diff --git a/ship b/ship
index e19dd71..b2f7f9a 100755
--- a/ship
+++ b/ship
@@ -5,22 +5,32 @@ case $# in
     # TODO go up the hierarchy to find .ship
     source .ship
 
-    ssh captain@$SERVER "
-      cd $DESTINATION
-      git pull origin master
-    "
+    COMMANDS="cd $DESTINATION;"
+
+    if [ -n "$BEFORE" ]; then
+        COMMANDS="$COMMANDS $BEFORE;"
+    fi
+
+    COMMANDS="$COMMANDS git pull origin master;"
+    COMMANDS="$COMMANDS [ -e composer.json ] && composer install;"
+    COMMANDS="$COMMANDS [ -e package.json ] && npm install;"
+
+    if [ -n "$AFTER" ]; then
+        COMMANDS="$COMMANDS $AFTER;"
+    fi
+
+    ssh $USERNAME@$SERVER "$COMMANDS"
     ;;
 
-  3)
-    if [ "$1" == "init" ]
-    then
-      SERVER=$2
-      DESTINATION=$3
+  4)
+    if [ "$1" == "init" ]; then
+      USERNAME=$2
+      SERVER=$3
+      DESTINATION=$4
       CLONEURL=`git config --get remote.origin.url`
 
       ssh captain@$SERVER "
-        if [ -a $DESTINATION ]
-        then
+        if [ -a $DESTINATION ]; then
           echo "Error: Destination exists"
           exit 1
         else
@@ -28,9 +38,9 @@ case $# in
         fi
       "
 
-      if [ $? -eq 0 ]
-      then
-        echo "SERVER=$SERVER" > .ship
+      if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "USERNAME=$USERNAME"       >  .ship
+        echo "SERVER=$SERVER"           >> .ship
         echo "DESTINATION=$DESTINATION" >> .ship
       fi
     else
@@ -39,7 +49,7 @@ case $# in
     ;;
 
   *)
-    echo "Error: Invalid number of arguments"
+    echo "Usage: ship [init username server destination]"
     exit 1
     ;;
 esac