diff --git a/.docker/Dockerfile-build b/.docker/Dockerfile-build
index a093c4271be..4a13000ae6f 100644
--- a/.docker/Dockerfile-build
+++ b/.docker/Dockerfile-build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM golang:1.14-alpine AS builder
 
-RUN apk -U --no-cache add build-base git gcc
+RUN apk -U --no-cache add build-base git gcc bash
 
 WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/ory/kratos
 
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ ENV GO111MODULE on
 ENV CGO_ENABLED 1
 
 RUN go mod download
-RUN go install github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2/packr2
 
 ADD . .
 
-RUN packr2
+RUN make pack
 RUN go build -tags sqlite -a -o /usr/bin/kratos
 
 FROM alpine:3.11
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 8749502a212..c38740906fb 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ env:
 before:
   hooks:
     - go mod download
-    - go install github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2/packr2
-    - packr2
+    - make pack
 
 builds:
   -
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d1b509c7ca..f8ec9b223d3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 SHELL=/bin/bash -o pipefail
 
-EXECUTABLES = docker-compose docker node npm go
-K := $(foreach exec,$(EXECUTABLES),\
-        $(if $(shell which $(exec)),some string,$(error "No $(exec) in PATH")))
+#  EXECUTABLES = docker-compose docker node npm go
+#  K := $(foreach exec,$(EXECUTABLES),\
+#          $(if $(shell which $(exec)),some string,$(error "No $(exec) in PATH")))
 
 export GO111MODULE := on
 export PATH := .bin:${PATH}
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ export PATH := .bin:${PATH}
 GO_DEPENDENCIES = github.com/ory/go-acc \
 				  github.com/sqs/goreturns \
 				  github.com/ory/x/tools/listx \
+				  github.com/markbates/pkger/cmd/pkger \
 				  github.com/golang/mock/mockgen \
 				  github.com/go-swagger/go-swagger/cmd/swagger \
 				  golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports \
-				  github.com/mikefarah/yq \
-				  github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2/packr2
+				  github.com/mikefarah/yq
 
 define make-go-dependency
   # go install is responsible for not re-building when the code hasn't changed
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ mocks: .bin/mockgen
 		mockgen -mock_names Manager=MockLoginExecutorDependencies -package internal -destination internal/hook_login_executor_dependencies.go github.com/ory/kratos/selfservice loginExecutorDependencies
 
 .PHONY: install
-install: .bin/packr2
-		packr2
+install: .bin/packr2 .bin/pack
+		make pack
 		GO111MODULE=on go install -tags sqlite .
 		packr2 clean
 
@@ -124,3 +124,7 @@ migrations-render: .bin/cli
 .PHONY: migrations-render-replace
 migrations-render-replace: .bin/cli
 		cli dev pop migration render -r persistence/sql/migrations/templates persistence/sql/migrations/sql
+
+.PHONY: pack
+pack: .bin/pkger
+		pkger -exclude node_modules -exclude docs -exclude .bin -exclude test -exclude script -exclude contrib
diff --git a/cmd/daemon/serve.go b/cmd/daemon/serve.go
index 8318253d2ff..8a9b9b025ca 100644
--- a/cmd/daemon/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/daemon/serve.go
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ func sqa(cmd *cobra.Command, d driver.Driver) *metricsx.Service {
 				registration.RouteGetFlow,
 				session.RouteWhoami,
 				identity.IdentitiesPath,
-				profile.PublicSettingsProfilePath,
+				profile.RouteSettings,
 				settings.RouteInitBrowserFlow,
 				settings.RouteGetFlow,
-				profile.PublicSettingsProfilePath,
+				profile.RouteSettings,
 				verification.PublicVerificationCompletePath,
 				strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ReplaceAll(verification.PublicVerificationConfirmPath, ":via", "email"), ":code", ""),
 				strings.ReplaceAll(verification.PublicVerificationInitPath, ":via", "email"),
diff --git a/courier/template/load_template.go b/courier/template/load_template.go
index 7adcba24bcf..a864e6ab4f5 100644
--- a/courier/template/load_template.go
+++ b/courier/template/load_template.go
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3"
-	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2"
 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
+	"github.com/markbates/pkger"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
-var box = packr.New("templates", "templates")
+var _ = pkger.Dir("/courier/template/templates")
+
 var cache, _ = lru.New(16)
 
 func loadTextTemplate(path string, model interface{}) (string, error) {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ func loadTextTemplate(path string, model interface{}) (string, error) {
 		return tb.String(), nil
 	}
 
