diff --git a/configuration/amd64/initialization.sh b/configuration/amd64/initialization.sh
index 9a9f68e18..03660e9d5 100755
--- a/configuration/amd64/initialization.sh
+++ b/configuration/amd64/initialization.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,45 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+# update and upgrade commands to update linux OS
+sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y
+
+#installing necessary and useful apps
+sudo apt-get install chromium-browser -y      #Chrome required for CARMA platform/V2X Hub UI(?)
+sudo apt install curl -y                      #Curl for downloading files over internet
+
+#install docker
+curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/usdot-fhwa-stol/carma-platform/develop/engineering_tools/install-docker.sh | bash 
+
+#make passwords for mysql
+mkdir secrets && cd secrets
+
+#creates password files where user inputs password
+read -p "enter password for the mysql_root_password: " sql_root_pass
+echo "$sql_root_pass" > sql_root_pass.txt
+
+read -p "enter password for mysql_password: " sql_pass
+echo "$sql_pass" > sql_pass.txt
+
+#remove endline characters from password files
+tr -d '\n' <sql_root_pass.txt> mysql_root_password.txt && tr -d '\n' <sql_pass.txt> mysql_password.txt
+rm sql_root_pass.txt && rm sql_pass.txt
+
+#AMD64 initialzation
+cd ..
 sudo apt-get -y remove docker docker-engine docker.io containerd runc
-sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get -y install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg-agent software-properties-common
 curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
 sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
-sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get -y install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io 
 sudo apt -y install python3-pip
 sudo pip3 install docker-compose
 sudo docker-compose pull
+sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y
 sudo docker-compose up -d
+
+#create v2xhub user
+cd mysql
+./add_v2xhub_user.bash
+
+chromium-browser "https://127.0.0.1" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+chromium-browser "https://127.0.0.1:19760" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
diff --git a/configuration/arm64/initialization.sh b/configuration/arm64/initialization.sh
index f8a4dc088..2430a1641 100755
--- a/configuration/arm64/initialization.sh
+++ b/configuration/arm64/initialization.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,45 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# update and upgrade commands to update linux OS
+sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y
+
+#installing necessary and useful apps
+sudo apt-get install chromium-browser -y      #Chrome required for CARMA platform/V2X Hub UI(?)
+sudo apt install curl -y                      #Curl for downloading files over internet
+
+#install docker
+curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/usdot-fhwa-stol/carma-platform/develop/engineering_tools/install-docker.sh | bash 
+
+#make passwords for mysql
+mkdir secrets && cd secrets
+
+#creates password files where user inputs password
+read -p "enter password for the mysql_root_password: " sql_root_pass
+echo "$sql_root_pass" > sql_root_pass.txt
+
+read -p "enter password for mysql_password: " sql_pass
+echo "$sql_pass" > sql_pass.txt
+
+#remove endline characters from password files
+tr -d '\n' <sql_root_pass.txt> mysql_root_password.txt && tr -d '\n' <sql_pass.txt> mysql_password.txt
+rm sql_root_pass.txt && rm sql_pass.txt
+
+#ARM initialization
+cd ..
 sudo apt-get -y remove docker docker-engine docker.io containerd runc
-sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get -y install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg-agent software-properties-common
 OS=$(lsb_release -i | awk 'FS=":" {print $3;}' | awk '{print tolower($0)}')
 arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
 curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$OS/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
 sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=$arch] https://download.docker.com/linux/$OS $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
-sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get -y install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin
 sudo apt -y install python3-pip
 sudo pip3 install docker-compose
+sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y
 sudo docker-compose up -d
+
+#create v2xhub user
+cd mysql
+./add_v2xhub_user.bash
+
+chromium-browser "https://127.0.0.1" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+chromium-browser "https://127.0.0.1:19760" > /dev/null 2>&1 &