diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 69fc190c..2b7a3440 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -1,44 +1,25 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-###############################################################################
-# Project Copy Script
-#
-# Copies a project while excluding generated and local-only directories.
-#
-# Excludes:
-#   - vendor/
-#   - node_modules/
-#   - .git/
-#   - storage/
-#   - bootstrap/cache/
-#   - provision/
-#
-# Usage:
-#   ./copy-project.sh /path/to/source /path/to/destination
-#
-###############################################################################
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
     echo "Usage:"
-    echo "    $0 <source> <destination>"
+    echo "    $0 <source> <backup-directory>"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 SOURCE="$(cd "$1" && pwd)"
-DEST="$2"
+BACKUP_ROOT="$2"
+NAME="$(basename "$SOURCE")"
+STAMP="$(date +"%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")"
 
-echo "Source      : $SOURCE"
-echo "Destination : $DEST"
-echo
+WORK_DIR="$BACKUP_ROOT/${NAME}-${STAMP}"
+ZIP_FILE="$BACKUP_ROOT/${NAME}-${STAMP}.zip"
 
-mkdir -p "$DEST"
-
-echo "Copying..."
+mkdir -p "$BACKUP_ROOT"
 
+echo "Copying clean source..."
 rsync -a \
-    --progress \
     --delete \
     --exclude=".git/" \
     --exclude="vendor/" \
@@ -46,17 +27,22 @@ rsync -a \
     --exclude="storage/" \
     --exclude="bootstrap/cache/" \
     --exclude="provision/" \
+    --exclude="provisions/" \
     "$SOURCE/" \
-    "$DEST/"
+    "$WORK_DIR/"
 
-echo
-echo "Creating required empty directories..."
+echo "Recreating required empty Laravel directories..."
+mkdir -p "$WORK_DIR/storage" "$WORK_DIR/bootstrap/cache"
+touch "$WORK_DIR/storage/.gitkeep" "$WORK_DIR/bootstrap/cache/.gitkeep"
 
-mkdir -p "$DEST/storage"
-mkdir -p "$DEST/bootstrap/cache"
+echo "Creating zip..."
+(
+    cd "$BACKUP_ROOT"
+    zip -qr "$(basename "$ZIP_FILE")" "$(basename "$WORK_DIR")"
+)
 
-touch "$DEST/storage/.gitkeep"
-touch "$DEST/bootstrap/cache/.gitkeep"
+echo "Deleting temporary backup folder..."
+rm -rf "$WORK_DIR"
 
-echo
-echo "Done."
+echo "Done:"
+echo "$ZIP_FILE"