-	if file, err := box.Open(path); err == nil {
+	if file, err := pkger.Open(path); err == nil {
 		defer file.Close()
 		if _, err := io.Copy(&b, file); err != nil {
 			return "", errors.WithStack(err)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e17325d42fe..fd1065657a0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ go 1.14
 
 replace github.com/justinas/nosurf => github.com/aeneasr/nosurf v1.1.1-0.20200817183017-ee7691f82e7d
 
+// See https://github.com/markbates/pkger/pull/112
+replace github.com/markbates/pkger => github.com/falafeljan/pkger v0.17.1-0.20200722132747-95726f5b9b9b
+
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.0.0
 	github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20190924025748-f65c72e2690d // indirect
@@ -26,8 +29,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-swagger/go-swagger v0.25.0
 	github.com/gobuffalo/fizz v1.11.1-0.20200706214517-4e9fb9ced4ce
 	github.com/gobuffalo/httptest v1.0.2
-	github.com/gobuffalo/logger v1.0.3
-	github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2 v2.8.0
+	github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2 v2.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gobuffalo/pop/v5 v5.2.4-0.20200706214017-1dd950510b30
 	github.com/gobuffalo/uuid v2.0.5+incompatible
 	github.com/gofrs/uuid v3.2.0+incompatible
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.2.0
 	github.com/justinas/nosurf v1.1.0
 	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/markbates/pkger v0.17.0
 	github.com/mattn/goveralls v0.0.5
 	github.com/mikefarah/yq v1.15.0
 	github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 66bbe480e3c..9e7e44a88fa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ github.com/elazarl/goproxy v0.0.0-20181003060214-f58a169a71a5/go.mod h1:/Zj4wYkg
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.6.9/go.mod h1:SBwIajubJHhxtWwsL9s8ss4safvEdbitLhGGK48rN6g=
 github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane v0.9.1-0.20191026205805-5f8ba28d4473/go.mod h1:YTl/9mNaCwkRvm6d1a2C3ymFceY/DCBVvsKhRF0iEA4=
 github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.1.0/go.mod h1:iSmxcyjqTsJpI2R4NaDN7+kN2VEUnK/pcBlmesArF7c=
+github.com/falafeljan/pkger v0.17.1-0.20200722132747-95726f5b9b9b h1:6NU5UkilmBq093qzKE/rthGQfa8fElR5va1WaVtevxM=
+github.com/falafeljan/pkger v0.17.1-0.20200722132747-95726f5b9b9b/go.mod h1:0JoVlrol20BSywW79rN3kdFFsE5xYM+rSCQDXbLhiuI=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0 h1:DkWD4oS2D8LGGgTQ6IvwJJXSL5Vp2ffcQg58nFV38Ys=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0/go.mod h1:Zm6kSWBoL9eyXnKyktHP6abPY2pDugNf5KwzbycvMj4=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.9.0 h1:8xPHl4/q1VyqGIPif1F+1V3Y3lSmrq01EabUW3CoW5s=
@@ -922,8 +924,6 @@ github.com/markbates/oncer v0.0.0-20181203154359-bf2de49a0be2 h1:JgVTCPf0uBVcUSW
 github.com/markbates/oncer v0.0.0-20181203154359-bf2de49a0be2/go.mod h1:Ld9puTsIW75CHf65OeIOkyKbteujpZVXDpWK6YGZbxE=
 github.com/markbates/oncer v1.0.0 h1:E83IaVAHygyndzPimgUYJjbshhDTALZyXxvk9FOlQRY=
 github.com/markbates/oncer v1.0.0/go.mod h1:Z59JA581E9GP6w96jai+TGqafHPW+cPfRxz2aSZ0mcI=
-github.com/markbates/pkger v0.17.0 h1:RFfyBPufP2V6cddUyyEVSHBpaAnM1WzaMNyqomeT+iY=
-github.com/markbates/pkger v0.17.0/go.mod h1:0JoVlrol20BSywW79rN3kdFFsE5xYM+rSCQDXbLhiuI=
 github.com/markbates/refresh v1.4.10/go.mod h1:NDPHvotuZmTmesXxr95C9bjlw1/0frJwtME2dzcVKhc=
 github.com/markbates/safe v1.0.0/go.mod h1:nAqgmRi7cY2nqMc92/bSEeQA+R4OheNU2T1kNSCBdG0=
 github.com/markbates/safe v1.0.1 h1:yjZkbvRM6IzKj9tlu/zMJLS0n/V351OZWRnF3QfaUxI=
diff --git a/go_mod_indirect_pins.go b/go_mod_indirect_pins.go
index f1eb82ae61c..533dbd9c653 100644
--- a/go_mod_indirect_pins.go
+++ b/go_mod_indirect_pins.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/ory/go-acc"
 	_ "github.com/ory/x/tools/listx"
 
