diff --git a/deploy.go b/deploy.go
index 0c90d91..79caad1 100644
--- a/deploy.go
+++ b/deploy.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const (
 type pbToml struct {
 	Server     serverConfig     `toml:"server"`
 	PocketBase pocketBaseConfig `toml:"pocketbase"`
-	Deployment deploymentConfig `toml:"deployment"`
 }
 
 type serverConfig struct {
@@ -35,11 +34,6 @@ type pocketBaseConfig struct {
 	ServiceName string `toml:"service_name"`
 }
 
-type deploymentConfig struct {
-	ServiceDir      string `toml:"service_dir"`
-	EnvironmentFile string `toml:"environment_file"`
-}
-
 func runDeploy() error {
 	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -77,26 +71,16 @@ func runDeploy() error {
 		version = defaultPocketbaseVersion
 	}
 
-	serviceDirTemplate := cfg.Deployment.ServiceDir
-	if serviceDirTemplate == "" {
-		serviceDirTemplate = defaultServiceDirTemplate
-	}
-
-	envFileTemplate := cfg.Deployment.EnvironmentFile
-	if envFileTemplate == "" {
-		envFileTemplate = defaultEnvFileTemplate
-	}
-
-	serviceDir := renderServiceTemplate(serviceDirTemplate, serviceName)
-	envFile := renderServiceTemplate(envFileTemplate, serviceName)
-	unitServiceDir := renderServiceTemplate(serviceDirTemplate, "%i")
-	unitEnvFile := renderServiceTemplate(envFileTemplate, "%i")
+	serviceDir := renderServiceTemplate(defaultServiceDirTemplate, serviceName)
+	envFile := renderServiceTemplate(defaultEnvFileTemplate, serviceName)
+	unitServiceDir := renderServiceTemplate(defaultServiceDirTemplate, "%i")
+	unitEnvFile := renderServiceTemplate(defaultEnvFileTemplate, "%i")
 
 	step := 1
 	printStep(step, totalDeploySteps, "validating configuration")
 	step++
 	printStep(step, totalDeploySteps, "probing remote host")
-	remoteOS, err := runSSHOutput(serverIP, "uname -s")
+	remoteOS, err := runSSHOutput(serverIP, "/bin/uname -s")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to determine remote OS: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -104,7 +88,7 @@ func runDeploy() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported remote OS %q", remoteOS)
 	}
 
-	machineArch, err := runSSHOutput(serverIP, "uname -m")
+	machineArch, err := runSSHOutput(serverIP, "/bin/uname -m")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to determine remote architecture: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -292,14 +276,14 @@ systemctl restart pb@%s
 }
 
 func runSSHCommand(server, script string) error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("ssh", "-o", "BatchMode=yes", fmt.Sprintf("root@%s", server), "bash", "-lc", script)
+	cmd := exec.Command("ssh", append(sshArgs(server), "bash", "-lc", script)...)
 	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
 
 func runSSHOutput(server, script string) (string, error) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("ssh", "-o", "BatchMode=yes", fmt.Sprintf("root@%s", server), "bash", "-lc", script)
+	cmd := exec.Command("ssh", append(sshArgs(server), "bash", "-lc", script)...)
 	var out bytes.Buffer
 	cmd.Stdout = &out
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
@@ -326,7 +310,7 @@ func syncLocalDirectories(server, remoteBase string, dirs []string) error {
 		}
 
 		remotePath := fmt.Sprintf("root@%s:%s/%s", server, remoteBase, dir)
-		cmd := exec.Command("rsync", "-az", "--delete", localPath+"/", remotePath)
+		cmd := exec.Command("rsync", "-e", "ssh -o BatchMode=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new", "-az", "--delete", localPath+"/", remotePath)
 		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
@@ -335,3 +319,11 @@ func syncLocalDirectories(server, remoteBase string, dirs []string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func sshArgs(server string) []string {
+	return []string{
+		"-o", "BatchMode=yes",
+		"-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new",
+		fmt.Sprintf("root@%s", server),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4b2acb6..8dad454 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -283,18 +283,15 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func writePBConfig(path, serviceName string) error {
-	const tmpl = `[server]
+	const tmpl = `[pocketbase]
+version = "%s"
+service_name = "%s"
+
+[server]
 ip = "127.0.0.1"
 port = 8090
 domain = "example.com"
 
-[pocketbase]
-version = "%s"
-service_name = "%s"
-
-[deployment]
-service_dir = "/root/pb/{service}"
-environment_file = "/root/pb/{service}/.env"
 `
 	return os.WriteFile(path, []byte(fmt.Sprintf(tmpl, defaultPocketbaseVersion, serviceName)), 0o644)
 }