diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf1b7ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/log/singleton.log
diff --git a/domain-check.sh b/domain-check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c4596e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/domain-check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# check https status code, for domain, and lookup ip address.
+# check-domain.sh www.example.com [example.org]
+
+# check for "-v" in command prompt
+VERBOSE=false
+while getopts "v" OPTION; do
+    case $OPTION in
+        v)
+            VERBOSE=true
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [ "$VERBOSE" = false ]; then
+    echo "use -v for verbose mode (to also get TTL)"
+fi
+
+function process_domain_list () {
+    for domain in "$@"; do
+        # skip "-v" option if given
+        if [[ "$domain" == "-v" ]]; then
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        # get current https status code from this domain
+        curl -s -o /dev/null --connect-timeout 0.5 -I -w "%{http_code} " "https://$domain/"
+
+        # we lookup the name-server for the base domain, and use that as our resolver
+        # TODO need to fix, as this will not work with domains like: "example.co.uk"
+        basedomain=$(expr match "$domain" '.*\.\(.*\..*\)')
+        if [[ -z $basedomain ]]; then
+            # input may have not had a subdomain
+            basedomain="$domain"
+        fi
+        nameserver=$(dig +short NS $basedomain | head -n 1)
+
+        # if verbose, we show full answer, instead of just the ip (adds TTL and Record Type)
+        if [ $VERBOSE = true ]; then
+            output=$(dig @$nameserver +noall +answer $domain)
+            printf "%-39.39s %5.5s %-2.2s %-10.10s %-39.39s\n" $output
+        else
+            output=$(dig @$nameserver +short $domain)
+            printf "%-39.39s %-39.39s\n" "$domain." $output
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+echo "----- Domain Check -------------------------------------------"
+
+process_domain_list "$@"
+
diff --git a/fetch-all.sh b/fetch-all.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..10ccde6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fetch-all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# perform a "git fetch" on each location specified
+# fetch-all.sh ~/project [~/second-project]
+
+function process_git_fetch () {
+    BOB=`pwd`
+    for location in "$@"; do
+        if [ -d "$location/.git" ]; then
+            echo -n "----- git fetch $location "
+            printf "%*.*s" 0 $((40 - ${#location} )) "----------------------------------------"
+            echo "-----"
+            cd "$location"
+            git fetch --prune
+        fi
+    done
+    cd "$BOB"
+}
+
+process_git_fetch "$@"
+
diff --git a/identify-missing.sh b/identify-missing.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d725d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/identify-missing.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# identify-missing.sh ./* < file_list.txt
+# will list all files from file/input which is not present in the given loction.
+
+while IFS= read -r name; do
+  [ -n "$(find . -name "$name" -print | head -n 1)" ] || printf '%s\n' "$name"
+done
+
diff --git a/is-restart-needed.sh b/is-restart-needed.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a03bf52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/is-restart-needed.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -f "/var/run/reboot-required" ]; then
+    echo "----- Reboot Needed ---------------------------------"
+else
+    echo "----- Reboot *Not* Needed ---------------------------"
+fi
+
diff --git a/log/.gitkeep b/log/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/named-cat.sh b/named-cat.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5435c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/named-cat.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# cat given files prefixed with their filenames.
