diff --git a/output/docker-stacks-datascience-notebook/start-custom.sh b/output/docker-stacks-datascience-notebook/start-custom.sh
index 3bdce8eb5..d9c859ebe 100755
--- a/output/docker-stacks-datascience-notebook/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/docker-stacks-datascience-notebook/start-custom.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 test -z "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS" || git clone "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS"
 
 if [ ! -e /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile ]; then
-    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm /tmp/.Rprofile
+    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm -rf /tmp/.Rprofile
 fi
 
 # Configure the shell! If not already configured.
@@ -151,14 +151,6 @@ if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
   conda config --add channels https://jfrog.aaw.cloud.statcan.ca/artifactory/api/conda/conda-pytorch-remote 
 fi
 
-# Copy default ompp models on first start up
-export OMS_MODELS_DIR="/home/jovyan/models"
-if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODELS_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "Creating ompp default model directory"
-  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-  cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-fi
-
 echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
 
 /opt/conda/bin/jupyter server --notebook-dir=/home/${NB_USER} \
@@ -172,4 +164,4 @@ echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
                  --ServerApp.base_url=${NB_PREFIX} \
                  --ServerApp.default_url=${DEFAULT_JUPYTER_URL:-/tree}
 
-echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
diff --git a/output/docker-stacks-datascience-notebook/start-oms.sh b/output/docker-stacks-datascience-notebook/start-oms.sh
index f6632b8b1..e825a466e 100644
--- a/output/docker-stacks-datascience-notebook/start-oms.sh
+++ b/output/docker-stacks-datascience-notebook/start-oms.sh
@@ -33,28 +33,79 @@ OM_ROOT="$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR"
 [ "$OM_ROOT" != "$PWD" ] && pushd $OM_ROOT
 
 # allow to use $MODEL_NAME.ini file in UI for model run
-#
 export OM_CFG_INI_ALLOW=true
 export OM_CFG_INI_ANY_KEY=true
 export OMS_URL=${JUPYTER_SERVER_URL}ompp
 
 # OpenM++ default configuraton
-if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
-  #DEV
+if [ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ] || [ -z $KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST ]; then
+  #DEV or Localhost
   export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/models
+  export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/logs
   export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/
 else
   if [ -d "/etc/protb" ]; then
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/
   else
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/
   fi
 fi
 
-# start oms web-service
-#
+# Create models directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Create model log directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_LOG_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_LOG_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Copy sample models from openmpp installation archive into models directory:
+cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+
+# These three environment variables don't persist so let's try using a file:
+echo "$OMS_HOME_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_home_dir 
+echo "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_model_dir 
+echo "$OMS_LOG_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_log_dir
+
+
+# Import openmpp repo to get scripts and templates needed to run mpi jobs via kubeflow:
+if [ ! -d /openmpp ]
+ then
+  git clone https://github.com/StatCan/openmpp.git
+fi
+cd openmpp
+branch="main"
+state=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>&1)
+if [ $state != $branch ]
+ then
+  git checkout $branch
+fi 
+git pull
+cd mpi-job-files
+
+# Copy scripts and templates into openmpp installation bin and etc folders:
+cp dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py "$OM_ROOT/bin/"
+cp mpi.kubeflow.template.txt MPIJobTemplate.yaml "$OM_ROOT/etc/"
+
+# Delete the default mpi golang template that does not work in our context:
+rm -f "$OM_ROOT/etc/mpi.ModelRun.template.txt"
+
+# Copy the mpi enabled model binary to the model binaries directory:
+cp RiskPaths_mpi "$OMS_MODEL_DIR/bin"
+
+# Making sure these can execute:
+chmod +x dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py
+
+# Remove repo as it's not needed anymore:
+cd "$OM_ROOT" && rm -rf openmpp
+
+# Output various oms settings to console:
 [ -z "$OMS_PORT" ] && OMS_PORT=4040
 
 echo "OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT"
@@ -62,18 +113,14 @@ echo "OMS_PORT=$OMS_PORT"
 echo "OMS_URL=$OMS_URL"
 
 echo "OMS_MODEL_DIR=$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_MODEL_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_MODEL_DIR
-fi
-
 echo "OMS_HOME_DIR=$OMS_HOME_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_HOME_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_HOME_DIR
-fi
+echo "OMS_LOG_DIR=$OMS_LOG_DIR"
 
-OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ./bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest
-status=$?
 
