diff --git a/scripts/config/686.conf b/scripts/config/686.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f278dfc5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/config/686.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+VERSION=""
+ARCH="i686"
+PACKAGES="/home/ftp/core/os/${ARCH}/packages.txt"
+PACKAGEDIR="/home/ftp/core/os/${ARCH}"
+###not used atm!
+#KERNELDIR="" 
diff --git a/scripts/config/x86_64.conf b/scripts/config/x86_64.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef07d75e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/config/x86_64.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+VERSION=""
+ARCH="x86_64"
+PACKAGES="/home/ftp/core/os/${ARCH}/packages.txt"
+PACKAGEDIR="/home/ftp/core/os/${ARCH}" 
diff --git a/scripts/create-upload-tarball.sh b/scripts/create-upload-tarball.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..51ac2a2b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create-upload-tarball.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+ARCH="$(uname -m)"
+NAME="$(date +%Y%m%d)"
+mkdir iso-creator-$ARCH
+cd iso-creator-$ARCH
+mkbootcd -c=/etc/archboot/archbootcd.conf -t=$NAME-$ARCH.tar.bz2
+mkbootcd -c=/etc/archboot/archbootcd-lowmem.conf -t=$NAME-$ARCH-lowmem.tar.bz2
+mkdir normal
+mkdir lowmem
+tar xvfj $NAME-$ARCH.tar.bz2
+mv tmp normal/
+tar xvfj $NAME-$ARCH-lowmem.tar.bz2
+mv tmp lowmem/
+DIR=$(echo normal/tmp/*)
+DIR_LOWMEM=$(echo lowmem/tmp/*)
+cp $DIR_LOWMEM/isolinux/boot.msg $DIR/isolinux/boot-lowmem.msg
+cp $DIR_LOWMEM/isolinux/initrd.img $DIR/isolinux/lowmem.img
+cp $DIR_LOWMEM/isolinux/isolinux.cfg $DIR/isolinux/isolinux-lowmem.cfg
+rm -r lowmem/
+mv normal/* ./
+rm -r normal/
+tar cvfj $NAME-$ARCH-upload.tar.bz2 tmp/
+mv $NAME-$ARCH-upload.tar.bz2 ../
+cd ..
+rm -r iso-creator-$ARCH/
diff --git a/scripts/generate-isos.sh b/scripts/generate-isos.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f4d1b1adc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate-isos.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+# Created by Tobias Powalowski <tpowa@archlinux.org>
+# Settings
+APPNAME=$(basename "${0}")
+IMAGE=""
+CONFIG=""
+VERSION=""
+ARCH=""
+PACMAN=""
+PACKAGES=""
+PACKAGEDIR=""
+KERNELDIR=""
+
+usage ()
+{
+    echo "${APPNAME}: usage"
+    echo "Needed:"
+    echo "  -i=IMAGE         boot IMAGE for ISO creation"
+    echo "  -v=VERSION       VERSION name of ISO image"
+    echo "  -a=ARCH          architecture name of ISO image"
+    echo "  -P=PACKAGES      packages.txt file on ISO image"
+    echo "  -PD=PACKAGEDIR   directory with packages included"
+    echo "  -KD=KERNELDIR    directory with alternate kernel included"
+    echo "Optional:"
+    echo "  -c=CONFIG        Use CONFIG file with included parameters."
