diff --git a/cmd/cc-backend/main.go b/cmd/cc-backend/main.go
index ce721b7..eb42287 100644
--- a/cmd/cc-backend/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cc-backend/main.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func runServer(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Start archiver and task manager
-	archiver.Start(repository.GetJobRepository())
+	archiver.Start(repository.GetJobRepository(), ctx)
 	taskManager.Start(ccconf.GetPackageConfig("cron"), ccconf.GetPackageConfig("archive"))
 
 	// Initialize web UI
diff --git a/cmd/cc-backend/server.go b/cmd/cc-backend/server.go
index 498ffc2..520fd69 100644
--- a/cmd/cc-backend/server.go
+++ b/cmd/cc-backend/server.go
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ func (s *Server) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) {
 		memorystore.Shutdown()
 	}
 
-	// Then, wait for any async archivings still pending...
-	archiver.WaitForArchiving()
+	// Shutdown archiver with 10 second timeout for fast shutdown
+	if err := archiver.Shutdown(10 * time.Second); err != nil {
+		cclog.Warnf("Archiver shutdown: %v", err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/api/api_test.go b/internal/api/api_test.go
index bf8cd75..230613f 100644
--- a/internal/api/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/api_test.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func setup(t *testing.T) *api.RestApi {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	archiver.Start(repository.GetJobRepository())
+	archiver.Start(repository.GetJobRepository(), context.Background())
 
