diff --git a/registry/src/config.rs b/registry/src/config.rs
index 38462439..0a17e3a1 100644
--- a/registry/src/config.rs
+++ b/registry/src/config.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use actix_web::http::header::HeaderValue;
-use std::env;
+use std::{env, str::FromStr};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Config {
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub auth_token: HeaderValue,
     pub clerk_secret_key: String,
     pub github_token: String,
+    pub environment: Env,
 }
 
 impl Default for Config {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             auth_token: from_env_default("AUTH_TOKEN", "").parse().unwrap(),
             clerk_secret_key: env::var("CLERK_SECRET_KEY").expect("CLERK_SECRET_KEY not set"),
             github_token: env::var("GITHUB_TOKEN").expect("GITHUB_TOKEN not set"),
+            environment: from_env_default("ENV", "dev").parse().unwrap(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -35,3 +37,26 @@ impl Default for Config {
 fn from_env_default(key: &str, default: &str) -> String {
     dotenv::var(key).unwrap_or_else(|_| env::var(key).unwrap_or_else(|_| default.to_owned()))
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum Env {
+    Production,
+    Staging,
+    Development,
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Env {
+    type Err = &'static str;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        if s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("prod") {
+            Ok(Env::Production)
+        } else if s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("staging") {
+            Ok(Env::Staging)
+        } else if s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("dev") {
+            Ok(Env::Development)
+        } else {
+            Err("Invalid value: expected 'prod', 'staging' or 'dev'")
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/registry/src/db_sync.rs b/registry/src/db_sync.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44402039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/registry/src/db_sync.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+use actix_web::rt::task::spawn_blocking;
+use actix_web::rt::time as tokio_time;
+use anyhow::{bail, Context};
+use sqlx::PgPool;
+use std::{env, process::Command, time::Duration};
+
+// TODO(vini): attempt to do this using aws_sdk_s3 instead?
+async fn copy_s3_files(buckets: &S3Buckets) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let source_bucket = buckets.source_bucket.clone();
+    let dest_bucket = buckets.destination_bucket.clone();
+
+    // Spawn blocking since actix::rt does not reexport tokio's Command
+    let handle = spawn_blocking(move || {
+        // Run the aws s3 sync command as a subprocess
+        Command::new("aws")
+            .arg("s3")
+            .arg("sync")
+            .arg(source_bucket)
+            .arg(dest_bucket)
+            .output()
+            .with_context(|| "Failed to execute aws s3 sync command")
+    });
+
+    let output = handle
+        .await
+        .with_context(|| "Failed to run blocking task: aws s3 sync")??;
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)
+        .with_context(|| "AWS CLI returned invalid UTF-8 in stdout")?;
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8(output.stderr)
+        .with_context(|| "AWS CLI returned invalid UTF-8 in stderr")?;
+
+    let source_bucket = &buckets.source_bucket;
+    let dest_bucket = &buckets.destination_bucket;
+
+    // Check the command output
+    if output.status.success() {
+        tracing::info!("Successfully synced {} to {}", source_bucket, dest_bucket);
+        tracing::info!("Output: {stdout}");
+    } else {
+        tracing::error!(
+            "Error syncing {} to {}. stdout: {stdout}\nstderr: {stderr}",
+            source_bucket,
+            dest_bucket
+        );
+        bail!("Failed to run aws s3 sync: {stderr}")
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn create_mapping(conn: &PgPool, fdw: &ForeignDataWrapper) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let query = format!(
+        "
+        DO $$
+        BEGIN
+            IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_user_mappings WHERE srvname = 'prod_trunk' AND usename = 'postgres') THEN
+                EXECUTE 'CREATE USER MAPPING FOR postgres SERVER prod_trunk 
+                OPTIONS (user ''{}'', password ''{}'')';
+            END IF;
+        END $$;
+        ",
+        fdw.db_user, fdw.db_password
+    );
+
+    sqlx::query(&query).execute(conn).await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn create_trunk_fdw(conn: &PgPool, fdw: &ForeignDataWrapper) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    sqlx::query("CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS postgres_fdw")
+        .execute(conn)
+        .await?;
+
+    let query = format!(
+        "
+        DO $$
+        BEGIN
+            IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_foreign_server WHERE srvname = 'prod_trunk') THEN
+                EXECUTE 'CREATE SERVER prod_trunk FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER postgres_fdw 
+                OPTIONS (host ''{}'', port ''{}'', dbname ''{}'')';
+            END IF;
+        END $$;
+        ",
+        fdw.host, fdw.port, fdw.db_name
+    );
+
+    sqlx::query(&query).execute(conn).await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn create_clone_function(conn: &PgPool, buckets: &S3Buckets) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let source_s3_prefix = &buckets.source_bucket_prefix;
+    let dest_s3_prefix = &buckets.destination_bucket_prefix;
+
+    // Create the clone function with dynamic s3_prefix
+    let query = format!(
+        r#"
