diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index d8605ac..82e246c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -22,12 +22,5 @@ jobs:
           hugo-version: "0.110.0"
           extended: true
 
-      - name: Build website
-        run: hugo --minify
-
       - name: Deploy website
-        run: hugo deploy
-        env:
-          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-
+        run: ./deploy
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3f93e15..44ccf2b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .hugo_build.lock
-/venv/
\ No newline at end of file
+/venv/
+/public/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy b/deploy
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..db0dbd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+USER=root
+HOST=digitalstudium.com
+DIR=/srv/$HOST # the directory where your web site files should go
+
+hugo --minify && rsync -avz --delete public/ ${USER}@${HOST}:${DIR} # this will delete everything on the server that's not in the local public folder 
+
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file