diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 681e275..e112bf6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,18 @@ git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
 - `hugo serve`  
 
 ## Deploy
-- `deploy.sh`
+## deployment
+- Deploy to an sftp host. Create `~/.config/rclone/rclone.conf` as follows for ssh keyfile authentication:
+```
+[wntr_org]
+type = sftp
+host = HOSTNAME_OR_IP
+user = USER
+key_file = ~/.ssh/KEYFILE
+```
+
+- run `sh deploy.sh` for deployment
+
 
 
 ## Credits
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 0f1c1ab..b477aea 100644
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 hugo
-lftp -u gugelfrei,  sftp://ftp.gugelfrei.de -e "cd site;lcd public;glob -a rm -r *;mirror -R;bye;lcd -"
+rclone sync  public gugelfrei_de:/site