-	_ "github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2"
 	_ "github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata"
 
 	_ "github.com/mikefarah/yq"
diff --git a/persistence/sql/migratest/migration_test.go b/persistence/sql/migratest/migration_test.go
index f41f7b99445..c670ebe88ea 100644
--- a/persistence/sql/migratest/migration_test.go
+++ b/persistence/sql/migratest/migration_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2/plog"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
@@ -26,8 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/pop/v5"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
-	gobuffalologger "github.com/gobuffalo/logger"
-
 	"github.com/ory/kratos/driver"
 	"github.com/ory/kratos/driver/configuration"
 	"github.com/ory/kratos/internal/testhelpers"
@@ -49,7 +46,6 @@ func TestMigrations(t *testing.T) {
 		"sqlite": sqlite,
 	}
 	l := logrusx.New("", "", logrusx.ForceLevel(logrus.TraceLevel))
-	plog.Logger = gobuffalologger.Logrus{FieldLogger: l.Entry}
 
 	if !testing.Short() {
 		dockertest.Parallel([]func(){
diff --git a/persistence/sql/persister.go b/persistence/sql/persister.go
index 52056208971..36bcc88b63e 100644
--- a/persistence/sql/persister.go
+++ b/persistence/sql/persister.go
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
 
-	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/pop/v5"
+	"github.com/markbates/pkger"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/ory/kratos/driver/configuration"
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var _ persistence.Persister = new(Persister)
-var migrations = packr.New("migrations", "migrations/sql")
+
+var migrations = pkger.Dir("/persistence/sql/migrations/sql") // do not remove this!
 
 type (
 	persisterDependencies interface {
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ type (
 	}
 	Persister struct {
 		c        *pop.Connection
-		mb       pop.MigrationBox
+		mb       x.MigrationPkger
 		r        persisterDependencies
 		cf       configuration.Provider
 		isSQLite bool
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ type (
 )
 
 func NewPersister(r persisterDependencies, conf configuration.Provider, c *pop.Connection) (*Persister, error) {
-	m, err := pop.NewMigrationBox(migrations, c)
+	m, err := x.NewPkgerMigration(migrations, c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
diff --git a/schema/contrib/extension/identity.schema.json b/schema/.schema/extension/identity.schema.json
similarity index 100%
rename from schema/contrib/extension/identity.schema.json
rename to schema/.schema/extension/identity.schema.json
diff --git a/schema/extension.go b/schema/extension.go
index cff8500f270..54806466460 100644
--- a/schema/extension.go
+++ b/schema/extension.go
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@ package schema
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"path"
 
-	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2"
+	"github.com/markbates/pkger"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/ory/jsonschema/v3"
+
+	"github.com/ory/kratos/x"
 )
 
-var box = packr.New("contrib", "contrib")
+var schemas = pkger.Dir("/schema/.schema")
 
 const (
 	ExtensionRunnerIdentityMetaSchema ExtensionRunnerMetaSchema = "extension/identity.schema.json"
@@ -56,13 +59,13 @@ type (
 
 func NewExtensionRunner(meta ExtensionRunnerMetaSchema, runners ...Extension) (*ExtensionRunner, error) {
 	var err error
-	schema, err := box.FindString(string(meta))
+	schema, err := x.PkgerRead(pkger.Open(path.Join(string(schemas), string(meta))))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 
 	r := new(ExtensionRunner)
-	r.meta, err = jsonschema.CompileString(string(meta), schema)
+	r.meta, err = jsonschema.CompileString(string(meta), string(schema))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
diff --git a/selfservice/strategy/password/schema.go b/selfservice/strategy/password/schema.go
index 6f99ff932a1..66533665c23 100644
--- a/selfservice/strategy/password/schema.go
+++ b/selfservice/strategy/password/schema.go
@@ -1,26 +1,17 @@
 package password
 
 import (
-	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2"
+	"github.com/markbates/pkger"
+
+	"github.com/ory/kratos/x"
 )
 
