http/handler/database/handler.go b/api/http/handler/database/handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d36640f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/http/handler/database/handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package database
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	httperror "github.com/portainer/libhttp/error"
+	portainer "github.com/portainer/portainer/api"
+	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/security"
+)
+
+// Handler is the HTTP handler used to handle webhook operations.
+type Handler struct {
+	*mux.Router
+	DatabaseService portainer.DatabaseService
+	FileService portainer.FileService
+}
+
+// NewHandler creates a handler to manage settings operations.
+func NewHandler(bouncer *security.RequestBouncer) *Handler {
+	h := &Handler{
+		Router: mux.NewRouter(),
+	}
+	h.Handle("/database",
+		//bouncer.RestrictedAccess(httperror.LoggerHandler(h.databaseExport))).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+		bouncer.PublicAccess(httperror.LoggerHandler(h.databaseExport))).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	return h
+}
diff --git a/api/http/handler/handler.go b/api/http/handler/handler.go
index 9dc541641..9f0253b1c 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/handler.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/handler.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/handler/roles"
 
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/handler/auth"
+	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/handler/database"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/handler/dockerhub"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/handler/endpointgroups"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/handler/endpointproxy"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 // Handler is a collection of all the service handlers.
 type Handler struct {
 	AuthHandler            *auth.Handler
+	DatabaseHandler        *database.Handler
 	DockerHubHandler       *dockerhub.Handler
 	EndpointGroupHandler   *endpointgroups.Handler
 	EndpointHandler        *endpoints.Handler
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	switch {
 	case strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/api/auth"):
 		http.StripPrefix("/api", h.AuthHandler).ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	case strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/api/database"):
+		http.StripPrefix("/api", h.DatabaseHandler).ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	case strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/api/dockerhub"):
 		http.StripPrefix("/api", h.DockerHubHandler).ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	case strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/api/endpoint_groups"):
diff --git a/api/http/server.go b/api/http/server.go
index b232adcdc..7e1b4504c 100644
--- a/api/http/server.go
+++ b/api/http/server.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/docker"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/handler"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/handler/auth"
+	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/handler/database"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/handler/dockerhub"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/handler/endpointgroups"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/handler/endpointproxy"
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	JobScheduler           portainer.JobScheduler
 	Snapshotter            portainer.Snapshotter
 	RoleService            portainer.RoleService
+	DatabaseService        portainer.DatabaseService
 	DockerHubService       portainer.DockerHubService
 	EndpointService        portainer.EndpointService
 	EndpointGroupService   portainer.EndpointGroupService
@@ -122,6 +124,10 @@ func (server *Server) Start() error {
 	var roleHandler = roles.NewHandler(requestBouncer)
 	roleHandler.RoleService = server.RoleService
 
+	var databaseHandler = database.NewHandler(requestBouncer)
+	databaseHandler.DatabaseService = server.DatabaseService
+	databaseHandler.FileService = server.FileService
+
 	var dockerHubHandler = dockerhub.NewHandler(requestBouncer)
 	dockerHubHandler.DockerHubService = server.DockerHubService
 
@@ -225,6 +231,7 @@ func (server *Server) Start() error {
 	server.Handler = &handler.Handler{
 		RoleHandler:            roleHandler,
 		AuthHandler:            authHandler,
+		DatabaseHandler:        databaseHandler,
 		DockerHubHandler:       dockerHubHandler,
 		EndpointGroupHandler:   endpointGroupHandler,
 		EndpointHandler:        endpointHandler,
diff --git a/api/portainer.go b/api/portainer.go
index 852552ba6..043de1da4 100644
--- a/api/portainer.go
+++ b/api/portainer.go
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ type (
 		Password       string `json:"Password,omitempty"`
 	}
 
+	// Database represents all the required information to connect and use the database features
+	Database struct {
+		DatabaseExport int64 `json:"DatabaseExport"`
+	}
+
 	// EndpointID represents an endpoint identifier
 	EndpointID int
 
@@ -575,6 +580,11 @@ type (
 		Valid      bool   `json:"Valid,omitempty"`
 	}
 
+	// Server defines the interface to serve the API
+	DatabaseService interface {
+		DatabaseExport(storePath string) (int64, error)
+	}
+
 	// CLIService represents a service for managing CLI
 	CLIService interface {
 		ParseFlags(version string) (*CLIFlags, error)
@@ -789,6 +799,7 @@ type (
 		GetScheduleFolder(identifier string) string
 		ExtractExtensionArchive(data []byte) error
 		GetBinaryFolder() string
+		GetRootFolder() string
 	}
 
 	// GitService represents a service for managing Git