diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/admin.go b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/admin.go
index e85091b..e9a2023 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/admin.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/admin.go
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/auth"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/auth/policy"
-	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/exporter"
-	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/exporter/logger"
-	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/instances/purger"
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/server/admin/socket"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/server/templating"
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
@@ -24,9 +22,7 @@ type Admin struct {
 	Dependencies struct {
 		Fetchers []component.DistilleryFetcher
 
-		Exporter     *exporter.Exporter
-		Instances    *instances.Instances
-		SnapshotsLog *logger.Logger
+		Instances *instances.Instances
 
 		Auth *auth.Auth
 
@@ -34,7 +30,7 @@ type Admin struct {
 
 		Templating *templating.Templating
 
-		Purger *purger.Purger
+		Sockets *socket.Sockets
 	}
 
 	Analytics *lazy.PoolAnalytics
@@ -75,7 +71,7 @@ func (admin *Admin) HandleRoute(ctx context.Context, route string) (handler http
 		handler = &httpx.WebSocket{
 			Context:  ctx,
 			Fallback: router,
-			Handler:  admin.serveSocket,
+			Handler:  admin.Dependencies.Sockets.Serve,
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/html/index.html b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/html/index.html
index 458e02f..2fe2a0b 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/html/index.html
+++ b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/html/index.html
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@
 
 <div class="pure-u-1-1">
     <h2 id="backups">Backups</h2>
+    <p>
+        <button class="remote-action pure-button pure-button-action" data-action="backup" data-buffer="1000" data-force-reload>Make a Backup</button>
+    </p>
 </div>
 
