diff --git a/make_a_gif.py b/make_a_gif.py
index aed46b4..be70d3a 100644
--- a/make_a_gif.py
+++ b/make_a_gif.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def make_it():
         framelist.write("".join(["file '" + f + "'\n" for f in frames]))
 
     #make the actual gif
-    print(f"ffmpeg -r 7 -f concat -safe 0 -i /var/www/html/framelist.txt -c copy -s 1280x720 -vcodec libx264 /var/www/html/twoweeks.mp4")
+    #print(f"ffmpeg -r 7 -f concat -safe 0 -i /var/www/html/framelist.txt -c copy -s 1280x720 -vcodec libx264 /var/www/html/twoweeks.mp4")
     print(f"convert -delay 14 -loop 0 -dispose previous {' '.join(frames)} /var/www/html/animation.gif")
 
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 5c086a9..496772c 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -36,3 +36,9 @@ fixed the unrelated issue where it was taking a picture every time the system re
 for some reason it crashes most of the times you try to do a particularly intensive operation such as "compile 15 images into a timelapse with ffmpeg" or, like, fuckin', "resize an image". i don't know what's up. major thorn in the side of my agenda to make it automatically resize images
 
 uhhhhh okay so hi
+
+we need to make this rsync the stills folder to somewhere on the nas. how do we do that
+make sure the destination folder exists on destination host
+make sure we have an ssh key for the destination host
+rsync /var/www/html/stills shoofle@cygnus.local:~/telescopium
+
diff --git a/take_a_still.py b/take_a_still.py
index c697587..b64f920 100644
--- a/take_a_still.py
+++ b/take_a_still.py
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ with open(index_filename, "r") as the_file:
 
 with open(index_filename, "w") as the_file:
     the_file.write(str(soup))
+
+print("attempting to rsync /var/www/html/stills to cygnus")
+os.system("rsync -r /var/www/html/stills/ shoofle@cygnus.local:~/telescopium")
diff --git a/telescopium.service b/telescopium.service
index 6531e2d..5c86928 100644
--- a/telescopium.service
+++ b/telescopium.service
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ ExecStart=python /home/shoofle/telescopium/take_a_still.py
 User=shoofle
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy = multi-user.target