diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/README.txt b/templates/simple-object-storage/README.txt
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+simple-object-storage
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/_common.sh b/templates/simple-object-storage/_common.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# COMMON FUNCTIONS
+# JDE
+# 2025-04-25
+
+# This file is not required if you write your own template.
+
+
+# Print error message and exit with code 1
+# Usage: die "error message"
+die() {
+    echo -e "\033[91mError: $1\033[0m"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+grey_start() {
+    echo -e -n "\033[90m"
+}
+
+grey_end() {
+    echo -e -n "\033[0m"
+}
+
+create_and_start_container() {
+    if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ]; then
+        die "Template error: create_and_start_container <run_cmd> <container_name>"
+    fi
+
+    local run_cmd="$1"
+    local container_name="$2"
+
+    if _is_container_exists $container_name; then
+        _is_container_running $container_name && return 0
+        _start_container $container_name
+    else
+        grey_start
+        $run_cmd
+        grey_end
+    fi
+
+    if ! _is_container_running $container_name; then
+        die "Container ${container_name} failed to start"
+    fi
+
+    ID=$(_get_container_id $container_name)
+    echo "Container ${container_name} is running with ID ${ID}"
+}
+
+function create_folder() {
+    local folder="$1"
+    if [ -d "$folder" ]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    if ! mkdir -p "$folder"; then
+        die "Failed to create folder: $folder"
+    fi
+    chmod 777 "$folder"
+    echo "Folder created: $folder"
+}
+
+# Check if docker is installed
+_check_docker_installed() {
+    if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Docker is not installed"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # check if docker daemon is running
+    if ! docker info &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Docker daemon is not running"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # check if user has permission to run docker
+    if ! docker run --rm hello-world &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "User does not have permission to run docker"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Check if a container exists
+_is_container_exists() {
+    if ! docker ps -a --format "{{.Names}}" | grep -q "^$1$"; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Check if a container is running
+_is_container_running() {
+    if ! docker ps --format "{{.Names}}" | grep -q "^$1$"; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+    return 0
+}
+
+# get contianer ID
+_get_container_id() {
+    docker ps --format "{{.ID}}" --filter "name=$1"
+}
+
+# get container status
+_get_container_status() {
+    docker ps --format "{{.Status}}" --filter "name=$1"
+}
+
+# start container that exists
+_start_container() {
+    _is_container_exists $1 || return 1
+    _is_container_running $1 && return 0
+    docker start $1
+}
+
+# stop container that exists
+_stop_container() {
+    _is_container_running $1 || return 0;
+    docker stop $1
+}   
+
+# remove container that exists
+_remove_container() {
+    _stop_container $1
+    _is_container_exists $1 || return 0;
+    docker rm $1
+}
+
+# get container logs
+_get_container_logs() {
+    if ! _is_container_exists $1; then
+        echo "Container $1 does not exist"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    docker logs $1
+}
+
+check_required_env_vars() {
+    local required_vars=("$@")
+    for var in "${required_vars[@]}"; do
+        if [ -z "${!var}" ]; then
+            die "Required environment variable $var is not set in your service.env file"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+function _root_remove_tree() {
+    local to_remove="$1"
+    parent=$(dirname "$to_remove")
+    abs_parent=$(realpath "$parent")
+    child=$(basename "$to_remove")
+    docker run --rm -v "$abs_parent":/data alpine rm -rf "/data/$child"
+}
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/_default.env b/templates/simple-object-storage/_default.env
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+# Service settings specific to this server 
+
+# Image settings
+IMAGE_REGISTRY="gitea.jde.nz"
+IMAGE_REPO="simple-object-storage"
+IMAGE_TAG="latest"
+
+# Container settings
+CONTAINER_NAME="simple-object-storage"
+
+# Volume settings
+VOLUME_NAME="simple-object-storage"
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/backup.sh b/templates/simple-object-storage/backup.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# BACKUP SCRIPT
+# The backup script is OPTIONAL.
+# It is used to backup the service on the server.
+# It is called with one argument: the path to the destination backup file.
+# If the backup file already exists, the script should exit with a message.
+
+source "$(dirname "$0")/_common.sh"
+check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME" "VOLUME_NAME"
+
+
+# HOT backup is fine for simple-object-storage
+
+
+# Get backup file path from first argument
+BACKUP_FILE="$1"
+if [ -z "$BACKUP_FILE" ]; then
+    die "Backup file path not provided"
+fi
+
+TEMP_DIR=$2
+if [ -z "$TEMP_DIR" ]; then
+    die "Temporary directory not provided"
+fi
+
+# Check if backup file already exists
+if [ -f "$BACKUP_FILE" ]; then
+    die "Backup file $BACKUP_FILE already exists"
+fi
+
+# Create backup of data folder
+echo "Creating backup of $VOLUME_NAME..."
