diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5678ce7..c30246e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
 # See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files for more about ignoring files.
 #
 # If you find yourself ignoring temporary files generated by your text editor
 # or operating system, you probably want to add a global ignore instead:
 #   git config --global core.excludesfile '~/.gitignore_global'
 
 # Ignore bundler config.
 /.bundle
 
 # Ignore the default SQLite database.
 /db/*.sqlite3
 /db/*.sqlite3-journal
 /db/*.local
 /db/database.yml
 
 # Ignore all logfiles and tempfiles.
 /log/*.log
 /tmp
 *.swp
+
+# Ignore config files
 config/database.yml
 config/beanstalk.yml
 config/secrets.yml
 config/bconsole.conf
+config/ssh.yml
 
 .ruby-version
 .rspec
diff --git a/config/ssh.yml.sample b/config/ssh.yml.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9de0078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/ssh.yml.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+development:
+  key_file: /home/stratos/.ssh/bacukey
+  username: root
+  host: ser-baculas.lan
+  path: /etc/bacula/clientdefs/
diff --git a/lib/bacula_handler.rb b/lib/bacula_handler.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c75637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/bacula_handler.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+class BaculaHandler
+  require 'net/scp'
+
+  attr_accessor :host, :tempfile
+
+  # Initializes a BaculaHandler instance.
+  #
+  # Sets `host` and `template` attributes.
+  #
+  # @param host[Host] A the host instance the the bacula handler will act upon
+  def initialize(host)
+    @host = host
+    @tempfile = get_config_file
+  end
+
+  # Deploys the host's config to the bacula director by
+  #
+  # * uploading the configuration
+  # * reloadind the bacula director
+  #
+  # Updates the host's status accordingly
+  #
+  # @return [Boolean] false if something went wrong
+  def deploy_config
+    return false unless send_config
+    if reload_bacula
+      host.set_deployed
+    else
+      host.dispatch || host.redispatch
+    end
+  end
+
+  def get_config_file
+    file = Tempfile.new(host.name)
+    file.chmod(0666)
+    file.write host.baculize_config.join("\n")
+    file.close
+    file
+  end
+
+  def send_config
+    begin
+      Net::SCP.upload!(
+        ssh_settings[:host],
+        ssh_settings[:username],
+        tempfile.path,
+        ssh_settings[:path] + host.name + '.conf',
+        ssh: { keys: [ssh_settings[:key_file]] }
+      )
+    rescue
+      return false
+    end
+    true
+  end
+
+  def reload_bacula
+    command = "echo \"reload quit\" | #{bconsole}"
+    exec_with_timeout(command, 2)
+  end
+
+  def exec_with_timeout(command, sec)
+    begin
+      Timeout::timeout(sec) do
+        `#{command}`
+      end
+    rescue
+      return false
+    end
+    true
+  end
+
+  def bconsole
+    "bconsole -c #{Rails.root}/config/bconsole.conf"
+  end
+
+  def ssh_settings
+    @ssh_settings ||= YAML::load(File.open("#{Rails.root}/config/ssh.yml"))[Rails.env].
+      symbolize_keys
+  end
+end