diff --git a/init.py b/init.py
index 0e68d52..83e1c3c 100755
--- a/init.py
+++ b/init.py
@@ -65,14 +65,18 @@ def prompt_fill(key):
 
 
 def sql_init(password):
-    print(f"CREATE USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'local';")
-    print(f"GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'%%';")
+    sql = f"CREATE USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'local';\n"
+    sql += f"GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'%%';\n"
+
+    return sql
 
 def sql_add_user(username, password, *databases):
-    print(f"CREATE USER {username} IDENTIFIED BY {password};")
+    sql = f"CREATE USER {username} IDENTIFIED BY '{password}';\n"
     for db in databases:
-        print(f"CREATE DATABASE {db};")
-        print(f"GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON {db} TO {username};")
+        sql += f"CREATE DATABASE {db};\n"
+        sql += f"GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON {db} TO {username};\n"
+
+    return sql
 
 def parse_env(service):
     """
@@ -115,43 +119,51 @@ def gen_env(kv):
 
     return env
 
-def mariadb_init():
-    if os.path.isfile("mariadb/.env"):
-        print("mariadb/.env already exists... skipping")
-        return
+def service_init(service):
+    priv = f"{service}/.env"
+    sql = ""
 
-    c = parse_env("mariadb")
-    password = c["MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"]
+    # prevent overwrite
+    if os.path.isfile(priv):
+        print(f"{priv} already exists... skipping")
+        return sql
 
-    sql_init(password)
-    gen_env(c)
+    c = parse_env(service)
 
-def gitea_init():
-    if os.path.isfile("gitea/.env"):
-        print("gitea/.env already exists... skipping")
-        return
+    if service == "mariadb":
+        password = c["MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"]
+        sql = sql_init(password)
+    elif service == "gitea":
+        username = c["GITEA__database__USER"]
+        password = c["GITEA__database__PASSWD"]
+        db = c["GITEA__database__NAME"]
+        sql = sql_add_user(username, password, db)
+    elif service == "seafile":
+        username = c["SEAFILE_MYSQL_DB_USER"]
+        password = c["SEAFILE_MYSQL_DB_PASSWORD"]
+        dbs = ["ccnet_db", "seafile_db", "seahub_db"]
+        sql = sql_add_user(username, password, *dbs)
+    else:
+        print(f"service {service} not regonized!")
+        os.exit(1)
 
-    c = parse_env("gitea")
-    username = c["GITEA__database__USER"]
-    password = c["GITEA__database__PASSWD"]
-    db = c["GITEA__database__NAME"]
-
-    sql_add_user(username, password, db)
     env = gen_env(c)
 
-    f = open("gitea/.env", 'w')
+    f = open(priv, 'w')
     f.write(env)
     f.close()
 
-def seafile_init():
-    c = parse_env("seafile")
-    username = c["SEAFILE_MYSQL_DB_USER"]
-    password = c["SEAFILE_MYSQL_DB_PASSWORD"]
-    dbs = ["ccnet_db", "seafile_db", "seahub_db"]
+    return sql
 
-    sql_add_user(username, password, *dbs)
+sql=""
+for service in ["mariadb", "gitea", "seafile"]:
+    sql += service_init(service)
 
-# seafile_init()
-mariadb_init()
-gitea_init()
-seafile_init()
+# attempt to write sql init script based on parameters
+if os.path.isfile("priv/init.sql"):
+    print("priv/init.sql already exists... skipping")
+    exit
+
+f = open("priv/init.sql", 'w')
+f.write(sql)
+f.close()