diff --git a/docker/init.sh b/docker/init.sh
index 3a7a17fc32c808ede20e08dd7355b9fe83ccf984..125816324e3ee6be7f7bd425e57831e931af25f1 100755
--- a/docker/init.sh
+++ b/docker/init.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # ======================================================================
 #
-# DOCKER DEV ENVIRONMENT :: INIT
+# DOCKER PHP DEV ENVIRONMENT :: INIT
 # (work in progress)
 #
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -11,24 +11,30 @@
 cd $( dirname $0 )
 . $( basename $0 ).cfg
 
+# git@git-repo.iml.unibe.ch:iml-open-source/docker-php-starterkit.git
+selfgitrepo="docker-php-starterkit.git"
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # FUNCTIONS
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# draw a headline 2
 function h2(){
     echo
     echo -e "\e[33m>>>>> $*\e[0m"
 }
+
+# draw a headline 3
 function h3(){
     echo
     echo -e "\e[34m----- $*\e[0m"
 }
 
-function _gitinstall(){
-    h2 "install/ update app from git repo ${gitrepo} in ${gittarget} ..."
-    test -d ${gittarget} && ( cd ${gittarget}  && git pull )
-    test -d ${gittarget} || git clone -b ${gitbranch} ${gitrepo} ${gittarget} 
-}
+# function _gitinstall(){
+#     h2 "install/ update app from git repo ${gitrepo} in ${gittarget} ..."
+#     test -d ${gittarget} && ( cd ${gittarget}  && git pull )
+#     test -d ${gittarget} || git clone -b ${gitbranch} ${gitrepo} ${gittarget} 
+# }
 
 # set acl on local directory
 function _setWritepermissions(){
@@ -38,7 +44,6 @@ function _setWritepermissions(){
     typeset -i local _user_uid=0
     test -f /etc/subuid && _user_uid=$( grep $_user /etc/subuid 2>/dev/null | cut -f 2 -d ':' )-1
     typeset -i local DOCKER_USER_OUTSIDE=$_user_uid+$DOCKER_USER_UID
-    # echo $DOCKER_USER_OUTSIDE
 
     set -vx
     # remove current acl
@@ -52,6 +57,23 @@ function _setWritepermissions(){
     set +vx
 }
 
+# cleanup starterkit git data
+function _removeGitdata(){
+    h2 "Remove git data from starterkit"
+    echo -n "Current git remote url: "
+    git config --get remote.origin.url
+    git config --get remote.origin.url 2>/dev/null | grep $selfgitrepo >/dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo
+        echo -n "Delete local .git and .gitignore? [y/N] > "
+        read answer
+        test "$answer" = "y" && ( echo "Deleting ... " && rm -rf ../.git ../.gitignore )
+    else
+        echo "It was done already - $selfgitrepo was not found."
+    fi
+
+}
+
 # helper function: cut a text file starting from database start marker
 # see _generateFiles()
 function _fix_no-db(){
@@ -88,10 +110,6 @@ function _generateFiles(){
             echo SKIP: $mytpl - target was not found in 1st line
             _doReplace=0
         fi
-        # if [ -f "../$target" ]; then
-        #    echo SKIP: target file already exists: $target
-        #    _doReplace=0
-        #fi
 
         # write generated files to target
         if [ $_doReplace -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -166,46 +184,34 @@ function _showContainers(){
         docker ps | grep $APP_NAME
     fi
 }
-function _showContainers__(){
-    local line=
-    local bLong=$1
-    # typeset -i iCounter=0
-    h2 CONTAINERS
-    docker ps | grep $APP_NAME | while read line
-    do
-        # iCounter=$iCounter+1
-        if [ -z "$bLong" ]; then
-            echo $line | awk '{ print "NAME [" $12 "] "  $7" "$8" "$9 }'
-        else
-            # echo $line | awk '{ print "IMAGE " $2 " ID " $1 ": " $7" "$8" "$9 " | PORTS: " $10 " " $11 }'
-            echo $line | awk '{ print "NAME [" $12 "]" }'
-            echo $line | awk '{ print "    STATUS: " $7" "$8" "$9 }'
-            echo $line | awk '{ print "    IMAGE : " $2 }'
-            echo $line | awk '{ print "    ID    : " $1 }'
-            echo $line | awk '{ print "    PORTS : " $10 " " $11 }'
-            echo
-        fi
-    done
-    # test $iCounter -eq 0 && echo "NO CONTAINER IS RUNNING"
-}
 
