diff --git a/contrib/vbox-resize-disk1.sh b/contrib/vbox-resize-disk1.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..81d1a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/vbox-resize-disk1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#! nix-shell -i bash -p jq
+
+while getopts ":d:m:s:f:yh" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+    d)
+      DEPLOYMENT="$OPTARG"
+      ;;
+    m)
+      MACHINE="$OPTARG"
+      ;;
+    s)
+      NEW_SIZE="$OPTARG"
+      ;;
+    f)
+      DISK_FILE="$OPTARG"
+      ;;
+    y)
+      YES="yes"
+      ;;
+    h)
+      echo "Usage: $0 [-d <deployment>] [-m <machine>] [-s <size>] [-f <file>] [-y]"
+      echo ""
+      echo "Options:"
+      echo "  -d <deployment>  NixOps deployment name. Default: bitcoin-node."
+      echo "  -m <machine>     NixOps machine name. Default: bitcoin-node."
+      echo "  -s <size>        New disk size in megabytes. Default: 307200 (300gb)."
+      echo "  -f <file>        Path to vbox disk file/VDI. Default: read from nixops export."
+      echo "  -y               Don't ask for confirmation."
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    \?)
+      echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+    :)
+      echo "Option -$OPTARG requires an argument." >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+DEPLOYMENT=${DEPLOYMENT:-"bitcoin-node"}
+MACHINE=${MACHINE:-"bitcoin-node"}
+NEW_SIZE=${NEW_SIZE:-307200}
+DISK_FILE=${DISK_FILE:-$(nixops export -d $DEPLOYMENT | jq -r '..|."virtualbox.disks"?|select(.!=null)' | jq -r .disk1.path)}
+
+echo "Resizing virtualbox disk for use with nixops and nix-bitcoin."
+echo "Using deployment: $DEPLOYMENT"
+echo "Using machine: $MACHINE"
+echo "Using size: $NEW_SIZE"
+echo "Using disk file: $DISK_FILE"
+
+if [ "$YES" != "yes" ]; then
+    read -p "Continue? [Y/n] " -n 1 -r
+    echo
+    if [[ ! "$REPLY" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+set -ex
+
+nixops stop -d $DEPLOYMENT
+VBoxManage modifyhd --resize $NEW_SIZE "$DISK_FILE"
+nixops start -d $DEPLOYMENT
+
+# (
+# echo d # [d]elete 50gb partition
+# echo n # [n]ew partitoin
+# echo p # [p]rimary partition
+# echo   # partition number (Accept default: 1)
+# echo   # first sector (Accept default: 1)
+# echo   # last sector (Accept default: determined by $NEW_SIZE)
+# echo w # [w]rite changes
+# ) | fdisk
+nixops ssh -d $DEPLOYMENT $MACHINE -- '(echo d; echo n; echo p; echo; echo; echo; echo w; ) | fdisk /dev/sda'
+
+nixops reboot -d $DEPLOYMENT
+nixops ssh -d $DEPLOYMENT $MACHINE -- resize2fs /dev/sda1
+nixops ssh -d $DEPLOYMENT $MACHINE -- df -h
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index 4fe05f1..c13ccfa 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -115,7 +115,15 @@ You can also build Nix from source by following the instructions at https://nixo
 
 	This will now create a nix-bitcoin node on the target machine.
 
-6. Nixops automatically creates an ssh key for use with `nixops ssh`. Access `bitcoin-node` through ssh in nix-shell with
+6. Resize the virtualbox disk
+    
+	```
+	./contrib/vbox-resize-disk1.sh
+	```
+
+	NixOps provides a virtualbox disk thats 50gb in size, but we need more than that to house the Bitcoin blockchain. By default, his script will resize the disk to 300gb. Run it with `-h` to see options. Make sure to run this from within your nix-shell.
+
+7. Nixops automatically creates an ssh key for use with `nixops ssh`. Access `bitcoin-node` through ssh in nix-shell with
 
 	```
 	nixops ssh operator@bitcoin-node