diff --git a/ORIGINAL_start.sh b/ORIGINAL_start.sh
index d530ad6..8d2976d 100644
--- a/ORIGINAL_start.sh
+++ b/ORIGINAL_start.sh
@@ -7,58 +7,54 @@
 # -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
 # General Settings
 # -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
-export DAYZ_FILES=/mnt/dayz
-export STOCK_SERVER_DATA="$DAYZ_FILES/stock/DayZServer"
-export MAIN="/mnt/c/DAYZ"
-export SERVERS="$MAIN/servers"
-export CACHE="$MAIN/cache"
-export MOD_CACHE="$CACHE/mods"
-export RESTART_INTERVAL=$((60 * 60 * 4 + 3))
+# export DAYZ_FILES=/mnt/dayz
+# export STOCK_SERVER_DATA="$DAYZ_FILES/stock/DayZServer"
+# export MAIN="/mnt/c/DAYZ"
+# export SERVERS="$MAIN/servers"
+# export CACHE="$MAIN/cache"
+# export MOD_CACHE="$CACHE/mods"
 
+# export RESTART_INTERVAL=$((60 * 60 * 4 + 3))
 # -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
 # Helper functions
 # -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
-alias do_sync='rsync -rltDh --delete --partial'
-
-msg() {
-    >&2 printf '[*] %s ...\n' "$*"
-}
-
-warn() {
-    >&2 printf '\n\n<<<< WARNING: %s >>>>>\n\n' "$*"
-}
-
-die() {
-    msg "$*"
-    exit 1
-}
-
-debug() {
-    if [ "$DEBUG" ] ; then
-        >&2 printf '      DEBUG: %s\n' "$*"
-    fi
-}
+# alias do_sync='rsync -rltDh --delete --partial'
+# msg() {
+#     >&2 printf '[*] %s ...\n' "$*"
+# }
+# warn() {
+#     >&2 printf '\n\n<<<< WARNING: %s >>>>>\n\n' "$*"
+# }
+# die() {
+#     msg "$*"
+#     exit 1
+# }
+# debug() {
+#     if [ "$DEBUG" ] ; then
+#         >&2 printf '      DEBUG: %s\n' "$*"
+#     fi
+# }
 
 # -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
 # Checks
 # -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
-check() {
-    mkdir -p "$DAYZ_FILES"
+# check() {
+#     mkdir -p "$DAYZ_FILES"
 
-    if ! mount | grep -i "$DAYZ_FILES" >/dev/null ; then
-        msg "$DAYZ_FILES is not mounted!"
-        echo "hint: mount -t drvfs //truenas.home.weaver/dayz $DAYZ_FILES"
-        exit 1
-    fi
+#     if ! mount | grep -i "$DAYZ_FILES" >/dev/null ; then
+#         msg "$DAYZ_FILES is not mounted!"
+#         echo "hint: mount -t drvfs //truenas.home.weaver/dayz $DAYZ_FILES"
+#         exit 1
+#     fi
 
-    if [ ! -d "$MAIN" ] ; then
-        die "$MAIN does not exist"
-    fi
+#     if [ ! -d "$MAIN" ] ; then
+#         die "$MAIN does not exist"
+#     fi
 
-    if [ ! -d "$STOCK_SERVER_DATA" ] ; then
-        die "$STOCK_SERVER_DATA does not exist"
-    fi
-}
+#     if [ ! -d "$STOCK_SERVER_DATA" ] ; then
+#         die "$STOCK_SERVER_DATA does not exist"
+#     fi
+# }
 
 # -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
 # Environment Setup
diff --git a/lib/globals.sh b/lib/globals.sh
index a72e701..c27e95e 100644
--- a/lib/globals.sh
+++ b/lib/globals.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ die() {
     errmsg "$*"
     exit 1
 }
+debug() {
+    if [ "$DEBUG" ] ; then
+        >&2 printf '>>>>>>>>>DEBUG: %s\n' "$*"
+    fi
+}
 isempty() {
     for arg in "$@" ; do
         # exit in error if file
diff --git a/modserver_update.sh b/modserver_update.sh
index 48d1435..aac3120 100644
--- a/modserver_update.sh
+++ b/modserver_update.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export LOCAL_STOCK="$HOME/stock"
 export LOCAL_STOCK_GAME="$LOCAL_STOCK/DayZ"
 export LOCAL_STOCK_SERVER="$LOCAL_STOCK/DayZServer"
 export LOCAL_MODS="$HOME/mods"
+export LOCKFILE="$REMOTE_DIR/lockfile"
 
 # ===================================================
 # 03. Mount network drive
@@ -44,23 +45,31 @@ fi
 # ===================================================
 # 04. Checks
 # ===================================================
-mkdir -p "$LOCAL_STOCK_GAME" "$LOCAL_STOCK_SERVER" "$LOCAL_MODS"
+check() {
+    mkdir -p "$LOCAL_STOCK_GAME" "$LOCAL_STOCK_SERVER" "$LOCAL_MODS"
 
