diff --git a/daemon/application.cpp b/daemon/application.cpp
index 1b7f47d..a0fa144 100644
--- a/daemon/application.cpp
+++ b/daemon/application.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ void setup_controllers(drogon::HttpAppFramework& app, kgr::container& container)
         .registerController(container.service<UserController>())
         .registerController(container.service<LogController>())
         .registerController(container.service<SectionController>())
+        .registerController(container.service<MaintenanceController>())
         .registerController(container.service<bxt::di::Infrastructure::WSController>())
         .registerFilter(container.service<JwtFilter>());
 }
diff --git a/daemon/core/application/services/MaintenanceService.cpp b/daemon/core/application/services/MaintenanceService.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a8014c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/core/application/services/MaintenanceService.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/* === This file is part of bxt ===
+ *
+ *   SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Artem Grinev <agrinev@manjaro.org>
+ *   SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ */
+#include "MaintenanceService.h"
+
+#include "core/application/dtos/PackageSectionDTO.h"
+
+coro::task<void> bxt::Core::Application::MaintenanceService::export_database(
+    std::set<PackageSectionDTO> const& sections) {
+    auto available_sections = co_await m_section_service.get_sections();
+
+    if (!available_sections.has_value()) {
+        co_return;
+    }
+
+    std::set<PackageSectionDTO> sections_to_export;
+
+    if (sections.empty()) {
+        sections_to_export = *available_sections | std::ranges::to<std::set>();
+    } else {
+        for (auto const& section : sections) {
+            if (std::find(available_sections->begin(), available_sections->end(), section)
+                != available_sections->end()) {
+                co_return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    m_exporter.add_dirty_sections(std::move(sections_to_export));
+
+    co_await m_exporter.export_to_disk();
+
+    co_return;
+}
diff --git a/daemon/core/application/services/MaintenanceService.h b/daemon/core/application/services/MaintenanceService.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b6c75f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/core/application/services/MaintenanceService.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/* === This file is part of bxt ===
+ *
+ *   SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Artem Grinev <agrinev@manjaro.org>
+ *   SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "core/application/dtos/PackageSectionDTO.h"
+#include "core/application/errors/CrudError.h"
+#include "core/application/services/SectionService.h"
+#include "infrastructure/PackageService.h"
+#include "persistence/box/export/AlpmDBExporter.h"
+#include "persistence/box/export/ExporterBase.h"
+#include "utilities/errors/Macro.h"
+
+#include <coro/task.hpp>
+
+namespace bxt::Core::Application {
+class MaintenanceService {
+public:
+    BXT_DECLARE_RESULT(CrudError)
+
+    MaintenanceService(Persistence::Box::ExporterBase& exporter,
+                       Application::SectionService& section_service)
+        : m_exporter(exporter)
+        , m_section_service(section_service) {
+    }
+
+    coro::task<void> export_database(std::set<PackageSectionDTO> const& sections = {});
+
+private:
+    Persistence::Box::ExporterBase& m_exporter;
+    Application::SectionService& m_section_service;
+};
+
+} // namespace bxt::Core::Application
diff --git a/daemon/di.h b/daemon/di.h
index ca8c8ff..5c8e8b0 100644
--- a/daemon/di.h
+++ b/daemon/di.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "core/application/services/AuthService.h"
 #include "core/application/services/CompareService.h"
+#include "core/application/services/MaintenanceService.h"
 #include "core/application/services/PackageService.h"
 #include "core/application/services/PermissionService.h"
 #include "core/application/services/SectionService.h"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "presentation/web-controllers/AuthController.h"
 #include "presentation/web-controllers/CompareController.h"
 #include "presentation/web-controllers/LogController.h"
+#include "presentation/web-controllers/MaintenanceController.h"
 #include "presentation/web-controllers/PackageController.h"
 #include "presentation/web-controllers/SectionController.h"
 #include "presentation/web-controllers/UserController.h"
@@ -294,6 +296,13 @@ namespace Persistence {
     } // namespace Box
 } // namespace Persistence
 
