diff --git a/backup_exclude.txt b/backup_exclude.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d22cf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup_exclude.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/dev
+/proc
+/sys
+/var/run
+/run
+/lost+found
+/mnt
+/var/lib/lxcfs