diff --git a/home.admin/00settingsMenuServices.sh b/home.admin/00settingsMenuServices.sh
index 890ee290..a3d48a30 100755
--- a/home.admin/00settingsMenuServices.sh
+++ b/home.admin/00settingsMenuServices.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ if [ ${#lndk} -eq 0 ]; then lndk="off"; fi
 if [ ${#labelbase} -eq 0 ]; then labelbase="off"; fi
 if [ ${#publicpool} -eq 0 ]; then publicpool="off"; fi
 if [ ${#albyhub} -eq 0 ]; then albyhub="off"; fi
+if [ ${#datum} -eq 0 ]; then datum="off"; fi
 if [ "${albyhub}" == "on" ] && [ $(sudo ls /etc/systemd/system/albyhub.service 2>/dev/null | grep -c 'albyhub.service') -lt 1 ]; then albyhub="off"; fi
 
 # show select dialog
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ if [ "${network}" == "bitcoin" ]; then
   OPTIONS+=(wa 'BTC Download Bitcoin Whitepaper' ${whitepaper})
   OPTIONS+=(ls 'BTC Labelbase' ${labelbase})
   OPTIONS+=(pp 'BTC Publicpool (Solo Mining)' ${publicpool})  
+  OPTIONS+=(dt 'BTC Datum' ${datum})
 fi
 
 # available for both LND & c-lightning
@@ -679,3 +681,19 @@ if [ ${needsReboot} -eq 1 ]; then
    sleep 4
    sudo /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.shutdown.sh reboot
 fi
+
+choice="off"; check=$(echo "${CHOICES}" | grep -c "dt")
+if [ ${check} -eq 1 ]; then choice="on"; fi
+if [ "${datum}" != "${choice}" ]; then
+  echo "Datum settings changed .."
+  anychange=1
+  sudo -u admin /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.datum.sh ${choice}
+  errorOnInstall=$?
+  if [ ${errorOnInstall} -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Datum is installed."
+  else
+    echo "Datum installation have failed."
+  fi
+else
+  echo "Datum setting unchanged"
+fi
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.datum.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.datum.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b0704098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.datum.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,389 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+APPID="datum"
+
+# clean human readable version - will be displayed in UI
+# just numbers only separated by dots (2 or 0.1 or 1.3.4 or 3.4.5.2)
+VERSION="0.3.1"
+
+# the git repo to get the source code from for install
+GITHUB_REPO="https://github.com/OCEAN-xyz/datum_gateway.git"
+
+# the github tag of the version of the source code to install
+# can also be a commit hash
+# if empty it will use the latest source version
+GITHUB_TAG="v0.3.1beta"
+
+# the github signature to verify the author
+# leave GITHUB_SIGN_AUTHOR empty to skip verifying
+GITHUB_SIGN_AUTHOR="luke-jr"
+GITHUB_SIGN_PUBKEYLINK="https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x1a3e761f19d2cc7785c5502ea291a2c45d0c504a"
+GITHUB_SIGN_FINGERPRINT="A291A2C45D0C504A"
+
+# port numbers the app should run on
+# delete if not an web app
+PORT_CLEAR="21000"
+
+# BASIC COMMANDLINE OPTIONS
+# you can add more actions or parameters if needed - for example see the bonus.rtl.sh
+# to see how you can deal with an app that installs multiple instances depending on
+# lightning implementation or testnets - but this should be OK for a start:
+if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ]; then
+  echo "# bonus.${APPID}.sh status    -> status information (key=value)"
+  echo "# bonus.${APPID}.sh on        -> install the app"
+  echo "# bonus.${APPID}.sh off       -> uninstall the app"
+  echo "# bonus.${APPID}.sh menu      -> SSH menu dialog"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# echoing comments is useful for logs - but start output with # when not a key=value
+echo "# Running: 'bonus.${APPID}.sh $*'"
+
+# check & load raspiblitz config
+source /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
+
+#########################
+# INFO
+#########################
+
+# this section is always executed to gather status information that
+# all the following commands can use & execute on
+
+# check if app is already installed
+isInstalled=$(sudo ls /etc/systemd/system/${APPID}.service 2>/dev/null | grep -c "${APPID}.service")
+
+# check if service is running
+isRunning=$(systemctl status ${APPID} 2>/dev/null | grep -c 'active (running)')
+
+if [ "${isInstalled}" == "1" ]; then
+
+  localIP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
+
+fi
+
+# if the action parameter `status` was called - just stop here and output all
+# status information as a key=value list
+if [ "$1" = "status" ]; then
+  echo "appID='${APPID}'"
+  echo "version='${VERSION}'"
+  echo "githubRepo='${GITHUB_REPO}'"
+  echo "githubVersion='${GITHUB_TAG}'"
+  echo "githubSignature='${GITHUB_SIGNATURE}'"
+  echo "isInstalled=${isInstalled}"
+  echo "isRunning=${isRunning}"
+  if [ "${isInstalled}" == "1" ]; then
+    echo "portCLEAR=${PORT_CLEAR}"
+    echo "localIP='${localIP}'"
+  fi
+  exit
+fi
+
+##########################
+# MENU
+#########################
+
+# The `menu` action should give at least a SSH info dialog - when an webapp show
+# URL to call (http & https+fingerprint) otherwise some instruction how to start it.