+namespace Core::Application {
+    struct MaintenanceService
+        : kgr::single_service<bxt::Core::Application::MaintenanceService,
+                              kgr::dependency<di::Persistence::Box::ExporterBase,
+                                              di::Core::Application::SectionService>> {};
+} // namespace Core::Application
+
 namespace Presentation {
 
     struct JwtOptions : kgr::single_service<bxt::Presentation::JwtOptions> {};
@@ -339,6 +348,11 @@ namespace Presentation {
                               kgr::dependency<di::Core::Application::SectionService,
                                               di::Core::Application::PermissionService>> {};
 
+    struct MaintenanceController
+        : kgr::shared_service<bxt::Presentation::MaintenanceController,
+                              kgr::dependency<di::Core::Application::MaintenanceService,
+                                              di::Core::Application::PermissionService>> {};
+
     struct JwtFilter
         : kgr::shared_service<
               bxt::Presentation::JwtFilter,
diff --git a/daemon/presentation/messages/MaintenanceMessages.h b/daemon/presentation/messages/MaintenanceMessages.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8a5dec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/presentation/messages/MaintenanceMessages.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* === This file is part of bxt ===
+ *
+ *   SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Artem Grinev <agrinev@manjaro.org>
+ *   SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "presentation/messages/SectionMessages.h"
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace bxt::Presentation {
+
+struct ExportDatabaseRequest {
+    std::vector<SectionRequest> sections;
+};
+
+} // namespace bxt::Presentation
diff --git a/daemon/presentation/web-controllers/MaintenanceController.cpp b/daemon/presentation/web-controllers/MaintenanceController.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3ae7b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/presentation/web-controllers/MaintenanceController.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* === This file is part of bxt ===
+ *
+ *   SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Artem Grinev <agrinev@manjaro.org>
+ *   SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ */
+#include "MaintenanceController.h"
+
+#include "core/application/dtos/PackageSectionDTO.h"
+#include "presentation/messages/MaintenanceMessages.h"
+#include "utilities/drogon/Helpers.h"
+#include "utilities/drogon/Macro.h"
+namespace bxt::Presentation {
+
+using namespace drogon;
+
+Task<HttpResponsePtr> MaintenanceController::export_database(HttpRequestPtr req) {
+    BXT_JWT_CHECK_PERMISSIONS("maintenance.export", req);
+
+    auto request = drogon_helpers::get_request_json<ExportDatabaseRequest>(req);
+
+    co_await m_service.export_database(
+        request.value_or({{}}).sections | std::views::transform([](SectionRequest const& section) {
+            return PackageSectionDTO {.branch = section.branch,
+                                      .repository = section.repository,
+                                      .architecture = section.architecture};
+        })
+        | std::ranges::to<std::set>());
+
+    co_return {};
+}
+
+} // namespace bxt::Presentation
diff --git a/daemon/presentation/web-controllers/MaintenanceController.h b/daemon/presentation/web-controllers/MaintenanceController.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b873d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/presentation/web-controllers/MaintenanceController.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* === This file is part of bxt ===
+ *
+ *   SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Artem Grinev <agrinev@manjaro.org>
+ *   SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ *
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "core/application/services/MaintenanceService.h"
+#include "core/application/services/PermissionService.h"
+#include "utilities/drogon/Macro.h"
+
+#include <drogon/HttpController.h>
+#include <drogon/HttpResponse.h>
+#include <drogon/HttpTypes.h>
+#include <kangaru/service.hpp>
+
+namespace bxt::Presentation {
+
+class MaintenanceController : public drogon::HttpController<MaintenanceController, false> {
+public:
+    explicit MaintenanceController(Core::Application::MaintenanceService& service,
+                                   Core::Application::PermissionService& permission_service)
+        : m_service(service)
+        , m_permission_service(permission_service) {
+    }
+
+    METHOD_LIST_BEGIN
+
+    BXT_JWT_ADD_METHOD_TO(MaintenanceController::export_database,
+                          "/api/maintenance/export",
+                          drogon::Get);
+    METHOD_LIST_END
+
+    drogon::Task<drogon::HttpResponsePtr> export_database(drogon::HttpRequestPtr req);
+
+private:
+    Core::Application::MaintenanceService& m_service;
+    Core::Application::PermissionService& m_permission_service;
+};
+
+} // namespace bxt::Presentation