diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 29689c2..a4670ff 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@ RUN composer self-update 2.1.8
 RUN composer install
 
 FROM trafex/alpine-nginx-php7:ba1dd422
-RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache busybox-suid sudo php7-redis php7-pdo php7-pdo_mysql php7-fileinfo shadow gettext bash apache2-utils
+
+RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache busybox-suid sudo php7-redis php7-pdo php7-pdo_mysql php7-fileinfo shadow gettext bash apache2-utils logrotate
+
 # symlink nginx logs to stdout/stderr for supervisord
 RUN ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/nginx/access.log \
  && ln -sf /dev/stderr /var/log/nginx/error.log
 
+COPY static/logrotate/pathfinder /etc/logrotate.d/pathfinder
 COPY static/nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/templateNginx.conf
 # we need to create sites_enabled directory in order for entrypoint.sh being able to copy file after envsubst
 RUN mkdir -p /etc/nginx/sites_enabled/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7d566d..34b0292 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Development configs and docker files can be quickly restored using:
 chmod +x ./development/development.sh && ./development/development.sh
 ```
 
-This creates a partial `.env` file, but you will need to add your CCP SSO client and keys manually.
+This creates a partial `.env` file, but you will need to add your CCP SSO client and keys manually, if you want to copy development files without overwriting your .env file add the flag `--noenv` when running the script.
 
 It's best to create a new SSO application for development work, so that you can set the callback url to `https://localhost/sso/callbackAuthorization`.
 
diff --git a/development/Dockerfile.development b/development/Dockerfile.development
index a97ac3b..6e7ee25 100644
--- a/development/Dockerfile.development
+++ b/development/Dockerfile.development
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM php:7.2.5-fpm-alpine3.7 as build
+FROM php:7.2.11-fpm-alpine3.7 as build
 
 RUN apk update \
     && apk add --no-cache libpng-dev  zeromq-dev git \
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ RUN composer self-update 2.1.8
 RUN composer install
 
 FROM trafex/alpine-nginx-php7:ba1dd422
-RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache busybox-suid sudo php7-redis php7-pdo php7-pdo_mysql php7-fileinfo shadow gettext bash apache2-utils
 
+RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache busybox-suid sudo php7-redis php7-pdo php7-pdo_mysql php7-fileinfo shadow gettext bash apache2-utils logrotate
+
+COPY static/logrotate/pathfinder /etc/logrotate.d/pathfinder
 COPY static/nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/templateNginx.conf
 # we need to create sites_enabled directory in order for entrypoint.sh being able to copy file after envsubst
 RUN mkdir -p /etc/nginx/sites_enabled/
@@ -39,7 +41,6 @@ COPY static/entrypoint.sh   /
 WORKDIR /var/www/html
 COPY  --chown=nobody --from=build /app  pathfinder
 
-
 RUN chmod 0766 pathfinder/logs pathfinder/tmp/ && rm index.php && touch /etc/nginx/.setup_pass &&  chmod +x /entrypoint.sh 
 COPY static/pathfinder/routes.ini /var/www/html/pathfinder/app/
 COPY static/pathfinder/environment.ini /var/www/html/pathfinder/app/templateEnvironment.ini
diff --git a/development/development.sh b/development/development.sh
index 40b7e4f..14a327f 100755
--- a/development/development.sh
+++ b/development/development.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ cp ./development/xdebug.ini ./static/php/xdebug.ini
 # set up launch file for vscode
 mkdir -p .vscode && cp ./development/launch.json ./.vscode/launch.json
 
-# seed .env file with dev presets
-echo "path=\"$(pwd)\"" > ./.env
-cat ./development/.env.development >> ./.env
+# seed .env unless --noenv flag is set
+while true; do
+  case "$1" in
+  --noenv ) NO_ENV=true; shift ;;
+  * ) break ;;
+  esac
+done
+if [ ! "$NO_ENV" == "true" ]; then  
+  echo "PROJECT_ROOT=\"$(pwd)\"" > ./.env
+  cat ./development/.env.development >> ./.env
+  echo "WARNING: .env has been replaced, remember to fill any required variables"
+fi
diff --git a/development/docker-compose.development.yml b/development/docker-compose.development.yml
index a51a1c1..128bea9 100644
--- a/development/docker-compose.development.yml
+++ b/development/docker-compose.development.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ services:
     hostname: socket
     volumes:
       - ${PROJECT_ROOT}/websocket:/app
+      - ${PROJECT_ROOT}/logs:/var/www/html/pathfinder/history/map
     networks:
       pf:
          aliases:
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ services:
       - "traefik.http.routers.pf.entrypoints=web"
       - "traefik.http.routers.pf-secure.rule=Host(`${DOMAIN}`)"
       - "traefik.http.routers.pf-secure.entrypoints=websecure"
-      - "traefik.http.routers.pf-secure.tls=true"      
+      - "traefik.http.routers.pf-secure.tls=true"
       - "traefik.http.middlewares.redirecthttps.redirectscheme.scheme=https"
       - "traefik.http.routers.pf.middlewares=redirecthttps"
     networks:
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ services:
       - ${PROJECT_ROOT}/config/pathfinder/config.ini:/var/www/html/pathfinder/app/templateConfig.ini
       - ${PROJECT_ROOT}/config/pathfinder/pathfinder.ini:/var/www/html/pathfinder/app/pathfinder.ini
       - ${PROJECT_ROOT}/config/pathfinder/plugin.ini:/var/www/html/pathfinder/app/plugin.ini
+      - ${PROJECT_ROOT}/logs:/var/www/html/pathfinder/history/map
     depends_on:
       - pfdb
       - pf-redis
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 50668c0..45ba581 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ services:
     hostname: socket
     volumes:
       - ${PROJECT_ROOT}/websocket:/app
+      - ${PROJECT_ROOT}/logs:/var/www/html/pathfinder/history/map
     networks:
       pf:
          aliases:
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ services:
       - ${PROJECT_ROOT}/config/pathfinder/config.ini:/var/www/html/pathfinder/app/templateConfig.ini
       - ${PROJECT_ROOT}/config/pathfinder/pathfinder.ini:/var/www/html/pathfinder/app/pathfinder.ini
       - ${PROJECT_ROOT}/config/pathfinder/plugin.ini:/var/www/html/pathfinder/app/plugin.ini
+      - ${PROJECT_ROOT}/logs:/var/www/html/pathfinder/history/map
     depends_on:
       - pfdb
       - pf-redis
diff --git a/logs/.gitignore b/logs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e7d273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Ignore everything in this directory
+*
+# Except this file
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/static/logrotate/pathfinder b/static/logrotate/pathfinder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..837d33a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/logrotate/pathfinder
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/var/www/html/pathfinder/history/map/*.log {
+	daily
+	missingok
+	rotate 14
+	compress
+	notifempty
+}
\ No newline at end of file