diff --git a/src/HashDiff.ts b/src/HashDiff.ts
index bb43ddf..4cb012e 100644
--- a/src/HashDiff.ts
+++ b/src/HashDiff.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export async function fileHash(filename: string, algorithm: "md5" | "sha1" | "sh
 }
 
 export class HashDiff implements IDiff {
-    getDiffs(localFiles: IFileList, serverFiles: IFileList) {
+    getDiffs(localFiles: IFileList, serverFiles: IFileList, allowUpload = true, allowReplace = true, allowDelete = true) {
         const uploadList: Record[] = [];
         const deleteList: Record[] = [];
         const replaceList: Record[] = [];
@@ -63,13 +63,17 @@ export class HashDiff implements IDiff {
             }
 
             if (fileNameCompare < 0) {
-                uploadList.push(localFile);
-                sizeUpload += localFile.size ?? 0;
+                if (allowUpload) {
+                    uploadList.push(localFile);
+                    sizeUpload += localFile.size ?? 0;
+                }
                 localPosition += 1;
             }
             else if (fileNameCompare > 0) {
-                deleteList.push(serverFile);
-                sizeDelete += serverFile.size ?? 0;
+                if (allowDelete) {
+                    deleteList.push(serverFile);
+                    sizeDelete += serverFile.size ?? 0;
+                }
                 serverPosition += 1;
             }
             else if (fileNameCompare === 0) {
@@ -79,8 +83,10 @@ export class HashDiff implements IDiff {
                         sameList.push(localFile);
                     }
                     else {
-                        sizeReplace += localFile.size ?? 0;
-                        replaceList.push(localFile);
+                        if (allowReplace) {
+                            sizeReplace += localFile.size ?? 0;
+                            replaceList.push(localFile);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index d5730d1..ae5b0f4 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const argv = yargs.options({
     "dry-run": { type: "boolean", default: false, description: "Prints which modifications will be made with current config options, but doesn't actually make any changes" },
     "dangerous-clean-slate": { type: "boolean", default: false, description: "Deletes ALL contents of server-dir, even items in excluded with 'exclude' argument" },
     "exclude": { type: "array", default: excludeDefaults, description: "An array of glob patterns, these files will not be included in the publish/delete process" },
+    "allowUpload": { type: "boolean", default: true, description: "Set to false to skip uploading new files and folders" },
+    "allowReplace": { type: "boolean", default: true, description: "Set to false to skip replacing existing files and folders" },
+    "allowDelete": { type: "boolean", default: true, description: "Set to false to skip deleting obsoleted files and folders" },
     "log-level": { choices: ["minimal", "standard", "verbose"], default: "standard", description: "How much information should print. minimal=only important info, standard=important info and basic file changes, verbose=print everything the script is doing" },
     "security": { choices: ["strict", "loose"], default: "loose", description: "" }
 })
diff --git a/src/deploy.ts b/src/deploy.ts
index 25421a8..c8aa8cf 100644
--- a/src/deploy.ts
+++ b/src/deploy.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export async function deploy(args: IFtpDeployArgumentsWithDefaults, logger: ILog
         logger.standard(`Calculating differences between client & server`);
         logger.standard(`----------------------------------------------------------------`);
 
-        const diffs = diffTool.getDiffs(localFiles, serverFiles);
+        const diffs = diffTool.getDiffs(localFiles, serverFiles, args.allowUpload, args.allowReplace, args.allowDelete);
 