+# start oms web-service:
+OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ${OM_ROOT}/bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.ModelLogDir ${OMS_LOG_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest -OpenM.LogToFile -OpenM.LogUseDailyStamp -OpenM.LogFilePath ${OM_ROOT}/log/oms.log
+
+status=$?
 if [ $status -ne 0 ] ;
 then
   [ $status -eq 130 ] && echo " oms web-service terminated by Ctrl+C"
diff --git a/output/jupyterlab-cpu/start-custom.sh b/output/jupyterlab-cpu/start-custom.sh
index 3bdce8eb5..d9c859ebe 100755
--- a/output/jupyterlab-cpu/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/jupyterlab-cpu/start-custom.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 test -z "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS" || git clone "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS"
 
 if [ ! -e /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile ]; then
-    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm /tmp/.Rprofile
+    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm -rf /tmp/.Rprofile
 fi
 
 # Configure the shell! If not already configured.
@@ -151,14 +151,6 @@ if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
   conda config --add channels https://jfrog.aaw.cloud.statcan.ca/artifactory/api/conda/conda-pytorch-remote 
 fi
 
-# Copy default ompp models on first start up
-export OMS_MODELS_DIR="/home/jovyan/models"
-if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODELS_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "Creating ompp default model directory"
-  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-  cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-fi
-
 echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
 
 /opt/conda/bin/jupyter server --notebook-dir=/home/${NB_USER} \
@@ -172,4 +164,4 @@ echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
                  --ServerApp.base_url=${NB_PREFIX} \
                  --ServerApp.default_url=${DEFAULT_JUPYTER_URL:-/tree}
 
-echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
diff --git a/output/jupyterlab-cpu/start-oms.sh b/output/jupyterlab-cpu/start-oms.sh
index f6632b8b1..e825a466e 100644
--- a/output/jupyterlab-cpu/start-oms.sh
+++ b/output/jupyterlab-cpu/start-oms.sh
@@ -33,28 +33,79 @@ OM_ROOT="$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR"
 [ "$OM_ROOT" != "$PWD" ] && pushd $OM_ROOT
 
 # allow to use $MODEL_NAME.ini file in UI for model run
-#
 export OM_CFG_INI_ALLOW=true
 export OM_CFG_INI_ANY_KEY=true
 export OMS_URL=${JUPYTER_SERVER_URL}ompp
 
 # OpenM++ default configuraton
-if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
-  #DEV
+if [ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ] || [ -z $KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST ]; then
+  #DEV or Localhost
   export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/models
+  export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/logs
   export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/
 else
   if [ -d "/etc/protb" ]; then
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/
   else
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/
   fi
 fi
 
-# start oms web-service
-#
+# Create models directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Create model log directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_LOG_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_LOG_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Copy sample models from openmpp installation archive into models directory:
+cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+
+# These three environment variables don't persist so let's try using a file:
+echo "$OMS_HOME_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_home_dir 
+echo "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_model_dir 
+echo "$OMS_LOG_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_log_dir
+
+
+# Import openmpp repo to get scripts and templates needed to run mpi jobs via kubeflow:
+if [ ! -d /openmpp ]
+ then
+  git clone https://github.com/StatCan/openmpp.git
+fi
+cd openmpp
+branch="main"
+state=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>&1)
+if [ $state != $branch ]
+ then
+  git checkout $branch
+fi 
+git pull
+cd mpi-job-files
+
+# Copy scripts and templates into openmpp installation bin and etc folders:
+cp dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py "$OM_ROOT/bin/"
+cp mpi.kubeflow.template.txt MPIJobTemplate.yaml "$OM_ROOT/etc/"
+
+# Delete the default mpi golang template that does not work in our context:
+rm -f "$OM_ROOT/etc/mpi.ModelRun.template.txt"
+
+# Copy the mpi enabled model binary to the model binaries directory:
+cp RiskPaths_mpi "$OMS_MODEL_DIR/bin"
+
+# Making sure these can execute:
+chmod +x dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py
+
+# Remove repo as it's not needed anymore:
+cd "$OM_ROOT" && rm -rf openmpp
+
+# Output various oms settings to console:
 [ -z "$OMS_PORT" ] && OMS_PORT=4040
 
 echo "OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT"
@@ -62,18 +113,14 @@ echo "OMS_PORT=$OMS_PORT"
 echo "OMS_URL=$OMS_URL"
 
 echo "OMS_MODEL_DIR=$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_MODEL_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_MODEL_DIR
-fi
-
 echo "OMS_HOME_DIR=$OMS_HOME_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_HOME_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_HOME_DIR
-fi
+echo "OMS_LOG_DIR=$OMS_LOG_DIR"
 
-OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ./bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest
-status=$?
 
