diff --git a/recipes/cagettepei/install.sh b/recipes/cagettepei/install.sh
index 1f6afcd..39159ab 100755
--- a/recipes/cagettepei/install.sh
+++ b/recipes/cagettepei/install.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ function check() {
     check_haxe3 || return 26
     check_cagettepei_batch || return 35
     check_cagettepei_timers || return 36
-    echo "container <$CONTAINER> approved successfully!"
 }
 
 function check_apache_modules() {
diff --git a/recipes/discourse/install.sh b/recipes/discourse/install.sh
index 1278bb5..2ea3726 100755
--- a/recipes/discourse/install.sh
+++ b/recipes/discourse/install.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ function check() {
 
     container_exists "$CONTAINER" || return 1
     container_running "$CONTAINER" || return 2
-
-    echo "container <$CONTAINER> approved successfully!"
 }
 
 ### INSTALL
diff --git a/recipes/dmz/install.sh b/recipes/dmz/install.sh
index 1a8c806..ee39d0a 100755
--- a/recipes/dmz/install.sh
+++ b/recipes/dmz/install.sh
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ function check() {
     check_reverseproxy || return 4
     check_banner || return 5
     check_certbot || return 6
-
-    PREFIX="recipe:dmz:check" echo "container <$CONTAINER> approved successfully!"
-    return 0
 }
 
 function check_reverseproxy() {
diff --git a/recipes/dolibarr/install.sh b/recipes/dolibarr/install.sh
index c1ebef9..b2bce92 100755
--- a/recipes/dolibarr/install.sh
+++ b/recipes/dolibarr/install.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ function check() {
 
     check_mandatory_packages || return 11
     check_one_release || return 12
-
-    echo "container <$CONTAINER> approved successfully!"
-    return 0
 }
 
 function check_mandatory_packages() {
diff --git a/recipes/mariadb/install.sh b/recipes/mariadb/install.sh
index 181df0b..3500e51 100755
--- a/recipes/mariadb/install.sh
+++ b/recipes/mariadb/install.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ function check() {
         test -f /etc/default/automysqlbackup
         grep -q BACKUPDIR=\"/mnt/BACKUP/mariadb\" /etc/default/automysqlbackup
 EOF
-    echo "container <$CONTAINER> approved successfully!"
-    return 0
 }
 
 function build_device_backup() {
diff --git a/recipes/odoo12/install.sh b/recipes/odoo12/install.sh
index 87a87b1..1e86f7a 100755
--- a/recipes/odoo12/install.sh
+++ b/recipes/odoo12/install.sh
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ function check() {
     check_venv || return 14
     check_favicon || return 15
     check_file_odoo-addon-install || return 23
-
-    echo "container <$CONTAINER> approved successfully!"
-    return 0
 }
 
 function install() {
diff --git a/recipes/odoo15/install.sh b/recipes/odoo15/install.sh
index 391baa4..0c55802 100755
--- a/recipes/odoo15/install.sh
+++ b/recipes/odoo15/install.sh
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ function check() {
     check_user_odoo || return 21
     check_target_bgcolor || return 22
     check_file_odoo-addon-install || return 23
-
-    echo "container <$CONTAINER> approved successfully!"
-    return 0
 }
 
 function install() {
diff --git a/recipes/postgresql/install.sh b/recipes/postgresql/install.sh
index fe4b306..cf39853 100755
--- a/recipes/postgresql/install.sh
+++ b/recipes/postgresql/install.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 function check() {
     PREFIX="recipe:postgresql:check"
     container_running "$CONTAINER" || return 10
-    echo "checking postgresql regarding access to the bridge subnet <$BRIDGE_SUBNET>..."
 
     lxc exec "$CONTAINER" -- bash <<EOF
         set -Eeuo pipefail
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ function check() {
         test -f /etc/default/autopostgresqlbackup
 EOF
     status="$?"
-    [[ $status -eq 0 ]] && echo "container <$CONTAINER> approved!"
     return $status
 }
 
diff --git a/recipes/redis/install.sh b/recipes/redis/install.sh
index 04fb11c..93bb346 100755
--- a/recipes/redis/install.sh
+++ b/recipes/redis/install.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ function check() {
     PREFIX="recipe:redis:check"
 
     container_running "$CONTAINER" || return 10
-    echo "checking redis regarding access to its ip address <$REDIS_IP>..."
 
