diff --git a/build_img.py b/build_img.py
index 06618a3..8b5ac0a 100644
--- a/build_img.py
+++ b/build_img.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 import jinja2
+import json
+import argparse
 from datetime import date
 
 
@@ -29,38 +31,81 @@ def render_template(src, dest, template_vars=None):
     with open(dest, 'w') as f:
         f.write(output_text)
 
-# remove old files
-os.remove(os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'raspi_3.img'))
-os.remove(os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'raspi_3.log'))
 
-# build img
-subprocess.check_call(['make', 'raspi_3.img'])
+def build_img(build=True, publish=True):
+    """
+    if build=True,
+        builds a new PeachCloud image,
+        compresses the image,
+        creates a manifest for what was included in that image
+        and a log for the build of the image
 
-# create releases dir
-today = date.today()
-today_str = "{}{}{}".format(today.year, today.month, today.day)
-release_dir = "/var/www/releases.peachcloud.org/html/peach-imgs/{}".format(today_str)
-os.makedirs(release_dir)
+    if publish=True
+        copies the following files to release dir with the current date
+        - log of build
+        - compressed img file
+        - manifest for that image
+        rebuilds releases.peachcloud.org to point to the release
 
-# copy image and log to releases dir
-print("++ successful image build, copying output to {}", release_dir)
-img_path = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'raspi_3.img')
-log_path = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'raspi_3.log')
-release_img_name = "{}_peach_raspi3.img".format(today_str)
-release_log_name = "{}_peach_raspi3.log".format(today_str)
-img_release_path = os.path.join(release_dir, release_img_name)
-log_release_path = os.path.join(release_dir, release_log_name)
-subprocess.check_call(['cp',  img_path, img_release_path])
-subprocess.check_call(['cp',  log_path, log_release_path])
+    running with both flags as true is standard usage,
+    but building and publishing separately can be useful for testing
+    """
 
-# rebuild release index.html
-release_index_path = "/var/www/releases.peachcloud.org/html/index.html"
-release_img_url = img_release_path.replace('/var/www/releases.peachcloud.org/html/', '/')
-render_template(
-    src="release_index.html",
-    dest=release_index_path,
-    template_vars={
-        "release_img_url": release_img_url,
-        "release_img_name": release_img_name,
-    }
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+    # these are the three files created by the build
+    img_path = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'raspi_3.img')
+    log_path = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'raspi_3.log')
+    manifest_path = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'peach-img-manifest.log')
+
+    # if build=True, then remove old files and re-build
+    if build:
+        # remove old files
+        if os.path.exists(img_path):
+            os.remove(img_path)
+        if os.path.exists(log_path):
+            os.remove(log_path)
+        if os.path.exists(manifest_path):
+            os.remove(manifest_path)
+
+        # build img
+        subprocess.check_call(['make', 'raspi_3.img'])
+
+    if publish:
+        # create release dir for this release
+        today = date.today()
+        today_str = "{}{}{}".format(today.year, today.month, today.day)
+        release_dir = "/var/www/releases.peachcloud.org/html/peach-imgs/{}".format(today_str)
+        os.makedirs(release_dir)
+
+        # copy image, log and manifest to release dir
+        print("++ successful image build, copying output to {}", release_dir)
+        img_release_name = "{}_peach_raspi3.img".format(today_str)
+        release_log_name = "{}_peach_raspi3.log".format(today_str)
+        manifest_name = "{}_peach_manifest.log".format(today_str)
+        img_release_path = os.path.join(release_dir, img_release_name)
+        log_release_path = os.path.join(release_dir, release_log_name)
+        manifest_release_path = os.path.join(release_dir, manifest_name)
+        subprocess.check_call(['cp',  img_path, img_release_path])
+        subprocess.check_call(['cp',  log_path, log_release_path])
+        subprocess.check_call(['cp',  manifest_path, manifest_release_path])
+
+        # rebuild index.html to point to the new release
+        release_index_path = "/var/www/releases.peachcloud.org/html/index.html"
+        release_img_url = img_path.replace('/var/www/releases.peachcloud.org/html/', '/')
+        with open(manifest_path, 'r') as f:
+            manifest = json.loads(f.read())
+        for k, v in manifest.items():
+            print("{}: {}".format(k, v))
+        packages = manifest['packages']
+        render_template(
+            src="release_index.html",
+            dest=release_index_path,
+            template_vars={
+                "release_img_url": release_img_url,
+                "release_img_name": img_release_name,
+                "packages": packages
+            }
+        )
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    build_img(build=True, publish=True)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/raspi_master.yaml b/raspi_master.yaml
index 25845eb..22be6e7 100644
--- a/raspi_master.yaml
+++ b/raspi_master.yaml
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ steps:
       apt-key add /tmp/pubkey.gpg
       apt-get update
       apt-get install -y python3-peach-config
-      /usr/bin/peach-config -i -n -d peach
+      /usr/bin/peach-config setup -i -n -d peach
 
   # lastly log which versions of microservices were installed and copy the provenance to the host machine
   - chroot: /
     shell: |
-      apt list --installed | grep peach > /srv/peach-img-manifest.log
+      /usr/bin/peach-config manifest > /srv/peach-img-manifest.log
 
   - shell: |
       cp "${ROOT?}/srv/peach-img-manifest.log" /srv/peachcloud/automation/peach-img-builder/peach-img-manifest.log
@@ -167,4 +167,4 @@ steps:
   # clears /etc/resolv.conf on its own.
   - shell: |
       rm "${ROOT?}/etc/resolv.conf"
-    root-fs: /
\ No newline at end of file
+    root-fs: /
diff --git a/templates/release_index.html b/templates/release_index.html
index 2993e50..52f8cb1 100644
--- a/templates/release_index.html
+++ b/templates/release_index.html
@@ -24,15 +24,17 @@
 <hr>
 <br/>
 
-<h1>PeachCloud Release Builds</h1>
-<p>The latest aarch64 release builds of PeachCloud microservices and other software components.</p>
+<h1>PeachCloud Microservices</h1>
+<p>The above image contains the following packages:</p>
 <ul>
-    <li><a href="/peach-buttons">peach-buttons</a> - 0.1.0</li>
-    <li><a href="/peach-menu">peach-menu</a> - 0.2.0</li>
-    <li><a href="/peach-monitor">peach-monitor</a> - 0.1.0</li>
-    <li><a href="/peach-network">peach-network</a> - 0.2.0</li>
-    <li><a href="/peach-oled">peach-oled</a> - 0.1.0</li>
-    <li><a href="/peach-stats">peach-stats</a> - 0.1.0</li>
+    <li><a href="/peach-buttons">peach-config</a> - {{packages["python3-peach-config"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="/peach-buttons">peach-buttons</a> - {{packages["peach-buttons"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="/peach-menu">peach-menu</a> - {{packages["peach-menu"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="/peach-monitor">peach-monitor</a> - {{packages["peach-monitor"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="/peach-network">peach-network</a> - {{packages["peach-network"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="/peach-oled">peach-oled</a> - {{packages["peach-oled"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="/peach-stats">peach-stats</a> - {{packages["peach-stats"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="/peach-go-sbot">peach-go-sbot</a> - {{packages["peach-go-sbot"]}}</li>
 </ul>
 
 <hr>