diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 188ecf8..8c314cb 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -1,11 +1,70 @@
 pipeline {
     agent any 
     stages {
-        stage (‘Deploy’) {
-            sh ‘ssh user@server rm -rf temp_deploy’
-            sh ‘ssh user@server mkdir -p temp_deploy’
-            sh ‘scp -r dist user@server:temp_deploy’
-            sh ‘ssh user@server “rm -rf dist/ && mv temp_deploy/ dist/”’
+        stage('build'){
+            //TODO: dotnet build
+        }
+        stage('test'){
+            //TODO: run tests
+            //TODO: publish tests in some nicely readable format
+        }
+        stage ('upload') {
+            when {
+                //now my CI/CD is no longer continuous, it's just... automatic.
+                //(which is what I actually want tbh)
+                //but that does mean I have to put this condition in every single branch
+                branch "release"
+            }
+            steps{
+                sh 'ssh user@server rm -rf temp_deploy'
+                sh 'ssh user@server mkdir -p temp_deploy'
+                sh 'scp -r dist user@server:temp_deploy'
+            }
+        }
+        stage ('stop')
+        {
+            when {
+                branch "release"
+            }
+            script{
+                //user is the service user
+                ssh user@host 'bash -s' << 'ENDSSH'
+                    systemctl --user stop $svcname
+                ENDSSH                
+            }
+        }
+        stage ('backup db')
+        {
+            when {
+                branch "release"
+            }
+            //TODO: backup database
+        }
+        stage ('update db')
+        {
+            when {
+                branch "release"
+            }
+            //TODO: update database
+            //TODO: if updating the db fails, restore the old one
+        }
+        stage ('replace')
+        {
+            when {
+                branch "release"
+            }
+            sh 'ssh user@server “rm -rf dist/ && mv temp_deploy/ dist/”'
+        }
+        stage ('spin up')
+        {
+            when {
+                branch "release"
+            }
+            script{
+                ssh user@host 'bash -s' << 'ENDSSH'
+                    systemctl --user start $svcname
+                ENDSSH                
+            }
         }
     }
 }
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