diff --git a/bin/app-server.sh b/bin/app-server.sh
index 1277a7c..f59302b 100755
--- a/bin/app-server.sh
+++ b/bin/app-server.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,96 @@
 # 
 # Copyright Contributors to the Zowe Project.
 
+
+# Required variables on shell:
+# - ZWE_zowe_runtimeDirectory
+# - ZWE_zowe_workspaceDirectory
+# - NODE_HOME
+#
+# Optional variables on shell:
+# - APIML_ENABLE_SSO
+# - GATEWAY_PORT
+# - DISCOVERY_PORT
+# - ZWED_SSH_PORT
+# - ZWED_TN3270_PORT
+# - ZWED_TN3270_SECURITY
+
+if [ -z "${ZWE_zowe_runtimeDirectory}" ]
+then
+ #this may be a dev environment, or backward compat, so stay in current dir and check node
+ . ./validate.sh
+fi
+
+if [ ! -e "${dir}/utils/convert-env.sh" ]
+then
+  if [ -n "$CONDA_PREFIX" ]
+  then
+    dir="$CONDA_PREFIX/share/zowe/app-server/zlux-app-server/bin"
+    cd $dir
+  fi
+fi
+
+. ./utils/convert-env.sh
+. ./init/node-init.sh
+
+if [ -e "$ZLUX_CONFIG_FILE" ]
+then
+    CONFIG_FILE=$ZLUX_CONFIG_FILE
+elif [ -e "$ZWE_CLI_PARAMETER_CONFIG" ]
+then
+  CONFIG_FILE="$ZWE_CLI_PARAMETER_CONFIG"
+elif [ -z "${ZWE_zowe_runtimeDirectory}" ]
+then
+  #dev env or backwards compat, do late configure
+  # should we also export ZWE_zowe_workspaceDirectory=~/.zowe/zowe.yaml?
+  # potentially zowe.yaml in there could point workspaceDirectory elsewhere to cause further confusion
+  . ./init/workspace-init.sh
+  CONFIG_FILE=~/.zowe/zowe.yaml
+fi
+
+# Will skip log trimming if ZWED_NODE_LOG_FILE already defined (such as by start.sh)
+. ../bin/utils/setup-logs.sh
+
+#Determined log file.  Run node appropriately.
+cd ../lib
+
+export ZOWE_LIB_DIR=$(pwd)
+export ZLUX_ROOT_DIR=$(cd ../..; pwd)
+
+export "_CEE_RUNOPTS=XPLINK(ON),HEAPPOOLS(ON)"
+
+echo Show Environment
+env
+
+if [ -z "$ZOWE_WORKING_DIR" ]
+then
+  export ZOWE_WORKING_DIR=$ZOWE_LIB_DIR
+else
+  echo "Server is about to start with a non default working directory. Working dir=$ZOWE_WORKING_DIR"
+fi
+
+cd $ZOWE_WORKING_DIR
+
+export ZWED_NODE_LOG_FILE=$ZWED_NODE_LOG_FILE
+
+echo Starting node
+if [ -z "$ZLUX_NO_CLUSTER" ]
+then
+  ZLUX_SERVER_FILE=zluxCluster.js
+  if [ -z "$ZLUX_MIN_WORKERS" ]
+  then
+    export ZLUX_MIN_WORKERS=2
+  fi
+else
+  ZLUX_SERVER_FILE=zluxServer.js
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$ZLUX_NO_LOGFILE" ]; then
+    __UNTAGGED_READ_MODE=V6 _BPX_JOBNAME=${ZOWE_PREFIX}DS ${NODE_BIN} --harmony ${ZOWE_LIB_DIR}/${ZLUX_SERVER_FILE} --config="${CONFIG_FILE}" "$@" 2>&1 | tee $ZWED_NODE_LOG_FILE
+else
+    __UNTAGGED_READ_MODE=V6 _BPX_JOBNAME=${ZOWE_PREFIX}DS ${NODE_BIN} --harmony ${ZOWE_LIB_DIR}/${ZLUX_SERVER_FILE} --config="${CONFIG_FILE}" "$@"
+    echo "Ended with rc=$?"
+fi
+
+
 ./start.sh
diff --git a/bin/init/workspace-init.sh b/bin/init/workspace-init.sh
index 59e2aa2..83dc188 100644
--- a/bin/init/workspace-init.sh
+++ b/bin/init/workspace-init.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,32 @@
 #ZLUX_CONFIG_FILE and ZWE_zowe_workspaceDirectory are for official Zowe environment use.
 #If none found, will assume dev environment and consider ~/.zowe/workspace as ZWE_zowe_workspaceDirectory
 
-
+if [ -n "${ZWE_zowe_workspaceDirectory}" ]
+then
+  if [ -e "${ZWE_zowe_workspaceDirectory}/app-server/serverConfig/zowe.yaml" ]
+  then
+    export CONFIG_FILE="${ZWE_zowe_workspaceDirectory}/app-server/serverConfig/zowe.yaml"
+  else
+    cd ../../lib
+    __UNTAGGED_READ_MODE=V6 $NODE_BIN initInstance.js
+    export CONFIG_FILE="${ZWE_zowe_workspaceDirectory}/app-server/serverConfig/zowe.yaml"
+  fi
+elif [ -e "${HOME}/.zowe/workspace/app-server/serverConfig/zowe.yaml" ]
+then
+  export CONFIG_FILE="${HOME}/.zowe/workspace/app-server/serverConfig/zowe.yaml"
+  if [ -z "${ZWE_zowe_logDirectory}" ]; then
+    export ZWE_zowe_logDirectory="${HOME}/.zowe/logs"
+  fi
+  mkdir -p ${ZWE_zowe_logDirectory}
+  export WORKSPACE_DIR="${HOME}/.zowe/workspace"
+else
+  echo "No config file found, initializing..."
+  export WORKSPACE_DIR="${HOME}/.zowe/workspace"
+  if [ -z "${ZWE_zowe_logDirectory}" ]; then
+    export ZWE_zowe_logDirectory="${HOME}/.zowe/logs"
+  fi
+  mkdir -p ${ZWE_zowe_logDirectory}
+  cd ../lib
+  __UNTAGGED_READ_MODE=V6 $NODE_BIN initInstance.js
+  export CONFIG_FILE="${HOME}/.zowe/workspace/app-server/serverConfig/zowe.yaml"
+fi