diff --git a/bin/rdist.app b/bin/rdist.app
deleted file mode 100644
index c5fe255..0000000
--- a/bin/rdist.app
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#
-# RDIST Application Distribution File
-#
-# PURPOSE: deploy application from test.babel.hathitrust.org to production
-#
-# Destination Servers
-#
-NASMACC = ( nas-macc.umdl.umich.edu )
-NASICTC = ( nas-ictc.umdl.umich.edu )
-
-#
-# File Directories to be released (source) and (destination)
-#
-APP_src  = ( /htapps/test.babel/firebird-common )
-APP_dest = ( /htapps/babel/firebird-common )
-
-#
-# Release instructions
-#
-( ${APP_src} ) -> ( ${NASMACC} ${NASICTC} )
-        install -oremove ${APP_dest};
-        except_pat ( \\.git node_modules );
-        notify hathitrust-release@umich.edu ;
-
diff --git a/bin/rsync.app b/bin/rsync.app
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..68d6a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/rsync.app
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+DEST_PREFIX=$1
+shift
+
+DEPLOY_DEST=${DEST_PREFIX}babel/firebird-common
+DEPLOY_SRC=/htapps/test.babel/firebird-common
+
+INCLUDE=$(cat <<EOT
+  $DEPLOY_SRC/dist
+EOT
+)
+
+EXCLUDE=$(cat <<EOT
+  --exclude index.html
+EOT
+)
+
+/usr/bin/rsync "$@" $EXCLUDE $INCLUDE $DEPLOY_DEST