diff --git a/scripts/elog_par_post b/scripts/elog_par_post
index decc28e4..15a918ba 100755
--- a/scripts/elog_par_post
+++ b/scripts/elog_par_post
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import requests
 from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
 import argparse
+import socket
 
 def readRunTable(fname):
     runTableData={}
@@ -20,7 +21,11 @@ def postRunTableDict(runtable_data, experiment, run):
     ws_url = args_url + "/run_control/{0}/ws/add_run_params".format(experiment)
     print('URL:',ws_url)
     user=experiment[:3]+'opr'
-    with open('/cds/home/opr/%s/forElogPost.txt'%user,'r') as reader:
+    elogPostFile='/cds/home/opr/%s/forElogPost.txt'%user
+    hostname=socket.gethostname()
+    if hostname.find('sdf')>=0:
+        elogPostFile='/sdf/group/lcls/ds/tools/forElogPost.txt'
+    with open(elogPostFile,'r') as reader:
         answer = reader.readline()
     r = requests.post(ws_url, params={"run_num": run}, json=runtable_data, \
                       auth=HTTPBasicAuth(experiment[:3]+'opr', answer[:-1]))
diff --git a/scripts/makepeds b/scripts/makepeds
index c170082b..5f877da4 100755
--- a/scripts/makepeds
+++ b/scripts/makepeds
@@ -161,8 +161,9 @@ FFB=${FFB:=0}
 QUEUE=${QUEUE:='xxx'}
 INTERACTIVE=${INTERACTIVE:=0}
 
-FFBQUEUES=('anaq' 'ffbh1q' 'ffbl1q' 'ffbh2q' 'ffbl2q' 'ffbh3q' 'ffbl3q' 'ffbh4q' 'ffbl4q')
-ANAQUEUES=('psanagpuq' 'psanaq' 'psfehq' 'psfehprioq' 'psfehhiprioq')
+FFBQUEUES=('anaq' 'ffbh1q' 'ffbl1q' 'ffbh2q' 'ffbl2q' 'ffbh3q' 'ffbl3q' 'ffbgpuq')
+ANAQUEUES=('psanagpuq' 'psanaq')
+SDFQUEUES=('milano' 'roma')
 for FFBQUEUE in ${FFBQUEUES[@]}; do
     if [[ $QUEUE == $FFBQUEUE ]]; then 
 	FFB=1
@@ -177,6 +178,14 @@ for ANAQUEUE in ${ANAQUEUES[@]}; do
     fi
 done
 
+for SDFQUEUE in ${SDFQUEUES[@]}; do
+    if [[ $QUEUE == $SDFQUEUE ]]; then 
+	FFB=2
+	break
+    fi
+done
+
+
 if [[ $RUN == 0 ]]; then
     if [[ $INTERACTIVE == 0 ]]; then
 	printf "Please enter a run number: \n"; read RUN
@@ -192,7 +201,7 @@ else
     HUTCH=${EXP:0:3}
 fi
 
-if [[ $HOSTNAME =~ "psana" ]] || [[ $HOSTNAME =~ "drp-srcf" ]]; then
+if [[ $HOSTNAME =~ "psana" ]] || [[ $HOSTNAME =~ "drp-srcf" ]] || [[ $HOSTNAME =~ "sdf" ]]; then
     #echo $DIR/makepeds_psana $@
     $DIR/makepeds_psana $@
 else
@@ -204,6 +213,12 @@ else
         echo calling on FFB system: makepeds_psana $@
 	echo ssh -Y $USER@psffb "$DIR/makepeds_psana $@"
 	ssh -Y $USER@psffb "$DIR/makepeds_psana $@"
+    elif [[ $FFB == 2 ]]; then
+        echo calling on SDF system: makepeds_psana $@
+	#we need to change paths here as directories are completely independent
+	DIR=`echo $DIR | sed s/cds/sdf/g | sed 's/\/reg\/g\/pcds/\/sed\/group\/lcls\/ds\/tools/g'`
+	echo ssh -Y $USER@s3dflogin ssh -Y psana "$DIR/makepeds_psana $@"
+	ssh -Y $USER@s3dflogin ssh -Y psana "$DIR/makepeds_psana $@"
     else
         echo calling on offline system: makepeds_psana $@
 	echo ssh -Y $USER@psana "$DIR/makepeds_psana $@"
@@ -211,15 +226,24 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
-source pcds_conda
+if [[ $HOSTNAME =~ "sdf" ]]; then
+    source /sdf/group/lcls/ds/ana/sw/conda1/manage/bin/psconda.sh
+else
+    source pcds_conda
+fi
 elog_par_post --file pedestal -e "$EXP" -r $RUN
 
-#if this is a default pedestal run, then do not post as this is handled in the pedestal scripts
+#if this is a default pedestal run, then do not post as this is handled in takepeds
 if [[ $elogMessage == 'DARK' ]] && [[ $ELOGTXT == '' ]] ; then
     echo ---- Done processing pedestals for Run $RUN -----
     exit 0
 fi
 
+if [[ $HOSTNAME =~ "sdf" ]]; then
+    echo Posting messages to the elog is currently not implemented from S3DF yet
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 PYCMD=LogBookPost.py
 echo -- Now posting special message to elog --
 echo -- $elogMessage --
@@ -232,7 +256,6 @@ if [[ `whoami` =~ "opr" ]]; then
     else
         $BINPATH $PYCMD -i "${HUTCH^^}" -u `whoami` -p pcds -e "$EXP"  -t DARK  -r $RUN -m "$elogMessage"&
     fi
-    elog_par_post --file pedestal -e "$EXP" -r $RUN
 else
     echo $BINPATH $PYCMD -i "${HUTCH^^}" -e "$EXP"  -t DARK -r $RUN -m "$elogMessage"
     if [[ $HOSTNAME == 'cxi-monitor' ]]; then