diff --git a/server/service-operation/data-retention/handler.go b/server/service-operation/data-retention/handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..514db3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/service-operation/data-retention/handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package dataretention
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"service-operation/pocketbase"
+)
+
+// Handler handles HTTP requests for data retention operations
+type Handler struct {
+	service *Service
+}
+
+// NewHandler creates a new data retention handler
+func NewHandler(pbClient *pocketbase.PocketBaseClient) *Handler {
+	return &Handler{
+		service: NewService(pbClient),
+	}
+}
+
+// GetSettings handles GET requests for data retention settings
+func (h *Handler) GetSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
+		http.Error(w, "Method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+
+	settings, err := h.service.GetDataSettings()
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(settings)
+}
+
+// TriggerCleanup handles POST requests to trigger manual cleanup
+func (h *Handler) TriggerCleanup(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+		http.Error(w, "Method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+
+	summary, err := h.service.CleanupOldRecords()
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(summary)
+}
+
+// SetupRoutes sets up the HTTP routes for data retention
+func (h *Handler) SetupRoutes(mux *http.ServeMux) {
+	mux.HandleFunc("/data-retention/settings", h.GetSettings)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/data-retention/cleanup", h.TriggerCleanup)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/service-operation/data-retention/scheduler.go b/server/service-operation/data-retention/scheduler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a064cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/service-operation/data-retention/scheduler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package dataretention
+
+import (
+	"service-operation/pocketbase"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Scheduler handles periodic data retention cleanup
+type Scheduler struct {
+	service  *Service
+	interval time.Duration
+	stopChan chan bool
+}
+
+// NewScheduler creates a new cleanup scheduler
+func NewScheduler(pbClient *pocketbase.PocketBaseClient, interval time.Duration) *Scheduler {
+	return &Scheduler{
+		service:  NewService(pbClient),
+		interval: interval,
+		stopChan: make(chan bool),
+	}
+}
+
+// Start begins the periodic cleanup process
+func (s *Scheduler) Start() {
+	// log.Printf("Starting data retention scheduler with interval: %v", s.interval)
+	
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(s.interval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	// Run initial cleanup
+	go func() {
+		if err := s.service.ScheduleCleanup(); err != nil {
+			// log.Printf("Initial cleanup failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			go func() {
+				if err := s.service.ScheduleCleanup(); err != nil {
+					// log.Printf("Scheduled cleanup failed: %v", err)
+				}
+			}()
+		case <-s.stopChan:
+			// log.Println("Data retention scheduler stopped")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Stop stops the scheduler
+func (s *Scheduler) Stop() {
+	// log.Println("Stopping data retention scheduler...")
+	s.stopChan <- true
+}
+
+// RunOnce executes cleanup immediately (for manual triggers)
+func (s *Scheduler) RunOnce() (*CleanupSummary, error) {
+	// log.Println("Running manual data retention cleanup...")
+	return s.service.CleanupOldRecords()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/service-operation/data-retention/service.go b/server/service-operation/data-retention/service.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75e224c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/service-operation/data-retention/service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+package dataretention
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"service-operation/pocketbase"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Service handles data retention operations
+type Service struct {
+	pbClient *pocketbase.PocketBaseClient
+}
+
+// NewService creates a new data retention service
+func NewService(pbClient *pocketbase.PocketBaseClient) *Service {
+	return &Service{
+		pbClient: pbClient,
+	}
+}
+
+// GetDataSettings fetches the current data retention settings
+func (s *Service) GetDataSettings() (*DataSettings, error) {
+	resp, err := s.pbClient.GetHTTPClient().Get(
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/collections/data_settings/records", s.pbClient.GetBaseURL()),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch data settings: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch data settings, status: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	var response DataSettingsResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&response); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode data settings response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(response.Items) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no data settings found")
