diff --git a/playbooks/backups.yml b/playbooks/backups.yml
index 6919e1f..9d0ffa8 100644
--- a/playbooks/backups.yml
+++ b/playbooks/backups.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: "backups : yggdrasil"
   hosts: "yggdrasil"
   roles:
-    - role: "backups/snapshots"
-      tags: "backups:snapshots"
-    - role: "backups/restic"
-      tags: "backups:restic"
+    - role: "backups/snapshots/setup"
+      tags: "backups:snapshots:setup"
+    - role: "backups/restic/setup"
+      tags: "backups:restic:setup"
diff --git a/playbooks/backups_start.yml b/playbooks/backups_start.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39d30e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/backups_start.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+- name: "backups : yggdrasil"
+  hosts: "yggdrasil"
+  roles:
+    - role: "backups/snapshots/start"
+      tags: "backups:snapshots:start"
+    - role: "backups/restic/start"
+      tags: "backups:restic:start"
diff --git a/playbooks/backups_stop.yml b/playbooks/backups_stop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f51d786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/backups_stop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+- name: "backups : yggdrasil"
+  hosts: "yggdrasil"
+  roles:
+    - role: "backups/snapshots/stop"
+      tags: "backups:snapshots:stop"
+    - role: "backups/restic/stop"
+      tags: "backups:restic:stop"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/files/restic-batch b/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/setup/files/restic-batch
similarity index 100%
rename from playbooks/roles/backups/restic/files/restic-batch
rename to playbooks/roles/backups/restic/setup/files/restic-batch
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/files/restic-batch.service b/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/setup/files/restic-batch.service
similarity index 100%
rename from playbooks/roles/backups/restic/files/restic-batch.service
rename to playbooks/roles/backups/restic/setup/files/restic-batch.service
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/files/restic-batch.timer b/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/setup/files/restic-batch.timer
similarity index 100%
rename from playbooks/roles/backups/restic/files/restic-batch.timer
rename to playbooks/roles/backups/restic/setup/files/restic-batch.timer
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/setup/tasks/main.yml
similarity index 92%
rename from playbooks/roles/backups/restic/tasks/main.yml
rename to playbooks/roles/backups/restic/setup/tasks/main.yml
index 4aad7e1..c6edadd 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/setup/tasks/main.yml
@@ -62,9 +62,3 @@
   when:
     backups_restic_restic_batch_service_file.changed or
     backups_restic_restic_batch_timer_file.changed
-
-- name: "enable and start restic-batch service"
-  ansible.builtin.systemd:
-    name: "restic-batch.timer"
-    enabled: true
-    state: "started"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/start/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/start/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ff9f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/start/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: "enable and start restic-batch service"
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: "restic-batch.timer"
+    enabled: true
+    state: "started"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/stop/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/stop/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcc8c3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/backups/restic/stop/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: "disable and stop restic-batch service"
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: "restic-batch.timer"
+    enabled: false
+    state: "stopped"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/files/sanoid-templates.conf b/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/setup/files/sanoid-templates.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/files/sanoid-templates.conf
rename to playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/setup/files/sanoid-templates.conf
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/files/syncoid-batch b/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/setup/files/syncoid-batch
similarity index 100%
rename from playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/files/syncoid-batch
rename to playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/setup/files/syncoid-batch
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/files/syncoid-batch.service b/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/setup/files/syncoid-batch.service
similarity index 100%
rename from playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/files/syncoid-batch.service
rename to playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/setup/files/syncoid-batch.service
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/meta/argument_specs.yml b/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/setup/meta/argument_specs.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/meta/argument_specs.yml
rename to playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/setup/meta/argument_specs.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/setup/tasks/main.yml
similarity index 94%
rename from playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/tasks/main.yml
rename to playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/setup/tasks/main.yml
index 2ee6a9c..09d3be3 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/setup/tasks/main.yml
@@ -62,9 +62,3 @@
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     name: "syncoid-batch.service"
     enabled: true
-
-- name: "enable sanoid service"
-  ansible.builtin.systemd:
-    name: "sanoid.timer"
-    enabled: true
-    state: "started"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/start/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/start/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..523f7e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/start/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: "enable and start sanoid service"
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: "sanoid.timer"
+    enabled: true
+    state: "started"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/stop/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/stop/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2202678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/backups/snapshots/stop/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: "disable and stop sanoid service"
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: "sanoid.timer"
+    enabled: false
+    state: "stopped"