diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a2b6fd..47bb05a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ please note, this step is only needed when arch is to be installed on a new host
 
 - `syncDirSetup.sh` (will set up `~/syncDir`)
 - `deploySshKeys.sh` (deployment of ssh keys)
-- `importGnupgKeys.sh` (deployment of gpg keys)
+- `deployGnupgKeys.sh` (deployment of gpg keys)
+- `deployRcloneCfg.sh` (deployment of rclone config)
 - `gitReposSoftlinker.sh` (create softlinks to all repos at `~/syncDir/gitRepos/`)
 - `chmodAllSh.sh` (fixes mode change from 14001 to 217 errors in repo)
 - `reboot` and re-login
diff --git a/dots/bin/importGnupgKeys.sh b/dots/bin/deployGnupgKeys.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from dots/bin/importGnupgKeys.sh
rename to dots/bin/deployGnupgKeys.sh
diff --git a/dots/bin/deployRcloneCfg.sh b/dots/bin/deployRcloneCfg.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2eb3006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dots/bin/deployRcloneCfg.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# klevstul :: 26.04
+
+this_file_name=`basename "$0"`
+echo "$this_file_name"
+
+# source config file
+src_file=/home/${USER}/syncDir/secrets/rclone/rclone.conf
+if ! [[ -f ${src_file} ]]; then
+    echo "error: non-existing file '${src_file}'" >&2; exit 1
+fi
+
+# target directory
+trg_dir=/home/${USER}/.config/rclone
+if ! [[ -d "$trg_dir" ]]; then
+    echo "creating non-existing target dir '${trg_dir}'."
+    mkdir -p ${trg_dir}
+fi
+
+# copy from source to target if source does not exist
+
+files=$(shopt -s nullglob dotglob; echo ${trg_dir}/*.conf)
+if (( ${#files} ))
+then
+    echo "*.conf file(s) already exist in ${trg_dir}"
+else
+    echo "deploy .conf file(s)"
+    cp ${src_file} ${trg_ssh_dir}
+fi
+
+ls -al ${trg_dir}