diff --git a/cease.sh b/cease.sh
index b7452c9..4ceca74 100755
--- a/cease.sh
+++ b/cease.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2022 Mischa Peters <mischa @ openbsd.amsterdam>
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Mischa Peters <mischa @ openbsd.amsterdam>
 #
 # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
 # purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 # ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #
+SSHOPTIONS='-p 31415 -l mischa -i /home/mischa/.ssh/id_ed25519'
+BINPATH='/home/mischa/bin'
+
 CONF_FILE="${PWD}/_deploy.conf"
 if [[ -f "${CONF_FILE}" ]]; then
 	. "${CONF_FILE}"
@@ -41,8 +44,8 @@ if vmctl show ${1%.txt} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 		IPV4=$(grep -A2 ${1%.txt} /etc/dhcpd.conf | awk '/fixed/ {print $2}' | tr -d ';')
 		IPV6=$(grep -A3 ${1%.txt} /etc/dhcpd.conf | awk '/fixed-address-ipv6/ {print $2}' | tr -d ';')
 		echo "a reset ${IPV4} ${IPV6}"
-		remove.pl ${1}
-		deploy.pl
+		${BINPATH}/remove.pl ${1}
+		${BINPATH}/deploy.pl
 		if [[ -z ${DHCPD} ]]; then
 			rcctl restart dhcpd
 		fi
@@ -57,8 +60,8 @@ elif [[ "${SERVER}" == mega* ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ "${SERVER}" == server* ]] || [[ "${SERVER}" == mega* ]]; then
-	openrsync -va --del /home/mischa/vms/ mischa@wm1.obsda.ms:vms/${HOST}/
-	ssh wm1.obsda.ms "doas userdel -r ${HOST}${1%.txt}"
-	ssh wm1.obsda.ms "doas groupdel ${HOST}${1%.txt}"
-	openrsync -va --del /home/mischa/vms/ mischa@rx.high5.nl:vms/${HOST}/
+	openrsync -va --del -e "ssh ${SSHOPTIONS}" /home/mischa/vms/ mischa@wm1.obsda.ms:vms/${HOST}/
+	ssh ${SSHOPTIONS} wm1.obsda.ms "doas userdel -r ${HOST}${1%.txt}"
+	ssh ${SSHOPTIONS} wm1.obsda.ms "doas groupdel ${HOST}${1%.txt}"
+	openrsync -va --del -e "ssh ${SSHOPTIONS}" /home/mischa/vms/ mischa@rx.high5.nl:vms/${HOST}/
 fi
diff --git a/launch.sh b/launch.sh
index 168364b..c3e1ad2 100755
--- a/launch.sh
+++ b/launch.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2023 Mischa Peters <mischa @ openbsd.amsterdam>
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Mischa Peters <mischa @ openbsd.amsterdam>
 #
 # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
 # purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 # ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #
+SSHOPTIONS='-p 31415 -l mischa -i /home/mischa/.ssh/id_ed25519'
+BINPATH='/home/mischa/bin'
+
 CONF_FILE="${PWD}/_deploy.conf"
 if [[ -f "${CONF_FILE}" ]]; then
 	. "${CONF_FILE}"
@@ -50,12 +53,12 @@ elif [[ "${SERVER}" == mega* ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ "${SERVER}" == server* ]] || [[ "${SERVER}" == mega* ]]; then
-	openrsync -va --del /home/mischa/vms/ mischa@wm1.obsda.ms:vms/${HOST}/
-	ssh wm1.obsda.ms "doas ./create-user.pl ${HOST}${1}"
-	openrsync -va --del /home/mischa/vms/ mischa@rx.high5.nl:vms/${HOST}/
+	openrsync -va --del -e "ssh ${SSHOPTIONS}" /home/mischa/vms/ mischa@wm1.obsda.ms:vms/${HOST}/
+	ssh ${SSHOPTIONS} wm1.obsda.ms "doas ./create-user.pl ${HOST}${1}"
+	openrsync -va --del -e "ssh ${SSHOPTIONS}" /home/mischa/vms/ mischa@rx.high5.nl:vms/${HOST}/
 fi
 
-deploy.pl
+${BINPATH}/deploy.pl
 sleep 5
 if [[ -z ${DHCPD} ]]; then
 	rcctl restart dhcpd
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ done > /tmp/pipe_${1} 2> ${LOGS}/${1}.log
 
 echo "completed"
 
-deploy.pl
+${BINPATH}/deploy.pl
 sleep 5
 if [[ -z ${DHCPD} ]]; then
 	rcctl restart dhcpd
@@ -110,5 +113,5 @@ rm -rf /tmp/pipe_${1}
 
 echo
 echo "SUCCES! - deployed ${INSTANCE}"
-notify.pl deployed ${1} "${2}"
-pushover.pl -m "${SERVER} ${INSTANCE} deployed" -t "OpenBSD Amsterdam"
+${BINPATH}/notify.pl deployed ${1} "${2}"
+${BINPATH}/pushover.pl -m "${SERVER} ${INSTANCE} deployed" -t "OpenBSD Amsterdam"