+        CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION clone_prod_trunk() RETURNS void LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$
+        DECLARE
+            table_rec RECORD; 
+        BEGIN
+            DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS foreign_v1 CASCADE;
+            CREATE SCHEMA foreign_v1;
+            EXECUTE 'IMPORT FOREIGN SCHEMA "v1" FROM SERVER prod_trunk INTO foreign_v1';
+
+            DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS v1 CASCADE;
+            CREATE SCHEMA v1;
+
+            -- Clone tables from foreign_v1 into v1
+            FOR table_rec IN SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = 'foreign_v1' AND table_type = 'FOREIGN'
+            LOOP
+                EXECUTE format('CREATE TABLE v1.%I AS SELECT * FROM foreign_v1.%I', table_rec.table_name, table_rec.table_name);
+            END LOOP;
+
+            -- Update s3 bucket download links
+            UPDATE v1.trunk_project_downloads 
+            SET download_url = REPLACE(download_url, '{source_s3_prefix}', '{dest_s3_prefix}')
+            WHERE download_url LIKE '%use1-prod-pgtrunkio%';
+
+            -- Clone tables from foreign public into public
+            EXECUTE 'IMPORT FOREIGN SCHEMA "public" FROM SERVER prod_trunk INTO public';
+
+        END $$;
+        "#
+    );
+
+    sqlx::query(&query).execute(conn).await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn sync_trunk_db_and_s3(conn: PgPool) {
+    let buckets = match S3Buckets::new() {
+        Ok(buckets) => buckets,
+        Err(err) => {
+            tracing::error!("db_sync: Missing S3 bucket env variable: {err}. Exiting.");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    let fdw = match ForeignDataWrapper::new() {
+        Ok(fdw) => fdw,
+        Err(err) => {
+            tracing::error!(
+                "db_sync: Failed to get Foreign Data Wrapper arguments: {err}. Exiting."
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    if let Err(err) = copy_s3_files(&buckets).await {
+        tracing::error!("Failed to sync S3 buckets: {err}");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if let Err(err) = create_trunk_fdw(&conn, &fdw).await {
+        tracing::error!("Failed to create Foreign Data Wrapper: {err}");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if let Err(err) = create_mapping(&conn, &fdw).await {
+        tracing::error!("Failed to create mapping: {err}");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if let Err(err) = create_clone_function(&conn, &buckets).await {
+        tracing::error!("Failed to create `clone_prod_trunk`: {err}");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    loop {
+        if let Err(err) = sqlx::query("SELECT clone_prod_trunk()")
+            .execute(&conn)
+            .await
+        {
+            tracing::error!("Failed to SELECT clone_prod_trunk: {err}");
+        }
+
+        tracing::info!("Cloned prod Trunk successfully!");
+
+        // TODO: save when the last sync was done in the DB
+        // and then sleep according?
+        tokio_time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(60 * 60)).await;
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct S3Buckets {
+    source_bucket: String,
+    destination_bucket: String,
+    source_bucket_prefix: String,
+    destination_bucket_prefix: String,
+}
+
+impl S3Buckets {
+    pub fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            source_bucket: env::var("SOURCE_BUCKET")?,
+            destination_bucket: env::var("DEST_BUCKET")?,
+            source_bucket_prefix: env::var("SOURCE_BUCKET_PREFIX")?,
+            destination_bucket_prefix: env::var("DEST_BUCKET_PREFIX")?,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ForeignDataWrapper {
+    host: String,
+    port: u16,
+    db_name: String,
+    db_user: String,
+    db_password: String,
+}
+
+impl ForeignDataWrapper {
+    pub fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            host: env::var("FDW_HOST")?,
+            port: env::var("FDW_PORT")?
+                .parse()
+                .with_context(|| "Expected FDW_PORT to be an integer and fit in a u16")?,
+            db_name: env::var("FDW_DBNAME").unwrap_or_else(|_| "postgres".into()),
+            db_user: env::var("FDW_USER").unwrap_or_else(|_| "readonly".into()),
+            db_password: env::var("FDW_PASSWORD")?,
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/registry/src/lib.rs b/registry/src/lib.rs
index ee4fde05..4e324ec1 100644
--- a/registry/src/lib.rs
+++ b/registry/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use sqlx::{ConnectOptions, Pool, Postgres};
 
 pub mod categories;
 pub mod config;
+pub mod db_sync;
 pub mod download;
 pub mod errors;
 pub mod extensions;
diff --git a/registry/src/server.rs b/registry/src/server.rs
index 7ea7c9f1..ea23db7c 100644
--- a/registry/src/server.rs
+++ b/registry/src/server.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use actix_cors::Cors;
+use actix_web::rt::spawn;
 use actix_web::{web, App, HttpServer};
 use clerk_rs::{validators::actix::ClerkMiddleware, ClerkConfiguration};
 use tracing_actix_web::TracingLogger;
+use trunk_registry::config::Env;
+use trunk_registry::db_sync::sync_trunk_db_and_s3;
 use trunk_registry::openapi::build_docs;
 use trunk_registry::readme::GithubApiClient;
 use trunk_registry::repository::Registry;
@@ -68,6 +71,16 @@ pub async fn server() -> std::io::Result<()> {
         .await
         .expect("error running migrations");
 
+    match cfg.environment {
+        Env::Production => {}
+        _ => {
+            let conn_for_task = conn.clone();
+            spawn(async move {
+                sync_trunk_db_and_s3(conn_for_task).await;
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
     HttpServer::new(move || {
         let cors = Cors::permissive();
         App::new()