diff --git a/apps/backups/__init__.py b/apps/backups/__init__.py
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backups/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from project_tools.api import register_tool
+from navigation.api import bind_links
+
+from .links import backup_tool_link, restore_tool_link
+
+register_tool(backup_tool_link)
+register_tool(restore_tool_link)
diff --git a/apps/backups/api.py b/apps/backups/api.py
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+++ b/apps/backups/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+
+class ModuleBackup(object):
+    _registry = {}
+ 
+    STATE_BACKING_UP = 'backing_up'
+    STATE_RESTORING = 'restoring'
+    STATE_IDLE = 'idle'
+    
+    STATE_CHOICES = (
+        (STATE_BACKING_UP, _(u'backing up')),
+        (STATE_RESTORING, _(u'restoring')),
+        (STATE_IDLE, _(u'idle')),
+    )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get(cls, name):
+        return cls._registry[name]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_all(cls):
+        return cls._registry.values()
+
+    def __init__(self, name, label):
+        self.label = label
+        self.name = name
+        self.state = self.__class__.STATE_IDLE
+        self.__class__._registry[name] = self
+
+    def backup(self, storage_module=None):
+        self.state = self.__class__.STATE_BACKING_UP
+        # call storage_module
+        self.state = self.__class__.STATE_IDLE
+
+    def restore(self, storage_module=None):
+        self.state = self.__class__.STATE_RESTORING
+        # call storage_module
+        self.state = self.__class__.STATE_IDLE
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return unicode(self.label)
diff --git a/apps/backups/links.py b/apps/backups/links.py
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index 0000000000..43117d73d4
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+++ b/apps/backups/links.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+from navigation.api import Link
+
+#from .permissions import 
+
+backup_tool_link = Link(text=_(u'backup'), view='backup_view', icon='cd_burn.png')#, permissions=[])
+restore_tool_link = Link(text=_(u'restore'), view='restore_view', icon='cd_eject.png')#, permissions=[])
diff --git a/apps/backups/models.py b/apps/backups/models.py
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+++ b/apps/backups/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/apps/backups/static/images/icons/cd_burn.png b/apps/backups/static/images/icons/cd_burn.png
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diff --git a/apps/backups/static/images/icons/cd_eject.png b/apps/backups/static/images/icons/cd_eject.png
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diff --git a/apps/backups/urls.py b/apps/backups/urls.py
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+++ b/apps/backups/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url
+
+urlpatterns = patterns('backups.views',
+    url(r'^backup/$', 'backup_view', (), 'backup_view'),
+)
diff --git a/apps/backups/views.py b/apps/backups/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e83e82162
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+++ b/apps/backups/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
+from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
+from django.template import RequestContext
+from django.contrib import messages
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+
+from permissions.models import Permission
+
+from .api import ModuleBackup
+#from .permissions import 
+
+
+def backup_view(request):
+    #Permission.objects.check_permissions(request.user, [])
+
+    context = {
+        'object_list': ModuleBackup.get_all(),
+        'title': _(u'apps registered for backup'),
+        'hide_link': True,
+        #'extra_columns': [
+        #    {'name': _(u'description'), 'attribute': 'description'},
+        #],
+    }
+
+    return render_to_response('generic_list.html', context,
+        context_instance=RequestContext(request))
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 878f60cc28..6728aaa3ef 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'clustering',
     'scheduler',
     'job_processor',
+    'backups',
     # Mayan EDMS
     'diagnostics',
     'maintenance',
diff --git a/urls.py b/urls.py
index 665c8ad2de..b62b2a388b 100644
--- a/urls.py
+++ b/urls.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     (r'^statistics/', include('statistics.urls')),
     (r'^clustering/', include('clustering.urls')),
     (r'^trash/', include('trash.urls')),
+    (r'^backups/', include('backups.urls')),
 )