diff --git a/scripts/dist/arch.sh b/scripts/dist/arch.sh
index 7e2c5a7f2..3eee8e7f2 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/arch.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/arch.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # This script returns the normalized machine architecture (amd64, arm64, or arm).
 # An error is returned if the architecture is currently not supported by PhotoPrism.
diff --git a/scripts/dist/audit.sh b/scripts/dist/audit.sh
index c3f1d13b3..a109cad91 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/audit.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/audit.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 ######################################## TEST STORAGE FOLDER PERMISSIONS ########################################
 
diff --git a/scripts/dist/cleanup.sh b/scripts/dist/cleanup.sh
index 83e6d06e0..cf1fbfeb0 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/cleanup.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/cleanup.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # abort if not executed as root
 if [[ $(/usr/bin/id -u) != "0" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/dist/dist-upgrade.sh b/scripts/dist/dist-upgrade.sh
index 17dfafcc8..5e087d706 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/dist-upgrade.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/dist-upgrade.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # abort if not executed as root
 if [[ $(/usr/bin/id -u) != "0" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/dist/entrypoint-init.sh b/scripts/dist/entrypoint-init.sh
index d2a1880fa..5aa30caea 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/entrypoint-init.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/entrypoint-init.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # INITIALIZES CONTAINER PACKAGES AND PERMISSIONS
 
@@ -28,34 +28,35 @@ case $DOCKER_ENV in
     ;;
 
   *)
-    echo "unsupported init environment \"$DOCKER_ENV\"";
+    echo "init: unsupported environment $DOCKER_ENV";
     exit
     ;;
 esac
 
 if [[ ${PHOTOPRISM_UID} =~ $re ]] && [[ ${PHOTOPRISM_UID} != "0" ]]; then
   if [[ ${PHOTOPRISM_GID} =~ $re ]] && [[ ${PHOTOPRISM_GID} != "0" ]]; then
-    /usr/sbin/groupadd -g "${PHOTOPRISM_GID}" "group_${PHOTOPRISM_GID}" 2>/dev/null
-    /usr/sbin/useradd -o -u "${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" -g "${PHOTOPRISM_GID}" -d "/photoprism" "user_${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" 2>/dev/null
-    /usr/sbin/usermod -g "${PHOTOPRISM_GID}" "user_${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" 2>/dev/null
-
-    if [[ -z ${PHOTOPRISM_DISABLE_CHOWN} ]]; then
-      echo "updating filesystem permissions..."
-      echo "PHOTOPRISM_DISABLE_CHOWN: \"true\" disables filesystem permission updates"
-      /bin/chown --preserve-root -Rcf "${PHOTOPRISM_UID}:${PHOTOPRISM_GID}" "${CHOWN_DIRS[@]}"
-      /bin/chmod --preserve-root -Rcf u+rwX "${CHMOD_DIRS[@]}"
-    fi
+    CHOWN="${PHOTOPRISM_UID}:${PHOTOPRISM_GID}"
   else
-    /usr/sbin/useradd -o -u "${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" -g 1000 -d "/photoprism" "user_${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" 2>/dev/null
-    /usr/sbin/usermod -g 1000 "user_${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" 2>/dev/null
+    CHOWN="${PHOTOPRISM_UID}"
+  fi
 
