diff --git a/chicken-dashboard.service b/chicken-dashboard.service
index 37ead2b..4003a35 100644
--- a/chicken-dashboard.service
+++ b/chicken-dashboard.service
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=Chicken Counter Dashboard
+Description=Chicken Counter Live Dashboard
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-User=asus
-WorkingDirectory=/home/asus/.Codes/chicken-counting-sukawarna-det
-ExecStart=/home/asus/.Codes/chicken-counting-sukawarna-det/start_dashboard.sh
+# Uses dynamic %h (user home directory) so it works on any user account (asus, jetson, ubuntu, etc.)
+WorkingDirectory=%h/.Codes/chicken-counting-sukawarna-det
+ExecStart=%h/.Codes/chicken-counting-sukawarna-det/start_dashboard.sh
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=5
 Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 Environment=PORT=8080
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/install_service.sh b/install_service.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0c0c6e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install_service.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Portable Systemd Service Installer for Chicken Counter Dashboard
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+CURRENT_USER="$(id -un)"
+SERVICE_NAME="chicken-dashboard.service"
+
+echo "=== Chicken Dashboard Service Installer ==="
+echo "Target User: $CURRENT_USER"
+echo "Project Dir: $SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+# Check if user wants user-level systemd (no root required) or system-level systemd
+USER_SERVICE_DIR="$HOME/.config/systemd/user"
+mkdir -p "$USER_SERVICE_DIR"
+
+cat <<EOF > "$USER_SERVICE_DIR/$SERVICE_NAME"
+[Unit]
+Description=Chicken Counter Live Dashboard
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory=$SCRIPT_DIR
+ExecStart=$SCRIPT_DIR/start_dashboard.sh
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+Environment=PORT=8080
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
+EOF
+
+echo ""
+echo "✅ Installed user service to: $USER_SERVICE_DIR/$SERVICE_NAME"
+echo ""
+echo "To enable and start the dashboard service (runs on boot without sudo):"
+echo "  systemctl --user daemon-reload"
+echo "  systemctl --user enable --now $SERVICE_NAME"
+echo "  loginctl enable-linger $CURRENT_USER   # Ensures service runs even if logged out"
+echo ""
+echo "To check status:"
+echo "  systemctl --user status $SERVICE_NAME"
+echo ""
diff --git a/run_all_coops.sh b/run_all_coops.sh
index bdfc041..372d111 100755
--- a/run_all_coops.sh
+++ b/run_all_coops.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ for cfg in $(ls -1 "$SCRIPT_DIR/configs/floor_config/"K*-L*.yaml 2>/dev/null | s
         continue
     fi
     CONFIGS+=("configs/floor_config/$(basename "$cfg")")
-done
+# Startup check: Ensure sibling VIDEOS directory exists
+VIDEOS_BASE="$SCRIPT_DIR/../VIDEOS"
+if [ ! -d "$VIDEOS_BASE" ]; then
+    echo "[setup] 📁 Sibling directory '$VIDEOS_BASE' not found; creating directory skeleton..."
+    mkdir -p "$VIDEOS_BASE/cycle7"
+fi
 
 echo "================================================================="
 echo " Starting Multi-Floor Batch Processing for Date: $DATE"
diff --git a/src/chicken_counter/batch_discovery.py b/src/chicken_counter/batch_discovery.py
index 595d2d1..c630f75 100644
--- a/src/chicken_counter/batch_discovery.py
+++ b/src/chicken_counter/batch_discovery.py
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@ class CameraDiscoveryResult:
 
 def discover_camera_videos(day_dir: Path, settings: BatchSettings) -> CameraDiscoveryResult:
     if not day_dir.is_dir():
-        raise FileNotFoundError(f"Daily input folder does not exist: {day_dir}")
+        # Startup check: Auto-create skeleton root_dir if missing
+        root_p = Path(settings.batch.root_dir)
+        if not root_p.exists():
+            root_p.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            print(f"[batch] 📁 Created missing video root directory: {root_p}")
+        raise FileNotFoundError(
+            f"Daily input folder does not exist: {day_dir}\n"
+            f"👉 Place camera video files (e.g. {settings.batch.location}_cam1_*.mp4 .. cam4_*.mp4) inside: {day_dir}"
+        )
 
     result = CameraDiscoveryResult()
     total_configured = len(settings.cameras)
diff --git a/start_dashboard.sh b/start_dashboard.sh
index 902412a..914e815 100755
--- a/start_dashboard.sh
+++ b/start_dashboard.sh
@@ -19,18 +19,30 @@ DATE_ARG="${DATE_ARG:-}"
 
 CMD=("$PYTHON" "$SCRIPT_DIR/dashboard.py" --port "$PORT" --db "$DB_PATH")
 
-# Auto-discover mortality directories (any folder containing mortality_report.json)
-# Override with MORTALITY_DIRS="dir1,dir2" env variable or let it auto-discover
+# Startup check: Ensure sibling VIDEOS directory structure exists
+VIDEOS_BASE="$SCRIPT_DIR/../VIDEOS"
+if [ ! -d "$VIDEOS_BASE" ]; then
+    echo "[dashboard] 📁 Sibling directory '$VIDEOS_BASE' not found; creating skeleton directory..."
+    mkdir -p "$VIDEOS_BASE/cycle7"
+fi
+
+# Auto-discover mortality directories (any folder containing mortality_report.json or mortality folders)
 if [ -n "${MORTALITY_DIRS:-}" ]; then
     IFS=',' read -ra MDIRS <<< "$MORTALITY_DIRS"
     for mdir in "${MDIRS[@]}"; do
         CMD+=(--mortality-dir "$mdir")
     done
 else
-    # Default: check adjacent VIDEOS folder for any mortality subdirectory
-    DEFAULT_MORTALITY="$SCRIPT_DIR/../VIDEOS/cycle7/kandang-atas/mortality"
-    if [ -d "$DEFAULT_MORTALITY" ]; then
-        CMD+=(--mortality-dir "$(realpath "$DEFAULT_MORTALITY")")
+    # Recursively discover all mortality subdirectories under ../VIDEOS
+    FOUND_MDIRS=()
+    while IFS= read -r -d '' mdir; do
+        FOUND_MDIRS+=("$mdir")
+    done < <(find "$VIDEOS_BASE" -type d -name "mortality" -print0 2>/dev/null)
+
+    if [ ${#FOUND_MDIRS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+        for mdir in "${FOUND_MDIRS[@]}"; do
+            CMD+=(--mortality-dir "$mdir")
+        done
     fi
 fi