diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.c b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.c
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
@@ -338,3 +338,51 @@ int job_build_path(char *filename, unsig
 {
   return 0;
 }
+
+
+int downloadTar(char *url, char *destinationPath){
+  // Prepare to download the job tar if it isn't  present
+  struct stat buffer;
+  int fstatus = stat(destinationPath, &buffer);
+  if(fstatus == -1)
+    {
+      // Download the Tar
+      if( curlget(url, destinationPath) == 0){
+        fprintf(stderr, "Job data retrieved successfully\n");
+        free(url);
+        return 0;
+      }
+      else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Downloading job data from %s failed. Check your network connection.\n",url);
+        free(url);
+        return 1; // Eventually make a retry loop
+      }
+    }
+  else{
+    fprintf(stderr, "Tar already exists! Download cancelled.\n");
+    return 2;
+  }
+}
+
+
+int uploadOutput(char *pathtoOutput, char *urltoOutput){
+  if( !curlpost(pathtoOutput, urltoOutput)) // Uploads output
+    {
+      fprintf(stderr,"Upload successful, removing old output...\n");
+      remove(pathtoOutput); // Delete the file after its uploaded
+      return 0;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      fprintf(stderr,"Upload failed. Check your network connection. Retrying upload...\n");
+      int tries=1;
+      while(tries<=10 && curlpost(pathtoOutput, urltoOutput))
+        {
+          fprintf(stderr, "Upload failed. Trying again in 10 seconds... (attempt %d of 10)\n", tries);
+          tries++;
+          sleep(10);
+        }
+      return 1; // Upload failed after multiple tries
+      // @FUTURE: Keep track of files that we were unable to upload, and upload them later
+    }
+}