diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5196317..6889854 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,11 +50,24 @@ Danach reicht:
 
 `start.sh` macht:
 
-- optional `git pull --ff-only` (deaktivierbar mit `SKIP_GIT_PULL=1`)
+- legt automatisch den Zielordner an (`/boot/config/custom/lidarr-spotify-frontend`)
+- cloned das Repo dorthin (oder pullt Updates)
 - Build vom Docker-Image
 - Unraid-Template automatisch erstellen/aktualisieren
 - direkten Sprung zur Unraid Template-Seite: `Docker/AddContainer?xmlTemplate=user/...`
 
+Defaults fuer das Bootstrap-Verhalten:
+
+```bash
+INSTALL_DIR=/boot/config/custom/lidarr-spotify-frontend
+REPO_URL=https://forgejo.tailef61c0.ts.net/openclaw/lidarr-spotify-frontend.git
+REPO_BRANCH=main
+```
+
+Optional:
+
+- `SKIP_GIT_PULL=1` ueberspringt das Pull bei vorhandenem Repo
+
 Optional kannst du Werte in `.env.unraid` (oder `.env`) ablegen, z. B.:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index c1a7989..2a680d3 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,57 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+if [ -z "${BASH_VERSION:-}" ]; then
+  exec bash "$0" "$@"
+fi
 set -euo pipefail
 
-PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+INSTALL_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR:-/boot/config/custom/lidarr-spotify-frontend}"
+REPO_URL="${REPO_URL:-https://forgejo.tailef61c0.ts.net/openclaw/lidarr-spotify-frontend.git}"
+REPO_BRANCH="${REPO_BRANCH:-main}"
+
+if [[ "${START_BOOTSTRAPPED:-0}" != "1" ]]; then
+  if ! command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Fehler: git wurde nicht gefunden."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  mkdir -p "${INSTALL_DIR}"
+
+  if [[ -d "${INSTALL_DIR}/.git" ]]; then
+    echo "==> Repo vorhanden, aktualisiere: ${INSTALL_DIR}"
+    if [[ "${SKIP_GIT_PULL:-0}" != "1" ]]; then
+      git -C "${INSTALL_DIR}" fetch --prune origin
+      git -C "${INSTALL_DIR}" checkout "${REPO_BRANCH}"
+      git -C "${INSTALL_DIR}" pull --ff-only origin "${REPO_BRANCH}"
+    fi
+  else
+    if [[ -n "$(ls -A "${INSTALL_DIR}" 2>/dev/null)" ]]; then
+      echo "Fehler: ${INSTALL_DIR} existiert, ist aber kein Git-Repo und nicht leer."
+      echo "Bitte leeren/entfernen oder INSTALL_DIR auf einen anderen Pfad setzen."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "==> Clone Repo nach ${INSTALL_DIR}"
+    git clone --branch "${REPO_BRANCH}" "${REPO_URL}" "${INSTALL_DIR}"
+  fi
+
+  exec env \
+    START_BOOTSTRAPPED=1 \
+    INSTALL_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR}" \
+    REPO_URL="${REPO_URL}" \
+    REPO_BRANCH="${REPO_BRANCH}" \
+    SKIP_GIT_PULL="${SKIP_GIT_PULL:-0}" \
+    UNRAID_URL="${UNRAID_URL:-}" \
+    TEMPLATE_NAME="${TEMPLATE_NAME:-my-lidarr-spotify-frontend.xml}" \
+    bash "${INSTALL_DIR}/start.sh" "$@"
+fi
+
+PROJECT_ROOT="${INSTALL_DIR}"
 RUN_SCRIPT="${PROJECT_ROOT}/scripts/run-unraid.sh"
 
 if [[ ! -x "${RUN_SCRIPT}" ]]; then
   chmod +x "${RUN_SCRIPT}"
 fi
 
-if [[ "${SKIP_GIT_PULL:-0}" != "1" ]] && command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  if git -C "${PROJECT_ROOT}" rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "==> Aktualisiere Git-Stand (git pull --ff-only)"
-    git -C "${PROJECT_ROOT}" pull --ff-only || echo "Hinweis: git pull fehlgeschlagen, fahre mit lokalem Stand fort."
-  fi
-fi
-
 for env_file in "${PROJECT_ROOT}/.env.unraid" "${PROJECT_ROOT}/.env"; do
   if [[ -f "${env_file}" ]]; then
     echo "==> Lade Umgebungswerte aus ${env_file}"