diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f256df6..82c340d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,11 +24,3 @@ $ ./tf.sh apply
 $ cd ./targets/web01
 $ ./tf.sh apply
 ```
-
-## To update the website
-
-```
-$ cd ./targets/web01
-$ nix flake lock --update-input homepage --commit-lock-file
-$ ./tf.sh apply
-```
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index ada95a5..2da7a9e 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -40,29 +40,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "homepage": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-parts": [
-          "flake-parts"
-        ],
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1689268066,
-        "narHash": "sha256-WyQEy6BB33liJy2BbTTCfmYVw3Ai/LxbOua2fM2Eyw4=",
-        "ref": "refs/heads/main",
-        "rev": "72d688391adaddad89bacbd2e6d373cbed5ff13f",
-        "revCount": 16,
-        "type": "git",
-        "url": "https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-homepage"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "type": "git",
-        "url": "https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-homepage"
-      }
-    },
     "lowdown-src": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
@@ -123,7 +100,6 @@
       "inputs": {
         "disko": "disko",
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
-        "homepage": "homepage",
         "nix": "nix",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
         "sops-nix": "sops-nix",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 4e7aad9..e457ba1 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
     disko.url = "github:nix-community/disko";
     disko.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
 
-    homepage.url = "git+https://git.clan.lol/clan/clan-homepage";
-    homepage.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-    homepage.inputs.flake-parts.follows = "flake-parts";
-
     sops-nix.url = "github:Mic92/sops-nix";
     sops-nix.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     sops-nix.inputs.nixpkgs-stable.follows = "";
@@ -74,7 +70,6 @@
               ]))
             ];
           };
-          homepage = inputs'.homepage.packages.default;
           inherit (pkgs.callPackage ./pkgs/renovate { }) renovate;
         } // lib.optionalAttrs (!pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin) {
           gitea = pkgs.callPackage ./pkgs/gitea { };
diff --git a/modules/web01/homepage.nix b/modules/web01/homepage.nix
index 2ca625c..66c0a94 100644
--- a/modules/web01/homepage.nix
+++ b/modules/web01/homepage.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     virtualHosts."clan.lol" = {
       forceSSL = true;
       enableACME = true;
-      root = self.inputs.homepage.packages.${pkgs.system}.default;
+      # to be deployed via rsync
+      root = "/var/www";
       extraConfig = ''
         charset utf-8;
         source_charset utf-8;