diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4031c32..e522330 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,20 +21,14 @@ RUN \
 	tar && \
  echo "**** install heimdall ****" && \
  mkdir -p \
-	/var/www/localhost/heimdall && \
+	/heimdall && \
  if [ -z ${HEIMDALL_RELEASE+x} ]; then \
  	HEIMDALL_RELEASE=$(curl -sX GET "https://api.github.com/repos/linuxserver/Heimdall/commits/master" \
 	| awk '/sha/{print $4;exit}' FS='[""]'); \
  fi && \
  curl -o \
- /tmp/heimdall.tar.gz -L \
+	/heimdall/heimdall.tar.gz -L \
 	"https://github.com/linuxserver/Heimdall/archive/${HEIMDALL_RELEASE}.tar.gz" && \
- tar xf \
- /tmp/heimdall.tar.gz -C \
-	/var/www/localhost/heimdall --strip-components=1 && \
- echo "**** configure nginx ****" && \
- echo -e '\n# Heimdall user authorization\nfastcgi_param  PHP_AUTH_USER $remote_user;\nfastcgi_param  PHP_AUTH_PW $http_authorization;' >> \
-	/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params && \
  echo "**** cleanup ****" && \
  rm -rf \
 	/tmp/*
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 7322f30..395f7de 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -21,20 +21,14 @@ RUN \
 	tar && \
  echo "**** install heimdall ****" && \
  mkdir -p \
-	/var/www/localhost/heimdall && \
+	/heimdall && \
  if [ -z ${HEIMDALL_RELEASE+x} ]; then \
  	HEIMDALL_RELEASE=$(curl -sX GET "https://api.github.com/repos/linuxserver/Heimdall/commits/master" \
-        | awk '/sha/{print $4;exit}' FS='[""]'); \
+	| awk '/sha/{print $4;exit}' FS='[""]'); \
  fi && \
  curl -o \
- /tmp/heimdall.tar.gz -L \
+	/heimdall/heimdall.tar.gz -L \
 	"https://github.com/linuxserver/Heimdall/archive/${HEIMDALL_RELEASE}.tar.gz" && \
- tar xf \
- /tmp/heimdall.tar.gz -C \
-	/var/www/localhost/heimdall --strip-components=1 && \
- echo "**** configure nginx ****" && \
- echo -e '\n# Heimdall user authorization\nfastcgi_param  PHP_AUTH_USER $remote_user;\nfastcgi_param  PHP_AUTH_PW $http_authorization;' >> \
-        /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params && \
  echo "**** cleanup ****" && \
  rm -rf \
 	/tmp/*
diff --git a/Dockerfile.armhf b/Dockerfile.armhf
index 80f0764..ffbc714 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.armhf
+++ b/Dockerfile.armhf
@@ -21,20 +21,14 @@ RUN \
 	tar && \
  echo "**** install heimdall ****" && \
  mkdir -p \
-	/var/www/localhost/heimdall && \
+	/heimdall && \
  if [ -z ${HEIMDALL_RELEASE+x} ]; then \
  	HEIMDALL_RELEASE=$(curl -sX GET "https://api.github.com/repos/linuxserver/Heimdall/commits/master" \
-        | awk '/sha/{print $4;exit}' FS='[""]'); \
+	| awk '/sha/{print $4;exit}' FS='[""]'); \
  fi && \
  curl -o \
- /tmp/heimdall.tar.gz -L \
+	/heimdall/heimdall.tar.gz -L \
 	"https://github.com/linuxserver/Heimdall/archive/${HEIMDALL_RELEASE}.tar.gz" && \
- tar xf \
- /tmp/heimdall.tar.gz -C \
-	/var/www/localhost/heimdall --strip-components=1 && \
- echo "**** configure nginx ****" && \
- echo -e '\n# Heimdall user authorization\nfastcgi_param  PHP_AUTH_USER $remote_user;\nfastcgi_param  PHP_AUTH_PW $http_authorization;' >> \
-        /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params && \
  echo "**** cleanup ****" && \
  rm -rf \
 	/tmp/*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ed8273..36b5d3e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with `-f Dockerfile.aarch64
 
 ## Versions
 
+* **15.07.19:** - Save laravel.log to /config, install heimdall during first start.
 * **28.06.19:** - Rebasing to alpine 3.10.
 * **23.03.19:** - Switching to new Base images, shift to arm32v7 tag.
 * **22.02.19:** - Rebasing to alpine 3.9.
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 694ddac..a091791 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "15.07.19:", desc: "Save laravel.log to /config, install heimdall during first start." }
   - { date: "28.06.19:", desc: "Rebasing to alpine 3.10." }
   - { date: "23.03.19:", desc: "Switching to new Base images, shift to arm32v7 tag." }
   - { date: "22.02.19:", desc: "Rebasing to alpine 3.9." }
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
index 1b012eb..2b42b61 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
@@ -2,7 +2,20 @@
 
 # make our folders
 mkdir -p \
-	/config/www/{backgrounds,icons,avatars,SupportedApps}
+	/config/www/{backgrounds,icons,avatars,SupportedApps} \
+	/var/www/localhost/heimdall \
+	/config/log/heimdall
+
+# install heimdall if necessary
+[[ -f /heimdall/heimdall.tar.gz ]] && \
+ echo "New container detected, installing Heimdall" && \
+ tar xf \
+ 	/heimdall/heimdall.tar.gz -C \
+	/var/www/localhost/heimdall --strip-components=1 && \
+ echo -e '\n# Heimdall user authorization\nfastcgi_param  PHP_AUTH_USER $remote_user;\nfastcgi_param  PHP_AUTH_PW $http_authorization;' >> \
+	/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params && \
+ rm -rf /heimdall && \
+ chown -R abc:abc /var/www/localhost/heimdall
 
 # create symlinks
 
@@ -20,9 +33,15 @@ do
 [[ ! -L "$i" ]] && ln -s /config/www/"$(basename "$i")" "$i"
 done
 
+[[ -e "/var/www/localhost/heimdall/storage/logs/laravel.log" && ! -L "/var/www/localhost/heimdall/storage/logs/laravel.log" ]] \
+	&& rm -rf "/var/www/localhost/heimdall/storage/logs/laravel.log"
+[[ ! -L "/var/www/localhost/heimdall/storage/logs/laravel.log" ]] && \
+	ln -s "/config/log/heimdall/laravel.log" "/var/www/localhost/heimdall/storage/logs/laravel.log"
+
 # copy .env if not exists
 [[ ! -f /config/www/.env ]] && \
   cp /var/www/localhost/heimdall/.env.example /config/www/.env && \
+  echo "generating app key"
   php /var/www/localhost/heimdall/artisan key:generate
 # set queue driver to database
 sed -i 's/QUEUE_DRIVER=sync/QUEUE_DRIVER=database/' /config/www/.env
diff --git a/root/etc/logrotate.d/heimdall b/root/etc/logrotate.d/heimdall
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f777e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/logrotate.d/heimdall
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/config/log/heimdall/laravel.log {
+        size 5M
+        rotate 5
+        compress
+        nodateext
+        notifempty
+        missingok
+        su abc abc
+}
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