diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b1f08b2..cf17dad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 /data/tls/*
 /data/static/*
 /data/profilepictures/*
+/data/archive/*
 !/data/logs/
 !/data/logs/.gitkeep
 !/data/tls/
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@
 !/data/static/.gitkeep
 !/data/profilepictures/
 !/data/profilepictures/default.svg
+!/data/archive/
+!/data/archive/.gitkeep
 !/data/Caddyfile
 !/data/*.example.*
 
diff --git a/data/archive/.gitkeep b/data/archive/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/scripts/archive.py b/scripts/archive.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7128fb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/archive.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from psycopg2 import connect
+from yaml import safe_load
+
+
+base_directory = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+data_directory = base_directory / "data"
+configuration_file = data_directory / "config.yml"
+archive_directory = data_directory / "archive"
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    exit_code = 0
+    try:
+        # read config
+        with configuration_file.open("r") as f:
+            config = safe_load(f)
+        # connect to database
+        connection = connect(
+            user = config["db"]["user"],
+            password = config["db"]["password"],
+            host = config["db"]["host"],
+            port = config["db"]["port"],
+            database = config["db"]["database"]
+        )
+        cur = connection.cursor()
+        # copy data from database
+        timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S")
+        orders_archive_path = archive_directory / f"orders-archive-{timestamp}.csv"
+        transactions_archive_path = archive_directory / f"transactions-archive-{timestamp}.csv"
+        print(f"Copying data...")
+        with orders_archive_path.open("w") as of:
+            cur.copy_expert(
+                "copy (select * from app_order) to STDOUT with csv delimiter ';'", of)
+            print(str(orders_archive_path))
+        with transactions_archive_path.open("w") as tf:
+            cur.copy_expert(
+                "copy (select * from app_registertransaction) to STDOUT with csv delimiter ';'", tf)
+            print(str(transactions_archive_path))
+        # delete data from database
+        print("Deleting data from database...")
+        cur.execute("delete from app_order;")
+        cur.execute("delete from app_registertransaction;")
+        connection.commit()
+        print("done.")
+    except (Error, Exception) as err:
+        connection.rollback()
+        print(f"An error occured while upgrading the database at {os.environ['PGDB_HOST']}:\n{err}")
+        exit_code = 1
+    finally:
+        cur.close()
+        connection.close()
+        exit(exit_code)