diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f96fda..2b23382 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -217,14 +217,8 @@ Setting `lollypops.deployment.local-evaluation` to true, will result in
 evaluation being done on the local side. This requires `nixos-rebuild` in your
 `$PATH`
 
-**Note:** Rsync is required on the remote for remote evaluation to work. While
-the lollypops module will add the package to `environment.systemPackages` it may
-be missing still on the first deployment. To fix this, either add it to your
-$PATH on the remote side or do your first deployment with
-`lollypops.deployment.local-evaluation` set to `true`.
-
-**Note:** If your flake includes remote Git repositories in its inputs, `git` is
-required to be installed on the remote host.
+**Note:** If using `sudo`, the user you're connecting as still needs to be able
+to access the Nix daemon. This is the default in NixOS.
 
 ### Secrets
 
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index c0a1cbd..94ed893 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
         "systems": "systems"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1694529238,
-        "narHash": "sha256-zsNZZGTGnMOf9YpHKJqMSsa0dXbfmxeoJ7xHlrt+xmY=",
+        "lastModified": 1710146030,
+        "narHash": "sha256-SZ5L6eA7HJ/nmkzGG7/ISclqe6oZdOZTNoesiInkXPQ=",
         "owner": "numtide",
         "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "rev": "ff7b65b44d01cf9ba6a71320833626af21126384",
+        "rev": "b1d9ab70662946ef0850d488da1c9019f3a9752a",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1700390070,
-        "narHash": "sha256-de9KYi8rSJpqvBfNwscWdalIJXPo8NjdIZcEJum1mH0=",
+        "lastModified": 1712439257,
+        "narHash": "sha256-aSpiNepFOMk9932HOax0XwNxbA38GOUVOiXfUVPOrck=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "e4ad989506ec7d71f7302cc3067abd82730a4beb",
+        "rev": "ff0dbd94265ac470dda06a657d5fe49de93b4599",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index ad1a8fb..9097abe 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@
                                     ${optionalString useSudo "--use-remote-sudo"}
                                 '' else ''
                                 {{.REMOTE_COMMAND}} {{.REMOTE_SSH_OPTS}} {{.REMOTE_USER}}@{{.REMOTE_HOST}} \
-                                "${optionalString useSudo "{{.REMOTE_SUDO_COMMAND}} {{.REMOTE_SUDO_OPTS}}"} nixos-rebuild {{.REBUILD_ACTION}} \
-                                --flake '{{.REMOTE_CONFIG_DIR}}#{{.HOSTNAME}}'"
+                                  '${optionalString useSudo "{{.REMOTE_SUDO_COMMAND}} {{.REMOTE_SUDO_OPTS}}"} nixos-rebuild {{.REBUILD_ACTION}} \
+                                  --flake "$(readlink -f {{.REMOTE_CONFIG_DIR}}/flake)#{{.HOSTNAME}}"'
                               '')
                             ];
                           };
@@ -199,24 +199,25 @@
                             desc = "Deploy flake repository to: ${hostName}";
                             cmds = [
                               ''echo "Deploying flake to: {{.HOSTNAME}}"''
+                              (if  hostConfig.config.lollypops.deployment.deploy-method == "archive" then
+                                ''
+                                  NIX_SSHOPTS="{{.REMOTE_SSH_OPTS}}" nix flake archive \
+                                    --to ssh://{{.REMOTE_USER}}@{{.REMOTE_HOST}} \
+                                    --option builders-use-substitutes true \
+                                    {{.LOCAL_FLAKE_SOURCE}}
+                                ''
+                              else
+                                ''
+                                  NIX_SSHOPTS="{{.REMOTE_SSH_OPTS}}" nix copy \
+                                    --to ssh://{{.REMOTE_USER}}@{{.REMOTE_HOST}} \
+                                    --substitute-on-destination \
+                                    --option builders-use-substitutes true \
+                                    {{.LOCAL_FLAKE_SOURCE}}
+                                ''
+                              )
                               ''
-                                source_path={{.LOCAL_FLAKE_SOURCE}}
-                                if test -d "$source_path"; then
-                                  source_path=$source_path/
-                                fi
-                                ${pkgs.rsync}/bin/rsync \
-                                --verbose \
-                                -e "{{.REMOTE_COMMAND}} -l {{.REMOTE_USER}} -T {{.REMOTE_SSH_OPTS}}" \
-                                -FD \
-                                --checksum \
-                                --times \
-                                --perms \
-                                --recursive \
-                                --links \
-                                --delete-excluded \
-                                --mkpath \
-                                ${optionalString useSudo ''--rsync-path="{{.REMOTE_SUDO_COMMAND}} {{.REMOTE_SUDO_OPTS}} rsync"''} \
-                                $source_path {{.REMOTE_USER}}\@{{.REMOTE_HOST}}:{{.REMOTE_CONFIG_DIR}}
+                                {{.REMOTE_COMMAND}} {{.REMOTE_SSH_OPTS}} {{.REMOTE_USER}}@{{.REMOTE_HOST}} \
+                                  "${optionalString useSudo "{{.REMOTE_SUDO_COMMAND}} {{.REMOTE_SUDO_OPTS}}"} ln -sfn {{.LOCAL_FLAKE_SOURCE}} {{.REMOTE_CONFIG_DIR}}/flake"
                               ''
                             ];
                           };
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@
                       version = "3";
                       output = "prefixed";
 
-                      # Don't print excuted commands. Can be overridden by -v
+                      # Don't print executed commands. Can be overridden by -v
                       silent = true;
 
                       # Import the tasks once for each host, setting the HOST
diff --git a/module.nix b/module.nix
index e81399f..e69b23b 100644
--- a/module.nix
+++ b/module.nix
@@ -89,6 +89,21 @@ in
         description = "Evaluate locally instead of on the remote when rebuilding";
       };
 
+      deploy-method = mkOption {
+        type = types.enum [ "copy" "archive" ];
+        default = "copy";
+        description = ''
+          Method for copying flake to the remote. Using the default (`copy`) will
+          only deploy the flake itself, while `archive` deploys the flake and
+          all it's inputs to the remote machine. This is slower when deploying
+          from a connection with slow upload speed, but allows using inputs
+          which are not accessible from the remote.
+
+          When using `copy` all inputs of the flake will be substituted or
+          pulled from configured caches.
+        '';
+      };
+
       config-dir = mkOption {
         type = types.str;
         default = "/var/src/lollypops";
@@ -190,8 +205,4 @@ in
 
     };
   };
-
-  config = {
-    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ rsync ];
-  };
 }