diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b89c079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Bytecode-Dateien
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+
+# Virtuelle Umgebungen
+.venv/
+venv/
+
+# Betriebssystem-Dateien
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Logfiles und Dumps
+*.log
+*.bak
+*.swp
+*.tmp
+
+# IDEs und Editoren
+.vscode/
+.idea/
diff --git a/gitea_push.sh b/gitea_push.sh
index 0bca28e..5af1266 100755
--- a/gitea_push.sh
+++ b/gitea_push.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
-# Script Version: 1.5
+# Script Version: 19
 # Description: Pushes the current folder (e.g. /etc) to a nested Gitea repo using provided nesting arguments. Auto-creates the remote repo via Gitea API if missing.
 
 # Set variables
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ log() {
   local color_reset="$(tput sgr0)"
   local color=""
   case "$level" in
-    INFO) color="$(tput setaf 2)" ;;    # green
-    WARNING) color="$(tput setaf 3)" ;; # yellow
-    ERROR) color="$(tput setaf 1)" ;;   # red
-    DEBUG) color="$(tput setaf 4)" ;;   # blue
-  esac
+    INFO)    color="$(tput setaf 6)" ;;   # cyan
+    WARNING) color="$(tput setaf 3)" ;;   # yellow
+    ERROR)   color="$(tput setaf 1)" ;;   # red
+    DEBUG)   color="$(tput bold; tput setaf 4)" ;; # bold blue
+esac
   echo "${color}[$level] $*${color_reset}"
 }
 
@@ -66,17 +66,11 @@ create_repo() {
 
 prepare_commit() {
   git add .
-  if git diff --quiet HEAD && ! git rev-parse --verify HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    log INFO "Creating initial commit"
-    git commit -m "$COMMIT_MESSAGE"
-  elif ! git diff --quiet HEAD; then
-    log INFO "Committing changes"
-    git commit -m "$COMMIT_MESSAGE"
-  else
-    log INFO "Nothing to commit"
-  fi
+  log INFO "Committing changes"
+  git commit -m "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" || log INFO "Nothing to commit"
 }
 
+
 setup_remote() {
   if git remote | grep -q '^origin$'; then
     log INFO "Updating remote origin URL"
@@ -181,6 +175,59 @@ check_or_create_repo
 # Main Process
 # ========
 
+# Add safe.directory for current repo if needed
+if [ -n "$GIT_REMOTE" ]; then
+  SAFE_DIR="$(pwd)"
+  git config --global --add safe.directory "$SAFE_DIR"
+  log DEBUG "Added safe.directory: $SAFE_DIR"
+fi
+
+
+# Create default .gitignore if not present
+if [ ! -f .gitignore ]; then
+  log INFO "Creating default .gitignore"
+  cat > .gitignore <<EOF
+# Bytecode-Dateien
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+
+# Virtuelle Umgebungen
+.venv/
+venv/
+
+# Betriebssystem-Dateien
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Logfiles und Dumps
+*.log
+*.bak
+*.swp
+*.tmp
+
+# IDEs und Editoren
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+EOF
+fi
+
+
+# Ensure Git user identity is configured
+log DEBUG "Checking Git user configuration..."
+if ! git config user.name >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  git config --global user.name "$(whoami)"
+  log DEBUG "Set Git user.name to $(whoami)"
+else
+  log DEBUG "Git user.name already set to $(git config --show-origin user.name)"
+fi
+if ! git config user.email >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  git config --global user.email "$(whoami)@$(hostname -f)"
+  log DEBUG "Set Git user.email to $(whoami)@$(hostname -f)"
+else
+  log DEBUG "Git user.email already set to $(git config --show-origin user.email)"
+fi
+
+
 # Safety check against pushing from / or $HOME
 if [[ "$PWD" == "$HOME" || "$PWD" == "/" ]]; then
   log ERROR "Refusing to run inside \$PWD=$PWD"
@@ -197,10 +244,27 @@ if [ ! -d .git ]; then
   git config init.defaultBranch main
   git checkout -b main
 else
+  CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)
+  if [ "$CURRENT_BRANCH" != "main" ]; then
+    log WARNING "Current branch is '$CURRENT_BRANCH', renaming to 'main'"
+    if ! git rev-parse HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      git checkout -b main
+    else
+      git branch -m main
+    fi
+  fi
   log DEBUG ".git directory already present"
 fi
 
 # Ensure at least one commit exists
+
+# Create placeholder file if no untracked files exist
+if [ -z "$(git ls-files)" ]; then
+  touch .gitkeep
+  git add .gitkeep
+  log DEBUG "Added .gitkeep to ensure initial commit"
+fi
+
 prepare_commit
 
 # Set or update remote
diff --git a/init_game.sh b/init_game.sh
index 50f5046..c3ac87e 100755
--- a/init_game.sh
+++ b/init_game.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Version 08
+# Version 09
 # Setup script for new game deployment (dirs only, port check)
 
 set -e
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ if [ -z "$PORT" ]; then
   exit 2
 fi
 
-echo "Using free port $PORT"
-echo
 
 echo "Creating project folder at $DIR"
 install -d -m 0750 -o games -g games "$DIR/static"
 echo
 
+chown -R games:games "$DIR"
+chmod -R 755 "$DIR"
 cd "$DIR"
 python3 -m venv venv
 source venv/bin/activate
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ echo
 systemctl daemon-reexec
 systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl enable --now "$GAMENAME"
-systemctl status "$GAMENAME"
 echo
 
 echo "Creating nginx config"
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ echo "    access_log /var/log/nginx/games_access.log;"
 echo "    error_log  /var/log/nginx/games.error.log;"
 echo ""
 echo "    location / {"
-echo "        proxy_pass http://10.0.3.32:$PORT ;"
+echo "        proxy_pass http://10.0.3.32:$PORT ;" # needs a space after "PORT" dont delete it
 echo "        include proxy_params;"
 echo "        proxy_redirect off;"
 echo "    }"
@@ -103,4 +102,8 @@ echo "[DEBUG] Port: $PORT"
 echo "[INFO] Spiel $GAMENAME vorbereitet unter http://$DOMAIN → Port $PORT im Container"
 echo "[INFO] Nginx-Logs: /var/log/nginx/games.access.log & games.error.log"
 echo "[INFO] Verzeichnisstruktur angelegt. Bitte Quellcode und statische Dateien manuell hinzufügen."
+echo "[INFO] sc-restart $GAMENAME.service"
+echo "[INFO] sc-status $GAMENAME.service"
+echo "[INFO] journalctl -u $GAMENAME.service -n 100 --no-pager"
+cd /var/www/$GAMENAME