diff --git a/cross-build.sh b/cross-build.sh
index 32a64ea..a5580c0 100755
--- a/cross-build.sh
+++ b/cross-build.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 echo -e "\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
 echo -e "installing requirements ..."
 echo -e "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n"
-sudo apt install podman
+
+sudo apt install podman gsasl libgsasl7-dev libssl-dev libclang-dev cmake clang capnproto mosquitto mosquitto-clients build-essential libpcsclite-dev
 cargo install cross
 
 echo -e "\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
diff --git a/debian/create-packages.sh b/debian/create-packages.sh
index 2d496de..30be142 100755
--- a/debian/create-packages.sh
+++ b/debian/create-packages.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 #the dir containing our debian source data
 SRCDIR=$(pwd)
-REPODIR="$(dirname "$SRCDIR")"
+REPODIR="$(dirname "${SRCDIR}")"
 
 #target dir where to put build packages
-DOWNLOAD=$HOME/bffh-debian/
-mkdir -p ${DOWNLOAD}
+DOWNLOAD=${HOME}/bffh-debian
+mkdir -p ${DOWNLOAD}/
 
 # architecture mapping array linux <-> rust
 declare -A ARCHES_LR=(
@@ -24,31 +24,44 @@ declare -A ARCHES_LD=(
 	["amd64"]=NATIVE #just some pseudo
 	)
 
-echo SRCDIR: $SRCDIR
+#architecture mapping array linux <-> debian package control file
+declare -A ARCHES_DP=(
+	["armv7"]=armhf
+	["aarch64"]=arm64
+	["amd64"]=amd64
+	)
+
+echo -e "SRCDIR: ${SRCDIR}"
 BFFHV=$(grep "Standards-Version: " fabaccess-bffh-src/debian/control | awk -F ' ' '{print $2}')
-echo BFFH target build version: ${BFFHV}
+echo -e "BFFH target build version: ${BFFHV}"
+echo -e "BFFH packages (*.deb/*.rpm) will be put here: ${DOWNLOAD}"
 
 # https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-for-loop-array/
 for ARCH_L in "${!ARCHES_LR[@]}"; do
 
     ARCH_R=${ARCHES_LR[$ARCH_L]}
     ARCH_D=${ARCHES_LD[$ARCH_L]}
+    ARCH_P=${ARCHES_DP[$ARCH_L]}
 
 	echo -e "\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
-	echo -e "ARCH_L (Linux)  : $ARCH_L"
-	echo -e "ARCH_R (Rust)   : $ARCH_R"
-	echo -e "ARCH_D (Docker) : $ARCH_D"
+	echo -e "ARCH_L (Linux)           : ${ARCH_L}"
+	echo -e "ARCH_R (Rust)            : ${ARCH_R}"
+	echo -e "ARCH_D (Docker Registry) : ${ARCH_D}"
+	echo -e "ARCH_P (Debian Package)  : ${ARCH_P}"
 	echo -e "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n"
 
 	# remove existing target dir if exists (from possible previous builds)
 	if [ -f fabaccess-bffh-${BFFHV}/ ]; then
-		rm -rf fabaccess-bffh-${BFFHV}/
+		sudo rm -rf fabaccess-bffh-${BFFHV}/ #we use sudo because podman will use root permissions
 	fi
 
-	# Create a working dir copy which has the correct name (required by dpkg-buildpackage command)
+	# fix possible permission issues from previous builds
+	sudo chown -R $USER:$USER ${SRCDIR}/
+
+	# create a working dir copy which has the correct name (required by dpkg-buildpackage command)
 	cp -R fabaccess-bffh-src/ fabaccess-bffh-${BFFHV}/
 
-	# Replace target architecture in control file
+	# replace target architecture in control file
 	sed "s/Architecture: {{REPLACE_ME}}/Architecture: any/" -i fabaccess-bffh-${BFFHV}/debian/control
 
 	# declare required compiled binaries and check for existence
@@ -58,21 +71,31 @@ for ARCH_L in "${!ARCHES_LR[@]}"; do
 	if [ -f ${BIN_BFFHD} ]; then
 		cp ${BIN_BFFHD} fabaccess-bffh-${BFFHV}/usr/bin/
 	else
-		echo "Error: ${BIN_BFFHD} does not exist!"
+		echo -e "Error: ${BIN_BFFHD} does not exist!"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 	if [ -f ${BIN_FABFIRE_PROVISION} ]; then
 		cp ${BIN_FABFIRE_PROVISION} fabaccess-bffh-${BFFHV}/usr/bin/
 	else
-		echo "Error: ${BIN_FABFIRE_PROVISION} does not exist!"
+		echo -e "Error: ${BIN_FABFIRE_PROVISION} does not exist!"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
 