+# start oms web-service:
+OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ${OM_ROOT}/bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.ModelLogDir ${OMS_LOG_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest -OpenM.LogToFile -OpenM.LogUseDailyStamp -OpenM.LogFilePath ${OM_ROOT}/log/oms.log
+
+status=$?
 if [ $status -ne 0 ] ;
 then
   [ $status -eq 130 ] && echo " oms web-service terminated by Ctrl+C"
diff --git a/output/jupyterlab-pytorch/start-custom.sh b/output/jupyterlab-pytorch/start-custom.sh
index 3bdce8eb5..d9c859ebe 100755
--- a/output/jupyterlab-pytorch/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/jupyterlab-pytorch/start-custom.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 test -z "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS" || git clone "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS"
 
 if [ ! -e /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile ]; then
-    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm /tmp/.Rprofile
+    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm -rf /tmp/.Rprofile
 fi
 
 # Configure the shell! If not already configured.
@@ -151,14 +151,6 @@ if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
   conda config --add channels https://jfrog.aaw.cloud.statcan.ca/artifactory/api/conda/conda-pytorch-remote 
 fi
 
-# Copy default ompp models on first start up
-export OMS_MODELS_DIR="/home/jovyan/models"
-if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODELS_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "Creating ompp default model directory"
-  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-  cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-fi
-
 echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
 
 /opt/conda/bin/jupyter server --notebook-dir=/home/${NB_USER} \
@@ -172,4 +164,4 @@ echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
                  --ServerApp.base_url=${NB_PREFIX} \
                  --ServerApp.default_url=${DEFAULT_JUPYTER_URL:-/tree}
 
-echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
diff --git a/output/jupyterlab-pytorch/start-oms.sh b/output/jupyterlab-pytorch/start-oms.sh
index f6632b8b1..e825a466e 100644
--- a/output/jupyterlab-pytorch/start-oms.sh
+++ b/output/jupyterlab-pytorch/start-oms.sh
@@ -33,28 +33,79 @@ OM_ROOT="$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR"
 [ "$OM_ROOT" != "$PWD" ] && pushd $OM_ROOT
 
 # allow to use $MODEL_NAME.ini file in UI for model run
-#
 export OM_CFG_INI_ALLOW=true
 export OM_CFG_INI_ANY_KEY=true
 export OMS_URL=${JUPYTER_SERVER_URL}ompp
 
 # OpenM++ default configuraton
-if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
-  #DEV
+if [ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ] || [ -z $KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST ]; then
+  #DEV or Localhost
   export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/models
+  export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/logs
   export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/
 else
   if [ -d "/etc/protb" ]; then
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/
   else
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/
   fi
 fi
 
-# start oms web-service
-#
+# Create models directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Create model log directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_LOG_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_LOG_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Copy sample models from openmpp installation archive into models directory:
+cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+
+# These three environment variables don't persist so let's try using a file:
+echo "$OMS_HOME_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_home_dir 
+echo "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_model_dir 
+echo "$OMS_LOG_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_log_dir
+
+
+# Import openmpp repo to get scripts and templates needed to run mpi jobs via kubeflow:
+if [ ! -d /openmpp ]
+ then
+  git clone https://github.com/StatCan/openmpp.git
+fi
+cd openmpp
+branch="main"
+state=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>&1)
+if [ $state != $branch ]
+ then
+  git checkout $branch
+fi 
+git pull
+cd mpi-job-files
+
+# Copy scripts and templates into openmpp installation bin and etc folders:
+cp dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py "$OM_ROOT/bin/"
+cp mpi.kubeflow.template.txt MPIJobTemplate.yaml "$OM_ROOT/etc/"
+
+# Delete the default mpi golang template that does not work in our context:
+rm -f "$OM_ROOT/etc/mpi.ModelRun.template.txt"
+
+# Copy the mpi enabled model binary to the model binaries directory:
+cp RiskPaths_mpi "$OMS_MODEL_DIR/bin"
+
+# Making sure these can execute:
+chmod +x dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py
+
+# Remove repo as it's not needed anymore:
+cd "$OM_ROOT" && rm -rf openmpp
+
+# Output various oms settings to console:
 [ -z "$OMS_PORT" ] && OMS_PORT=4040
 
 echo "OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT"
@@ -62,18 +113,14 @@ echo "OMS_PORT=$OMS_PORT"
 echo "OMS_URL=$OMS_URL"
 
 echo "OMS_MODEL_DIR=$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_MODEL_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_MODEL_DIR
-fi
-
 echo "OMS_HOME_DIR=$OMS_HOME_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_HOME_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_HOME_DIR
-fi
+echo "OMS_LOG_DIR=$OMS_LOG_DIR"
 
-OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ./bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest
-status=$?
 
