diff --git a/www/go.sh b/www/go.sh
index 23a7dbc..7da3623 100755
--- a/www/go.sh
+++ b/www/go.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ if [ "$RUN_CERT_RENEWAL" = true ] && [ "$RESTORE_CERTS" = false ] && [ "$STACKS_
     #./generate_certs.sh
 fi
 
+
+if [ "$RESTORE_WWW" = true ]; then
+    APP_LIST="letsencrypt ghost gitea nostr"
+    for APP in $APP_LIST; do
+        export APP="$APP"
+        ./restore_path.sh
+    done
+fi
+
 # nginx gets deployed first since it "owns" the docker networks of downstream services.
 ./stub/nginx_yml.sh
 
diff --git a/www/restore_path.sh b/www/restore_path.sh
index c0b5210..73925f5 100755
--- a/www/restore_path.sh
+++ b/www/restore_path.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 set -eu
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
+# these variable are used by both backup/restore scripts.
+export REMOTE_BACKUP_PATH="$REMOTE_BACKUP_PATH/www/$APP/$DOMAIN_IDENTIFIER"
+export REMOTE_SOURCE_BACKUP_PATH="$REMOTE_DATA_PATH/$APP/$DOMAIN_NAME"
+
+export LOCAL_BACKUP_PATH="$SITE_PATH/backups/www/$APP"
+mkdir -p "$LOCAL_BACKUP_PATH"
+
 FILE_COUNT="$(find "$LOCAL_BACKUP_PATH" -type f | wc -l)"
 if [ "$FILE_COUNT" = 0 ]; then
     exit 0