diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c89fe98..d13b89a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ define Package/wifibox/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(WIFIBOX_BASE_DIR)/script/signin.sh $(1)/$(TGT_LUA_DIR_SUFFIX)/script
 	$(CP) $(WIFIBOX_BASE_DIR)/script/logrotate-wifibox.conf $(1)/etc/logrotate.d/wifibox.conf
 	
+
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(WIFIBOX_BASE_DIR)/script/print-fetch.lua $(1)/$(TGT_LUA_DIR_SUFFIX)/script
+	$(LN) -s /$(TGT_LUA_DIR_SUFFIX)/script/print-fetch.lua $(1)/bin/print-fetch
+	
 	$(CP) $(WIFIBOX_BASE_DIR)/script/wifibox.uci.config $(1)/etc/config/wifibox  # copy base configuration to uci config dir
 	$(CP) $(WIFIBOX_BASE_DIR)/FIRMWARE-VERSION $(1)/etc/wifibox-version
 
diff --git a/src/conf_defaults.lua b/src/conf_defaults.lua
index b439ad9..0214fae 100644
--- a/src/conf_defaults.lua
+++ b/src/conf_defaults.lua
@@ -418,4 +418,10 @@ M.doodle3d_update_baseUrl = {
 	description = ''
 }
 
+M.gcode_server = {
+	default = 'http://gcodeserver.doodle3d.com',
+	type = 'string',
+	description =''
+}
+
 return M
diff --git a/src/rest/api/api_printer.lua b/src/rest/api/api_printer.lua
index 194ad82..5bf04bc 100644
--- a/src/rest/api/api_printer.lua
+++ b/src/rest/api/api_printer.lua
@@ -185,6 +185,69 @@ local function addSequenceNumbering(printer, response)
 	end
 end
 
+function M.fetch_POST(request, response)
+	local printer,msg = printerUtils.createPrinterOrFail(argId, response)
+	if not printer or not printer:hasSocket() then return end
+
+	local controllerIP = accessManager.getController()
+	local hasControl = false
+	if controllerIP == "" then
+		accessManager.setController(request.remoteAddress)
+		hasControl = true
+	elseif controllerIP == request.remoteAddress then
+		hasControl = true
+	end
+
+	if not hasControl then
+		response:setFail("No control access")
+		return
+	end
+
+
+	log:verbose(MOD_ABBR, "  clearing all gcode for " .. printer:getId())
+	response:addData('gcode_clear',true)
+	local rv,msg = printer:clearGcode()
+
+	if rv == false then
+		response:addData('status', msg)
+		response:setFail("could not clear gcode (" .. msg .. ")")
+	elseif rv == nil then
+		response:setError(msg)
+		return
+	end
+
+	local gcodeFiles = " "
+	local startCode = request:get("start_code")
+	if startCode ~= nil then
+		gcodeFiles = gcodeFiles .. '/tmp/startcode '
+		io.open('/tmp/startcode', 'w+').write(startCode)
+	end
+
+	local endCode = request:get("end_code")
+	if endCode ~= nil then
+		gcodeFiles = gcodeFiles .. '/tmp/endcode '
+		io.open('/tmp/endcode', 'w+').write(endCode)
+	end
+
+	local socket = printer:getId()
+	if socket == nil then
+		response:setError("no socket found")
+		return
+	end
+	local remote = settings.get('gcode.server')
+	if remote == nil then
+		response:setError("no gcode server configured")
+		return
+	end
+	local id = request:get("id")
+	if id == nil then
+		response:setError("no id supplied")
+		return
+	end
+	io.popen("print-fetch " .. socket .. " " .. remote .. " " .. id .. gcodeFiles)
+	response:setSuccess()
+end
+
 --requires: gcode(string) (the gcode to be appended)
 --accepts: id(string) (the printer ID to append to)
 --accepts: clear(bool) (chunks will be concatenated but output file will be cleared first if this argument is true)
diff --git a/src/script/print-fetch.lua b/src/script/print-fetch.lua
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5ca7329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script/print-fetch.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+#!/usr/bin/lua
+
+local function log(message)
+    os.execute("logger " .. message)
+    print(message)
+end
+
+if (table.getn(arg) == 0) then
+    print("Usage: ./print-fetch {printerSocket} {remoteURL} {id} [startGcode] [endGCode]")
+    return
+end
+
+log("starting gcode fetch program")
+
+package.cpath = package.cpath .. '/usr/lib/lua/?.so'
+JSON = (loadfile "/usr/share/lua/wifibox/util/JSON.lua")()
+
+local p3d = require("print3d")
+
+local printer = p3d.getPrinter(arg[1])
+if printer == nil then
+    log("error connecting to printer")
+    return
+end
+
+local remote = arg[2]
+
+local finished = false
+
+local id = arg[3]
+
+log("gcode file id: " .. id)
+log("gcode server: " .. remote)
+
+local info = JSON:decode(io.popen("wget -qO - " .. remote .. "/info/" .. id):read("*a"))
+
+local current_line = 0
+local total_lines = tonumber(info["lines"])
+local started = false
+
+log("total lines: " .. total_lines)
+
+local startCode = nil
+local endCode = nil
+
+function countlines(file)
+    return tonumber(io.popen("wc -l < " .. file):read('*a'))
+end
+
+function readGCodeArg(argi)
+    local gcodeFile = arg[argi]
+    total_lines = total_lines + countlines(gcodeFile)
+    return io.open(gcodeFile):read('*a')
+end
+
+if table.getn(arg) >= 5 then
+    startCode = readGCodeArg(4)
+    endCode = readGCodeArg(5)
+end
+
+if startCode ~= nil then
+    log("appending start gcode")
+    printer:appendGcode(startCode)
+end
+
+while(not finished)
+do
+    local f = io.popen("wget -qO - " .. remote .. "/fetch/" .. id .. "/" .. current_line)
+    local line = f:read()
+    while line ~= nil do
+	printer:appendGcode(line, total_lines, { seq_number = -1, seq_total = -1, source = id })
+        current_line = current_line + 1
+        line = f:read()
+    end
+
+    if not started then
+	started = true
+	print("send print start command")
+        printer:startPrint()
+    end
+
+    if current_line >= total_lines then
+        log("finished fetching gcode")
+        if endCode ~= nil then
+            log("appending end gcode")
+            printer:appendGcode(endCode)
+        end
+        finished = true
+        break
+    end
+
+
+    local accepts_new_gcode = false
+
+    while (not accepts_new_gcode)
+    do
+	local current,buffer,total,bufferSize,maxBufferSize = printer:getProgress()
+	local percentageBufferSize = bufferSize / maxBufferSize
+
+        if percentageBufferSize < 0.8 then
+	    print("buffer below 80% capacity, sending new gcode")
+            accepts_new_gcode = true
+        else
+	    print("buffer above 80% capacity")
+            os.execute("sleep 10")
+        end
+    end
+end
diff --git a/src/script/wifibox.uci.config b/src/script/wifibox.uci.config
index dd8146e..98e444d 100644
--- a/src/script/wifibox.uci.config
+++ b/src/script/wifibox.uci.config
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ config settings 'system'
 
 config settings 'general'
 	option printer_type 'ultimaker'
+        option gcode_server 'http://gcodeserver.doodle3d.com'