+	}
+
+	return &response.Items[0], nil
+}
+
+// CleanupOldRecords performs cleanup of old records based on retention settings
+func (s *Service) CleanupOldRecords() (*CleanupSummary, error) {
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	
+	settings, err := s.GetDataSettings()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get data settings: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check if cleanup should run (only once per day)
+	if !s.shouldRunCleanup(settings) {
+		// log.Println("Skipping cleanup - less than 24 hours since last run")
+		return &CleanupSummary{
+			StartTime: startTime,
+			EndTime:   time.Now(),
+			Duration:  0,
+			Results:   make([]CleanupResult, 0),
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	summary := &CleanupSummary{
+		StartTime: startTime,
+		Results:   make([]CleanupResult, 0),
+	}
+
+	// Define collections and their corresponding retention days
+	uptimeCollections := []string{"dns_data", "ping_data", "tcp_data", "uptime_data", "services_metrics"}
+	serverCollections := []string{"server_metrics", "docker_metrics"}
+
+	// Process collections in parallel for better performance
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	resultsChan := make(chan CleanupResult, len(uptimeCollections)+len(serverCollections))
+
+	// Cleanup uptime-related collections in parallel
+	if settings.UptimeRetentionDays > 0 {
+		cutoffDate := time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -settings.UptimeRetentionDays)
+		// log.Printf("Cleaning uptime collections with %d days retention (cutoff: %s)", 
+		//	settings.UptimeRetentionDays, cutoffDate.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"))
+		for _, collection := range uptimeCollections {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func(col string) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				result := s.cleanupCollection(col, cutoffDate)
+				resultsChan <- result
+			}(collection)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// log.Println("Skipping uptime collections cleanup - retention days is 0")
+	}
+
+	// Cleanup server-related collections in parallel
+	if settings.ServerRetentionDays > 0 {
+		cutoffDate := time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -settings.ServerRetentionDays)
+		// log.Printf("Cleaning server collections with %d days retention (cutoff: %s)", 
+		//	settings.ServerRetentionDays, cutoffDate.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05"))
+		for _, collection := range serverCollections {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func(col string) {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				result := s.cleanupCollection(col, cutoffDate)
+				resultsChan <- result
+			}(collection)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// log.Println("Skipping server collections cleanup - retention days is 0")
+	}
+
+	// Wait for all collections to complete and collect results
+	go func() {
+		wg.Wait()
+		close(resultsChan)
+	}()
+
+	// Collect all results
+	for result := range resultsChan {
+		summary.Results = append(summary.Results, result)
+		summary.TotalDeleted += result.RecordsDeleted
+	}
+
+	summary.EndTime = time.Now()
+	summary.Duration = summary.EndTime.Sub(summary.StartTime)
+
+	// Update last cleanup time after successful completion
+	if err := s.updateLastCleanupTime(); err != nil {
+		// log.Printf("Warning: Failed to update last cleanup time: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// log.Printf("Data retention cleanup completed. Total records deleted: %d, Duration: %v", 
+	//	summary.TotalDeleted, summary.Duration)
+
+	return summary, nil
+}
+
+// cleanupCollection deletes records older than the cutoff date from a specific collection
+func (s *Service) cleanupCollection(collection string, cutoffDate time.Time) CleanupResult {
+	result := CleanupResult{
+		Collection: collection,
+	}
+
+	// Format cutoff date for PocketBase filter (RFC3339 format)
+	cutoffStr := cutoffDate.UTC().Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z")
+	
+	// Get records to delete (balanced batch size for performance vs rate limits)
+	batchSize := 50
+	totalDeleted := 0
+
+	for {
+		// Always fetch page 1 since we're deleting records (pagination shifts after deletes)
+		filter := fmt.Sprintf("created < '%s'", cutoffStr)
+		encodedFilter := url.QueryEscape(filter)
+		requestURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/collections/%s/records?page=1&perPage=%d&filter=%s",
+			s.pbClient.GetBaseURL(), collection, batchSize, encodedFilter)
+
+		resp, err := s.pbClient.GetHTTPClient().Get(requestURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			result.Error = fmt.Sprintf("failed to fetch records: %v", err)
+			return result
+		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+		// Check if response is successful
