diff --git a/common/default.nix b/common/default.nix
index 11e5d0a..aed2093 100644
--- a/common/default.nix
+++ b/common/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     ./nginx.nix
     ./nix.nix
     ./openssh.nix
+    ./sanoid.nix
     ./security.nix
     ./steam.nix
   ];
diff --git a/common/sanoid.nix b/common/sanoid.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82137e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/sanoid.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ config, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
+
+{
+  config = {
+    services.sanoid = {
+      enable = true;
+      extraArgs = [ "--verbose" ];
+
+      # Local snapshots for important datasets
+      templates."production" = {
+        yearly = 0;
+        monthly = 3;
+        daily = 30;
+        hourly = 36;
+        autosnap = true;
+        autoprune = true;
+      };
+
+      # Reduced-retention version for datasets that are backed up to the NAS
+      templates."safe" = {
+        yearly = 0;
+        monthly = 0;
+        daily = 7;
+        hourly = 24;
+        autosnap = true;
+        autoprune = true;
+      };
+
+      # datasets."rpool_sggau1/reese/system" = {
+      #   useTemplate = [ "safe" ];
+      #   recursive = "zfs";
+      # };
+    };
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hosts/kilgharrah/backup.nix b/hosts/kilgharrah/backup.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efa72f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/kilgharrah/backup.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  services.sanoid.datasets."rpool_albion/state" = {
+    useTemplate = [ "production" ];
+    recursive = "zfs";
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hosts/kilgharrah/default.nix b/hosts/kilgharrah/default.nix
index 4ac9a04..8f5ef87 100644
--- a/hosts/kilgharrah/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/kilgharrah/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ let
 in
 {
   imports = [
+    ./backup.nix
     ./filesystems.nix
     ./hardware.nix
     ./networking.nix
diff --git a/hosts/orm/default.nix b/hosts/orm/default.nix
index 1d8a648..da66828 100644
--- a/hosts/orm/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/orm/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
     "rpool_orm/state/actual" = { mountpoint = "/var/lib/actual"; };
   };
 
+  services.sanoid.datasets."rpool_orm/state" = {
+    useTemplate = [ "production" ];
+    recursive = "zfs";
+  };
+
   qenya.services.actual = {
     enable = true;
     domain = "actual.qenya.tel";
diff --git a/hosts/yevaud/default.nix b/hosts/yevaud/default.nix
index c2d4639..55faeb1 100644
--- a/hosts/yevaud/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/yevaud/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
     "rpool/state/forgejo" = { mountpoint = "/var/lib/forgejo"; };
   };
 
+  services.sanoid.datasets."rpool/state" = {
+    useTemplate = [ "production" ];
+    recursive = "zfs";
+  };
+
   qenya.services.forgejo = {
     enable = true;
     domain = "git.qenya.tel";