diff --git a/deployment/autodeploy_versions b/deployment/autodeploy_versions
index 2dac2c3..44c018c 100644
--- a/deployment/autodeploy_versions
+++ b/deployment/autodeploy_versions
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # The version can be a git tag, branch or commit hash.
 
 # BEC version to use
-BEC_AUTODEPLOY_VERSION="cli_launch"
+BEC_AUTODEPLOY_VERSION="master"
 
 # ophyd_devices version to use
 OPHYD_DEVICES_AUTODEPLOY_VERSION="master"
diff --git a/deployment/bec-server-config.yaml b/deployment/bec-server-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6484ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/bec-server-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+redis:
+  host: localhost
+  port: 6379
+mongodb:
+  host: localhost
+  port: 27017
+scibec:
+  host: http://[::1]
+  port: 3030
+  beamline: "CSAXS"
+service_config:
+  general:
+    reset_queue_on_cancel: True
+    enforce_ACLs: False
+  file_writer:
+    plugin: default_NeXus_format
+    base_path: ./
+
diff --git a/deployment/deploy.sh b/deployment/deploy.sh
index 77f1a64..6591502 100755
--- a/deployment/deploy.sh
+++ b/deployment/deploy.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 # deployment script to be translated to Ansible
-BEAMLINE_REPO=gitlab.psi.ch:bec/csaxs-bec.git
+
+# NOT NEEDED since the beamline repo will be autodeployed
+# BEAMLINE_REPO=gitlab.psi.ch:bec/csaxs-bec.git
+# git clone git@$BEAMLINE_REPO
+
+module add psi-python38/2020.11
 
 # start redis
-# docker run --network=host --name redis-bec -d redis
+docker run --network=host --name redis-bec -d redis
 # alternative:
-# conda install redis; redis-server &
+# conda install -y redis; redis-server &
 
-git clone git@$BEAMLINE_REPO
 
 # get the target versions for ophyd_devices and BEC
 source ./csaxs-bec/deployment/autodeploy_versions
 
-git clone -b $OPHYD_DEVICES_AUTODEPLOY_VERSION git@gitlab.psi.ch:bec/ophyd_devices.git
-git clone -b $BEC_AUTODEPLOY_VERSION git@gitlab.psi.ch:bec/bec.git
+git clone -b $OPHYD_DEVICES_AUTODEPLOY_VERSION https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/ophyd_devices.git
+git clone -b $BEC_AUTODEPLOY_VERSION https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec.git
 
 # install BEC
 cd bec