diff --git a/homelab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/homelab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index dfefb032..72676c01 100644
--- a/homelab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/homelab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
-stages:
-  - deploy
+before_script:
+  # update and install git
+  - apt-get update -qq
+  - apt-get install -qq git
+  # configure SSH keys
+  - 'which ssh-agent || ( apt-get install -qq openssh-client )'
+  - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
+  - ssh-add <(echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY")
+  - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+  - '[[ -f /.dockerenv ]] && echo -e "Host *\n\tStrickHostKeyChecking no\n\n" > ~/.ssh/config'
+
 
 server-deploy:      
   stage: deploy
   only:
     - "server/"
   script:
-    - echo "I want to SSH to server"
+    - ssh joey@joey-server "cd /home/joey/docker_config && git pull origin master && exit"