diff --git a/src/murfey/client/multigrid_control.py b/src/murfey/client/multigrid_control.py
index 966b49b81..b84a649af 100644
--- a/src/murfey/client/multigrid_control.py
+++ b/src/murfey/client/multigrid_control.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class MultigridController:
     instrument_name: str
     session_id: int
     murfey_url: str = "http://localhost:8000"
+    rsync_url: str = ""
     demo: bool = False
     processing_enabled: bool = True
     do_transfer: bool = True
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ def __post_init__(self):
         machine_data = requests.get(
             f"{self.murfey_url}/instruments/{self.instrument_name}/machine"
         ).json()
+        self.rsync_url = machine_data.get("rsync_url", "")
         self._environment = MurfeyInstanceEnvironment(
             url=urlparse(self.murfey_url, allow_fragments=False),
             client_id=0,
@@ -209,7 +211,11 @@ def _start_rsyncer(
             self.rsync_processes[source] = RSyncer(
                 source,
                 basepath_remote=Path(destination),
-                server_url=self._environment.url,
+                server_url=(
+                    urlparse(self.rsync_url)
+                    if self.rsync_url
+                    else self._environment.url
+                ),
                 stop_callback=self._rsyncer_stopped,
                 do_transfer=self.do_transfer,
                 remove_files=remove_files,
diff --git a/src/murfey/client/tui/app.py b/src/murfey/client/tui/app.py
index 4a7195871..f3d58e93c 100644
--- a/src/murfey/client/tui/app.py
+++ b/src/murfey/client/tui/app.py
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ def _start_rsyncer_multigrid(
             remove_files=remove_files,
             limited=limited,
             transfer=machine_data.get("data_transfer_enabled", True),
+            rsync_url=machine_data.get("rsync_url", ""),
         )
 
     def _start_rsyncer(
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ def _start_rsyncer(
         remove_files: bool = False,
         limited: bool = False,
         transfer: bool = True,
+        rsync_url: str = "",
     ):
         log.info(f"starting rsyncer: {source}")
         if self._environment:
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ def _start_rsyncer(
             self.rsync_processes[source] = RSyncer(
                 source,
                 basepath_remote=Path(destination),
-                server_url=self._url,
+                server_url=urlparse(rsync_url) if rsync_url else self._url,
                 # local=self._environment.demo,
                 status_bar=self._statusbar,
                 do_transfer=self._do_transfer,
diff --git a/src/murfey/util/config.py b/src/murfey/util/config.py
index 9380e33f3..d8f333602 100644
--- a/src/murfey/util/config.py
+++ b/src/murfey/util/config.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class MachineConfig(BaseModel, extra=Extra.allow):  # type: ignore
     instrument_server_url: str = "http://localhost:8001"
     frontend_url: str = "http://localhost:3000"
     murfey_url: str = "http://localhost:8000"
+    rsync_url: str = ""
 
     security_configuration_path: Optional[Path] = None
     auth_url: str = ""