diff --git a/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 94b40e0e06..0c48b37583 100644
--- a/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@
          <include>**/*.xml</include>
        </includes>
     </fileSet>
+    
+    <fileSet filtered="true" encoding="UTF-8">
+       <directory>src/main/conf</directory>
+       <includes>
+         <include>**/*.xml</include>
+       </includes>
+    </fileSet>
 
     <fileSet filtered="false" encoding="UTF-8">
        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
diff --git a/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype.xml b/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype.xml
index 5cbd494cb5..92efdea7a6 100644
--- a/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype.xml
+++ b/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
   <resources>
     <resource>src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/plugin.xml</resource>
     <resource>src/main/resources/scm/sample.hello.js</resource>
+    <resource>src/main/conf/logging.xml</resource>
   </resources>
 
 </archetype>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index a690c1d0b6..0777568fa0 100644
--- a/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>scm-plugins</artifactId>
     <groupId>sonia.scm.plugins</groupId>
-    <version>1.8</version>
+    <version>1.23</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>${groupId}</groupId>
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
+  
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>sonia.scm.maven</groupId>
+        <artifactId>scm-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.30</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <loggginConfiguration>src/main/conf/logging.xml</loggginConfiguration>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+      
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
 
   <repositories>
     
diff --git a/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/conf/logging.xml b/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/conf/logging.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1466604231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/conf/logging.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+
+    Copyright (c) 2010, Sebastian Sdorra
+    All rights reserved.
+
+    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+       this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+    2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+       this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+       and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+    3. Neither the name of SCM-Manager; nor the names of its
+       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
+       software without specific prior written permission.
+
+    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+    AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+    IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+    DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+    DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+    (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+    LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+    ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+    (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+    SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+    http://bitbucket.org/sdorra/scm-manager
+
+
+-->
+
+<configuration>
+
+  <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+
+    <encoder>
+      <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger - %msg%n</pattern>
+    </encoder>
+    
+  </appender>
+
+  <logger name="sonia.scm" level="INFO" />
+  <logger name="${package}" level="TRACE" />
+  
+  <!-- suppress massive gzip logging -->
+  <logger name="sonia.scm.filter.GZipFilter" level="WARN" />
+  <logger name="sonia.scm.filter.GZipResponseStream" level="WARN" />
+  
+  <logger name="sonia.scm.util.ServiceUtil" level="WARN" />
+
+  <root level="WARN">
+    <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+  </root>
+
+</configuration>
diff --git a/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/HelloResource.java b/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/HelloResource.java
index a79b6e49fd..b25f2da94e 100644
--- a/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/HelloResource.java
+++ b/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/java/HelloResource.java
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@ package ${package};
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
 
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
-import com.google.inject.Provider;
 
-import sonia.scm.security.SecurityContext;
+import org.apache.shiro.SecurityUtils;
+import org.apache.shiro.subject.Subject;
+
+import sonia.scm.SCMContext;
+import sonia.scm.SCMContextProvider;
+import sonia.scm.security.Role;
 
 //~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -45,39 +49,55 @@ import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 
+/**
+ * Sample RESTful WebService endpoint. 
+ * This sample resource is available at /api/rest/hello
+ */
 @Path("hello")
-public class HelloResource {
+public class HelloResource
+{
 
   /**
-   * Constructs ...
+   * Constructs a new HelloResource and injects all required dependencies.
    *
    *
-   * @param securityContextProvider
+   * @param securityContextProvider SCM-Manager context
    */
   @Inject
-  public HelloResource(Provider<SecurityContext> securityContextProvider)
+  public HelloResource(SCMContextProvider context)
   {
-    message = "Hello "
-              + securityContextProvider.get().getUser().getDisplayName();
+    this.context = context;
   }
 
   //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
 
   /**
-   * Method description
+   * Returns a hello message
    *
    *
-   * @return
+   * @return hello message
    */
   @GET
   @Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
   public String getHelloMessage()
   {
-    return message;
+    Subject subject = SecurityUtils.getSubject();
+    String username;
+
+    if (subject.hasRole(Role.USER))
+    {
+      username = (String) subject.getPrincipal();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      username = SCMContext.USER_ANONYMOUS;
+    }
+
+    return "Hello " + username + " from SCM-Manager " + context.getVersion();
   }
 
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  /** Field description */
-  private String message;
+  /** SCM-Manager context */
+  private SCMContextProvider context;
 }
diff --git a/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/plugin.xml b/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/plugin.xml
index e9adeab416..efae4e8c99 100644
--- a/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/plugin.xml
+++ b/maven/scm-plugin-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/plugin.xml
@@ -35,14 +35,8 @@
 <plugin>
 
   <information>
-    <groupId>${dollar}{project.groupId}</groupId>
-    <artifactId>${dollar}{project.artifactId}</artifactId>
-    <version>${dollar}{project.version}</version>
-    <name>${dollar}{project.name}</name>
-    <description>${dollar}{project.description}</description>
     <!--
     <author></author>
-    <url>${dollar}{project.url}</url>
     -->
   </information>