diff --git a/modules/gameservers/minecraft_modded/default.nix b/modules/gameservers/minecraft_modded/default.nix
index 7784986..e7d5d93 100644
--- a/modules/gameservers/minecraft_modded/default.nix
+++ b/modules/gameservers/minecraft_modded/default.nix
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ in {
       })
       servers;
 
-    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [openjdk21 mcrcon];
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [openjdk21 mcrcon borgbackup sshpass tree rsync];
 
     #    services.mysql = {
     #      enable = true;
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ in {
       };
     };
 
+    # helpful and for scripts
+    users.groups.archives = {gid = 727;};
+
     # backups minecraft_modded with borg!
     services.borgbackup.jobs.${service} = {
       archiveBaseName = service;