diff --git a/2024.12/apache/Dockerfile b/2024.12/apache/Dockerfile
index b10c55a..198593d 100644
--- a/2024.12/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/2024.12/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
diff --git a/2024.12/apache/entrypoint.sh b/2024.12/apache/entrypoint.sh
index b080cef..b5f93c9 100755
--- a/2024.12/apache/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2024.12/apache/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
+# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
+# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
+FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
+if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
+   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+fi
+
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2024.12/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh b/2024.12/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
index b080cef..b5f93c9 100755
--- a/2024.12/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2024.12/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
+# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
+# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
+FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
+if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
+   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+fi
+
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2024.12/fpm/Dockerfile b/2024.12/fpm/Dockerfile
index cf2e8df..a9d54b2 100644
--- a/2024.12/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/2024.12/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
diff --git a/2024.12/fpm/entrypoint.sh b/2024.12/fpm/entrypoint.sh
index b080cef..b5f93c9 100755
--- a/2024.12/fpm/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2024.12/fpm/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
+# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
+# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
+FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
+if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
+   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+fi
+
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2026.01/apache/Dockerfile b/2026.01/apache/Dockerfile
index 61f0fe7..c01d2ef 100644
--- a/2026.01/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/2026.01/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
diff --git a/2026.01/apache/entrypoint.sh b/2026.01/apache/entrypoint.sh
index b080cef..b5f93c9 100755
--- a/2026.01/apache/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2026.01/apache/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
+# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
+# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
+FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
+if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
+   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+fi
+
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2026.01/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh b/2026.01/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
index b080cef..b5f93c9 100755
--- a/2026.01/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2026.01/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
+# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
+# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
+FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
+if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
+   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+fi
+
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2026.01/fpm/Dockerfile b/2026.01/fpm/Dockerfile
index 105068e..28ae5be 100644
--- a/2026.01/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/2026.01/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
diff --git a/2026.01/fpm/entrypoint.sh b/2026.01/fpm/entrypoint.sh
index b080cef..b5f93c9 100755
--- a/2026.01/fpm/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2026.01/fpm/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
+# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
+# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
+FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
+if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
+   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+fi
+
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/apache/Dockerfile b/2026.04-dev/apache/Dockerfile
index d95ef67..038faef 100644
--- a/2026.04-dev/apache/Dockerfile
+++ b/2026.04-dev/apache/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/apache/entrypoint.sh b/2026.04-dev/apache/entrypoint.sh
index b080cef..b5f93c9 100755
--- a/2026.04-dev/apache/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2026.04-dev/apache/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
+# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
+# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
+FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
+if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
+   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+fi
+
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh b/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
index b080cef..b5f93c9 100755
--- a/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2026.04-dev/fpm-alpine/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
+# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
+# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
+FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
+if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
+   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+fi
+
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/fpm/Dockerfile b/2026.04-dev/fpm/Dockerfile
index f7c22f2..9ae1e11 100644
--- a/2026.04-dev/fpm/Dockerfile
+++ b/2026.04-dev/fpm/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
diff --git a/2026.04-dev/fpm/entrypoint.sh b/2026.04-dev/fpm/entrypoint.sh
index b080cef..b5f93c9 100755
--- a/2026.04-dev/fpm/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/2026.04-dev/fpm/entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
+# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
+# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
+FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
+if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
+   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+fi
+
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then
diff --git a/Dockerfile-debian.template b/Dockerfile-debian.template
index 7b35be6..a04a165 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-debian.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-debian.template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ RUN set -ex; \
     \
     apt-get update; \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        sudo \
         rsync \
         bzip2 \
 # For mail() support
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index b080cef..b5f93c9 100755
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,16 @@ file_env() {
     unset "$fileVar"
 }
 
+# initialize the email configuration
 sh /setup_msmtp.sh
 
+# ensure we have a logfile writeable by www-data
+FRIENDICA_LOGFILE=${FRIENDICA_LOGFILE:-/var/www/html/friendica.log}
+if sudo -u www-data test -w "$(dirname "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE")"; then
+   touch "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+   chown www-data:www-data "$FRIENDICA_LOGFILE"
+fi
+
 # just check if we execute apache or php-fpm
 if expr "$1" : "apache" 1>/dev/null || [ "$1" = "php-fpm" ]; then
   if [ -n "${REDIS_HOST+x}" ]; then