diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/__init__.py b/openflexure_microscope/__init__.py
index d8fd15ec..e69de29b 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/__init__.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-__all__ = ["Microscope", "config", "utilities"]
-__version__ = "0.1.0"
-
-from .microscope import Microscope
-from . import config
-from . import utilities
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/microscope.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/microscope.py
index 09711e50..d9496684 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/microscope.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/microscope.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from openflexure_microscope import Microscope
+from openflexure_microscope.microscope import Microscope
 
 import logging
 
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/camera/capture.py b/openflexure_microscope/camera/capture.py
index 071a52c8..70bee3ec 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/camera/capture.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/camera/capture.py
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ def capture_from_exif(path, exif_dict):
     try:
         image_metadata = exif_dict.pop("image")
     except KeyError as e:
-        logging.error(f"Unable to obtain OpenFlexure metadata from file {path}")
+        logging.error(
+            f"Unable to obtain valid 2.0 OpenFlexure metadata from file {path}"
+        )
         return None
 
     # Populate capture parameters
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/rescue/__init__.py b/openflexure_microscope/rescue/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/rescue/auto.py b/openflexure_microscope/rescue/auto.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9983c1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/rescue/auto.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+from openflexure_microscope.paths import (
+    FALLBACK_OPENFLEXURE_VAR_PATH,
+    PREFERRED_OPENFLEXURE_VAR_PATH,
+)
+import logging
+import os
+
+from . import check_settings, check_capture_reload
+
+# Paths for suggestions
+LOGS_PATHS = [
+    os.path.join(PREFERRED_OPENFLEXURE_VAR_PATH, "logs"),
+    os.path.join(FALLBACK_OPENFLEXURE_VAR_PATH, "logs"),
+]
+SETTINGS_PATHS = [
+    os.path.join(var_path, "settings", "microscope_settings.json")
+    for var_path in (PREFERRED_OPENFLEXURE_VAR_PATH, FALLBACK_OPENFLEXURE_VAR_PATH)
+]
+CONFIG_PATHS = [
+    os.path.join(var_path, "settings", "microscope_configuration.json")
+    for var_path in (PREFERRED_OPENFLEXURE_VAR_PATH, FALLBACK_OPENFLEXURE_VAR_PATH)
+]
+DATA_PATHS = [
+    os.path.join(PREFERRED_OPENFLEXURE_VAR_PATH, "data"),
+    os.path.join(FALLBACK_OPENFLEXURE_VAR_PATH, "data"),
+]
+
+logger = logging.getLogger()
+logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+logging.debug("Testing debug logger. One two one two.")
+
+
+class bcolors:
+    HEADER = "\033[95m"
+    OKBLUE = "\033[94m"
+    OKGREEN = "\033[92m"
+    WARNING = "\033[93m"
+    FAIL = "\033[91m"
+    ENDC = "\033[0m"
+    BOLD = "\033[1m"
+    UNDERLINE = "\033[4m"
+
+
+error_keys = {
+    "config_settings_import_error": "The configuration submodule could not be imported properly. This is usually because the default config or settings files are badly broken somehow. See further errors for details",
+    "default_config_empty": "The default configuration file is empty, and could not be automatically populated.",
+    "default_settings_empty": "The default settings file is empty, and could not be automatically populated.",
+    "default_config_error": f"The default configuration file could not be parsed. To fix, consider backing up and deleting your configuration files from {CONFIG_PATHS} to reset the configuration.",
+    "default_settings_error": f"The default settings file could not be parsed. To fix, consider backing up and deleting your configuration files from {SETTINGS_PATHS} to reset the configuration.",
+    "capture_rebuild_timeout": f"Capture database rebuilding took a long time. This may not cause catastrophic errors, but rather will cause the server to hang for a while. To fix, consider moving your captures from {DATA_PATHS} to another location.",
+}
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    spoof = False
+
+    error_sources = []
+
+    if spoof:
+        error_sources = list(error_keys.keys())
+
+    error_sources.extend(check_settings.main())
+    error_sources.extend(check_capture_reload.main())
+
+    if not error_sources:
+
+        print()
+        print(bcolors.OKGREEN + "No errors found!" + bcolors.ENDC)
+        print(
+            "That's not to say everything is fine, only that our automatic diagnostics couldn't find much."
+        )
+        print(f"You can check through the server logs at {LOGS_PATHS}")
+
+    else:
+        for err_code in error_sources:
+            logging.error(err_code)
+            if error_keys.get(err_code):
+                print(bcolors.FAIL + error_keys.get(err_code) + bcolors.ENDC)
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/rescue/check_capture_reload.py b/openflexure_microscope/rescue/check_capture_reload.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a61c692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/rescue/check_capture_reload.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from openflexure_microscope.rescue.monitor_timeout import launch_timeout_test_process
+from openflexure_microscope.camera.capture import build_captures_from_exif
+from openflexure_microscope.camera.base import BASE_CAPTURE_PATH
+from openflexure_microscope.config import user_settings