-    if [[ -z ${PHOTOPRISM_DISABLE_CHOWN} ]]; then
-      echo "updating filesystem permissions..."
-      echo "PHOTOPRISM_DISABLE_CHOWN: \"true\" disables filesystem permission updates"
-      /bin/chown --preserve-root -Rcf "${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" "${CHOWN_DIRS[@]}"
-      /bin/chmod --preserve-root -Rcf u+rwX "${CHMOD_DIRS[@]}"
+  if [[ ${PHOTOPRISM_UID} -ge 500 ]]; then
+    if [[ ${PHOTOPRISM_GID} =~ $re ]] && [[ ${PHOTOPRISM_GID} != "0" ]] && [[ ${PHOTOPRISM_GID} -ge 500 ]]; then
+      /usr/sbin/groupadd -g "${PHOTOPRISM_GID}" "group_${PHOTOPRISM_GID}" 2>/dev/null
+      /usr/sbin/useradd -o -u "${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" -g "${PHOTOPRISM_GID}" -d "/photoprism" "user_${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" 2>/dev/null
+      /usr/sbin/usermod -g "${PHOTOPRISM_GID}" "user_${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" 2>/dev/null
+    else
+      /usr/sbin/useradd -o -u "${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" -g 1000 -d "/photoprism" "user_${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" 2>/dev/null
+      /usr/sbin/usermod -g 1000 "user_${PHOTOPRISM_UID}" 2>/dev/null
     fi
   fi
+
+  if [[ ${CHOWN} ]] && [[ -z ${PHOTOPRISM_DISABLE_CHOWN} ]]; then
+    echo "init: updating filesystem permissions"
+    echo "note: PHOTOPRISM_DISABLE_CHOWN=\"true\" disables permission updates"
+    /bin/chown --preserve-root -Rcf "${CHOWN}" "${CHOWN_DIRS[@]}"
+    /bin/chmod --preserve-root -Rcf u+rwX "${CHMOD_DIRS[@]}"
+  fi
 fi
 
 # do nothing if PHOTOPRISM_INIT was not set
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ INIT_LOCK="/scripts/.init-lock"
 # execute targets via /usr/bin/make
 if [[ ! -e ${INIT_LOCK} ]]; then
   for INIT_TARGET in $PHOTOPRISM_INIT; do
-    echo "init $INIT_TARGET..."
+    echo "init: $INIT_TARGET"
     /usr/bin/make -C "$INIT_SCRIPTS" "$INIT_TARGET"
   done
 
diff --git a/scripts/dist/entrypoint.sh b/scripts/dist/entrypoint.sh
index ffa7400c2..6b46450f5 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # regular expressions
 re='^[0-9]+$'
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ export DOCKER_TAG=${DOCKER_TAG:-unknown}
 case $DOCKER_ENV in
   prod)
     export PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/scripts:/opt/photoprism/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin";
-    INIT_SCRIPT="/scripts/entrypoint-init.sh"
+    INIT_SCRIPT="/scripts/entrypoint-init.sh";
     ;;
 
   develop)
     export PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/scripts:/usr/local/go/bin:/go/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin";
-    INIT_SCRIPT="/go/src/github.com/photoprism/photoprism/scripts/dist/entrypoint-init.sh"
+    INIT_SCRIPT="/go/src/github.com/photoprism/photoprism/scripts/dist/entrypoint-init.sh";
     ;;
 
   *)
-    echo "unknown environment \"$DOCKER_ENV\"";
+    echo "entrypoint: unknown environment $DOCKER_ENV";
     INIT_SCRIPT=""
     ;;
 esac
@@ -42,20 +42,23 @@ if [[ -z ${PHOTOPRISM_UID} ]]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-# docker image info
-DOCKER_IMAGE="$PHOTOPRISM_ARCH-$DOCKER_ENV/$DOCKER_TAG"
-
 # initialize container packages and permissions
 if [[ ${INIT_SCRIPT} ]] && [[ -f "${INIT_SCRIPT}" ]]; then
   if [[ $(/usr/bin/id -u) == "0" ]]; then
-    echo "init $DOCKER_IMAGE as root"
+    echo "started $DOCKER_TAG as root ($PHOTOPRISM_ARCH-$DOCKER_ENV)"
     /bin/bash  -c "${INIT_SCRIPT}"
   else
-    echo "init $DOCKER_IMAGE as uid $(/usr/bin/id -u)"
+    echo "started $DOCKER_TAG as uid $(/usr/bin/id -u) ($PHOTOPRISM_ARCH-$DOCKER_ENV)"
     /usr/bin/sudo -E "${INIT_SCRIPT}"
   fi
 else
-  echo "started $DOCKER_IMAGE as uid $(/usr/bin/id -u)"
+  echo "started $DOCKER_TAG as uid $(/usr/bin/id -u) without init script ($PHOTOPRISM_ARCH-$DOCKER_ENV)"
+fi
+
+# display documentation info and link
+if [[ $DOCKER_ENV == "prod" ]]; then
+    echo "Problems? Our Troubleshooting Checklists help you quickly diagnose and solve them:";
+    echo "https://docs.photoprism.app/getting-started/troubleshooting/";
 fi
 