-	if [[ "$ARCH_L" == "amd64" ]]; then
-		echo "native architecture. no podman required"
+	if [[ "${ARCH_L}" == "amd64" ]]; then
+		echo -e "native architecture. no podman required. Building deb + rpm"
+		cd ${SRCDIR}/fabaccess-bffh-${BFFHV}/
+		#dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -k=B8F5D56C64A6161B35FB4892188C8D1E501EBD41 --host-arch "${ARCH_L}" --target-arch "${ARCH_L}"
+		dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -k=B8F5D56C64A6161B35FB4892188C8D1E501EBD41
+		cd ${SRCDIR}/
+		cp fabaccess-bffh_${BFFHV}_${ARCH_L}.deb /tmp/
+		cd /tmp/
+		sudo alien --keep-version --verbose --scripts --to-rpm /tmp/fabaccess-bffh_${BFFHV}_${ARCH_L}.deb
+		cp /tmp/fabaccess-bffh_${BFFHV}_*.deb ${DOWNLOAD}/
+		cp /tmp/fabaccess-bffh-${BFFHV}-*.rpm ${DOWNLOAD}/
+
 	else
-		echo "using podman"
+		echo -e "using podman. Building deb + rpm"
 		#podman ps -a
 
 		# create fresh podman container with ...
@@ -81,11 +104,25 @@ for ARCH_L in "${!ARCHES_LR[@]}"; do
 		# - starting detached (-d) to run in background (for attaching later on)
 		# - start to operate on it with interactive shell --interactive --tty (or short: -it)
 		# - overwrite existing container if existent by using --replace
-		# - adding the src directory to pass it into container by -v <host_dir>:<container_dir>
+		# - adding the src and download directories to pass it into container by -v <host_dir>:<container_dir>
 		# - some environment vars (ARCH_LINUX, ARCH_RUST, required by the debian packager)
-		echo podman run --replace -d --tty --interactive -v ${SRCDIR}:/work -e ARCH_LINUX=${ARCH_L} -e ARCH_RUST=${ARCH_R} --name fabinfra_deb_${ARCH_L} --platform linux/${ARCH_D} localhost/fabinfra/debianpackage_${ARCH_D}
+		sudo podman run --replace -d --tty --interactive -v ${SRCDIR}:/srcdir -v ${DOWNLOAD}:/download -e ARCH_LINUX=${ARCH_L} -e ARCH_RUST=${ARCH_R} --name fabinfra_deb_${ARCH_L} --platform linux/${ARCH_D} localhost/fabinfra/debianpackage_${ARCH_D}
 
 		# now attach to that container and start building the packages
-		echo podman exec -u 0 --tty --interactive fabinfra_deb_${ARCH_L} bash
+		#sudo podman exec -u 0 --tty --interactive fabinfra_deb_${ARCH_L} bash
+		sudo podman exec -u 0 --tty --interactive fabinfra_deb_${ARCH_L} bash -c "
+        	cd /srcdir/fabaccess-bffh-${BFFHV}/;
+			dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -k=B8F5D56C64A6161B35FB4892188C8D1E501EBD41;
+			cd /srcdir/;
+			cp fabaccess-bffh_${BFFHV}_${ARCH_P}.deb /tmp/;
+			cd /tmp/;
+			alien --keep-version --verbose --scripts --to-rpm /tmp/fabaccess-bffh_${BFFHV}_${ARCH_P}.deb;
+			cp /tmp/fabaccess-bffh_${BFFHV}_*.deb /download/;
+			cp /tmp/fabaccess-bffh-${BFFHV}-*.rpm /download/
+		"
 	fi
 done
+
+echo -e "\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
+echo -e "Everything done. Built BFFH packages (*.deb/*.rpm) moved to: ${DOWNLOAD}"
+echo -e "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n"
diff --git a/debian/fabaccess-bffh-src/debian/postinst b/debian/fabaccess-bffh-src/debian/postinst
index 7adad4f..2bab21f 100755
--- a/debian/fabaccess-bffh-src/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/fabaccess-bffh-src/debian/postinst
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ echo -e " \e[33m🎆\e[0m FabAccess Diflouroborane Server (bffh) was installed/u
 echo -e " \e[33m⚠️ PLEASE CONSIDER:\e[0m"
 echo -e " - if not already changed by you, this is the minimum working localhost listening"
 echo -e "   setup WITHOUT any users, roles, ressources, actors, actor_connections"
-echo -e " - iif not done yet: please update the self-signed TLS certificate to a proper one to go for production"
+echo -e " - if not done yet: please update the self-signed TLS certificate to a proper one to go for production"
 echo -e " - remember to configure and run a well-defined Mosquitto MQTT server"
-echo -e " - please check the CHANGELOG for latest modifications to the server at https://y.fab-access.org/changelog-bffh"
-echo -e " - further information about configuration and usage can be found at https://fab-access.org/configure"
-echo -e " - the client application to access your server (called 'Borepin') can be found at https://fab-access.org/download\n"
+echo -e " - please check the CHANGELOG for latest modifications to the server at \e[36mhttps://y.fab-access.org/changelog-bffh\e[0m"
+echo -e " - further information about configuration and usage can be found at \e[36mhttps://fab-access.org/configure\e[0m"
+echo -e " - the client application to access your server (called 'Borepin') can be found at \e[36mhttps://fab-access.org/download\e[0m\n"
 