+		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+			result.Error = fmt.Sprintf("API request failed with status %d for collection %s", resp.StatusCode, collection)
+			return result
+		}
+
+		var response struct {
+			Items []struct {
+				ID string `json:"id"`
+			} `json:"items"`
+			TotalItems int `json:"totalItems"`
+		}
+
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&response); err != nil {
+			result.Error = fmt.Sprintf("failed to decode response for collection %s: %v", collection, err)
+			return result
+		}
+
+		if len(response.Items) == 0 {
+			// log.Printf("No more old records found in collection %s", collection)
+			break // No more records to delete
+		}
+
+		// log.Printf("Found %d old records in collection %s (batch), total items in DB: %d", 
+		//	len(response.Items), collection, response.TotalItems)
+
+		// Delete records with conservative rate limiting to avoid 429 errors
+		semaphore := make(chan struct{}, 3) // Further reduced to 3 concurrent deletes
+		var deleteWg sync.WaitGroup
+		var mu sync.Mutex
+		batchDeleted := 0
+		rateLimitHit := false
+
+		for _, record := range response.Items {
+			deleteWg.Add(1)
+			go func(recordID string) {
+				defer deleteWg.Done()
+				semaphore <- struct{}{} // Acquire
+				defer func() { <-semaphore }() // Release
+
+				deleted := false
+				retryCount := 0
+				maxRetries := 5
+				
+				for !deleted && retryCount < maxRetries {
+					if err := s.deleteRecord(collection, recordID); err != nil {
+						if retryCount < maxRetries-1 {
+							// Progressive backoff with longer delays for rate limits
+							baseWait := time.Duration(1<<retryCount) * 500 * time.Millisecond
+							if retryCount >= 2 {
+								// Extra penalty for persistent rate limits
+								baseWait += time.Duration(retryCount) * 2 * time.Second
+							}
+							
+							mu.Lock()
+							rateLimitHit = true
+							mu.Unlock()
+							
+							time.Sleep(baseWait)
+							retryCount++
+							continue
+						} else {
+							// log.Printf("Failed to delete record %s from %s after %d retries: %v", 
+							//	recordID, collection, maxRetries, err)
+							break
+						}
+					} else {
+						deleted = true
+						mu.Lock()
+						batchDeleted++
+						mu.Unlock()
+					}
+				}
+				
+				// Increased delay between deletions with adaptive timing
+				mu.Lock()
+				currentRateLimitHit := rateLimitHit
+				mu.Unlock()
+				
+				if currentRateLimitHit {
+					time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond) // Longer delay if rate limits detected
+				} else {
+					time.Sleep(75 * time.Millisecond)  // Standard delay
+				}
+			}(record.ID)
+		}
+
+		deleteWg.Wait()
+		totalDeleted += batchDeleted
+
+		// If we got fewer records than batch size, we're done
+		if len(response.Items) < batchSize {
+			// log.Printf("Finished processing collection %s - no more old records", collection)
+			break
+		}
+		
+		// More conservative delay between batches with adaptive timing
+		if len(response.Items) > 0 {
+			mu.Lock()
+			currentRateLimitHit := rateLimitHit
+			mu.Unlock()
+			
+			baseDelay := 300 * time.Millisecond
+			if currentRateLimitHit {
+				baseDelay = 1 * time.Second // Much longer delay if rate limits were hit
+				// log.Printf("Processed batch for collection %s (%d deleted), rate limits detected - waiting longer before next batch...", collection, batchDeleted)
+			} else {
+				// log.Printf("Processed batch for collection %s (%d deleted), processing next batch...", collection, batchDeleted)
+			}
+			
+			time.Sleep(baseDelay)
+		}
+	}
+
+	result.RecordsDeleted = totalDeleted
+	
+	if totalDeleted > 0 {
+		// log.Printf("Deleted %d records from collection %s", totalDeleted, collection)
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+// deleteRecord deletes a single record from a collection
+func (s *Service) deleteRecord(collection, recordID string) error {
+	requestURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/collections/%s/records/%s", s.pbClient.GetBaseURL(), collection, recordID)
+	
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", requestURL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := s.pbClient.GetHTTPClient().Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusNoContent && resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete record, status: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ScheduleCleanup runs cleanup based on schedule (can be called periodically)
+func (s *Service) ScheduleCleanup() error {
+	// log.Println("Starting scheduled data retention cleanup...")
+	
+	_, err := s.CleanupOldRecords()
+	if err != nil {
+		// log.Printf("Scheduled cleanup failed: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// log.Printf("Scheduled cleanup completed successfully. Summary: %+v", summary)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// shouldRunCleanup checks if cleanup should run based on last cleanup time (once per day)
+func (s *Service) shouldRunCleanup(settings *DataSettings) bool {
+	if settings.LastCleanup == "" {
+		// log.Println("No previous cleanup found, proceeding with cleanup...")
