diff --git a/home.admin/00infoLCD.sh b/home.admin/00infoLCD.sh
index 41b00d52c..cc19c01cb 100755
--- a/home.admin/00infoLCD.sh
+++ b/home.admin/00infoLCD.sh
@@ -198,6 +198,15 @@ while :
       continue
     fi
 
+    if [ "${state}" = "copystation" ]; then
+      l1="COPYSTATION MODE\n"
+      l2="${message}\n"
+      l3="reboot 4 back to normal"
+      dialog --backtitle "RaspiBlitz ${codeVersion} ${localip}" --infobox "$l1$l2$l3" 6 ${boxwidth}
+      sleep 2
+      continue
+    fi
+
     # if LND is syncing or scanning
     lndSynced=$(sudo -u bitcoin /usr/local/bin/lncli --chain=${network} --network=${chain}net getinfo 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.synced_to_chain' | grep -c true)
     if [ ${lndSynced} -eq 0 ]; then
diff --git a/home.admin/XXcopyStation.sh b/home.admin/XXcopyStation.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..97e0a1436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home.admin/XXcopyStation.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# command info
+if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ]; then
+ echo "# Turns the RaspiBlitz into HDD CopyStation Mode"
+ echo "# lightning is deactivated during CopyStationMode"
+ echo "# reboot RaspiBlitz to set back to normal mode"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+####### CONFIG #############
+
+# where to find the BITCOIN data directory (no trailing /)
+pathBitcoinBlockchain="/mnt/hdd/bitcoin"
+
+# where to find the LITECOIN data directory (no trailing /)
+pathLitecoinBlockchain="/mnt/hdd/litecoin"
+
+# where to find the RaspiBlitz HDD template directory (no trailing /)
+pathTemplateHDD="/mnt/hdd/templateHDD"
+
+# 0 = ask before formatting/init new HDD
+# 1 = auto-formatting every new HDD that needs init
+autoformat=1
+
+# override values if XXcopyStation.conf files exists
+# use when you run this outside RaspiBlitz
+source ./XXcopyStation.conf 2>/dev/null
+
+####### SCRIPT #############
+
+# check sudo
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Please run as root (with sudo)"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# make sure that its running in screen
+# call with '-foreground' to prevent running in screen
+if [ "$1" != "-foreground" ]; then 
+  screenPID=$(screen -ls | grep "copystation" | cut -d "." -f1 | xargs)
+  if [ ${#screenPID} -eq 0 ]; then
+    # start copystation in sreen 
+    echo "starting copystation screen session"
+    screen -S copystation -dm /home/admin/XXcopyStation.sh -foreground
+  else
+    echo "changing into running copystation screen session"
+    screen -S copystation
+  fi
+fi
+
+clear
+echo "******************************"
+echo "RASPIBLITZ COPYSTATION SCRIPT"
+echo "******************************"
+echo
+
+echo "*** CHECKING CONFIG"
+
+# check that path information is valid
+if [ -d "$pathBitcoinBlockchain" ]; then
+  echo "OK found $pathBitcoinBlockchain"
+else
+  echo "FAIL path of 'pathBitcoinBlockchain' does not exists: ${pathBitcoinBlockchain}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# check that path information is valid
+if [ -d "$pathTemplateHDD" ]; then
+  echo "OK found $pathTemplateHDD"
+else
+  echo "Creating: ${pathTemplateHDD}"
+  mkdir ${pathTemplateHDD}
+  chmod 777 ${pathTemplateHDD}
+fi
+
+# make sure that lnd is stopped (if runnning)
+systemctl stop lnd 2>/dev/null
+systemctl stop background 2>/dev/null
+
+
+if [ "${autoformat}" == "1" ]; then
+  echo "setting RaspiBlitz LCD info"
+  sudo sed -i "s/^state=.*/state=copystation/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
+  sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Make sure target HDDs are not connected yet.\nContinue after 10 seconds ...'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
+  sleep 10
+else
+  echo
+  echo "*** INIT HDD SCAN"
+  echo "Please make sure that no HDDs that you want to sync later to are not connected now."
+  echo "PRESS ENTER when ready."
