diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 43e88866..5d13e8e8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
 .POSIX:
 
-default: tools
+default: run
+
+.PHONY: run
+run:
+	make -C metal
+	make -C infra
+	make -C apps
 
 .PHONY: tools
 tools:
 	make -C tools
 
-.PHONY: deploy
-deploy:
-	make -C metal reset
-	make -C infra
-	make -C apps
-
-.PHONY: apply
-apply:
-	make -C metal
-	make -C infra
-	make -C apps
-
 .PHONY: docs
 docs:
 	make -C docs
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36a14bab..80582328 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,15 +45,13 @@ For bare metal nodes:
 Open the tools container:
 
 ```sh
-make
+make tools
 ```
 
-Then build each layer:
+Then build the homelab:
 
 ```sh
-make metal
-make infra
-make apps
+make
 ```
 
 ## Acknowledgments