.

src/utils/directories.cpp

@@ -134,14 +134,24 @@ std::string get_local_service_env_path(const std::string &server_name, const std
         return env.get_DROPSHELL_DIR();
     }
 
-    std::string get_remote_service_path(const std::string &server_name, const std::string &service_name)
+    std::string get_remote_services_path(const std::string &server_name)
     {
-        if (server_name.empty() || service_name.empty())
+        if (server_name.empty())
             return std::string();
         std::string dropshell_path = get_remote_DROPSHELL_path(server_name);
         if (dropshell_path.empty())
             return std::string();
-        return (fs::path(dropshell_path) / service_name).string();
+        return (fs::path(dropshell_path) / "services").string();
+    }
+
+    std::string get_remote_service_path(const std::string &server_name, const std::string &service_name)
+    {
+        if (server_name.empty() || service_name.empty())
+            return std::string();
+        std::string services_path = get_remote_services_path(server_name);
+        if (services_path.empty())
+            return std::string();
+        return (fs::path(services_path) / service_name).string();
     }
 
     std::string get_remote_service_config_path(const std::string &server_name, const std::string &service_name) 

src/utils/directories.hpp

@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@ namespace dropshell {
 
     // remote paths
     // DROPSHELL_DIR
-    //   |-- service name
-    //      |-- config
-    //          |-- service.env
-    //          |-- (user config files)
-    //      |-- template
-    //          |-- (script files)
-    //      |-- backups
+    //   |-- backups
+    //   |-- services
+    //       |-- service name
+    //           |-- config  <-- this is passed as argument to all scripts
+    //               |-- service.env
+    //               |-- (user config files)
+    //           |-- template
+    //               |-- (script files)
     std::string get_remote_DROPSHELL_path(const std::string &server_name);
+    std::string get_remote_services_path(const std::string &server_name);
     std::string get_remote_service_path(const std::string &server_name, const std::string &service_name);
     std::string get_remote_service_config_path(const std::string &server_name, const std::string &service_name);
     std::string get_remote_service_template_path(const std::string &server_name, const std::string &service_name);

src/utils/utils.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "utils.hpp"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace dropshell {
 
@@ -10,4 +12,34 @@ void maketitle(const std::string& title) {
     std::cout << std::string(title.length() + 4, '-') << std::endl;
 }
 
+bool replace_line_in_file(const std::string& file_path, const std::string& search_string, const std::string& replacement_line) {
+    std::ifstream input_file(file_path);
+    std::vector<std::string> file_lines;
+    std::string line;
+
+    if (!input_file.is_open()) {
+        std::cerr << "Error: Unable to open file: " << file_path << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    while (std::getline(input_file, line)) {
+        if (line.find(search_string) != std::string::npos)
+            file_lines.push_back(replacement_line);
+            else
+                file_lines.push_back(line);
+        }
+    input_file.close();
+        
+    std::ofstream output_file(file_path);
+    if (!output_file.is_open())
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Error: Unable to open file: " << file_path << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+    for (const auto& modified_line : file_lines)
+        output_file << modified_line << "\n";
+    output_file.close();
+    return true;
+}
+
 } // namespace dropshell 

src/utils/utils.hpp

@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ namespace dropshell {
  */
 void maketitle(const std::string& title);
 
+bool replace_line_in_file(const std::string& file_path, const std::string& search_string, const std::string& replacement_line);
+
 } // namespace dropshell