Fixes

index.js

         var promise = new Promise((resolve, reject)=>{
           existslink('config', function(err, data){
             if(data) { 
-              var p = nodeShellExec('rmdir', ['config'], { inherit: true, shell: true, env: process.env }
-              ).catch((err) => { console.log('Ignoring benign error : ' + err); return true; })
-              return resolve(p);
+              var p = nodeShellExec('rmdir', ['config'], { inherit: true, shell: true, env: process.env })
+              .then(()=>{resolve(true)})
+              .catch((err) => { console.log('Ignoring benign error : ' + err); return resolve(true); })
             }
             else resolve(false)
           })
         var promise = new Promise((resolve, reject)=>{
           existslink('data', function(err, data){
             if(data) { 
-              var p = nodeShellExec('rmdir', ['data'], { inherit: true, shell: true, env: process.env }
-              ).catch((err) => { console.log('Ignoring benign error : ' + err); return true; })
-              return resolve(p);
+              var p = nodeShellExec('rmdir', ['data'], { inherit: true, shell: true, env: process.env })
+              .then(()=>{resolve(true)})
+              .catch((err) => { console.log('Ignoring benign error : ' + err); return resolve(true); })
             }
             else resolve(false)
           })
           tasks = tasks.concat(
             [
               () => {
-                var p = nodeShellExec('mklink', ['/J', 'data', runconfig.use + '-data'], {
+                var p = nodeShellExec('mklink', ['/J', 'data', runconfig.use + '-data' + '-' + process.env.NODE_ENV], {
                   inherit: true, shell: true
                   , cwd : instanceroot
                   , env: process.env
 
 var __acquireData = function (selected, owner, clusternodename, datarepo, errHandler) {
 
-  datarepo = datarepo || selected.instanceName + '-config-' + selected.node_env;
+  datarepo = datarepo || selected.instanceName + '-data-' + selected.node_env;
 
   var errorHandler = (e) => {
     if(e.messages.join(' ').match(new RegExp (`fatal: unable to access '${selectedinstance.reposerver}/${owner}/${datarepo}.git/': Failed to connect to .*? port .*? after .*? ms: Timed out`))){
 
     if(e.messages.join(' ').match(new RegExp (`fatal: repository '${selectedinstance.reposerver}/${owner}/${datarepo}.git/' not found`))){
       var choices = { 
-        t : `install a new temporary local instance with this name ( will not persist ). 
-                Use your own username for additional options. You can request for a username at chess@bbh.org.in )`
+        t : `install a temporary local data folder. 
+              For more options. Request and use a personal username at chess@bbh.org.in )`
       , e : 'exit' }
 
       if(selectedinstance.username !== 'guest' && selectedinstance.username !== 'demo') {
   return GIT
 })();
 
+function createInstanceData(target, source) {
+
+  var sourceinstance = source || target;
+  console.dir(sourceinstance)
+  var args = {
+      remotebase : sourceinstance.reposerver + '/chess/'
+    , sourcerepo : sourceinstance.repo || 'chess-data'
+    , targetrepo : `${target.instanceName}-data-${target.instanceType}${target.nodeName ? ('-' + target.nodeName) : ''}`
+  }
+
+  if(sourceinstance.local) {
+
+    var options = {
+      inherit: true, shell: true,
+        env: process.env
+      , cwd : instanceroot 
+      , runas: processedArgs.runas
+    }
+    var cmdseq = [ 
+      ['git', ['clone', `${args.remotebase}${args.sourcerepo}`, `${args.targetrepo}`], options]
+    ]
+    return any(cmdseq.map(getshelltask)).then(() => {  return true })
+  }
+  else {    
+    // http://try.gitea.io/api/v1/org/{org}/repos
+    
+    if(source.reposerver !== target.reposerver && source.username !== target.username) {
+      throw 'createInstanceData is possible only within the same repository server.'
+    }
+
+    var server = new URL(target.reposerver);
+    return GITEA.repository.fork( { hostname : server.host, protocol : server.protocol
+          , username : target.username, password : target.password
+        }
+        // , { repo : `${selectedinstance.instanceName}-config-${selectedinstance.instanceType}`}
+        , { repo : `${args.sourcerepo}`, owner : `${target.username}` }, {}, function( repository ){
+          return GITEA.repository.updateattributes( { 
+                  hostname : server.host, protocol : server.protocol
+                , username : target.username, password : target.password
+              }
+              , { repo : `${args.sourcerepo}`, owner : `${target.username}` }
+              , { name : `${args.targetrepo}`}
+            )
+        }
+      )
+  }
+  
+  // GITEA.repository.updateattributes( { 
+  //       hostname : server.host, protocol : server.protocol
+  //     , username : selectedinstance.username, password : selectedinstance.password
+  //   }
+  //   , { repo : `chess-config`, owner : selectedinstance.username }
+  //   , { name : `${selectedinstance.instanceName}-config-${selectedinstance.instanceType}${selectedinstance.nodeName ? '-' + selectedinstance.nodeName : ''}`}
+  // )
+   
+  // return selectedinstance
+}
+
+
 function createInstance(target, source) {
 
   var sourceinstance = source || target;