diff --git a/Linux/install-aws-cli.sh b/Linux/install-aws-cli.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b05eaa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Linux/install-aws-cli.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# AWS CLI Installation for Debian/Ubuntu
+# Installs the AWS CLI v2 via the official installer bundle when it is not
+# already available on the system. Required by install-caddy.sh for
+# downloading the Caddy binary from S3-compatible storage.
+#
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Ensure script is executed with root privileges
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Error: This script must be run as root." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if command -v aws >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "==> aws-cli already installed at '$(command -v aws)'. Nothing to do."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "==> aws-cli not found, installing via official bundle..."
+TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf "${TMP_DIR}"' EXIT
+
+curl -fsSL "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "${TMP_DIR}/awscliv2.zip"
+unzip -q "${TMP_DIR}/awscliv2.zip" -d "${TMP_DIR}"
+"${TMP_DIR}/aws/install"
+
+echo "========================================================="
+echo " aws-cli installed successfully: $(command -v aws)"
+echo "========================================================="
diff --git a/Linux/install-base-deps.sh b/Linux/install-base-deps.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..673601a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Linux/install-base-deps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Base Dependencies Installation for Debian/Ubuntu
+# Installs the packages required by the other server initialisation scripts.
+#
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Ensure script is executed with root privileges
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Error: This script must be run as root." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "==> Updating package index..."
+apt-get update -qq
+
+echo "==> Installing base dependencies (acl, libcap2-bin, rsync, curl, unzip)..."
+apt-get install -y acl libcap2-bin rsync curl unzip
+
+echo "========================================================="
+echo " Base dependencies installed successfully!"
+echo "========================================================="
diff --git a/Linux/init-caddy.sh b/Linux/install-caddy.sh
similarity index 51%
rename from Linux/init-caddy.sh
rename to Linux/install-caddy.sh
index 55504d4..f87d7d9 100644
--- a/Linux/init-caddy.sh
+++ b/Linux/install-caddy.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
-# Caddy & Bot Deployment Environment Initialisation Script for Debian
-# Supports automatic binary download from S3-compatible storage.
+# Caddy Installation for Debian/Ubuntu
+# Downloads the Caddy binary (from a local file or S3-compatible storage),
+# creates the caddy:caddy system user and group, installs the binary with
+# cap_net_bind_service, prepares the config directory and registers the
+# systemd unit. The service itself is started by prepare-caddy-cicd.sh once
+# the site Caddyfile and web root exist.
 #
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-# S3 and Binary Environment Variables (with fallback defaults)
+# S3 and binary environment variables (with fallback defaults)
 S3_ENDPOINT="${S3_ENDPOINT:-}"
 S3_BUCKET="${S3_BUCKET:-}"
 S3_REGION="${S3_REGION:-us-east-1}"
@@ -16,7 +20,6 @@ BIN_URI="${BIN_URI:-caddy-custom-linux-amd64}"
 
 BIN_SOURCE="./${BIN_URI}"
 BIN_DEST="/usr/local/bin/caddy"
-WWW_ROOT="/var/www"
 CADDY_CONF_DIR="/etc/caddy"
 CADDY_DATA_DIR="/var/lib/caddy"
 
@@ -26,21 +29,7 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "==> [1/8] Installing base dependencies..."
-apt-get update -qq
-apt-get install -y acl libcap2-bin rsync curl unzip
-
-echo "==> [2/8] Ensuring aws-cli is installed..."
-if ! command -v aws >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "aws-cli not found, installing via official bundle..."
-    TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
-    curl -fsSL "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "${TMP_DIR}/awscliv2.zip"
-    unzip -q "${TMP_DIR}/awscliv2.zip" -d "${TMP_DIR}"
-    "${TMP_DIR}/aws/install"
-    rm -rf "${TMP_DIR}"
-fi
-
-echo "==> [3/8] Resolving Caddy binary..."
+echo "==> [1/5] Resolving Caddy binary..."
 if [ ! -f "${BIN_SOURCE}" ]; then
     if [ -n "${S3_BUCKET}" ]; then
         echo "Local binary '${BIN_SOURCE}' not found. Downloading from S3 bucket '${S3_BUCKET}'..."
@@ -65,7 +54,7 @@ else
     echo "Found local binary at '${BIN_SOURCE}', skipping S3 download."
 fi
 