 # set explicit home directory
@@ -74,12 +77,15 @@ else
 fi
 
 # display additional container info for troubleshooting
-echo "umask: \"$(umask)\" ($(umask -S))"
-echo "home-directory: ${HOME}"
-echo "storage-path: ${PHOTOPRISM_STORAGE_PATH}"
-echo "originals-path: ${PHOTOPRISM_ORIGINALS_PATH}"
-echo "import-path: ${PHOTOPRISM_IMPORT_PATH}"
-echo "assets-path: ${PHOTOPRISM_ASSETS_PATH}"
+echo "file umask....: \"$(umask)\" ($(umask -S))"
+echo "home directory: ${HOME}"
+echo "assets path...: ${PHOTOPRISM_ASSETS_PATH:-default}"
+echo "storage path..: ${PHOTOPRISM_STORAGE_PATH:-default}"
+echo "config path...: ${PHOTOPRISM_CONFIG_PATH:-default}"
+echo "cache path....: ${PHOTOPRISM_CACHE_PATH:-default}"
+echo "backup path...: ${PHOTOPRISM_BACKUP_PATH:-default}"
+echo "import path...: ${PHOTOPRISM_IMPORT_PATH:-default}"
+echo "originals path: ${PHOTOPRISM_ORIGINALS_PATH:-default}"
 
 # change to another user and group on request
 if [[ ${INIT_SCRIPT} ]] && [[ $(/usr/bin/id -u) == "0" ]] && [[ ${PHOTOPRISM_UID} =~ $re ]] && [[ ${PHOTOPRISM_UID} != "0" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/dist/heif-convert.sh b/scripts/dist/heif-convert.sh
index ccb35a9a0..0cd9d6d57 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/heif-convert.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/heif-convert.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 if [[ -z $1 ]] && [[ -z $2 ]]; then
     echo "Usage: heif-convert <filename> <output>" 1>&2
diff --git a/scripts/dist/install-chrome.sh b/scripts/dist/install-chrome.sh
index a124dcfc3..3f1ffc27b 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/install-chrome.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/install-chrome.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # abort if not executed as root
 if [[ $(id -u) != "0" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/dist/install-darktable.sh b/scripts/dist/install-darktable.sh
index 1809ef23f..3eafc0b27 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/install-darktable.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/install-darktable.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # abort if not executed as root
 if [[ $(id -u) != "0" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/dist/install-davfs.sh b/scripts/dist/install-davfs.sh
index 97011f2d8..fcef48b6e 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/install-davfs.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/install-davfs.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # abort if not executed as root
 if [[ $(id -u) != "0" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/dist/install-go.sh b/scripts/dist/install-go.sh
index 56bb792dd..bac28ec64 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/install-go.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/install-go.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 GOLANG_VERSION=1.18
 
diff --git a/scripts/dist/install-gpu.sh b/scripts/dist/install-gpu.sh
index 793247112..266726b61 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/install-gpu.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/install-gpu.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # abort if not executed as root
 if [[ $(id -u) != "0" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/dist/install-mariadb.sh b/scripts/dist/install-mariadb.sh
index 56fcedccd..8eaa7cd86 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/install-mariadb.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/install-mariadb.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # abort if not executed as root
 if [[ $(id -u) != "0" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/dist/install-nodejs.sh b/scripts/dist/install-nodejs.sh
index 91162c6ac..e1873f54d 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/install-nodejs.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/install-nodejs.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # abort if not executed as root
 if [[ $(id -u) != "0" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/dist/install-tensorflow.sh b/scripts/dist/install-tensorflow.sh
index a0c820471..ef0e289d5 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/install-tensorflow.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/install-tensorflow.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 set -e
 
diff --git a/scripts/dist/tensorflow-driver.sh b/scripts/dist/tensorflow-driver.sh
index ce89a94f5..1afcafea7 100755
--- a/scripts/dist/tensorflow-driver.sh
+++ b/scripts/dist/tensorflow-driver.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/bash
 
 CPU_DETECTED=$(/usr/bin/lshw -c processor -json 2>/dev/null)