diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 96374c4..0e51313 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ $RECYCLE.BIN/
 Network Trash Folder
 Temporary Items
 .apdisk
+docker-compose.yml
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index aa7bdd4..e7c1d58 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ RUN \
  echo "**** install build packages ****" && \
  apk add --no-cache  \
 	curl \
+	memcached \
 	php7-ctype \
 	php7-dom \
 	php7-gd \
 	php7-mbstring \
+	php7-memcached \
 	php7-mysqlnd \
 	php7-openssl \
 	php7-pdo_mysql \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 52fbb93..5900d47 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ RUN \
  echo "**** install build packages ****" && \
  apk add --no-cache  \
 	curl \
+	memcached \
 	php7-ctype \
 	php7-dom \
 	php7-gd \
 	php7-mbstring \
+	php7-memcached \
 	php7-mysqlnd \
 	php7-openssl \
 	php7-pdo_mysql \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.armhf b/Dockerfile.armhf
index e3c4e28..1d56ee2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.armhf
+++ b/Dockerfile.armhf
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ RUN \
  echo "**** install build packages ****" && \
  apk add --no-cache  \
 	curl \
+	memcached \
 	php7-ctype \
 	php7-dom \
 	php7-gd \
 	php7-mbstring \
+	php7-memcached \
 	php7-mysqlnd \
 	php7-openssl \
 	php7-pdo_mysql \
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 7189a22..2503fa2 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ pipeline {
     BUILDS_DISCORD = credentials('build_webhook_url')
     GITHUB_TOKEN = credentials('498b4638-2d02-4ce5-832d-8a57d01d97ab')
     DIST_IMAGE = 'alpine'
-    DIST_TAG = '3.7'
+    DIST_TAG = '3.8'
     DIST_PACKAGES = 'curl \
+                    memcached \
                     php7-openssl \
                     php7-pdo_mysql \
                     php7-mbstring \
+                    php7-memcached \
                     php7-tidy \
                     php7-phar \
                     php7-dom \
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 52c74fa..caeea1d 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ param_env_vars:
   - { env_var: "DB_PASS", env_value: "<yourdbpass>", desc: "for specifying the database password" }
   - { env_var: "DB_DATABASE", env_value: "bookstackapp", desc: "for specifying the database to be used" }
   - { env_var: "APPURL", env_value: "your.site.here.xyz", desc: "for specifying the url your application will be accessed on "}
-  - { env_var: "ADVANCED_MODE", env_value: "1", desc: "enables advanced mode for direct editing of the .env - scroll down for details on this"}
 
 param_usage_include_ports: true
 param_ports:
@@ -63,12 +62,10 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
   Documentation can be found at https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/
 
-  ### Advanced Mode
-  We have implemented a special 'advanced mode' where users who wish to leverage the built in SMTP or LDAP functionality, will have the ability to edit the .env by hand. With `ADVANCED_MODE=1` set when
-  the container is created, it will copy the .env.example to /config within the container. You can then edit this file on the host system (make sure you read the BookStack docs) and restart the 
-  container when finished. When the container starts, it copies /config/.env to /var/www/html/.env within the container for the web app to use. It will do this every time the container restarts. 
-  
-  Note, the APP_KEY is still set by PHP environment so you do not need to worrry about this. 
+  ### Advanced Users
+  If you wish to use the extra functionality of BookStack such as email, memcache, ldap and so on you will need to make your own .env file with guidance from the BookStack documentation.
+
+  When you create the container, do not set any arguements for SQL or APPURL. The container will copy an .env file to /config/www/.env on your host system for you to edit. 
 
   ### Composer
 
@@ -76,6 +73,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "15.10.18:", desc: "Changed functionality for advanced users"}
   - { date: "08.10.18:", desc: "Advanced mode, symlink changes, sed fixing, docs updated, added some composer files"}
   - { date: "23.09.28:", desc: "Updates pre-release"}
   - { date: "02.07.18:", desc: "Initial Release." }
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
index f7993a0..a265435 100644
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/50-config
@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@
 mkdir -p \
 	/config/www/{uploads,files,images}
 
+# check for .env and copy default if needed
+[[ ! -f "/config/www/.env" ]] && \
+	cp /var/www/html/.env.example /config/www/.env
+
 # create symlinks
 symlinks=( \
 /var/www/html/storage/uploads/files \
 /var/www/html/storage/uploads/images \
-/var/www/html/public/uploads )
+/var/www/html/public/uploads \
+/var/www/html/.env \
+/var/www/html/storage/logs/laravel.log
+)
 
 for i in "${symlinks[@]}"
 do
@@ -16,44 +23,34 @@ do
 [[ ! -L "$i" ]] && ln -s /config/www/"$(basename "$i")" "$i"
 done
 
