diff --git a/charts/staging/victoria-metrics/values.yaml b/charts/staging/victoria-metrics/values.yaml
index 28af2951..d687f947 100644
--- a/charts/staging/victoria-metrics/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/staging/victoria-metrics/values.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ victoria-metrics-cluster:
   vmstorage:
     retentionPeriod: 1 # month
     replicaCount: 5
+    fullnameOveride: "vmstorage"
 
     persistentVolume:
       enabled: true
@@ -46,3 +47,19 @@ victoria-metrics-cluster:
 
       size: 10Gi
       storageClass: "csi-manila-cephfs"
+    
+    extraContainers:
+      - name: vmbackup
+        image: victoriametrics/vmbackup:v1.96.0
+        command:
+          - "/bin/sh"
+          - "-c"
+          - |
+            echo "vmbackup sidecar running. Use this container for backups."; \
+            while true; do sleep 3600; done
+        volumeMounts:
+          - name: vmstorage-volume # Matches the StatefulSet volume claim name
+            mountPath: /storage
+  
+    podSpec:
+      volumes: [] 
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