diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52eebaa..ca5f0f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ VSP will add the ticket to a pool of always-online voting wallets.
 - **API** - Tickets are registered with the VSP using a JSON HTTP API. For more
   detail on the API and its usage, read [api.md](./docs/api.md)
 
-- **Web front-end** - A minimal, static, website providing pool stats.
+- **Web front-end** - A minimal website (no JavaScript) providing public pool
+  stats. An admin page enables searching for tickets and downloading database
+  backups.
 
 - **Two-way accountability** - All vspd requests must be signed with a private
   key corresponding to the relevant ticket, and all vspd responses are signed
diff --git a/docs/deployment.md b/docs/deployment.md
index 7258790..8d2bc22 100644
--- a/docs/deployment.md
+++ b/docs/deployment.md
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ To facilitate back-ups, vspd will periodically write a copy of the bbolt
 database to the path `{homedir}/data/{network}/vspd.db-backup`. A copy of the
 database file will also be written to this path when vspd shuts down.
 
+It is also possible to generate and download a database backup on demand from
+the admin page of the vspd web front-end.
+
 ## Disaster Recovery
 
 The database file contains everything needed to restore a vspd deployment -