diff --git a/down-develop.sh b/down-develop.sh
index f2bfcfe..a1ad1a6 100644
--- a/down-develop.sh
+++ b/down-develop.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 export COMPOSE_PROJECT=codex-develop
 
 CODEX_REPOS=${CODEX_REPOS:-"codex-keycloak,codex-feasibility-gui,codex-feasibility-backend,codex-flare"}
-baseDir=$(pwd)
+
+readlink "$0" > /dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  baseDir=$(dirname "$0")
+else
+  baseDir=$(dirname "$(readlink "$0")")
+fi
 
 
 for repoName in ${CODEX_REPOS//,/ }
@@ -31,4 +37,4 @@ do
           docker-compose -p $COMPOSE_PROJECT down
         fi
   fi
-done
\ No newline at end of file
+done
diff --git a/gitUpdate.sh b/gitUpdate.sh
index 6e68c4b..e21d7c6 100644
--- a/gitUpdate.sh
+++ b/gitUpdate.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 
 gitBase="https://github.com/num-codex/"
 repos=("codex-feasibility-gui" "codex-feasibility-backend" "codex-keycloak" "codex-processes-ap2" "codex-aktin-broker" "codex-sq2cql" "num-knoten" "broker" "codex-flare")
-baseDir=$(pwd)
+
+readlink "$0" > /dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  baseDir=$(dirname "$0")
+else
+  baseDir=$(dirname "$(readlink "$0")")
+fi
 
 echo "****updating base repo Develop****"
 git pull
diff --git a/rebuild-develop.sh b/rebuild-develop.sh
index 1667c0e..f3a4106 100644
--- a/rebuild-develop.sh
+++ b/rebuild-develop.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 export COMPOSE_PROJECT=codex-develop
 
 CODEX_REPOS=${CODEX_REPOS:-"codex-keycloak,codex-feasibility-gui,codex-feasibility-backend,codex-flare"}
-baseDir=$(pwd)
+
+readlink "$0" > /dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  baseDir=$(dirname "$0")
+else
+  baseDir=$(dirname "$(readlink "$0")")
+fi
 
 
 for repoName in ${CODEX_REPOS//,/ }
diff --git a/start-develop.sh b/start-develop.sh
index 5337c50..d68b28f 100644
--- a/start-develop.sh
+++ b/start-develop.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
 
 export COMPOSE_PROJECT=codex-develop
 
-baseDir=$(pwd)
 CODEX_REPOS=${CODEX_REPOS:-"codex-keycloak,codex-feasibility-gui,codex-feasibility-backend,codex-flare"}
 
+readlink "$0" > /dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  baseDir=$(dirname "$0")
+else
+  baseDir=$(dirname "$(readlink "$0")")
+fi
+
 export CODEX_CONCEPT_TREE_PATH=${CODEX_CONCEPT_TREE_PATH:-"$baseDir/ontology/codex-code-tree.json"}
 export CODEX_TERM_CODE_MAPPING_PATH=${CODEX_TERM_CODE_MAPPING_PATH:-"$baseDir/ontology/term-code-mapping.json"}
 
diff --git a/stop-develop.sh b/stop-develop.sh
index 60d6497..f99c889 100644
--- a/stop-develop.sh
+++ b/stop-develop.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 export COMPOSE_PROJECT=codex-develop
 
 CODEX_REPOS=${CODEX_REPOS:-"codex-keycloak,codex-feasibility-gui,codex-feasibility-backend,codex-flare"}
-baseDir=$(pwd)
+
+readlink "$0" > /dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  baseDir=$(dirname "$0")
+else
+  baseDir=$(dirname "$(readlink "$0")")
+fi
 
 
 for repoName in ${CODEX_REPOS//,/ }