+
+docker run --rm -v ${VOLUME_NAME}:/data -v ${TEMP_DIR}:/tempdir alpine sh -c "\
+tar zcvf /tempdir/backup.tar.gz -C /data ."
+
+cp ${TEMP_DIR}/backup.tar.gz $BACKUP_FILE
+# dropshell cleans up temp dir after script finishes
+
+
+echo "Backup created successfully: $BACKUP_FILE"
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/example/.template_info.env b/templates/simple-object-storage/example/.template_info.env
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+# Template to use - always required!
+TEMPLATE=simple-object-storage
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/example/service.env b/templates/simple-object-storage/example/service.env
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+HOST_PORT=8123
+
+CONTAINER_NAME="simple-object-storage"
+
+VOLUME_NAME="simple-object-storage"
+
+WRITE_TOKENS="fizzle1,fizzle2,fizzle3"
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/install.sh b/templates/simple-object-storage/install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# INSTALL SCRIPT
+# The install script is required for all templates.
+# It is used to install the service on the server.
+# It is called with the path to the server specific env file as an argument.
+
+source "$(dirname "$0")/_common.sh"
+
+# Required environment variables
+check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME" "IMAGE_REGISTRY" "IMAGE_REPO" "IMAGE_TAG" "VOLUME_NAME"
+
+# Create volume if it doesn't exist
+if ! docker volume ls | grep -q "^${VOLUME_NAME} "; then
+    echo "Volume ${VOLUME_NAME} does not exist, creating..."
+    docker volume create "${VOLUME_NAME}"
+fi
+
+
+# Test Docker 
+_check_docker_installed || die "Docker test failed, aborting installation..."
+
+
+# check can pull image on remote host and exit if fails
+docker pull "$IMAGE_REGISTRY/$IMAGE_REPO:$IMAGE_TAG" || die "Failed to pull image $IMAGE_REGISTRY/$IMAGE_REPO:$IMAGE_TAG"
+
+# remove and restart, as the env may have changed.
+bash ./stop.sh || die "Failed to stop container ${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+_remove_container $CONTAINER_NAME || die "Failed to remove container ${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+bash ./start.sh || die "Failed to start container ${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+
+echo "Installation of ${CONTAINER_NAME} complete"
+echo "You can access the service at http://${SERVER}:${HOST_PORT}"
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/logs.sh b/templates/simple-object-storage/logs.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# LOGS SCRIPT
+# The logs script is OPTIONAL.
+# It is used to return the logs of the service.
+# It is called with the path to the server specific env file as an argument.
+
+source "$(dirname "$0")/_common.sh"
+
+# Required environment variables
+check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME"
+
+echo "Container ${CONTAINER_NAME} logs:"
+grey_start
+docker logs "${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+grey_end
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/ports.sh b/templates/simple-object-storage/ports.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# PORT SCRIPT
+# The port script is OPTIONAL.
+# It is used to return the ports used by the service.
+# It is called with the path to the server specific env file as an argument.
+
+source "$(dirname "$0")/_common.sh"
+
+# Required environment variables
+# check_required_env_vars "HOST_PORT" 
+
+echo $HOST_PORT
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/restore.sh b/templates/simple-object-storage/restore.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# RESTORE SCRIPT
+# The restore script is OPTIONAL.
+# It is used to restore the service on the server from a backup file.
+# It is called with one argument: the path to the backup file.
+
+source "$(dirname "$0")/_common.sh"
+check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME" "VOLUME_NAME"
+
+# Get backup file path from first argument
+BACKUP_FILE="$1"
+if [ -z "$BACKUP_FILE" ]; then
+    die "Backup file path not provided"
+fi
+
+TEMP_DIR=$2
+if [ -z "$TEMP_DIR" ]; then
+    die "Temporary directory not provided"
+fi
+
+# Check if backup file already exists
+if [ ! -f "$BACKUP_FILE" ]; then
+    die "Backup file $BACKUP_FILE does not exist"
+fi
+
+# # Stop container before backup
+bash ./uninstall.sh || die "Failed to uninstall service before restore"
+
+# Remove existing data folder
+echo "Deleting ALL data in $VOLUME_NAME."
