diff --git a/update_homarr.yml b/update_homarr.yml
index de771c7..593bd3a 100644
--- a/update_homarr.yml
+++ b/update_homarr.yml
@@ -1,54 +1,50 @@
+# update_homarr2.yml
+
 - name: Update Homarr
   hosts: pve2_vm
   gather_facts: false
-  become: true
-  become_method: sudo
 
   vars:
-    homarr_compose_local: "{{ playbook_dir }}/docker-compose/docker-compose-homarr.yml"
-    homarr_compose_remote_dir: "/data/compose/homarr"
-    homarr_compose_remote: "{{ homarr_compose_remote_dir }}/docker-compose-homarr.yml"
+    homarr_project: homarr
+
+    # Local (controller) directory with compose files
+    compose_local_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/docker-compose"
+
+    # Remote (target) staging directory - writable for the SSH user
+    compose_remote_dir: "/home/{{ ansible_user }}/.ansible-compose/docker-compose"
+
+    # Which compose file inside the directory to use
+    homarr_compose_filename: "docker-compose-homarr.yml"
+
     homarr_service: homarr
     homarr_port: 7575
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Show effective user (debug)
-      ansible.builtin.command: id
-      register: whoami_result
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Print effective user (debug)
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        var: whoami_result.stdout
-
-    - name: Ensure remote compose directory exists
+    - name: Ensure remote staging directory exists
       ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: "{{ homarr_compose_remote_dir }}"
+        path: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}"
         state: directory
         mode: "0755"
 
-    - name: Test write access to remote dir (as become)
-      ansible.builtin.command: "sh -lc 'echo test > {{ homarr_compose_remote_dir }}/.ansible_write_test && rm -f {{ homarr_compose_remote_dir }}/.ansible_write_test'"
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Copy compose file from controller to remote host
-      ansible.builtin.copy:
-        src: "{{ homarr_compose_local }}"
-        dest: "{{ homarr_compose_remote }}"
-        mode: "0644"
+    - name: Sync compose directory from controller to remote host
+      ansible.posix.synchronize:
+        src: "{{ compose_local_dir }}/"
+        dest: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}/"
+        delete: true
+        recursive: true
 
     - name: Pull latest Homarr image
       community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: "{{ homarr_compose_remote_dir }}"
+        project_src: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}"
         files:
-          - "{{ homarr_compose_remote | basename }}"
+          - "{{ homarr_compose_filename }}"
         pull: always
 
     - name: Recreate Homarr service
       community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
-        project_src: "{{ homarr_compose_remote_dir }}"
+        project_src: "{{ compose_remote_dir }}"
         files:
-          - "{{ homarr_compose_remote | basename }}"
+          - "{{ homarr_compose_filename }}"
         services:
           - "{{ homarr_service }}"
         state: present