diff --git a/liana-gui/src/app/settings.rs b/liana-gui/src/app/settings.rs
index b4376154..27471b5b 100644
--- a/liana-gui/src/app/settings.rs
+++ b/liana-gui/src/app/settings.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,15 @@ use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use liana::miniscript::bitcoin::{bip32::Fingerprint, Network};
+use liana_ui::component::form;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::{hw::HardwareWalletConfig, lianalite::client::backend, services};
+use crate::{
+    backup::{Key, KeyRole, KeyType},
+    hw::HardwareWalletConfig,
+    lianalite::client::backend,
+    services,
+};
 
 pub const DEFAULT_FILE_NAME: &str = "settings.json";
 
@@ -151,6 +157,67 @@ pub struct KeySetting {
     pub provider_key: Option<ProviderKey>,
 }
 
+impl KeySetting {
+    pub fn to_backup(&self) -> Key {
+        if let Some(provider_key) = &self.provider_key {
+            if let Ok(metadata) = serde_json::to_value(provider_key) {
+                return Key {
+                    key: self.master_fingerprint,
+                    alias: Some(self.name.clone()),
+                    role: None,
+                    key_type: Some(KeyType::ThirdParty),
+                    metadata,
+                };
+            }
+        }
+        Key {
+            key: self.master_fingerprint,
+            alias: Some(self.name.clone()),
+            role: None,
+            key_type: None,
+            metadata: serde_json::Value::Null,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_backup(
+        name: String,
+        fg: Fingerprint,
+        _role: Option<KeyRole>,
+        key_type: Option<KeyType>,
+        metadata: serde_json::Value,
+    ) -> Option<Self> {
+        if let Some(KeyType::ThirdParty) = key_type {
+            let provider_key = serde_json::from_value(metadata).ok();
+            Some(Self {
+                name,
+                master_fingerprint: fg,
+                provider_key,
+            })
+        } else {
+            Some(Self {
+                name,
+                master_fingerprint: fg,
+                provider_key: None,
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn to_form(&self) -> form::Value<String> {
+        form::Value {
+            value: self.name.clone(),
+            valid: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn name(&self) -> String {
+        self.name.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_name(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.name.is_empty()
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum SettingsError {
     NotFound,
diff --git a/liana-gui/src/app/wallet.rs b/liana-gui/src/app/wallet.rs
index 9313e271..52a095f1 100644
--- a/liana-gui/src/app/wallet.rs
+++ b/liana-gui/src/app/wallet.rs
@@ -179,6 +179,28 @@ impl Wallet {
             Ok(self)
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn keys(&self) -> HashMap<Fingerprint, settings::KeySetting> {
+        let mut map = HashMap::new();
+        self.keys_aliases.iter().for_each(|(fg, alias)| {
+            map.insert(
+                *fg,
+                settings::KeySetting {
+                    name: alias.clone(),
+                    master_fingerprint: *fg,
+                    provider_key: None,
+                },
+            );
+        });
+
+        self.provider_keys.iter().for_each(|(fg, key)| {
+            if let Some(entry) = map.get_mut(fg) {
+                entry.provider_key = Some(key.clone())
+            }
+        });
+
+        map
+    }
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
diff --git a/liana-gui/src/backup.rs b/liana-gui/src/backup.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8577dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/liana-gui/src/backup.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,393 @@
+use chrono::{Duration, Utc};
+use liana::miniscript::{
+    self,
+    bitcoin::{bip32::Fingerprint, Network, Txid},
+};
+use lianad::bip329;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::Value;
+use std::{
+    collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap},
+    fmt::{Debug, Display},
+    path::PathBuf,
+    sync::Arc,
+    time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    app::{settings::Settings, wallet::Wallet, Config},
+    daemon::{model::HistoryTransaction, Daemon, DaemonBackend, DaemonError},
+    installer::{
+        extract_daemon_config, extract_local_gui_settings, extract_remote_gui_settings, Context,
+        RemoteBackend,
+    },
+    lianalite::client::backend::api::DEFAULT_LIMIT,
+};
+
+const CONFIG_KEY: &str = "config";
+const SETTINGS_KEY: &str = "settings";
+
+fn now() -> u64 {
+    SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .expect("cannot fail")
+        .as_secs()
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Backup {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub accounts: Vec<Account>,
+    pub network: Network,
+    pub date: u64,
+    /// App proprietary metadata (settings, configuration, etc..)
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "serde_json::Map::is_empty")]
+    pub proprietary: serde_json::Map<String, serde_json::Value>,
+}
+
+pub enum Error {
+    DescriptorMissing,
+    NotSingleWallet,
+    Json,
+    SettingsFromFile,
+    Daemon(DaemonError),
+    TxTimeMissing,
+}
+
+impl From<DaemonError> for Error {
+    fn from(value: DaemonError) -> Self {
+        Error::Daemon(value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for Backup {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let str = serde_json::to_string(self).map_err(|_| std::fmt::Error)?;
