diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5c13bdb..1fdf12e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pages:
     key: gitlab-pages
     paths: [public]
   before_script:
-    - sudo apk add git ikiwiki po4a perl-yaml-tiny tree
+    - sudo apk add tree
     # CURRENT_CONTENT_PATH is defined in rules, different between main branch and ephemeral branches
     - mkdir -p public/$CURRENT_CONTENT_PATH && ls public/$CURRENT_CONTENT_PATH/..
     - | # create ephermetal branched path if not existent
@@ -26,13 +26,7 @@ pages:
       fi
     - rm -rf public/$CURRENT_CONTENT_PATH || true # remove last version of current branch
   script:
-    - | # sed needs to be in its own section
-      sed -i "s|destdir.*|destdir: ./public/$CURRENT_CONTENT_PATH|" ikiwiki.setup
-    - ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup
-    - | # create symbolic link to index.en.html if public/index.html does not exist
-      if [ ! -L "public/$CURRENT_CONTENT_PATH/index.html"  ]; then
-        ln -s index.en.html public/$CURRENT_CONTENT_PATH/index.html
-      fi
+    - cp -R src/* public/.
     - cd public/$EPHEMERAL_BRANCHES_PATH
     - tree -d -H '.' -L 1 --noreport --charset utf-8 -T "Versions" -o index.html # generate a root HTML listing all previews for easier access
   environment: