diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d965f4..3a74594 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,15 +11,14 @@ DS_PATH     := /volume1/docker/ban-yaro
 CONTAINER   := ban-yaro
 GIT_REMOTE  := origin
 
-# rsync: was NICHT auf die DS übertragen wird
-RSYNC_EXCLUDE := --exclude='.git' \
-                 --exclude='data/' \
-                 --exclude='backend/venv/' \
-                 --exclude='backend/__pycache__/' \
-                 --exclude='backend/*.pyc' \
-                 --exclude='.env' \
-                 --exclude='*.db' \
-                 --exclude='.DS_Store'
+# tar: was NICHT auf die DS übertragen wird
+TAR_EXCLUDE := --exclude='.git' \
+               --exclude='./data' \
+               --exclude='./backend/venv' \
+               --exclude='./backend/__pycache__' \
+               --exclude='./.env' \
+               --exclude='./*.db' \
+               --exclude='./.DS_Store'
 
 .PHONY: help deploy sync push restart build stop status \
         logs logs-f shell db dev clean-cache check-ssh
@@ -72,8 +71,7 @@ deploy: check-ssh
 	@echo "→ Git push (Backup)..."
 	@git push $(GIT_REMOTE) main
 	@echo "→ Sync zu DS..."
-	@rsync -az --delete $(RSYNC_EXCLUDE) \
-		./ $(DS_HOST):$(DS_PATH)/
+	@tar czf - $(TAR_EXCLUDE) . | ssh $(DS_HOST) "tar xzf - -C $(DS_PATH)/"
 	@echo "→ Docker rebuild + restart..."
 	@ssh $(DS_HOST) " \
 		cd $(DS_PATH) && \
@@ -91,8 +89,7 @@ deploy: check-ssh
 # ----------------------------------------------------------
 sync: check-ssh
 	@echo "→ Sync zu DS..."
-	@rsync -az --delete $(RSYNC_EXCLUDE) \
-		./ $(DS_HOST):$(DS_PATH)/
+	@tar czf - $(TAR_EXCLUDE) . | ssh $(DS_HOST) "tar xzf - -C $(DS_PATH)/"
 	@echo "  ✓ Sync fertig."
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scripts/setup-ds.sh b/scripts/setup-ds.sh
index 5e09dde..a456ffe 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-ds.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-ds.sh
@@ -60,18 +60,17 @@ ok "Verzeichnisse angelegt"
 # 2. Dateien per rsync übertragen (kein git auf DS nötig)
 # ----------------------------------------------------------
 echo ""
-echo "→ Dateien übertragen (rsync)..."
+echo "→ Dateien übertragen (tar+ssh)..."
 
-rsync -az --delete \
+cd "${ROOT}" && tar czf - \
     --exclude='.git' \
-    --exclude='data/' \
-    --exclude='backend/venv/' \
-    --exclude='backend/__pycache__/' \
-    --exclude='backend/*.pyc' \
-    --exclude='.env' \
-    --exclude='*.db' \
-    --exclude='.DS_Store' \
-    "${ROOT}/" "${DS_HOST}:${DS_PATH}/"
+    --exclude='./data' \
+    --exclude='./backend/venv' \
+    --exclude='./backend/__pycache__' \
+    --exclude='./.env' \
+    --exclude='./*.db' \
+    --exclude='./.DS_Store' \
+    . | ssh "$DS_HOST" "tar xzf - -C '${DS_PATH}/'"
 
 ok "Dateien übertragen"