diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 793b832..f3ddebd 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ let
     py.rich
     py.requests
     py.ruamel_yaml
+    py.sh
     my_yaspin
   ]);
-in pkgs.mkShell {
-  buildInputs = with pkgs; [ pythonWithPackages yarn hugo ];
-}
+in pkgs.mkShell { buildInputs = with pkgs; [ pythonWithPackages yarn hugo ]; }
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 4f462e0..3036152 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -1,75 +1,27 @@
 from invoke import task
-from yaspin import yaspin
-import requests as rq
 from pathlib import Path
-from ruamel.yaml import YAML
+import sh
 
-yaml = YAML()
-
-CONFIG = yaml.load(Path("deploy.yaml"))
+DEPLOY_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "public"
+REMOTE_DIR = "jemisin.petrichor.me:/srv/www/erambler.co.uk/"
 
 
 @task
 def deploy(c, clean=False):
-    with yaspin().yellow as s:
-        if clean:
-            s.text = "clean and rebuild"
-            c.run(f"rm --recursive --force {CONFIG['deploy-dir']}", hide=True)
-            c.run("nikola build", hide=True)
-            s.ok("[done]")
+    if clean:
+        print("clean and rebuild...")
+        sh.rm(DEPLOY_DIR, recursive=True, force=True)
+        sh.hugo()
+        print("done")
 
-        s.text = "add to IPFS"
-        s.start()
-        result = c.run(
-            f"ipfs add --recursive --hidden --quieter {CONFIG['deploy-dir']}",
-            hide=True,
-        )
-        new_hash = result.stdout.rstrip()
-        s.ok("[done]")
-        s.write(f"- published at {new_hash}")
-
-    pinata(c, new_hash, "erambler")
-    update_dnslink(c, f"/ipfs/{new_hash}")
-
-
-@task
-def pinata(c, new_hash, name):
-    with yaspin(text="pin at pinata").yellow as s:
-        result = rq.post(
-            "https://api.pinata.cloud/pinning/pinByHash",
-            headers={"Authorization": f'Bearer {CONFIG["pinata-key"]}'},
-            json={
-                "pinataMetadata": {"name": name},
-                "hashToPin": new_hash,
-            },
-        )
-        result.raise_for_status()
-        s.ok("[done]")
-        details = result.json()
-        s.write(f'- pin status: {details["status"]}')
-
-
-@task
-def update_dnslink(c, ipfs_path):
-    with yaspin(text="update dnslink record").yellow as s:
-        cf_config = CONFIG["cloudflare"]
-        token = cf_config["token"]
-        zone_id = cf_config["zone_id"]
-        record_id = cf_config["record_id"]
-
-        result = rq.put(
-            f"https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/{zone_id}/dns_records/{record_id}",
-            headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"},
-            json={
-                "type": "TXT",
-                "name": "_dnslink.erambler.co.uk",
-                "content": f"dnslink={ipfs_path}",
-                "ttl": 1,
-            },
-        )
-        result.raise_for_status()
-        details = result.json()
-        if details["success"]:
-            s.ok("[done]")
-        else:
-            s.fail()
+    print("push via rsync...")
+    sh.rsync(
+        f"{DEPLOY_DIR}/",
+        REMOTE_DIR,
+        checksum=True,
+        archive=True,
+        verbose=True,
+        delete=True,
+        _fg=True,
+    )
+    print("done")