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+
+###############
+# SET /CONFIG #
+###############
+
+echo " "
+bashio::log.info "Ensuring the file structure is correct :"
+
+# Define structure
+echo "... creating default files"
+touch /config/apprise.txt
+touch /config/include_species_list.txt
+touch /config/exclude_species_list.txt
+touch /config/IdentifiedSoFar.txt
+
+# Set BirdSongs folder
+BIRDSONGS_FOLDER="/config/BirdSongs"
+if bashio::config.has_value "BIRDSONGS_FOLDER"; then
+    BIRDSONGS_FOLDER_OPTION="$(bashio::config "BIRDSONGS_FOLDER")"
+    echo "... BIRDSONGS_FOLDER set to $BIRDSONGS_FOLDER_OPTION"
+    mkdir -p "$BIRDSONGS_FOLDER_OPTION" || bashio::log.fatal "...... folder couldn't be created"
+    chown -R pi:pi "$BIRDSONGS_FOLDER_OPTION" || bashio::log.fatal "...... folder couldn't be given permissions for 1000:1000"
+    if [ -d "$BIRDSONGS_FOLDER_OPTION" ] && [ "$(stat -c '%u:%g' "$BIRDSONGS_FOLDER_OPTION")" == "1000:1000" ]; then
+        BIRDSONGS_FOLDER="$BIRDSONGS_FOLDER_OPTION"
+    else
+        bashio::log.yellow "BIRDSONGS_FOLDER reverted to /config/BirdSongs"
+    fi
+fi
+echo "... creating default folders ; it is highly recommended to store those on a ssd"
+mkdir -p "$BIRDSONGS_FOLDER"/By_Date
+mkdir -p "$BIRDSONGS_FOLDER"/Charts
+
+echo "... setting StreamData and Processed on tmpfs to reduce disk wear"
+mkdir -p /tmp/StreamData
+mkdir -p /tmp/Processed
+rm -r "$HOME"/BirdSongs/StreamData
+rm -r "$HOME"/BirdSongs/Processed
+sudo -u pi ln -fs /tmp/StreamData "$HOME"/BirdSongs/StreamData
+sudo -u pi ln -fs /tmp/Processed "$HOME"/BirdSongs/Processed
+
+# Permissions
+echo "... set permissions to user pi"
+chown -R pi:pi /config /etc/birdnet "$BIRDSONGS_FOLDER" /tmp
+
+# Symlink files
+for files in "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet.conf" "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/birds.db" "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/apprise.txt" "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/exclude_species_list.txt" "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/include_species_list.txt" "$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/IdentifiedSoFar.txt"; do
+    filename="${files##*/}"
+    echo "... creating symlink for $filename"
+    if [ ! -f /config/"$filename" ]; then echo "... copying $filename" && sudo -u pi mv "$files" /config/; fi
+    if [ -e "$files" ]; then rm "$files"; fi
+    sudo -u pi ln -fs /config/"$filename" "$files"
+    sudo -u pi ln -fs /config/"$filename" /etc/birdnet/"$filename"
+    chmod 664 /config/*
+done
+
+# Symlink folders
+for folders in By_Date Charts; do
+    echo "... creating symlink for $BIRDSONGS_FOLDER/$folders"
+    rm -r "$HOME/BirdSongs/Extracted/${folders:?}"
+    sudo -u pi ln -fs "$BIRDSONGS_FOLDER"/"$folders" "$HOME/BirdSongs/Extracted/$folders"
+done