diff --git a/lbrynet/stuff/start.sh b/lbrynet/stuff/start.sh
index baac503..e5d494a 100644
--- a/lbrynet/stuff/start.sh
+++ b/lbrynet/stuff/start.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+## Scope: This start.sh script will asssert container filesystem permissions and
+## then execute the desired run mode for lbrynet with reduced permissions.
+## The other thing this should do is simply create, configure or simply establish
+## a fresh config with envvars passed to the container.
 
-## TODO: Start work on start.sh configuration and other magic assertions of file permissions etc...
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+## Ensure perms are correct prior to running main binary
+mkdir -p /lbrynet
+chown -R lbrynet:lbrynet /lbrynet
+chmod -R 755 /lbrynet
+
+## TODO: Consider a config directory for future magic.
+# chown -R 1000:1000 /etc/lbrynet
+# chmod -R 755 /etc/lbrynet
+# rm -f /var/run/lbrynet.pid
+
+su -c "lbrynet start" lbrynet
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