diff --git a/docker-compose/aio/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose/aio/docker-compose.yml
index f0b69d7e01..5ecbb7f203 100644
--- a/docker-compose/aio/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/aio/docker-compose.yml
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ services:
           cpus: '1'
           memory: 1000M    
   certbot:
+    container_name: nocodb_certbot
     image: certbot/certbot:latest
     volumes:
       - ${NC_INSTALL_ROOT:-/opt/nocodb}/conf/nginx/certbot/www:/var/www/certbot/:rw
diff --git a/docker-compose/aio/install.sh b/docker-compose/aio/install.sh
index 0e2019984d..a1c566edab 100755
--- a/docker-compose/aio/install.sh
+++ b/docker-compose/aio/install.sh
@@ -22,16 +22,20 @@ if [[ ${PRE_REQ_SUCCESS} != 0 ]]
 then
   echo "** Few pre-requisites are failing. Recommend to resolve and proceed. However you could still proceed to install **" >&2
 else
-  echo "** All pre-requistites are taken care of. Proceed to install.. **" 
+  echo "** All pre-requistites are taken care of. Proceeding to install.. **" 
 fi  
 
+# ask do you want to proceed with all defaults,
+# if yes, then no prompts 
 if asksure; then
     echo "Preparing environment file before install.."
-    ${SCRIPT_DIR}/prepare_env.sh
+    promptUser=true
+    if asksure " | Press Y to continue with defaults or N to customise app properties (Y/N)"; then
+      promptUser=false      
+    fi
+    ${SCRIPT_DIR}/prepare_env.sh ${promptUser}
     echo "Installing docker containers"
     docker-compose -f ${SCRIPT_DIR}/docker-compose.yml up -d
   else
     echo "Exiting without install. You can install using docker-compose -f ${SCRIPT_DIR}/docker-compose.yml up -d "
-fi
-
-
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose/aio/pre-req-check.sh b/docker-compose/aio/pre-req-check.sh
index 529298dbe1..6f54865fda 100755
--- a/docker-compose/aio/pre-req-check.sh
+++ b/docker-compose/aio/pre-req-check.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@
 SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 source ${SCRIPT_DIR}/sbin/util.sh
 source ${SCRIPT_DIR}/sbin/install_vars.sh
-echo "Performing nocodb system check and setup. This step may require sudo permissions to"
-echo " | Check if ports are accessible"
+echo "** Performing nocodb system check and setup. This step may require sudo permissions"
 PRE_REQ=0
 
 # d. Check if required tools are installed
-echo "Checking if required tools (docker, docker-compose, jq, lsof) are installed..."
+echo " | Checking if required tools (docker, docker-compose, jq, lsof) are installed..."
 for tool in docker docker-compose lsof; do
   if ! command -v "$tool" &> /dev/null; then
     echo " | Error: $tool is not installed. Please install it before proceeding."
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ done
 echo " | Checking port accessibility..."
 for port in "${REQUIRED_PORTS[@]}"; do
   if lsof -Pi :$port -sTCP:LISTEN -t >/dev/null; then
-    echo " | Port $port is in use. Please make sure it is free." >&2
+    echo " | WARNING: Port $port is in use. Please make sure it is free." >&2
     PRE_REQ=1
   else
     echo " | Port $port is free."
diff --git a/docker-compose/aio/prepare_env.sh b/docker-compose/aio/prepare_env.sh
index ffb8cc4a86..357270bfa2 100755
--- a/docker-compose/aio/prepare_env.sh
+++ b/docker-compose/aio/prepare_env.sh
@@ -19,18 +19,17 @@ fi
 function acceptProperty(){
     local varDetail="$1"
     local promptUser="${2:-true}"
-    prompt=$(echo "$varDetail" | cut -d '|' -f1)    
-    prop=$(echo "$varDetail" | cut -d '|' -f2)
+    prompt=$(echo "$varDetail" | cut -d '|' -f2)    
+    prop=$(echo "$varDetail" | cut -d '|' -f1)
     key=$(echo "$prop" | cut -d'=' -f1)
     default_value="${prop#*=}"
     prev_value_or_default=${!key:-${default_value}}
     
-    # echo prompt: ${prompt}
+    echo promptUser: ${promptUser}
     # echo prop: ${prop}
     # echo key: ${key}
     # echo default_value: ${default_value}
-
-    if(${promptUser} == "true"); then
+    if [[ ${promptUser} == "true" ]]; then
         read -p " || Enter value for $key (default: ${prev_value_or_default}): " user_input
     fi
 
