diff --git a/buildout.d/production.cfg b/buildout.d/production.cfg
index 711c850..1f4ea2a 100644
--- a/buildout.d/production.cfg
+++ b/buildout.d/production.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [buildout]
 extends = base.cfg
 eggs +=
-     iw.rotatezlogs
+    eestec.portal [production]
 
-# TODO
\ No newline at end of file
+# TODO
diff --git a/buildout.d/staging.cfg b/buildout.d/staging.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a067ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildout.d/staging.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[buildout]
+extends = production.cfg
diff --git a/fabfile.py b/fabfile.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77aaa69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fabfile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+from fabric.api import env, run, local
+from fabric.context_managers import settings, cd, lcd
+from fabric.decorators import task
+
+env.hosts = ['staging.eestec.net']
+env.user = 'staging'
+env.repository = "https://github.com/eestec/eestec.portal.git"
+env.branch = "master"
+env.staging_folder = "/home/staging/env"
+
+
+@task
+def staging_bootstrap():
+    with settings(warn_only=True):
+        run('%(staging_folder)s/bin/supervisorctl shutdown' % env)
+        run('rm -rf %(staging_folder)s' % env)
+    run('git clone %(repository)s %(staging_folder)s' % env)
+    # TODO: install crontab
+    staging_deploy()
+
+
+@task
+def has_new_commits():
+    """Check for fresh deploy branch commits"""
+    with lcd(env.staging_folder):
+        local('git fetch origin')
+        output = local('git log %(branch)s...origin/%(branch)s' % env,
+                       capture=True)
+        if output.strip():
+            local('git pull origin')
+            print "new commits!"
+            return True
+        else:
+            print "no new commits."
+            return False
+
+
+@task
+def staging_update():
+    if not has_new_commits():
+        return
+    staging_deploy()
+
+
+@task
+def staging_deploy():
+    with cd(env.staging_folder):
+        # TODO: copy production data
+        run('bin/buildout -c buildout.d/staging.cfg')
+        run('bin/supervisord')
+        # TODO: run upgrade profile
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 83907c0..92d4b76 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ def read(*rnames):
               'setuptools-flakes',
               'zest.releaser',
               'jarn.mkrelease',
+              'Fabric',
           ],
+          'production': [
+              'Fabric',
+          ]
       },
       entry_points="""
       [z3c.autoinclude.plugin]