diff --git a/install/usr/share/swarmlab.io/sec/swarmlab-sec b/install/usr/share/swarmlab.io/sec/swarmlab-sec
index 79cef06..2643dfd 100755
--- a/install/usr/share/swarmlab.io/sec/swarmlab-sec
+++ b/install/usr/share/swarmlab.io/sec/swarmlab-sec
@@ -72,12 +72,7 @@ set -e
 #
 # ##############################################
 
-IMAGE_local="microservice-xelatexthesis"
-IMAGE_origin="hub.swarmlab.io:5480/xelatex-basegui"
-GIT_origin="https://git.swarmlab.io:3000/swarmlab/swarmlab-microservice-example.git"
-service_GUI=true
-service_WEB=true
-service_URL=http
+. $SRPATH/swarmlab-template-image
 DOCKERuser="docker"
 
 Wdir=${cwdir}/$IMAGE_local
@@ -85,7 +80,6 @@ if [ ! -d $Wdir ]; then
 	mkdir -p $Wdir
 fi
 
-# edit it - EDIT_END
 
 APTPARAM=" --no-install-recommends "
 HYBRID_NETWORK=$IMAGE_local
@@ -177,38 +171,11 @@ if [ -d "$Wdir/project" ]; then
 		extrapackages \
 		/
 
-# ############################### 
-#             EDIT-BEGIN 
-# this part must be exactly the same as that stated under create_project
-# ############################### 
+EOF
 
-		RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive  \
-		 && rm -rf /usr/share/doc \
-		 && rm -rf /usr/share/man \
-		 && rm -rf /usr/share/locale \ 
-		 && mkdir -p /var/run/sshd \
-                 && addgroup -S docker && adduser -S docker -G docker \
-		 && echo 'root:$ROOT_PASSWORD' | chpasswd \
-		 && echo "export VISIBLE=now" >> /etc/profile \
-		 && mkdir -p /home/docker/project \
-		 && mkdir -p /etc/opt \
-		&& echo "docker:docker" | chpasswd \
-		&& echo "StrictHostKeyChecking no" > \${SSHDIR}/config \
-		&& cat \${SSHDIR}/*.pub >> \${SSHDIR}/authorized_keys \
-		&& chmod -R 600 \${SSHDIR}/* \
-	        && chown -R \${USER1}:\${USER1} \${SSHDIR} 
-
-		COPY  .vimrc /home/docker 
-
-		RUN /setup.sh
- 
-		EXPOSE 8080
 
-# ############################### 
-#             EDIT-END
-# ############################### 
+		cat  $Wdir/Dockerfile.tmp >> $Wdir/Dockerfile
 
-EOF
 	fi
 else
 	echo ""
@@ -275,38 +242,11 @@ if [ "$Wdir" ==  "$HOME" ]; then
 		extrapackages \
 		/
 
-# ############################### 
-#             EDIT-BEGIN 
-# this part must be exactly the same as that stated under create_dockerfile
-# ############################### 
+EOF
 
-		RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive  \
-                 && addgroup -S docker && adduser -S docker -G docker \
-		 && rm -rf /usr/share/doc \
-		 && rm -rf /usr/share/man \
-		 && rm -rf /usr/share/locale \ 
-		 && mkdir -p /var/run/sshd \
-		 && echo 'root:$ROOT_PASSWORD' | chpasswd \
-		 && echo "export VISIBLE=now" >> /etc/profile \
-		 && mkdir -p /home/docker/project \
-		 && mkdir -p /etc/opt \
-		&& echo "docker:docker" | chpasswd \
-		&& echo "StrictHostKeyChecking no" > \${SSHDIR}/config \
-		&& cat \${SSHDIR}/*.pub >> \${SSHDIR}/authorized_keys \
-		&& chmod -R 600 \${SSHDIR}/* \
-	        && chown -R \${USER1}:\${USER1} \${SSHDIR} 
-
-		COPY  .vimrc /home/docker 
- 	        
-		RUN /setup.sh
- 
-		EXPOSE 8080
+		cat  $Wdir/Dockerfile.tmp >> $Wdir/Dockerfile
 
-# ############################### 
-#             EDIT-END
-# ############################### 
 
-EOF
 fi
 
 # you do not need to edit it - BEGIN 
diff --git a/install/usr/share/swarmlab.io/sec/swarmlab-template.sh b/install/usr/share/swarmlab.io/sec/swarmlab-template.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b00ef1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/usr/share/swarmlab.io/sec/swarmlab-template.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+
+
+
+SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+while [ -h "$SOURCE" ]; do # resolve $SOURCE until the file is no longer a symlink
+  TARGET="$(readlink "$SOURCE")"
+  if [[ $TARGET == /* ]]; then
+    SOURCE="$TARGET"
+  else
+    DIR="$( dirname "$SOURCE" )"
+    SOURCE="$DIR/$TARGET" # if $SOURCE was a relative symlink, we need to resolve it relative to the path where the symlink file was located
+  fi
+done
+
+SRPATH="$( dirname "$SOURCE" )"
+SFPATH="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
+if [ "$SFPATH" != "$SRPATH" ]; then
+  RDIR=$SRPATH    # relativ path directory
+fi
+
+cwdir=$PWD
+
+
+
+
+
+cat << EOF > $SRPATH/swarmlab-template-image
+IMAGE_local="microservice-xelatexthesis"
+IMAGE_origin="hub.swarmlab.io:5480/xelatex-basegui"
+GIT_origin="https://git.swarmlab.io:3000/swarmlab/swarmlab-microservice-example.git"
+service_GUI=true
+service_WEB=true
+service_URL=http
+EOF
+
+
+cat << EOF >> $Wdir/Dockerfile.tmp
+RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive  \
+ && rm -rf /usr/share/doc \
+ && rm -rf /usr/share/man \
+ && rm -rf /usr/share/locale \ 
+ && mkdir -p /var/run/sshd \
+ && addgroup -S docker && adduser -S docker -G docker \
+ && echo 'root:$ROOT_PASSWORD' | chpasswd \
+ && echo "export VISIBLE=now" >> /etc/profile \
+ && mkdir -p /home/docker/project \
+ && mkdir -p /etc/opt \
+&& echo "docker:docker" | chpasswd \
+&& echo "StrictHostKeyChecking no" > \${SSHDIR}/config \
+&& cat \${SSHDIR}/*.pub >> \${SSHDIR}/authorized_keys \
+&& chmod -R 600 \${SSHDIR}/* \
+&& chown -R \${USER1}:\${USER1} \${SSHDIR} 
+
+COPY  .vimrc /home/docker 
+
+RUN /setup.sh
+
+EXPOSE 8080
+EOF