diff --git a/benchmark/rsync.sh b/benchmark/rsync.sh
index e69de29bb..0564aa23a 100644
--- a/benchmark/rsync.sh
+++ b/benchmark/rsync.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 user@host"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+DEST="$1"
+REPO_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
+
+# Create a temporary file for rsync exclude patterns
+EXCLUDE_FILE=$(mktemp)
+
+# Convert .gitignore patterns to rsync exclude patterns
+git -C "$REPO_ROOT" ls-files --exclude-standard --others --ignored --directory > "$EXCLUDE_FILE"
+
+# Sync the repository
+rsync -avz --delete \
+    --exclude='.git/' \
+    --exclude-from="$EXCLUDE_FILE" \
+    "$REPO_ROOT/" \
+    "$DEST:~/aider/"
+
+# Clean up
+rm "$EXCLUDE_FILE"