diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
index 426d1b3..321ce7e 100644
--- a/.babelrc
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "presets": ["es2015"],
+    "presets": ["@babel/env"],
     "compact": false,
     "comments": false
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e43ab00..a3f5d46 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ npm-debug.log
 config.json
 dist
 
-sync-config.json
\ No newline at end of file
+sync-config.json
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ee8593..d8e7b4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Installation
 Syncjs is easy to install, just execute the following
 
 ```
-npm install -g syncjs
+npm install -g sync
 ```
 
 After this you'll have `syncjs` binary available to you.
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ syncjs init
  - **Port to connect**: defaults to `22` this usually is what you want
  - **Local path**: syncjs will automatically detect this as the root of your project, but if you only want to sync one specific folder, **provide it here as full path**
  - **Remote path**: This is where copy of your local folder lives in the remote server. Make sure you type full path here as well.
+[11:37] Silas Köhler
+- **ignores**: An array of strings for files you want to ignore. You can can define strings for absolute paths or regular expression. Default ignores: /node_modules/, /.git/, /.svn/, /bower_components/, /sync-config.json/
 
 
 License
@@ -65,4 +67,4 @@ MIT
 
 
 ## License
-[![FOSSA Status](https://app.fossa.io/api/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fserkanyersen%2Fsync.svg?type=large)](https://app.fossa.io/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fserkanyersen%2Fsync?ref=badge_large)
\ No newline at end of file
+[![FOSSA Status](https://app.fossa.io/api/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fserkanyersen%2Fsync.svg?type=large)](https://app.fossa.io/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fserkanyersen%2Fsync?ref=badge_large)
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index b6a90b6..27e17cd 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
-var gulp = require("gulp");
-var ts = require("gulp-typescript");
-var babel = require("gulp-babel");
-var rename = require("gulp-rename");
+const { watch, series, src, dest } = require('gulp')
+const ts = require("gulp-typescript")
+const babel = require("gulp-babel");
+const rename = require("gulp-rename");
 
-gulp.task("build", function () {
-    var tsProject = ts.createProject(__dirname + "/tsconfig.json");
-    return tsProject.src()
-        .pipe(tsProject())
-        .pipe(babel())
-        .pipe(rename(function (path) {
-            path.extname = ".js";
-        }))
-        .pipe(gulp.dest("./dist"));
-});
+function buildTask () {
+  var tsProject = ts.createProject(__dirname + "/tsconfig.json");
+  return tsProject.src()
+      .pipe(tsProject())
+      .pipe(babel())
+      .pipe(rename(function (path) {
+          path.extname = ".js";
+      }))
+      .pipe(dest("./dist"));
+}
 
-gulp.task("watch", function() {
-    gulp.watch("./src/**/*.ts", ["build"]);
-});
+function watchTask () {
+  watch("./src/**/*.ts", buildTask);
+}
 
