diff --git a/upload.sh b/upload.sh
index 0c06b5b..82452bb 100755
--- a/upload.sh
+++ b/upload.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-scp -r * root@andrewlalis.com:/var/www/andrewlalis.com/html
+# Helper script that copies files to the server.
+# You need to have authenticated access to the server via SSH to use this.
+
+rsync -rav -e ssh \
+--exclude .git/ --exclude *.sh --exclude README.md \
+./ \
+root@andrewlalis.com:/var/www/andrewlalis.com/html