+# named-cat.sh file1.txt file2.txt
+
+tail -n +1 "$@"
+
diff --git a/one-time-stuff/basic-settings.sh b/one-time-stuff/basic-settings.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ced31ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/one-time-stuff/basic-settings.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# configure basic settings, will prompt for input
+
+echo "----- GIT Global Config, Name and Email -------------"
+read -p 'Name for GIT (leave blank to skip): ' git_name
+if [[ ! -z "$git_name" ]]; then
+    echo 'Setting git name'
+    git config --global user.name "$git_name"
+else
+    echo 'Skipping'
+fi
+
+read -p 'Email for GIT (leave blank to skip): ' git_email
+if [[ ! -z "$git_email" ]]; then
+    echo 'Setting git email'
+    git config --global user.email "$git_email"
+else
+    echo 'Skipping'
+fi
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+echo "----- User Groups (requires sudo) -------------------"
+read -p 'Add yourself to "www-data" group? [y/N]: ' add_www
+case $add_www in
+    [Yy]* )
+        echo 'Adding to group'
+        sudo usermod -a -G www-data `whoami`
+        ;;
+    * )
+        echo 'Skipping'
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+echo "----- Install vim configuration ---------------------"
+read -p 'Setup vim, colors, defaults, etc? [y/N]: ' set_vim
+case $set_vim in
+    [Yy]* )
+        echo 'Appending ~/.bashrc'
+        (
+        cat << 'VIM'
+
+# ABS default to using vim
+export EDITOR=vim
+export VISUAL=vim
+
+VIM
+) >> "$HOME/.bashrc"
+
+        echo 'Installing vim color "colorful256"'
+        mkdir -p "${HOME}/.vim/colors"
+        LOCATION=`dirname "$0"`
+        cp "${LOCATION}/vim/colorful256.vim" "${HOME}/.vim/colors/colorful256.vim"
+
+	echo 'Installing vimrc'
+	if [ -f "${HOME}/.vimrc" ]; then
+	    echo 'existing vimrc file detected, backing up'
+	    mv "${HOME}/.vimrc" "${HOME}/.vimrc_`date +%s`"
+	fi
+        cp "${LOCATION}/vim/vimrc" "${HOME}/.vimrc"
+        ;;
+    * )
+        echo 'Skipping'
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+echo "----- Append prompt style to ~/.bashrc --------------"
+read -p 'Add prompt style to bash config? [y/N]: ' add_style
+case $add_style in
+    [Yy]* )
+        echo 'Appending ~/.bashrc'
+        (
+        cat << 'STYLE'
+
+# ABS prompt color dependent on hostname containing "dev"
+if [[ $HOSTNAME == *dev* ]] ; then
+    PS1="\[\033[38;5;9m\]\u\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;15m\]@\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;11m\]\h\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;15m\]:\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;14m\]\w\[$(tput sgr0)\]\\$ \[$(tput sgr0)\]"
+else
+    PS1="\[\033[38;5;10m\]\u\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;15m\]@\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;11m\]\h\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;15m\]:\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;14m\]\w\[$(tput sgr0)\]\\$ \[$(tput sgr0)\]"
+fi
+
+STYLE
+) >> "$HOME/.bashrc"
+        ;;
+    * )
+        echo 'Skipping'
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+echo "----- Done ------------------------------------------"
+echo "to take effect now, you may need to run:"
+echo "source ~/.bashrc"
+
diff --git a/one-time-stuff/install-software.sh b/one-time-stuff/install-software.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..be2e3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/one-time-stuff/install-software.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# install common software, will prompt before each step
+
+echo "----- Use nginx straight from nginx.org -------------"
+read -p 'Add nginx.org to apt source list? [y/N]: ' add_nginx
+case $add_nginx in
+    [Yy]* )
+        echo 'Adding nginx.org'
+        # check that such a distro/release exists on nginx.org
+        distro=`lsb_release -i -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`
+        release=`lsb_release -c -s`
+        http_code=`curl -s -o /dev/null --connect-timeout 0.5 -I -w "%{http_code}" "https://nginx.org/packages/$distro/dists/$release/nginx/"`
+        if [[ "$http_code" == "200" ]]; then
+            (
+            cat << NGINX
+deb https://nginx.org/packages/$distro/ $release nginx
+deb-src https://nginx.org/packages/$distro/ $release nginx
