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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Script to run scheduled database backups and clean up old files
+# This script calls db-backup-standalone.sh and then removes backups older than 7 days
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+BACKUP_SCRIPT="$SCRIPT_DIR/db-backup-standalone.sh"
+
+# Ensure the backup script exists and is executable
+if [ ! -f "$BACKUP_SCRIPT" ]; then
+  echo "Error: Backup script not found at $BACKUP_SCRIPT"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -x "$BACKUP_SCRIPT" ]; then
+  echo "Making backup script executable..."
+  chmod +x "$BACKUP_SCRIPT"
+fi
+
+# Run the backup
+echo "Starting database backup..."
+"$BACKUP_SCRIPT"
+
+# Delete backups older than 7 days
+BACKUP_DIR="${BACKUP_DIR:-backups}"
+if [ -d "$BACKUP_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "Cleaning up backups older than 7 days in $BACKUP_DIR..."
+  find "$BACKUP_DIR" -name "mongo-volume-backup-*.tar.gz" -type f -mtime +7 -delete
+  echo "Cleanup completed."
+else
+  echo "Warning: Backup directory $BACKUP_DIR not found, skipping cleanup."
+fi
+
+echo "Scheduled backup completed successfully."