+  read key
+fi
+
+# finding system drives (the drives that should not be synced to)
+systemDrives=$(lsblk -o NAME | grep "^sd")
+echo "OK - the following drives detected as system drives:"
+echo "$systemDrives"
+echo
+
+if [ "${autoformat}" == "1" ]; then
+  sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Connect now HDDs to sync ..'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
+  sleep 5
+fi
+
+# BASIC IDEA:
+# 1. get fresh data from bitcoind --> template data
+# 2. detect HDDs
+# 3. sync HDDs with template data
+# repeat
+
+echo 
+echo "*** RUNNING ***"
+lastBlockchainUpdateTimestamp=1
+
+while :
+do
+  
+  ################################################
+  # 1. get fresh data from bitcoind for template data
+
+  # only execute every 30min
+  nowTimestamp=$(date +%s)
+  secondsDiff=$(echo "${nowTimestamp}-${lastBlockchainUpdateTimestamp}" | bc)
+  echo "seconds since last update from bitcoind: ${secondsDiff}"
+  echo
+
+  if [ ${secondsDiff} -gt 3000 ]; then
+  
+    echo "******************************"
+    echo "Bitcoin Blockchain Update"
+    echo "******************************"
+
+    # stop blockchains
+    echo "Stopping Blockchain ..."
+    systemctl stop bitcoind 2>/dev/null
+    systemctl stop litecoind 2>/dev/null
+    sleep 10
+
+    # sync bitcoin
+    echo "Syncing Bitcoin ..."
+
+    # make sure the bitcoin directory in template folder exists
+    if [ ! -d "$pathTemplateHDD/bitcoin" ]; then
+      echo "creating the bitcoin subfolder in the template folder"
+      mkdir ${pathTemplateHDD}/bitcoin
+      chmod 777 ${pathTemplateHDD}/bitcoin
+    fi
+
+    rsync -a --info=progress2 ${pathBitcoinBlockchain}/chainstate ${pathBitcoinBlockchain}/indexes ${pathBitcoinBlockchain}/blocks ${pathBitcoinBlockchain}/testnet3 ${pathTemplateHDD}/bitcoin
+
+    if [ ! -d "${pathLitecoinBlockchain}" ]; then
+
+      # sync bitcoin
+      echo "Syncing Litecoin ..."
+
+      # make sure the litecoin directory in template folder exists
+      if [ ! -d "$pathTemplateHDD/litecoin" ]; then
+        echo "creating the litecoin subfolder in the template folder"
+        mkdir ${pathTemplateHDD}/litecoin
+        chmod 777 ${pathTemplateHDD}/litecoin
+      fi
+
+      rsync -a --info=progress2 ${pathLitecoinBlockchain}/chainstate ${pathLitecoinBlockchain}/indexes ${pathLitecoinBlockchain}/blocks ${pathTemplateHDD}/litecoin
+
+    fi
+
+    # restart bitcoind (to let further setup while syncing HDDs)
+    echo "Restarting Blockchain ..."
