diff --git a/docker/notification.toml b/docker/notification.toml
index 4ed76825e..dcd5f2c6f 100644
--- a/docker/notification.toml
+++ b/docker/notification.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ enabled = true
 # This URL will Dial the RabbitMQ server at the URL in the environment
 # variable RABBIT_SERVER_URL and open the exchange "myexchange".
 # The exchange must have already been created by some other means, like
-# the RabbitMQ management plugin.
+# the RabbitMQ management plugin. Сreate myexchange of type fanout and myqueue then
+# create binding myexchange => myqueue
 topic_url = "rabbit://swexchange"
 sub_url = "rabbit://swqueue"
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diff --git a/docker/replication.toml b/docker/replication.toml
index 84c0bec28..2cee755a5 100644
--- a/docker/replication.toml
+++ b/docker/replication.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ directory = "/buckets"
 
 [sink.local]
 enabled = true
-directory = "/data"
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+directory = "/data"
+todays_date_format = "2006-02-01"
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diff --git a/weed/command/scaffold.go b/weed/command/scaffold.go
index 415e0cba3..3b88e107d 100644
--- a/weed/command/scaffold.go
+++ b/weed/command/scaffold.go
@@ -329,7 +329,8 @@ enabled = false
 # This URL will Dial the RabbitMQ server at the URL in the environment
 # variable RABBIT_SERVER_URL and open the exchange "myexchange".
 # The exchange must have already been created by some other means, like
-# the RabbitMQ management plugin.
+# the RabbitMQ management plugin. Сreate myexchange of type fanout and myqueue then
+# create binding myexchange => myqueue
 topic_url = "rabbit://myexchange"
 sub_url = "rabbit://myqueue"
 `
@@ -353,6 +354,8 @@ directory = "/buckets"
 [sink.local]
 enabled = false
 directory = "/backup"
+# all replicated files are under todays date directory tree
+todays_date_format = ""
 
 [sink.filer]
 enabled = false
diff --git a/weed/replication/sink/localsink/local_sink.go b/weed/replication/sink/localsink/local_sink.go
index 76e0384e5..5ca562ec8 100644
--- a/weed/replication/sink/localsink/local_sink.go
+++ b/weed/replication/sink/localsink/local_sink.go
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type LocalSink struct {
-	dir         string
-	filerSource *source.FilerSource
+	dir              string
+	todaysDateFormat string
+	filerSource      *source.FilerSource
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -35,18 +37,23 @@ func (localsink *LocalSink) isMultiPartEntry(key string) bool {
 	return strings.HasSuffix(key, ".part") && strings.Contains(key, "/.uploads/")
 }
 
-func (localsink *LocalSink) initialize(dir string) error {
+func (localsink *LocalSink) initialize(dir string, todaysDateFormat string) error {
 	localsink.dir = dir
+	localsink.todaysDateFormat = todaysDateFormat
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (localsink *LocalSink) Initialize(configuration util.Configuration, prefix string) error {
 	dir := configuration.GetString(prefix + "directory")
+	todaysDateFormat := configuration.GetString(prefix + "todays_date_format")
 	glog.V(4).Infof("sink.local.directory: %v", dir)
-	return localsink.initialize(dir)
+	return localsink.initialize(dir, todaysDateFormat)
 }
 
 func (localsink *LocalSink) GetSinkToDirectory() string {
+	if localsink.todaysDateFormat != "" {
+		return filepath.Join(localsink.dir, time.Now().Format(localsink.todaysDateFormat))
+	}
 	return localsink.dir
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ func (localsink *LocalSink) DeleteEntry(key string, isDirectory, deleteIncludeCh
 	}
 	glog.V(4).Infof("Delete Entry key: %s", key)
 	if err := os.Remove(key); err != nil {
-		return err
+		glog.V(0).Infof("remove entry key %s: %s", key, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }