diff --git a/pype.py b/pype.py
index f4efc20a45..9e681a425c 100644
--- a/pype.py
+++ b/pype.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import sys
 import os
 import re
 import traceback
+import platform
 
 
 # find Pype installation.
@@ -50,17 +51,21 @@ def boot():
         if use_version in pype_versions.keys():
             # use specified
             bootstrap.add_paths_from_archive(pype_versions[use_version])
+            os.environ["PYPE_ROOT"] = pype_versions[use_version]
         else:
             if use_version is not None:
                 print(("!!! Specified version was not found, using "
                        "latest available"))
             # use latest
             bootstrap.add_paths_from_archive(list(pype_versions.values())[-1])
+            os.environ["PYPE_ROOT"] = list(pype_versions.values())[-1]
             use_version = list(pype_versions.keys())[-1]
     else:
         # run throught repos and add them to sys.path and PYTHONPATH
-        pype_root = os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
+        pype_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+        os.environ["PYPE_ROOT"] = pype_root
         repos = os.listdir(os.path.join(pype_root, "repos"))
+        repos = [os.path.join(pype_root, "repos", repo) for repo in repos]
         for repo in repos:
             sys.path.append(repo)
 
@@ -94,6 +99,10 @@ def boot():
     print(art)
     t.echo(f"*** Pype [{__version__}] --------------------------------------")
     t.echo(">>> Using Pype from [ {} ]".format(os.path.dirname(cli.__file__)))
+    t.echo(">>> Loading environments ...")
+    load_environments()
+    print_info()
+
     try:
         cli.main(obj={}, prog_name="pype")
     except Exception:
@@ -103,4 +112,72 @@ def boot():
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
+def print_info() -> None:
+    """Print additional information to console."""
+    from pype.lib import terminal as t
+    from pype.lib.mongo import get_default_components
+    from pype.lib.log import LOG_DATABASE_NAME, LOG_COLLECTION_NAME
+
+    components = get_default_components()
+
+    infos = []
+    if os.getenv('PYPE_DEV'):
+        infos.append(("Pype variant", "staging"))
+    else:
+        infos.append(("Pype variant", "production"))
+    infos.append(("Running pype from", os.environ.get('PYPE_SETUP_PATH')))
+    infos.append(("Using config at", os.environ.get('PYPE_CONFIG')))
+    infos.append(("Using mongodb", components["host"]))
+
+    if os.environ.get("FTRACK_SERVER"):
+        infos.append(("Using FTrack at",
+                      os.environ.get("FTRACK_SERVER")))
+
+    if os.environ.get('DEADLINE_REST_URL'):
+        infos.append(("Using Deadline webservice at",
+                      os.environ.get("DEADLINE_REST_URL")))
+
+    if os.environ.get('MUSTER_REST_URL'):
+        infos.append(("Using Muster at",
+                      os.environ.get("MUSTER_REST_URL")))
+
+    if components["host"]:
+        infos.append(("Logging to MongoDB", components["host"]))
+        infos.append(("  - port", components["port"] or "<N/A>"))
+        infos.append(("  - database", LOG_DATABASE_NAME))
+        infos.append(("  - collection", LOG_COLLECTION_NAME))
+        infos.append(("  - user", components["username"] or "<N/A>"))
+        if components["auth_db"]:
+            infos.append(("  - auth source", components["auth_db"]))
+
+    maximum = max([len(i[0]) for i in infos])
+    for info in infos:
+        padding = (maximum - len(info[0])) + 1
+        t.echo("... {}:{}[ {} ]".format(info[0], " " * padding, info[1]))
+    print('\n')
+
+
+def load_environments() -> None:
+    import acre
+    os.environ['PLATFORM'] = platform.system().lower()
+    # FIXME (antirotor): Acre cannot read stuff from zip files.
+    os.environ["TOOL_ENV"] = os.path.join(
+        os.environ["PYPE_ROOT"],
+        "pype-config",
+        "environments"
+    )
+    tools_env = acre.get_tools(
+        ["global", "avalon", "ftrack", "deadline", "clockify"])
+    pype_paths_env = dict()
+    for key, value in dict(os.environ).items():
+        if key.startswith('PYPE_'):
+            pype_paths_env[key] = value
+
+    env = tools_env
+    env.update(pype_paths_env)
+    env = acre.compute(env, cleanup=True)
+    env = acre.merge(env, os.environ)
+    os.environ = env
+
+
 boot()