diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 3655e0f9..7431c8c4 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-export APP_VERSION=$(git describe --always --tags)
+APP_VERSION=$(git describe --always --tags)
+OOD_DATAROOT=$PWD/data
diff --git a/.env.local.osc b/.env.local.osc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bb481fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.local.osc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+OOD_SITE="osc"
diff --git a/.env.local.osc.awesim b/.env.local.osc.awesim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5dff3aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.local.osc.awesim
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+OOD_PORTAL="awesim"
+OOD_DASHBOARD_TITLE="AweSim Apps"
diff --git a/.env.local.osc.awesim.production b/.env.local.osc.awesim.production
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..305dc22b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.local.osc.awesim.production
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+OOD_DATAROOT=$HOME/$OOD_PORTAL/data/sys/systemstatus
diff --git a/.env.local.osc.ondemand b/.env.local.osc.ondemand
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b78ed75f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.local.osc.ondemand
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+OOD_PORTAL="ondemand"
+OOD_DASHBOARD_TITLE="OSC OnDemand"
diff --git a/.env.production.awesim b/.env.production
similarity index 60%
rename from .env.production.awesim
rename to .env.production
index 6786c50b..b8c13008 100644
--- a/.env.production.awesim
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-OOD_PORTAL="awesim"
-OOD_DASHBOARD_TITLE="AweSim Apps"
-
-APP_TOKEN=sys/systemstatus
-OOD_DATAROOT=$HOME/$OOD_PORTAL/data/$APP_TOKEN
 RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT=/pun/sys/systemstatus
 
+OOD_DATAROOT=$HOME/ondemand/data/sys/systemstatus
+
 SECRET_KEY_BASE="8bc86ade88fcbf44272f1d20b7bea4f8df1d655129e38ac3d433a22d262f68fb693c20125b7ec14b66dd40fac2325e5ec728003cf76797bcc52d8f6e38c2389b"
diff --git a/.env.production.osc b/.env.production.osc
deleted file mode 100644
index 9468711d..00000000
--- a/.env.production.osc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-OOD_PORTAL="ondemand"
-OOD_DASHBOARD_TITLE="OSC OnDemand"
-
-APP_TOKEN=sys/systemstatus
-OOD_DATAROOT=$HOME/$OOD_PORTAL/data/$APP_TOKEN
-RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT=/pun/sys/systemstatus
-
-SECRET_KEY_BASE="8bc86ade88fcbf44272f1d20b7bea4f8df1d655129e38ac3d433a22d262f68fb693c20125b7ec14b66dd40fac2325e5ec728003cf76797bcc52d8f6e38c2389b"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ddce65ed..36c812c3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,13 +20,7 @@
 /data
 
 # files used for deployment should not be versioned
-/public/assets/
+/public/assets
 /public/.htaccess
-/.env.production
 /.env.local
 /vendor/bundle
-
-RAILS_DATAROOT=$PWD/data
-RAILS_DATABASE=db/development.sqlite3
-
-/.htaccess
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ea354ca..910a1fd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,18 +2,31 @@
 
 This app displays the current system status of available system clusters.
 
-### Deployment on OOD
+### Deployment on OSC
 
 1. Git clone this repository
-2. Modify `.env.production` as appropriate, or rename one of the versioned copies
-3. Install gems and restart app.
-
-```
-$ scl enable git19 rh-ruby22 nodejs010 -- bin/bundle install --path=vendor/bundle
-$ scl enable git19 rh-ruby22 nodejs010 -- bin/rake assets:clobber RAILS_ENV=production
-$ scl enable git19 rh-ruby22 nodejs010 -- bin/rake assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production
-$ scl enable git19 rh-ruby22 nodejs010 -- bin/rake ood_appkit:restart
-```
+2. Install the app for a production environment.
+
+   **For OSC OnDemand:**
+
+   ```sh
+   OOD_SITE=osc OOD_PORTAL=ondemand RAILS_ENV=production scl enable git19 rh-ruby22 nodejs010 -- bin/setup
+   ```
+
+   **For AweSim:**
+
+   ```sh
+   OOD_SITE=osc OOD_PORTAL=awesim RAILS_ENV=production scl enable git19 rh-ruby22 nodejs010 -- bin/setup
+   ```
+
+   **Updating:**
+
+   For updating you do not need to specify `OOD_SITE` or `OOD_PORTAL` if they
+   are defined in `.env.local`
+
+   ```sh
+   RAILS_ENV=production scl enable git19 rh-ruby22 nodejs010 -- bin/setup
+   ```
 
