diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-application.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-application.yml
index 324a6ed920..de28ed20a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-application.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-application.yml
@@ -87,28 +87,28 @@ jobs:
           cf_password: ${{ secrets.CF_PASSWORD }}
           cf_org: gsa-tts-oros-fac
           cf_space: ${{ env.space }}
-          command: cf run-task gsa-fac -k 3G -m 2G --name pg_backup --command "./backup_database.sh"
+          command: cf run-task gsa-fac -k 2G -m 2G --name pg_backup --command "./backup_database.sh ${{ env.space }}"
 
-      - name: Unbind backup s3 bucket from prod app
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v1.')
+      - name: Deploy fac to cloud.gov
         uses: cloud-gov/cg-cli-tools@main
         with:
           cf_username: ${{ secrets.CF_USERNAME }}
           cf_password: ${{ secrets.CF_PASSWORD }}
           cf_org: gsa-tts-oros-fac
           cf_space: ${{ env.space }}
-          command: cf unbind-service gsa-fac backups
+          cf_manifest: backend/manifests/manifest-fac.yml
+          cf_vars_file: backend/manifests/vars/vars-${{ env.space }}.yml
+          command: bin/ops/deploy.sh
 
-      - name: Deploy fac to cloud.gov
+      - name: Unbind backup s3 bucket from prod app
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v1.')
         uses: cloud-gov/cg-cli-tools@main
         with:
           cf_username: ${{ secrets.CF_USERNAME }}
           cf_password: ${{ secrets.CF_PASSWORD }}
           cf_org: gsa-tts-oros-fac
           cf_space: ${{ env.space }}
-          cf_manifest: backend/manifests/manifest-fac.yml
-          cf_vars_file: backend/manifests/vars/vars-${{ env.space }}.yml
-          command: bin/ops/deploy.sh
+          command: cf unbind-service gsa-fac backups
 
       - name: Load historical data
         uses: cloud-gov/cg-cli-tools@main
diff --git a/backend/backup_database.sh b/backend/backup_database.sh
index 210e471dd8..507050a3d1 100755
--- a/backend/backup_database.sh
+++ b/backend/backup_database.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+echo "Environment set as: $1"
 export PATH=/home/vcap/deps/0/apt/usr/lib/postgresql/15/bin:$PATH
 date=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d-%H%M')
-python manage.py dbbackup -o "prod-db-backup-$date.dump"
+python manage.py dbbackup -o "$1-db-backup-$date.psql.bin"
+python manage.py mediabackup -o "$1-media-backup-$date.tar"
diff --git a/docs/dbbackups.md b/docs/dbbackups.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..055f5d7446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/dbbackups.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Database Backups
+
+Information regarding the django utility can be found [on the documentation page](https://django-dbbackup.readthedocs.io/en/master/commands.html)
+Database backups occur in the following ways:
+1. Django backups
+```bash
+python manage.py dbbbackup
+python manage.py mediabackup
+```
+2. Django restores
+```bash
+python manage.py dbrestore
+python manage.py mediarestore
+```
+3. Backups in the prod environment occur every deployment, [before the most recent code is applied](https://github.com/GSA-TTS/FAC/blob/fd3a59287d58aec06a78d6da3b42a5def8fc9c98/.github/workflows/deploy-application.yml#L72-L100)
+4. Manual steps are listed in the following document for where to catalog backups
+    * [Deploying](./deploying.md)
+    * Login via CF and tail the logs during a deployment (before it gets to deploy application stage)
+    * Post the most recent dbbackup and mediabackup file names in https://github.com/GSA-TTS/FAC/issues/2221
+```bash
+cf login -a api.fr.cloud.gov --sso
+Select an org:
+1. gsa-tts-oros-fac
+Select a space:
+5. production
+cf logs gsa-fac
+```
diff --git a/docs/deploying.md b/docs/deploying.md
index d87f718f7b..d0be3e0f56 100644
--- a/docs/deploying.md
+++ b/docs/deploying.md
@@ -92,6 +92,16 @@ cf push -f manifests/manifest-dev.yml
 5.  Verify that the deploy steps all passed.
 6.  After deployment, the changes should be on https://app.fac.gov/.
 7.  If anything was merged directly into the `prod` branch, such as a hotfix, merge `prod` back into `main`.
+8.  Login via CF and tail the logs during a deployment (before it gets to deploy application stage)
+```bash
+cf login -a api.fr.cloud.gov --sso
+Select an org:
+1. gsa-tts-oros-fac
+Select a space:
+5. production
+cf logs gsa-fac
+```
+9.  Post the most recent dbbackup and mediabackup file names in https://github.com/GSA-TTS/FAC/issues/2221
 
 To see more about branching and the deployment steps, see the [Branching](branching.md) page.