diff --git a/terraform/main.tf b/terraform/main.tf
index 8e7c3c8..b2e9720 100644
--- a/terraform/main.tf
+++ b/terraform/main.tf
@@ -39,26 +39,38 @@ resource "null_resource" "staging_lxc" {
   }
 
   provisioner "local-exec" {
-    command = "sleep 10"
+    command = "sleep 30"
   }
 
+  # SSH Key Setup
   provisioner "local-exec" {
-    command = <<-EOT
-      pct enter 200 -- bash -c '
-        apt-get update -qq &&
-        apt-get install -y hugo nginx git rsync curl &&
-        systemctl enable --now nginx &&
-        useradd -m -s /bin/bash deploy 2>/dev/null || true &&
-        mkdir -p /home/deploy/.ssh &&
-        chmod 700 /home/deploy/.ssh &&
-        echo "${var.ssh_public_key}" >> /home/deploy/.ssh/authorized_keys &&
-        chmod 600 /home/deploy/.ssh/authorized_keys &&
-        chown -R deploy:deploy /home/deploy/.ssh &&
-        mkdir -p /var/www/html &&
-        chown -R deploy:deploy /var/www/html &&
-        echo "✅ Staging VM Setup complete!"
-      '
-    EOT
+    command = "mkdir -p ~/.ssh && echo '${var.ssh_private_key}' | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/staging_key && chmod 600 ~/.ssh/staging_key"
+  }
+
+  # Setup via SSH
+  provisioner "remote-exec" {
+    inline = [
+      "apt-get update -qq",
+      "apt-get install -y hugo nginx git rsync curl",
+      "systemctl enable --now nginx",
+      "useradd -m -s /bin/bash deploy 2>/dev/null || true",
+      "mkdir -p /home/deploy/.ssh",
+      "chmod 700 /home/deploy/.ssh",
+      "echo '${var.ssh_public_key}' >> /home/deploy/.ssh/authorized_keys",
+      "chmod 600 /home/deploy/.ssh/authorized_keys",
+      "chown -R deploy:deploy /home/deploy/.ssh",
+      "mkdir -p /var/www/html",
+      "chown -R deploy:deploy /var/www/html",
+      "echo '✅ Staging VM Setup complete!'"
+    ]
+
+    connection {
+      type        = "ssh"
+      user        = "root"
+      private_key = var.ssh_private_key
+      host        = var.staging_ip
+      timeout     = "5m"
+    }
   }
 }