+
+# This SSH dialog will be later called by the MAIN MENU to be available to the user
+# when app is installed.
+
+# This menu can also have some more complex structure if you want to make it easy
+# to the user to set configurations or maintenance options - example bonus.lnbits.sh
+
+# show info menu
+if [ "$1" = "menu" ]; then
+
+
+  # set the title for the dialog
+  dialogTitle=" ${APPID} "
+
+  # basic info text - for an web app how to call with http & self-signed https
+  dialogText="Open in your local web browser:
+http://${localIP}:${PORT_CLEAR}\n
+"
+
+  # use whiptail to show SSH dialog & exit
+  whiptail --title "${dialogTitle}" --msgbox "${dialogText}" 18 67
+  echo "please wait ..."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+##########################
+# ON / INSTALL
+##########################
+
+# This section takes care of installing the app.
+# The template contains some basic steps but also look at other install scripts
+# to see how special cases are solved.
+
+if [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "on" ]; then
+
+  # dont run install if already installed
+  if [ ${isInstalled} -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo "# ${APPID}.service is already installed."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  echo "# Installing ${APPID} ..."
+
+  # check and install NodeJS - if already installed it will skip
+  /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.nodejs.sh on
+
+  # create a dedicated user for the app
+  # BACKGROUND is here to separate running apps by unix users
+  # and only give file write access to the rest of the system where needed.
+  echo "# create user"
+  # If the user is intended to be loeed in to add '--shell /bin/bash'
+  # and copy the skeleton files
+  sudo adduser --system --group --shell /bin/bash --home /home/${APPID} ${APPID} || exit 1
+  # copy the skeleton files for login
+  sudo -u ${APPID} cp -r /etc/skel/. /home/${APPID}/
+
+  # add user to special groups with special access rights
+  # BACKGROUND there are some unix groups available that will give the access to
+  # like for example to the lnd admin macaroons - to check all groups available use:
+  # `cut -d: -f1 /etc/group | sort` command on raspiblitz commandline
+  echo "# add use to special groups"
+  sudo /usr/sbin/usermod --append --groups lndadmin ${APPID}
+
+  # create a data directory on /mnt/hdd/app-data/ for the app
+  # BACKGROUND is that any critical data that needs to survive an update should
+  # be stored in that app-data directory. All data there will also be part of
+  # any raspiblitz data migration. Also on install handle the case that there
+  # is already data from a pervious install available the user wants to
+  # continue to use and even may come from an older version from your app.
+
+  if ! [ -d /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID} ]; then
+
+    echo "# create app-data directory"
+    sudo mkdir /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID} 2>/dev/null
+    sudo chown ${APPID}:${APPID} -R /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}
+
+  else
+
+    echo "# reuse existing app-directory"
+    sudo chown ${APPID}:${APPID} -R /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}
+
+  fi
+
+  # make sure needed debian packages are installed
+  # 'fbi' is here just an example - change to what you need or delete
+  echo "# install from source code"
+  sudo apt install -y cmake pkgconf libcurl4-openssl-dev libjansson-dev libmicrohttpd-dev libsodium-dev psmisc
+
+  # download source code and verify
+  # BACKGROUND is that now you download the code from github, reset to a given version tag/commit,
+  # verify the author. If you app provides its source/binaries in another way, may check
+  # other install scripts to see how that implement code download & verify.