+        write!(f, "{str}")
+    }
+}
+
+impl Debug for Backup {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let str = serde_json::to_string_pretty(self).map_err(|_| std::fmt::Error)?;
+        write!(f, "{str}")
+    }
+}
+
+impl Backup {
+    /// Create a Backup from the Installer context
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    /// * `ctx` - the installer context
+    /// * `timestamp` - whether to record the current timestamp as wallet creation time
+    ///   (we should want to set timestamp = false for a wallet import for instance)
+    pub async fn from_installer(ctx: Context, timestamp: bool) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let descriptor = ctx
+            .descriptor
+            .clone()
+            .ok_or(Error::DescriptorMissing)?
+            .to_string();
+
+        let now = now();
+
+        let mut account = Account::new(descriptor);
+
+        let mut proprietary = serde_json::Map::new();
+
+        let config = extract_daemon_config(&ctx);
+        if let Ok(config) = serde_json::to_value(config) {
+            proprietary.insert(CONFIG_KEY.to_string(), config);
+        }
+        let settings = if ctx.bitcoin_backend.is_some() {
+            Some(extract_local_gui_settings(&ctx))
+        } else {
+            match &ctx.remote_backend {
+                RemoteBackend::WithWallet(backend) => {
+                    Some(extract_remote_gui_settings(&ctx, backend).await)
+                }
+                _ => None,
+            }
+        };
+
+        let name = if let Some(settings) = settings {
+            assert_eq!(settings.wallets.len(), 1);
+            if settings.wallets.len() != 1 {
+                return Err(Error::NotSingleWallet);
+            }
+            let settings = settings.wallets.first().expect("only one wallet");
+            let name = settings.name.clone();
+            if let Ok(settings) = serde_json::to_value(settings) {
+                proprietary.insert(SETTINGS_KEY.to_string(), settings);
+            }
+            Some(name)
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        ctx.keys.iter().for_each(|(k, s)| {
+            account.keys.insert(*k, s.to_backup());
+        });
+
+        account.proprietary = proprietary;
+        account.name = name.clone();
+        if timestamp {
+            account.timestamp = Some(now);
+        }
+
+        Ok(Backup {
+            name,
+            accounts: vec![account],
+            network: ctx.network,
+            proprietary: serde_json::Map::new(),
+            date: now,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Create a Backup from the Liana App context
+    pub async fn from_app(
+        datadir: PathBuf,
+        network: Network,
+        config: Config,
+        wallet: Arc<Wallet>,
+        daemon: Arc<dyn Daemon + Sync + Send>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let mut proprietary = serde_json::Map::new();
+        let name = wallet.name.clone();
+        let descriptor = wallet.main_descriptor.to_string();
+        let keys = wallet.keys();
+
+        let settings =
+            Settings::from_file(datadir, network).map_err(|_| Error::SettingsFromFile)?;
+        if settings.wallets.len() == 1 {
+            if let Ok(settings) = serde_json::to_value(settings.wallets[0].clone()) {
+                proprietary.insert(SETTINGS_KEY.to_string(), settings);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(config) = serde_json::to_value(config) {
+            proprietary.insert(CONFIG_KEY.to_string(), config);
+        }
+
+        let mut account = Account::new(descriptor);
+        account.proprietary = proprietary;
+        account.name = Some(name.clone());
+        let info = daemon.get_info().await?;
+        account.timestamp = Some(info.timestamp as u64);
+        account.change_index = Some(info.change_index);
+        account.receive_index = Some(info.receive_index);
+        for (fg, setting) in keys {
+            account.keys.insert(fg, setting.to_backup());
+        }
+
+        const MAX_LABEL_BIP329: u32 = 100;
+
+        let labels = {
+            let mut buff = Vec::new();
+            let mut start = 0;
+            loop {
+                let mut fetched = daemon.get_labels_bip329(start, 100).await?.into_vec();
+
+                if fetched.len() < MAX_LABEL_BIP329 as usize {
+                    buff.append(&mut fetched);
+                    break;
+                } else {
+                    buff.append(&mut fetched);
+                    start += MAX_LABEL_BIP329;
+                }
+            }
+            bip329::Labels::new(buff)
+        };
+
+        account.labels = Some(labels);
+        account.transactions = get_transactions(&daemon)
+            .await?
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|tx| miniscript::bitcoin::consensus::encode::serialize_hex(&tx.tx))
+            .collect();
+        account.psbts = daemon
+            .list_spend_transactions(None)
+            .await?
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|tx| tx.psbt.serialize_hex())
+            .collect();
+
+        Ok(Backup {
+            name: Some(name),
+            accounts: vec![account],
+            network,
+            proprietary: serde_json::Map::new(),
+            date: now(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn account(&self) -> Result<&Account, Error> {
+        if self.accounts.len() != 1 {
+            Err(Error::NotSingleWallet)
