diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6ebd1d..25a4e1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,6 +95,22 @@ To use a particular branch, add:
 Default is `gh-pages`. Run `git branch -a` to see a list of possible
 branches.
 
+### Step 4c - FTP setup
+
+#### These settings are required.
+
+Edit `config.rb`, and add:
+
+    activate :deploy do |deploy|
+      deploy.method = :ftp
+      deploy.host = "ftp.example.com"
+      deploy.user = "tvaughan"
+      deploy.password = "secret"
+      deploy.path = "/srv/www/site"
+    end
+
+Adjust these values accordingly.
+
 ### Step 5
 
     middleman build [--clean]
diff --git a/lib/middleman-deploy/commands.rb b/lib/middleman-deploy/commands.rb
index 04c2646..dea92c7 100644
--- a/lib/middleman-deploy/commands.rb
+++ b/lib/middleman-deploy/commands.rb
@@ -140,6 +140,54 @@ EOF
         orig.remote(remote).fetch
       end
 
+      def deploy_ftp
+        require 'net/ftp'
+        require 'ptools'
+
+        host = self.deploy_options.host
+        user = self.deploy_options.user
+        pass = self.deploy_options.password
+        path = self.deploy_options.path
+
+        puts "## Deploying via ftp to #{user}@#{host}:#{path}"
+
+        ftp = Net::FTP.new(host)
+        ftp.login(user, pass)
+        ftp.chdir(path)
+        ftp.passive = true
+
+        Dir.chdir('build/') do
+          Dir['**/*'].each do |f|
+            if File.directory?(f)
+              begin
+                ftp.mkdir(f)
+              rescue
+                puts "Folder '#{f}' exists. skipping..."
+              end
+            else
+              begin
+                if File.binary?(f)
+                  ftp.putbinaryfile(f, f)
+                else
+                  ftp.puttextfile(f, f)
+                end
+              rescue Exception => e
+                reply = e.message
+                err_code = reply[0,3].to_i
+                if err_code == 550
+                  if File.binary?(f)
+                    ftp.putbinaryfile(f, f)
+                  else
+                    ftp.puttextfile(f, f)
+                  end
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+        ftp.close
+      end
+
     end
 
     # Alias "d" to "deploy"
diff --git a/lib/middleman-deploy/extension.rb b/lib/middleman-deploy/extension.rb
index 00d41f7..53613bd 100644
--- a/lib/middleman-deploy/extension.rb
+++ b/lib/middleman-deploy/extension.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require "middleman-core"
 module Middleman
   module Deploy
 
-    class Options < Struct.new(:whatisthis, :method, :host, :port, :user, :path, :clean, :remote, :branch, :after_build); end
+    class Options < Struct.new(:whatisthis, :method, :host, :port, :user, :password, :path, :clean, :remote, :branch, :after_build); end
 
     class << self
 
diff --git a/middleman-deploy.gemspec b/middleman-deploy.gemspec
index b92c760..f4dbd5d 100644
--- a/middleman-deploy.gemspec
+++ b/middleman-deploy.gemspec
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.test_files    = `git ls-files -- {test,spec,features}/*`.split("\n")
   s.executables   = `git ls-files -- bin/*`.split("\n").map{ |f| File.basename(f) }
   s.require_paths = ["lib"]
-  
+
   # The version of middleman-core your extension depends on
   s.add_runtime_dependency("middleman-core", [">= 3.0.0"])
-  
+
   # Additional dependencies
   s.add_runtime_dependency("git", "~> 1.2.0")
+  s.add_runtime_dependency("ptools")
 end