diff --git a/.env.backstopjs b/.env.backstopjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1a8115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.backstopjs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#ddev-generated
+
+BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR="tests/backstop"
+BACKSTOPJS_ALLOW_PERM_REPAIR="true"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c52fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Exclude files from releases/tarballs
+tests/ export-ignore
+.github/ export-ignore
+.gitattributes export-ignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a884ede..c7e448c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,30 @@
 name: tests
 on:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**.md"
   push:
     branches: [ main, develop ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**.md"
 
   schedule:
-  - cron: '25 08 * * *'
+    - cron: '25 08 * * *'
 
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       debug_enabled:
-        description: 'Debug with tmate set "debug_enabled"'
+        type: boolean
+        description: Debug with tmate
         required: false
-        default: "false"
+        default: false
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
-# Required permissions for keep-alive, used by ddev/github-action-add-on-test
 permissions:
-  actions: write
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   tests:
@@ -28,10 +36,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: ddev/github-action-add-on-test@v2
-      with:
-        ddev_version: ${{ matrix.ddev_version }}
-        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        debug_enabled: ${{ github.event.inputs.debug_enabled }}
-        addon_repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
-        addon_ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_REF }}
+      - uses: ddev/github-action-add-on-test@v2
+        with:
+          ddev_version: ${{ matrix.ddev_version }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          debug_enabled: ${{ github.event.inputs.debug_enabled }}
+          addon_repository: ${{ env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY }}
+          addon_ref: ${{ env.GITHUB_REF }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.shellcheckrc b/.shellcheckrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8226afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.shellcheckrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+external-sources=true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5f2bc9..14fee51 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,12 +81,13 @@ open tests/backstop/backstop_data/_mytestproject_/html_report/index.html
 
 ## Changes to the original docker image
 
-The backstopjs docker image is extended with some functions using a custom docker build, see [Dockerfile](backstopBuild/Dockerfile)
-and uses a custom [entrypoint](backstopBuild/entrypoint.sh).
+The backstopjs docker image is extended with some functions using a custom docker build, see [Dockerfile](backstopjs-build/Dockerfile)
+and uses a custom [entrypoint](backstopjs-build/entrypoint.sh).
 
 In the Dockerfile the following is added/changed:
 
 - add the custom entrypoint.sh to the image
+- add custom healthcheck.sh to the image for addressing possible permissions issues when changing the test directory
 - delete the default 'node' user with uid 1000 and add current ddev user
 - install the [minimist](https://www.npmjs.com/package/minimist) npm package globally. This is not needed by default
   but very handy to parse command line args for more complex custom backstopjs configs.
@@ -96,6 +97,10 @@ The entrypoint is responsible for:
 - add /etc/hosts entries for all hosts configured in the ddev web container automatically
 - add sleep command to keep the container running
 
+The healthcheck is responsible for:
+- confirming file ownership for /src is set to the container user
+- optionally, repairing ownership issues (enabled by default)
+
 ## Advanced
 
 ### How to add additional hostnames?
@@ -115,10 +120,11 @@ See: [ddev FAQ: Can different projects communicate with each other?](https://dde
 
 
 ### Change backstop tests directory
-Per default the backstop directory containing backstop config etc. is expected in your project directory (besides the
-.ddev folder) in the directory *tests/backstop*.
+The test directory is now managed via custom [environment variables](https://docs.ddev.com/en/stable/users/extend/customization-extendibility/#environment-variables-for-containers-and-services) only visible to host and container that can be saved into your project and shared with other developers.
 
-If you want to change that edit the file [docker-compose.backstop.yaml](docker-compose.backstop.yaml) and
-change the line in volumes to the path you want to use, move the files to the new directory and restart ddev.
+To change from the default *tests/backstop* path, you can update the `BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR` variable by running:
+```shell
+ddev dotenv set .ddev/.env.backstopjs --backstopjs-testdir <my/path/relative/to/project/root>
+```
 
