diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9111da4..8b359e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ To get started with Ploy, follow these steps:
 3. **Customize Configuration**: Edit the generated `configuration.json` to suit your deployment and task requirements.
 4. **Run Ploy**: Execute your configurations using `ploy run [pipelines (run multiple separated by a space)]`.
 
+### Recipes
+- [Zero Downtime Deployments](https://github.com/davesavic/ploy/recipes/zero-downtime-deployment.json)
+
 ### Contributing
 Contributions to Ploy are welcome! 
 If you have suggestions, bug reports, or want to contribute code, please visit create the relevant report.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/run.go b/cmd/run.go
index fc248eb..ac0ead4 100644
--- a/cmd/run.go
+++ b/cmd/run.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ var runCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Run a ploy pipeline",
 	Long:  `Run a ploy pipeline`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		cf, err := os.ReadFile("configuration.json")
+		configPath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("config")
+		cf, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -37,11 +38,12 @@ var runCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		for _, arg := range args {
 			var executor ploy.PipelineExecutor
 			local, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("local")
+			verbose, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("verbose")
 
 			if local {
-				executor = &ploy.LocalPipelineExecutor{Config: cfg}
+				executor = &ploy.LocalPipelineExecutor{Config: cfg, Verbose: verbose}
 			} else {
-				executor = &ploy.RemotePipelineExecutor{Config: cfg}
+				executor = &ploy.RemotePipelineExecutor{Config: cfg, Verbose: verbose}
 			}
 
 			out, err := executor.Execute(arg)
@@ -58,4 +60,6 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(runCmd)
 
 	runCmd.Flags().BoolP("local", "l", false, "Run the pipeline locally")
+	runCmd.Flags().String("config", "configuration.json", "Path to configuration file")
+	runCmd.Flags().BoolP("verbose", "v", false, "Verbose output")
 }
diff --git a/coverage.out b/coverage.out
index a1de68f..bbecca1 100644
--- a/coverage.out
+++ b/coverage.out
@@ -1,38 +1,46 @@
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diff --git a/pkg/ploy/ploy.go b/pkg/ploy/ploy.go
index fb6593d..a42d1b9 100644
--- a/pkg/ploy/ploy.go
+++ b/pkg/ploy/ploy.go
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ type PipelineExecutor interface {
 }
 
 type RemotePipelineExecutor struct {
-	Config Config
+	Config  Config
+	Verbose bool
 }
 
 func (r *RemotePipelineExecutor) Execute(pipeline string) (string, error) {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func (r *RemotePipelineExecutor) Execute(pipeline string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	for _, s := range pl.Servers {
-		out.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("Running pipeline %s on server %s\n", pipeline, s)))
+		out.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("Running pipeline [%s] on server [%s]\n", pipeline, s)))
 
 		server, exists := r.Config.Servers[s]
 		if !exists {
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ func (r *RemotePipelineExecutor) Execute(pipeline string) (string, error) {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("error parsing private key (%s): %v", server.PrivateKey, err)
 		}
 
+		if r.Verbose {
+			out.Write([]byte("	Private key successfully loaded\n"))
+		}
+
 		sshCfg := ssh.ClientConfig{
 			User: server.User,
 			Auth: []ssh.AuthMethod{
@@ -89,14 +94,25 @@ func (r *RemotePipelineExecutor) Execute(pipeline string) (string, error) {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("error dialing SSH server (%s): %v", s, err)
 		}
 
+		if r.Verbose {
+			out.Write([]byte("	SSH connection established\n"))
+		}
+
 		for _, t := range pl.Tasks {
 			commands, exists := r.Config.Tasks[t]
 			if !exists {
 				return "", fmt.Errorf("task %s is not defined", t)
 			}
 
+			out.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("	Running task: %s\n", t)))
+
 			for _, c := range commands {
 				populatePlaceholders(&c, r.Config.Params)
+
+				if r.Verbose {
+					out.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("		Executing: %s\n", c)))
+				}
+
 				session, err := client.NewSession()
 				if err != nil {
 					return "", fmt.Errorf("error creating SSH session: %v", err)
@@ -107,7 +123,9 @@ func (r *RemotePipelineExecutor) Execute(pipeline string) (string, error) {
 					return "", fmt.Errorf("error running command (%s): %v", c, err)
 				}
 
-				out.Write(op)
+				if r.Verbose {
+					out.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("		Output: %s\n\n", op)))
+				}
 
 				if err := session.Close(); err != nil && err != io.EOF {
 					return "", fmt.Errorf("error closing SSH session: %v", err)
@@ -133,7 +151,8 @@ func populatePlaceholders(s *string, params Params) {
 }
 
 type LocalPipelineExecutor struct {
-	Config Config
+	Config  Config
+	Verbose bool
 }
 
 func (l *LocalPipelineExecutor) Execute(pipeline string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/ploy/ploy_test.go b/pkg/ploy/ploy_test.go
index 4d2a184..8448425 100644
--- a/pkg/ploy/ploy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ploy/ploy_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestRemotePipelineExecutor_Execute2(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:           "valid execution",
 			pipeline:       "test",
-			expectedOutput: "Hello, World!",
+			expectedOutput: "Running task",
 			prepareFunc: func() (*SSHTestServer, ploy.Config) {
 				s := NewSSHTestServer("localhost:2222")
 				s.SetOutputString("Hello, World!")
diff --git a/recipes/zero-downtime-deployment.json b/recipes/zero-downtime-deployment.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d1e234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/zero-downtime-deployment.json
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{
+    "params": {
+        "deployment-dir": "/srv/www/app/",
+        "serving-dir": "/srv/www/app/current",
+        "retention": "5",
+        "timestamp-file": "/tmp/deployment_timestamp"
+    },
+    "servers": {
+        "staging": {
+            "host": "111.111.111.111",
+            "port": 22,
+            "user": "ploy",
+            "private-key": "/home/user/.ssh/id_rsa"
+        }
+    },
+    "tasks": {
+        "generate-timestamp": [
+            "echo '{{timestamp}}' > {{timestamp-file}}"
+        ],
+        "create-deployment-dir": [
+            "timestamp=$(cat {{timestamp-file}}) && mkdir -p {{deployment-dir}}$timestamp"
+        ],
+        "deploy-app": [
+            "timestamp=$(cat {{timestamp-file}}) && touch {{deployment-dir}}$timestamp/deployed.txt"
+        ],
+        "update-symlink": [
+            "timestamp=$(cat {{timestamp-file}}) && ln -sfn {{deployment-dir}}$timestamp {{serving-dir}}"
+        ],
+        "cleanup-old-deployments": [
+            "ls -1 {{deployment-dir}} | grep -P '^\\d{14}$' | head -n -5 | xargs -I {} rm -rf {{deployment-dir}}{}"
+        ],
+        "rollback-to-previous": [
+            "prev_deployment=$(ls -1 {{deployment-dir}} | grep -P '^\\d{14}$' | tail -n 2 | head -n 1) && ln -sfn {{deployment-dir}}$prev_deployment {{serving-dir}} && echo $prev_deployment > /tmp/current_deployment"
+        ]
+    },
+    "pipelines": {
+        "deploy": {
+            "tasks": [
+                "generate-timestamp",
+                "create-deployment-dir",
+                "deploy-app",
+                "update-symlink",
+                "cleanup-old-deployments"
+            ],
+            "servers": [
+                "staging"
+            ]
+        },
+        "rollback": {
+            "tasks": [
+                "rollback-to-previous"
+            ],
+            "servers": [
+                "staging"
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}