+# start oms web-service:
+OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ${OM_ROOT}/bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.ModelLogDir ${OMS_LOG_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest -OpenM.LogToFile -OpenM.LogUseDailyStamp -OpenM.LogFilePath ${OM_ROOT}/log/oms.log
+
+status=$?
 if [ $status -ne 0 ] ;
 then
   [ $status -eq 130 ] && echo " oms web-service terminated by Ctrl+C"
diff --git a/output/jupyterlab-tensorflow/start-custom.sh b/output/jupyterlab-tensorflow/start-custom.sh
index 3bdce8eb5..d9c859ebe 100755
--- a/output/jupyterlab-tensorflow/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/jupyterlab-tensorflow/start-custom.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 test -z "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS" || git clone "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS"
 
 if [ ! -e /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile ]; then
-    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm /tmp/.Rprofile
+    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm -rf /tmp/.Rprofile
 fi
 
 # Configure the shell! If not already configured.
@@ -151,14 +151,6 @@ if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
   conda config --add channels https://jfrog.aaw.cloud.statcan.ca/artifactory/api/conda/conda-pytorch-remote 
 fi
 
-# Copy default ompp models on first start up
-export OMS_MODELS_DIR="/home/jovyan/models"
-if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODELS_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "Creating ompp default model directory"
-  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-  cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-fi
-
 echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
 
 /opt/conda/bin/jupyter server --notebook-dir=/home/${NB_USER} \
@@ -172,4 +164,4 @@ echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
                  --ServerApp.base_url=${NB_PREFIX} \
                  --ServerApp.default_url=${DEFAULT_JUPYTER_URL:-/tree}
 
-echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
diff --git a/output/jupyterlab-tensorflow/start-oms.sh b/output/jupyterlab-tensorflow/start-oms.sh
index f6632b8b1..e825a466e 100644
--- a/output/jupyterlab-tensorflow/start-oms.sh
+++ b/output/jupyterlab-tensorflow/start-oms.sh
@@ -33,28 +33,79 @@ OM_ROOT="$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR"
 [ "$OM_ROOT" != "$PWD" ] && pushd $OM_ROOT
 
 # allow to use $MODEL_NAME.ini file in UI for model run
-#
 export OM_CFG_INI_ALLOW=true
 export OM_CFG_INI_ANY_KEY=true
 export OMS_URL=${JUPYTER_SERVER_URL}ompp
 
 # OpenM++ default configuraton
-if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
-  #DEV
+if [ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ] || [ -z $KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST ]; then
+  #DEV or Localhost
   export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/models
+  export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/logs
   export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/
 else
   if [ -d "/etc/protb" ]; then
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/
   else
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/
   fi
 fi
 
-# start oms web-service
-#
+# Create models directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Create model log directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_LOG_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_LOG_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Copy sample models from openmpp installation archive into models directory:
+cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+
+# These three environment variables don't persist so let's try using a file:
+echo "$OMS_HOME_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_home_dir 
+echo "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_model_dir 
+echo "$OMS_LOG_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_log_dir
+
+
+# Import openmpp repo to get scripts and templates needed to run mpi jobs via kubeflow:
+if [ ! -d /openmpp ]
+ then
+  git clone https://github.com/StatCan/openmpp.git
+fi
+cd openmpp
+branch="main"
+state=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>&1)
+if [ $state != $branch ]
+ then
+  git checkout $branch
+fi 
+git pull
+cd mpi-job-files
+
+# Copy scripts and templates into openmpp installation bin and etc folders:
+cp dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py "$OM_ROOT/bin/"
+cp mpi.kubeflow.template.txt MPIJobTemplate.yaml "$OM_ROOT/etc/"
+
+# Delete the default mpi golang template that does not work in our context:
+rm -f "$OM_ROOT/etc/mpi.ModelRun.template.txt"
+
+# Copy the mpi enabled model binary to the model binaries directory:
+cp RiskPaths_mpi "$OMS_MODEL_DIR/bin"
+
+# Making sure these can execute:
+chmod +x dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py
+
+# Remove repo as it's not needed anymore:
+cd "$OM_ROOT" && rm -rf openmpp
+
+# Output various oms settings to console:
 [ -z "$OMS_PORT" ] && OMS_PORT=4040
 
 echo "OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT"
@@ -62,18 +113,14 @@ echo "OMS_PORT=$OMS_PORT"
 echo "OMS_URL=$OMS_URL"
 
 echo "OMS_MODEL_DIR=$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_MODEL_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_MODEL_DIR
-fi
-
 echo "OMS_HOME_DIR=$OMS_HOME_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_HOME_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_HOME_DIR
-fi
+echo "OMS_LOG_DIR=$OMS_LOG_DIR"
 
-OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ./bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest
-status=$?
 