+    echo "  -h               this message"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+[ "$1" == "" ] && usage
+
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+	case $1 in
+		-i=*|--i=*) IMAGE="$(echo $1 | awk -F= '{print $2;}')" ;;
+		-c=*|--c=*) CONFIG="$(echo $1 | awk -F= '{print $2;}')" ;;
+		-v=*|--v=*) VERSION="$(echo $1 | awk -F= '{print $2;}')" ;;
+		-a|--a) ARCH="$(echo $1 | awk -F= '{print $2;}')" ;;
+		-p|--p) PACMAN="$(echo $1 | awk -F= '{print $2;}')" ;;
+		-P=*|--P=*) PACKAGES="$(echo $1 | awk -F= '{print $2;}')" ;;
+		-PD=*|--PD=*) PACKAGEDIR="$(echo $1 | awk -F= '{print $2;}')" ;;
+		-KD=*|--KD=*) KERNELDIR="$(echo $1 | awk -F= '{print $2;}')" ;;
+		-h|--h|?) usage ;; 
+		*) usage ;;
+		esac
+	shift
+done
+
+. ${CONFIG}
+# check for parameters
+if ! [ -e "${IMAGE}" ] ; then
+	echo "Image does not exist, aborting now."
+	exit 1
+fi
+if [ "${VERSION}" = "" -o "${ARCH}" = "" -o "${PACKAGES}" = "" -o "${PACKAGEDIR}" = "" ]; then
+	echo "One parameter is missing please check your paramters, aborting now"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! [ "$KERNELDIR" = "" ]; then
+	USE_RC_KERNEL=1
+fi
+
+# unpack base of installation
+tar xfj ${IMAGE}
+rm $(echo tmp/*/)isolinux/*lowmem*
+# generate ftp iso
+! [ -d $ARCH-iso ] && mkdir $ARCH-iso
+echo "Generating FTP ${ARCH} ISO ..."
+mkisofs -RlDJLV "Arch Linux FTP ${ARCH}" -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o $ARCH-iso/Archlinux-${ARCH}-$(date +%Y.%m)-${VERSION}.ftp.iso $(echo tmp/*/) > /dev/null 2>&1
+# generate base iso
+#echo "Generating BASE ${ARCH} ISO ..."
+#mkdir -p $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/setup
+#if [ "$USE_RC_KERNEL" = "1" ]; then
+#	# make directories and extract db files
+#	mkdir fake-package
+#	mkdir -p db/current
+#	mkdir -p db/kernel
+#	grep -e base/ -e kernels/ ${PACKAGES} > fake-package/packages.txt
+#	tar  xfz ${PACKAGEDIR}/current.db.tar.gz -C db/current/
+#	tar  xfz ${KERNELDIR}/kernel.db.tar.gz -C db/kernel/
+#	# replace kernel26 with wanted kernel
+#	sed -i -e "s#$(echo db/current/kernel26* | sed -e's#.*/##g')#$(echo db/kernel/kernel26* | sed -e's#.*/##g')#g" fake-package/packages.txt
+#	cp fake-package/packages.txt $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/setup/packages.txt
+#	# change kernel26 in db file
+#	rm -r db/current/$(echo kernel26*)
+#	cp -r db/kernel/$(echo kernel26*) db/current/
+#	cd db/current
+#	# regenerate db file
+#	tar cvfz current.db.tar.gz *
+#	cd ../../
+#	cp db/current/current.db.tar.gz $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/
+#	#cleanup db files and packages
+#	rm -r fake-package/ db/
+#	# copy packages
+#	for i in $(cat $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/setup/packages.txt | sed -e 's#.*/##g'); do
+#		if ! (echo $i | grep "kernel26*"); then 
+#			cp ${PACKAGEDIR}/$i $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/ || exit 1
+#		else
+#			cp ${KERNELDIR}/$i $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/ || exit 1
+#		fi
+#	done
+#else
+#	grep -e base/ -e kernels/ ${PACKAGES} > $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/setup/packages.txt
+#	cp ${PACKAGEDIR}/current.db.tar.gz $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/
+#	for i in $(cat $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/setup/packages.txt | sed -e 's#.*/##g'); do 
+#		cp ${PACKAGEDIR}/$i $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/ || exit 1
+#	done
+#fi
+#if [ ${PACMAN} = "" ]; then
+#	for i in $(cat $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/setup/packages.txt | sed -e 's#.*/##g' | grep pacman); do 
+#		cp ${PACKAGEDIR}/$i $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/setup/ || exit 1
+#	done
+#else
+#	cp ${PACMAN} $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/setup/ || return 1
+#fi
+#mkisofs -RlDJLV "Arch Linux BASE ${ARCH}" -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o Archlinux-${ARCH}-$(date +%Y.%m)-${VERSION}.base.iso $(echo tmp/*/) > /dev/null 2>&1
+# generate core
+echo "Generating CORE ${ARCH} ISO ..."
