diff --git a/update_all.sh b/update_all.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1e0dc6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update_all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+userspace_update_cmd="$(cat <<EOF
+echo "updating dotfiles"
+if [ ! -d ~/dotfiles ]
+then
+    git clone git@git.yori.cc:yorick/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles
+else
+    cd ~/dotfiles/
+    git pull git@git.yori.cc:yorick/dotfiles.git
+fi
+~/dotfiles/install.sh
+echo "updating userspace"
+~/dotfiles/bin/update_userspace.sh
+EOF
+)"
+if [ $1 == "local" ];
+then
+sudo nix-channel --update
+echo "updating root conf"
+./conf local-deploy
+sh -c "$userspace_update_cmd"
+else
+	echo "updating" $1
+	./conf remote-deploy --include $1
+	HOST=$(nix-instantiate --eval -A hostnames.$1 secrets.nix | tr -d '"')
+	echo "updating userspace"
+	# nix-copy-closure --to $HOST $(./conf remote nix-build --no-out-link "\<nixpkgs\>" -A hosts.woodhouse)
+	echo "nix-channel --update" | nixops ssh $1
+	cp deploy_key deploy_key2
+	chmod 0600 deploy_key2
+	ssh-agent bash <<J
+ssh-add ./deploy_key2
+rm ./deploy_key2
+ssh -A $HOST sh -c "$userspace_update_cmd"
+J
+fi