+  echo "# download the source code & verify"
+  sudo -u ${APPID} git clone ${GITHUB_REPO} /home/${APPID}/${APPID}
+  cd /home/${APPID}/${APPID}
+  if [ "${GITHUB_TAG}" != "" ]; then
+    sudo -u ${APPID} git reset --hard $GITHUB_TAG
+  fi
+  if [ "${GITHUB_SIGN_AUTHOR}" != "" ]; then
+    sudo -u ${APPID} /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.git-verify.sh \
+     "${GITHUB_SIGN_AUTHOR}" "${GITHUB_SIGN_PUBKEYLINK}" "${GITHUB_SIGN_FINGERPRINT}" "${GITHUB_TAG}" || exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # compile/install the app
+  # BACKGROUND on this example is a web app that compiles with NodeJS. But of course
+  # your app could have a complete other way to install - check other install scripts as examples.
+  echo "# compile/install the app"
+  cd /home/${APPID}/${APPID}
+  sudo -u ${APPID} cmake . && sudo -u ${APPID} make
+  if ! [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+      echo "# FAIL - make did not run correctly - deleting code & exit"
+      sudo rm -r /home/${APPID}/${APPID}
+      exit 1
+  fi
+
+  #creating the config file
+  if [ -e "/mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json" ]; then
+    echo "There is already a datum config file"
+  esle
+    sudo -u ${APPID} touch /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json
+  fi
+
+  sudo -u ${APPID} bash -c 'echo "{
+  \"bitcoind\": {
+    \"rpcuser\": \"auto-config\",
+    \"rpcpassword\": \"auto-config\",
+    \"rpcurl\": \"127.0.0.1:8332\"
+  },
+  \"api\": {
+    \"listen_port\": 21000,
+    \"modify_conf\": true,
+    \"admin_password\": \"raspiblitz\"
+  },
+  \"mining\": {
+    \"pool_address\": \"\",
+    \"coinbase_tag_primary\": \"DATUM on raspiblitz\",
+    \"coinbase_tag_secondary\": \"DATUM on raspiblitz\"
+  },
+  \"stratum\": {
+    \"listen_port\": 23334
+  },
+  \"logger\": {
+    \"log_level_console\": 2
+  },
+  \"datum\": {
+    \"pool_pass_workers\": true,
+    \"pool_pass_full_users\": true,
+    \"pooled_mining_only\": true
+  }
+}
+" > /mnt/hdd/app-data/datum/datum_config.json'
+
+  # open the ports in the firewall
+  echo "# updating Firewall"
+  sudo ufw allow ${PORT_CLEAR} comment "${APPID} HTTP"
+  sudo ufw allow 23334 comment "stratum port"
+
+
+  # every app should have their own systemd service that cares about starting &
+  # running the app in the background - see the PRESTART section for adhoc config
+  # please config this systemd template to your needs
+  echo "# create systemd service: ${APPID}.service"
+  echo "
+[Unit]
+Description=${APPID}
+Wants=bitcoind.service
+After=bitcoind.service
+
+[Service]
+WorkingDirectory=/home/${APPID}
+Environment=\"HOME_PATH=/mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}\"
+ExecStartPre=-/home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.${APPID}.sh prestart
+ExecStart=/home/${APPID}/${APPID}/datum_gateway -c /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json
+User=${APPID}
+Restart=always
+TimeoutSec=120
+RestartSec=30
+ProtectSystem=full
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+
+# Hardening measures
+PrivateTmp=true
+PrivateDevices=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+" | sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/${APPID}.service
+  sudo chown root:root /etc/systemd/system/${APPID}.service
+
+
+  # mark app as installed in raspiblitz config
+  /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.conf.sh set ${APPID} "on"
+
+  # enable app up thru systemd
+  sudo systemctl enable ${APPID}
+  echo "# OK - the ${APPID}.service is now enabled"
+
+  # start app (only when blitz is ready)
+  source <(/home/admin/_cache.sh get state)
+  if [ "${state}" == "ready" ]; then
+    sudo systemctl start ${APPID}
+    echo "# OK - the ${APPID}.service is now started"
+  fi
+
+  echo "# Monitor with: sudo journalctl -f -u ${APPID}"
+  exit 0
+
+  # OK so your app is now installed, but there please also check the following parts to ensure a propper integration
+  # into the raspiblitz system:
+
+  # PROVISION - reinstall on updates & recovery
+  # Take a look at `_provision_.sh` script - you can see that there all bonus apps install scripts get called if
+  # they have an active entry in the raspiblitz config. This is needed so that on sd card image update or recovery
+  # all apps get installed again. So add your app there accordantly so its install will survive an sd card update.
