diff --git a/functions/core.sh b/functions/core.sh
index 4ea6470..ce6c676 100644
--- a/functions/core.sh
+++ b/functions/core.sh
@@ -31,11 +31,36 @@ function unmount() {
 	sudo umount $ROOTFS_DIR
 }
 
-function flash() {
+function flash_adb() {
 	adb push $IMAGE_DIR/rootfs.img /data/
 	adb push $IMAGE_DIR/system.img /data/
 }
 
+function flash_rsync() {
+	TARGET_ARCH=$(adb shell uname -m)
+
+	# Download prebuilt rsync
+	echo "[install] Installing rsync on the device ..."
+	! [ -f $IMAGE_DIR/rsync.bin ] && wget -O $IMAGE_DIR/rsync.bin --continue -q "https://github.com/JBBgameich/rsync-static/releases/download/continuous/rsync-$TARGET_ARCH"
+	! [ -f $IMAGE_DIR/rsyncd.conf ] && wget -O $IMAGE_DIR/rsyncd.conf --continue -q "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JBBgameich/rsync-static/master/rsyncd.conf"
+
+	# Push rsync
+	adb push $IMAGE_DIR/rsync.bin /data/rsync >/dev/null
+	adb push $IMAGE_DIR/rsyncd.conf /data/rsyncd.conf >/dev/null
+	adb shell chmod +x /data/rsync
+
+	# Start rsync daemon on the device
+	adb shell '/data/rsync --daemon --config=/data/rsyncd.conf &'
+	adb forward tcp:6010 tcp:1873
+
+	echo "[install] Transferring files ..."
+	rsync -avz --progress $IMAGE_DIR/rootfs.img rsync://localhost:6010/root/data/rootfs.img
+	rsync -avz --progress $IMAGE_DIR/system.img rsync://localhost:6010/root/data/system.img
+
+	# Kill running rsync instances
+	adb shell killall rsync
+}
+
 function clean() {
 	# Delete created files from last install
 	sudo rm $ROOTFS_DIR $IMAGE_DIR -rf
diff --git a/functions/misc.sh b/functions/misc.sh
index 17d46ef..72c28c0 100755
--- a/functions/misc.sh
+++ b/functions/misc.sh
@@ -56,3 +56,15 @@ function usage() {
 	             defaults : none
 	EOF
 }
+
+function flash_error() {
+	echo "Error: Couldn't copy the files to the device, is it connected?"
+}
+
+function debug_variables() {
+	echo "[debug] rootfs: $ROOTFS_TAR"
+	echo "[debug] android image: $AND_IMAGE"
+	echo "[debug] release: $ROOTFS_RELEASE"
+	echo "[debug] install method: $FLASH_METHOD"
+	echo
+}
diff --git a/halium-install b/halium-install
index 183ff93..8ff077d 100755
--- a/halium-install
+++ b/halium-install
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ export AND_IMAGE=$2
 export ROOTFS_DIR=$(mktemp -d .halium-install-rootfs.XXXXX)
 export IMAGE_DIR=$(mktemp -d .halium-install-imgs.XXXXX)
 
-# Start installer
-echo "Debug: Chosen rootfs is $ROOTFS_TAR"
-echo "Debug: Chosen android image is $AND_IMAGE"
-echo "Debug: Chosen release is $ROOTFS_RELEASE"
-echo
+# Set defaults
+export ${FLASH_METHOD:="rsync"}
+export ${DEBUG:="true"}
+
+# Print out useful debugging information
+[ $DEBUG == "true" ] && debug_variables
 
+# Start installer
 echo "I: Writing rootfs into mountable image"
 convert_rootfs $IMAGE_SIZE &>/dev/null &
 spinner $!
@@ -74,9 +76,11 @@ spinner $!
 echo "I: Shrinking images"
 shrink_images
 
-echo "I: Pushing rootfs and android image to /data via ADB"
-if ! flash $ROOTFS_RELEASE; then
-	echo "Error: Couldn't copy the files to the device, is it connected?"
+echo "I: Pushing rootfs and android image to /data"
+if [ $FLASH_METHOD == "adb" ]; then
+	flash_adb || flash_error
+elif [ $FLASH_METHOD == "rsync" ]; then
+	flash_rsync || flash_error
 fi
 
 echo "I: Cleaning up host"