diff --git a/planetstack/hpc_observer/Makefile b/planetstack/hpc_observer/Makefile
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+hpcobserver.tar.gz:
+	rm -rf BUILD/hpc_observer
+	mkdir -p BUILD/hpc_observer
+	mkdir -p BUILD/hpc_observer/steps
+	mkdir -p BUILD/hpc_observer/deleters
+	cp hpclib.py hpc_observer_config run.sh start.sh  stop.sh BUILD/hpc_observer/
+	cp steps/*.py BUILD/hpc_observer/steps/
+	cp deleters/*.py BUILD/hpc_observer/deleters/
+	mkdir -p TARS
+	cd BUILD; tar -czf ../TARS/hpc_observer.tar.gz hpc_observer
+
+upload: hpcobserver.tar.gz
+	scp TARS/hpc_observer.tar.gz root@viccidev1.cs.princeton.edu:/opt/planetstack/
+
+up_install: upload
+	ssh root@viccidev1.cs.princeton.edu -C "cd /opt/planetstack; tar -xzf hpc_observer.tar.gz"