diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Tools.cpp b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Tools.cpp
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index 000000000..5b7cc5ebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Tools.cpp
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+#include "Tools.h"
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+namespace comm {
+namespace network {
+
+uint64_t getCurrentTimestamp() {
+  using namespace std::chrono;
+  return duration_cast<milliseconds>(system_clock::now().time_since_epoch())
+      .count();
+}
+
+} // namespace network
+} // namespace comm
diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Tools.h b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Tools.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c3e8ed4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Tools.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace comm {
+namespace network {
+
+uint64_t getCurrentTimestamp();
+
+} // namespace network
+} // namespace comm