         diffs.upload.filter((itemUpload) => itemUpload.type === "folder").map((itemUpload) => {
             logger.standard(`📁 Create: ${itemUpload.name}`);
diff --git a/src/main.test.ts b/src/main.test.ts
index a5ce4ed..982a5d2 100644
--- a/src/main.test.ts
+++ b/src/main.test.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,93 @@ describe("HashDiff", () => {
         expect(diffs.sizeDelete).toEqual(1000);
         expect(diffs.sizeReplace).toEqual(0);
     });
+
+    test("Disallow upload", () => {
+        const minimalFileList2: IFileList = {
+            ...minimalFileList,
+            data: [
+                ...minimalFileList.data,
+                {
+                    type: "file",
+                    name: "zzzz",
+                    size: 1000,
+                    hash: "hash",
+                }
+            ]
+        };
+        const diffs = thing.getDiffs(minimalFileList2, minimalFileList, false);
+
+        expect(diffs.upload.length).toEqual(0);
+        expect(diffs.delete.length).toEqual(0);
+        expect(diffs.replace.length).toEqual(0);
+
+        expect(diffs.sizeUpload).toEqual(0);
+        expect(diffs.sizeDelete).toEqual(0);
+        expect(diffs.sizeReplace).toEqual(0);
+    });
+
+    test("Disallow replace", () => {
+        const localFiles: IFileList = {
+            version: currentSyncFileVersion,
+            description: "",
+            generatedTime: new Date().getTime(),
+            data: [
+                {
+                    type: "file",
+                    name: "path/file.txt",
+                    size: 3000,
+                    hash: "hash1",
+                }
+            ]
+        };
+        const serverFiles: IFileList = {
+            version: currentSyncFileVersion,
+            description: "",
+            generatedTime: new Date().getTime(),
+            data: [
+                {
+                    type: "file",
+                    name: "path/file.txt",
+                    size: 1000,
+                    hash: "hash2",
+                }
+            ]
+        };
+        
+        const diffs = thing.getDiffs(localFiles, serverFiles, true, false);
+
+        expect(diffs.upload.length).toEqual(0);
+        expect(diffs.delete.length).toEqual(0);
+        expect(diffs.replace.length).toEqual(0);
+
+        expect(diffs.sizeUpload).toEqual(0);
+        expect(diffs.sizeDelete).toEqual(0);
+        expect(diffs.sizeReplace).toEqual(0);
+    });
+
+    test("Disallow delete", () => {
+        const minimalFileList2: IFileList = {
+            ...minimalFileList,
+            data: [
+                ...minimalFileList.data,
+                {
+                    type: "file",
+                    name: "zzzz",
+                    size: 1000,
+                    hash: "hash",
+                }
+            ]
+        };
+        const diffs = thing.getDiffs(minimalFileList, minimalFileList2, true, true, false);
+
+        expect(diffs.upload.length).toEqual(0);
+        expect(diffs.delete.length).toEqual(0);
+        expect(diffs.replace.length).toEqual(0);
+
+        expect(diffs.sizeUpload).toEqual(0);
+        expect(diffs.sizeDelete).toEqual(0);
+        expect(diffs.sizeReplace).toEqual(0);
+    });
 });
 
 describe("FTP sync commands", () => {
@@ -587,6 +674,9 @@ describe("getLocalFiles", () => {
             "dry-run": true,
             "dangerous-clean-slate": false,
             exclude: [],
+            allowUpload: true,
+            allowReplace: true,
+            allowDelete: true,
             "log-level": "standard",
             security: "loose",
         });
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index b825922..6f6f117 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,24 @@ export interface IFtpDeployArguments {
      */
     exclude?: string[];
 
+    /**
+     * Set to false to skip uploading new files and folders
+     * @default true
+     */
+    allowUpload?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Set to false to skip replacing existing files and folders
+     * @default true
+     */
+    allowReplace?: boolean;
+
+    /**
+     * Set to false to skip deleting obsoleted files and folders
+     * @default true
+     */
+    allowDelete?: boolean;
+
     /**
      * How much information should print. minimal=only important info, standard=important info and basic file changes, verbose=print everything the script is doing
      * @default "info"
@@ -75,6 +93,9 @@ export interface IFtpDeployArgumentsWithDefaults {
     "dry-run": boolean;
     "dangerous-clean-slate": boolean;
     exclude: string[];
+    allowUpload: boolean;
+    allowReplace: boolean;
+    allowDelete: boolean;
     "log-level": "minimal" | "standard" | "verbose";
     security: "strict" | "loose";
 }
@@ -123,7 +144,7 @@ export type DiffResult = {
 }
 
 export interface IDiff {
-    getDiffs(localFiles: IFileList, serverFiles: IFileList): DiffResult;
+    getDiffs(localFiles: IFileList, serverFiles: IFileList, allowUpload: boolean, allowReplace: boolean, allowDelete: boolean): DiffResult;
 }
 
 export interface IFilePath {
diff --git a/src/utilities.ts b/src/utilities.ts
index 5aed2a5..23b1c5f 100644
--- a/src/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/utilities.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ export function getDefaultSettings(withoutDefaults: IFtpDeployArguments): IFtpDe
         "dry-run": withoutDefaults["dry-run"] ?? false,
         "dangerous-clean-slate": withoutDefaults["dangerous-clean-slate"] ?? false,
         "exclude": withoutDefaults.exclude ?? excludeDefaults,
+        "allowUpload": withoutDefaults.allowUpload ?? true,
+        "allowReplace": withoutDefaults.allowReplace ?? true,
+        "allowDelete": withoutDefaults.allowDelete ?? true,
         "log-level": withoutDefaults["log-level"] ?? "standard",
         "security": withoutDefaults.security ?? "loose",
     };