diff --git a/ebil.sh b/ebil.sh
index d940b34..62aa231 100755
--- a/ebil.sh
+++ b/ebil.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ env:
   you can set certain options using environment variables.
 
   EBIL_SITE="robin.ebil.club" | --site robin.ebil.club
-  EBIL_PATH="dist/"           | --path dist/
+  EBIL_PATH="dist/"           | push --from dist/
+                                pull --to dist/
+  EBIL_PATH_REMOTE="root"     | push --to root
+                                pull --from root
   EBIL_HOST="ebil.club"
   EBIL_REMOTE="/var/ebil.club/\${name}/\${site}"
 
@@ -61,8 +64,8 @@ checksite() {
 	[[ "$site" =~ $pat ]] || die 'malformed site url' "(expected form '${pat}'):" "$site"
 }
 
-checkpath() {
-	[[ -d "$1" ]] || die 'path does not exist'
+checkfrom() {
+	[[ -d "$1" ]] || die 'from does not exist'
 }
 
 rcopy() {
@@ -76,40 +79,45 @@ rcopy() {
 
 push() {
 	local site="$1"
-	local path="$2"
-	local host="$3"
-	local remote="$4"
+	local from="$2"
+	local to="$3"
+	local host="$4"
+	local remote="$5"
 	local name
 
-	checkpath "$path"
+	from="$(realpath "$from")"
+	checkfrom "$from"
 
 	if [[ ! -n "$remote" ]]; then
 		checksite "$site"
 		name="${site%.ebil.club}"
 		msg 'user:' "$name"
-		remote="/var/ebil.club/${name}/${site}"
+		remote="/var/ebil.club/${name}/${site}/${to}"
 	fi
 
-	[[ -f "${path}/index.txt" ]] && msg 'custom curl message configured' "(${path}/index.txt)"
-	[[ -f "${path}/index.html" ]] || warn 'index.html not found' "(${path}/index.html)"
+	[[ -f "${from}/index.txt" ]] && msg 'custom curl message configured' "(${from}/index.txt)"
+	[[ -f "${from}/index.html" ]] || warn 'index.html not found' "(${from}/index.html)"
 
-	msg 'pushing to' "${site:-${remote}}" 'from' "$path"
-	rcopy "$path" "${host}:${remote}" --delete --chmod=D755,F644
+	msg 'pushing to' "${site:-${remote}}" 'from' "$from"
+	rcopy "$from" "${host}:${remote}" --delete --chmod=D755,F644
 }
 
 pull() {
 	local site="$1"
-	local path="$2"
-	local host="$3"
-	local remote="$4"
+	local from="$2"
+	local to="$3"
+	local host="$4"
+	local remote="$5"
 
-	if [ ! -d "$path" ]; then
-		msg 'creating destination directory' "$path"
-		mkdir -p "$path"
+	to="$(realpath "$to")"
+
+	if [ ! -d "$to" ]; then
+		msg 'creating destination directory' "$to"
+		mkdir -p "$to"
 	fi
 
-	if [[ ! -n "$(find "$path" -maxdepth 0 -empty)" ]]; then
-		warn 'destination directory is not empty' "(${path})"
+	if [[ ! -n "$(find "$to" -maxdepth 0 -empty)" ]]; then
+		warn 'destination directory is not empty' "(${to})"
 		confirm 'are you sure you want to use this directory?'
 	fi
 
@@ -117,36 +125,42 @@ pull() {
 		checksite "$site"
 		name="${site%.ebil.club}"
 		msg 'user:' "$name"
-		remote="/var/ebil.club/${name}/${site}"
+		remote="/var/ebil.club/${name}/${site}/${from}"
 	fi
 
-	msg 'pulling from' "${site:-${remote}}" 'to' "$path"
-	rcopy "${host}:${remote}" "$path"
+	msg 'pulling from' "${site:-${remote}}" 'to' "$to"
+	rcopy "${host}:${remote}" "$to"
 }
 
 main() {
 	sourceenv
 
-	local cmd=''
 	local site="${EBIL_SITE:-}"
-	local path="${EBIL_PATH:-.}"
 	local host="${EBIL_HOST:-ebil.club}"
 	local remote="${EBIL_REMOTE:-}"
-	local path_opt=''
+
+	local cmd=''
 
 	if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then
 		cmd="${1#-}"
 		shift
 	fi
 
+	local from_opt=''
+	local to_opt=''
+
 	while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
 		case "$1" in
 		--site)
 			site="$2"
 			shift
 			;;
-		--path)
-			path_opt="$2"
+		--from)
+			from_opt="$2"
+			shift
+			;;
+		--to)
+			to_opt="$2"
 			shift
 			;;
 		--help)
@@ -157,17 +171,34 @@ main() {
 		shift
 	done
 
-	if [[ -n "$path_opt" ]]; then
-		path="$path_opt"
-	else
-		[[ -n "${1:-}" ]] && path="$1"
-	fi
-
-	path="$(realpath "$path")"
+	local from
+	local to
 
 	case "$cmd" in
-	push) push "$site" "$path" "$host" "$remote" ;;
-	pull) pull "$site" "$path" "$host" "$remote" ;;
+	push)
+		from="${EBIL_PATH:-dist}"
+		to="${EBIL_PATH_REMOTE:-root}"
+
+		if [[ -n "$from_opt" ]]; then
+			from="$from_opt"
+		else
+			[[ -n "${1:-}" ]] && from="$1"
+		fi
+
+		push "$site" "$from" "$to" "$host" "$remote"
+		;;
+	pull)
+		from="${EBIL_PATH_REMOTE:-root}"
+		to="${EBIL_PATH:-dst}"
+
+		if [[ -n "$to_opt" ]]; then
+			to="$to_opt"
+		else
+			[[ -n "${1:-}" ]] && to="$1"
+		fi
+
+		pull "$site" "$from" "$to" "$host" "$remote"
+		;;
 	'') phelp ;;
 	*) die 'command not found' ;;
 	esac