diff --git a/seafile-server/default.nix b/seafile-server/default.nix
index 7b32c23..f5aba5d 100644
--- a/seafile-server/default.nix
+++ b/seafile-server/default.nix
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ let
     nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool pkgconfig vala autoreconfHook which pythonPackages.wrapPython ];
     buildInputs = [ sqlite glib python libuuid openssl oniguruma fuse libarchive libevent libevhtp ];
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ libsearpc ] ++ seahubPythonDependencies;
+    # copy manual to required location
+    postInstall = ''
+      mkdir $out/doc
+      cp ${src}/doc/*.doc $out/doc/
+      '';
+    # prevent doc directory from being moved to share in fixupPhase
+    forceShare = [ "man" "info" ];
     postFixup = ''
       buildPythonPath $propagatedBuildInputs
       wrapPythonProgramsIn "$out/bin" "$out $pythonPath"
@@ -123,12 +130,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ seahub seafile-server-core libsearpc ]
     ++ lib.optional withMysql libmysqlclient;
   phases = [ "installPhase" "fixupPhase" "distPhase" ];
-  # todo: create data directory in /srv in activation script
+  # create required directory structure
+  # Which files need to be copied is specified in the function `copy_scripts_and_libs`
+  # of  ${seafile-server-core.src}/scripts/build/build-server.py
+  # The install script below has been hand crafted from that list of files and needs to be updated on new releases.
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir "$out"
     cd "$out"
     ln -s ${seahub} seahub
-    ln -s ${seafile-server-core} seafile-server-latest
+    ln -s ${seafile-server-core} seafile-server
+    # copy general scripts
+    cp ${seafile-server-core.src}/scripts/{setup-seafile.sh,setup-seafile-mysql.sh,setup-seafile-mysql.py,seafile.sh,seahub.sh,reset-admin.sh,seaf-fuse.sh,check_init_admin.py,seaf-gc.sh,seaf-fsck.sh} .
+    # copy update scripts (and their sql)
+    cp -r ${seafile-server-core.src}/scripts/upgrade .
+    cp -r ${seafile-server-core.src}/scripts/sql .
+    # copy_user_manual is already done in the postInstall hook of seafile-server-core
   '';
   meta = with lib; {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ schmittlauch ];