diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7018d4aa7e..a1162cb40d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -78,4 +78,27 @@ update-dependencies:
 update-autocode:
 	docker exec -it $(call translate-container-name,$(strip $(DIR))_php_1) sh -c 'cd /var/www/social && bin/update_autocode'
 
+backup-actors:
+	docker exec -it $(call translate-container-name,$(strip $(DIR))_db_1) \
+	sh -c 'su postgres -c "mkdir -p /tmp/backup"' && \
+	docker exec -it $(call translate-container-name,$(strip $(DIR))_php_1) \
+	sh -c "cd /var/www/social && bin/console doctrine:query:sql \"\
+	copy actor to '/tmp/backup/actor.csv'; copy local_user to '/tmp/backup/local_user.csv';\
+	copy activitypub_actor to '/tmp/backup/ap_actor.csv'; copy activitypub_rsa to '/tmp/backup/ap_rsa.csv';\
+	copy (SELECT 'ALTER SEQUENCE ' || c.relname || ' RESTART WITH ' || nextval(c.relname::regclass) || ';'\
+	FROM pg_class c WHERE c.relkind = 'S') to '/tmp/backup/sequences';\"" && \
+	mkdir -p /tmp/social-sql-backup && \
+	docker cp $(call translate-container-name,$(strip $(DIR))_db_1):/tmp/backup/. /tmp/social-sql-backup
+
+restore-actors:
+	docker cp /tmp/social-sql-backup/. $(call translate-container-name,$(strip $(DIR))_db_1):/tmp/backup
+	docker exec -it $(call translate-container-name,$(strip $(DIR))_db_1) sh -c 'chown postgres /tmp/backup' && \
+	docker exec -it $(call translate-container-name,$(strip $(DIR))_php_1) \
+	sh -c "cd /var/www/social && bin/console doctrine:query:sql \"\
+	copy actor from '/tmp/backup/actor.csv'; copy local_user from '/tmp/backup/local_user.csv';\
+	copy activitypub_actor from '/tmp/backup/ap_actor.csv'; copy activitypub_rsa from '/tmp/backup/ap_rsa.csv';\
+	`cat /tmp/social-sql-backup/sequences`\""
+
 force-nuke-everything: down remove-var remove-file up flush-redis-cache database-force-nuke install-plugins
+
+force-delete-content: backup-actors force-nuke-everything restore-actors