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+.PHONY: build deploy clean help
+
+NAS_HOST=phoenix
+NAS_PATH=/srv/netboot
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(shell dirname $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+
+help:
+	@echo "Netboot image build and deployment"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Targets:"
+	@echo "  make build      - Build the netboot image (kernel, initramfs, squashfs)"
+	@echo "  make deploy     - Sync built artifacts to NAS ($(NAS_HOST))"
+	@echo "  make all        - Build and deploy in one step"
+	@echo "  make check-nas  - Verify NAS is reachable"
+	@echo "  make clean      - Remove build artifacts"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Configuration:"
+	@echo "  NAS_HOST=$(NAS_HOST)"
+	@echo "  NAS_PATH=$(NAS_PATH)"
+	@echo ""
+
+check-nas:
+	@echo "Checking NAS connectivity..."
+	@ping -c 1 $(NAS_HOST) > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "✓ NAS is reachable" || (echo "✗ Cannot reach $(NAS_HOST)"; exit 1)
+
+build:
+	@echo "Building netboot image..."
+	@echo "This will take 15-30 minutes..."
+	sudo $(SCRIPT_DIR)/build-image.sh
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Build complete!"
+	@echo "Artifacts ready in $(SCRIPT_DIR)/http/"
+	@du -sh $(SCRIPT_DIR)/http/*
+
+deploy: check-nas
+	@echo "Deploying to NAS ($(NAS_HOST):$(NAS_PATH))..."
+	@echo "Syncing http/ directory..."
+	rsync -avz --delete $(SCRIPT_DIR)/http/ $(NAS_HOST):$(NAS_PATH)/http/
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "✓ Deployment complete!"
+	@echo "Images are now live on $(NAS_HOST)"
+	@ssh $(NAS_HOST) "ls -lh $(NAS_PATH)/http/ | grep -E '(vmlinuz|initrd|squashfs)'"
+
+all: build deploy
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "✓ Build and deployment complete!"
+
+clean:
+	@echo "Removing build artifacts..."
+	sudo rm -rf $(SCRIPT_DIR)/build/rootfs
+	sudo rm -rf $(SCRIPT_DIR)/images
+	@echo "✓ Cleaned!"
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help