diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup-project.yaml b/.github/workflows/setup-project.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c96cc56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup-project.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Create scaf project
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-push:
+    environment: dev
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Check out the repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Log in to Docker Hub
+      uses: docker/login-action@v3
+      with:
+        username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Build and push Docker image
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+      with:
+        push: true
+        tags: sixfeetup/scaf:${{ github.sha }}
+
+  setup:
+    environment: dev
+    needs: build-and-push
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Install Requirements
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        INSTALL_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sixfeetup/scaf/$GITHUB_REF_NAME/install.sh"
+        export SCAF_SCRIPT_BRANCH=$GITHUB_REF_NAME
+        echo "Downloading install script from $INSTALL_URL"
+        curl -sSL $INSTALL_URL | sh
+
+    - name: Create Project with Scaf
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        IMAGE_TAG=$GITHUB_SHA
+        echo "Running scaf with sixfeetup/scaf:$IMAGE_TAG"
+        /usr/local/bin/scaf myproject --no-input
+
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bd681342..3c2ed275 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ COPY ./entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/entrypoint.sh
 
 RUN addgroup -S scaf && adduser -s /bin/ash -S scaf -G scaf
 WORKDIR /home/scaf/out
-RUN chown scaf:scaf /home/scaf/out
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "entrypoint.sh" ]
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index eb6d63b2..02f07c79 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,40 +1,85 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 set -e
 
+echo "Starting entrypoint script..."
+
 # Check if HOST_UID and HOST_GID are provided
 if [ -z "$HOST_UID" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: please set HOST_UID" >&2
     exit 1
+else
+    echo "HOST_UID provided: $HOST_UID"
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$HOST_GID" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: please set HOST_GID" >&2
     exit 1
+else
+    echo "HOST_GID provided: $HOST_GID"
 fi
 
 # Function to check if a group with the given GID already exists
 group_exists_with_gid() {
     getent group | cut -d: -f3 | grep -q "^$1$"
+    echo "Checking if group with GID $1 exists..."
+}
+
+# Function to check if a user with the given UID already exists
+user_exists_with_uid() {
+    getent passwd | cut -d: -f3 | grep -q "^$1$"
+    echo "Checking if user with UID $1 exists..."
+}
+
+# Function to check if the scaf user already has the target UID
+scaf_has_uid() {
+    [ "$(id -u scaf)" -eq "$1" ]
+    echo "Checking if scaf has UID $1..."
+}
+
+# Function to check if the scaf group already has the target GID
+scaf_has_gid() {
+    [ "$(getent group scaf | cut -d: -f3)" -eq "$1" ]
+    echo "Checking if scaf group has GID $1..."
 }
 
 # Modify the scaf user account to match the host user, adjusting for existing GID
 if group_exists_with_gid "$HOST_GID"; then
-    # Find the group name with the target GID
-    existing_group=$(getent group | awk -F: "\$3 == $HOST_GID { print \$1 }")
-
-    # Use the existing group for the scaf user
-    usermod -g "$existing_group" scaf
+    echo "Group with GID $HOST_GID exists."
+    if ! scaf_has_gid "$HOST_GID"; then
+        existing_group=$(getent group | awk -F: "\$3 == $HOST_GID { print \$1 }")
+        echo "Existing group with GID $HOST_GID: $existing_group"
+        usermod -g "$existing_group" scaf
+        echo "Assigned existing group $existing_group to scaf."
+    else
+        echo "scaf already in the correct group."
+    fi
 else
-    # If GID does not exist, modify the scaf group to match HOST_GID
+    echo "Group with GID $HOST_GID does not exist, attempting to modify scaf group."
     groupmod -g "$HOST_GID" scaf
+    echo "Modified scaf group to GID $HOST_GID."
+fi
+
+if ! scaf_has_uid "$HOST_UID"; then
+    if user_exists_with_uid "$HOST_UID"; then
+        echo "ERROR: UID '$HOST_UID' already exists" >&2
+        exit 1
+    else
+        echo "Modifying scaf UID to $HOST_UID."
+        usermod -u "$HOST_UID" scaf
+        echo "Modified scaf UID to $HOST_UID."
+    fi
+else
+    echo "scaf already has the UID $HOST_UID."
 fi
 