 	if cfg := ccconf.GetPackageConfig("auth"); cfg != nil {
 		auth.Init(&cfg)
diff --git a/internal/archiver/README.md b/internal/archiver/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fae04e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/archiver/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+# Archiver Package
+
+The `archiver` package provides asynchronous job archiving functionality for ClusterCockpit. When jobs complete, their metric data is archived from the metric store to a persistent archive backend (filesystem, S3, SQLite, etc.).
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Producer-Consumer Pattern
+
+```
+┌──────────────┐     TriggerArchiving()      ┌───────────────┐
+│  API Handler │  ───────────────────────▶   │ archiveChannel│
+│ (Job Stop)   │                             │  (buffer: 128)│
+└──────────────┘                             └───────┬───────┘
+                                                     │
+                   ┌─────────────────────────────────┘
+                   │
+                   ▼
+         ┌──────────────────────┐
+         │  archivingWorker()   │
+         │   (goroutine)        │
+         └──────────┬───────────┘
+                    │
+                    ▼
+         1. Fetch job metadata
+         2. Load metric data
+         3. Calculate statistics
+         4. Archive to backend
+         5. Update database
+         6. Call hooks
+```
+
+### Components
+
+- **archiveChannel**: Buffered channel (128 jobs) for async communication
+- **archivePending**: WaitGroup tracking in-flight archiving operations
+- **archivingWorker**: Background goroutine processing archiving requests
+- **shutdownCtx**: Context for graceful cancellation during shutdown
+
+## Usage
+
+### Initialization
+
+```go
+// Start archiver with context for shutdown control
+ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+defer cancel()
+
+archiver.Start(jobRepository, ctx)
+```
+
+### Archiving a Job
+
+```go
+// Called automatically when a job completes
+archiver.TriggerArchiving(job)
+```
+
+The function returns immediately. Actual archiving happens in the background.
+
+### Graceful Shutdown
+
+```go
+// Shutdown with 10 second timeout
+if err := archiver.Shutdown(10 * time.Second); err != nil {
+    log.Printf("Archiver shutdown timeout: %v", err)
+}
+```
+
+**Shutdown process:**
+1. Closes channel (rejects new jobs)
+2. Waits for pending jobs (up to timeout)
+3. Cancels context if timeout exceeded
+4. Waits for worker to exit cleanly
+
+## Configuration
+
+### Channel Buffer Size
+
+The archiving channel has a buffer of 128 jobs. If more than 128 jobs are queued simultaneously, `TriggerArchiving()` will block until space is available.
+
+To adjust:
+```go
+// In archiveWorker.go Start() function
+archiveChannel = make(chan *schema.Job, 256) // Increase buffer
+```
+
+### Scope Selection
+
+Archive data scopes are automatically selected based on job size:
+
+- **Node scope**: Always included
+- **Core scope**: Included for jobs with ≤8 nodes (reduces data volume for large jobs)
+- **Accelerator scope**: Included if job used accelerators (`NumAcc > 0`)
+
+To adjust the node threshold:
+```go
+// In archiver.go ArchiveJob() function
+if job.NumNodes <= 16 { // Change from 8 to 16
+    scopes = append(scopes, schema.MetricScopeCore)
+}
+```
+
+### Resolution
+
+Data is archived at the highest available resolution (typically 60s intervals). To change:
+
+```go
+// In archiver.go ArchiveJob() function
+jobData, err := metricDataDispatcher.LoadData(job, allMetrics, scopes, ctx, 300)
+// 0 = highest resolution
+// 300 = 5-minute resolution
+```
+
+## Error Handling
+
+### Automatic Retry
+
+The archiver does **not** automatically retry failed archiving operations. If archiving fails:
+
+1. Error is logged
+2. Job is marked as `MonitoringStatusArchivingFailed` in database
+3. Worker continues processing other jobs
+
+### Manual Retry
+
+To re-archive failed jobs, query for jobs with `MonitoringStatusArchivingFailed` and call `TriggerArchiving()` again.
+
+## Performance Considerations
+
+### Single Worker Thread
+
+The archiver uses a single worker goroutine. For high-throughput systems:
+
+- Large channel buffer (128) prevents blocking
+- Archiving is typically I/O bound (writing to storage)
+- Single worker prevents overwhelming storage backend
+
+### Shutdown Timeout
+
+Recommended timeout values:
+- **Development**: 5-10 seconds
+- **Production**: 10-30 seconds
+- **High-load**: 30-60 seconds
+
+Choose based on:
+- Average archiving time per job
+- Storage backend latency
+- Acceptable shutdown delay
+
+## Monitoring
+
+### Logging
+
+The archiver logs:
+- **Info**: Startup, shutdown, successful completions
+- **Debug**: Individual job archiving times
+- **Error**: Archiving failures with job ID and reason
+- **Warn**: Shutdown timeout exceeded
+
+### Metrics
+
+Monitor these signals for archiver health:
+- Jobs with `MonitoringStatusArchivingFailed`
+- Time from job stop to successful archive
+- Shutdown timeout occurrences
+
+## Thread Safety
+
+All exported functions are safe for concurrent use:
+- `Start()` - Safe to call once
+- `TriggerArchiving()` - Safe from multiple goroutines
+- `Shutdown()` - Safe to call once
+- `WaitForArchiving()` - Deprecated, but safe
+
+Internal state is protected by:
+- Channel synchronization (`archiveChannel`)
+- WaitGroup for pending count (`archivePending`)
+- Context for cancellation (`shutdownCtx`)
+
+## Files
+
+- **archiveWorker.go**: Worker lifecycle, channel management, shutdown logic
+- **archiver.go**: Core archiving logic, metric loading, statistics calculation
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- `internal/repository`: Database operations for job metadata
+- `internal/metricDataDispatcher`: Loading metric data from various backends
+- `pkg/archive`: Archive backend abstraction (filesystem, S3, SQLite)
+- `cc-lib/schema`: Job and metric data structures
diff --git a/internal/archiver/archiveWorker.go b/internal/archiver/archiveWorker.go
index 9e834b2..1bb5a49 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/archiveWorker.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/archiveWorker.go
@@ -2,10 +2,54 @@
 // All rights reserved. This file is part of cc-backend.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Package archiver provides asynchronous job archiving functionality for ClusterCockpit.
+//
+// The archiver runs a background worker goroutine that processes job archiving requests
+// from a buffered channel. When jobs complete, their metric data is archived from the
+// metric store to the configured archive backend (filesystem, S3, etc.).
+//
+// # Architecture
+//
+// The archiver uses a producer-consumer pattern:
+//   - Producer: TriggerArchiving() sends jobs to archiveChannel
+//   - Consumer: archivingWorker() processes jobs from the channel
+//   - Coordination: sync.WaitGroup tracks pending archive operations
+//
+// # Lifecycle
+//
+//  1. Start(repo, ctx) - Initialize worker with context for cancellation
+//  2. TriggerArchiving(job) - Queue job for archiving (called when job stops)
+//  3. archivingWorker() - Background goroutine processes jobs
+//  4. Shutdown(timeout) - Graceful shutdown with timeout
+//
+// # Graceful Shutdown
+//
+// The archiver supports graceful shutdown with configurable timeout:
+//   - Closes channel to reject new jobs
+//   - Waits for pending jobs to complete (up to timeout)
+//   - Cancels context if timeout exceeded
+//   - Ensures worker goroutine exits cleanly
+//
+// # Example Usage
+//
+//	// Initialize archiver
+//	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+//	defer cancel()
+//	archiver.Start(jobRepository, ctx)
+//
+//	// Trigger archiving when job completes
+//	archiver.TriggerArchiving(job)
+//
+//	// Graceful shutdown with 10 second timeout
+//	if err := archiver.Shutdown(10 * time.Second); err != nil {
+//	    log.Printf("Archiver shutdown timeout: %v", err)
+//	}
 package archiver
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -19,38 +63,82 @@ var (
 	archivePending sync.WaitGroup
 	archiveChannel chan *schema.Job
 	jobRepo        *repository.JobRepository
+	shutdownCtx    context.Context
+	shutdownCancel context.CancelFunc
+	workerDone     chan struct{}
 )
 