-echo "==> [4/8] Creating system users and groups..."
+echo "==> [2/5] Creating caddy system user and group..."
 # Create caddy system user and group (no login shell, dedicated home)
 if ! getent group caddy >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     groupadd --system caddy
@@ -81,72 +70,20 @@ if ! id -u caddy >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         caddy
 fi
 
-# Create deployment user 'bot'
-if ! id -u bot >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    useradd -m -s /bin/bash bot
-fi
-
-# Configure SSH directory for bot
-install -d -m 700 -o bot -g bot /home/bot/.ssh
-touch /home/bot/.ssh/authorized_keys
-chown bot:bot /home/bot/.ssh/authorized_keys
-chmod 600 /home/bot/.ssh/authorized_keys
-
-echo "==> [5/8] Installing Caddy binary and granting capabilities..."
+echo "==> [3/5] Installing Caddy binary and granting capabilities..."
 install -m 750 -o root -g caddy "${BIN_SOURCE}" "${BIN_DEST}"
 
 # Grant capability to bind to privileged ports (<1024) without running as root
 setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' "${BIN_DEST}"
 
-echo "==> [6/8] Setting up web root directory permissions (${WWW_ROOT})..."
-mkdir -p "${WWW_ROOT}"
-
-# Set base ownership: bot (deployment) and caddy (web server group)
-chown -R bot:caddy "${WWW_ROOT}"
-
-# Directory base permissions (SGID ensures newly created items inherit group 'caddy')
-find "${WWW_ROOT}" -type d -exec chmod 2755 {} +
-find "${WWW_ROOT}" -type f -exec chmod 644 {} +
-
-# Apply POSIX ACLs: bot has rwx, caddy has read/execute, with default inheritance
-setfacl -R -m u:bot:rwx,u:caddy:rX "${WWW_ROOT}"
-setfacl -R -d -m u:bot:rwx,u:caddy:rX "${WWW_ROOT}"
-
-echo "==> [7/8] Creating Caddy configuration and sample site..."
+echo "==> [4/5] Preparing config directory (${CADDY_CONF_DIR})..."
 mkdir -p "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}"
 chown root:caddy "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}"
 chmod 755 "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}"
 
-if [ ! -f "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}/Caddyfile" ]; then
-    cat <<'EOF' > "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}/Caddyfile"
-:80 {
-    root * /var/www
-    file_server
-}
-EOF
-    chown root:caddy "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}/Caddyfile"
-    chmod 644 "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}/Caddyfile"
-fi
-
-if [ ! -f "${WWW_ROOT}/index.html" ]; then
-    cat <<'EOF' > "${WWW_ROOT}/index.html"
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html>
-<head>
-    <meta charset="utf-8">
-    <title>Caddy Ready</title>
-</head>
-<body>
-    <h1>Caddy server is running</h1>
-    <p>Static files root: <code>/var/www</code></p>
-</body>
-</html>
-EOF
-    chown bot:caddy "${WWW_ROOT}/index.html"
-    chmod 644 "${WWW_ROOT}/index.html"
-fi
-
-echo "==> [8/8] Configuring systemd service and starting Caddy..."
+echo "==> [5/5] Registering systemd service..."
+# The unit is only registered here; prepare-caddy-cicd.sh starts it once the
+# site Caddyfile and web root are in place.
 cat <<'EOF' > /etc/systemd/system/caddy.service
 [Unit]
 Description=Caddy
@@ -173,12 +110,13 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
 
