diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2b68f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# build artifact
+period3.xyz
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48127c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+site=period3.xyz
+gemini=/home/gemini/gemini
+dest="$gemini/content"
+
+sudo rm -r $dest/*
+sudo mv $site/* $dest
+
+rm -r $site
+
+printf "\n\tdone!\n\n"
+
+
+
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 4c2d42f..df9cf1a 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
-HOST	= pluto
-SITE	= period3.xyz
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := site
 
-deploy:
-	git push
-	ssh $(HOST) ./deploy-$(SITE)
+SITE		= period3.xyz
+
+HOST		= pluto
+HOST_DIR	= $(HOST):~
+
+CONTENT		= content/
+DEPLOY		= deploy.sh
+
+site: $(SITE)
+
+$(SITE): $(CONTENT)
+	[ -d $(SITE) ] || rsync -rP $(CONTENT) $(SITE)
+
+deploy: site
+	rsync -P $(DEPLOY) $(HOST_DIR)
+	rsync -rP $(SITE) $(HOST_DIR)
+	ssh $(HOST) "bash -s" < $(DEPLOY)
+
+clean:
+	rm -r $(SITE)