+# start oms web-service:
+OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ${OM_ROOT}/bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.ModelLogDir ${OMS_LOG_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest -OpenM.LogToFile -OpenM.LogUseDailyStamp -OpenM.LogFilePath ${OM_ROOT}/log/oms.log
+
+status=$?
 if [ $status -ne 0 ] ;
 then
   [ $status -eq 130 ] && echo " oms web-service terminated by Ctrl+C"
diff --git a/output/remote-desktop/start-custom.sh b/output/remote-desktop/start-custom.sh
index 3bdce8eb5..d9c859ebe 100755
--- a/output/remote-desktop/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/remote-desktop/start-custom.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 test -z "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS" || git clone "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS"
 
 if [ ! -e /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile ]; then
-    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm /tmp/.Rprofile
+    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm -rf /tmp/.Rprofile
 fi
 
 # Configure the shell! If not already configured.
@@ -151,14 +151,6 @@ if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
   conda config --add channels https://jfrog.aaw.cloud.statcan.ca/artifactory/api/conda/conda-pytorch-remote 
 fi
 
-# Copy default ompp models on first start up
-export OMS_MODELS_DIR="/home/jovyan/models"
-if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODELS_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "Creating ompp default model directory"
-  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-  cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-fi
-
 echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
 
 /opt/conda/bin/jupyter server --notebook-dir=/home/${NB_USER} \
@@ -172,4 +164,4 @@ echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
                  --ServerApp.base_url=${NB_PREFIX} \
                  --ServerApp.default_url=${DEFAULT_JUPYTER_URL:-/tree}
 
-echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
diff --git a/output/remote-desktop/start-oms.sh b/output/remote-desktop/start-oms.sh
index f6632b8b1..e825a466e 100644
--- a/output/remote-desktop/start-oms.sh
+++ b/output/remote-desktop/start-oms.sh
@@ -33,28 +33,79 @@ OM_ROOT="$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR"
 [ "$OM_ROOT" != "$PWD" ] && pushd $OM_ROOT
 
 # allow to use $MODEL_NAME.ini file in UI for model run
-#
 export OM_CFG_INI_ALLOW=true
 export OM_CFG_INI_ANY_KEY=true
 export OMS_URL=${JUPYTER_SERVER_URL}ompp
 
 # OpenM++ default configuraton
-if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
-  #DEV
+if [ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ] || [ -z $KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST ]; then
+  #DEV or Localhost
   export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/models
+  export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/logs
   export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/
 else
   if [ -d "/etc/protb" ]; then
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/
   else
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/
   fi
 fi
 
-# start oms web-service
-#
+# Create models directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Create model log directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_LOG_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_LOG_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Copy sample models from openmpp installation archive into models directory:
+cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+
+# These three environment variables don't persist so let's try using a file:
+echo "$OMS_HOME_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_home_dir 
+echo "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_model_dir 
+echo "$OMS_LOG_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_log_dir
+
+
+# Import openmpp repo to get scripts and templates needed to run mpi jobs via kubeflow:
+if [ ! -d /openmpp ]
+ then
+  git clone https://github.com/StatCan/openmpp.git
+fi
+cd openmpp
+branch="main"
+state=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>&1)
+if [ $state != $branch ]
+ then
+  git checkout $branch
+fi 
+git pull
+cd mpi-job-files
+
+# Copy scripts and templates into openmpp installation bin and etc folders:
+cp dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py "$OM_ROOT/bin/"
+cp mpi.kubeflow.template.txt MPIJobTemplate.yaml "$OM_ROOT/etc/"
+
+# Delete the default mpi golang template that does not work in our context:
+rm -f "$OM_ROOT/etc/mpi.ModelRun.template.txt"
+
+# Copy the mpi enabled model binary to the model binaries directory:
+cp RiskPaths_mpi "$OMS_MODEL_DIR/bin"
+
+# Making sure these can execute:
+chmod +x dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py
+
+# Remove repo as it's not needed anymore:
+cd "$OM_ROOT" && rm -rf openmpp
+
+# Output various oms settings to console:
 [ -z "$OMS_PORT" ] && OMS_PORT=4040
 
 echo "OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT"
@@ -62,18 +113,14 @@ echo "OMS_PORT=$OMS_PORT"
 echo "OMS_URL=$OMS_URL"
 
 echo "OMS_MODEL_DIR=$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_MODEL_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_MODEL_DIR
-fi
-
 echo "OMS_HOME_DIR=$OMS_HOME_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_HOME_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_HOME_DIR
-fi
+echo "OMS_LOG_DIR=$OMS_LOG_DIR"
 
-OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ./bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest
-status=$?
 
+# start oms web-service:
+OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ${OM_ROOT}/bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.ModelLogDir ${OMS_LOG_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest -OpenM.LogToFile -OpenM.LogUseDailyStamp -OpenM.LogFilePath ${OM_ROOT}/log/oms.log
+
+status=$?
 if [ $status -ne 0 ] ;
 then
   [ $status -eq 130 ] && echo " oms web-service terminated by Ctrl+C"
diff --git a/output/rstudio/start-custom.sh b/output/rstudio/start-custom.sh
index 3bdce8eb5..d9c859ebe 100755
--- a/output/rstudio/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/rstudio/start-custom.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 test -z "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS" || git clone "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS"
 
 if [ ! -e /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile ]; then
-    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm /tmp/.Rprofile
+    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm -rf /tmp/.Rprofile
 fi
 
