diff --git a/deploy_user/Dockerfile b/deploy_user/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1383ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy_user/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Container image that runs your code
+FROM node:22-bullseye
+
+# Copies your code file from your action repository to the filesystem path `/` of the container
+COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+
+# Code file to execute when the docker container starts up (`entrypoint.sh`)
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/deploy_user/action.yml b/deploy_user/action.yml
index bbbe78e..aaf9f83 100644
--- a/deploy_user/action.yml
+++ b/deploy_user/action.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ inputs:
     required: true
   username:
     description: 'Pass in your skynet username'
-    required: false
-    default: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER }}
+    required: true
   folder:
     description: 'Folder to upload, normally build'
     required: true
@@ -16,23 +15,10 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: ""
 runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - name: "Set SSH key"
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        # jank I know
-        echo "${{ inputs.ssh_key }}" > tmp.key
-        chmod 600 tmp.key
-    - name: "Ensure public_html exists"
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        ssh -v -i tmp.key ${{ inputs.username }}@skynet.skynet.ie "mkdir -p ~/public_html && chmod 711 ~ || true && chmod -R 755 ~/public_html || true"
-    - name: "Ensure destination exists"
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        ssh -v -i tmp.key ${{ inputs.username }}@skynet.skynet.ie "mkdir -p ~/public_html/${{ inputs.destination }}"
-    - name: "Copy files across"
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        scp -v -i tmp.key -r ${{ inputs.folder }}/* ${{ inputs.username }}@skynet.skynet.ie:/home/${{ inputs.username }}/public_html/${{ inputs.destination }}
+  using: 'docker'
+  image: 'Dockerfile'
+  args:
+    - ${{ inputs.username }}
+    - ${{ inputs.ssh_key }}
+    - ${{ inputs.folder }}
+    - ${{ github.destination }}
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diff --git a/deploy_user/entrypoint.sh b/deploy_user/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0a2814e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy_user/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+export USERNAME=$1
+export SSH_KEY=$2
+export FOLDER=$3
+export DESTINATION=$4
+
+# make sure the ssh agent is running
+eval $(ssh-agent -s)
+# Inject the remote's private key
+echo "$SSH_KEY" | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add - > /dev/null
+mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+chmod 700 ~/.ssh
+# Append keyscan output into known hosts
+ssh-keyscan skynet.skynet.ie >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
+
+# ensure teh public_html is created and has right permissions
+ssh -vvv -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa ${USERNAME}@skynet.skynet.ie "mkdir -p ~/public_html && chmod 711 ~ || true && chmod -R 755 ~/public_html || true"
+
+# ensure output folder exists
+ssh -v ${USERNAME}@skynet.skynet.ie "mkdir -p ~/public_html/${DESTINATION}"
+
+# copy files across
+scp -v -r ${FOLDER}/* ${USERNAME}@skynet.skynet.ie:/home/${USERNAME}/public_html/${DESTINATION}
diff --git a/get_lfs/Dockerfile b/get_lfs/Dockerfile
index 3a23611..695e421 100644
--- a/get_lfs/Dockerfile
+++ b/get_lfs/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Container image that runs your code
-FROM node:16-bullseye
+FROM node:22-bullseye
 
 # make sure dependencies are installed
 RUN apt-get -y update