+		return true
+	}
+
+	lastCleanup, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, settings.LastCleanup)
+	if err != nil {
+		// log.Printf("Failed to parse last cleanup time '%s', proceeding with cleanup: %v", settings.LastCleanup, err)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	timeSinceLastCleanup := time.Since(lastCleanup)
+	minInterval := 24 * time.Hour
+
+	if timeSinceLastCleanup < minInterval {
+		// log.Printf("Last cleanup was %v ago (less than 24h), skipping cleanup", timeSinceLastCleanup)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// log.Printf("Last cleanup was %v ago, proceeding with cleanup", timeSinceLastCleanup)
+	return true
+}
+
+// updateLastCleanupTime updates the last cleanup timestamp in data settings
+func (s *Service) updateLastCleanupTime() error {
+	settings, err := s.GetDataSettings()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get data settings: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Update the last cleanup time
+	now := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	
+	// Create the update payload
+	updateData := map[string]interface{}{
+		"last_cleanup": now,
+	}
+
+	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(updateData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal update data: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Update the record via PocketBase API
+	requestURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/collections/data_settings/records/%s", s.pbClient.GetBaseURL(), settings.ID)
+	
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("PATCH", requestURL, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create update request: %w", err)
+	}
+	
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	resp, err := s.pbClient.GetHTTPClient().Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update last cleanup time: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to update last cleanup time, status: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	// log.Printf("Updated last cleanup time to: %s", now)
+	return nil
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/service-operation/data-retention/types.go b/server/service-operation/data-retention/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ebdb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/service-operation/data-retention/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package dataretention
+
+import "time"
+
+// DataSettings represents the data retention configuration from PocketBase
+type DataSettings struct {
+	ID                    string `json:"id"`
+	CollectionId          string `json:"collectionId"`
+	CollectionName        string `json:"collectionName"`
+	RetentionDays         int    `json:"retention_days"`
+	ServerRetentionDays   int    `json:"server_retention_days"`
+	UptimeRetentionDays   int    `json:"uptime_retention_days"`
+	LastCleanup           string `json:"last_cleanup"`
+	Backup                string `json:"backup"`
+	Created               string `json:"created"`
+	Updated               string `json:"updated"`
+}
+
+// DataSettingsResponse represents the response from PocketBase
+type DataSettingsResponse struct {
+	Items      []DataSettings `json:"items"`
+	Page       int            `json:"page"`
+	PerPage    int            `json:"perPage"`
+	TotalItems int            `json:"totalItems"`
+	TotalPages int            `json:"totalPages"`
+}
+
+// CleanupResult represents the result of a cleanup operation
+type CleanupResult struct {
+	Collection     string `json:"collection"`
+	RecordsDeleted int    `json:"records_deleted"`
+	Error          string `json:"error,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// CleanupSummary represents the overall cleanup summary
+type CleanupSummary struct {
+	TotalDeleted int             `json:"total_deleted"`
+	Results      []CleanupResult `json:"results"`
+	StartTime    time.Time       `json:"start_time"`
+	EndTime      time.Time       `json:"end_time"`
+	Duration     time.Duration   `json:"duration"`
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/service-operation/main.go b/server/service-operation/main.go
index e337318..37999aa 100644
--- a/server/service-operation/main.go
+++ b/server/service-operation/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"service-operation/config"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	servermonitoring "service-operation/server-monitoring"
 	sslmonitoring "service-operation/ssl-monitoring"
 	uptimemonitoring "service-operation/uptime-monitoring"
+	dataretention "service-operation/data-retention"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ func main() {
 	var sslNotificationService *sslmonitoring.SSLMonitor
 	var serverMonitoringService *servermonitoring.ServerMonitoringService
 	var uptimeMonitoringService *uptimemonitoring.UptimeMonitor
+	var dataRetentionScheduler *dataretention.Scheduler
 	
 	if cfg.PocketBaseEnabled {
 		//log.Println("🔧 Initializing PocketBase client...")
@@ -80,6 +83,12 @@ func main() {
 				uptimeMonitoringService = uptimemonitoring.NewUptimeMonitor(pbClient)
 				go uptimeMonitoringService.Start()
 				//log.Println("✅ Uptime monitoring started with notification support")
+
+				// Initialize and start data retention scheduler
+				//log.Println("🔧 Initializing data retention scheduler...")
+				dataRetentionScheduler = dataretention.NewScheduler(pbClient, 24*time.Hour) // Run daily
+				go dataRetentionScheduler.Start()
+				//log.Println("✅ Data retention scheduler started (daily cleanup)")
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -123,6 +132,9 @@ func main() {
 		log.Printf("✓Uptime monitoring enabled with notification support")
 	}
 	log.Printf("✓Supported operations: ping, dns, tcp, http, ssl")
+	if dataRetentionScheduler != nil {
+		log.Printf("✓Data retention scheduler enabled (daily cleanup)")
+	}
 	
 
 	// Setup graceful shutdown
@@ -154,6 +166,10 @@ func main() {
 			log.Println("🛑 Stopping uptime monitoring...")
 			uptimeMonitoringService.Stop()
 		}
+		if dataRetentionScheduler != nil {
+			log.Println("🛑 Stopping data retention scheduler...")
+			dataRetentionScheduler.Stop()
+		}
 		
 		log.Println("✅ All services stopped gracefully")
 		log.Println("🛑 === SERVICE OPERATION SERVER STOPPED ===")