 systemctl daemon-reload
-systemctl enable --now caddy
 
 echo "========================================================="
-echo " Initialisation finished successfully!"
+echo " Caddy installation finished successfully!"
 echo " - Binary: ${BIN_DEST} (Capabilities: cap_net_bind_service)"
-echo " - Web Root: ${WWW_ROOT} (Managed by: bot, Read by: caddy)"
-echo " - Config: ${CADDY_CONF_DIR}/Caddyfile"
-echo " - Status: $(systemctl is-active caddy)"
-echo "========================================================="
\ No newline at end of file
+echo " - User/Group: caddy:caddy"
+echo " - Config dir: ${CADDY_CONF_DIR}"
+echo " - Service registered but not yet started."
+echo " - Next: run prepare-caddy-cicd.sh to create the site config"
+echo "         and web root, then start Caddy."
+echo "========================================================="
diff --git a/Linux/prepare-caddy-cicd.sh b/Linux/prepare-caddy-cicd.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e6ae85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Linux/prepare-caddy-cicd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Caddy CI/CD Serving Preparation for Debian/Ubuntu
+# Prepares the server so a CI/CD pipeline can publish content that Caddy
+# serves: creates the deployment user 'bot' with its SSH access, creates and
+# hands over the web root to bot:caddy with ACLs that keep it readable by the
+# Caddy server, writes the default site Caddyfile and sample page, then starts
+# the Caddy service. The web root defaults to /var/www and can be overridden
+# by exporting the WEB_ROOT environment variable before running.
+#
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Web root served by Caddy; override by exporting WEB_ROOT before running
+WEB_ROOT="${WEB_ROOT:-/var/www}"
+CADDY_CONF_DIR="/etc/caddy"
+
+# Ensure script is executed with root privileges
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Error: This script must be run as root." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f /etc/systemd/system/caddy.service ]; then
+    echo "Error: caddy.service not found. Run install-caddy.sh first." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! getent group caddy >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Error: group 'caddy' does not exist. Run install-caddy.sh first." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "==> [1/5] Creating deployment user 'bot'..."
+# Create deployment user 'bot'
+if ! id -u bot >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    useradd -m -s /bin/bash bot
+fi
+
+echo "==> [2/5] Configuring SSH directory for bot..."
+# Configure SSH directory for bot
+install -d -m 700 -o bot -g bot /home/bot/.ssh
+touch /home/bot/.ssh/authorized_keys
+chown bot:bot /home/bot/.ssh/authorized_keys
+chmod 600 /home/bot/.ssh/authorized_keys
+
+echo "==> [3/5] Creating web root and handing it to bot (${WEB_ROOT})..."
+if [ ! -d "${WEB_ROOT}" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "${WEB_ROOT}"
+
+    cat <<EOF > "${WEB_ROOT}/index.html"
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <title>Caddy Ready</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <h1>Caddy server is running</h1>
+    <p>Static files root: <code>${WEB_ROOT}</code></p>
+</body>
+</html>
+EOF
+else
+    echo "    '${WEB_ROOT}' already exists - leaving existing content untouched."
+fi
+
+# Set base ownership: bot (deployment) and caddy (web server group)
+chown -R bot:caddy "${WEB_ROOT}"
+
+# Directory base permissions (SGID ensures newly created items inherit group 'caddy')
+find "${WEB_ROOT}" -type d -exec chmod 2755 {} +
+find "${WEB_ROOT}" -type f -exec chmod 644 {} +
+
+# Apply POSIX ACLs: bot has rwx, caddy has read/execute, with default inheritance
+setfacl -R -m u:bot:rwx,u:caddy:rX "${WEB_ROOT}"
+setfacl -R -d -m u:bot:rwx,u:caddy:rX "${WEB_ROOT}"
+
+echo "==> [4/5] Writing site Caddyfile (${CADDY_CONF_DIR}/Caddyfile)..."
+mkdir -p "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}"
+chown root:caddy "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}"
+chmod 755 "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}"
+
+if [ ! -f "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}/Caddyfile" ]; then
+    cat <<EOF > "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}/Caddyfile"
+:80 {
+    root * ${WEB_ROOT}
+    file_server
+}
+EOF
+    chown root:caddy "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}/Caddyfile"
+    chmod 644 "${CADDY_CONF_DIR}/Caddyfile"
+else
+    echo "    '${CADDY_CONF_DIR}/Caddyfile' already exists - leaving it untouched."
+fi
+
+echo "==> [5/5] Starting Caddy service..."
+systemctl enable --now caddy
+
+echo "========================================================="
+echo " Caddy CI/CD preparation finished successfully!"
+echo " - Deployment user: bot (SSH keys accepted in authorized_keys)"
+echo " - Web Root: ${WEB_ROOT} (owned by bot:caddy, readable by caddy)"
+echo " - Config: ${CADDY_CONF_DIR}/Caddyfile"
+echo " - Status: $(systemctl is-active caddy)"
+echo "========================================================="