diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b8b90a97c40c01b7cca0208235ca9e54dad0850..e8149ee6d0bd6b2401cc75e4ceb03329955c5afd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/
 
 ## [next release]
 ## Added
+    issue #653 - added a couple of scriptsto ease vnc conection from remote a file copying. The scripts support 
+                 linux and macos
 ## Fixed
     issue #448 - Added Sky Offsets to calibration tool client
     issue #585 - Fixed misshandled schedule with NULL as backend (Dry Run)
diff --git a/Medicina/Misc/MedScripts/src/Makefile b/Medicina/Misc/MedScripts/src/Makefile
index 224bfb1f4f9f9cd7b511976e3788587c37472aca..1f1f60d7da2b5c7fa53ffe7d135b7310faae2ff6 100644
--- a/Medicina/Misc/MedScripts/src/Makefile
+++ b/Medicina/Misc/MedScripts/src/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pppppp_MODULES	   =
 
 # new bootup scripts (discos):
 SCRIPTS=discosup discosdown discosConsole
-SCRIPTS_L         = escs escsConsole
+SCRIPTS_L         = med-vnc med-copy
 
 
 #INSTALL_FILES      = ../app-defaults/escsStartup.xml
diff --git a/Medicina/Misc/MedScripts/src/med-copy b/Medicina/Misc/MedScripts/src/med-copy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..54edf5f28f89242d0dea80676657caa91dd5a274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Medicina/Misc/MedScripts/src/med-copy
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+print_help() {
+    echo " "
+    echo "`basename $0` v1.0"
+    echo " "
+    echo "Copy files from and toward the DISCOS system."
+    echo "Usage: '`basename $0` [-t|--port portnumber] -r|--remote <projectid>@<gatein> -d|--download Source Destination"
+    echo "       '`basename $0` [-t|--port portnumber] -r|--remote <projectid>@<gatein> -u|--upload Source Destination"
+    echo "       '`basename $0` -h|--help'"
+    echo "-d | --download this allows to download files or folders from DISCOS to your local machine"
+    echo "-h | --help prints this help message and exit"
+	 echo "-p | --port ssh port, if different from the default one"
+    echo "-r | --remote provides the credentials to log into DISCOS"
+    echo "       <projectid> indicates the project for which files are copied."
+    echo "       <gatein> access point into the observatory lan. This information is provided by local staff."
+    echo "                Use 'local' if already inside the local area network."	     
+    echo "-u | --upload this allows to upload files or folders to DISCOS from your local machine"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+current_system="LINUX"
+upload=""
+download=""
+ssh_port="22"
+project=""
+gatein=""
+local="FALSE"
+src=""
+dest=""
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
+do
+key="$1"
+case $key in
+    -h|--help)
+    print_help
+    ;;
+    -p|--port)
+    ssh_port=$2
+    shift
+    shift
+    ;;
+    -d|--download)
+    download="TRUE"
+    shift
+    ;;
+    -u|--upload)
+    upload="TRUE"
+    shift
+    ;;
+    -r|--remote)
+    if [[ $2 == *"@"* ]]; then
+        while IFS='@' read -ra ARG; do
+            if [[ "${#ARG[@]}" -ne 2 ]]; then
+                echo -e "Please provide a correct <projectid>@<gatein> pair, retry!"
+                print_help
+            fi
+            project=${ARG[0]}
+            gatein=${ARG[1]}
+        done <<< "$2"
+    else
+        echo "Bad argument format: '$2'!"
+        print_help
+    fi
+    shift
+    shift    
+    ;;
+    *)
+    if [[ "$src" == "" ]]
+    then
+        src=$key
+    elif [[ "$dest" == "" ]]
+    then
+        dest=$key
+    else
+        echo "Too many arguments provided!"
+        print_help
+    fi
+    shift
+    ;;
+esac
+done
+
+if [[ "$src" == "" || "$dest" == "" ]]; then
+   echo -e "Inconsistent input, both source and destination should be provided!"
+   print_help
+fi
+
+if [[ "$gatein" == "" ]]; then
+   echo -e "Remote credentials must be provided!"
+   print_help
+fi
+
+if [[ "$gatein" == "local" ]]; then
+    local="TRUE"
+fi
+
+if [[ "$upload" == "" && "$download" == "" ]]; then
+   echo -e "Inconsistent input, at least one of '--upload' and '--download' should be provided!"
+   print_help
+fi
+
+if [[ "$upload" != "" && "$download" != "" ]]; then
+   echo -e "Inconsistent input, only one of '--upload' and '--download' should be provided!"
+   print_help
+fi
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == *"linux-gnu"* ]]
+then
+   echo -e "Linux OS is detected..."
+   current_system="LINUX"
+elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == *"darwin"* ]]
+then
+   echo -e "Mac OS is detected..."
+   current_system="MACOS"
+else
+   echo -e "Not supported OS, some unpredictable results may happen!"	
+fi
+
+#echo $local
+#echo $project
+#echo $gatein
+#echo $ssh_port
+#echo $files
+#echo $upload
+#echo $download
+#echo $current_system
+
+proxy="ProxyCommand=ssh -p ""$ssh_port"" -W %h:%p observer@""$gatein"
+#echo $proxy
+
+
+if [[ "$local" == "FALSE" ]]; then 
+    if [[ "$upload" == "TRUE" ]]; then
+        scp -r -P 9922 -o "$proxy" $src "$project"@192.167.189.98:$dest 2> /dev/null
+    elif [[ "$download" == "TRUE" ]]; then
+        scp -r -P 9922 -o "$proxy" "$project"@192.167.189.98:$src $dest 2> /dev/null
+    fi
+else
+    if [[ "$upload" == "TRUE" ]]; then
+        scp -r -P 9922 $src "$project"@192.167.189.98:$dest 2> /dev/null
