diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-and-deploy.yaml
similarity index 75%
rename from .github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/publish-and-deploy.yaml
index 02e8f47..d209767 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-and-deploy.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Deploy to Cloudflare Pages
+name: Publish and Deploy
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-deno-cache-
 
-      - name: Build Project
-        run: deno task build
+      - name: Publish Project
+        run: deno task publish
 
       - name: Upload build artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: static-files
-          path: static/
+          name: dist-files
+          path: dist/
   deploy:
-    needs: build
+    needs: publish
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download build artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: static-files
-          path: static/
+          name: dist-files
+          path: dist/
 
-      - name: "List static directory contents"
-        run: ls -R static
+      - name: "List publish directory contents"
+        run: ls -R dist
 
       - name: Deploy to Cloudflare pages
         uses: cloudflare/wrangler-action@v3
         with:
           apiToken: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN }}
           accountId: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID }}
-          command: pages deploy static --project-name=armorynodewebsite
+          command: pages deploy dist --project-name=armorynodewebsite
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7eeaf65..63ed085 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ static/css/*.min.css
 # Node modules
 node_modules/
 # Wrangler
-.wrangler/
\ No newline at end of file
+.wrangler/
+# published artifacts
+dist/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.ts b/build.ts
index be3dc98..13e2929 100644
--- a/build.ts
+++ b/build.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ async function compileSass() {
 // Only run if the script is run directly, not imported as a module
 if (import.meta.main) {
     await compile();
+    console.log("✅ Done!");
 }
 
 export async function compile() {
@@ -54,6 +55,4 @@ export async function compile() {
 
     console.log("🌳 Compiling Elm...");
     await compileAndMinifyElm();
-
-    console.log("✅ Done!");
 }
diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index c6923ac..234b81c 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "tasks": {
         "build": "deno run --allow-read --allow-env --allow-write --allow-run build.ts",
+        "publish": "deno run --allow-read --allow-env --allow-write --allow-run publish.ts",
         "run": "deno run --allow-read --allow-env --allow-write --allow-run run.ts"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deno.lock b/deno.lock
index 6a3222b..05af9fb 100644
--- a/deno.lock
+++ b/deno.lock
@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
 {
   "version": "4",
   "specifiers": {
+    "jsr:@std/fs@*": "1.0.9",
+    "jsr:@std/path@^1.0.8": "1.0.8",
     "npm:sass@*": "1.83.4",
     "npm:terser@*": "5.37.0"
   },
+  "jsr": {
+    "@std/fs@1.0.9": {
+      "integrity": "3eef7e3ed3d317b29432c7dcb3b20122820dbc574263f721cb0248ad91bad890",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "jsr:@std/path"
+      ]
+    },
+    "@std/path@1.0.8": {
+      "integrity": "548fa456bb6a04d3c1a1e7477986b6cffbce95102d0bb447c67c4ee70e0364be"
+    }
+  },
   "npm": {
     "@jridgewell/gen-mapping@0.3.8": {
       "integrity": "sha512-imAbBGkb+ebQyxKgzv5Hu2nmROxoDOXHh80evxdoXNOrvAnVx7zimzc1Oo5h9RlfV4vPXaE2iM5pOFbvOCClWA==",
diff --git a/publish.ts b/publish.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1a121d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publish.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import * as fs from "jsr:@std/fs";
+import { compile } from "./build.ts";
+
+/// Builds and publishes necessary files to `dist/` for deployment.
+async function publish() {
+    console.log("🏗️  Running build step...");
+    await compile();
+
+    console.log("🚀 Publishing files to `dist/`...");
+    await Deno.mkdir("./dist", { recursive: true });
+    await fs.copy("./static", "./dist/static", { overwrite: true });
+    await fs.copy("./functions", "./dist/functions", { overwrite: true });
+    await fs.copy("./wrangler.toml", "./dist/wrangler.toml", { overwrite: true });
+
+    console.log("✅ Publish complete!");
+}
+
+await publish();
\ No newline at end of file