diff --git a/du_setup.sh b/du_setup.sh
index 55f0a99..06320f6 100644
--- a/du_setup.sh
+++ b/du_setup.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 # Debian 12 and Ubuntu Server Hardening Interactive Script
 # Version: 0.57 | 2025-07-07
 # Changelog:
-# - v0.57: Fix for silent failure at test_backup()
+# - v0.57: Fix for silent failure at test_backup()2
+#	   Option to choose which directories to back up.
 # - v0.56: Make tailscale config optional
 # - v0.55: Improving setup_user() - ssh-keygen replaced the option to skip ssh key
 # - v0.54: Fix for rollback_ssh_changes() - more reliable on newer Ubuntu
@@ -1487,6 +1488,35 @@ setup_backup() {
         fi
     fi
 
+    # --- Collect Backup Source Directories ---
+    local BACKUP_DIRS_ARRAY=()
+    while true; do
+        print_info "Enter the full paths of directories to back up, separated by spaces."
+        read -rp "$(echo -e "${CYAN}Default is '/home/${USERNAME}/'. Press Enter for default or provide your own: ${NC}")" -a user_input_dirs
+
+        if [ ${#user_input_dirs[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+            BACKUP_DIRS_ARRAY=("/home/${USERNAME}/")
+            break
+        fi
+
+        local all_valid=true
+        for dir in "${user_input_dirs[@]}"; do
+            if [[ ! "$dir" =~ ^/ ]]; then
+                print_error "Invalid path: '$dir'. All paths must be absolute (start with '/'). Please try again."
+                all_valid=false
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+
+        if [[ "$all_valid" == true ]]; then
+            BACKUP_DIRS_ARRAY=("${user_input_dirs[@]}")
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+    # Convert array to a space-separated string for the backup script
+    local BACKUP_DIRS_STRING="${BACKUP_DIRS_ARRAY[*]}"
+    print_info "Directories to be backed up: $BACKUP_DIRS_STRING"
+
     # --- Create Exclude File ---
     print_info "Creating rsync exclude file at $EXCLUDE_FILE_PATH..."
     tee "$EXCLUDE_FILE_PATH" > /dev/null <<'EOF'
@@ -1495,11 +1525,16 @@ setup_backup() {
 .docker/
 .local/
 .npm/
+.ssh/
 .vscode-server/
 *.log
 *.tmp
 node_modules/
+.bashrc
 .bash_history
+.bash_logout
+.cloud-locale-test.skip
+.profile
 .wget-hsts
 EOF
     if confirm "Add more directories/files to the exclude list?"; then
@@ -1549,7 +1584,7 @@ EOF
 # Generated by server setup script on $(date)
 set -Euo pipefail; umask 077
 # --- CONFIGURATION ---
-LOCAL_DIR="/home/${USERNAME}/"
+BACKUP_DIRS="${BACKUP_DIRS_STRING}"
 REMOTE_DEST="${BACKUP_DEST}"
 REMOTE_PATH="${REMOTE_BACKUP_PATH}"
 SSH_PORT="${BACKUP_PORT}"
@@ -1587,7 +1622,7 @@ exec 200>"$LOCK_FILE"; flock -n 200 || { echo "Backup already running."; exit 1;
 touch "$LOG_FILE"; chmod 600 "$LOG_FILE"; if [[ -f "$LOG_FILE" && $(stat -c%s "$LOG_FILE") -gt 10485760 ]]; then mv "$LOG_FILE" "${LOG_FILE}.1"; fi
 echo "--- Starting Backup at $(date) ---" >> "$LOG_FILE"
 # --- RSYNC COMMAND ---
-rsync_output=$(rsync -avz --delete --stats --exclude-from="$EXCLUDE_FILE" -e "ssh -p $SSH_PORT" "$LOCAL_DIR" "${REMOTE_DEST}:${REMOTE_PATH}" 2>&1)
+rsync_output=$(rsync -avz --delete --stats --exclude-from="$EXCLUDE_FILE" -e "ssh -p $SSH_PORT" $BACKUP_DIRS "${REMOTE_DEST}:${REMOTE_PATH}" 2>&1)
 rsync_exit_code=$?; echo "$rsync_output" >> "$LOG_FILE"
 # --- NOTIFICATION ---
 if [[ $rsync_exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then