diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 02d5a403c..87f017249 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ npm-*
 !.elasticbeanstalk/*.cfg.yml
 !.elasticbeanstalk/*.global.yml
 deploy.zip
+ENV
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f651219c1..d883a6158 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 language: node_js
 node_js:
 - '4.2'
-sudo: false
+sudo: required
 cache:
   directories:
   - node_modules
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ addons:
     - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
     packages:
     - g++-4.8
+install:
+  - sudo -H pip install -r requirements.txt
+  - npm install
 deploy:
 - provider: script
   skip_cleanup: $SKIP_CLEANUP
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67ea298cc..8cfececd8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ESLINT=./node_modules/.bin/eslint
 NODE=node
 SASSLINT=./node_modules/.bin/sass-lint -v
+S3CMD=s3cmd
 TAP=./node_modules/.bin/tap
 WATCH=./node_modules/.bin/watch
 WEBPACK=./node_modules/.bin/webpack
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ webpack:
 	$(WEBPACK) --bail
 
 sync-s3:
-	$(NODE) ./bin/deploy-to-s3.js
+	$(S3CMD) sync -P --delete-removed --exclude '.DS_Store' ./build/ s3://$(S3_BUCKET_NAME)/
 
 sync-fastly:
 	$(NODE) ./bin/configure-fastly.js
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b6f28dfd..9d1fd9cfa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Use `^C` to stop the node process `npm start` starts.
 | `API_HOST`    | `https://api.scratch.mit.edu`         | Hostname for API requests                      |
 | `NODE_ENV`    | `null`                                | If not `production`, app acts like development |
 | `PORT`        | `8333`                                | Port for devserver (http://localhost:XXXX)     |
-| `FALLBACK`  | `''`             | Pass-through location for old site            |
+| `FALLBACK`    | `''`                                  | Pass-through location for old site             |
 
 **NOTE:** Because by default `API_HOST=https://api.scratch.mit.edu`, please be aware that, by default, you will be seeing and interacting with real data on the Scratch website.
 
@@ -61,6 +61,24 @@ Use `^C` to stop the node process `npm start` starts.
 npm test
 ```
 
+### To Deploy
+```bash
+npm install
+virtualenv ENV
+. ENV/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+make deploy
+```
+
+| Variable                | Default | Description                                     |
+| ----------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| `FASTLY_SERVICE_ID`     | `''`    | Fastly service ID for `bin/configure-fastly.js` |
+| `FASTLY_API_KEY`        | `''`    | Fastly API key for `bin/configure-fastly.js`    |
+| `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`     | `''`    | AWS access key id for S3                        |
+| `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` | `''`    | AWS secret access key for S3                    |
+| `S3_BUCKET_NAME`        | `''`    | S3 bucket name to deploy into                   |
+
+
 ### Current issues with the development
 We're currently in the process of transitioning into this web client from Scratch's existing structure. As we transition, there are going to be some issues along the way that relate to how this client needs to interact with the existing infrastructure to work properly in production.
 
diff --git a/bin/deploy-to-s3.js b/bin/deploy-to-s3.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d701009b..000000000
--- a/bin/deploy-to-s3.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-var path = require('path');
-var s3 = require('s3');
-var util = require('util');
-
-const IGNORE_FILES = [
-    '.DS_Store'
-];
-
-var s3Client = s3.createClient({
-    s3Options: {
-        accessKeyId: process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID || '',
-        secretAccessKey: process.env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY || ''
-    }
-});
-
-var localDir = process.env.BUILD_DIRECTORY;
-if (!localDir) {
-    localDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '../build');
-} else {
-    if (!path.isAbsolute(localDir)) {
-        localDir = path.join(process.cwd(), localDir);
-    }
-}
-
-var skipped = 0;
-var uploaded = 0;
-
-var sync = s3Client.uploadDir({
-    deleteRemoved: true,
-    localDir: localDir,
-    getS3Params: function (localfile, stat, callback) {
-        if (IGNORE_FILES.indexOf(path.basename(localfile)) != -1) {
-            skipped++;
-            return callback(null, null);
-        }
-        callback(null, {});
-    },
-    s3Params: {
-        Prefix: '',
-        Bucket: process.env.S3_BUCKET_NAME || '',
-        ACL: 'public-read'
-    }
-});
-
-sync.on('error', function (err) {
-    throw new Error('Failed to sync with S3: ' + err);
-});
-
-sync.on('fileUploadEnd', function () {uploaded++;});
-
-sync.on('end', function () {
-    process.stdout.write(util.format(
-        'Uploaded %d local files. Removed %d remote files.\n',
-        uploaded, sync.deleteTotal
-    ));
-    process.exit();
-});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f77dde74..6f922e101 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
     "react-redux": "4.4.0",
     "react-slick": "0.9.2",
     "redux-thunk": "2.0.1",
-    "s3": "4.4.0",
     "sass-lint": "1.5.1",
     "sass-loader": "2.0.1",
     "scratchr2_translations": "git://github.com/LLK/scratchr2_translations.git#master",
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82d75c412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+s3cmd==1.6.1