+
+docker run --rm -v ${VOLUME_NAME}:/data alpine sh -c "\
+rm -rf /data/*"
+
+echo "Restoring data from $BACKUP_FILE to $VOLUME_NAME."
+docker run --rm \
+    -v ${VOLUME_NAME}:/data \
+    -v ${BACKUP_FILE}:/backup.tar.gz \
+    alpine sh -c "\
+        tar xzvf /backup.tar.gz -C /data --strip-components=1"
+
+# reinstall service - ensure everything is latest.
+bash ./install.sh || die "Failed to reinstall service after restore"
+
+echo "Restore complete! Service is running again on port $HOST_PORT with restored content."
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/start.sh b/templates/simple-object-storage/start.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# START SCRIPT
+# The start script is required for all templates.
+# It is used to start the service on the server.
+# It is called with the path to the server specific env file as an argument.
+
+source "$(dirname "$0")/_common.sh"
+check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME" "HOST_PORT" "VOLUME_NAME"
+
+# check volume exists.
+if ! docker volume ls | grep -q "^${VOLUME_NAME} "; then
+    die "Docker volume ${VOLUME_NAME} does not exist"
+fi
+
+# heredoc for config file. Have to use double quotes to substitute variables.
+docker run --rm -v ${VOLUME_NAME}:/data alpine sh -c "\
+cat <<EOF > /data/sos_config.json
+{
+    \"write_tokens\": [
+        ${WRITE_TOKENS}
+    ],
+    \"object_store_path\": \"/data/storage\",
+    \"host\": \"0.0.0.0\",
+    \"port\": ${HOST_PORT}
+}
+EOF
+"
+
+DOCKER_RUN_CMD="docker run -d \
+                --restart unless-stopped \
+                --name ${CONTAINER_NAME} \
+                -p ${HOST_PORT}:80 \
+                -v ${VOLUME_NAME}:/data \
+                ${IMAGE_REGISTRY}/${IMAGE_REPO}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
+
+
+if ! create_and_start_container "$DOCKER_RUN_CMD" "$CONTAINER_NAME"; then
+    die "Failed to start container ${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+fi
+
+# Check if the container is running
+if ! _is_container_running "$CONTAINER_NAME"; then
+    die "Container ${CONTAINER_NAME} is not running"
+fi
+
+echo "Container ${CONTAINER_NAME} started"
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/status.sh b/templates/simple-object-storage/status.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# STATUS SCRIPT
+# The status script is OPTIONAL.
+# It is used to return the status of the service (0 is healthy, 1 is unhealthy).
+# It is called with the path to the server specific env file as an argument.
+
+
+# This is an example of a status script that checks if the service is running.
+source "$(dirname "$0")/_common.sh"
+check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME"
+
+# check if the service is running
+_is_container_running $CONTAINER_NAME || die "Service is not running - did not find container $CONTAINER_NAME."
+
+# check if the service is healthy
+curl -s -X GET http://localhost:${HOST_PORT}/status | jq -e '.result == "success"' \
+     || die "Service is not healthy - did not get OK response from /status endpoint."
+
+echo "Service is healthy"
+exit 0
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/stop.sh b/templates/simple-object-storage/stop.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# STOP SCRIPT
+# The stop script is required for all templates.
+# It is used to stop the service on the server.
+# It is called with the path to the server specific env file as an argument.
+
+source "$(dirname "$0")/_common.sh"
+check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME"
+
+_stop_container $CONTAINER_NAME || die "Failed to stop container ${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+
+echo "Container ${CONTAINER_NAME} stopped"
diff --git a/templates/simple-object-storage/uninstall.sh b/templates/simple-object-storage/uninstall.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# UNINSTALL SCRIPT
+# The uninstall script is required for all templates.
+# It is used to uninstall the service from the server.
+# It is called with the path to the server specific env file as an argument.
+
+source "$(dirname "$0")/_common.sh"
+check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME" "IMAGE_REGISTRY" "IMAGE_REPO" "IMAGE_TAG" "VOLUME_NAME"
+
+_remove_container $CONTAINER_NAME || die "Failed to remove container ${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+_is_container_running && die "Couldn't stop existing container"
+_is_container_exists && die "Couldn't remove existing container"
+
+# remove the image
+docker rmi "$IMAGE_REGISTRY/$IMAGE_REPO:$IMAGE_TAG" || echo "Failed to remove image $IMAGE_REGISTRY/$IMAGE_REPO:$IMAGE_TAG"
+
+echo "Uninstallation of ${CONTAINER_NAME} complete."
+echo "Data volume ${VOLUME_NAME} still in place."