diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2f6ae7..4f06a8a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-gitea_backups
+gitea-backups/
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1d901b9..06df18c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ services:
         environment:
             BACKUP_FILENAME: backup-%y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S.tar.gz
             BACKUP_LATEST_SYMLINK: backup-latest.tar.gz
+            BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION: "0 */12 * * *"
+            BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS: 7
         volumes:
             - gitea:/backup/my-app-backup:ro
             - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro