diff --git a/ansible/ansible.cfg b/ansible/ansible.cfg
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+[defaults]
+inventory = inventory.ini
+remote_user = webapps
+
+[ssh_connection]
+ssh_args = -o ForwardAgent=yes -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s
diff --git a/ansible/deploy.sh b/ansible/deploy.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+ansible-playbook -i inventory.ini deploy.yaml
diff --git a/ansible/deploy.yaml b/ansible/deploy.yaml
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+---
+- name: deploy motief application
+  hosts: sgeboers.nl
+  remote_user: webapps
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: ensure git.sgeboers.nl SSH config uses port 222
+      ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
+        path: /home/webapps/.ssh/config
+        create: yes
+        mode: '0600'
+        marker: "# {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED: git.sgeboers.nl"
+        block: |
+          Host git.sgeboers.nl
+            User git
+            Port 222
+            IdentityFile /home/webapps/.ssh/ed25519
+
+    - name: ensure git.sgeboers.nl is in known_hosts
+      ansible.builtin.known_hosts:
+        name: "[git.sgeboers.nl]:222"
+        key: "{{ lookup('pipe', 'ssh-keyscan -p 222 git.sgeboers.nl') }}"
+        state: present
+
+    - name: pull latest code
+      ansible.builtin.git:
+        repo: ssh://git@git.sgeboers.nl:222/sgeboers/motief.git
+        dest: ~/motief
+        clone: yes
+        force: yes
+        key_file: /home/webapps/.ssh/ed25519
+        accept_newhostkey: yes
+
+    - name: sync dependencies with uv
+      ansible.builtin.shell:
+        cmd: /home/webapps/.local/bin/uv sync
+        chdir: ~/motief
+
+    - name: stop existing streamlit process
+      ansible.builtin.shell:
+        cmd: pkill -f "streamlit run Home.py" || true
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: ensure data directory exists on server
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /home/webapps/motief/data
+        state: directory
+        mode: '0755'
+
+    - name: sync motions.db to server
+      ansible.builtin.synchronize:
+        src: ../data/motions.db
+        dest: /home/webapps/motief/data/motions.db
+        checksum: yes
+
+    - name: start streamlit
+      ansible.builtin.shell:
+        cmd: nohup /home/webapps/.local/bin/uv run streamlit run Home.py --server.port=8501 --server.address=0.0.0.0 --server.headless=true --server.enableCORS=false &
+        chdir: ~/motief
+
+    - name: wait for streamlit to be ready
+      ansible.builtin.uri:
+        url: http://127.0.0.1:8501/_stcore/health
+        method: GET
+        status_code: 200
+      retries: 30
+      delay: 2
diff --git a/ansible/inventory.ini b/ansible/inventory.ini
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+++ b/ansible/inventory.ini
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+sgeboers.nl ansible_user=webapps