+NGINX
+) | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nginx.list
+
+            curl -L https://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key | sudo apt-key add -
+        else
+            echo "nginx.org appears to be missing $distro/$release"
+        fi
+        ;;
+    * )
+        echo 'Skipping'
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+called_update=false
+
+function install_collection () {
+    read -p "Install $1? [y/N]: " response
+    case $response in
+        [Yy]* )
+            if [ $called_update = false ]; then
+                echo "Updating APT before Installing"
+                sudo apt update
+                called_update=true
+            fi
+            echo "Installing $1"
+            sudo apt install "${@:2}"
+            ;;
+        * )
+            echo 'Skipping'
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+echo "----- Install extra utilities: ncdu, zip ------------"
+install_collection 'extra utilities' ncdu zip unzip
+
+echo "----- Install nginx + php-fpm + certbot -------------"
+install_collection 'nginx, php-fpm, certbot' nginx certbot python-certbot-nginx php-cli php-fpm php-curl php-gd php-imagick php-intl php-json php-mbstring php-mysql php-redis php-soap php-xml php-yaml php-zip
+
+echo "----- Add nginx logging conf ------------------------"
+read -p 'Install the "tabbed_detailed" nginx log format? [y/N]: ' nginx_log
+case $nginx_log in
+    [Yy]* )
+        LOCATION=`dirname "$0"`
+        mkdir -p "/etc/nginx/conf.d"
+        sudo cp "${LOCATION}/nginx/logging.conf" "/etc/nginx/conf.d/logging.conf"
+        ;;
+    * )
+        echo 'Skipping'
+        ;;
+esac
+
+echo "----- Install redis-server --------------------------"
+install_collection 'redis-server' redis-server
+
+echo "----- Install mariadb-server ------------------------"
+install_collection 'mariadb-server' mariadb-server
+
+echo "----- Install ruby + build-essential ----------------"
+install_collection 'ruby, build-essential' ruby-full build-essential zlib1g-dev
+
diff --git a/one-time-stuff/nginx/logging.conf b/one-time-stuff/nginx/logging.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8a2dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/one-time-stuff/nginx/logging.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# STOP: FILE CONTAINS \t TABS, TURN OFF EXPAND-TAB IN VIM: set noexpandtab
+
+# New SSL Log Format, tab separated (useful for "cut" command), also includes host ~ ABS
+log_format tabbed_detailed '$remote_addr	$remote_user	[$time_local]	($ssl_protocol/$ssl_cipher)	$host	"$request"	$status	$body_bytes_sent	"$http_referer"	"$http_user_agent"';
+
diff --git a/one-time-stuff/setup-composer.sh b/one-time-stuff/setup-composer.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e00f5fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/one-time-stuff/setup-composer.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# return to where we were when we started
+STARTED_IN=`pwd`
+
+cd ~
+
+EXPECTED_SIGNATURE="$(wget -q -O - https://composer.github.io/installer.sig)"
+php -r "copy('https://getcomposer.org/installer', 'composer-setup.php');"
+ACTUAL_SIGNATURE="$(php -r "echo hash_file('sha384', 'composer-setup.php');")"
+
+if [ "$EXPECTED_SIGNATURE" != "$ACTUAL_SIGNATURE" ]
+then
+    >&2 echo 'ERROR: Invalid installer signature'
+    rm composer-setup.php
+    cd "$STARTED_IN"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+php composer-setup.php --quiet
+RESULT=$?
+rm composer-setup.php
+
+if [[ -f "composer.phar" ]]; then
+    sudo mv composer.phar /usr/bin/composer
+    echo "Composer successfully installed."
+fi
+
+cd "$STARTED_IN"
+exit $RESULT
+
diff --git a/one-time-stuff/vim/colorful256.vim b/one-time-stuff/vim/colorful256.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c588697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/one-time-stuff/vim/colorful256.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+" Vim color file:  colorful256.vim
+" Last Change: 03 Oct, 2007
+" License: public domain
+" Maintainer:: Jagpreet<jagpreetc AT gmail DOT com>
+"
+" for a 256 color capable terminal
+" "{{{
+" You must set t_Co=256 before calling this colorscheme
+"
+" Color numbers (0-255) see:
+" http://www.calmar.ws/vim/256-xterm-24bit-rgb-color-chart.html
+"
+" Added gui colors
