diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py
index 3054f2e..79125ef 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,40 @@
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from selfprivacy_api.utils.singleton_metaclass import SingletonMetaclass
+
+from selfprivacy_api.services.service import Service
+from selfprivacy_api.backup.providers.provider import AbstractBackupProvider
+from selfprivacy_api.backup.providers import get_provider
+from selfprivacy_api.graphql.queries.providers import BackupProvider
 
 
-class Backups:
+class Backups(metaclass=SingletonMetaclass):
     """A singleton controller for backups"""
 
+    provider: AbstractBackupProvider
 
-class AbstractBackuper(ABC):
     def __init__(self):
+        self.lookup_provider()
+
+    def lookup_provider(self):
+        redis_provider = Backups.load_provider_redis()
+        if redis_provider is not None:
+            self.provider = redis_provider
+
+        json_provider = Backups.load_provider_json()
+        if json_provider is not None:
+            self.provider = json_provider
+
+        provider_class = get_provider(BackupProvider.MEMORY)
+        self.provider = provider_class(login="", key="")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def load_provider_redis() -> AbstractBackupProvider:
         pass
 
-    @abstractmethod
-    def start_backup(self, folder: str):
-        raise NotImplementedError
+    @staticmethod
+    def load_provider_json() -> AbstractBackupProvider:
+        pass
+
+    def back_up(self, service: Service):
+        folder = service.get_location()
+        repo_name = service.get_id()
+        self.provider.backuper.start_backup(folder, repo_name)
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuper.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuper.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f428145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/backuper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+
+class AbstractBackuper(ABC):
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def start_backup(self, folder: str, repo_name: str):
+        raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/providers/provider.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/providers/provider.py
index dd41e9a..0b57528 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/backup/providers/provider.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/providers/provider.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ It assumes that while some providers are supported via restic/rclone, others may
 require different backends
 """
 from abc import ABC
-from selfprivacy_api.backup import AbstractBackuper
+from selfprivacy_api.backup.backuper import AbstractBackuper
 
 
 class AbstractBackupProvider(ABC):
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/backup/restic_backuper.py b/selfprivacy_api/backup/restic_backuper.py
index 7c379a7..5098e97 100644
--- a/selfprivacy_api/backup/restic_backuper.py
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/backup/restic_backuper.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import subprocess
 
-from selfprivacy_api.backup import AbstractBackuper
+from selfprivacy_api.backup.backuper import AbstractBackuper
 
 
 class ResticBackuper(AbstractBackuper):