diff --git a/deploy/README.md b/deploy/README.md
index 1c3842d..03f0776 100644
--- a/deploy/README.md
+++ b/deploy/README.md
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ Notes:
 - For `https://bestmidi.com/chgrid/`, use `/chgrid/`.
 - For site root deploy (`https://bestmidi.com/`), use `/`.
 
+Shortcut (client deploy + service restart):
+
+```bash
+cd /home/bestmidi/chgrid
+./deploy/scripts/up.sh /home/bestmidi/chgrid /home/bestmidi/public_html/chgrid /chgrid/
+```
+
 ## 5) Install/restart signaling service (systemd)
 
 ```bash
@@ -150,6 +157,13 @@ sudo systemctl restart chat-grid.service
 journalctl -u chat-grid.service -n 50 --no-pager
 ```
 
+Typical quick update:
+
+```bash
+cd /home/bestmidi/chgrid
+./deploy/scripts/up.sh /home/bestmidi/chgrid /home/bestmidi/public_html/chgrid /chgrid/
+```
+
 Notes:
 - Run Apache install/reload steps again only if proxy config changed.
 - If your checkout has local changes, stash or commit before `git pull`.
diff --git a/deploy/scripts/up.sh b/deploy/scripts/up.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d59671c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/scripts/up.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="${1:-/home/bestmidi/chgrid}"
+PUBLISH_DIR="${2:-/home/bestmidi/public_html/chgrid}"
+BASE_PATH="${3:-/chgrid/}"
+SERVICE_NAME="${4:-chat-grid.service}"
+
+"$REPO_ROOT/deploy/scripts/deploy_client.sh" "$REPO_ROOT" "$PUBLISH_DIR" "$BASE_PATH"
+sudo systemctl restart "$SERVICE_NAME"
+sudo systemctl status "$SERVICE_NAME" --no-pager