-func Start(r *repository.JobRepository) {
+// Start initializes the archiver and starts the background worker goroutine.
+//
+// The archiver processes job archiving requests asynchronously via a buffered channel.
+// Jobs are sent to the channel using TriggerArchiving() and processed by the worker.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - r: JobRepository instance for database operations
+//   - ctx: Context for cancellation (shutdown signal propagation)
+//
+// The worker goroutine will run until:
+//   - ctx is cancelled (via parent shutdown)
+//   - archiveChannel is closed (via Shutdown())
+//
+// Must be called before TriggerArchiving(). Safe to call only once.
+func Start(r *repository.JobRepository, ctx context.Context) {
+	shutdownCtx, shutdownCancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	archiveChannel = make(chan *schema.Job, 128)
+	workerDone = make(chan struct{})
 	jobRepo = r
 
 	go archivingWorker()
 }
 
-// Archiving worker thread
+// archivingWorker is the background goroutine that processes job archiving requests.
+//
+// The worker loop:
+//  1. Blocks waiting for jobs on archiveChannel or shutdown signal
+//  2. Fetches job metadata from repository
+//  3. Archives job data to configured backend (calls ArchiveJob)
+//  4. Updates job footprint and energy metrics in database
+//  5. Marks job as successfully archived
+//  6. Calls job stop hooks
+//
+// The worker exits when:
+//   - shutdownCtx is cancelled (timeout during shutdown)
+//   - archiveChannel is closed (normal shutdown)
+//
+// Errors during archiving are logged and the job is marked as failed,
+// but the worker continues processing other jobs.
 func archivingWorker() {
+	defer close(workerDone)
+
 	for {
 		select {
+		case <-shutdownCtx.Done():
+			cclog.Info("Archive worker received shutdown signal")
+			return
+
 		case job, ok := <-archiveChannel:
 			if !ok {
-				break
+				cclog.Info("Archive channel closed, worker exiting")
+				return
 			}
+
 			start := time.Now()
 			// not using meta data, called to load JobMeta into Cache?
 			// will fail if job meta not in repository
 			if _, err := jobRepo.FetchMetadata(job); err != nil {
 				cclog.Errorf("archiving job (dbid: %d) failed at check metadata step: %s", job.ID, err.Error())
 				jobRepo.UpdateMonitoringStatus(*job.ID, schema.MonitoringStatusArchivingFailed)
+				archivePending.Done()
 				continue
 			}
 
 			// ArchiveJob will fetch all the data from a MetricDataRepository and push into configured archive backend
-			// TODO: Maybe use context with cancel/timeout here
-			jobMeta, err := ArchiveJob(job, context.Background())
+			// Use shutdown context to allow cancellation
+			jobMeta, err := ArchiveJob(job, shutdownCtx)
 			if err != nil {
 				cclog.Errorf("archiving job (dbid: %d) failed at archiving job step: %s", job.ID, err.Error())
 				jobRepo.UpdateMonitoringStatus(*job.ID, schema.MonitoringStatusArchivingFailed)
+				archivePending.Done()
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -58,16 +146,19 @@ func archivingWorker() {
 
 			if stmt, err = jobRepo.UpdateFootprint(stmt, jobMeta); err != nil {
 				cclog.Errorf("archiving job (dbid: %d) failed at update Footprint step: %s", job.ID, err.Error())
+				archivePending.Done()
 				continue
 			}
 			if stmt, err = jobRepo.UpdateEnergy(stmt, jobMeta); err != nil {
 				cclog.Errorf("archiving job (dbid: %d) failed at update Energy step: %s", job.ID, err.Error())
+				archivePending.Done()
 				continue
 			}
 			// Update the jobs database entry one last time:
 			stmt = jobRepo.MarkArchived(stmt, schema.MonitoringStatusArchivingSuccessful)
 			if err := jobRepo.Execute(stmt); err != nil {
 				cclog.Errorf("archiving job (dbid: %d) failed at db execute: %s", job.ID, err.Error())
+				archivePending.Done()
 				continue
 			}
 			cclog.Debugf("archiving job %d took %s", job.JobID, time.Since(start))
@@ -75,13 +166,24 @@ func archivingWorker() {
 
 			repository.CallJobStopHooks(job)
 			archivePending.Done()
-		default:
-			continue
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-// Trigger async archiving
+// TriggerArchiving queues a job for asynchronous archiving.
+//
+// This function should be called when a job completes (stops) to archive its
+// metric data from the metric store to the configured archive backend.
+//
+// The function:
+//  1. Increments the pending job counter (WaitGroup)
+//  2. Sends the job to the archiving channel (buffered, capacity 128)
+//  3. Returns immediately (non-blocking unless channel is full)
+//
+// The actual archiving is performed asynchronously by the worker goroutine.
+// Upon completion, the worker will decrement the pending counter.
+//
+// Panics if Start() has not been called first.
 func TriggerArchiving(job *schema.Job) {
 	if archiveChannel == nil {
 		cclog.Fatal("Cannot archive without archiving channel. Did you Start the archiver?")
@@ -91,8 +193,58 @@ func TriggerArchiving(job *schema.Job) {
 	archiveChannel <- job
 }
 
