diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0cbb667..475350c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with `-f Dockerfile.aarch64
 
 ## Versions
 
+* **13.03.21:** - Make searchproviders.yaml user configurable.
 * **11.03.21:** - Rebase to alpine 3.14.
 * **10.02.21:** - Revert to alpine 3.12 as php 7.4 broke laravel.
 * **10.02.21:** - Rebasing to alpine 3.13.
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index e578ca7..c345964 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "13.03.21:", desc: "Make searchproviders.yaml user configurable." }
   - { date: "11.03.21:", desc: "Rebase to alpine 3.14." }
   - { date: "10.02.21:", desc: "Revert to alpine 3.12 as php 7.4 broke laravel." }
   - { date: "10.02.21:", desc: "Rebasing to alpine 3.13." }
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
index 6a104ef..f8c199c 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ mkdir -p \
  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 && \
+ cp /var/www/localhost/heimdall/app/searchproviders.yaml /var/www/localhost/heimdall/app/searchproviders.yaml.orig && \
  chown -R abc:abc /var/www/localhost/heimdall
 
 # create symlinks
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ done
   cp /var/www/localhost/heimdall/.env.example /config/www/.env && \
   echo "Creating app key. This may take a while on slower systems" && \
   php /var/www/localhost/heimdall/artisan key:generate
+# copy searchproviders if not exists and symlink
+[[ ! -f /config/www/searchproviders.yaml ]] && \
+  cp /var/www/localhost/heimdall/app/searchproviders.yaml.orig /config/www/searchproviders.yaml
+rm -rf /var/www/localhost/heimdall/app/searchproviders.yaml
+ln -s /config/www/searchproviders.yaml /var/www/localhost/heimdall/app/searchproviders.yaml
 # set queue driver to database
 sed -i 's/QUEUE_DRIVER=sync/QUEUE_DRIVER=database/' /config/www/.env