 # check for Mosquitto availability on local system
 if command -v dnf 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if command -v dpkg 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
 fi
 MOSQUITTO_INSTALLED=$?
 if [[ ! $MOSQUITTO_INSTALLED -eq 0 ]]; then
-	echo -e " Could not find a local Mosquitto MQTT server. Please install it with 'sudo "$PACKMAN" install mosquitto' or configure an external MQTT server in /etc/bffh/bffh.dhall file. Otherwise BFFH will refuse to start!\e[0m"
+	echo -e " Could not find a local Mosquitto MQTT server. Please install it with \e[33m'sudo "$PACKMAN" install mosquitto'\e[0m or configure an external MQTT server in /etc/bffh/bffh.dhall file. Otherwise BFFH will refuse to start!\e[0m"
 fi
 
 # handle service file. We restart bffh only if it waas running before (keep the state)
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ if command -v systemctl >/dev/null; then
                 systemctl restart bffh.service
         else
                 echo -e " - systemctl: bffh.service did not run before installation."
-                echo -e "   Please start it manually by 'systemctl start bffh.service && journalctl -f -u bffh.service'\n"
+                echo -e "   Please start it manually by '\e[33msystemctl start bffh.service && journalctl -f -u bffh.service\e[0m'\n"
         fi
 fi
 
 echo -e " - Last hint: don't forget to import a proper users.toml into the database"
 echo -e "   (should fit to your main configuration bffh.dhall as well)."
 echo -e "   You can import an example (let's use 'showcase') users database with"
-echo -e "   the command '/usr/bin/bffhd --load /etc/bffh/config_examples/showcase/users.toml'"
+echo -e "   the command '\e[33m/usr/bin/bffhd --load /etc/bffh/config_examples/showcase/users.toml\e[0m'"
 echo -e "   Then you should overwrite /etc/bffh/bffh.dhall with the one from"
 echo -e "   /etc/bffh/config_examples/showcase/bffh.dhall and restart the bffh.service"
 echo -e "   If you messed up, you can restore your default settings from /etc/bffh/config_examples/minimum_working/\n"
diff --git a/debian/install-requirements.sh b/debian/install-requirements.sh
index caf3134..988e339 100755
--- a/debian/install-requirements.sh
+++ b/debian/install-requirements.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# We install some required libraries for building/compiling
 # This script installs podman and qemu-user-static, which is required for the following Dockerfile to work.
 # It omits the error "exec container process `/bin/sh`: Exec format error"
 # The Dockerfile inside THIS directory is used to create two different arches for cross-building of the *.deb and *.rpm files
-# Please note: we need to install these images as root user!
 
-sudo apt install podman qemu-user-static
+sudo apt install podman gsasl libgsasl7-dev libssl-dev libclang-dev cmake clang capnproto mosquitto mosquitto-clients devscripts build-essential debhelper debtags alien libpcsclite-dev qemu-user-static
+
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 
+# Please note: we need to install these images as root user!
 pack="fabinfra/debianpackage"
 
 arch="arm64/v8"