-var schemas = packr.New(".schema", ".schema")
+var _ = pkger.Dir("/selfservice/strategy/password/.schema")
+
 var loginSchema, registrationSchema, settingsSchema []byte
 
 func init() {
-	var err error
-	loginSchema, err = schemas.Find("login.schema.json")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	registrationSchema, err = schemas.Find("registration.schema.json")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	settingsSchema, err = schemas.Find("settings.schema.json")
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	loginSchema = x.MustPkgerRead(pkger.Open("/selfservice/strategy/password/.schema/login.schema.json"))
+	registrationSchema = x.MustPkgerRead(pkger.Open("/selfservice/strategy/password/.schema/registration.schema.json"))
+	settingsSchema = x.MustPkgerRead(pkger.Open("/selfservice/strategy/password/.schema/settings.schema.json"))
 }
diff --git a/x/config.go b/x/config.go
index 3dbc5bdbc65..ce661fbd391 100644
--- a/x/config.go
+++ b/x/config.go
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 package x
 
 import (
-	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2"
+	"github.com/markbates/pkger"
 
 	"github.com/ory/x/logrusx"
 	"github.com/ory/x/viperx"
 )
 
-var schemas = packr.New("schemas", "../.schema")
+var schema = MustPkgerRead(pkger.Open("/.schema/config.schema.json"))
 
 func WatchAndValidateViper(log *logrusx.Logger) {
-	schema, err := schemas.Find("config.schema.json")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Fatal("Unable to open configuration JSON Schema.")
-	}
-
 	viperx.WatchAndValidateViper(log, schema, "ORY Kratos", []string{"serve", "profiling", "log"}, "")
 }
diff --git a/x/migration_box.go b/x/migration_box.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..581e3bdd677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/migration_box.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package x
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/pop/v5"
+	"github.com/markbates/pkger"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// MigrationPkger is a wrapper around pkger.Dir and Migrator.
+// This will allow you to run migrations from migrations packed
+// inside of a compiled binary.
+type MigrationPkger struct {
+	pop.Migrator
+	Dir pkger.Dir
+}
+
+// NewPkgerMigration from a packr.Box and a Connection.
+//
+//	migrations, err := NewPkgerMigration(pkger.Dir("/migrations"))
+//
+func NewPkgerMigration(dir pkger.Dir, c *pop.Connection) (MigrationPkger, error) {
+	fm := MigrationPkger{
+		Migrator: pop.NewMigrator(c),
+		Dir:      dir,
+	}
+
+	runner := func(f io.Reader) func(mf pop.Migration, tx *pop.Connection) error {
+		return func(mf pop.Migration, tx *pop.Connection) error {
+			content, err := pop.MigrationContent(mf, tx, f, true)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "error processing %s", mf.Path)
+			}
+			if content == "" {
+				return nil
+			}
+			err = tx.RawQuery(content).Exec()
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "error executing %s, sql: %s", mf.Path, content)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	err := fm.findMigrations(runner)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fm, err
+	}
+
+	return fm, nil
+}
+
+func (fm *MigrationPkger) findMigrations(runner func(f io.Reader) func(mf pop.Migration, tx *pop.Connection) error) error {
+	return pkger.Walk(string(fm.Dir), func(p string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		match, err := pop.ParseMigrationFilename(info.Name())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if match == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		file, err := pkger.Open(p)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer file.Close()
+
+		content, err := ioutil.ReadAll(file)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		mf := pop.Migration{
+			Path:      p,
+			Version:   match.Version,
+			Name:      match.Name,
+			DBType:    match.DBType,
+			Direction: match.Direction,
+			Type:      match.Type,
+			Runner:    runner(bytes.NewReader(content)),
+		}
+		fm.Migrations[mf.Direction] = append(fm.Migrations[mf.Direction], mf)
+		return nil
+	})
+}
diff --git a/x/pkger.go b/x/pkger.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4636598362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/pkger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package x
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+
+	"github.com/markbates/pkger/pkging"
+)
+
+func MustPkgerRead(f pkging.File, err error) []byte {
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	return MustReadAll(f)
+}
+
+func PkgerRead(f pkging.File, err error) ([]byte, error) {
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil,err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	return ioutil.ReadAll(f)
+}