diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index f1ce75c..5c38150 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: user
     SSH_KEY:
       from_secret: ssh_key
+
   when:
     branch:
     - drone
@@ -52,7 +53,20 @@ steps:
     - echo "Host *\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n\n" > ~/.ssh/config
 
     # run operations on remote host
-    - ssh "$${USER}@$${HOST}" "neofetch"
+    - host_dir="/var/www/$${HOST}"
+    - backup_dir="~/backups/$${HOST}/$${HOST}-$${DRONE_STAGE_STARTED}"
+    - make_backup_dir="mkdir -p $backup_dir"
+    - copy_files="rsync -rP $host_dir $backup_dir"
+    - host="$${USER}@$${HOST}"
+
+    - ssh $host $make_backup_dir
+    - ssh $host $copy_files
+
+      #- ssh $host 'echo "$host_dir -> $backup_dir"'
+      #- ssh $host "mkdir -p $backup_dir"
+      #- ssh $host "rsync -rP /var/www/${HOST}/* ${DRONE_STAGE_STARTED}"
+      #- ssh $host "ls site" 
+
       #- ssh 
       #- ssh "$${USER}@$${HOST}" "[[ ! -d ~/gemini/content ]] || rm -r ~/gemini/content"
       #- rsync -rP content "$${USER}@$${HOST}:gemini"