+"
+
+if &t_Co != 256 && ! has("gui_running")
+    echomsg ""
+    echomsg "colors not loaded first please set t_Co=256 in your .vimrc"
+    echomsg ""
+    finish
+endif
+
+set background=dark
+hi clear
+if exists("syntax_on")
+    syntax reset
+endif
+
+let g:colors_name = "colorful256"
+
+ highlight Normal       cterm=none    ctermfg=249 ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#b2b2b2 guibg=#000000
+ highlight Special      cterm=none    ctermfg=105 ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#8787ff guibg=#000000
+ highlight Comment      cterm=none    ctermfg=3   ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#808000 guibg=#000000
+ highlight Constant     cterm=none    ctermfg=9   ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#ff0000 guibg=#000000
+ highlight LineNr       cterm=none    ctermfg=48  ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#00ff87 guibg=#000000
+ highlight Number       cterm=none    ctermfg=209 ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#ff875f guibg=#000000
+ highlight PreProc      cterm=none    ctermfg=10  ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#ff00ff guibg=#000000
+ highlight Statement    cterm=none    ctermfg=51  ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#00ffff guibg=#000000
+ highlight Type         cterm=none    ctermfg=39  ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#00afff guibg=#000000
+ highlight Error        cterm=none    ctermfg=9   ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#ff0000 guibg=#000000
+ highlight Identifier   cterm=none    ctermfg=207 ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#ff5fff guibg=#000000
+ highlight SpecialKey   cterm=none    ctermfg=36  ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#00af87 guibg=#000000
+ highlight NonText      cterm=none    ctermfg=164 ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#df00df guibg=#000000
+ highlight Directory    cterm=none    ctermfg=34  ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#00af00 guibg=#000000
+ highlight ErrorMsg     cterm=none    ctermfg=9   ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#ff0000 guibg=#000000
+ highlight MoreMsg      cterm=none    ctermfg=34  ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#00af00 guibg=#000000
+ highlight Title        cterm=none    ctermfg=199 ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#ff00af guibg=#000000
+ highlight WarningMsg   cterm=none    ctermfg=9   ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#ff0000 guibg=#000000
+ highlight DiffDelete   cterm=none    ctermfg=207 ctermbg=16  gui=none    guifg=#ff5fff guibg=#000000
+ highlight Search       cterm=none    ctermfg=15  ctermbg=160 gui=none    guifg=#ffffff guibg=#df0000
+ highlight Visual       cterm=none    ctermfg=16  ctermbg=50  gui=none    guifg=#000000 guibg=#00ffdf
+ highlight Cursor       cterm=none    ctermfg=16  ctermbg=33  gui=none    guifg=#000000 guibg=#0087ff
+ highlight StatusLine   cterm=reverse ctermfg=58  ctermbg=15  gui=reverse guifg=#5f5f00 guibg=#ffffff
+ highlight Question     cterm=none    ctermfg=16  ctermbg=226 gui=none    guifg=#000000 guibg=#ffff00
+ highlight Todo         cterm=none    ctermfg=160 ctermbg=184 gui=none    guifg=#df0000 guibg=#dfdf00
+ highlight Folded       cterm=none    ctermfg=15  ctermbg=58  gui=none    guifg=#ffffff guibg=#5f5f00
+ highlight ModeMsg      cterm=none    ctermfg=16  ctermbg=46  gui=none    guifg=#000000 guibg=#00ff00
+ highlight VisualNOS    cterm=none    ctermfg=16  ctermbg=28  gui=none    guifg=#000000 guibg=#008700
+ highlight WildMenu     cterm=none    ctermfg=16  ctermbg=226 gui=none    guifg=#000000 guibg=#ffff00
+ highlight FoldColumn   cterm=none    ctermfg=15  ctermbg=58  gui=none    guifg=#ffffff guibg=#5f5f00
+ highlight SignColumn   cterm=none    ctermfg=16  ctermbg=28  gui=none    guifg=#000000 guibg=#008700
+ highlight DiffText     cterm=none    ctermfg=16  ctermbg=34  gui=none    guifg=#000000 guibg=#00af00
+ highlight StatusLineNC cterm=reverse ctermfg=131 ctermbg=15  gui=reverse guifg=#af5f5f guibg=#ffffff
+ highlight VertSplit    cterm=reverse ctermfg=172 ctermbg=15  gui=reverse guifg=#df8700 guibg=#ffffff
+ highlight User1        cterm=none    ctermbg=20  ctermfg=15  gui=none    guibg=#0000df guifg=#ffffff
