diff --git a/scr/1_upd_install.sh b/scr/1_upd_install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+# update, upgrade and install / frode klevstul / oct 2025
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
+  then echo "error: run as 'root'"
+  exit
+fi
+
+# ---
+# update server
+# ---
+apt update
+apt -y full-upgrade
+
+# ---
+# misc installations
+#   trash-cli           - used in misc scripts
+#   nginx               - webserver
+# ---
+apt -y install trash-cli nginx
+
+# ---
+# nginx
+# ---
+systemctl enable nginx # enable on startup
+
+# change mode so given dirs are writable by non-root user (which is nifty)
+chmod o+w /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
+chmod o+w /etc/nginx/sites-available/
+chmod o+w /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+chmod o+w /var/www/
diff --git a/scr/2a_postgrest_install.sh b/scr/2a_postgrest_install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+# install postgrest / frode klevstul / oct 2025
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
+  then echo "error: run as 'root'"
+  exit
+fi
+
+# ---
+# postgrest
+# ---
+
+# https://gist.github.com/steinwaywhw/a4cd19cda655b8249d908261a62687f8
+
+#wget https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/latest/download/postgrest-linux-amd64
+
+#https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/latest/download/postgrest-latest-linux-static-x86-64.tar.xz
+
+
+#https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/download/v14.0/postgrest-v14.0-linux-static-x86-64.tar.xz
+
+
+#wget -qO- --max-redirect=10 https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/releases | grep -wo "https.*x86_64.deb\|https.*amd64.deb" | head -n 1 | xargs -I {} wget -O test.deb {}
+
+cd /tmp
+
+curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/PostgREST/postgrest/releases/latest | sed 's/[()",{}]/ /g; s/ /\n/g' | grep "https.*releases/download*static*.*tar.xz"
+
diff --git a/scr/2b_postgrest_config.sh b/scr/2b_postgrest_config.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+# config postgrest / frode klevstul / oct 2025
+# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+useradd -M -U -d /nonexistent -s /usr/sbin/nologin postgrest
+
+cd /tmp
+wget https://gt.op.fo/fro/srv-pub/raw/branch/trunk/cfg/pgr/postgrest.service
+cp postgrest.service /etc/systemd/system/
+
+systemctl enable postgrest
+systemctl start postgrest
+systemctl status postgrest