     lxc exec "$CONTAINER" -- bash <<EOF
         set -Eeuo pipefail
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ function check() {
         grep -Eq "^protected-mode no" /etc/redis/redis.conf
 EOF
     status="$?"
-    [[ $status -eq 0 ]] && echo "container <$CONTAINER> approved!"
     return $status
 }
 
diff --git a/recipes/stub/install.sh b/recipes/stub/install.sh
index 2bfacdc..8a079f4 100755
--- a/recipes/stub/install.sh
+++ b/recipes/stub/install.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 function check() {
     PREFIX="recipe:stub:check"
-    echo "container <$CONTAINER> approved successfully!"
 }
 
 ### INSTALL
diff --git a/recipes/wordpress/install.sh b/recipes/wordpress/install.sh
index 36bbf35..6299b34 100755
--- a/recipes/wordpress/install.sh
+++ b/recipes/wordpress/install.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ function check() {
     check_wordpress_tgz || return 22
     check_wp-tool || return 23
     check_wp-backup || return 24
-
-    echo "container <$CONTAINER> approved successfully!"
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/miaou b/scripts/miaou
index bc6bdc6..98c37b5 100755
--- a/scripts/miaou
+++ b/scripts/miaou
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ function build_routes() {
     mkdir -p "$MIAOU_CONFIGDIR/dnsmasq"
 
     mapfile -t fqdns < <(yqm '.expanded.services[].fqdn')
-    echo "found <${#fqdns[@]}> fqdn"
+    echo "building ${#fqdns[@]} routes..."
     raw_dnsmasq=''
     for i in "${fqdns[@]}"; do
         raw_dnsmasq+="address=/$i/$DMZ_IP\\n"
         # append domains to conf
-        echo "re-routing any connection from https://$i to internal container <$DMZ_CONTAINER.lxd>"
+        echo "container <$DMZ_CONTAINER.lxd> serves https://$i"
     done
 
     builtin echo -e "$raw_dnsmasq" >"$MIAOU_CONFIGDIR/dnsmasq/raw.new"
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ function build_routes() {
 }
 
 function build_dmz_certbot {
-    PREFIX="miaou:dmz:certbot"
+    PREFIX="miaou:certbot"
 
     if [[ "$target" != dev ]]; then
 
@@ -244,18 +244,11 @@ function build_dmz_certbot {
 }
 
 function build_dmz_reverseproxy() {
-    PREFIX="miaou:dmz:nginx"
+    PREFIX="miaou:reverseproxy"
 
-    echo -n "building default configuration for nginx ... "
     mkdir -p "$MIAOU_CONFIGDIR/nginx"
     tera -t "$MIAOU_BASEDIR/templates/nginx/_default.j2" "$EXPANDED_CONF" -o "$MIAOU_CONFIGDIR/nginx/_default" &>/dev/null
-    PREFIX="" echo OK
-
-    echo -n "building hosts configuration for nginx ... "
     tera -t "$MIAOU_BASEDIR/templates/nginx/hosts.j2" "$EXPANDED_CONF" -o "$MIAOU_CONFIGDIR/nginx/hosts" &>/dev/null
-    PREFIX="" echo OK
-
-    echo -n "pushing configuration to <$DMZ_CONTAINER> ... "
     for f in "$MIAOU_CONFIGDIR"/nginx/*; do
         lxc file push --uid=0 --gid=0 "$f" "$DMZ_CONTAINER/etc/nginx/sites-available/" &>/dev/null
     done
@@ -266,7 +259,6 @@ function build_dmz_reverseproxy() {
         done
         nginx -tq && systemctl restart nginx
 EOF
-    PREFIX="" echo OK
     echo "nginx reloaded successfully!"
 }
 
@@ -303,8 +295,8 @@ function build_monit() {
 
     # test whether monitored items actually run safely
     PREFIX="monit:build"
-    echo -n "testing monitored hosts ..."
     readarray -t hosts < <(yqmt '.expanded.services[] | [ .container, .port, .fqdn ]')
+    echo -n "monitoring ${#hosts[@]} hosts ..."
     for host in "${hosts[@]}"; do
         read -r -a item <<<"$host"
         container=${item[0]}
@@ -328,10 +320,8 @@ function build_monit() {
         fi
 