+    elif [[ "$download" == "TRUE" ]]; then
+        scp -r -P 9922 "$project"@192.167.189.98:$src $dest 2> /dev/null
+    fi
+fi
+
diff --git a/Medicina/Misc/MedScripts/src/med-vnc b/Medicina/Misc/MedScripts/src/med-vnc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e06585f535c602e96be3adf6a5ce583581db8a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Medicina/Misc/MedScripts/src/med-vnc
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+print_help() {
+    echo " "
+    echo "`basename $0` v1.0"
+    echo " "
+    echo "Start a new session toward DISCOS control software"
+    echo "Usage: '`basename $0` [OPTIONS] [-t|--port portnumber] <role>@<gatein>'"
+    echo "       '`basename $0` -r|--roles'"
+    echo "       '`basename $0` -h|--help'"
+    echo "<role> indicates the role (observer or administrative privileges) for which the connection is done"
+    echo "<gatein> access point into the observatory LAN. This information is provided by local staff." 
+    echo "         Use 'local' if already inside the local area network."
+    echo "-h | --help prints this help message and exit"
+    echo "-r | --roles shows all the available roles"
+    echo "-p | --port ssh port if different from the default one" 
+    echo "Options:"
+    echo "    -v | --viewonly           start the vncviewer in view only mode"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+vnc_avail="TRUE"
+local_connection="FALSE"
+ssh_port="22"
+viewonly=""
+role=""
+gatein=""
+remote_port=0
+current_system="LINUX"
+
+remote_sessions=( "discos:9901:15001" "observer:9902:15002" )
+
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
+do
+key="$1"
+
+case $key in
+    -h|--help)
+    print_help
+    ;;
+    -r|--roles)
+    echo "Available roles are: "
+    for session in "${remote_sessions[@]}" ; do
+    	echo "${session%%:*}"
+    done
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+    -p|--port)
+    ssh_port=$2
+    shift
+    shift
+    ;;
+    -v|--viewonly)
+    viewonly="-ViewOnly"
+    shift
+    ;;
+    *)
+    if [[ $1 == *"@"* ]]; then
+        while IFS='@' read -ra ARG; do
+            if [[ "${#ARG[@]}" -ne 2 ]]; then
+                echo "Please provide a correct <role>@<gatein> pair, retry!"
+                print_help
+            fi
+            role=${ARG[0]}
+            gatein=${ARG[1]}
+        done <<< "$1"
+    else
+        echo "Unrecognized option: '$1'!"
+        print_help
+    fi
+    shift
+    ;;
+esac
+done
+
+if [[ "$gatein" == "local" ]]; then
+    local_connection="TRUE"
+fi
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == *"linux-gnu"* ]]
+then
+   echo -e "Linux OS is detected..."
+   current_system="LINUX"
+elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == *"darwin"* ]]
+then
+   echo -e "Mac OS is detected..."
+   current_system="MACOS"
+else
+   echo -e "Not supported OS, some unpredictable results may happen!"	
+fi
+
+if ! hash vncviewer &>/dev/null; then
+    echo -e "'vncviewer' is not installed, this script is setting up the connection but won't automatically start vnc.\nA custom client should be manually started."
+    vnc_avail="FALSE"
+fi
+
+if hash netstat &>/dev/null; then
+    if [[ "$current_system" == "LINUX" ]]; then
+        PORTCOMMAND="netstat -tulpn"
+    else
+        PORTCOMMAND="netstat -avnp tcp"
+    fi
+else
+    echo -e "This program requires 'netstat' to be installed.\nThe package to install may vary depending on your operating system.\n"
+    print_help
+fi
+
+for session in "${remote_sessions[@]}" ; do
+    role_name="${session%%:*}"
+    ports="${session#*:}"
+    rport="${ports%:*}"
+    lport="${ports#*:}"
+    if [[ "$role" == "$role_name" ]]; then
+        if [ "$local_connection" = "TRUE" ]; then
+        		#this is for local area connection when it will enabled
+            #remote_port=$lport
+            remote_port=$rport
+            ssh_port=5122 
+        else
+            remote_port=$rport
+        fi
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
+if [[ $remote_port -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Please, provide a correct role, use the switch '--roles' for a complete list of available roles"
+    print_help
+fi
+
+for i in {0..50}
+do
+    local_port_attempt=$((9000 + i))
+    if ! $PORTCOMMAND | grep 127.0.0.1[.:]$local_port_attempt &>/dev/null; then
+        local_port=$local_port_attempt
+        break
+    fi
+done
+
+if [[ -z "$local_port" ]]; then
+    echo "Could not find an available port in range 9000-9050"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+#echo $local_connection
+#echo $role
+#echo $remote_port
+#echo $local_port
+#echo $gatein
+#echo $ssh_port
+#echo $viewonly
+#echo $vnc_avail
+
+if [[ "$local_connection" = "TRUE" ]]; then
+    echo "Connecting from local area...."
+    #ssh -N -f -L $local_port:192.168.1.99:$remote_port $role@192.167.189.98
+else
+    echo "Connecting from wide area....."
+fi
+ssh -N -f -p $ssh_port -L $local_port:192.167.189.98:$remote_port $role@$gatein
+if [[ "$vnc_avail" == "TRUE" ]]; then
+    echo "Starting vncviewer...."
+    vncviewer localhost:$local_port $viewonly &>/dev/null
+else
+    echo "Connection is set, please use your preferred vnc client to connect to 'localhost', port "$local_port
+fi
+
+
+
+
+
+
+