diff --git a/group_vars/servers.yml b/group_vars/servers.yml
index dc1b676..4904486 100644
--- a/group_vars/servers.yml
+++ b/group_vars/servers.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ backups:
     monthly: monthly
     nightly: nightly
 
-# TODO: docker_volume_backup exists in vault. Clean this up.
-#dockervolumebackup:
-#  image: ghcr.io/chatton/docker-volume-backup
-#  tag: pr-20
-#  config_directory: /etc/docker-volume-backup
-
 # dashy related config
 dashy:
   source_file: dashboards/dashy-config.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/backup-docker-volumes.yml b/playbooks/backup-docker-volumes.yml
index 48f6ef1..b577e5c 100644
--- a/playbooks/backup-docker-volumes.yml
+++ b/playbooks/backup-docker-volumes.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 ---
 - hosts: qnap
   become: true
+  vars:
+    # corrsponds to which category of backups will be used.
+    # determined based on the docker labels.
+    schedule: nightly
+
   pre_tasks:
   - name: Include vault variables.
     include_vars: '../{{vault_file}}'
@@ -13,7 +18,8 @@
         containers: true
         containers_filters:
           label:
-           - ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled=true
+           - "ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled=true"
+           - "ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule={{ schedule }}"
       register: filter_output
     - debug: msg="{{filter_output}}"
 
diff --git a/roles/setup_hosted_services/tasks/main.yml b/roles/setup_hosted_services/tasks/main.yml
index a24ff5b..f12bf68 100644
--- a/roles/setup_hosted_services/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_hosted_services/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
   with_items:
   - '{{dashy.config_directory}}'
   - '{{olivetin.config_directory}}'
-  - '{{dockervolumebackup.config_directory}}'
   - '{{directories.backups_dir}}/.s3tmp'
 
 - name: Dashy | Config Files
@@ -45,13 +44,6 @@
   notify:
   - restart-olivetin
 
-- name: Docker Volume Backup | Config Files
-  template:
-    src: docker-volume-backup/config.j2
-    dest: '{{dockervolumebackup.config_directory}}/config.yml'
-  notify:
-  - restart-docker-volume-backup
-
 - name: Install python dependencies (requests)
   pip:
     name: requests
@@ -113,12 +105,21 @@
     state: present
   with_items: '{{services}}'
 
-- name: Ensure Cron Backups
+- name: Ensure Nightly Cron Backups
   ansible.builtin.cron:
-    name: backup docker volumes
+    name: backup docker volumes (nightly)
     weekday: "0"
     minute: "0"
     hour: "3"
     user: ansible
-    job: "ansible-pull -U https://github.com/chatton/ansible-homelab playbooks/backup-docker-volumes.yml"
-    cron_file: ansible_docker_volume_backup
+    job: "ansible-pull -U https://github.com/chatton/ansible-homelab playbooks/backup-docker-volumes.yml -e schedule=nightly"
+    cron_file: ansible_nightly_docker_volume_backup
+
+- name: Ensure Monthly Cron Backups
+  ansible.builtin.cron:
+    name: backup docker volumes (monthly)
+    month: "*"
+    day : "1"
+    user: ansible
+    job: "ansible-pull -U https://github.com/chatton/ansible-homelab playbooks/backup-docker-volumes.yml -e schedule=monthly"
+    cron_file: ansible_monthly_docker_volume_backup
diff --git a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/gitea.j2 b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/gitea.j2
index b56a98c..be74e08 100644
--- a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/gitea.j2
+++ b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/gitea.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
   gitea:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{backups.schedule_keys.monthly}}"
     image: gitea/gitea:1.16.9
     container_name: gitea
     environment:
diff --git a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/linkding.j2 b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/linkding.j2
index bda2c92..97f8e0a 100644
--- a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/linkding.j2
+++ b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/linkding.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
   linkding:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
     container_name: "linkding"
     image: sissbruecker/linkding:latest
     ports:
diff --git a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/mariadb.j2 b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/mariadb.j2
index 9f60fa4..32c0e7e 100644
--- a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/mariadb.j2
+++ b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/mariadb.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
   mariadb:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
     container_name: mariadb
     image: mariadb
     hostname: mariadb
diff --git a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/mealie.j2 b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/mealie.j2
index 64a52cb..dc6c4f4 100644
--- a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/mealie.j2
+++ b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/mealie.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
   mealie:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
     container_name: mealie
     image: hkotel/mealie:latest
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/nextcloud.j2 b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/nextcloud.j2
index af97104..af9499d 100644
--- a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/nextcloud.j2
+++ b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/nextcloud.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
   nextcloud:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
     image: nextcloud
     container_name: nextcloud
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/nginx-proxy-manager.j2 b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/nginx-proxy-manager.j2
index 5bdfc3a..681f23c 100644
--- a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/nginx-proxy-manager.j2
+++ b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/nginx-proxy-manager.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
   nginx-proxy-manager:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
     image: jlesage/nginx-proxy-manager
     container_name: nginx-proxy-manager
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/overseerr.j2 b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/overseerr.j2
index 768d10f..c5ab5d3 100644
--- a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/overseerr.j2
+++ b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/overseerr.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
   overseerr:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
     image: sctx/overseerr:latest
     container_name: overseerr
     ports:
diff --git a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/plex.j2 b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/plex.j2
index 61f790c..da12e96 100644
--- a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/plex.j2
+++ b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/plex.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
   plex:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.monthly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{backups.schedule_keys.monthly}}"
     image: lscr.io/linuxserver/plex:latest
     container_name: plex
     ports:
diff --git a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/uptime-kuma.j2 b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/uptime-kuma.j2
index c1cc3e9..5ebcb76 100644
--- a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/uptime-kuma.j2
+++ b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/uptime-kuma.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
   uptime-kuma:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
     image: louislam/uptime-kuma:1
     container_name: uptime-kuma
     volumes:
diff --git a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/vpn-stack.j2 b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/vpn-stack.j2
index 7f3c74b..411abac 100644
--- a/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/vpn-stack.j2
+++ b/roles/setup_hosted_services/templates/vpn-stack.j2
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ services:
   qbittorrent:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{ backups.schedule_keys.nightly }}"
 
     depends_on:
       - surfshark
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ services:
   radarr:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{ backups.schedule_keys.nightly }}"
     depends_on:
       - surfshark
     image: lscr.io/linuxserver/radarr:latest
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ services:
     image: lscr.io/linuxserver/sonarr:latest
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{ backups.schedule_keys.nightly }}"
     container_name: sonarr
     network_mode: service:surfshark
     environment:
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ services:
   jackett:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: "true"
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: "{{backups.schedule_keys.nightly}}"
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: "{{ backups.schedule_keys.nightly }}"
     depends_on:
       - surfshark
     image: lscr.io/linuxserver/jackett:latest
diff --git a/roles/setup_portainer/files/docker-compose.yml b/roles/setup_portainer/files/docker-compose.yml
index e6ae5b7..4755e29 100644
--- a/roles/setup_portainer/files/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/roles/setup_portainer/files/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ services:
   portainer:
     labels:
       ie.cianhatton.backup.enabled: 'true'
-      ie.cianhatton.backup.key: nightly
+      ie.cianhatton.backup.schedule: nightly
     image: portainer/portainer-ce
     container_name: portainer
     ports: