diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index eea5fb0..e0b76f2 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,48 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Function to show usage
+show_usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 [--ftp]"
+    echo "Options:"
+    echo "  --ftp    Upload to FTP server (requires .env.gpg file with encrypted credentials)"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Function to decrypt credentials
+decrypt_credentials() {
+    if [ ! -f ".env.gpg" ]; then
+        echo "Error: .env.gpg file not found!"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Create a temporary file for decrypted credentials
+    TEMP_ENV=$(mktemp)
+    
+    # Decrypt the credentials
+    if ! gpg --quiet --decrypt .env.gpg > "$TEMP_ENV"; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to decrypt credentials!"
+        rm "$TEMP_ENV"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    # Source the decrypted credentials
+    source "$TEMP_ENV"
+    
+    # Securely remove the temporary file
+    rm "$TEMP_ENV"
+}
+
+# Parse command line arguments
+USE_FTP=false
+while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        --ftp) USE_FTP=true ;;
+        -h|--help) show_usage ;;
+        *) echo "Unknown parameter: $1"; show_usage ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
 # Ensure deploy directory structure exists
 mkdir -p deploy/content/posts
 
@@ -44,3 +87,31 @@ cd ..
 echo "Deployment package created successfully!"
 echo "Your files are ready in the 'website-deploy.zip' file"
 echo "You can also find individual files in the 'deploy' directory"
+
+# FTP Upload if requested
+if [ "$USE_FTP" = true ]; then
+    # Decrypt and load credentials
+    decrypt_credentials
+    
+    if [ -z "$FTP_HOST" ] || [ -z "$FTP_USER" ] || [ -z "$FTP_PASS" ] || [ -z "$FTP_DIR" ]; then
+        echo "Error: Missing FTP credentials!"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Check if lftp is installed
+    if ! command -v lftp &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Error: lftp is not installed. Please install it first."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Starting FTP upload..."
+    lftp -c "
+        set ssl:verify-certificate no;
+        open -u $FTP_USER,$FTP_PASS $FTP_HOST;
+        lcd deploy;
+        cd $FTP_DIR;
+        mirror -R --parallel=4 --verbose;
+        bye"
+    
+    echo "FTP upload completed!"
+fi
diff --git a/encrypt-credentials.sh b/encrypt-credentials.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3632df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/encrypt-credentials.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check if .env exists
+if [ ! -f ".env" ]; then
+    echo "Error: .env file not found!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Encrypt .env to .env.gpg
+gpg --symmetric --cipher-algo AES256 .env
+
+# Check if encryption was successful
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Credentials encrypted successfully to .env.gpg"
+    echo "You can now safely delete the original .env file"
+    echo "To delete it, run: rm .env"
+else
+    echo "Encryption failed!"
+fi