diff --git a/management/backup.py b/management/backup.py
index be87a429..c1ba03c5 100755
--- a/management/backup.py
+++ b/management/backup.py
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ def backup_status(env):
 	backups = { }
 	backup_cache_dir = os.path.join(backup_root, 'cache')
 
+	rsync_ssh_options = [
+		"--ssh-options='-i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab'",
+		"--rsync-options=-e \"/usr/bin/ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oBatchMode=yes -p 22 -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab\"",
+	]
+
 	def reldate(date, ref, clip):
 		if ref < date: return clip
 		rd = dateutil.relativedelta.relativedelta(ref, date)
@@ -52,6 +57,7 @@ def backup_status(env):
 			"size": 0, # collection-status doesn't give us the size
 			"volumes": keys[2], # number of archive volumes for this backup (not really helpful)
 		}
+
 	code, collection_status = shell('check_output', [
 		"/usr/bin/duplicity",
 		"collection-status",
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ def backup_status(env):
 		"--gpg-options", "--cipher-algo=AES256",
 		"--log-fd", "1",
 		config["target"],
-		],
+		] + rsync_ssh_options,
 		get_env(env),
 		trap=True)
 	if code != 0:
@@ -177,24 +183,24 @@ def get_passphrase(env):
 	with open(os.path.join(backup_root, 'secret_key.txt')) as f:
 		passphrase = f.readline().strip()
 	if len(passphrase) < 43: raise Exception("secret_key.txt's first line is too short!")
-	
+
 	return passphrase
 
 def get_env(env):
 	config = get_backup_config(env)
-	
+
 	env = { "PASSPHRASE" : get_passphrase(env) }
-	
+
 	if get_target_type(config) == 's3':
 		env["AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"] = config["target_user"]
 		env["AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"] = config["target_pass"]
-	
+
 	return env
-	
+
 def get_target_type(config):
 	protocol = config["target"].split(":")[0]
 	return protocol
-	
+
 def perform_backup(full_backup):
 	env = load_environment()
 
@@ -204,7 +210,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 	backup_cache_dir = os.path.join(backup_root, 'cache')
 	backup_dir = os.path.join(backup_root, 'encrypted')
 
-	# Are backups dissbled?
+	# Are backups disabled?
 	if config["target"] == "off":
 		return
 
@@ -283,7 +289,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 			env["STORAGE_ROOT"],
 			config["target"],
 			"--allow-source-mismatch"
-			],
+			] + rsync_ssh_options,
 			get_env(env))
 	finally:
 		# Start services again.
@@ -305,7 +311,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 		"--archive-dir", backup_cache_dir,
 		"--force",
 		config["target"]
-		],
+		] + rsync_ssh_options,
 		get_env(env))
 
 	# From duplicity's manual:
@@ -320,7 +326,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 		"--archive-dir", backup_cache_dir,
 		"--force",
 		config["target"]
-		],
+		] + rsync_ssh_options,
 		get_env(env))
 
 	# Change ownership of backups to the user-data user, so that the after-bcakup
@@ -359,7 +365,7 @@ def run_duplicity_verification():
 		"--exclude", backup_root,
 		config["target"],
 		env["STORAGE_ROOT"],
-	], get_env(env))
+	] + rsync_ssh_options, get_env(env))
 
 def run_duplicity_restore(args):
 	env = load_environment()
@@ -370,7 +376,7 @@ def run_duplicity_restore(args):
 		"restore",
 		"--archive-dir", backup_cache_dir,
 		config["target"],
-		] + args,
+		] + rsync_ssh_options + args,
 	get_env(env))
 
 def list_target_files(config):
@@ -383,6 +389,34 @@ def list_target_files(config):
 	if p.scheme == "file":
 		return [(fn, os.path.getsize(os.path.join(p.path, fn))) for fn in os.listdir(p.path)]
 
+	elif p.scheme == "rsync":
+		rsync_fn_size_re = re.compile(r'.*    ([^ ]*) [^ ]* [^ ]* (.*)')
+		rsync_target = '{host}:{path}'
+
+		_, target_host, target_path = config['target'].split('//')
+		target_path = '/' + target_path
+		if not target_path.endswith('/'):
+			target_path += '/'
+
+		rsync_command = [ 'rsync',
+					'-e',
+					'/usr/bin/ssh -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oBatchMode=yes',
+					'--list-only',
+					'-r',
+					rsync_target.format(
+						host=target_host,
+						path=target_path)
+				]
+
+		code, listing = shell('check_output', rsync_command, trap=True)
+		if code == 0:
+			for l in listing.split('\n'):
+				match = rsync_fn_size_re.match(l)
+				if match:
+					yield (match.groups()[1], int(match.groups()[0].replace(',','')))
+		else:
+			raise ValueError("Connection to rsync host failed")
+
 	elif p.scheme == "s3":
 		# match to a Region
 		fix_boto() # must call prior to importing boto
@@ -425,7 +459,7 @@ def list_target_files(config):
 
