diff --git a/borg/bin/backup b/borg/bin/backup
index dc98207..4762c2e 100755
--- a/borg/bin/backup
+++ b/borg/bin/backup
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
 ##
 #################################################################################
 
-
+ERRORLOG='/var/log/borg/error.log'
+LOGGING=error
 # Check if running as root
 if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
-    printf "Error: This script must be run as root (or via sudo).\n"
+	printf "Error: This script must be run as root (or via sudo).\n" | tee -a $ERRORLOG 
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ if [ -f /opt/borg/etc/borg_environment ]; then
     # Ensure the variables sourced from the file are exported to child processes
     export BORG_REPO BORG_PASSPHRASE
 else
-    printf "Error: /opt/borg/etc/borg_environment not found.\n"
+    printf "Error: /opt/borg/etc/borg_environment not found.\n" | tee -a $ERRORLOG
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -54,34 +55,39 @@ borg create                         \
     --compression lz4               \
     --exclude-caches                \
     --exclude 'home/*/.cache/*'     \
+    --exclude 'var/log/journal'     \
+    --exclude 'var/log/borg'        \
     --exclude 'var/tmp/*'           \
     --exclude 'var/games'           \
+    --exclude 'home/*/.var/app'     \
     --exclude 'home/*/Media'        \
-    --progress                      \
     ::'{hostname}-{now}'            \
     /etc                            \
     /home                           \
     /root                           \
     /var                            \
-    /opt
+    /opt			    \
+    2> >(tee -a $ERRORLOG >&2)
 
 backup_exit=$?
 
 # 2. Prune old backups
 info "Pruning repository"
 borg prune                          \
+    --verbose			    \
     --list                          \
     --glob-archives '{hostname}-*'  \
     --show-rc                       \
     --keep-daily    7               \
     --keep-weekly   4               \
-    --keep-monthly  6
+    --keep-monthly  6		    \
+    2> >(tee -a $ERRORLOG)
 
 prune_exit=$?
 
 # 3. Compact repository
 info "Compacting repository"
-borg compact
+borg compact --$LOGGING 2> >(tee -a $ERRORLOG >&2)
 
 compact_exit=$?
 
@@ -90,11 +96,11 @@ global_exit=$(( backup_exit > prune_exit ? backup_exit : prune_exit ))
 global_exit=$(( compact_exit > global_exit ? compact_exit : global_exit ))
 
 if [ "${global_exit}" -eq 0 ]; then
-    info "Backup, Prune, and Compact finished successfully"
+    info "Backup, Prune, and Compact finished successfully" | tee -a $ERRORLOG 
 elif [ "${global_exit}" -eq 1 ]; then
-    info "Backup, Prune, and/or Compact finished with warnings"
+    info "Backup, Prune, and/or Compact finished with warnings" | tee -a $ERRORLOG 
 else
-    info "Backup, Prune, and/or Compact finished with errors"
+    info "Backup, Prune, and/or Compact finished with errors" | tee -a $ERRORLOG 
 fi
 
 exit "${global_exit}"
diff --git a/borg/etc/borg_environment b/borg/etc/borg_environment
index 26c0de4..a5bf459 100644
--- a/borg/etc/borg_environment
+++ b/borg/etc/borg_environment
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ export BORG_REPO=REPOPATH
 # See the section "Passphrase notes" for more infos.
 export BORG_PASSPHRASE='REPOPASSPHRASE'
 
+export BORG_BASE_DIR='/opt/borg/home'
+
+export BORG_LOGGING_CONF='/opt/borg/etc/logging.conf'
diff --git a/borg/systemd/backup.service b/borg/systemd/backup.service
index 94c53dd..bed6a73 100644
--- a/borg/systemd/backup.service
+++ b/borg/systemd/backup.service
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ Type=oneshot
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/opt/borg/bin/backup
 Wants=multi-user.target
-
+User=root
+ProtectHome=no
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 71ad01d..b64b399 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -59,8 +59,14 @@ setup_backup () {
 
     sudo cp -r borg /opt/
     sudo chown -R "root:root" /opt/borg
-    sudo chmod -R 755 /opt/borg
+    find /opt/borg -type d -exec sudo chmod 755 {} \;
+    find /opt/borg -type f -exec sudo chmod 644 {} \;
+    sudo chmod -R 755 /opt/borg/bin
     sudo chmod 700 /opt/borg/etc
+    sudo chmod 700 /opt/borg/ssh
+    sudo ln -s /opt/borg/systemd/backup.service /etc/systemd/system/backup.service
+    sudo ln -s /opt/borg/systemd/backup.timer /etc/systemd/system/backup.timer
+    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
     
     local escaped_path=$(escape_sed "$repopath")
     local escaped_pass=$(escape_sed "$raw_passphrase")
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ EOF
     printf "Installation complete.\n"
 
     generate_recovery_file "$repopath" "$raw_passphrase"
-
+    sudo systemctl enable --now backup.timer
 }
 
 setup_encrypted_backup () {