diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbbceaa..3e06582 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,9 +40,3 @@ binary conveniently.
    ```sh
    sudo apt-get install sshpass
    ```
-
-5. Specify the ssh password as the `SSHPASS` variable
-   
-   ```sh
-   export SSHPASS="<sshPassword>"
-   ```
diff --git a/bld-deploy-q7s.sh b/bld-deploy-q7s.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e1a0756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bld-deploy-q7s.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+scriptname="deploy-q7s.sh"
+app_name="q7s-rs-crosscompile"
+
+read -r -d '' cli_help <<EOD
+Q7S Rust Deployment Helper
+
+Builds the image and can optionally transfer and run it on the target system
+as well.
+
+Usage:
+    ${scriptname} [flags] [options]
+
+Flags:
+    -p, --release           Build production image
+    -t, --transfer		    Transfer image to Q7S
+    -r, --run               Run the image
+
+Options:
+    -f, --sshfile FILE      SSH key file. Otherwise, use password from
+                            environmental variable SSHPASS
+    -e, --sshenv            Take password from environmental variable
+EOD
+
+arg_transfer=n
+arg_help=n
+arg_run=n
+arg_ssh_env=n
+arg_ssh_file=n
+arg_release=n
+sshkey_file=""
+
+while (( "${#}" )); do
+case "${1}" in
+    -t|--transfer)
+        arg_transfer=y
+        shift
+        ;;
+    -h|--help)
+        arg_help=y
+        shift
+        ;;
+    -r|--run)
+        arg_run=y
+        shift
+        ;;
+    -e|--sshenv)
+        arg_ssh_env=y
+        shift
+        ;;
+    -p|--release)
+        arg_release=y
+        shift
+        ;;
+    -f|--sshfile)
+        arg_ssh_file=y
+        if [ "${#}" -ge 2 ]; then
+            sshkey_file="${2}"
+        else
+            echo "Error: Missing argument for ${1}"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        shift
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# handle help
+if [ ${arg_help} = y ]; then
+    echo "${cli_help}"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+cargo_opts=""
+build_folder="debug"
+if [ ${arg_release} = y ]; then
+    cargo_opts+="--release"
+    build_folder="release"
+fi
+
+target="armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf"
+cargo build ${cargo_opts}
+
+if [ ${arg_ssh_file} = y ]; then
+    sshpass_args="-f ${sshkey_file}"
+elif [ ${arg_ssh_env} = y ]; then
+    sshpass_args="-e"
+fi
+
+if [ ${arg_transfer} = y ]; then
+    app_loc="./target/${target}/${build_folder}/${app_name}"
+    transfer_cmd="sshpass ${sshpass_args} q7s-cp.py ${app_loc}"
+    echo "Running transfer command: ${transfer_cmd}"
+    eval ${transfer_cmd}
+    if [ ${arg_run} = y ]; then
+        echo "Running transferred executable.."
+        sshpass ${sshpass_args} ssh -p 1535 root@localhost "./${app_name}"
+    fi
+fi
diff --git a/deploy-q7s.sh b/deploy-q7s.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 2166736..0000000
--- a/deploy-q7s.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-target="armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf"
-
-cargo build --target ${target}
-
-sshpass -e q7s-cp.py ./target/${target}/debug/q7s-rs-crosscompile