-gulp.task("default", ["build", "watch"])
\ No newline at end of file
+exports.build = buildTask;
+exports.default = series(buildTask, watchTask);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5af7b5d..c2adee8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "syncjs",
-  "version": "2.0.2",
+  "version": "2.1.1",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "preferGlobal": true,
   "scripts": {
@@ -12,31 +12,30 @@
     "syncjs": "bin/syncjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "chalk": "^1.1.3",
-    "chokidar": "^1.6.1",
-    "inquirer": "^1.1.2",
+    "chalk": "^4.1.0",
+    "chokidar": "^3.4.3",
+    "inquirer": "^7.3.3",
     "jsonplus": "^1.2.1",
     "minimist": "^1.2.0",
     "observatory": "^1.0.0",
     "prompt": "^1.0.0",
     "scp2": "^0.5.0",
-    "upath": "^0.2.0"
+    "upath": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "description": "sync.js let's you keep your remote files in sync with your local copy. Whenever you make a change on your local project, sync.js uploads the changed files to remote server using `scp` command.",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@babel/core": "^7.12.3",
+    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.12.1",
+    "@types/inquirer": "^7.3.1",
+    "@types/minimist": "^1.1.29",
+    "@types/node": "^14.14.2",
     "babel-cli": "^6.18.0",
-    "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.18.0",
     "babel-runtime": "^6.18.0",
-    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
-    "gulp-babel": "^6.1.2",
-    "gulp-rename": "^1.2.2",
-    "gulp-typescript": "^3.1.2",
-    "typescript": "^2.0.6",
-    "@types/chalk": "^0.4.31",
-    "@types/chokidar": "^1.4.29",
-    "@types/inquirer": "^0.0.30",
-    "@types/minimist": "^1.1.29",
-    "@types/node": "^6.0.46"
+    "gulp": "^4.0.2",
+    "gulp-babel": "^8.0.0",
+    "gulp-rename": "^2.0.0",
+    "gulp-typescript": "^6.0.0-alpha.1",
+    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/src/classes/CLI.ts b/src/classes/CLI.ts
index ba7b64c..dfaa160 100644
--- a/src/classes/CLI.ts
+++ b/src/classes/CLI.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as chalk from "chalk";
+import chalk = require("chalk");
 import * as minimist from "minimist";
 import inquirer = require("inquirer");
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default class CLI {
     private lastRun: number;
     private timeDiff: number;
     private args: minimist.ParsedArgs;
-    private ui: inquirer.ui.Prompt[] = [];
+    private ui: any[] = []; // inquirer.ui.Prompt
     private activePrompt;
     private pauseEvents: Function[] = [];
     public paused: boolean;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default class CLI {
     /**
      * Write something to terminal
      */
-    write(msg: string | chalk.ChalkChain): boolean {
+    write(msg: string): boolean {
         return process.stdout.write.bind(process.stdout)(msg);
     }
 
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ export default class CLI {
         // this.showPrompt();
     }
 
-    read(question: any, hidden = false): Promise<any> {
-        let scheme = {
+    read(question: string, hidden = false): Promise<any> {
+        let scheme = ["questions", {
             type: hidden? "password" : "input",
             message: question,
-            name: "response"
-        };
+            name: "response",
+        }];
 
         // Bad type definition
         let promise = <any>inquirer.prompt(scheme);
diff --git a/src/classes/InitConfig.ts b/src/classes/InitConfig.ts
index 7813ed1..2095a65 100644
--- a/src/classes/InitConfig.ts
+++ b/src/classes/InitConfig.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default class InitConfig2 {
             console.log("Existing config found.");
         } catch(e) {}
 
-        let questions: inquirer.Questions = [
+        let questions: inquirer.QuestionCollection = [
             {
                 type: "input",
                 name: "username",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default class InitConfig2 {
                     "Password in config",
                     "Ask password during connection",
                     "Private key"
-                ]
+                ],
             },
             {
                 type: "password",
diff --git a/src/classes/Watcher.ts b/src/classes/Watcher.ts
index 5f10668..6b9f923 100644
--- a/src/classes/Watcher.ts
+++ b/src/classes/Watcher.ts
@@ -17,17 +17,32 @@ export default class Watcher {
         private base: string = config.localPath
     ) {
 
-        let defaultIgnores: Array<string | RegExp> = [/node_modules/, /.git/, /.svn/, /bower_components/];
+        let defaultIgnores: Array<string | RegExp> = [/node_modules/, /.git/, /.svn/, /bower_components/, /sync-config.json/];
+
+        let configIgnored: Array<string | RegExp> = [];
+
+        // Create regular expressions if possible
+        if(this.config.ignores) {
+            configIgnored = this.config.ignores.map(ignoreItem => {
+                console.log(ignoreItem);
+                try {
+                    return new RegExp(ignoreItem);
+                } catch(e) {
+                    return ignoreItem;
+                }
+            });
+        }
 
         this.files = chokidar.watch(base, {
-            ignored: defaultIgnores.concat(this.config.ignores),
+            ignored: defaultIgnores.concat(configIgnored),
             ignoreInitial: true
         });
 
         // Attach events
         ["all", "add", "change", "unlink", "unlinkDir"].forEach(method => {
-            this.files.on(method, this.handler(method));
+            this.files.on(method, this.handler(method).bind(this));
         });
+
     }
 
     ready(): Promise<void> {
@@ -44,7 +59,9 @@ export default class Watcher {
     };
 
     private handler(method: string): Function {
+
         return (...args: string[]) => {
+
             let path: string,
                 event = method;