diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f0329d9..71bd94b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ terraform.tfstate.backup
 .terraform
 ips
 packages
+homes
 account.json
 .DS_STORE
diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 407f365..9df8c26 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -39,3 +39,7 @@ Now we can verify everything with the `plan` step: `terraform plan` if everythin
 ## Clean up
 
 In order to clean up everything just run: `terraform destroy`
+
+### Save Homes
+ 
+If you want to save the homes for your students, run the script `save_homes.sh`. This will copy all the contents of `/home/student` from the machines onto your machine. Then zip the files up and place them in `$(pwd)/homes`.
diff --git a/save_homes.sh b/save_homes.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..10ccf1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/save_homes.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eu
+
+# Find the script location. Inspired by: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59895/get-the-source-directory-of-a-bash-script-from-within-the-script-itself
+scriptLocation="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+
+dest=${scriptLocation}/homes
+mkdir -p ${dest}
+
+function ipOf() {
+   local student=${1}
+   local node=${2}
+   cat ${scriptLocation}/ips/${student} | grep ${node} | awk '{ print $2 }'
+}
+
+function download() {
+   local student=${1}
+   tmpDir=$(mktemp -d)
+   mkdir  ${tmpDir}/master
+   scp -q -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -r -i ${scriptLocation}/keys/${student} student@$(ipOf ${student} master):/home/student ${tmpDir}/master || echo "some files might be missing for ${student} master"
+   mkdir ${tmpDir}/node
+   scp -q -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -r -i ${scriptLocation}/keys/${student} student@$(ipOf ${student} node):/home/student ${tmpDir}/node || echo "some files might be missing for ${student} node"
+   zip -q -r ${dest}/${student}_home.zip ${tmpDir}
+   rm -rf ${tmpDir}
+}
+
+for student in $(find ips -type f -exec basename {} \;) ; 
+do 
+   download ${student} &
+done
+
+wait