diff --git a/connection/ssh_connection.go b/connection/ssh_connection.go
index a981cf3..07213ba 100644
--- a/connection/ssh_connection.go
+++ b/connection/ssh_connection.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 	ErrSSHSession         = errors.New("unable to open a new session")
 	ErrSSHReadPrivateKey  = errors.New("unable to read private key")
 	ErrSSHParsePrivateKey = errors.New("unable to read private key")
-	ErrSSHExecute         = errors.New("unable")
+	ErrSSHExecute         = errors.New("unable to execute command")
 )
 
 func NewSSHConn(addr, user string, port int, privkey string) (SSHConn, error) {
diff --git a/deployers/swarm.go b/deployers/swarm.go
index 90223e4..adc1ca1 100644
--- a/deployers/swarm.go
+++ b/deployers/swarm.go
@@ -1,15 +1,52 @@
 package deployers
 
 import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"compress/gzip"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 
 	"gitea.thegux.fr/hmdeploy/connection"
 	"gitea.thegux.fr/hmdeploy/docker"
 	"gitea.thegux.fr/hmdeploy/models"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+)
+
+func addToArchive(tw *tar.Writer, filename string) error {
+	file, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	info, err := file.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	header, err := tar.FileInfoHeader(info, info.Name())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	header.Name = filepath.Base(file.Name())
+
+	if err := tw.WriteHeader(header); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(tw, file)
+	return err
+}
+
+var (
+	ErrSwarmDeployerArchive = errors.New("unable to generate archive")
 )
 
 type SwarmDeployer struct {
@@ -49,13 +86,40 @@ func (sd *SwarmDeployer) Close() error {
 }
 
 func (sd *SwarmDeployer) clean() (err error) {
-	_, err = sd.conn.Execute(fmt.Sprintf("rm -f %s %s", models.ComposeFile, models.EnvFile))
+	_, err = sd.conn.Execute(fmt.Sprintf("rm -f %s %s *.tar.gz *.tar", models.ComposeFile, models.EnvFile))
 	return
 }
 
+func (sd *SwarmDeployer) createArchive(files ...string) (string, error) {
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	archivePath := filepath.Join(sd.project.Dir, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s.tar.gz", sd.project.Name, strings.Replace(now.Format(time.RFC3339), ":", "-", -1)))
+
+	file, err := os.Create(archivePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("%w, unable to create archive=%s, err=%v", ErrSwarmDeployerArchive, archivePath, err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	gw := gzip.NewWriter(file)
+	defer gw.Close()
+
+	tw := tar.NewWriter(gw)
+	defer tw.Close()
+
+	for _, f := range files {
+		if err := addToArchive(tw, f); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("%w, unable to add file=%s to archive=%s, err=%v", ErrSwarmDeployerArchive, f, archivePath, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return archivePath, nil
+
+}
+
 func (sd *SwarmDeployer) Deploy() error {
 	defer sd.clean()
 
+	filesToArchive := []string{}
 	if imageName := sd.project.ImageName; imageName != "" {
 		log.Info().Str("image", imageName).Msg("saving image for transfert...")
 
@@ -64,32 +128,37 @@ func (sd *SwarmDeployer) Deploy() error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		log.Info().Str("image", imageName).Str("dir", sd.project.Dir).Msg("image saved successfully")
-
 		defer os.Remove(tarFile)
 
-		tarFileBase := filepath.Base(tarFile)
-		if err := sd.conn.CopyFile(tarFile, tarFileBase); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if _, err := sd.conn.Execute(fmt.Sprintf("docker load -i %s && rm %s", tarFileBase, tarFileBase)); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		log.Info().Str("image", imageName).Str("dir", sd.project.Dir).Msg("image saved successfully")
+		filesToArchive = append(filesToArchive, tarFile)
 	}
 
 	if envFilePath := sd.project.Deps.EnvFile; envFilePath != "" {
-		envFileBase := filepath.Base(envFilePath)
-		if err := sd.conn.CopyFile(filepath.Join(sd.project.Dir, envFileBase), envFileBase); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		filesToArchive = append(filesToArchive, filepath.Join(sd.project.Dir, filepath.Base(envFilePath)))
+		log.Info().Msg(".env file added to the archive for deployment")
 	}
 
 	composeFileBase := filepath.Base(sd.project.Deps.ComposeFile)
-	if err := sd.conn.CopyFile(filepath.Join(sd.project.Dir, composeFileBase), composeFileBase); err != nil {
+	filesToArchive = append(filesToArchive, filepath.Join(sd.project.Dir, composeFileBase))
+
+	archivePath, err := sd.createArchive(filesToArchive...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(archivePath)
+
+	archiveDestPath := filepath.Base(archivePath)
+	log.Info().Str("archive", archivePath).Msg("archive built with success, tranfering to swarm for deployment...")
+	if err := sd.conn.CopyFile(archivePath, archiveDestPath); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if _, err := sd.conn.Execute(fmt.Sprintf("tar xzvf %s", archiveDestPath)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	log.Info().Str("project", sd.project.Name).Msg("deploying project...")
 	if _, err := sd.conn.Execute(fmt.Sprintf("docker stack deploy -c %s %s", composeFileBase, sd.project.Name)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}