diff --git a/ct/firefly.sh b/ct/firefly.sh
index 1c646e3aa..ead098e0a 100644
--- a/ct/firefly.sh
+++ b/ct/firefly.sh
@@ -29,17 +29,20 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
   RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 3, length($2)-4)}')
-  if [[ ! -f /opt/${APP}_version.txt ]] || [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat /opt/${APP}_version.txt)" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat ~/.firefly 2>/dev/null)" ]] || [[ ! -f ~/.firefly ]]; then
     msg_info "Stopping Apache2"
     systemctl stop apache2
     msg_ok "Stopped Apache2"
 
-    msg_info "Updating ${APP} to v${RELEASE}"
+    msg_info "Backing up data"
     cp /opt/firefly/.env /opt/.env
     cp -r /opt/firefly/storage /opt/storage
-    cd /opt
-    curl -fsSL "https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/releases/download/v${RELEASE}/FireflyIII-v${RELEASE}.tar.gz" -o $(basename "https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/releases/download/v${RELEASE}/FireflyIII-v${RELEASE}.tar.gz")
-    tar -xzf FireflyIII-v${RELEASE}.tar.gz -C /opt/firefly --exclude='storage'
+    msg_ok "Backed up data"
+
+    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "firefly" "firefly-iii/firefly-iii"
+
+    msg_info "Updating ${APP} to v${RELEASE}"
+    rm -rf /opt/firefly/storage
     cp /opt/.env /opt/firefly/.env
     cp -r /opt/storage /opt/firefly/storage
     cd /opt/firefly
@@ -50,16 +53,12 @@ function update_script() {
     $STD php artisan view:clear
     $STD php artisan firefly-iii:upgrade-database
     $STD php artisan firefly-iii:laravel-passport-keys
-    echo "${RELEASE}" >"/opt/${APP}_version.txt"
     msg_ok "Updated ${APP} to v${RELEASE}"
 
     msg_info "Starting Apache2"
     systemctl start apache2
     msg_ok "Started Apache2"
 
-    msg_info "Cleaning up"
-    rm -rf /opt/FireflyIII-v${RELEASE}.tar.gz
-    msg_ok "Cleaned"
     msg_ok "Updated Successfully"
   else
     msg_ok "No update required. ${APP} is already at v${RELEASE}."
diff --git a/install/firefly-install.sh b/install/firefly-install.sh
index 1c8e57041..9e9b55853 100644
--- a/install/firefly-install.sh
+++ b/install/firefly-install.sh
@@ -14,17 +14,14 @@ network_check
 update_os
 
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/deb.sury.org-php.gpg https://packages.sury.org/php/apt.gpg
-echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/deb.sury.org-php.gpg] https://packages.sury.org/php/ bookworm main" >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.list
-$STD apt-get update
-$STD apt-get install -y \
-  apache2 \
-  libapache2-mod-php8.4 \
-  php8.4-{bcmath,cli,intl,curl,zip,gd,xml,mbstring,mysql} \
-  composer
+$STD apt-get install -y apache2
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
+PHP_VERSION="8.4" PHP_APACHE="YES" PHP_MODULE="mysql" setup_php
+setup_composer
 setup_mariadb
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "firefly" "firefly-iii/firefly-iii"
+LOCAL_IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
 
 msg_info "Setting up database"
 DB_NAME=firefly
@@ -41,13 +38,7 @@ mariadb -u root -e "GRANT ALL ON $DB_NAME.* TO '$DB_USER'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRI
 } >>~/firefly.creds
 msg_ok "Set up database"
 
-msg_info "Installing Firefly III (Patience)"
-LOCAL_IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
-RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 3, length($2)-4)}')
-cd /opt
-curl -fsSL "https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/releases/download/v${RELEASE}/FireflyIII-v${RELEASE}.tar.gz" -o "FireflyIII-v${RELEASE}.tar.gz"
-mkdir -p /opt/firefly
-tar -xzf FireflyIII-v${RELEASE}.tar.gz -C /opt/firefly
+msg_info "Configuring Firefly III (Patience)"
 chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/firefly
 chmod -R 775 /opt/firefly/storage
 cd /opt/firefly
@@ -69,8 +60,7 @@ tar -xzf "DataImporter-v${IMPORTER_RELEASE}.tar.gz" -C /opt/firefly/dataimporter
 cp /opt/firefly/dataimporter/.env.example /opt/firefly/dataimporter/.env
 sed -i "s#FIREFLY_III_URL=#FIREFLY_III_URL=http://${LOCAL_IP}#g" /opt/firefly/dataimporter/.env
 chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/firefly
-echo "${RELEASE}" >"/opt/${APPLICATION}_version.txt"
-msg_ok "Installed Firefly III"
+msg_ok "Configured Firefly III"
 
 msg_info "Creating Service"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/apache2/sites-available/firefly.conf
@@ -112,7 +102,6 @@ motd_ssh
 customize
 
 msg_info "Cleaning up"
-rm -rf "/opt/FireflyIII-v${RELEASE}.tar.gz"
 rm -rf "/opt/DataImporter-v${IMPORTER_RELEASE}.tar.gz"
 $STD apt-get -y autoremove
 $STD apt-get -y autoclean