diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 022b81b..7ee5202 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ There are multiple containers:
 - Virtual Fleet Management - application simulating Fleet Management. It creates orders for cars.
 - PostgreSQL database - storage of the HTTP API keys and the messages sent via the API
 - Mission Module Display Tool - a simple web server to display the positions of vehicles on a map
+- Log files initialization service - a Ubuntu based container which sets correct permissions for docker_volumes
 
 ## Container Repositories
 
@@ -177,8 +178,8 @@ Actual MQTT topics to which developers can connect by default settings are:
 ## Logs
 
 Logs for each component can be found in the `docker_volumes` directory.
-> The component directories are pre-created in the repository to avoid permission problems associated with docker
-> volumes.
+> The component directories are pre-created in the repository. To avoid permission problems associated with docker
+> volumes, a service automatically sets the correct ownership of files before running other components.
 
 In case of a problem, please attach the `docker_volumes` directory to the Bug report.
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 899d3e4..04e2d43 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: '3'
 services:
   virtual-vehicle:
-    image: bringauto/virtual-vehicle:v3.1.6
+    image: bringauto/virtual-vehicle:v3.1.7
     profiles: ["all", "without-module-gateway", "without-external-server", "core", "virtual-vehicle", "without-fleet-management"]
     volumes:
       - ./docker_volumes/virtual-vehicle-utility:/virtual-vehicle-utility/log
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ services:
     restart: "no"
     networks:
       - bring-emulator
+    depends_on:
+      initialize-log-folders:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
 
   virtual-plc:
     image: bringauto/virtual-plc:v1.0.0
@@ -23,9 +26,12 @@ services:
     restart: "no"
     networks:
       - bring-emulator
+    depends_on:
+      initialize-log-folders:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
 
   module-gateway:
-    image:  bringauto/module-gateway:v1.1.6
+    image:  bringauto/module-gateway:v1.2.0
     profiles: ["all", "without-devices", "without-external-server", "module-gateway", "core", "without-fleet-management"]
     volumes:
       - ./docker_volumes/module-gateway:/home/bringauto/log/
@@ -38,6 +44,9 @@ services:
     restart: "no"
     networks:
       - bring-emulator
+    depends_on:
+      initialize-log-folders:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
 
   vernemq:
     image: bringauto/vernemq:1.13.0
@@ -51,19 +60,23 @@ services:
     restart: "no"
     networks:
       - bring-emulator
+    depends_on:
+      initialize-log-folders:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
 
   external-server:
-    image: bringauto/external-server:v1.1.9
+    image: bringauto/external-server:v1.1.14
     profiles: ["all", "without-devices", "without-module-gateway", "without-fleet-management", "external_server", "cloud"]
     volumes:
       - ./docker_volumes/external-server:/home/bringauto/log
       - ./configuration/external-server:/home/bringauto/config/
-    entrypoint: ["python3",
-                 "/home/bringauto/external_server/external_server_main.py",
-                 "--config=/home/bringauto/config/config.json" ]
+    command: -c /home/bringauto/config/config.json
     restart: "no"
     networks:
       - bring-emulator
+    depends_on:
+      initialize-log-folders:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
 
   http-api:
     image: bringauto/fleet-protocol-http-api:v2.4.2
@@ -94,6 +107,9 @@ services:
       - ./docker_volumes/integration-layer:/usr/src/app/log
     entrypoint:
       ["python3", "-m", "fleetman_integration", "config/config.json"]
+    depends_on:
+      initialize-log-folders:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
 
   management-api:
     image: bringauto/fleet-management-http-api:v3.1.6
@@ -146,6 +162,9 @@ services:
       - 5432:5432
     volumes:
       - ./db/insert_test_api_key.sh:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/insert_test_api_key.sh
+    depends_on:
+      initialize-log-folders:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
 
   mission-module-display-tool:
     image: bringauto/mission-module-display-tool:v1.0.0
@@ -158,6 +177,18 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./configuration/mission-module-display-tool/config.json:/mission-module-display-tool/config/config-docker.json
     command: --config=config/config-docker.json
+    depends_on:
+      initialize-log-folders:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+
+  initialize-log-folders:
+    image: ubuntu:24.04
+    restart: "no"
+    volumes:
+      - ./docker_volumes:/docker_volumes
+    entrypoint: 
+      ["/usr/bin/chown", "-R", "5000:5000", "/docker_volumes/module-gateway", "/docker_volumes/external-server",
+       "/docker_volumes/virtual-vehicle-utility"]
 
 networks:
   bring-emulator:
diff --git a/scripts/docker_compose_config.json b/scripts/docker_compose_config.json
index a2e5e64..8e73ab9 100644
--- a/scripts/docker_compose_config.json
+++ b/scripts/docker_compose_config.json
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@
             "replace": false,
             "path": "../../mission-module-display-tool",
             "force_rebuild": false
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "initialize-log-folders",
+            "replace": false,
+            "path": "",
+            "force_rebuild": false
         }
     ]
 }
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