diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 19c6cf9..b128c25 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 conf.json
-.vscode
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+.vscode
+
+# Ignore anything in the payload, this is downloaded from a url internally on a timely basis.
+payload/
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diff --git a/conf-template.json b/conf-template.json
index 720b2b1..27c1f89 100644
--- a/conf-template.json
+++ b/conf-template.json
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 {
+    "chkinterval": "",
+    "filepath": "",
     "server": "",
     "port": "",
-    "payload": "payload/payload.sh",
     "ssh-user": "",
-    "ssh-password": "",
+    "ssh-pw": "",
     "ssh-key": ""
 }
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diff --git a/deploy.py b/deploy.py
index f8ba469..c85599b 100644
--- a/deploy.py
+++ b/deploy.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import paramiko
+import paramiko # this sounds like an anime
 import json 
 import os
 import time # i need time to get this done
+import requests # for getting the commands to run on client
 
 # import modules
 
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ with open("conf.json", "r") as file:
 
 sshc = paramiko.client.SSHClient()
 healthstatus = "" # possible values: "ok", "err"
-healthpassing = True 
+healthpassing = True
+shcommands = []
 # set our variables
 
 def healthcheck(): 
@@ -22,16 +24,32 @@ def healthcheck():
     else: 
         healthstatus = "ok"
 
+def downloadLatestCommands(url):
+    r = requests.get(f'{url}')
+    open(cfg["filepath"], 'wb').write(r.content)
+
+def commandList():
+    global shcommands
+    cmdtxt = open(cfg["filepath"], "r")
+    cmddata = cmdtxt.read()
+    shcommands = cmddata.split("\n")
+    cmdtxt.close()
+
 def deploy():
     sshc.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy()) # so we don't get whined at and crash over a unrecognized host-key
-    sshc.connect(cfg["server"],port=cfg["port"],key_filename=cfg["ssh-key"])    
-    
-    sftp = sshc.open_sftp() # after opening the ssh connection, we'll open a sftp connection.
-    sftp.put("./payload/payload.sh", "/payload.sh") # upload the payload via SFTP.
-    
-    sshc.exec_command("chmod +x $HOME/payload.sh") # make it executable
-    sshc.exec_command("./payload.sh") # and finally, run the payload.
+    sshc.connect(cfg["server"],port=cfg["port"],username=cfg["ssh-user"],password=cfg["ssh-pw"],pkey=cfg["ssh-key"])
+
+    for command in shcommands:
+        sshc.exec_command(command)
+        print(f'{command} was executed')
+
+    print("All commands were executed, now disconnecting...")
     sshc.close # close the connection.
+
+    # sshc.exec_command("chmod +x $HOME/payload.sh") # make it executable
+    # sshc.exec_command("./payload.sh") # and finally, run the payload.    
+
+
 while True:
     healthcheck()
 
@@ -43,10 +61,10 @@ while True:
             healthcheck() 
 
             if healthstatus == "ok":
-                print("ONT responded, deploying payload!")
-                healthpassing == True;
+                print("ONT responded after a fail, deploying payload!")
+                healthpassing == True
                 deploy()
                 break
     else:
         print("Got a response! health status is ok.")        
-    time.sleep(30) # we will run this loop every 30 seconds so we don't pelt the poor thing in pings.
+    time.sleep(cfg["chkinterval"]) # we will run this loop every X seconds, defined by checkinterval
diff --git a/payload/payload.sh b/payload/payload.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index b9a45cc..0000000
--- a/payload/payload.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-wall "it works!!"
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3d318a8..184ecc0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,93 +1,2 @@
-appdirs==1.4.4
-argcomplete==2.0.0
-bcrypt==4.1.2
-beautifulsoup4==4.12.2
-blivet==3.7.1
-blivet-gui==2.4.2
-Brlapi==0.8.4
-Brotli==1.0.9
-certifi==2022.9.24
-cffi==1.15.1
-chardet==5.2.0
-charset-normalizer==3.1.0
-click==8.1.3
-cryptography==41.0.7
-cssselect==1.1.0
-cupshelpers==1.0
-dasbus==1.7
-dbus-python==1.3.2
-decorator==5.1.1
-Deprecated==1.2.14
-distro==1.8.0
-dnf==4.18.2
-docopt==0.6.2
-evdev==1.6.1
-fedora-third-party==0.10
-file-magic==0.4.0
-gpg==1.17.1
-humanize==3.13.1
-idna==3.4
-initial-setup==0.3.97
-invoke==2.2.0
-Jinja2==3.0.3
-langtable==0.0.64
-libcomps==0.1.20
-libdnf==0.72.0
-libvirt-python==9.0.0
-lxml==4.9.2
-MarkupSafe==2.1.2
-mutagen==1.46.0
-nftables==0.1
-numpy==1.24.4
-olefile==0.46
-packaging==23.0
-paramiko==3.4.0
-pexpect==4.8.0
-pid==2.2.3
-Pillow==9.5.0
-ply==3.11
-productmd==1.37
-protonvpn-cli==2.2.11
-ptyprocess==0.7.0
-pwquality==1.4.5
-pycairo==1.23.0
-pycparser==2.20
-pycryptodomex==3.19.0
-pycups==2.0.1
-pycurl==7.45.2
-pyenchant==3.2.2
-PyGObject==3.44.2
-pykickstart==3.47
-PyNaCl==1.5.0
-pyparted==3.12.0
-PyQt5==5.15.9
-PyQt5-sip==12.11.1
-PySocks==1.7.1
-python-augeas==1.1.0
-python-dateutil==2.8.2
-python-gettext==4.0
-python-manatools==0.0.4
-python-meh==0.51
-pythondialog==3.5.3
-pyudev==0.24.0
-pyxdg==0.27
-PyYAML==6.0
-regex==2023.10.3
-requests==2.28.2
-requests-file==1.5.1
-requests-ftp==0.3.1
-rpm==4.18.2
-scour==0.38.2
-selinux==3.5
-sepolicy==3.5
-setools==4.4.3
-simpleaudio==1.0.4
-simpleline==1.9.0
-six==1.16.0
-sos==4.5.1
-soupsieve==2.4.1
-systemd-python==235
-urllib3==1.26.18
-websockets==10.4
-wrapt==1.16.0
-yt-dlp==2023.10.7
+paramiko
+requests
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