diff --git a/libaris/res/edu/rpi/aris/VERSION b/libaris/res/edu/rpi/aris/VERSION
index c4132bc6..62077419 100644
--- a/libaris/res/edu/rpi/aris/VERSION
+++ b/libaris/res/edu/rpi/aris/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.51
+0.0.52
diff --git a/packaging/extra/server/bin/aris-createdb b/packaging/extra/server/bin/aris-createdb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..cffc43d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/extra/server/bin/aris-createdb
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne "0" ] && [ "$USER" != "aris" ]; then
+    echo This script must be run as root
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+function getParam() {
+    NAME=$1
+    unset PARAM
+    shopt -s globstar
+    CFG=$(cat /etc/aris.cfg | grep config-dir | grep -vm 1 '#')
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        CFG=$(echo ${CFG#"config-dir"} | xargs)
+        for f in $(ls -d -1 $CFG//**/*); do
+            PARAM=$(cat $f | grep $NAME | grep -vm 1 '#')
+            if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+                PARAM=$(echo ${PARAM#"$NAME"} | xargs)
+                break
+            else
+                unset PARAM
+            fi
+        done
+    fi
+    if [ -z "$PARAM" ]; then
+        PARAM=$(cat /etc/aris.cfg | grep $NAME | grep -vm 1 '#')
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+            PARAM=$(echo ${PARAM#"$NAME"} | xargs)
+        else
+            unset PARAM
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+getParam db-name
+if [ -z "$PARAM" ]; then
+    echo db-name not set in config
+    exit 1
+else
+    DBNAME=$PARAM
+fi
+
+getParam db-user
+if [ -z "$PARAM" ]; then
+    echo db-user not set in config
+    exit 1
+else
+    DBUSER=$PARAM
+fi
+
+getParam db-pass
+if [ -z "$PARAM" ]; then
+    echo db-pass not set in config
+    exit 1
+else
+    DBPASS=$PARAM
+fi
+
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE $DBNAME;"
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER $DBUSER;"
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER USER $DBUSER with encrypted password '$DBPASS';"
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "grant all privileges on database $DBNAME to $DBUSER;"
diff --git a/packaging/extra/server/bin/aris-server b/packaging/extra/server/bin/aris-server
index 6078dcdf..ba33cafa 100755
--- a/packaging/extra/server/bin/aris-server
+++ b/packaging/extra/server/bin/aris-server
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ run_aris() {
         if [ ! pgrep -x "aris-server" &> /dev/null ]; then
             rm /tmp/aris*
         fi
-        CFG=$(cat /etc/aris.cfg | grep config-dir)
+        CFG=$(cat /etc/aris.cfg | grep config-dir | grep -vm 1 '#')
         if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
             CFG=$(echo ${CFG#"config-dir"} | xargs)
             for f in $(ls -d -1 $CFG//**/*); do
-                LOGDIR=$(cat $f | grep log-dir)
+                LOGDIR=$(cat $f | grep log-dir | grep -vm 1 '#')
                 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
                     LOGDIR=$(echo ${LOGDIR#"log-dir"} | xargs)
                     break
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ run_aris() {
             done
         fi
         if [ -z "$LOGDIR" ]; then
-            LOGDIR=$(cat /etc/aris.cfg | grep log-dir)
+            LOGDIR=$(cat /etc/aris.cfg | grep log-dir | grep -vm 1 '#')
             if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
                 LOGDIR=$(echo ${LOGDIR#"log-dir"} | xargs)
             else
diff --git a/packaging/extra/server/bin/aris-update b/packaging/extra/server/bin/aris-update
index c9b04d90..1ce1b980 100755
--- a/packaging/extra/server/bin/aris-update
+++ b/packaging/extra/server/bin/aris-update
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ update_aris() {
         rm /tmp/aris*
     fi
     TMP=$(dirname $(mktemp -u))
-    CFG=$(cat /etc/aris.cfg | grep config-dir)
+    CFG=$(cat /etc/aris.cfg | grep config-dir | grep -vm 1 '#')
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
         CFG=$(echo ${CFG#"config-dir"} | xargs)
         for f in $(ls -d -1 $CFG//**/*); do
-            LOGDIR=$(cat $f | grep log-dir)
+            LOGDIR=$(cat $f | grep log-dir | grep -vm 1 '#')
             if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
                 LOGDIR=$(echo ${LOGDIR#"log-dir"} | xargs)
                 break
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ update_aris() {
         done
     fi
     if [ -z "$LOGDIR" ]; then
-        LOGDIR=$(cat /etc/aris.cfg | grep log-dir)
+        LOGDIR=$(cat /etc/aris.cfg | grep log-dir | grep -vm 1 '#')
         if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
             LOGDIR=$(echo ${LOGDIR#"log-dir"} | xargs)
         else