diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c952de0..3620908 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .PHONY: self-update create-contexts deploy upload pull start stop restart
 
+include make-deploy/copy.mk
 include make-deploy/docker.mk
 include make-deploy/k8s.mk
 include make-deploy/cron.mk
@@ -12,9 +13,17 @@ self-update:
 	
 deploy: upload pre-deploy pull start post-deploy
 
-pre-deploy: pre-deploy-$(DEPLOY_TYPE)
-
-post-deploy: post-deploy-$(DEPLOY_TYPE)
+pre-deploy:
+	@- echo "\n### running pre-deploy script"
+	@- $(foreach host,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
+		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "cd $(DEPLOY_PATH)/$(DEPLOY_NAME); sh pre-deploy.sh"; \
+	)
+	
+post-deploy:
+	@- echo "\n### running post-deploy script"
+	@- $(foreach host,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
+		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "cd $(DEPLOY_PATH)/$(DEPLOY_NAME); sh post-deploy.sh"; \
+	)
 
 upload:
 	@- echo "\n### uploading files"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 188a4cd..d251e36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ Example `secrets.mk`:
 
 ## Usage
 
-### Available options for DEPLOY_TYPE
-
-compose, swarm, k8s (TBD), helm (TBD), cron (TBD)
-
 ### Start the deployment process
 
     make deploy
@@ -46,3 +42,26 @@ compose, swarm, k8s (TBD), helm (TBD), cron (TBD)
 
     make create-docker-contexts
     
+### Update make-deploy submodule in your project
+
+    make self-update
+
+### Available options for DEPLOY_TYPE
+
+copy, compose, swarm, k8s (TBD), helm (TBD), cron (TBD)
+
+#### copy
+
+Just copy the repo to the remote location(s). Put additional logic into pre- and post-deploy.sh.
+
+#### compose
+
+Docker Compose deployment.
+
+##### swarm
+
+Docker Swarm deployment.
+
+##### k8s, helm, cron
+
+To be implemented.
diff --git a/copy.mk b/copy.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb1234f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/copy.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# copy
+#
+# this just rsyncs the stuff to the remote server(s) and runs
+# pre- and post-deploy
+
+pull-copy:
+	# nop
+	
+start-copy:
+	# nop
diff --git a/docker.mk b/docker.mk
index 8bb0e5e..41d269a 100644
--- a/docker.mk
+++ b/docker.mk
@@ -8,26 +8,6 @@ create-docker-contexts:
 	    docker context create $(host) --description "$(host)" --docker "host=ssh://$(SSH_USER)@$(host)"; \
 	)
 
-pre-deploy-compose: pre-deploy-docker
-
-post-deploy-compose: post-deploy-docker
-
-pre-deploy-swarm: pre-deploy-docker
-
-post-deploy-swarm: post-deploy-docker
-
-pre-deploy-docker:
-	@- echo "\n### running pre-deploy script"
-	@- $(foreach host,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
-		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "cd $(DEPLOY_PATH)/$(DEPLOY_NAME); sh pre-deploy.sh"; \
-	)
-	
-post-deploy-docker:
-	@- echo "\n### running post-deploy script"
-	@- $(foreach host,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
-		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "cd $(DEPLOY_PATH)/$(DEPLOY_NAME); sh post-deploy.sh"; \
-	)
-
 pull-compose:
 	@- echo "\n### pulling image(s)"
 	@- $(foreach ctx,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \