diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ac41ab0..2d848aa8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ major versions.
 - [#749](https://github.com/cytopia/devilbox/issues/749) Fix to disable PHP modules without `*.so` ext
 - Fixed `check-config.sh` to properly expand `~` character in path
 
+#### Added
+- [#707](https://github.com/cytopia/devilbox/issues/707) New `.env` variable: `HOST_PATH_BACKUPDIR`
+
+
 
 ## Release v1.8.1 (2020-11-12)
 
diff --git a/check-config.sh b/check-config.sh
index ab2322ff..32be20ca 100755
--- a/check-config.sh
+++ b/check-config.sh
@@ -361,7 +361,6 @@ print_head_1 "Checking directory permissions"
 
 DEVILBOX_DIRS=(
 	"autostart"
-	"backups"
 	"bash"
 	"ca"
 	"cfg"
@@ -426,7 +425,6 @@ print_head_1 "Checking file permissions"
 
 DEVILBOX_DIRS=(
 	"autostart"
-	"backups"
 	"ca"
 	"cfg"
 	"compose"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2f0a0486..a081e7cf 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ services:
       - devilbox-mail:/var/mail:rw${MOUNT_OPTIONS}
 
       # Mount DB Backup directory
-      - ${DEVILBOX_PATH}/backups:/shared/backups:rw${MOUNT_OPTIONS}
+      - ${HOST_PATH_BACKUPDIR:-./backups}:/shared/backups:rw${MOUNT_OPTIONS}
 
       # Mount devilbox user-defined *.ini files in order
       # to overwrite the default PHP.ini configuration
diff --git a/docs/configuration-files/env-file.rst b/docs/configuration-files/env-file.rst
index e2faa374..7d50d8a2 100644
--- a/docs/configuration-files/env-file.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration-files/env-file.rst
@@ -959,6 +959,22 @@ always be ``/shared/httpd/``.
      ``docker-compose rm``.
 
 
+.. _env_host_path_backupdir:
+
+HOST_PATH_BACKUPDIR
+-------------------
+
+The path on your host OS of the database backup directory to be mounted into the
+PHP container into ``/shared/backups``.
+
+
++------------------------------+----------------+----------------+
+| Name                         | Allowed values | Default value  |
++==============================+================+================+
+| ``HOST_PATH_BACKUPDIR``      | valid path     | ``./backups``  |
++------------------------------+----------------+----------------+
+
+
 HOST_PATH_SSH_DIR
 -----------------
 
diff --git a/docs/howto/devilbox/move-backups-to-different-directory.rst b/docs/howto/devilbox/move-backups-to-different-directory.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d3161cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/howto/devilbox/move-backups-to-different-directory.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+:orphan:
+
+.. include:: /_includes/snippets/__ANNOUNCEMENTS__.rst
+
+.. _howto_move_backups_to_a_different_directory:
+
+*************************************
+Move backups to a different directory
+*************************************
+
+No matter if your backups are already in a different location or if you want to move them out of
+the Devilbox git directory now, you can do that in a few simple steps.
+
+**Table of Contents**
+
+.. contents:: :local:
+
+Move backups out of the Devilbox git directory
+==============================================
+
+All you have to to is to adjust the path of :ref:`env_host_path_backupdir` in the ``.env`` file.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   # Navigate to Devilbox git directory
+   host> cd path/to/devilbox
+
+   # Open the .env file with your favourite editor
+   host> vim .env
+
+Now Adjust the value of :ref:`env_host_path_backupdir`
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+   :caption: .env
+   :emphasize-lines: 1
+
+   HOST_PATH_HTTPD_DATADIR=/home/user/backups/devilbox/
+
+That's it, whenever you start up the Devilbox, ``/home/user/backups/devilbox/`` will be mounted into
+the PHP container into ``/shared/backups/``.
diff --git a/docs/intermediate/best-practice.rst b/docs/intermediate/best-practice.rst
index 6a5ba6da..1274c6e3 100644
--- a/docs/intermediate/best-practice.rst
+++ b/docs/intermediate/best-practice.rst
@@ -26,14 +26,26 @@ having to worry about loosing any project data. There could also be the case tha
 dedicated hard-disk to store your projects or you have your own idea about a directory structure
 where you want to store your projects.
 
+Affected env variables to consider changing:
+
+* :ref:`env_httpd_datadir`
+* :ref:`env_host_path_backupdir`
+
 
 Projects
 --------
 
 .. seealso::
-   :ref:`howto_move_projects_to_a_different_directory`
+   * :ref:`howto_move_projects_to_a_different_directory`
      Follow this guide to keep your projects separated from the Devilbox git directory.
 
+Backups
+-------
+
+.. seealso::
+   * :ref:`howto_move_backups_to_a_different_directory`
+     Follow this guide to keep your backups separated from the Devilbox git directory.
+
 
 Version control ``.env`` file
 -----------------------------
diff --git a/env-example b/env-example
index 59ab07aa..029a2ea8 100644
--- a/env-example
+++ b/env-example
@@ -465,6 +465,17 @@ MOUNT_OPTIONS=
 HOST_PATH_HTTPD_DATADIR=./data/www
 
 
+###
+### Local filesystem path to where your backups are stored
+###
+### Note: When changing this variable you must re-create the container.
+###       Simply remove it, it will be auto-created during the next start:
+###
+### $ docker-compose rm -f
+###
+HOST_PATH_BACKUPDIR=./backups
+
+
 ###
 ### The path on your host OS of the ssh directory to be mounted into the
 ### PHP container into /home/devilbox/.ssh.