+ highlight User2        cterm=none    ctermbg=20  ctermfg=46  gui=none    guibg=#0000df guifg=#00ff00
+ highlight User3        cterm=none    ctermbg=20  ctermfg=46  gui=none    guibg=#0000df guifg=#00ff00
+ highlight User4        cterm=none    ctermbg=20  ctermfg=50  gui=none    guibg=#0000df guifg=#00ffdf
+ highlight User5        cterm=none    ctermbg=20  ctermfg=46  gui=none    guibg=#0000df guifg=#00ff00
+
+" for groups introduced in version 7
+if v:version >= 700
+   highlight Pmenu       cterm=none ctermfg=16 ctermbg=165 gui=none guifg=#000000 guibg=#df00ff
+   highlight PmenuSel    cterm=none ctermfg=16 ctermbg=220 gui=none guifg=#000000 guibg=#ffdf00
+   highlight tablinesel  cterm=none ctermfg=15 ctermbg=58  gui=none guifg=#ffffff guibg=#5f5f00
+   highlight tabline     cterm=none ctermfg=7  ctermbg=58  gui=none guifg=#c0c0c0 guibg=#5f5f00
+   highlight tablinefill cterm=none ctermfg=58 ctermbg=58  gui=none guifg=#5f5f00 guibg=#5f5f00
+endif
+
+"for taglist plugin
+"
+if exists('loaded_taglist')
+   highlight TagListTagName  cterm=none ctermfg=16  ctermbg=28 gui=none guifg=#000000 guibg=#008700
+   highlight TagListTagScope cterm=none ctermfg=16  ctermbg=28 gui=none guifg=#000000 guibg=#008700
+   highlight TagListTitle    cterm=none ctermfg=199 ctermbg=16 gui=none guifg=#ff00af guibg=#000000
+   highlight TagListComment  cterm=none ctermfg=16  ctermbg=28 gui=none guifg=#000000 guibg=#008700
+   highlight TagListFileName cterm=none ctermfg=15  ctermbg=90 gui=none guifg=#ffffff guibg=#870087
+endif
+
diff --git a/one-time-stuff/vim/vimrc b/one-time-stuff/vim/vimrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee5acaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/one-time-stuff/vim/vimrc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+set tabstop=4
+set shiftwidth=4
+set softtabstop=4
+set expandtab
+filetype plugin indent on
+
+set t_Co=256
+syntax enable
+colorscheme colorful256
+
diff --git a/public-ip.sh b/public-ip.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e2f8e78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public-ip.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+dig +short ANY myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com
+
diff --git a/restart-if-needed.sh b/restart-if-needed.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f83cfee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/restart-if-needed.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -f "/var/run/reboot-required" ]; then
+    echo "----- Reboot Needed ---------------------------------"
+    if [ $(id -u) = 0 ]; then
+        reboot
+    else
+        sudo reboot
+    fi
+else
+    echo "----- Reboot *Not* Needed ---------------------------"
+fi
+
diff --git a/singleton.sh b/singleton.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ed52a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/singleton.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# run the given command, but only if it's not already running.
+# singleton.sh long_running_script.sh --arguments --allowed
+
+ALL="$@"
+
+# if the exact script is not running currently, then start it
+if [[ "`pgrep -f -x -c \"${ALL[@]}\"`" -eq "0" ]]; then
+    LOCATION=`dirname "$0"`
+    echo "[`date`] Restarting Script: $@" >> "$LOCATION/log/singleton.log"
+    $1 "${@:2}"
+fi
+
diff --git a/speed-test-ttfb.sh b/speed-test-ttfb.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1425a09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/speed-test-ttfb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# speed-test-ttfb https://www.example.com/
+
+curl -w "Connect time: %{time_connect} Time to first byte: %{time_starttransfer} Total time: %{time_total} \n" -s -o /dev/null "$@"
+
diff --git a/upgrade.sh b/upgrade.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6d4bb62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upgrade.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "----- APT Update ------------------------------------"
+sudo apt update
+
+echo ""
+echo "----- APT Upgrade -----------------------------------"
+sudo apt upgrade
+
+echo ""
+echo "----- APT DistUpgrade -------------------------------"
+sudo apt dist-upgrade
+
+echo ""
+echo "----- APT AutoRemove --------------------------------"
+sudo apt autoremove
+
+echo ""
+echo "----- APT AutoClean ---------------------------------"
+sudo apt autoclean
+