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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Coöp Cloud + [PHP](https://php.org) + MariaDB (optional) + Nginx = 🥳
    your Docker swarm box
    - if you need to enable the optional database, uncomment `COMPOSE_FILE="compose.yml:compose.mariadb.yml"`
 5. `abra app YOURAPPDOMAIN deploy`
-6. Copy your site files using something like: `abra app YOURAPPDOMAIN cp index.html app:/var/www/html/` or if you want to copy an entire directory: `tar cf - ./mysite | abra app YOURAPPDOMAIN cp - app:/var/www/html/`
+6. Copy your site files using something like: `abra app YOURAPPDOMAIN cp index.html app:/var/www/html/` or if you want to copy an entire directory: `tar -cf - -C my_site/path/here . | abra app YOURAPPDOMAIN cp - app:/var/www/html/`
 6. Use [restore functionality](https://docs.coopcloud.tech/backup-restore/) to import a SQL file into the db
 6. Open the configured domain in your browser to check all is good