-if [ "$USER" != "$STEAMCMD_USER" ] ; then
-    die "Current user: '$USER' does not match '$STEAMCMD_USER'"
-fi
+    if [ "$USER" != "$STEAMCMD_USER" ] ; then
+        die "Current user: '$USER' does not match '$STEAMCMD_USER'"
+    fi
 
-if [ ! -d "$MODLISTS" ] ; then
-    die "Could not find modlists at: $MODLISTS"
-fi
+    if [ ! -d "$MODLISTS" ] ; then
+        die "Could not find modlists at: $MODLISTS"
+    fi
 
-if [ ! -d "$REMOTE_MODS" ] ; then
-    die "Could not find remote mods at: $REMOTE_MODS"
-fi
+    if [ ! -d "$REMOTE_MODS" ] ; then
+        die "Could not find remote mods at: $REMOTE_MODS"
+    fi
 
-if [ ! -d "$REMOTE_MAPS" ] ; then
-    die "Could not find remote maps at: $REMOTE_MAPS"
-fi
+    if [ ! -d "$REMOTE_MAPS" ] ; then
+        die "Could not find remote maps at: $REMOTE_MAPS"
+    fi
+
+    if islocked_remote_server ; then
+        die "Remote server already locked?"
+    fi
+
+    msg "Health checks passed successfully."
+}
 
 # ===================================================
 # 05. Begin functions
@@ -259,18 +268,45 @@ update_stock_maps() {
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 }
 
+islocked_remote_server() {
+    if [ -e "$LOCKFILE" ] ; then
+        msg "Server is not currently locked!"
+        return 0
+    else
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+lock_remote_server() {
+    msg "Locking remote server."
+    if ! echo 'locked' | tee "$LOCKFILE" ; then
+        die "Could not create: $LOCKFILE" 
+    fi
+}
+
+unlock_remote_server() {
+    msg "Unlocking remote server."
+    rm -f "$LOCKFILE" || die "Could not remove: $LOCKFILE"
+}
+
 main() {
+    check || die "Failed to pass health checks"
+
+    lock_remote_server
+
     update_server
     update_game
     update_stock_maps
 
     for server in $(ls "$MODLISTS" | xargs) ; do
-    [ -f "$MODLISTS/$server" ] || continue
-    update_mods_for_server "$server"
-    unset server
-    # rm -rf "$HOME/.steam/debian-installation/steamapps/workshop/downloads"
-    # mkdir -p "$HOME/.steam/debian-installation/steamapps/workshop/downloads"
+        [ -f "$MODLISTS/$server" ] || continue
+        update_mods_for_server "$server"
+        unset server
+        # rm -rf "$HOME/.steam/debian-installation/steamapps/workshop/downloads"
+        # mkdir -p "$HOME/.steam/debian-installation/steamapps/workshop/downloads"
     done
+
+    unlock_remote_server
 }
 
-main "$@"
+main "$@" || exit 1
diff --git a/server_start.sh b/server_start.sh
index 1d02bcb..35e8535 100644
--- a/server_start.sh
+++ b/server_start.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
-# shellcheck disable=2043
+# 01. "should check code directly not $?"
+# shellcheck disable=2181
+#
+# 02. "can't follow . import"
+# shellcheck disable=1090
 #
 # -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
 
+##################### CHANGE ME #################################
+export SERVER_NAME="XXXXXXXXXX"
+##################### CHANGE ME #################################
+
 # ===================================================
 # 01. Attempt to load global DayZ values
 # ===================================================
@@ -20,9 +28,45 @@ fi
 # ===================================================
 # 02. Local script variables
 # ===================================================
+#
+#
+# Local server file hierarchy:
+#
+#     c:/DAYZ
+#         ^--/servers
+#         ^--/cache
+#
+export MAIN="/mnt/c/DAYZ"
+export CACHE="$MAIN/cache"
+export MOD_CACHE="$CACHE/mods"
+export SERVERS="$MAIN/servers"
+export SERVER_HOME="$SERVERS/$SERVER_NAME"
+export RESTART_INTERVAL=$((60 * 60 * 4 + 3))
 
-main() {
-    :
+# ===================================================
+# 03. init and checks
+# ===================================================
+check() {
+    if [ ! -d "$MAIN" ] ; then
+        die "dir: $MAIN does not exist"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -d "$SERVER_HOME" ] ; then
+        die "dir: $SERVER_HOME does not exist"
+    fi
+
+    msg "Health checks completed successfully."
 }
 
-main "$@"
+init() {
+    check || die "Failed check()"
+    mkdir -p "$CACHE" "$MOD_CACHE"
+
+    msg "Completed intialization. Using server restart time of $RESTART_INTERVAL seconds."
+}
+# ===================================================
+
+main() {
+    check || die "Failed check()"
+}
+
+main "$@" || exit 1