+mkdir -p $(echo tmp/*/)core/pkg
+if [ "$USE_RC_KERNEL" = "1" ] ; then
+	# make directories and extract db files
+	mkdir fake-package
+	mkdir -p db/core
+	mkdir -p db/kernel
+	cp ${PACKAGES} fake-package/packages.txt
+	tar xfz ${PACKAGEDIR}/core.db.tar.gz -C db/core/
+	tar xfz ${KERNELDIR}/kernel.db.tar.gz -C db/kernel/
+	# replace kernel26 with wanted kernel
+	sed -i -e "s#$(echo db/core/kernel26* | sed -e's#.*/##g')#$(echo db/kernel/kernel26* | sed -e's#.*/##g')#g" fake-package/packages.txt
+	cp fake-package/packages.txt $(echo tmp/*/)core/pkg/packages.txt
+	# change kernel26 in db file
+	rm -r db/core/$(echo kernel26*)
+	cp -r db/kernel/$(echo kernel26*) db/core/
+	cd db/core
+	# regenerate db file
+	tar cvfz core.db.tar.gz *
+	cd ../../
+	cp db/current/core.db.tar.gz $(echo tmp/*/)core/pkg/
+	#cleanup db files and packages
+	rm -r fake-package/ db/
+	# copy packages
+	for i in $(cat $(echo tmp/*/)core/pkg/packages.txt | sed -e 's#.*/##g'); do
+		if ! (echo $i | grep "kernel26*"); then 
+			cp ${PACKAGEDIR}/$i $(echo tmp/*/)core/pkg/ || exit 1
+		else
+			cp ${KERNELDIR}/$i $(echo tmp/*/)core/pkg/ || exit 1
+		fi
+	done
+else
+	tar xfj ${IMAGE}
+	cp ${PACKAGES} $(echo tmp/*/)core/pkg/
+	cp ${PACKAGEDIR}/core.db.tar.gz $(echo tmp/*/)core/pkg/
+	for i in $(cat ${PACKAGES} | sed -e 's#.*/##g'); do 
+		cp ${PACKAGEDIR}/$i $(echo tmp/*/)core/pkg/ || exit 1 
+	done
+	cd $(echo tmp/*/)isolinux/
+	mv isolinux-lowmem.cfg isolinux.cfg
+	mv boot-lowmem.msg boot.msg
+	cd ../../../
+fi
+#if [ ${PACMAN} = "" ]; then
+#	for i in $(cat $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/packages.txt | sed -e 's#.*/##g' | grep pacman); do 
+#		cp ${PACKAGEDIR}/$i $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/ || exit 1
+#	done
+#else
+#	cp ${PACMAN} $(echo tmp/*/)arch/pkg/ || return 1
+#fi
+! [ -d ${ARCH} ] && mkdir ${ARCH}
+mkisofs -RlDJLV "Arch Linux CORE ${ARCH}" -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -o ${ARCH}/Archlinux-${ARCH}-$(date +%Y.%m)-${VERSION}.core.iso $(echo tmp/*/) > /dev/null 2>&1
+# clean up
+rm -r tmp/
+# generate md5sums
+echo "Generating md5sums.txt ..."
+cd ${ARCH}
+for i in *.iso; do md5sum $i >> md5sum.txt; done
+# generate torrents
+echo "Generating torrent files ..."
+maketorrent-console --comment www.archlinux.org http://linuxtracker.org/announce.php *
+cd ..