 # Configure the shell! If not already configured.
@@ -151,14 +151,6 @@ if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
   conda config --add channels https://jfrog.aaw.cloud.statcan.ca/artifactory/api/conda/conda-pytorch-remote 
 fi
 
-# Copy default ompp models on first start up
-export OMS_MODELS_DIR="/home/jovyan/models"
-if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODELS_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "Creating ompp default model directory"
-  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-  cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-fi
-
 echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
 
 /opt/conda/bin/jupyter server --notebook-dir=/home/${NB_USER} \
@@ -172,4 +164,4 @@ echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
                  --ServerApp.base_url=${NB_PREFIX} \
                  --ServerApp.default_url=${DEFAULT_JUPYTER_URL:-/tree}
 
-echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
diff --git a/output/rstudio/start-oms.sh b/output/rstudio/start-oms.sh
index f6632b8b1..e825a466e 100644
--- a/output/rstudio/start-oms.sh
+++ b/output/rstudio/start-oms.sh
@@ -33,28 +33,79 @@ OM_ROOT="$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR"
 [ "$OM_ROOT" != "$PWD" ] && pushd $OM_ROOT
 
 # allow to use $MODEL_NAME.ini file in UI for model run
-#
 export OM_CFG_INI_ALLOW=true
 export OM_CFG_INI_ANY_KEY=true
 export OMS_URL=${JUPYTER_SERVER_URL}ompp
 
 # OpenM++ default configuraton
-if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
-  #DEV
+if [ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ] || [ -z $KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST ]; then
+  #DEV or Localhost
   export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/models
+  export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/logs
   export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/
 else
   if [ -d "/etc/protb" ]; then
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/
   else
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/
   fi
 fi
 
-# start oms web-service
-#
+# Create models directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Create model log directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_LOG_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_LOG_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Copy sample models from openmpp installation archive into models directory:
+cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+
+# These three environment variables don't persist so let's try using a file:
+echo "$OMS_HOME_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_home_dir 
+echo "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_model_dir 
+echo "$OMS_LOG_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_log_dir
+
+
+# Import openmpp repo to get scripts and templates needed to run mpi jobs via kubeflow:
+if [ ! -d /openmpp ]
+ then
+  git clone https://github.com/StatCan/openmpp.git
+fi
+cd openmpp
+branch="main"
+state=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>&1)
+if [ $state != $branch ]
+ then
+  git checkout $branch
+fi 
+git pull
+cd mpi-job-files
+
+# Copy scripts and templates into openmpp installation bin and etc folders:
+cp dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py "$OM_ROOT/bin/"
+cp mpi.kubeflow.template.txt MPIJobTemplate.yaml "$OM_ROOT/etc/"
+
+# Delete the default mpi golang template that does not work in our context:
+rm -f "$OM_ROOT/etc/mpi.ModelRun.template.txt"
+
+# Copy the mpi enabled model binary to the model binaries directory:
+cp RiskPaths_mpi "$OMS_MODEL_DIR/bin"
+
+# Making sure these can execute:
+chmod +x dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py
+
+# Remove repo as it's not needed anymore:
+cd "$OM_ROOT" && rm -rf openmpp
+
+# Output various oms settings to console:
 [ -z "$OMS_PORT" ] && OMS_PORT=4040
 
 echo "OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT"
@@ -62,18 +113,14 @@ echo "OMS_PORT=$OMS_PORT"
 echo "OMS_URL=$OMS_URL"
 
 echo "OMS_MODEL_DIR=$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_MODEL_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_MODEL_DIR
-fi
-
 echo "OMS_HOME_DIR=$OMS_HOME_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_HOME_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_HOME_DIR
-fi
+echo "OMS_LOG_DIR=$OMS_LOG_DIR"
 
-OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ./bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest
-status=$?
 
+# start oms web-service:
+OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ${OM_ROOT}/bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.ModelLogDir ${OMS_LOG_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest -OpenM.LogToFile -OpenM.LogUseDailyStamp -OpenM.LogFilePath ${OM_ROOT}/log/oms.log
+
+status=$?
 if [ $status -ne 0 ] ;
 then
   [ $status -eq 130 ] && echo " oms web-service terminated by Ctrl+C"
diff --git a/output/sas/start-custom.sh b/output/sas/start-custom.sh
index 3bdce8eb5..d9c859ebe 100755
--- a/output/sas/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/sas/start-custom.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 test -z "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS" || git clone "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS"
 
 if [ ! -e /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile ]; then
-    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm /tmp/.Rprofile
+    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm -rf /tmp/.Rprofile
 fi
 
 # Configure the shell! If not already configured.
@@ -151,14 +151,6 @@ if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
   conda config --add channels https://jfrog.aaw.cloud.statcan.ca/artifactory/api/conda/conda-pytorch-remote 
 fi
 