-Make sure to remove the #ddev-generated line from the file to prevent ddev from making changes to it.
+Before you start/restart ddev, you should confirm the new directory exists, or Docker will automatically create with the owner set to root. [`healthcheck.sh`](backstopjs-build/healthcheck.sh) will detect this on container start and attempt to update the owner/group to match the rest of ddev; however, it can only update the files/directories the container can see. If this behavior is problematic, you can set `BACKSTOPJS_ALLOW_PERM_REPAIR` to `false` and it will only notify you.
diff --git a/backstopBuild/Dockerfile b/backstopjs-build/Dockerfile
similarity index 91%
rename from backstopBuild/Dockerfile
rename to backstopjs-build/Dockerfile
index 5b89cc3..1569e0e 100644
--- a/backstopBuild/Dockerfile
+++ b/backstopjs-build/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ FROM $BASE_IMAGE
 COPY ./entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
 
+# Add healthcheck script
+COPY ./healthcheck.sh /healthcheck.sh
+RUN chmod +x /healthcheck.sh
+
 # delete the default 'node' user with uid 1000 and add current ddev user
 ARG username
 ARG uid
diff --git a/backstopBuild/entrypoint.sh b/backstopjs-build/entrypoint.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from backstopBuild/entrypoint.sh
rename to backstopjs-build/entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/backstopjs-build/healthcheck.sh b/backstopjs-build/healthcheck.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac0d39d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backstopjs-build/healthcheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#ddev-generated
+
+VOLUME_OWNER="$(stat -c '%U' /src)"
+VOLUME_GROUP="$(stat -c '%G' /src)"
+DDEV_USER="$(id -un)"
+DDEV_GROUP="$(id -gn)"
+
+# Confirm /src owner and group matches container user. Attempt to fix, if BACKSTOPJS_ALLOW_PERM_REPAIR is true.
+# This is to handle cases where BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR is changed to a directory that does not exist and docker auto-creates it.
+if ! [ "$VOLUME_OWNER" = "$DDEV_USER" ] || ! [ "$VOLUME_GROUP" = "$DDEV_GROUP" ]; then
+    if [ "${BACKSTOPJS_ALLOW_PERM_REPAIR:-"false"}" = "true" ]; then
+        if ! sudo chown -R "$DDEV_USER":"$DDEV_GROUP" /src &> /dev/null; then
+            printf "Automated repair failed. %s owner/group is %s/%s, should be %s/%s. On host, run 'sudo chown -R %s:%s %s'." "$BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR" "$VOLUME_OWNER" "$VOLUME_GROUP" "$DDEV_USER" "$DDEV_GROUP" "$DDEV_USER" "$DDEV_GROUP" "$BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    else
+        printf "%s owner/group is %s/%s, should be %s/%s. On host, run 'sudo chown -R %s:%s %s'." "$BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR" "$VOLUME_OWNER" "$VOLUME_GROUP" "$DDEV_USER" "$DDEV_GROUP" "$DDEV_USER" "$DDEV_GROUP" "$BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+printf "container healthy"
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commands/backstop/backstop b/commands/backstopjs/backstop
similarity index 83%
rename from commands/backstop/backstop
rename to commands/backstopjs/backstop
index a6beb32..4c39de3 100755
--- a/commands/backstop/backstop
+++ b/commands/backstopjs/backstop
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ## Example: "ddev backstop version"
 ## ExecRaw: true
 
-if [ "$1" == "openReport" -o "$1" == "remote" ]; then
+if [ "$1" == "openReport" ] || [ "$1" == "remote" ]; then
   echo "This does not work for backstop in ddev. See ddev backstop-results command."
   exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/commands/host/backstop-results b/commands/host/backstop-results
index d12e96e..66a3588 100755
--- a/commands/host/backstop-results
+++ b/commands/host/backstop-results
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@
 ## Usage: backstop-results
 ## Example: "ddev backstop-results"
 
