diff --git a/example_conf.sh b/example_conf.sh
index 8c77501..61584c2 100644
--- a/example_conf.sh
+++ b/example_conf.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ DELETE_OLD_FILES='8W'
 # Leere Array () => es werden keine MySQL-Datenbanken gesichert 
 MYSQL_DB=()
 
+# in welchem Docker-Container läuft MySQL-Dienst?
+# leer lassen wenn es direkt auf dem $REMOTE_HOST läuft
+MYSQL_CONTAINER=''
+
 # MySQL User
 MYSQL_USER='root'
 
diff --git a/reset-conf.sh b/reset-conf.sh
index 057154b..7ccecce 100644
--- a/reset-conf.sh
+++ b/reset-conf.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ FOLDERS=()
 DELETE_OLD_FILES='8W'
 
 MYSQL_DB=()
+MYSQL_CONTAINER=''
 MYSQL_USER='root'
 MYSQL_PASS='secret'
 MYSQL_DUMP_DIR="/var/backups/sqldump"
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 6a12b43..122630b 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ backup(){
 		for db in "${MYSQL_DB[@]}"
 		do
 			echo dumb database: "$db"
-			ssh ${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST} "mysqldump -u \"$MYSQL_USER\" \"-p$MYSQL_PASS\" --events --routines --triggers --single-transaction --add-drop-database -B \"$db\" > \"$MYSQL_DUMP_DIR/$db.sql\""
+			if [ "$MYSQL_CONTAINER" != '' ];
+			then
+				echo from container: "$MYSQL_CONTAINER"
+				ssh ${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST} "docker exec -i \"$MYSQL_CONTAINER\" mysqldump -u \"$MYSQL_USER\" \"-p$MYSQL_PASS\" --events --routines --triggers --single-transaction --add-drop-database -B \"$db\" > \"$MYSQL_DUMP_DIR/$db.sql\""
+			else
+				ssh ${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST} "mysqldump -u \"$MYSQL_USER\" \"-p$MYSQL_PASS\" --events --routines --triggers --single-transaction --add-drop-database -B \"$db\" > \"$MYSQL_DUMP_DIR/$db.sql\""
+			fi
 		done
 	
 		# Ordner mit SQL-Dateien in die Sicherung aufnehmen