diff --git a/cmd/up.go b/cmd/up.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..924f00828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/up.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/railwayapp/cli/entity"
+)
+
+func (h *Handler) Up(ctx context.Context, req *entity.CommandRequest) error {
+	return h.ctrl.Up(ctx)
+}
diff --git a/controller/up.go b/controller/up.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cfa2728c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/up.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"bytes"
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/monochromegane/go-gitignore"
+)
+
+func compress(src string, buf io.Writer) error {
+	// tar > gzip > buf
+	zr := gzip.NewWriter(buf)
+	tw := tar.NewWriter(zr)
+
+	ignore, err := gitignore.NewGitIgnore(".gitignore", ".")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// walk through every file in the folder
+	filepath.Walk(src, func(file string, fi os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if ignore.Match(file, fi.IsDir()) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		// generate tar header
+		header, err := tar.FileInfoHeader(fi, file)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// must provide real name
+		// (see https://golang.org/src/archive/tar/common.go?#L626)
+		header.Name = filepath.ToSlash(file)
+
+		// write header
+		if err := tw.WriteHeader(header); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// if not a dir, write file content
+		if !fi.IsDir() {
+			data, err := os.Open(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if _, err := io.Copy(tw, data); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	// produce tar
+	if err := tw.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// produce gzip
+	if err := zr.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Controller) Up(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// projectID, err := c.cfg.GetProject()
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return err
+	// }
+	// environmentID, err := c.cfg.GetEnvironment()
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return err
+	// }
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := compress("./", &buf); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	ioutil.WriteFile("./out.tar.gz", buf.Bytes(), 0777)
+	// res, err := c.gtwy.Up(ctx, &entity.UpRequest{
+	// 	Data:          buf,
+	// 	ProjectID:     projectID,
+	// 	EnvironmentID: environmentID,
+	// })
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return err
+	// }
+	//fmt.Printf("Deploy available at %s\n", res.URL)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/entity/requests.go b/entity/requests.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d93fdfd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entity/requests.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package entity
+
+import "bytes"
+
+type UpRequest struct {
+	Data          bytes.Buffer
+	ProjectID     string
+	EnvironmentID string
+}
+
+type UpResponse struct {
+	URL string
+}
diff --git a/gateway/main.go b/gateway/main.go
index 6f56d28c9..b8cde46e3 100644
--- a/gateway/main.go
+++ b/gateway/main.go
@@ -32,12 +32,16 @@ func (g *Gateway) setProjectToken(ctx context.Context, req *gql.Request) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func GetGQLHost() string {
+func GetHost() string {
 	baseURL := "https://backboard.railway.app"
 	if configs.IsDevMode() {
 		baseURL = fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:8082")
 	}
+	return baseURL
+}
 
+func GetGQLHost() string {
+	baseURL := GetHost()
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/graphql", baseURL)
 }
 
diff --git a/gateway/up.go b/gateway/up.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a4698323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateway/up.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package gateway
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"mime/multipart"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/railwayapp/cli/entity"
+)
+
+func constructReq(ctx context.Context, req *entity.UpRequest) (*http.Request, error) {
+	body := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	writer := multipart.NewWriter(body)
+	part, err := writer.CreateFormFile("file", req.ProjectID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	part.Write(req.Data.Bytes())
+
+	err = writer.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/project/%s/up", GetHost(), req.ProjectID)
+	httpReq, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	httpReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", writer.FormDataContentType())
+	return httpReq, nil
+}
+
+func (g *Gateway) Up(ctx context.Context, req *entity.UpRequest) (*entity.UpResponse, error) {
+	httpReq, err := constructReq(ctx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	resp, err := client.Do(httpReq)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 400 {
+		return nil, errors.New(string(bodyBytes))
+	}
+	var res entity.UpResponse
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(bodyBytes, &res); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &res, nil
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1bb23bcdf..2303f316e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/logrusorgru/aurora v0.0.0-20200102142835-e9ef32dff381
 	github.com/machinebox/graphql v0.2.2
 	github.com/manifoldco/promptui v0.7.0
+	github.com/monochromegane/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20200626010858-205db1a8cc00
 	github.com/phayes/freeport v0.0.0-20180830031419-95f893ade6f2
 	github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20180916011732-0a3d74bf9ce4
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d8aa617ba..b93de067c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2 h1:fmNYVwqnSfB9mZU6OS2O6GsXM+wcskZDuKQz
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2/go.mod h1:FVVH3fgwuzCH5S8UJGiWEs2h04kUh9fWfEaFds41c1Y=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
 github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.1/go.mod h1:bx2lNnkwVCuqBIxFjflWJWanXIb3RllmbCylyMrvgv0=
+github.com/monochromegane/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20200626010858-205db1a8cc00 h1:n6/2gBQ3RWajuToeY6ZtZTIKv2v7ThUy5KKusIT0yc0=
+github.com/monochromegane/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20200626010858-205db1a8cc00/go.mod h1:Pm3mSP3c5uWn86xMLZ5Sa7JB9GsEZySvHYXCTK4E9q4=
 github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20161129095857-cc309e4a2223/go.mod h1:qRWi+5nqEBWmkhHvq77mSJWrCKwh8bxhgT7d/eI7P4U=
 github.com/oklog/ulid v1.3.1/go.mod h1:CirwcVhetQ6Lv90oh/F+FBtV6XMibvdAFo93nm5qn4U=
 github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.0.0-20180627143212-57f6aae5913c/go.mod h1:lzWF7FIEvWOWxwDKqyGYQf6ZUaNfKdP144TG7ZOy1lc=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f6492ca2a..a173353a8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ func init() {
 		Short: "Run command inside the Railway environment",
 		RunE:  contextualize(handler.Run),
 	})
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(&cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "up",
+		Short: "Upload and deploy",
+		RunE:  contextualize(handler.Up),
+	})
 }
 
 func main() {