diff --git a/whm/gniza-whm/remotes.cgi b/whm/gniza-whm/remotes.cgi
index 924c1f0..4d65341 100644
--- a/whm/gniza-whm/remotes.cgi
+++ b/whm/gniza-whm/remotes.cgi
@@ -295,13 +295,32 @@ sub handle_add {
                 }
                 GnizaWHM::UI::init_remote_dir(%init_args);
 
+                # Fork sysbackup if toggle is on
+                my $sysbackup_msg = '';
+                if ($form->{'sysbackup_toggle'}) {
+                    my $log_file = "/var/log/gniza/sysbackup-$name.log";
+                    my $pid = fork();
+                    if (defined $pid && $pid == 0) {
+                        # Child: detach and exec sysbackup
+                        close STDIN;
+                        close STDOUT;
+                        close STDERR;
+                        open STDIN,  '<', '/dev/null';
+                        open STDOUT, '>', $log_file;
+                        open STDERR, '>&', \*STDOUT;
+                        exec '/usr/local/bin/gniza', 'sysbackup', "--remote=$name";
+                        exit 1;
+                    }
+                    $sysbackup_msg = ' System backup started in background.' if defined $pid;
+                }
+
                 if ($form->{'wizard'}) {
-                    GnizaWHM::UI::set_flash('success', "Remote '$name' created. Now set up a schedule.");
+                    GnizaWHM::UI::set_flash('success', "Remote '$name' created. Now set up a schedule." . $sysbackup_msg);
                     print "Status: 302 Found\r\n";
                     print "Location: schedules.cgi?action=add&wizard=1&remote_name=" . _uri_escape($name) . "\r\n\r\n";
                     exit;
                 }
-                GnizaWHM::UI::set_flash('success', "Remote '$name' created successfully.");
+                GnizaWHM::UI::set_flash('success', "Remote '$name' created successfully." . $sysbackup_msg);
                 print "Status: 302 Found\r\n";
                 print "Location: remotes.cgi\r\n\r\n";
                 exit;
@@ -632,6 +651,19 @@ sub render_remote_form {
     _field($conf, 'RETENTION_COUNT', 'Snapshots to Keep', 'Default: 30');
     print qq{</div>\n</div>\n};
 
+    # Initial System Backup toggle (add mode only)
+    unless ($is_edit) {
+        my $sysbackup_checked = $form->{'sysbackup_toggle'} ? ' checked' : '';
+        print qq{<div class="card bg-white shadow-sm border border-base-300 mb-6">\n<div class="card-body">\n};
+        print qq{<h2 class="card-title text-sm">Initial Backup</h2>\n};
+        print qq{<div class="flex items-center gap-3 mb-2.5">\n};
+        print qq{  <label class="w-44 font-medium text-sm" for="sysbackup_toggle">Run system backup</label>\n};
+        print qq{  <input type="checkbox" class="toggle toggle-sm toggle-success" id="sysbackup_toggle" name="sysbackup_toggle" value="1"$sysbackup_checked>\n};
+        print qq{</div>\n};
+        print qq{<p class="text-xs text-base-content/60 mt-2">Backs up WHM/cPanel config, installed packages, and cron jobs to the new remote immediately after creation. Runs in the background.</p>\n};
+        print qq{</div>\n</div>\n};
+    }
+
     # Submit
     print qq{<div class="flex gap-2 mt-4">\n};
     my $btn_label = $is_edit ? 'Save Changes' : 'Create Remote';