+    systemctl start bitcoind 2>/dev/null
+    systemctl start litecoind 2>/dev/null
+
+    # update timer
+    lastBlockchainUpdateTimestamp=$(date +%s)
+  fi
+
+  ################################################
+  # 2. detect connected HDDs and loop thru them
+
+  sleep 4
+  echo "" > ./.syncinfo.tmp
+  lsblk -o NAME | grep "^sd" | while read -r detectedDrive ; do
+    isSystemDrive=$(echo "${systemDrives}" | grep -c "${detectedDrive}")
+    if [ ${isSystemDrive} -eq 0 ]; then
+
+      # check if drives 1st partition is named BLOCKCHAIN & in EXT4 format
+      isNamedBlockchain=$(lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,LABEL | grep "${detectedDrive}" | grep -c "BLOCKCHAIN")
+      isFormatExt4=$(lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,LABEL | grep "${detectedDrive}" | grep -c "ext4")
+      
+      # init a fresh device
+      if [ ${isNamedBlockchain} -eq 0 ] || [ ${isFormatExt4} -eq 0 ]; then
+
+        echo "*** NEW EMPTY HDD FOUND ***"
+        echo "Device: ${detectedDrive}"
+        echo "isNamedBlockchain: ${isNamedBlockchain}"
+        echo "isFormatExt4:" ${isFormatExt4}
+
+        # check if size is OK
+        size=$(lsblk -o NAME,SIZE -b | grep "^${detectedDrive}" | awk '$1=$1' | cut -d " " -f 2)
+        echo "size: ${size}"
+        if [ ${size} -lt 250000000000 ]; then
+          read key
+            whiptail --title "FAIL" --msgbox "
+THE DEVICE IS TOO SMALL <250GB
+Please remove device and PRESS ENTER
+            " 9 46
+        else
+
+          # find biggest partition
+          biggestSize=0
+          lsblk -o NAME,SIZE -b | grep "─${detectedDrive}" | while read -r partitionLine ; do
+            partition=$(echo "${partitionLine}" | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | tr -cd "[:alnum:]")
+            size=$(echo "${partitionLine}" | tr -cd "[0-9]")
+            if [ ${size} -gt ${biggestSize} ]; then
+              formatPartition="${partition}"
+              biggestSize=$size
+            fi
+            echo "${formatPartition}" > .formatPartition.tmp    
+          done
+
+          formatPartition=$(cat .formatPartition.tmp)
+          rm .formatPartition.tmp
+          
+          if [ ${#formatPartition} -eq 0 ]; then
+            whiptail --title "FAIL" --msgbox "
+NO PARTITIONS FOUND ON THAT DEVICE
+Format on external computer with FAT32 first.
+Please remove device now.
+            " 10 46
+          else
+
+            # if config value "autoformat=1" default to format
+            if [ "${autoformat}" != "1" ]; then
+              whiptail --title "Format HDD" --yes-button "Format" --no-button "Cancel" --yesno "
+Found new HDD. Do you want to FORMAT now?
+Please temp lable device with: ${formatPartition}
+              " 10 54
+              choice=$?
+            else
+              choice=0
+            fi
+
+            # on cancel
+            if [ "${choice}" != "0" ]; then
+              whiptail --title "Format HDD" --msgbox "
+OK NO FORMAT - Please remove decive now.
+              " 8 46
+              exit 1
+            fi
+
+            # format the HDD
+            echo "Starting Formatting of device ..."
+            sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/${formatPartition} -F -L BLOCKCHAIN
+
+          fi
+
+        fi
+
+      fi # end init new HDD
+
+      ################################################
+      # 3. sync HDD with template data      
+
+      partition=$(lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,LABEL | grep "${detectedDrive}" | grep "BLOCKCHAIN" | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | tr -cd "[:alnum:]")
+      if [ ${#partition} -gt 0 ]; then
+
+        # temp mount device
+        echo "mounting: ${partition}"
+        mkdir /mnt/hdd2 2>/dev/null
+        sudo mount -t ext4 /dev/${partition} /mnt/hdd2
+
+        # rsync device
+        mountOK=$(lsblk -o NAME,MOUNTPOINT | grep "${detectedDrive}" | grep -c "/mnt/hdd2")
+        if [ ${mountOK} -eq 1 ]; then
+          rsync -a --info=progress2 ${pathTemplateHDD}/* /mnt/hdd2
+          chmod -r 777 /mnt/hdd2
+          echo "${partition} " >> ./.syncinfo.tmp
+        else
+          echo "FAIL: was not able to mount --> ${partition}"
+        fi
+        
+        # unmount device
+        sudo umount -l /mnt/hdd2
+
+      fi
+
+    fi
+  done
+
+  clear
+  echo "**** SYNC LOOP DONE ****"
+  synced=$(cat ./.syncinfo.tmp | tr '\r\n' ' ')
+  echo "HDDs ready synced: ${synced}"
+  echo "*************************"
+  echo "Its safe to disconnect/remove HDDs now."
+  echo "To stop copystation script: CTRL+c"
+  echo ""
+
+
+  if [ "${autoformat}" == "1" ]; then
+    sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Ready & Synced HDDs:\n${synced}'/g" /home/admin/raspiblitz.info 2>/dev/null
+  fi
+
+  sleep 25
+
+  clear
+  echo "starting new sync loop"
+  sleep 5
+
+done
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