+# shellcheck source=../../.env.backstopjs
+source .ddev/.env.backstopjs
+
 case $OSTYPE in
   linux-gnu)
-    xdg-open ${DDEV_APPROOT}/tests/backstop/backstop_data/html_report/index.html
+    xdg-open "${DDEV_APPROOT}/${BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR}/backstop_data/html_report/index.html"
     ;;
   "darwin"*)
-    open ${DDEV_APPROOT}/tests/backstop/backstop_data/html_report/index.html
+    open "${DDEV_APPROOT}/${BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR}/backstop_data/html_report/index.html"
     ;;
   "win*"* | "msys"*)
-    start ${DDEV_APPROOT}/tests/backstop/backstop_data/html_report/index.html
+    start "${DDEV_APPROOT}/${BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR}/backstop_data/html_report/index.html"
     ;;
 esac
diff --git a/docker-compose.backstop.yaml b/docker-compose.backstopjs.yaml
similarity index 77%
rename from docker-compose.backstop.yaml
rename to docker-compose.backstopjs.yaml
index 39dfafa..c5b6847 100644
--- a/docker-compose.backstop.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.backstopjs.yaml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 services:
   # This is the service name used when running ddev commands accepting the
   # --service flag.
-  backstop:
+  backstopjs:
     # This is the name of the container. It is recommended to follow the same
     # name convention used in the main docker-compose.yml file.
-    container_name: ddev-${DDEV_SITENAME}-backstop
+    container_name: ddev-${DDEV_SITENAME}-backstopjs
     build:
-      context: './backstopBuild'
+      context: './backstopjs-build'
       args:
         BASE_IMAGE: backstopjs/backstopjs:6.3.25
         username: $USER
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ services:
     # Add init to reap Chrome processes, as noted at
     # https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/blob/main/docs/troubleshooting.md#running-puppeteer-in-docker
     init: true
-    entrypoint: [ /entrypoint.sh ]
+    entrypoint: [/entrypoint.sh]
     volumes:
-      - ../tests/backstop:/src
+      - ../${BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR}:/src
       - .:/mnt/ddev_config:ro
     shm_size: 1gb
     environment:
@@ -33,3 +33,8 @@ services:
     networks:
       ddev_default: null
       default: null
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "/healthcheck.sh"]
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 5s
+      start_interval: 1s
diff --git a/install.yaml b/install.yaml
index b5f67af..5b36f93 100644
--- a/install.yaml
+++ b/install.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-name: ddev-backstopjs
+name: backstopjs
 
 pre_install_actions:
-  - test -d ${DDEV_APPROOT}/tests/backstop || mkdir -p ${DDEV_APPROOT}/tests/backstop
-  - test -f "${DDEV_APPROOT}/tests/backstop/.gitignore" || printf "## ddev-generated\n**/bitmaps_test\n**/html_report\n" > ${DDEV_APPROOT}/tests/backstop/.gitignore
-  - grep -q "## ddev-generated" ${DDEV_APPROOT}/tests/backstop/.gitignore && printf "## ddev-generated\n**/bitmaps_test\n**/html_report\n" > ${DDEV_APPROOT}/tests/backstop/.gitignore || true
+  - test -d .ddev/backstopBuild && ddev add-on remove ddev-backstopjs || exit 0
+  - test -f ${DDEV_APPROOT}/.ddev/.env.backstopjs || ddev dotenv set ${DDEV_APPROOT}/.ddev/.env.backstopjs --backstopjs-testdir tests/backstop --backstopjs-allow-perm-repair true
+  - test -d ${DDEV_APPROOT}/${BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR} || mkdir -p ${DDEV_APPROOT}/${BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR}
+  - test -f "${DDEV_APPROOT}/${BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR}/.gitignore" || printf "## ddev-generated\n**/bitmaps_test\n**/html_report\n" > ${DDEV_APPROOT}/${BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR}/.gitignore
+  - grep -q "## ddev-generated" ${DDEV_APPROOT}/${BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR}/.gitignore && printf "## ddev-generated\n**/bitmaps_test\n**/html_report\n" > ${DDEV_APPROOT}/${BACKSTOPJS_TESTDIR}/.gitignore || true
 
 
 # list of files and directories listed that are copied into project .ddev directory
@@ -11,9 +13,9 @@ pre_install_actions:
 # if it hasn't been modified by the user.
 # DDEV environment variables can be interpolated into these filenames
 project_files:
-- docker-compose.backstop.yaml
-- backstopBuild/
-- commands/backstop/backstop
+- docker-compose.backstopjs.yaml
+- backstopjs-build/
+- commands/backstopjs/
 - commands/host/backstop-results
 
 post_install_actions:
@@ -24,4 +26,4 @@ post_install_actions:
 # and prevent add-on from being installed if it doesn't validate.
 # See https://github.com/Masterminds/semver#checking-version-constraints for constraint rules.
 # Available with DDEV v1.23.4+, and works only for DDEV v1.23.4+ binaries
-ddev_version_constraint: '>= v1.24.3'
+ddev_version_constraint: '>= v1.24.5'