diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index be175fb..690645d 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ but the **agent** is fetched by the install script from the server's
 **install script** are fetched from `<DataDir>/install/`. Plain
 `make build` doesn't touch any of those — the source-of-truth files
 in the working tree (`deploy/install/*`, `bin/restic-manager-agent`)
-must be copied into `/tmp/rm-smoke/data/...` *and* the running agent
+must be copied into `$HOME/smoke/data/...` *and* the running agent
 on this dev host needs replacing if the change touches agent code or
 the unit file.
 
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ asking the operator to test.**
 ```sh
 # 1. Restage what the install script serves (binary + unit + script).
 cp bin/restic-manager-agent \
-   /tmp/rm-smoke/data/agent-binaries/restic-manager-agent-linux-amd64
+   $HOME/smoke/data/agent-binaries/restic-manager-agent-linux-amd64
 cp deploy/install/install.sh \
-   /tmp/rm-smoke/data/install/install.sh
+   $HOME/smoke/data/install/install.sh
 cp deploy/install/install.ps1 \
-   /tmp/rm-smoke/data/install/install.ps1
+   $HOME/smoke/data/install/install.ps1
 cp deploy/install/restic-manager-agent.service \
-   /tmp/rm-smoke/data/install/restic-manager-agent.service
+   $HOME/smoke/data/install/restic-manager-agent.service
 
 # 2. Replace the running agent on this dev box and restart the
 #    service. Skip only when the change is server-side only AND
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ sudo -n systemctl restart restic-manager-agent
 # 3. The server runs from the working tree; restart it manually
 #    after a build that touches server code:
 pkill -f restic-manager-server
-RM_LISTEN=:8080 RM_DATA_DIR=/tmp/rm-smoke/data \
+RM_LISTEN=:8080 RM_DATA_DIR=$HOME/smoke/data \
 RM_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8080 \
-RM_SECRET_KEY_FILE=/tmp/rm-smoke/data/secret.key \
+RM_SECRET_KEY_FILE=$HOME/smoke/data/secret.key \
 RM_COOKIE_SECURE=false \
-./bin/restic-manager-server >> /tmp/rm-smoke/server.log 2>&1 &
+./bin/restic-manager-server >> $HOME/smoke/server.log 2>&1 &
 ```
 
 A `make smoke-deploy` target that bundles all of this would be a
diff --git a/internal/server/ws/handler.go b/internal/server/ws/handler.go
index 312f568..5a0473c 100644
--- a/internal/server/ws/handler.go
+++ b/internal/server/ws/handler.go
@@ -227,11 +227,17 @@ func dispatchAgentMessage(ctx context.Context, c *Conn, hostID string, env api.E
 		// a *success* — restic's idempotent init returns that when the
 		// repo is already initialised, which is the happy path for
 		// onboarding against an existing repo.
-		if job, err := deps.Store.GetJob(ctx, p.JobID); err == nil && job != nil &&
-			job.Kind == string(api.JobInit) {
-			status, errOut := repoStatusFromInit(string(p.Status), errMsg)
-			if err := deps.Store.SetHostRepoStatus(ctx, hostID, status, errOut); err != nil {
-				slog.Warn("ws: set host repo status", "host_id", hostID, "err", err)
+		if job, err := deps.Store.GetJob(ctx, p.JobID); err == nil && job != nil {
+			switch job.Kind {
+			case string(api.JobInit):
+				status, errOut := repoStatusFromInit(string(p.Status), errMsg)
+				if err := deps.Store.SetHostRepoStatus(ctx, hostID, status, errOut); err != nil {
+					slog.Warn("ws: set host repo status", "host_id", hostID, "err", err)
+				}
+			case string(api.JobBackup):
+				if err := deps.Store.SetHostLastBackup(ctx, hostID, string(p.Status), p.FinishedAt); err != nil {
+					slog.Warn("ws: set host last backup", "host_id", hostID, "err", err)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		if deps.JobHub != nil {
diff --git a/internal/store/hosts.go b/internal/store/hosts.go
index 3d11209..18d5c7d 100644
--- a/internal/store/hosts.go
+++ b/internal/store/hosts.go
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ func (s *Store) SetHostRepoStatus(ctx context.Context, hostID, status, errMsg st
 	return nil
 }
 
+// SetHostLastBackup projects a finished backup job onto the host row
+// so the dashboard can show last-run state without trawling the jobs
+// table. Called from the WS handler on job.finished where kind=backup.
+func (s *Store) SetHostLastBackup(ctx context.Context, hostID, status string, when time.Time) error {
+	_, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`UPDATE hosts SET last_backup_at = ?, last_backup_status = ? WHERE id = ?`,
+		when.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano), status, hostID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("store: set host last backup: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // DeleteHost removes a host row by id. Returns ErrNotFound if no row
 // matched. Foreign-key cascades (declared on every dependent table —
 // schedules, jobs, snapshots, source_groups, host_credentials, etc.)