@@ -44,21 +43,18 @@ function acceptProperty(){
 for multi_property_array in basic_properties invite_only_signup_priorities google_login_properties email_properties s3_attachment_properties ; do
     array_name="$multi_property_array[@]"  # Name of the array to process
     array=("${!array_name}")  
-    for varDetail in "${array[@]}"; do
-        promptUser=true
-        promptMsg=$(echo "$varDetail" | cut -d '|' -f1)    
-        prop=$(echo "$varDetail" | cut -d '|' -f2)
-        if [[ ${promptMsg} == "main" ]]
+    promptUser="${1}"
+    for varDetail in "${array[@]}"; do        
+        promptMsg=$(echo "$varDetail" | cut -d '|' -f2)    
+        prop=$(echo "$varDetail" | cut -d '|' -f1)
+        if [[ ${promptUser} == "true" ]] && [[ ${prop} == "main" ]]
         then
-            echo $prop
-            if asksure; then 
-                continue
-            else
+            echo $promptMsg
+            if  ! asksure; then 
                 # set all defaults here          
-                promptUser=false      
-                # acceptProperty "${varDetail}" "${promptUser}"
-                break
+                promptUser=false                  
             fi
+            continue
         fi   
         acceptProperty "${varDetail}" "${promptUser}"
     done
diff --git a/docker-compose/aio/sbin/install_vars.sh b/docker-compose/aio/sbin/install_vars.sh
index 609722c3ed..5fd059729f 100644
--- a/docker-compose/aio/sbin/install_vars.sh
+++ b/docker-compose/aio/sbin/install_vars.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,47 @@ REQUIRED_PORTS=(80 443)
 DOCKER_IMAGES=("redis:latest" "postgres:14.7" "nocodb/nocodb:latest" "nginx" "certbot/certbot:latest" )
 
 # Array of properties with default values
-basic_properties=("main|Basic Configurations" "Username for postgres database|POSTGRES_USER=postgres" "|POSTGRES_PASSWORD=test123" "|POSTGRES_DB=nocodb" "|NC_REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/4" '|NC_DB=pg://postgres:5432?u=postgres&password=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-nocodb}&d=postgres' "Are you using custom DNS, configure NC_PUBLIC_URL to reflect in the invite emails?|NC_PUBLIC_URL=$(hostname)" "Disable connecting to external db?|NC_CONNECT_TO_EXTERNAL_DB_DISABLED=false")
-invite_only_signup_priorities=("main|Allow invite only sign-up" "invite only signup?|NC_INVITE_ONLY_SIGNUP=false" "|NC_ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@nocodb.com" "|NC_ADMIN_PASSWORD=nocodb123")
-google_login_properties=("main|Configure Google Login" "Enter Client ID|NC_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=" "Enter Client ID|NC_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=")
-email_properties=("main|Configure smtp properties" "|NC_SMTP_FROM=" "|NC_SMTP_HOST=" "|NC_SMTP_PORT="  "|NC_SMTP_USERNAME="  "|NC_SMTP_PASSWORD="  "|NC_SMTP_SECURE="  "|NC_SMTP_IGNORE_TLS=" )
-s3_attachment_properties=("main|Do you want to configure s3 for attachements?" "|NC_S3_BUCKET_NAME=nocodb-attachements" "|NC_S3_REGION=" "|NC_S3_ACCESS_KEY=" "|NC_S3_ACCESS_SECRET=" )
+basic_properties=(
+"main|Basic Configurations" 
+"POSTGRES_USER=postgres | Username for postgres database" 
+"POSTGRES_PASSWORD=test123 | " 
+"POSTGRES_DB=nocodb | " 
+"NC_REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/4 | default to redis container" 
+'NC_DB=pg://postgres:5432?u=postgres&password=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-nocodb}&d=postgres | hide' 
+"NC_PUBLIC_URL=$(hostname) | Are you using custom DNS, configure NC_PUBLIC_URL to reflect in the invite emails?" 
+"NC_CONNECT_TO_EXTERNAL_DB_DISABLED=false | Disable connecting to external db?"
+)
+
+invite_only_signup_priorities=(
+"main|Allow invite only sign-up" 
+"NC_INVITE_ONLY_SIGNUP=false | invite only signup?" 
+"NC_ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@nocodb.com | " 
+"NC_ADMIN_PASSWORD=nocodb123 | "
+)
+
+google_login_properties=(
+"main|Configure Google Login" 
+"NC_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID= | Enter Client ID" 
+"NC_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET= | Enter Client ID")
+
+email_properties=(
+"main|Configure smtp properties" 
+"NC_SMTP_FROM= |" 
+"NC_SMTP_HOST= |" 
+"NC_SMTP_PORT= |"  
+"NC_SMTP_USERNAME= |"  
+"NC_SMTP_PASSWORD= |"  
+"NC_SMTP_SECURE= |"  
+"NC_SMTP_IGNORE_TLS= |" 
+)
+
+s3_attachment_properties=(
+"main|Do you want to configure s3 for attachements?" 
+"NC_S3_BUCKET_NAME=nocodb-attachements |" 
+"NC_S3_REGION= |" 
+"NC_S3_ACCESS_KEY= | " 
+"NC_S3_ACCESS_SECRET= |" 
+)
 
 multi_property_array=(basic_properties invite_only_signup_priorities google_login_properties email_properties s3_attachment_properties)
 
diff --git a/docker-compose/aio/sbin/util.sh b/docker-compose/aio/sbin/util.sh
index c192043b2a..b65d4696c5 100644
--- a/docker-compose/aio/sbin/util.sh
+++ b/docker-compose/aio/sbin/util.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 #
 
 asksure() {
-echo -n " | Press Y to continue or N to skip to next step (Y/N)? "
+local custom_msg="${@}"
+if [[ ${custom_msg} ]]; then
+  echo -n "${custom_msg}"
+else
+  echo -n " | Press Y to continue or N to skip (Y/N)? "
+fi
 while read -r -n 1 -s answer; do
   if [[ $answer = [YyNn] ]]; then
     [[ $answer = [Yy] ]] && retval=0