 <div class="pure-u-1">
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/socket.go b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/socket.go
deleted file mode 100644
index fb41a06..0000000
--- a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/socket.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-package admin
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/exporter"
-	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/wisski"
-	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/pkg/httpx"
-	"github.com/tkw1536/goprogram/status"
-)
-
-type InstanceAction struct {
-	NumParams int
-
-	HandleInteractive func(ctx context.Context, info *Admin, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error
-}
-
-func (ia *InstanceAction) AsGenericAction() GenericAction {
-	return GenericAction{
-		NumParams: ia.NumParams + 1,
-		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, info *Admin, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
-			instance, err := info.Dependencies.Instances.WissKI(ctx, params[0])
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			return ia.HandleInteractive(ctx, info, instance, out, params[1:]...)
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-type GenericAction struct {
-	NumParams int
-
-	HandleInteractive func(ctx context.Context, info *Admin, out io.Writer, params ...string) error
-}
-
-// non-instance specific actions
-var genericActions = map[string]GenericAction{}
-
-// socket specific actions
-var socketInstanceActions = map[string]InstanceAction{
-	"snapshot": {
-		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, admin *Admin, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
-			return admin.Dependencies.Exporter.MakeExport(
-				ctx,
-				out,
-				exporter.ExportTask{
-					Dest:     "",
-					Instance: instance,
-
-					StagingOnly: false,
-				},
-			)
-		},
-	},
-	"rebuild": {
-		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, _ *Admin, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
-			return instance.Barrel().Build(ctx, out, true)
-		},
-	},
-	"update": {
-		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, _ *Admin, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
-			return instance.Drush().Update(ctx, out)
-		},
-	},
-	"cron": {
-		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, _ *Admin, instance *wisski.WissKI, str io.Writer, params ...string) error {
-			return instance.Drush().Cron(ctx, str)
-		},
-	},
-	"start": {
-		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, _ *Admin, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
-			return instance.Barrel().Stack().Up(ctx, out)
-		},
-	},
-	"stop": {
-		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, _ *Admin, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
-			return instance.Barrel().Stack().Down(ctx, out)
-		},
-	},
-	"purge": {
-		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, admin *Admin, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
-			return admin.Dependencies.Purger.Purge(ctx, out, instance.Slug)
-		},
-	},
-}
-
-var socketGenericActions = func() map[string]GenericAction {
-	generics := make(map[string]GenericAction, len(socketInstanceActions))
-	for n, a := range socketInstanceActions {
-		generics[n] = a.AsGenericAction()
-	}
-	return generics
-}()
-
-func (admin *Admin) serveSocket(conn httpx.WebSocketConnection) {
-	// read the next message to act on
-	message, ok := <-conn.Read()
-	if !ok {
-		return
-	}
-
-	name := string(message.Bytes)
-
-	// perform a generic action first
-	if action, ok := genericActions[name]; ok {
-		admin.handleGenericAction(conn, action)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// then do the socket actions
-	if action, ok := socketGenericActions[name]; ok {
-		admin.handleGenericAction(conn, action)
-	}
-}
-
-var instanceParamsTimeout = time.Second
-
-func (admin *Admin) handleGenericAction(conn httpx.WebSocketConnection, action GenericAction) {
-	// read the parameters
-	params := make([]string, action.NumParams)
-	for i := range params {
-		select {
-		case message, ok := <-conn.Read():
-			if !ok {
-				<-conn.WriteText("Insufficient parameters")
-				return
-			}
-			params[i] = string(message.Bytes)
-		case <-time.After(instanceParamsTimeout):
-			<-conn.WriteText("Timed out reading parameters")
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
-	// build a stream
-	writer := &status.LineBuffer{
-		Line: func(line string) {
-			<-conn.WriteText(line)
-		},
-		FlushLineOnClose: true,
-	}
-	defer writer.Close()
-
-	// handle the interactive action
-	if action.HandleInteractive != nil {
-		err := action.HandleInteractive(conn.Context(), admin, writer, params...)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintln(writer, err)
-			return
-		}
-		fmt.Fprintln(writer, "done")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/socket/actions.go b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/socket/actions.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40dc86d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/socket/actions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package socket
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/exporter"
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/wisski"
+)
+
+// non-instance specific actions
+var actions = map[string]SocketAction{
+	"backup": {
+		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, socket *Sockets, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
+			return socket.Dependencies.Exporter.MakeExport(
+				ctx,
+				out,
+				exporter.ExportTask{
+					Dest:     "",
+					Instance: nil,
+
+					StagingOnly: false,
+				},
+			)
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+// socket specific actions
+var iActions = map[string]IAction{
+	"snapshot": {
+		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, socket *Sockets, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
+			return socket.Dependencies.Exporter.MakeExport(
+				ctx,
+				out,
+				exporter.ExportTask{
+					Dest:     "",
+					Instance: instance,
+
+					StagingOnly: false,
+				},
+			)
+		},
+	},
+	"rebuild": {
+		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, _ *Sockets, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
+			return instance.Barrel().Build(ctx, out, true)
+		},
+	},
+	"update": {
+		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, _ *Sockets, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
+			return instance.Drush().Update(ctx, out)
+		},
+	},
+	"cron": {
+		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, _ *Sockets, instance *wisski.WissKI, str io.Writer, params ...string) error {
+			return instance.Drush().Cron(ctx, str)
+		},
+	},
+	"start": {
+		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, _ *Sockets, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
+			return instance.Barrel().Stack().Up(ctx, out)
+		},
+	},
+	"stop": {
+		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, _ *Sockets, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
+			return instance.Barrel().Stack().Down(ctx, out)
+		},
+	},
+	"purge": {
+		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, sockets *Sockets, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
+			return sockets.Dependencies.Purger.Purge(ctx, out, instance.Slug)
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+var igActions = func() map[string]SocketAction {
+	generics := make(map[string]SocketAction, len(iActions))
+	for n, a := range iActions {
+		generics[n] = a.AsGenericAction()
+	}
+	return generics
+}()
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server/admin/socket/socket.go b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/socket/socket.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ef0fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/dis/component/server/admin/socket/socket.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package socket
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component"
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/exporter"
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/instances"
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/instances/purger"
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/wisski"
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/pkg/httpx"
+	"github.com/tkw1536/goprogram/status"
+)
+
+type Sockets struct {
+	component.Base
+
+	Dependencies struct {
+		Instances *instances.Instances
+		Exporter  *exporter.Exporter
+		Purger    *purger.Purger
+	}
+}
+
+// Serve handles a connection to the websocket api
+func (socket *Sockets) Serve(conn httpx.WebSocketConnection) {
+	// read the next message to act on
+	message, ok := <-conn.Read()
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	name := string(message.Bytes)
+
+	// perform a generic action first
+	if action, ok := actions[name]; ok {
+		socket.Handle(conn, action)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// then do the socket actions
+	if action, ok := igActions[name]; ok {
+		socket.Handle(conn, action)
+	}
+}
+
+var instanceParamsTimeout = time.Second
+
+func (socket *Sockets) Handle(conn httpx.WebSocketConnection, action SocketAction) {
+	// read the parameters
+	params := make([]string, action.NumParams)
+	for i := range params {
+		select {
+		case message, ok := <-conn.Read():
+			if !ok {
+				<-conn.WriteText("Insufficient parameters")
+				return
+			}
+			params[i] = string(message.Bytes)
+		case <-time.After(instanceParamsTimeout):
+			<-conn.WriteText("Timed out reading parameters")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	// build a stream
+	writer := &status.LineBuffer{
+		Line: func(line string) {
+			<-conn.WriteText(line)
+		},
+		FlushLineOnClose: true,
+	}
+	defer writer.Close()
+
+	// handle the interactive action
+	if action.HandleInteractive != nil {
+		err := action.HandleInteractive(conn.Context(), socket, writer, params...)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintln(writer, err)
+			return
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(writer, "done")
+	}
+}
+
+// IAction is like SocketAction, but takes the slug of an instance (runnning or not) as the first parameter
+type IAction struct {
+	NumParams int
+
+	HandleInteractive func(ctx context.Context, sockets *Sockets, instance *wisski.WissKI, out io.Writer, params ...string) error
+}
+
+// AsGenericAction turns this InstanceAction into a generic action
+func (ia IAction) AsGenericAction() SocketAction {
+	return SocketAction{
+		NumParams: ia.NumParams + 1,
+		HandleInteractive: func(ctx context.Context, sockets *Sockets, out io.Writer, params ...string) error {
+			instance, err := sockets.Dependencies.Instances.WissKI(ctx, params[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return ia.HandleInteractive(ctx, sockets, instance, out, params[1:]...)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// SocketAction represents an action handled via socket
+type SocketAction struct {
+	NumParams int
+
+	HandleInteractive func(ctx context.Context, sockets *Sockets, out io.Writer, params ...string) error
+}
diff --git a/internal/dis/distillery.go b/internal/dis/distillery.go
index 39797a4..dc0a942 100644
--- a/internal/dis/distillery.go
+++ b/internal/dis/distillery.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/resolver"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/server"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/server/admin"
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/server/admin/socket"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/server/assets"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/server/cron"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component/server/home"
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ func (dis *Distillery) allComponents() []initFunc {
 		manual(func(admin *admin.Admin) {
 			admin.Analytics = &dis.pool.Analytics
 		}),
+		auto[*socket.Sockets],
 		auto[*legal.Legal],
 		auto[*news.News],