-# Modify the scaf user to match HOST_UID
-usermod -u "$HOST_UID" scaf
+chown scaf:scaf /home/scaf/out
 
+echo "Finalizing: Dropping privileges and executing command..."
 # Drop privileges and execute the next container command, or 'sh' if not specified
 if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "Executing command: $@"
     su-exec scaf "$@"
 else
+    echo "No command specified, launching shell."
     su-exec scaf sh
 fi
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f2d2ed1c..6a49df83 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-SCAF_SCRIPT_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sixfeetup/scaf/main/scaf"
+BRANCH=${SCAF_SCRIPT_BRANCH:-main}
+SCAF_SCRIPT_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sixfeetup/scaf/${BRANCH}/scaf"
 TEMP_DOWNLOAD="./scaf"
 DESTINATION="/usr/local/bin/scaf"
 
 command_exists() {
-    command -v "$1" &> /dev/null
+    command -v "$1" > /dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 detect_os_and_arch() {
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ install_tilt() {
 
 install_scaf() {
     # Download and install scaf
-    echo "Downloading scaf ..."
+    echo "Downloading scaf from $SCAF_SCRIPT_URL..."
     curl -L $SCAF_SCRIPT_URL -o $TEMP_DOWNLOAD
 
     if [ -f "$TEMP_DOWNLOAD" ]; then
diff --git a/scaf b/scaf
index c4a5812e..1591de64 100755
--- a/scaf
+++ b/scaf
@@ -1,19 +1,64 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-PROJECT_SLUG=${1:-myproject}
+# Default repository URL if none is provided
+DEFAULT_REPO_URL="https://github.com/sixfeetup/cookiecutter-sixiedjango/"
 
+# Ensure at least one argument is provided (for project_slug)
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 project_slug [OPTIONS] [TEMPLATE]"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# The first argument is always the project slug
+PROJECT_SLUG="$1"
+
+# Validate the project slug
 if ! [[ $PROJECT_SLUG =~ ^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$ ]]; then
     echo "Error: PROJECT_SLUG should only contain alphanumeric characters."
     exit 1
 fi
 
-docker run --rm -it -v .:/home/scaf/out \
+# Remove the project_slug from the argument list
+shift
+
+# Assume the last argument is the template URL unless it starts with a dash
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+  LAST_ARG="${@: -1}"
+  if [[ $LAST_ARG == -* ]]; then
+    REPO_URL="$DEFAULT_REPO_URL"
+    COOKIECUTTER_OPTIONS="$@"
+  else
+    REPO_URL="$LAST_ARG"
+    # Remove the last argument (the REPO_URL) from the options
+    COOKIECUTTER_OPTIONS="${@:1:$(($#-1))}"
+  fi
+else
+  REPO_URL="$DEFAULT_REPO_URL"
+  COOKIECUTTER_OPTIONS=""
+fi
+
+DOCKER_RUN_OPTIONS=""
+
+# Check if --no-input is in COOKIECUTTER_OPTIONS
+if [[ "$COOKIECUTTER_OPTIONS" != *"--no-input"* ]]; then
+  DOCKER_RUN_OPTIONS="-it"
+fi
+
+echo "DOCKER_RUN_OPTIONS: $DOCKER_RUN_OPTIONS"
+echo "COOKIECUTTER_OPTIONS: $COOKIECUTTER_OPTIONS"
+echo "REPO_URL: $REPO_URL"
+
+IMAGE_TAG=${IMAGE_TAG:-latest}
+docker run --rm $DOCKER_RUN_OPTIONS -v "$(pwd):/home/scaf/out" \
   -e HOST_UID="$(id -u)" \
   -e HOST_GID="$(id -g)" \
-  sixfeetup/scaf:latest \
-  cookiecutter ${2:-https://github.com/sixfeetup/cookiecutter-sixiedjango/} \
-  project_slug=$PROJECT_SLUG
+  sixfeetup/scaf:$IMAGE_TAG \
+  cookiecutter \
+  $COOKIECUTTER_OPTIONS \
+  $REPO_URL \
+  project_slug="$PROJECT_SLUG"
 
+# Check if cookiecutter was successful
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
     kind create cluster --name $PROJECT_SLUG
 else