diff --git a/bin/autogit b/bin/autogit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c4f23ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/autogit
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+### Add org file changes to git repo
+
+for REPO in $1
+do
+    echo "repository: $REPO"
+    eval "cd $REPO"
+    # check for errors
+    if ! git fsck --strict > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        notify-send "Org git commit failed."
+    fi
+    # remove deleted files
+    git ls-files --deleted -z | xargs -0 git rm >/dev/null 2>&1
+    # add new files
+    git add . >/dev/null 2>&1
+    git commit -m "$(date)"
+    # push
+    git push origin master
+done
+echo Done
diff --git a/etc/conf.org b/etc/conf.org
index 6a19522..a7480a5 100644
--- a/etc/conf.org
+++ b/etc/conf.org
@@ -341,6 +341,17 @@ If FRONT is t, do to the front of current values instead of the back."
   (--each
       (where-is-internal f keymap nil nil)
     (define-key keymap it nil)))
+
+
+(defun nd/run-at-hour-minute (hh mm rep cmd &rest args)
+  "Run CMD starting at next integral HH and MM repeating every REP seconds.
+
+For example, to run every hour at 45 minutes HH would be 1 and MM would be 45."
+  (let* ((m (* mm 60))
+         (h (* hh 3600))
+         (now (float-time))
+         (next (- (+ m (* h (ceiling (/ (- now m) h)))) now)))
+    (apply #'run-at-time next rep cmd args)))
 #+END_SRC
 ** interactive
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
@@ -1719,14 +1730,21 @@ Additionally, using specialized file variables makes it much easier and faster t
                            (org-x-get-reference-files :maxlevel . 9)))
 #+END_SRC
 *** autosave
-Save all org buffers 1 minute before the hour. 
+Save all org buffers 1 minute before the hour, then commit whatever I saved.
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
 (defun nd/org-save-all-org-buffers ()
   "Save org buffers without confirmation or message (unlike default)."
   (save-some-buffers t (lambda () (derived-mode-p 'org-mode)))
   (when (featurep 'org-id) (org-id-locations-save)))
 
-(run-at-time "00:59" 3600 #'nd/org-save-all-org-buffers)
+(defun nd/org-commit-repos ()
+  "Commit org git repos automatically"
+  (let* ((journal-path (f-join org-directory "journal"))
+         (cmd (format "autogit \"%s\" \"%s\"" org-directory journal-path)))
+    (async-shell-command cmd)))
+
+(nd/run-at-hour-minute 1 59 3600 #'nd/org-save-all-org-buffers)
+(nd/run-at-hour-minute 1 0 3600 #'nd/org-commit-repos)
 #+END_SRC
 *** stateless configuration
 =org-ml= provides stateless functions for operating on org buffers.