diff --git a/backupninja/server/single.yml b/backupninja/server/single.yml
index 9897a6c..ac008d5 100644
--- a/backupninja/server/single.yml
+++ b/backupninja/server/single.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 classes:
 - service.backupninja.server.single
+parameters:
+  backupninja:
+    server:
+      home_dir: /srv/volumes/backup/backupninja
+      key:
+        backupninja_pub_key:
+          key: ${_param:backupninja_public_key}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/defaults/backupninja.yml b/defaults/backupninja.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e89ed86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaults/backupninja.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+parameters:
+  _param:
+    backupninja_engine: rsync
+    backupninja_public_key: no-key-provided
diff --git a/defaults/init.yml b/defaults/init.yml
index 109c181..733bfe2 100644
--- a/defaults/init.yml
+++ b/defaults/init.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 classes:
 - system.defaults.linux_system_repo
 - system.defaults.linux_system_file
+- system.defaults.backupninja
 - system.defaults.git
 - system.defaults.jenkins
 - system.defaults.maas
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 - system.defaults.keepalived
 - system.defaults.salt
 - system.defaults.stacklight
+- system.defaults.xtrabackup
 parameters:
   _param:
     mcp_version: stable
diff --git a/defaults/xtrabackup.yml b/defaults/xtrabackup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2bf995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaults/xtrabackup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+parameters:
+  _param:
+    xtrabackup_qpress_source: pkg
+    xtrabackup_qpress_source_name: qpress
+    xtrabackup_public_key: no-key-provided
+    xtrabackup_remote_server: cfg01
diff --git a/xtrabackup/server/single.yml b/xtrabackup/server/single.yml
index ad06a94..92d9fc3 100644
--- a/xtrabackup/server/single.yml
+++ b/xtrabackup/server/single.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 classes:
 - service.xtrabackup.server.single
 parameters:
-  _param:
-    xtrabackup_qpress_source: pkg
-    xtrabackup_qpress_source_name: qpress
+  xtrabackup:
+    server:
+      backup_dir: /srv/volumes/backup/xtrabackup
+      key:
+        xtrabackup_pub_key:
+          key: ${_param:xtrabackup_public_key}
   linux:
     system:
       cron: