diff --git a/docker/build-image b/docker/build-image
index 8e6952e3..d27465c1 100755
--- a/docker/build-image
+++ b/docker/build-image
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fi
 
 # if not specified, process all docker files
 if [ ${#DOCKERFILES[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
-  DOCKERFILES=($(find ${LOCATION} -maxdepth 1 -name "Dockerfile.*" -exec basename {} \;))
+  DOCKERFILES=($(find ${LOCATION} -maxdepth 1 -name "Dockerfile.*"))
 fi
 
 # process dockerfiles one at a time
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ for f in ${DOCKERFILES[@]}; do
   echo "Processing file '$f'"
 
   # extract remaining info from filename
-  basename=${f%.*}
+  filename=$(basename $f)
+  basename=${filename%.*}
   name=${basename:11}
-  arch=${f##*.}
+  arch=${filename##*.}
   platform="linux/${arch}"
   tag=${TAG_BASENAME}/${name}/${arch}:${VERSION_NAME}
   echo "  name: '${name}'"
@@ -88,8 +89,8 @@ for f in ${DOCKERFILES[@]}; do
   echo "  tag: '${tag}'"
 
   # build the image
-  echo "docker build --platform ${platform} -f ${LOCATION}/${f} -t ${tag} ${LOCATION}"
-  docker build --platform ${platform} -f ${LOCATION}/${f} -t ${tag} ${LOCATION}
+  echo "docker build --platform ${platform} -f $f -t ${tag} ${LOCATION}"
+  docker build --platform ${platform} -f $f -t ${tag} ${LOCATION}
 
   # push image if requested build was successful
   if [ $? -eq 0 ] && [ "${PUSH_IMAGES}" = "1" ];then
diff --git a/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/configure b/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/configure
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..773379b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/configure
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+LOCATION="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+
+CONF_FILE=${LOCATION}/instances.conf
+INSTANCES_DIR=${LOCATION}/instances
+COMPOSE_FILE=${LOCATION}/docker-compose.yml
+SETUP_FILE=${LOCATION}/setup
+ENV_TEMPLATE=${LOCATION}/template.env
+VERSION_FILE=${LOCATION}/version
+
+version=$(head -n 1 ${VERSION_FILE} 2>/dev/null)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+  version="unknown version"
+fi
+echo "Configuring Kenya EMR: $version"
+
+if [ ! -f "${CONF_FILE}" ]; then
+  echo "missing conf file: ${CONF_FILE}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "processing config file: ${CONF_FILE}"
+
+# load instance names and port numbers from conf file
+instances=($(sed -n "s/INSTANCES=//p" ${CONF_FILE}))
+db_ports=($(sed -n "s/DB_PORTS=//p" ${CONF_FILE}))
+http_ports=($(sed -n "s/HTTP_PORTS=//p" ${CONF_FILE}))
+https_ports=($(sed -n "s/HTTPS_PORTS=//p" ${CONF_FILE}))
+for ((i=0;i<${#instances[@]};i++)); do
+
+  # prepare directory and config files for instance
+  instance=$(echo ${instances[$i]} | tr -d '"')
+  db_port=$(echo ${db_ports[$i]} | tr -d '"')
+  http_port=$(echo ${http_ports[$i]} | tr -d '"')
+  https_port=$(echo ${https_ports[$i]} | tr -d '"')
+  echo
+  echo "configuring instance $((i+1)) / ${#instances[@]}"
+  echo "  name: ${instance}"
+  echo "  db_port: ${db_port}"
+  echo "  http_port: ${http_port}"
+  echo "  https_port: ${https_port}"
+  mkdir -p ${INSTANCES_DIR}/${instance}/data
+  sed -e "s/{{INSTANCE_NAME}}/${instance}/g" -e "s/{{INSTANCE_DB_PORT}}/${db_port}/g" -e "s/{{INSTANCE_HTTP_PORT}}/${http_port}/g" -e "s/{{INSTANCE_HTTPS_PORT}}/${https_port}/g" ${ENV_TEMPLATE} > ${INSTANCES_DIR}/${instance}/.env
+  cp ${COMPOSE_FILE} ${INSTANCES_DIR}/${instance}/
+  cp ${SETUP_FILE} ${INSTANCES_DIR}/${instance}/
+done
+
+echo "done."
diff --git a/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/entry b/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/entry
index 66237eb5..4bdd69ea 100755
--- a/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/entry
+++ b/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/entry
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ function cleanup {
 
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
+# configure instances
+${LOCATION}/configure
+
 # start all instances
 ${LOCATION}/start
 
diff --git a/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/monitor b/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/monitor
index c061e371..b7e9ac94 100755
--- a/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/monitor
+++ b/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/monitor
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ for f in $(find ${LOCATION} -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 3 -name docker-compose.yml); d
       else
         echo "no services found"
       fi
-    fi
+    done
   popd > /dev/null
 done
-echo "done."
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "done."
diff --git a/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/start b/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/start
index 2234c699..6095b061 100755
--- a/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/start
+++ b/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/start
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ LOCATION="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
 CONF_FILE=${LOCATION}/instances.conf
 INSTANCES_DIR=${LOCATION}/instances
-COMPOSE_FILE=${LOCATION}/docker-compose.yml
-ENV_TEMPLATE=${LOCATION}/template.env
 VERSION_FILE=${LOCATION}/version
 
 version=$(head -n 1 ${VERSION_FILE} 2>/dev/null)
@@ -23,24 +21,21 @@ echo "processing config file: ${CONF_FILE}"
 
 # load instance names and port numbers from conf file
 instances=($(sed -n "s/INSTANCES=//p" ${CONF_FILE}))
-ports=($(sed -n "s/APP_PORTS=//p" ${CONF_FILE}))
 for ((i=0;i<${#instances[@]};i++)); do
 
   # prepare directory and config files for instance
   instance=$(echo ${instances[$i]} | tr -d '"')
-  port=$(echo ${ports[$i]} | tr -d '"')
   echo
-  echo "configuring instance $((i+1)) / ${#instances[@]}"
-  echo "  name: ${instance}"
-  echo "  port: ${port}"
-  mkdir -p ${INSTANCES_DIR}/${instance}/data
-  sed -e "s/{{INSTANCE_NAME}}/${instance}/g" -e "s/{{INSTANCE_PORT}}/${port}/g" ${ENV_TEMPLATE} > ${INSTANCES_DIR}/${instance}/.env
-  cp ${COMPOSE_FILE} ${INSTANCES_DIR}/${instance}/
+  echo "starting instance $((i+1)) / ${#instances[@]}"
 
-  # start app
   pushd ${INSTANCES_DIR}/${instance} > /dev/null
-  docker compose up -d --force-recreate
+
+    # setup instance
+    ${INSTANCES_DIR}/${instance}/setup
+
+    # start app
+    docker compose up -d --force-recreate
   popd > /dev/null
 done
 
-echo "done."
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "done."