diff --git a/root/init.sh b/root/init.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2eec0d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/init.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# make our folders
+mkdir -p \
+  /assets \
+  /config/nginx/site-confs \
+  /config/log/nginx \
+  /run \
+  /var/lib/nginx/tmp/client_body \
+  /var/tmp/nginx
+
+# copy config files
+[[ ! -f /config/nginx/nginx.conf ]] && \
+  cp /defaults/nginx.conf /config/nginx/nginx.conf
+[[ ! -f /config/nginx/site-confs/default ]] && \
+  envsubst < /defaults/default > /config/nginx/site-confs/default
+
+# Ownership
+chown -R nbxyz:nbxyz /assets
+chown -R nbxyz:nbxyz /var/lib/nginx
+chown -R nbxyz:nbxyz /var/log/nginx
+
+# create local logs dir
+mkdir -p \
+  /config/menus/remote \
+  /config/menus/local
+
+# download menus if not found
+if [[ ! -f /config/menus/remote/menu.ipxe ]]; then
+  if [[ -z ${MENU_VERSION+x} ]]; then
+    MENU_VERSION=$(curl -sL "https://api.github.com/repos/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/latest" | jq -r '.tag_name')
+  fi
+  echo "[netbootxyz-init] Downloading netboot.xyz at ${MENU_VERSION}"
+  # menu files
+  curl -o \
+    /config/endpoints.yml -sL \
+    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/${MENU_VERSION}/endpoints.yml"
+  curl -o \
+    /tmp/menus.tar.gz -sL \
+    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/menus.tar.gz"
+  tar xf \
+    /tmp/menus.tar.gz -C \
+    /config/menus/remote
+  # boot files
+  curl -o \
+    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz.kpxe -sL \
+    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz.kpxe"
+  curl -o \
+    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz-undionly.kpxe -sL \
+    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz-undionly.kpxe"
+  curl -o \
+    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz.efi -sL \
+    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz.efi"
+  curl -o \
+    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz-snp.efi -sL \
+    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz-snp.efi"
+  curl -o \
+    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz-snponly.efi -sL \
+    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz-snponly.efi"
+  curl -o \
+    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz-arm64.efi -sL \
+    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz-arm64.efi"
+  curl -o \
+    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz-arm64-snp.efi -sL \
+    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz-arm64-snp.efi"
+  curl -o \
+    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz-arm64-snponly.efi -sL \
+    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz-arm64-snponly.efi"
+  # layer and cleanup
+  echo -n "${MENU_VERSION}" > /config/menuversion.txt
+  cp -r /config/menus/remote/* /config/menus
+  rm -f /tmp/menus.tar.gz
+fi
+
+# Ownership
+chown -R nbxyz:nbxyz /config
diff --git a/root/start.sh b/root/start.sh
index 13c4fcd..0c2d9ff 100755
--- a/root/start.sh
+++ b/root/start.sh
@@ -1,79 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# make our folders
-mkdir -p \
-  /assets \
-  /config/nginx/site-confs \
-  /config/log/nginx \
-  /run \
-  /var/lib/nginx/tmp/client_body \
-  /var/tmp/nginx
-
-# copy config files
-[[ ! -f /config/nginx/nginx.conf ]] && \
-  cp /defaults/nginx.conf /config/nginx/nginx.conf
-[[ ! -f /config/nginx/site-confs/default ]] && \
-  envsubst < /defaults/default > /config/nginx/site-confs/default
-
-# Ownership
-chown -R nbxyz:nbxyz /assets
-chown -R nbxyz:nbxyz /var/lib/nginx
-chown -R nbxyz:nbxyz /var/log/nginx
-
-# create local logs dir
-mkdir -p \
-  /config/menus/remote \
-  /config/menus/local
-
-# download menus if not found
-if [[ ! -f /config/menus/remote/menu.ipxe ]]; then
-  if [[ -z ${MENU_VERSION+x} ]]; then \ 
-    MENU_VERSION=$(curl -sL "https://api.github.com/repos/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/latest" | jq -r '.tag_name')
-  fi
-  echo "[netbootxyz-init] Downloading netboot.xyz at ${MENU_VERSION}"
-  # menu files
-  curl -o \
-    /config/endpoints.yml -sL \
-    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/${MENU_VERSION}/endpoints.yml"
-  curl -o \
-    /tmp/menus.tar.gz -sL \
-    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/menus.tar.gz"
-  tar xf \
-    /tmp/menus.tar.gz -C \
-    /config/menus/remote
-  # boot files
-  curl -o \
-    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz.kpxe -sL \
-    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz.kpxe"
-  curl -o \
-    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz-undionly.kpxe -sL \
-    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz-undionly.kpxe"
-  curl -o \
-    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz.efi -sL \
-    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz.efi"
-  curl -o \
-    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz-snp.efi -sL \
-    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz-snp.efi"
-  curl -o \
-    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz-snponly.efi -sL \
-    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz-snponly.efi"
-  curl -o \
-    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz-arm64.efi -sL \
-    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz-arm64.efi"
-  curl -o \
-    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz-arm64-snp.efi -sL \
-    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz-arm64-snp.efi"
-  curl -o \
-    /config/menus/remote/netboot.xyz-arm64-snponly.efi -sL \
-    "https://github.com/netbootxyz/netboot.xyz/releases/download/${MENU_VERSION}/netboot.xyz-arm64-snponly.efi"
-  # layer and cleanup
-  echo -n ${MENU_VERSION} > /config/menuversion.txt
-  cp -r /config/menus/remote/* /config/menus
-  rm -f /tmp/menus.tar.gz
-fi
-
-# Ownership
-chown -R nbxyz:nbxyz /config
+# Perform the initial configuration
+/init.sh
 
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