 ### Options
 
diff --git a/bin/setup b/bin/setup
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..59dcf2a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/setup
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+require "pathname"
+require "rake"
+
+include FileUtils
+
+ENV["RAILS_ENV"]               ||= ENV["PASSENGER_APP_ENV"] || "development"
+ENV["RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT"] ||= ENV["PASSENGER_BASE_URI"]
+
+def cat(source, target)
+  source = Array(source).select {|f| File.file?(f)}
+  if source.empty?
+    puts "No site/portal specific files found for #{target}"
+  else
+    source_files = source.join(" ")
+    unless system("cat #{source_files} | cmp -s - #{target}")
+      sh "cat #{source_files} > #{target}"
+    else
+      puts "No changes detected for #{source.join(", ")} => #{target}"
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+# define application object
+class App
+  attr_accessor :env, :url, :site, :portal
+
+  def initialize(env:, url:, site:, portal:)
+    @env    = env
+    @url    = url
+    @site   = site
+    @portal = portal
+  end
+
+  def production?
+    env == "production"
+  end
+end
+
+# set application settings
+APP = App.new(
+  env:    ENV["RAILS_ENV"],
+  url:    ENV["RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT"],
+  site:   ENV["OOD_SITE"],
+  portal: ENV["OOD_PORTAL"]
+)
+
+# path to your application root.
+APP_ROOT = Pathname.new File.expand_path("../../",  __FILE__)
+
+chdir APP_ROOT do
+  # This script is a starting point to setup your application.
+  # Add necessary setup steps to this file:
+
+  # Read in OOD_SITE and OOD_PORTAL if defined in .env.local
+  if File.exist?(".env.local")
+    unless APP.site
+      tmp = `bash -c 'source .env.local && echo $OOD_SITE'`.strip
+      APP.site = tmp unless tmp.empty?
+    end
+
+    unless APP.portal
+      tmp = `bash -c 'source .env.local && echo $OOD_PORTAL'`.strip
+      APP.portal = tmp unless tmp.empty?
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Read in RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT if defined in .env.production
+  if APP.production? && File.exist?(".env.production")
+    unless APP.url
+      tmp = `bash -c 'source .env.production && echo $RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT'`.strip
+      APP.url = tmp unless tmp.empty?
+    end
+  end
+
+  puts "\n== Building System Status App =="
+  puts "RAILS_ENV               = #{APP.env}"
+  puts "RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT = #{APP.url    || "not set"}"
+  puts "OOD_SITE                = #{APP.site   || "not set (default: none)"}"
+  puts "OOD_PORTAL              = #{APP.portal || "not set (default: none)"}"
+
+  unless system("bin/bundle check &> /dev/null")
+    puts "\n== Installing dependencies =="
+    sh "bin/bundle install --path=vendor/bundle"
+    sh "bin/bundle clean"
+  end
+
+  if APP.site
+    puts "\n== Enabling site and portal specific settings =="
+
+    # .env.local
+    target_file = ".env.local"
+    if APP.site == ""       # user wants to unset site settings
+      rm_f target_file
+    elsif APP.portal == ""  # user wants to unset portal settings
+      source_file = ".env.local.#{APP.site}"
+      cat source_file, target_file
+    else
+      source_files = [
+        ".env.local.#{APP.site}",
+        ".env.local.#{APP.site}.#{APP.portal}",
+        ".env.local.#{APP.site}.#{APP.portal}.#{APP.env}"
+      ]
+      cat source_files, target_file
+    end
+  elsif APP.portal
+    abort "ERROR: You have a portal specified with no site specified"
+  end
+
+  if APP.production?
+    puts "\n== Compiling assets =="
+    sh "bin/rake assets:clobber"
+    sh "bin/rake assets:precompile"
+  end
+
+  puts "\n== Removing old logs and tempfiles =="
+  sh "bin/rake log:clear tmp:clear"
+
+  puts "\n== Restarting application server =="
+  touch "tmp/restart.txt"
+  puts ""
+end