diff --git a/knowledge base/gitlab/README.md b/knowledge base/gitlab/README.md
index 72922a7..ae99a9c 100644
--- a/knowledge base/gitlab/README.md	
+++ b/knowledge base/gitlab/README.md	
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ sudo gitlab-backup create BACKUP='prefix_override' STRATEGY='copy'
 sudo gitlab-backup create … \
   SKIP='db,repositories,uploads,builds,artifacts,pages,lfs,terraform_state,registry,packages,ci_secure_files'
 
+# Create backups of the configuration.
+sudo gitlab-ctl backup-etc
+sudo gitlab-ctl backup-etc && ls -t '/etc/gitlab/config_backup/' | head -n '1'
+
 # Restore backups.
 sudo aws s3 cp 's3://backups/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json' '/etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json' \
 && sudo aws s3 cp 's3://backups/gitlab/gitlab.rb' '/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb' \
diff --git a/snippets/gitlab.package.sh b/snippets/gitlab.package.sh
index 328fcd4..6513c9d 100644
--- a/snippets/gitlab.package.sh
+++ b/snippets/gitlab.package.sh
@@ -82,12 +82,30 @@ gitlab-rails runner '
 # --------------------------------------
 ##
 
+# Check services
+sudo gitlab-ctl status
+
+# Get logs
+sudo gitlab-ctl tail
+sudo gitlab-ctl tail 'prometheus'
+
+# Backup data
+sudo gitlab-backup create
+sudo gitlab-backup create STRATEGY=copy
+
+# Backup configuration
+sudo gitlab-ctl backup-etc \
+&& ls -t '/etc/gitlab/config_backup/' \
+	| head -n '1' \
+	| xargs -pI '{}' aws s3 cp '/etc/gitlab/config_backup/'{} 's3://backups/gitlab/'
+
 # Package upgrade
 sudo yum check-update
 sudo yum info 'gitlab-ee'                                              # informational
 sudo rpm -qa | grep 'gitlab-ee'                                        # informational
 sudo yum --showduplicates list available 'gitlab-ee'
 sudo gitlab-backup create                                              # not strictly necessary: the upgrade will create a partial one
+sudo gitlab-ctl backup-etc
 tmux new-session -A -s 'gitlab-upgrade' "sudo yum update 'gitlab-ee'"  # 'gitlab-ee-16.11.3' if version-specific
 sudo gitlab-rake 'gitlab:check'