 def backup_set_custom(env, target, target_user, target_pass, min_age):
 	config = get_backup_config(env, for_save=True)
-	
+
 	# min_age must be an int
 	if isinstance(min_age, str):
 		min_age = int(min_age)
@@ -443,11 +477,11 @@ def backup_set_custom(env, target, target_user, target_pass, min_age):
 			list_target_files(config)
 	except ValueError as e:
 		return str(e)
-	
+
 	write_backup_config(env, config)
 
 	return "OK"
-	
+
 def get_backup_config(env, for_save=False, for_ui=False):
 	backup_root = os.path.join(env["STORAGE_ROOT"], 'backup')
 
@@ -482,6 +516,9 @@ def get_backup_config(env, for_save=False, for_ui=False):
 	if config["target"] == "local":
 		# Expand to the full URL.
 		config["target"] = "file://" + config["file_target_directory"]
+	ssh_pub_key = os.path.join('/root', '.ssh', 'id_rsa_miab.pub')
+	if os.path.exists(ssh_pub_key):
+		config["ssh_pub_key"] = open(ssh_pub_key, 'r').read()
 
 	return config
 
diff --git a/management/templates/system-backup.html b/management/templates/system-backup.html
index 8fceafe6..63a220e8 100644
--- a/management/templates/system-backup.html
+++ b/management/templates/system-backup.html
@@ -16,16 +16,60 @@
       <select class="form-control" rows="1" id="backup-target-type" onchange="toggle_form()">
         <option value="off">Nowhere (Disable Backups)</option>
         <option value="local">{{hostname}}</option>
+        <option value="rsync">rsync</option>
         <option value="s3">Amazon S3</option>
       </select>
     </div>
   </div>
+  <!-- LOCAL BACKUP -->
   <div class="form-group backup-target-local">
     <div class="col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-2">
-      <p>Backups are stored on this machine&rsquo;s own hard disk. You are responsible for periodically using SFTP (FTP over SSH) to copy the backup files from <tt id="backup-location"></tt> to a safe location. These files are encrypted, so they are safe to store anywhere.</p>
+      <p>Backups are stored on this machine&rsquo;s own hard disk. You are responsible for periodically using SFTP (FTP over SSH) to copy the backup files from <tt class="backup-location"></tt> to a safe location. These files are encrypted, so they are safe to store anywhere.</p>
       <p>Separately copy the encryption password from <tt class="backup-encpassword-file"></tt> to a safe and secure location. You will need this file to decrypt backup files.</p>
     </div>
   </div>
+  <!-- RSYNC BACKUP -->
+  <div class="form-group backup-target-rsync">
+    <div class="col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-2">
+
+      <p>Backups synced to a remote machine using rsync over SSH, with local
+      copies in <tt class="backup-location"></tt>. These files are encrypted, so
+      they are safe to store anywhere.</p> <p>Separately copy the encryption
+      password from <tt class="backup-encpassword-file"></tt> to a safe and
+      secure location. You will need this file to decrypt backup files.</p>
+
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="form-group backup-target-rsync">
+    <label for="backup-target-rsync-host" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Hostname</label>
+    <div class="col-sm-8">
+      <input type="text" placeholder="hostname.local" class="form-control" rows="1" id="backup-target-rsync-host">
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="form-group backup-target-rsync">
+    <label for="backup-target-rsync-path" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Path</label>
+    <div class="col-sm-8">
+        <input type="text" placeholder="/backups/{{hostname}}" class="form-control" rows="1" id="backup-target-rsync-path">
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="form-group backup-target-rsync">
+    <label for="backup-target-rsync-user" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Username</label>
+    <div class="col-sm-8">
+      <input type="text" class="form-control" rows="1" id="backup-target-rsync-user">
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="form-group backup-target-rsync">
+    <label for="ssh-pub-key" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Public SSH Key</label>
+    <div class="col-sm-8">
+      <input type="text" class="form-control" rows="1" id="ssh-pub-key" readonly>
+      <div class="small" style="margin-top: 2px">
+        Copy the Public SSH Key above, and paste it within the <tt>~/.ssh/authorized_keys</tt>
+        of target user on the backup server specified above. That way you'll enable secure and
+        passwordless authentication from your mail-in-a-box server and your backup server.
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <!-- S3 BACKUP -->
   <div class="form-group backup-target-s3">
     <div class="col-sm-10 col-sm-offset-2">
       <p>Backups are stored in an Amazon Web Services S3 bucket. You must have an AWS account already.</p>
@@ -60,7 +104,8 @@
       <input type="text" class="form-control" rows="1" id="backup-target-pass">
     </div>
   </div>
-  <div class="form-group backup-target-local backup-target-s3">
+  <!-- Common -->
+  <div class="form-group backup-target-local backup-target-rsync backup-target-s3">
     <label for="min-age" class="col-sm-2 control-label">Days:</label>
     <div class="col-sm-8">
       <input type="number" class="form-control" rows="1" id="min-age">
@@ -92,7 +137,7 @@
 
