diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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index 0000000..2482bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+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\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n\n" > ~/.ssh/config'
+
+
+server-deploy:    
+  stage: deploy
+  when: manual
+  rules:
+    - changes:
+        - server/
+      
+  script:
+    - ssh joey@joey-server "cd /home/joey && git archive --remote=ssh://git@gitlab.jafner.net:2229/Jafner/homelab.git main server/ | tar xvf -"
+    - ssh joey@joey-server "cp -r server/config/* ./docker_config/"
+    - ssh joey@joey-server "rm -rf server/"
diff --git a/server/README.md b/server/README.md
index 2d3bffd..2c661ea 100644
--- a/server/README.md
+++ b/server/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 # Server
 General-purpose server hosting a variety of Docker-based application stacks.
 
-This server exists behind the jafner.net DDNS record.
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+This server exists behind the jafner.net DDNS record.
+
+## Services
+
+This server runs a bunch of stuff behind the `jafner.net` domain.
+
+For a living portal listing all user-facing services, go to https://home.jafner.net
+
+This repository is automatically pushed to the host when a change is made to a file in this subdirectory.