+
+  # MAINMENU - show users that app is installed
+  # Take a look at the `00mainmenu.sh` script - you can see there almost all bonus apps add a menu entry there if
+  # they are installed that then is calling this script with the `menu` parameter. Add your app accordingly.
+
+fi
+
+##########################
+# PRESTART
+##########################
+
+# BACKGROUND is that this script will be called with `prestart` on every start & restart
+# of this apps systemd service. This has the benefit that right before the app is started
+# config parameters for this app can be updated so that it always starts with the most updated
+# values. With such an "adhoc config" it is for example possible to check right before start
+# what other apps are installed and configure connections. Even if those configs outdate later
+# while the app is running with the next restart they will then automatically update their config
+# again. If you dont need such "adhoc" config for your app - just leave it empty as it is, so
+# you maybe later on have the option to use it.
+
+if [ "$1" = "prestart" ]; then
+
+  # needs to be run as the app user - stop if not run as the app user
+  # keep in mind that in the prestart section you cannot use `sudo` command
+  if [ "$USER" != "${APPID}" ]; then
+    echo "# FAIL: run as user ${APPID}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  echo "## PRESTART CONFIG START for ${APPID} (called by systemd prestart)"
+
+  # so if you have anything to configure before service starts, do it here
+  RPCPASS=$(cat /mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf | grep "^rpcpassword=" | cut -d "=" -f2)
+  RPCUSER=$(cat /mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf | grep "^rpcuser=" | cut -d "=" -f2)
+
+  jq --arg RPCPASS "$RPCPASS" '.bitcoind.rpcpassword = $RPCPASS' /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json > /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json.tmp && mv /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json.tmp /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json
+  jq --arg RPCUSER "$RPCUSER" '.bitcoind.rpcuser = $RPCUSER' /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json > /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json.tmp && mv /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json.tmp /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json
+  jq --arg RPCPASS "$RPCPASS" '.api.admin_password = $RPCPASS' /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json > /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json.tmp && mv /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json.tmp /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}/datum_config.json
+
+  echo "## PRESTART CONFIG DONE for ${APPID}"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+###########################################
+# OFF / UNINSTALL
+# call with parameter `delete-data` to also
+# delete the persistent data directory
+###########################################
+
+# BACKGROUND is that this section removes entries in systemd, nginx, etc and then
+# deletes the user with its home directory to nuke all installed code
+
+# switch off
+if [ "$1" = "0" ] || [ "$1" = "off" ]; then
+
+  echo "# stop & remove systemd service"
+  sudo systemctl stop ${APPID} 2>/dev/null
+  sudo systemctl disable ${APPID}.service
+  sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/${APPID}.service
+
+  echo "# close ports on firewall"
+  sudo ufw deny "${PORT_CLEAR}"
+  sudo ufw deny "23334"
+
+  echo "# delete user"
+  sudo userdel -rf ${APPID}
+
+
+  echo "# mark app as uninstalled in raspiblitz config"
+  /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.conf.sh set ${APPID} "off"
+
+  # only if 'delete-data' is an additional parameter then also the data directory gets deleted
+  if [ "$(echo "$@" | grep -c delete-data)" -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "# found 'delete-data' parameter --> also deleting the app-data"
+    sudo rm -r /mnt/hdd/app-data/${APPID}
+  fi
+
+  echo "# OK - app should be uninstalled now"
+  exit 0
+
+fi
+
+# just a basic error message when unknown action parameter was given
+echo "# FAIL - Unknown Parameter $1"
+exit 1
+
+# LAST NOTES:
+# Best is to contribute a new app install script as a PR to the raspiblitz GitHub repo.
+# Please base your PR on the `dev` branch - not on the default branch displayed.
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