diff --git a/install_elog.sh b/install_elog.sh
index 2479cc50d..0611cb88d 100644
--- a/install_elog.sh
+++ b/install_elog.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,107 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-echo "[INFO] Starting fake org.freedesktop.Notifications service..."
+PREFIX="/usr/local"
+INSTANCE_DIR="$PREFIX/elog"
+PASSWORD="testpassword"
 
-python3 start-notification-service.py &
-SERVICE_PID=$!
+# =======================
+# 1. Install dependencies
+# =======================
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install -y make gcc git curl openssl whois python3-full python3-venv
 
-sleep 1
+# =======================
+# 2. Download ELOG
+# =======================
+rm -rf /tmp/elog-src
+mkdir -p /tmp/elog-src
+cd /tmp/elog-src
+git clone --recursive https://bitbucket.org/ritt/elog
+cd elog
+make -j"$(nproc)"
 
-gdbus introspect \
-  --session \
-  --dest org.freedesktop.Notifications \
-  --object-path /org/freedesktop/Notifications
+sudo mkdir -p "$PREFIX/sbin" "$INSTANCE_DIR/logbooks/demo"
+sudo cp elogd "$PREFIX/sbin/"
 
-wait $SERVICE_PID
+# =======================
+# 4. Create users.xml with password
+# =======================
+sudo tee "$INSTANCE_DIR/users.xml" > /dev/null <<EOF
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!-- created by MXML on $(date) -->
+<list>
+  <user>
+    <name>robot</name>
+    <password encoding="SHA256">me1T.2jUUqQNa1wNuey9zNBOmOa4eILOaPb.ZSZjpn4</password>
+    <full_name>Robot User</full_name>
+    <last_logout>0</last_logout>
+    <last_activity>0</last_activity>
+    <email>robot@example.com</email>
+  </user>
+</list>
+EOF
+
+sudo chmod 644 "$INSTANCE_DIR/users.xml"
+
+# =======================
+# 5. Create configuration elogd.cfg
+# =======================
+sudo tee "$INSTANCE_DIR/elogd.cfg" > /dev/null <<EOF
+[global]
+Port = 8080
+Logbook dir = $INSTANCE_DIR/logbooks
+Resource dir = $INSTANCE_DIR
+Allow HTML = 1
+Password file = $INSTANCE_DIR/users.xml
+Admin user = robot
+Self register = 0
+Encrypt passwords = 0
+
+[demo]
+Subdir = demo
+Preset Author = robot
+Login user = robot
+Required Attributes = Author
+EOF
+
+# =======================
+# 6. Script init simple
+# =======================
+sudo tee /etc/init.d/elogd > /dev/null <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/sh
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+    echo "Starting elogd..."
+    /usr/local/sbin/elogd -D -c /usr/local/elog/elogd.cfg > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+    echo $! > /var/run/elogd.pid
+    ;;
+  stop)
+    echo "Stopping elogd..."
+    kill $(cat /var/run/elogd.pid)
+    rm -f /var/run/elogd.pid
+    ;;
+  restart)
+    $0 stop
+    sleep 1
+    $0 start
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+EOF
+
+sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/elogd
+
+# =======================
+# 7. Fix permissions 
+# =======================
+sudo chmod -R 777 "$INSTANCE_DIR/logbooks"
+
+# =======================
+# 8. Launch ELOG
+# =======================
+sudo service elogd restart
+sleep 3