diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 89e0a63..be18b32 100755
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
 ---
 # harden by default
 harden_os: true
+
+# latest as of 7/7/2022
+rc_version: 4.8.1
+
+# WIP to get to 5.0
+mongo_version: 4.4
+
+# backup by default - saves to /home/{{ main_user }}/rocketchat/data/dump/2015-07-09T16:59:26Z" (iso8601 of current date)
+backup_db: true
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diff --git a/tasks/rocketchat.yml b/tasks/rocketchat.yml
index 4cb7eda..a643094 100644
--- a/tasks/rocketchat.yml
+++ b/tasks/rocketchat.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- name: Install unzip using apt
-  become: true
-  apt: name=unzip state=latest update_cache=yes force_apt_get=yes
-
-- name: "NOTSCORED | 3.5.1.6 | PATCH | Ensure firewall rules exist for all open ports"
+- name: "Open ports for RocketChat"
   become: true
   ufw:
     rule: allow
@@ -44,7 +40,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.git:
     repo: 'https://github.com/RocketChat/docker-mmap-to-wiredtiger-migration.git'
     dest: /home/{{ main_user }}/rocketchat/rocketchat-migration
-    update: no
+    update: yes
 
 - name: Copy docker folder from mmap to wiredTiger mongoDB migration repo
   ansible.builtin.copy:
@@ -89,6 +85,18 @@
     state: present
   register: __rocketchat
 
+- name: Get the current datetime
+  debug:
+    var: ansible_date_time
+
+- name: Backup existing RocketChat mongo database
+  when:
+  community.docker.docker_container_exec:
+    container: mongo
+  command: mongodump --archive=/dump/{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }} --gzip
+  chdir: /home/{{ main_user }}/rocketchat
+  register: __backup_result
+
 - name: debug docker compose down
   debug:
     var: __remove_rocketchat
@@ -96,3 +104,7 @@
 - name: debug docker compose up debug
   debug:
     var: __rocketchat
+
+- name: debug mongo backup
+  debug:
+    var: __backup_result
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