diff --git a/files/lxd-export.sh b/files/lxd-export.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7277f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/lxd-export.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+cd /var/backups/lxd
+for i in $(lxc list --format csv -c n); do
+  lxc export $i ${i}.tar --instance-only --optimized-storage --compression none
+done
diff --git a/setup-backup.py b/setup-backup.py
index 80235d3..02140bf 100644
--- a/setup-backup.py
+++ b/setup-backup.py
@@ -9,6 +9,46 @@ apt.packages(
     update=True,
 )
 
+files.directory(
+    name='Ensure /var/backups/lxd exists',
+    path='/var/backups/lxd',
+    user='root',
+    group='root',
+    mode=700
+)
+
+if not host.fact.command('zfs list | grep exports || true'):
+    server.shell(
+        name='Create ZFS volume exports',
+        commands=['zfs create local/exports -o mountpoint=/var/backups/lxd']
+    )
+
+if not host.fact.command('mount | grep exports || true'):
+    server.shell(
+        name='Mount local/exports',
+        commands=['zfs mount local/exports'],
+    )
+
+files.directory(
+    name='Ensure /var/backups/databases exists',
+    path='/var/backups/databases',
+    user='root',
+    group='root',
+    mode=700
+)
+
+if not host.fact.command('zfs list | grep databases || true'):
+    server.shell(
+        name='Create ZFS volume databases',
+        commands=['zfs create local/databases -o mountpoint=/var/backups/databases']
+    )
+
+if not host.fact.command('mount | grep databases || true'):
+    server.shell(
+        name='Mount local/databases',
+        commands=['zfs mount local/databases'],
+    )
+
 files.template(
     name='Push borgmatic config',
     src='templates/borgmatic.yaml.j2',
@@ -18,3 +58,11 @@ files.template(
     group='root',
 )
 
+files.put(
+    name='Push lxd-export script',
+    src='files/lxd-export.sh',
+    dest='/usr/local/bin/lxd-export.sh',
+    user='root',
+    group='root',
+    mode='700',
+)