 function toggle_form() {
   var target_type = $("#backup-target-type").val();
-  $(".backup-target-local, .backup-target-s3").hide();
+  $(".backup-target-local, .backup-target-rsync, .backup-target-s3").hide();
   $(".backup-target-" + target_type).show();
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +159,7 @@ function nice_size(bytes) {
 
 function show_system_backup() {
   show_custom_backup()
-  
+
   $('#backup-status tbody').html("<tr><td colspan='2' class='text-muted'>Loading...</td></tr>")
   api(
     "/system/backup/status",
@@ -160,28 +205,37 @@ function show_system_backup() {
 }
 
 function show_custom_backup() {
-    $(".backup-target-local, .backup-target-s3").hide();
+    $(".backup-target-local, .backup-target-rsync, .backup-target-s3").hide();
     api(
       "/system/backup/config",
       "GET",
       { },
       function(r) {
+        $("#backup-target-user").val(r.target_user);
+        $("#backup-target-pass").val(r.target_pass);
+        $("#min-age").val(r.min_age_in_days);
+        $(".backup-location").text(r.file_target_directory);
+        $(".backup-encpassword-file").text(r.enc_pw_file);
+        $("#ssh-pub-key").val(r.ssh_pub_key);
+
         if (r.target == "file://" + r.file_target_directory) {
           $("#backup-target-type").val("local");
         } else if (r.target == "off") {
           $("#backup-target-type").val("off");
+        } else if (r.target.substring(0, 8) == "rsync://") {
+          $("#backup-target-type").val("rsync");
+          var path = r.target.substring(8).split('//');
+          var [ user, host ] = path.shift().split('@');
+          $("#backup-target-rsync-user").val(user);
+          $("#backup-target-rsync-host").val(host);
+          $("#backup-target-rsync-path").val('/'+path);
         } else if (r.target.substring(0, 5) == "s3://") {
           $("#backup-target-type").val("s3");
-	  var hostpath = r.target.substring(5).split('/');
+          var hostpath = r.target.substring(5).split('/');
           var host = hostpath.shift();
           $("#backup-target-s3-host").val(host);
           $("#backup-target-s3-path").val(hostpath.join('/'));
         }
-        $("#backup-target-user").val(r.target_user);
-        $("#backup-target-pass").val(r.target_pass);
-        $("#min-age").val(r.min_age_in_days);
-        $('#backup-location').text(r.file_target_directory);
-        $('.backup-encpassword-file').text(r.enc_pw_file);
         toggle_form()
       })
 }
@@ -190,12 +244,18 @@ function set_custom_backup() {
   var target_type = $("#backup-target-type").val();
   var target_user = $("#backup-target-user").val();
   var target_pass = $("#backup-target-pass").val();
-  
+
   var target;
   if (target_type == "local" || target_type == "off")
     target = target_type;
   else if (target_type == "s3")
     target = "s3://" + $("#backup-target-s3-host").val() + "/" + $("#backup-target-s3-path").val();
+  else if (target_type == "rsync") {
+    target = "rsync://" + $("#backup-target-rsync-user").val() + "@" + $("#backup-target-rsync-host").val()
+                                                                + "/" + $("#backup-target-rsync-path").val();
+    target_user = '';
+  }
+
 
   var min_age = $("#min-age").val();
   api(
diff --git a/setup/system.sh b/setup/system.sh
index bde013a3..53fae9d6 100755
--- a/setup/system.sh
+++ b/setup/system.sh
@@ -214,6 +214,12 @@ pollinate  -q -r
 
 # Between these two, we really ought to be all set.
 
+# We need an ssh key to store backups via rsync, if it doesn't exist create one
+if [ ! -f /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab ]; then
+	echo 'Creating SSH key for backup…'
+	ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048 -a 100 -f /root/.ssh/id_rsa_miab -N '' -q
+fi
+
 # ### Package maintenance
 #
 # Allow apt to install system updates automatically every day.