+        } else {
+            Ok(self.accounts.first().expect("single account"))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn config(&self) -> Result<Option<Config>, Error> {
+        let account = self.account()?;
+        if let Some(config) = account.proprietary.get(CONFIG_KEY) {
+            let config: Config = serde_json::from_value(config.clone()).map_err(|_| Error::Json)?;
+            Ok(Some(config))
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn settings(&self) -> Result<Option<Settings>, Error> {
+        let account = self.account()?;
+        if let Some(settings) = account.proprietary.get(SETTINGS_KEY) {
+            let settings: Settings =
+                serde_json::from_value(settings.clone()).map_err(|_| Error::Json)?;
+            Ok(Some(settings))
+        } else {
+            Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+async fn get_transactions(
+    daemon: &Arc<dyn Daemon + Sync + Send>,
+) -> Result<Vec<HistoryTransaction>, Error> {
+    let max = match daemon.backend() {
+        DaemonBackend::RemoteBackend => DEFAULT_LIMIT as u64,
+        _ => u32::MAX as u64,
+    };
+
+    // look 2 hour forward
+    // https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/62bd61de110b057cbfd6e31e4d0b727d93119c72/src/chain.h#L29
+    let mut end = ((Utc::now() + Duration::hours(2)).timestamp()) as u32;
+
+    // store txs in a map to avoid duplicates
+    let mut map = HashMap::<Txid, HistoryTransaction>::new();
+    let mut limit = max;
+
+    loop {
+        let history_txs = daemon.list_history_txs(0, end, limit).await?;
+        // all txs have been fetched
+        if history_txs.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Vec::new());
+        }
+
+        if history_txs.len() == limit as usize {
+            let first = if let Some(t) = history_txs.first().expect("checked").time {
+                t
+            } else {
+                return Err(Error::TxTimeMissing);
+            };
+
+            let last = if let Some(t) = history_txs.last().expect("checked").time {
+                t
+            } else {
+                return Err(Error::TxTimeMissing);
+            };
+
+            // limit too low, all tx are in the same timestamp
+            // we must increase limit and retry
+            if first == last {
+                limit += DEFAULT_LIMIT as u64;
+                continue;
+            } else {
+                // add txs to map
+                for tx in history_txs {
+                    let txid = tx.txid;
+                    map.insert(txid, tx);
+                }
+                limit = max;
+                end = first.min(last);
+                continue;
+            }
+        } else
+        /* history_txs.len() < limit */
+        {
+            // add txs to map
+            for tx in history_txs {
+                let txid = tx.txid;
+                map.insert(txid, tx);
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    let vec: Vec<_> = map.into_values().collect();
+    Ok(vec)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Account {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub descriptor: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub receive_index: Option<u32>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub change_index: Option<u32>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub timestamp: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "BTreeMap::is_empty")]
+    pub keys: BTreeMap<Fingerprint, Key>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub labels: Option<bip329::Labels>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    pub transactions: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    pub psbts: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "serde_json::Map::is_empty")]
+    pub proprietary: serde_json::Map<String, serde_json::Value>,
+}
+
+impl Account {
+    pub fn new(descriptor: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: None,
+            descriptor,
+            receive_index: None,
+            change_index: None,
+            timestamp: None,
+            keys: BTreeMap::new(),
+            labels: None,
+            transactions: Vec::new(),
+            psbts: Vec::new(),
+            proprietary: serde_json::Map::new(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Key {
+    pub key: Fingerprint,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub alias: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub role: Option<KeyRole>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub key_type: Option<KeyType>,
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Value::is_null")]
+    pub metadata: Value,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum KeyRole {
+    /// Key to be used in normal spending condition
+    Main,
+    /// Key that will be used for recover in case loss of main key(s)
+    Recovery,
+    /// Key that wil inherit coins if main user disapear
+    Inheritance,
+    /// Key that will cosign a spend in order to enforce some policy
+    Cosigning,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum KeyType {
+    /// Main user
+    Internal,
+    /// Heirs or friends
+    External,
+    /// Service the user pay for
+    ThirdParty,
+}
diff --git a/liana-gui/src/installer/mod.rs b/liana-gui/src/installer/mod.rs
index 9c1fa3c5..4c946087 100644
--- a/liana-gui/src/installer/mod.rs
+++ b/liana-gui/src/installer/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod prompt;
 mod step;
 mod view;
 
