diff --git a/phylogenetic/README.md b/phylogenetic/README.md
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--- a/phylogenetic/README.md
+++ b/phylogenetic/README.md
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ Once you've run the build, you can view the results with:
 
 ## Configuration
 
-Configuration takes place entirely with the `Snakefile`. This can be read
-top-to-bottom, each rule specifies its file inputs and output and also its
-parameters. There is little redirection and each rule should be able to be
-reasoned with on its own.
+Configuration for the workflow takes place entirely within the [defaults/config_zika.yaml](defaults/config_zika.yaml).
+The analysis pipeline is contained in [Snakefile](Snakefile) with included [rules](rules).
+Each rule specifies its file inputs and output and pulls its parameters from the config.
+There is little redirection and each rule should be able to be reasoned with on its own.
 
 ### Using GenBank data
 
@@ -50,6 +50,20 @@ example sequences into the `data/` directory, use the following:
 
     nextstrain build .  --configfile build-configs/ci/profiles_config.yaml
 
+### Deploying build
+
+To run the workflow and automatically deploy the build to nextstrain.org,
+you will need to have AWS credentials to run the following:
+
+```
+nextstrain build \
+    --env AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID \
+    --env AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY \
+    . \
+        deploy_all \
+        --configfile build-configs/nextstrain-automation/config.yaml
+```
+
 [Nextstrain]: https://nextstrain.org
 [augur]: https://docs.nextstrain.org/projects/augur/en/stable/
 [auspice]: https://docs.nextstrain.org/projects/auspice/en/stable/index.html
diff --git a/phylogenetic/build-configs/nextstrain-automation/config.yaml b/phylogenetic/build-configs/nextstrain-automation/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e549405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phylogenetic/build-configs/nextstrain-automation/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+custom_rules:
+  - build-configs/nextstrain-automation/deploy.smk
+
+deploy_url: "s3://nextstrain-data"
diff --git a/phylogenetic/build-configs/nextstrain-automation/deploy.smk b/phylogenetic/build-configs/nextstrain-automation/deploy.smk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad11700
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+++ b/phylogenetic/build-configs/nextstrain-automation/deploy.smk
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""
+This part of the workflow handles automatic deployments of the zika build.
+
+Uploads the build defined as the default output of the workflow through
+the `all` rule from Snakefille
+"""
+
+rule deploy_all:
+    input: *rules.all.input
+    output: touch("results/deploy_all.done")
+    params:
+        deploy_url = config["deploy_url"]
+    shell:
+        """
+        nextstrain remote upload {params.deploy_url} {input}
+        """