diff --git a/data/hostname/banco.softwareheritage.org.yaml b/data/hostname/banco.softwareheritage.org.yaml
index 46c1d6b1..5438f4a9 100644
--- a/data/hostname/banco.softwareheritage.org.yaml
+++ b/data/hostname/banco.softwareheritage.org.yaml
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 smtp::mynetworks:
   - 127.0.0.0/8
   - "[::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104"
   - "[::1]/128"
   - 192.168.128.0/24  # storage array, for notification emails
   - 192.168.129.0/24  # storage array, for notification emails
 
 dar::backup::exclude:
   - srv/barman
+  - srv/softwareheritage/annex
 
 smtp::mail_aliases:
   barman: root
 
 # open objstorage api
 swh::deploy::objstorage::uwsgi::listen: 0.0.0.0:5003
 swh::deploy::objstorage::uwsgi::workers: 16
diff --git a/data/hostname/pergamon.softwareheritage.org.yaml b/data/hostname/pergamon.softwareheritage.org.yaml
index 0e75438c..f45bbcd4 100644
--- a/data/hostname/pergamon.softwareheritage.org.yaml
+++ b/data/hostname/pergamon.softwareheritage.org.yaml
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 smtp::relay_destinations:
   "%{hiera('phabricator::vhost::name')}": smtp:[tate.internal.softwareheritage.org]
 
 networks:
   private:
     interface: eth1
     address: 192.168.100.29
     netmask: 255.255.255.0
     gateway: 192.168.100.1
   default:
     interface: eth0
     address: 128.93.193.29
     netmask: 255.255.255.0
     gateway: 128.93.193.254
 
 # For now the puppetmaster vhost is not puppet-managed
 apache::purge_configs: false
 apache::purge_vhost_dir: false
 
 # Set apache MPM to prefork
 apache::mpm_module: prefork
+
+dar::backup::exclude:
+  - srv/softwareheritage/annex/annexroot
diff --git a/data/hostname/uffizi.softwareheritage.org.yaml b/data/hostname/uffizi.softwareheritage.org.yaml
index 4618e8ef..5a6fa84f 100644
--- a/data/hostname/uffizi.softwareheritage.org.yaml
+++ b/data/hostname/uffizi.softwareheritage.org.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
+dar::backup::exclude:
+  - srv/softwareheritage/annex
+
 # Deploy the storage server as a public resource
 swh::deploy::storage::uwsgi::listen: 0.0.0.0:5002
 swh::deploy::storage::uwsgi::workers: 32
 
 # open objstorage api
 swh::deploy::objstorage::uwsgi::listen: 0.0.0.0:5003
 swh::deploy::objstorage::uwsgi::workers: 16
 
 swh::deploy::worker::instances:
   - swh_storage_archiver
   - swh_storage_archiver_azure
   - swh_provenance_cache