+pub use context::{Context, RemoteBackend};
 use iced::{clipboard, Subscription, Task};
 use liana::miniscript::bitcoin::{self, Network};
 use liana_ui::{
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ use liana_ui::{
 use lianad::config::Config;
 use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
-use context::{Context, RemoteBackend};
-
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ pub async fn install_local_wallet(
     info!("Gui configuration file created");
 
     // create liana GUI settings file
-    let settings: gui_settings::Settings = extract_local_gui_settings(&ctx).await;
+    let settings: gui_settings::Settings = extract_local_gui_settings(&ctx);
     create_and_write_file(
         network_datadir_path,
         gui_settings::DEFAULT_FILE_NAME,
@@ -669,7 +668,7 @@ pub async fn extract_remote_gui_settings(ctx: &Context, backend: &BackendWalletC
     }
 }
 
-pub async fn extract_local_gui_settings(ctx: &Context) -> Settings {
+pub fn extract_local_gui_settings(ctx: &Context) -> Settings {
     let descriptor = ctx
         .descriptor
         .as_ref()
diff --git a/liana-gui/src/lib.rs b/liana-gui/src/lib.rs
index f0160fa1..411db157 100644
--- a/liana-gui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/liana-gui/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod app;
+pub mod backup;
 pub mod daemon;
 pub mod datadir;
 pub mod download;
diff --git a/liana-gui/src/node/bitcoind.rs b/liana-gui/src/node/bitcoind.rs
index 955c5898..59831507 100644
--- a/liana-gui/src/node/bitcoind.rs
+++ b/liana-gui/src/node/bitcoind.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use liana::{
 };
 use liana_ui::component::form;
 use lianad::config::BitcoindConfig;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for RpcAuthParseError {
 }
 
 /// Represents RPC auth credentials as stored in bitcoin.conf.
-#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct RpcAuth {
     pub user: String,
     salt: String,
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ impl std::str::FromStr for RpcAuth {
 }
 
 /// Represents section for a single network in `bitcoin.conf` file.
-#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct InternalBitcoindNetworkConfig {
     pub rpc_port: u16,
     pub p2p_port: u16,