     done
-    PREFIX="" echo OK
 
     # templates for monit
-    echo -n "copying templates for monit ..."
     mkdir -p "$MIAOU_CONFIGDIR/monit"
     tera -t "$MIAOU_BASEDIR/templates/monit/containers.j2" "$EXPANDED_CONF" -o "$MIAOU_CONFIGDIR/monit/containers" >/dev/null
     tera -t "$MIAOU_BASEDIR/templates/monit/hosts.j2" "$EXPANDED_CONF" -o "$MIAOU_CONFIGDIR/monit/hosts" >/dev/null
@@ -347,14 +337,14 @@ function count_service_for_container() {
 }
 
 function build_nftables() {
-    PREFIX="miaou:nftables:build"
+    PREFIX="miaou:nftables"
     mkdir -p "$MIAOU_CONFIGDIR/nftables.rules.d"
 
     container_mail_passthrough=$(yqm '.firewall.container_mail_passthrough')
     if [[ "$container_mail_passthrough" != null ]]; then
         ip_mail_passthrough=$(lxc list "$container_mail_passthrough" -c4 -f csv | grep eth0 | cut -d ' ' -f1)
         [[ -z "$ip_mail_passthrough" ]] && echoerr "container <$container_mail_passthrough> passthrough unknown ip!" && exit 55
-        echo "passthrough=$container_mail_passthrough/$ip_mail_passthrough"
+        echo "submission protocol granted as passthrough from container <$container_mail_passthrough> ip <$ip_mail_passthrough>"
 
         count=$(count_service_for_container "$container_mail_passthrough")
         [[ $count == 0 ]] && echowarn "no service detected => no passthrough, no change!"
@@ -362,7 +352,7 @@ function build_nftables() {
 
         ip_mail_passthrough=$ip_mail_passthrough tera -e --env-key env -t "$MIAOU_BASEDIR/templates/nftables/lxd.table.j2" "$EXPANDED_CONF" -o "$MIAOU_CONFIGDIR/nftables.rules.d/lxd.table" &>/dev/null
     else
-        echo "no container passthrough"
+        echo "submission protocol prevented from any container"
         tera -t "$MIAOU_BASEDIR/templates/nftables/lxd.table.j2" "$EXPANDED_CONF" -o "$MIAOU_CONFIGDIR/nftables.rules.d/lxd.table" &>/dev/null
     fi
 
@@ -457,40 +447,44 @@ function check_resolv_conf() {
     local bridge_gw resolver
 
     bridge_gw=$(lxc network get lxdbr0 ipv4.address | cut -d'/' -f1)
-    PREFIX="resolver:check" echo "container bridge is <$bridge_gw>"
-
     resolver=$(grep nameserver /etc/resolv.conf | head -n1 | cut -d ' ' -f2)
-    PREFIX="resolver:check" echo "first resolver is <$resolver>"
-
     [[ "$bridge_gw" != "$resolver" ]] && return 21
+
+    PREFIX="miaou:resolver" echo "nameserver for containers is <$resolver>"
+
     return 0
 }
 
 function prepare_containers() {
-    PREFIX="miaou:prepare"
+    PREFIX="miaou:containers"
     readarray -t containers < <(yqmt ".containers.[] |  [ key, .[] ] ")
+    echo "preparing ${#containers[@]} containers for recipes..."
+    recipe_count=0
     for i in "${containers[@]}"; do
         read -r -a item <<<"$i"
         container=${item[0]}
         for ((j = 1; j < ${#item[@]}; j++)); do
+            recipe_count=$((recipe_count + 1))
             service="${item[$j]}"
             recipe_install="$MIAOU_BASEDIR/recipes/$service/install.sh"
             if [[ -f "$recipe_install" ]]; then
-                echo "install [$service] provided by container <$container>"
                 "$recipe_install" "$container"
             else
                 echoerr "FAILURE, for container <$container>, install recipe [$service] not found!"
                 echoerr "please review configuration, mismatch recipe name maybe?"
                 exit 50
             fi
+            echo "container <$container> accepts recipe [$service]"
         done
     done
+    echo "approved ${#containers[@]} containers ready to accept ${recipe_count} recipes"
 }
 
 function build_services() {
-    PREFIX="miaou:build:services"
-    echo "building services..."
+    PREFIX="miaou:services"
     readarray -t services < <(yqmt '.expanded.services[] | [ .[] ]')
+
+    echo "building ${#services[@]} services..."
     for i in "${services[@]}"; do
 
         read -r -a item <<<"$i"