diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 5a717dc..9d37e56 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,41 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# --- CONFIGURATION (Edit these for new environments) ---
+SERVER="newspapers2.islandarchives.ca"
+THEME_DIR="/var/www/islandnewspapers2/web/themes/custom/olivesnews"
+SITE_ROOT="/var/www/islandnewspapers2/web/sites/islandnewspapers2"
+DRUSH_PATH="/var/www/islandnewspapers2/vendor/drush/drush/drush"
+# --------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 1. Check if a commit message was provided
-if [ -z "$1" ]
-  then
-    echo "Error: Please provide a commit message."
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "❌ Error: Please provide a commit message."
     echo "Usage: ./deploy.sh 'Your message here'"
     exit 1
 fi
 
+COMMIT_MSG="$1"
+
+echo "🚀 Starting deployment workflow..."
+
 # 2. Local Git workflow
+echo "📦 Committing and pushing local changes..."
 git add --all
-git commit -m "$1"
-git push  # I added this because the server needs something to pull!
+git commit -m "$COMMIT_MSG"
+git push
 
 # 3. Remote Server workflow
-# This runs the commands on the server and then closes the connection
-ssh newspapers2.islandarchives.ca "cd /var/www/islandnewspapers2/web/themes/custom/olivesnews && git pull && cd /var/www/islandnewspapers2/web/sites/islandnewspapers2 && /var/www/islandnewspapers2/vendor/drush/drush/drush cr"
+echo "🔗 Connecting to $SERVER..."
 
+# We wrap the remote commands in a single string for SSH
+# The '&&' ensures that if one step fails, the script stops immediately.
+ssh "$SERVER" "
+    echo '📥 Pulling code into theme folder...' && \
+    cd $THEME_DIR && \
+    git pull && \
+    echo '🧹 Rebuilding Drupal cache...' && \
+    cd $SITE_ROOT && \
+    $DRUSH_PATH cr
+"
 
-echo "Done! Deployment successful."
+echo "✅ Done! Deployment successful."