-# Copy default ompp models on first start up
-export OMS_MODELS_DIR="/home/jovyan/models"
-if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODELS_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "Creating ompp default model directory"
-  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-  cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-fi
-
 echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
 
 /opt/conda/bin/jupyter server --notebook-dir=/home/${NB_USER} \
@@ -172,4 +164,4 @@ echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
                  --ServerApp.base_url=${NB_PREFIX} \
                  --ServerApp.default_url=${DEFAULT_JUPYTER_URL:-/tree}
 
-echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
diff --git a/output/sas/start-oms.sh b/output/sas/start-oms.sh
index f6632b8b1..e825a466e 100644
--- a/output/sas/start-oms.sh
+++ b/output/sas/start-oms.sh
@@ -33,28 +33,79 @@ OM_ROOT="$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR"
 [ "$OM_ROOT" != "$PWD" ] && pushd $OM_ROOT
 
 # allow to use $MODEL_NAME.ini file in UI for model run
-#
 export OM_CFG_INI_ALLOW=true
 export OM_CFG_INI_ANY_KEY=true
 export OMS_URL=${JUPYTER_SERVER_URL}ompp
 
 # OpenM++ default configuraton
-if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
-  #DEV
+if [ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ] || [ -z $KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST ]; then
+  #DEV or Localhost
   export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/models
+  export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/logs
   export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/
 else
   if [ -d "/etc/protb" ]; then
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/
   else
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/
   fi
 fi
 
-# start oms web-service
-#
+# Create models directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Create model log directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_LOG_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_LOG_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Copy sample models from openmpp installation archive into models directory:
+cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+
+# These three environment variables don't persist so let's try using a file:
+echo "$OMS_HOME_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_home_dir 
+echo "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_model_dir 
+echo "$OMS_LOG_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_log_dir
+
+
+# Import openmpp repo to get scripts and templates needed to run mpi jobs via kubeflow:
+if [ ! -d /openmpp ]
+ then
+  git clone https://github.com/StatCan/openmpp.git
+fi
+cd openmpp
+branch="main"
+state=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>&1)
+if [ $state != $branch ]
+ then
+  git checkout $branch
+fi 
+git pull
+cd mpi-job-files
+
+# Copy scripts and templates into openmpp installation bin and etc folders:
+cp dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py "$OM_ROOT/bin/"
+cp mpi.kubeflow.template.txt MPIJobTemplate.yaml "$OM_ROOT/etc/"
+
+# Delete the default mpi golang template that does not work in our context:
+rm -f "$OM_ROOT/etc/mpi.ModelRun.template.txt"
+
+# Copy the mpi enabled model binary to the model binaries directory:
+cp RiskPaths_mpi "$OMS_MODEL_DIR/bin"
+
+# Making sure these can execute:
+chmod +x dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py
+
+# Remove repo as it's not needed anymore:
+cd "$OM_ROOT" && rm -rf openmpp
+
+# Output various oms settings to console:
 [ -z "$OMS_PORT" ] && OMS_PORT=4040
 
 echo "OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT"
@@ -62,18 +113,14 @@ echo "OMS_PORT=$OMS_PORT"
 echo "OMS_URL=$OMS_URL"
 
 echo "OMS_MODEL_DIR=$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_MODEL_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_MODEL_DIR
-fi
-
 echo "OMS_HOME_DIR=$OMS_HOME_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_HOME_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_HOME_DIR
-fi
+echo "OMS_LOG_DIR=$OMS_LOG_DIR"
 
-OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ./bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest
-status=$?
 
+# start oms web-service:
+OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ${OM_ROOT}/bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.ModelLogDir ${OMS_LOG_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest -OpenM.LogToFile -OpenM.LogUseDailyStamp -OpenM.LogFilePath ${OM_ROOT}/log/oms.log
+
+status=$?
 if [ $status -ne 0 ] ;
 then
   [ $status -eq 130 ] && echo " oms web-service terminated by Ctrl+C"
diff --git a/resources/common/start-custom.sh b/resources/common/start-custom.sh
index 3bdce8eb5..d9c859ebe 100755
--- a/resources/common/start-custom.sh
+++ b/resources/common/start-custom.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 test -z "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS" || git clone "$GIT_EXAMPLE_NOTEBOOKS"
 
 if [ ! -e /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile ]; then
-    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm /tmp/.Rprofile
+    cat /tmp/.Rprofile >> /home/$NB_USER/.Rprofile && rm -rf /tmp/.Rprofile
 fi
 
 # Configure the shell! If not already configured.
@@ -151,14 +151,6 @@ if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
   conda config --add channels https://jfrog.aaw.cloud.statcan.ca/artifactory/api/conda/conda-pytorch-remote 
 fi
 
-# Copy default ompp models on first start up
-export OMS_MODELS_DIR="/home/jovyan/models"
-if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODELS_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "Creating ompp default model directory"
-  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-  cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODELS_DIR"
-fi
-
 echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
 