 
 # a bit stupid ... i think I need to delete it.
 function _showInfos(){
     _showContainers long
     h2 INFO
+
+    h3 "processes"
     docker-compose top
+
+    h3 "Check app port"
+    >/dev/tcp/localhost/${APP_PORT} 2>/dev/null && (
+        echo "OK, app port ${APP_PORT} is reachable"
+        echo
+        echo "In a web browser open:"
+        echo "  $frontendurl"
+    )
+    h3 "Check database port"
+    >/dev/tcp/localhost/${DB_PORT} 2>/dev/null && (
+        echo "OK, db port ${DB_PORT} is reachable"
+        echo
+        echo "In a local DB admin tool:"
+        echo "  host    : localhost"
+        echo "  port    : ${DB_PORT}"
+        echo "  user    : root"
+        echo "  password: ${MYSQL_ROOT_PASS}"
+    )
     echo
-    echo "In a web browser:"
-    echo -n "  $frontendurl"
-    wget -O /dev/null -S $frontendurl 2>/dev/null && echo " ... OK, frontend is reachable"
-    echo
-    echo "In a local DB admin tool:"
-    echo "  host    : localhost"
-    echo "  port    : ${DB_PORT}"
-    echo "  user    : root"
-    echo "  password: ${MYSQL_ROOT_PASS}"
-    echo 
 }
 
 function _wait(){
@@ -216,8 +222,6 @@ function _wait(){
 # MAIN
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-
-
 action=$1
 
 while true; do
@@ -229,16 +233,17 @@ while true; do
         _showContainers
 
         h2 MENU
-        echo "  i - init application; set permissions"
+        echo "  g - remove git data of starterkit"
+        echo
+        echo "  i - init application: set permissions"
         echo "  t - generate files from templates"
         echo "  T - remove generated files"
         echo
-        echo "  m - more infos"
-        echo
         echo "  u - startup containers    docker-compose up -d"
         echo "  s - shutdown containers   docker-compose stop"
         echo "  r - remove containers     docker-compose rm -f"
         echo
+        echo "  m - more infos"
         echo "  c - console (bash)"
         echo
         echo -n "  select >"
@@ -246,6 +251,9 @@ while true; do
     fi
 
     case "$action" in
+        g)
+            _removeGitdata
+            ;;
         i)
             # _gitinstall
             _setWritepermissions
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 600dbe5ccdda18a9747eeae4a89550bbd917ddff..0b94813de1c7068625d3aadbdfb7462f27a44ba6 100755
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 Free software and Open Source from University of Bern :: IML - Institute of Medical Education
 
+Repo: <https://git-repo.iml.unibe.ch/iml-open-source/docker-php-starterkit>
+
 - - -
 
 ## About this template ##
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ The subdir ```./public_html/``` will be mounted as webroot that you can edit fil
 
 ### Create a new project folder ###
 
-Copy folder to a new name: ```cp -r template-php my-new-php-app; cd my-new-php-app``` and remove the ```.git``` folder in it ```rm -rf .git -gitignore```
+Copy folder to a new name: ```cp -r template-php my-new-php-app; cd my-new-php-app```
 
 The initial file structure looks like this:
 
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ The initial file structure looks like this:
 │     ├── readme.md
 │     ├── vhost_app.conf
 │     └── web-server-Dockerfile
-├── public_html                    # your webroot for your data
+├── public_html                    # your webroot for your project
 │  └── index.php
 └── readme.md
 ```
@@ -58,9 +60,10 @@ The initial file structure looks like this:
 ### First start ###
 
 * start init script in the docker folder: ```./docker/init.sh```
+  * use "g" to remove git data of the starterkit
   * use "i" for init ... it sets an ACL on the ./public_html/ subdir to allow write access for your current user and the apache user in the docker container
   * use "t" to generate config files from templates with the settings from ./docker/init.sh.cfg
-* use "u" to bring up the container (OR run ```docker-compose up -d``` )
+  * use "u" to bring up the container (OR run ```docker-compose up -d``` )
 
 ### Edit files ###