-// Wait for background thread to finish pending archiving operations
-func WaitForArchiving() {
-	// close channel and wait for worker to process remaining jobs
-	archivePending.Wait()
+// Shutdown performs a graceful shutdown of the archiver with a configurable timeout.
+//
+// The shutdown process:
+//  1. Closes archiveChannel - no new jobs will be accepted
+//  2. Waits for pending jobs to complete (up to timeout duration)
+//  3. If timeout is exceeded:
+//     - Cancels shutdownCtx to interrupt ongoing ArchiveJob operations
+//     - Returns error indicating timeout
+//  4. Waits for worker goroutine to exit cleanly
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - timeout: Maximum duration to wait for pending jobs to complete
+//     (recommended: 10-30 seconds for production)
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - nil if all jobs completed within timeout
+//   - error if timeout was exceeded (some jobs may not have been archived)
+//
+// Jobs that don't complete within the timeout will be marked as failed.
+// The function always ensures the worker goroutine exits before returning.
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	if err := archiver.Shutdown(10 * time.Second); err != nil {
+//	    log.Printf("Some jobs did not complete: %v", err)
+//	}
+func Shutdown(timeout time.Duration) error {
+	cclog.Info("Initiating archiver shutdown...")
+
+	// Close channel to signal no more jobs will be accepted
+	close(archiveChannel)
+
+	// Create a channel to signal when all jobs are done
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		archivePending.Wait()
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	// Wait for jobs to complete or timeout
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+		cclog.Info("All archive jobs completed successfully")
+		// Wait for worker to exit
+		<-workerDone
+		return nil
+	case <-time.After(timeout):
+		cclog.Warn("Archiver shutdown timeout exceeded, cancelling remaining operations")
+		// Cancel any ongoing operations
+		shutdownCancel()
+		// Wait for worker to exit
+		<-workerDone
+		return fmt.Errorf("archiver shutdown timeout after %v", timeout)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/archiver/archiver.go b/internal/archiver/archiver.go
index e21be13..b88199a 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/archiver.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/archiver.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // All rights reserved. This file is part of cc-backend.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
 package archiver
 
 import (
@@ -15,7 +16,32 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ClusterCockpit/cc-lib/schema"
 )
 
-// Writes a running job to the job-archive
+// ArchiveJob archives a completed job's metric data to the configured archive backend.
+//
+// This function performs the following operations:
+//  1. Loads all metric data for the job from the metric data repository
+//  2. Calculates job-level statistics (avg, min, max) for each metric
+//  3. Stores the job metadata and metric data to the archive backend
+//
+// Metric data is retrieved at the highest available resolution (typically 60s)
+// for the following scopes:
+//   - Node scope (always)
+//   - Core scope (for jobs with ≤8 nodes, to reduce data volume)
+//   - Accelerator scope (if job used accelerators)
+//
+// The function respects context cancellation. If ctx is cancelled (e.g., during
+// shutdown timeout), the operation will be interrupted and return an error.
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - job: The job to archive (must be a completed job)
+//   - ctx: Context for cancellation and timeout control
+//
+// Returns:
+//   - *schema.Job with populated Statistics field
+//   - error if data loading or archiving fails
+//
+// If config.Keys.DisableArchive is true, only job statistics are calculated
+// and returned (no data is written to archive backend).
 func ArchiveJob(job *schema.Job, ctx context.Context) (*schema.Job, error) {
 	allMetrics := make([]string, 0)
 	metricConfigs := archive.GetCluster(job.Cluster).MetricConfig
diff --git a/internal/importer/normalize.go b/internal/importer/normalize.go
index fc5e537..943ceb2 100644
--- a/internal/importer/normalize.go
+++ b/internal/importer/normalize.go
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ func getNormalizationFactor(v float64) (float64, int) {
 	count := 0
 	scale := -3
 
+	// Prevent infinite loop for zero or negative values
+	if v <= 0.0 {
+		return 1.0, 0
+	}
+
 	if v > 1000.0 {
 		for v > 1000.0 {
 			v *= 1e-3
@@ -49,6 +54,11 @@ func getNormalizationFactor(v float64) (float64, int) {
 func getExponent(p float64) int {
 	count := 0
 
+	// Prevent infinite loop for infinity or NaN values
+	if math.IsInf(p, 0) || math.IsNaN(p) || p <= 0.0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+
 	for p > 1.0 {
 		p = p / 1000.0
 		count++