diff --git a/env/tubearchivist.sample.env b/env/tubearchivist.sample.env
index 84c49ac..ce3afae 100644
--- a/env/tubearchivist.sample.env
+++ b/env/tubearchivist.sample.env
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+TZ=America/New_York
 REDDIT_HOOK_URL=https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/000000000000000000/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
 ROADMAP_HOOK_URL=https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/000000000000000000/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
 DOCKER_UNSTABLE_HOOK_URL=https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/000000000000000000/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
+GITHUB_RELEASE_HOOK_URL=https://discord.com/api/webhooks/000000000000000000/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
 NOTIFICATION_TEST_HOOK_URL=https://discord.com/api/webhooks/000000000000000000/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
+
 GH_HOOK_SECRET=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 DOCKER_HOOK_SECRET=yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tubearchivist/web/requirements.txt b/tubearchivist/web/requirements.txt
index b02856e..e1a048f 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/web/requirements.txt
+++ b/tubearchivist/web/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+APScheduler==3.9.1
 flask==2.1.2
 ipython==8.4.0
 markdown==3.3.7
 psycopg2==2.9.3
-redis==4.3.1
+redis==4.3.3
 requests==2.27.1
 uWSGI==2.0.20
diff --git a/tubearchivist/web/src/api_docker.py b/tubearchivist/web/src/api_docker.py
index 982d133..ef5c415 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/web/src/api_docker.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/web/src/api_docker.py
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ class DockerBackup:
 
     def run_backup(self):
         """public method to run"""
+        print("start hourly docker stats backup")
         self._get_image_stats()
         self._build_query()
         self._insert_line()
+        print("completed hourly docker stats backup")
 
     def _get_image_stats(self):
         """return dict for image"""
@@ -58,3 +60,8 @@ class DockerBackup:
         handler = DatabaseConnect()
         handler.db_execute(self.query)
         handler.db_close()
+
+
+def run_docker_backup():
+    """hourly task to store docker stats"""    
+    DockerBackup().run_backup()
diff --git a/tubearchivist/web/views.py b/tubearchivist/web/views.py
index 8aaf195..92b8756 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/web/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/web/views.py
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
 """holds all views and api endpoints"""
 
+from os import environ
+
+from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler
 from flask import Flask, render_template, jsonify, request
+from src.api_docker import run_docker_backup
 from src.webhook_docker import DockerHook
 from src.webhook_github import GithubBackup, GithubHook
 import markdown
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
+scheduler = BackgroundScheduler(timezone=environ.get("TZ"))
+scheduler.add_job(
+    run_docker_backup,
+    trigger="cron",
+    day="*",
+    hour="*",
+    minute="2",
+    name="docker_backup",
+)
+scheduler.start()
+
 
 @app.route("/")
 def home():