 /opt/conda/bin/jupyter server --notebook-dir=/home/${NB_USER} \
@@ -172,4 +164,4 @@ echo "--------------------starting jupyter--------------------"
                  --ServerApp.base_url=${NB_PREFIX} \
                  --ServerApp.default_url=${DEFAULT_JUPYTER_URL:-/tree}
 
-echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "--------------------shutting down, persisting VS_CODE settings--------------------"
diff --git a/resources/common/start-oms.sh b/resources/common/start-oms.sh
index f6632b8b1..e825a466e 100644
--- a/resources/common/start-oms.sh
+++ b/resources/common/start-oms.sh
@@ -33,28 +33,79 @@ OM_ROOT="$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR"
 [ "$OM_ROOT" != "$PWD" ] && pushd $OM_ROOT
 
 # allow to use $MODEL_NAME.ini file in UI for model run
-#
 export OM_CFG_INI_ALLOW=true
 export OM_CFG_INI_ANY_KEY=true
 export OMS_URL=${JUPYTER_SERVER_URL}ompp
 
 # OpenM++ default configuraton
-if [[ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ]]; then
-  #DEV
+if [ "$KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST" =~ ".131." ] || [ -z $KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST ]; then
+  #DEV or Localhost
   export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/models
+  export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/logs
   export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/
 else
   if [ -d "/etc/protb" ]; then
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-protected-b/microsim/
   else
     export OMS_MODEL_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/models
+    export OMS_LOG_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/logs
     export OMS_HOME_DIR=/home/jovyan/buckets/aaw-unclassified/microsim/
   fi
 fi
 
-# start oms web-service
-#
+# Create models directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Create model log directory if it doesn't exist:
+if [ ! -d "$OMS_LOG_DIR" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "$OMS_LOG_DIR"
+fi
+
+# Copy sample models from openmpp installation archive into models directory:
+cp -r "$OMPP_INSTALL_DIR/models/." "$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
+
+# These three environment variables don't persist so let's try using a file:
+echo "$OMS_HOME_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_home_dir 
+echo "$OMS_MODEL_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_model_dir 
+echo "$OMS_LOG_DIR" > $OM_ROOT/etc/oms_log_dir
+
+
+# Import openmpp repo to get scripts and templates needed to run mpi jobs via kubeflow:
+if [ ! -d /openmpp ]
+ then
+  git clone https://github.com/StatCan/openmpp.git
+fi
+cd openmpp
+branch="main"
+state=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>&1)
+if [ $state != $branch ]
+ then
+  git checkout $branch
+fi 
+git pull
+cd mpi-job-files
+
+# Copy scripts and templates into openmpp installation bin and etc folders:
+cp dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py "$OM_ROOT/bin/"
+cp mpi.kubeflow.template.txt MPIJobTemplate.yaml "$OM_ROOT/etc/"
+
+# Delete the default mpi golang template that does not work in our context:
+rm -f "$OM_ROOT/etc/mpi.ModelRun.template.txt"
+
+# Copy the mpi enabled model binary to the model binaries directory:
+cp RiskPaths_mpi "$OMS_MODEL_DIR/bin"
+
+# Making sure these can execute:
+chmod +x dispatchMPIJob.sh parseCommand.py
+
+# Remove repo as it's not needed anymore:
+cd "$OM_ROOT" && rm -rf openmpp
+
+# Output various oms settings to console:
 [ -z "$OMS_PORT" ] && OMS_PORT=4040
 
 echo "OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT"
@@ -62,18 +113,14 @@ echo "OMS_PORT=$OMS_PORT"
 echo "OMS_URL=$OMS_URL"
 
 echo "OMS_MODEL_DIR=$OMS_MODEL_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_MODEL_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_MODEL_DIR
-fi
-
 echo "OMS_HOME_DIR=$OMS_HOME_DIR"
-if [ ! -d $OMS_HOME_DIR ]; then
-  mkdir -p $OMS_HOME_DIR
-fi
+echo "OMS_LOG_DIR=$OMS_LOG_DIR"
 
-OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ./bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest
-status=$?
 
+# start oms web-service:
+OM_ROOT=$OM_ROOT ${OM_ROOT}/bin/oms -l localhost:${OMS_PORT} -oms.ModelDir ${OMS_MODEL_DIR} -oms.HomeDir ${OMS_HOME_DIR} -oms.ModelLogDir ${OMS_LOG_DIR} -oms.AllowDownload -oms.AllowUpload -oms.AllowMicrodata -oms.LogRequest -OpenM.LogToFile -OpenM.LogUseDailyStamp -OpenM.LogFilePath ${OM_ROOT}/log/oms.log
+
+status=$?
 if [ $status -ne 0 ] ;
 then
   [ $status -eq 130 ] && echo " oms web-service terminated by Ctrl+C"