+
+import logging
+
+
+def check_capture_rebuild(timeout=10):
+    logging.info("Loading user settings...")
+    settings = user_settings.load()
+
+    cap_path = str(settings.get("camera", {}).get("paths", {}).get("default"))
+    logging.info(f"Capture path found: {cap_path}")
+    if not cap_path:
+        logging.error(
+            "No capture path defined in settings. This is unusual for anything other than a first-run. \nFalling back to default path."
+        )
+        cap_path = BASE_CAPTURE_PATH
+
+    logging.info("Starting capture reload with a 10 second timeout...")
+    passed_timeout_test = launch_timeout_test_process(
+        build_captures_from_exif, args=(cap_path,)
+    )
+
+    return passed_timeout_test
+
+
+def main():
+    error_sources = []
+    passed_timeout = check_capture_rebuild()
+    if not passed_timeout:
+        error_sources.append("capture_rebuild_timeout")
+    return error_sources
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/rescue/check_settings.py b/openflexure_microscope/rescue/check_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ba33ba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/rescue/check_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import logging
+import json
+
+ERROR_SOURCES = []
+
+
+def trace_config_exceptions():
+    error_sources = []
+
+    from openflexure_microscope.paths import (
+        DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION_FILE_PATH,
+        SETTINGS_FILE_PATH,
+    )
+
+    try:
+        default_config = json.load(DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION_FILE_PATH)
+        if not default_config:
+            error_sources.append("default_config_empty")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error("Error parsing config:")
+        logging.error(e)
+        error_sources.append("default_config_error")
+
+    try:
+        default_settings = json.load(SETTINGS_FILE_PATH)
+        if not default_settings:
+            error_sources.append("default_settings_empty")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error("Error parsing settings:")
+        logging.error(e)
+        error_sources.append("default_settings_error")
+
+    return error_sources
+
+
+def main():
+    error_sources = []
+    logging.info("Attempting default settings and config import...")
+    try:
+        from openflexure_microscope import config
+    except Exception as e:
+        error_sources.append("config_settings_import_error")
+        logging.error("Error importing config:")
+        logging.error(e)
+        error_sources.extend(trace_config_exceptions())
+
+    return error_sources
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/rescue/monitor_service.py b/openflexure_microscope/rescue/monitor_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f12ab1b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/rescue/monitor_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/python
+#
+# Copyright 2016 Flavio Garcia
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# Usage: monitor_process.py <service_name>
+#
+# Example(crontab, every 5 minutes):
+# */5 * * * * /root/bin/monitor_service.py prosody > /dev/null 2>&1
+#
+
+import sys
+import subprocess
+
+
+class ServiceMonitor(object):
+    def __init__(self, service):
+        self.service = service
+
+    def is_active(self):
+        """Return True if service is running"""
+        for line in self.status():
+            if "Active:" in line:
+                if "(running)" in line:
+                    return True
+        return False
+
+    def status(self):
+        cmd = f"/bin/systemctl status {self.service}.service"
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        stdout_list = proc.communicate()[0].decode().split("\n")
+        return stdout_list
+
+    def start(self):
+        cmd = f"/bin/systemctl start {self.service}.service"
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        proc.communicate()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        cmd = f"/bin/systemctl stop {self.service}.service"
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        proc.communicate()
+
+    def log(self, n_lines: int = 100):
+        cmd = f"/bin/journalctl -u {self.service}.service -n {n_lines} --no-pager"
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        stdout_list = proc.communicate()[0].decode().split("\n")
+        return stdout_list
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/rescue/monitor_timeout.py b/openflexure_microscope/rescue/monitor_timeout.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b02b29b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/rescue/monitor_timeout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import multiprocessing
+import logging
+import time
+
+# bar
+def test_long_fn():
+    for _ in range(100):
+        print("Tick")
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+
+def launch_timeout_test_process(target, args=(), kwargs=None, timeout=10):
+    if not kwargs:
+        kwargs = {}
+
+    # Start target as a process
+    p = multiprocessing.Process(target=target, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
+    p.start()
+
+    # Wait for 10 seconds or until process finishes
+    p.join(timeout)
+
+    # If thread is still active
+    if p.is_alive():
+        logging.error(
+            f"Function {target} reached timeout after {timeout} seconds. Terminating."
+        )
+
+        # Terminate
+        p.terminate()
+        p.join()
+
+        return False
+    else:
+        return True
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    launch_timeout_test_process(test_long_fn, timeout=5)