-# Check for ADVANCED_MODE to be set. If set, copy sample env file to /config and then copy to /var/www/html.env so advanced users can make their own customisations
-#  If not set, runs in basic mode where .example.env is copied to /var/www/html/.env and seds are applied to set documented variables
-if [ "$ADVANCED_MODE" == 1 ];
-	then
-	echo "Advanced Mode Enabled - Syncing .env from /config to /var/www/html - if you're doing this you better read the BookStack documentation. Restart container after making changes to .env"
-	[[ ! -f "/config/.env" ]] && \
-		cp /var/www/html/.env.example /config/.env
-	cp /config/.env /var/www/html/.env
-elif [ -z "$ADVANCED_MODE" ];
-	then
-	echo "Basic Mode Enabled - Using sed to set BookStack variables from Docker environment variables - check the docs"
-	cp /var/www/html/.env.example /var/www/html/.env
-	# set up .env
-	sed -i "s/APP_KEY=SomeRandomString/APP_KEY=$key/g" /var/www/html/.env
-	sed -i "s/DB_HOST=localhost/DB_HOST=${DB_HOST}/g" /var/www/html/.env
-	sed -i "s/DB_DATABASE=database_database/DB_DATABASE=${DB_DATABASE}/g" /var/www/html/.env
-	sed -i "s/DB_USERNAME=database_username/DB_USERNAME=${DB_USER}/g" /var/www/html/.env
-	sed -i "s/DB_PASSWORD=database_user_password/DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASS}/g" /var/www/html/.env
-else
-	echo "Nothing to do with .env - what did you do homer?"
-fi
-
-# Check to see if appurl is set, and whether advanced mode is set. Will set .env APP_URL if variable present, and advanced mode not set
-if [ ! -z "$APP_URL" -a -z "$ADVANCED_MODE" ];
-	then
-	echo "App URL Set"
-	sed -i "s,#\sAPP_URL.*,APP_URL=${APP_URL},g" /var/www/html/.env
-fi
-
 # Create API key if needed
-if [ ! -f "/config/BOOKSTACK_APP_KEY.txt" ]
+if [ ! -f "/config/BOOKSTACK_APP_KEY.txt" ];
 	then
 	echo "Generating BookStack app key for first run"
 	key=$(php /var/www/html/artisan key:generate --show | tr -d '//' )
 	echo $key > /config/BOOKSTACK_APP_KEY.txt
 	echo "App Key set to $key you can modify the file to update /config/BOOKSTACK_APP_KEY.txt"
+elif [ -f "/config/BOOKSTACK_APP_KEY.txt" ];
+	then
+	echo "App Key found - setting variable for seds"
+	key=$(cat /config/BOOKSTACK_APP_KEY.txt)
+fi
+
+# .env file setup
+# check to see if db_user is set, if it is then run seds and if not then leave them
+if [ "${DB_USER}" ];
+	then
+	echo "Running config - db_user set"
+	sed -i "s,APP_KEY=SomeRandomString,APP_KEY=${key},g" /config/www/.env
+	sed -i "s/DB_HOST=localhost/DB_HOST=${DB_HOST}/g" /config/www/.env
+	sed -i "s/DB_DATABASE=database_database/DB_DATABASE=${DB_DATABASE}/g" /config/www/.env
+	sed -i "s/DB_USERNAME=database_username/DB_USERNAME=${DB_USER}/g" /config/www/.env
+	sed -i "s/DB_PASSWORD=database_user_password/DB_PASSWORD=${DB_PASS}/g" /config/www/.env
 fi
 
+# set appurl if detected
+[[ "${APP_URL}" ]] && sed -i "s,#\sAPP_URL.*,APP_URL=${APP_URL},g" /config/www/.env
+
 # update database - will set up database if fresh, or, migrate existing
 php /var/www/html/artisan migrate --force
 
diff --git a/root/etc/services.d/memcached/run b/root/etc/services.d/memcached/run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd4a49e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/services.d/memcached/run
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
+exec memcached -u abc
diff --git a/root/etc/services.d/php-fpm/run b/root/etc/services.d/php-fpm/run
index 29ad5cb..4e0812f 100644
--- a/root/etc/services.d/php-fpm/run
+++ b/root/etc/services.d/php-fpm/run
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
-export APP_KEY=$(cat /config/BOOKSTACK_APP_KEY.txt)
 exec /usr/sbin/php-fpm7 -F
