diff --git a/install/archivebox-install.sh b/install/archivebox-install.sh
index d1700cab2..b7ef3827d 100644
--- a/install/archivebox-install.sh
+++ b/install/archivebox-install.sh
@@ -25,34 +25,33 @@ $STD apt-get install -y \
   ripgrep
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
-msg_info "Installing Python Dependencies"
-$STD apt-get install -y \
-  python3-pip \
-  python3-ldap \
-  python3-msgpack \
-  python3-regex
-msg_ok "Installed Python Dependencies"
-
 NODE_VERSION="22" install_node_and_modules
 
-msg_info "Installing Playwright"
-$STD pip install playwright
-$STD playwright install-deps chromium
-msg_ok "Installed Playwright"
-
-msg_info "Installing Chromium and ArchiveBox"
+msg_info "Installing ArchiveBox Python Environment"
 mkdir -p /opt/archivebox/{data,.npm,.cache,.local}
-$STD adduser --system --shell /bin/bash --gecos 'Archive Box User' --group --disabled-password --home /home/archivebox archivebox
+adduser --system --shell /bin/bash --gecos 'Archive Box User' --group --disabled-password --home /home/archivebox archivebox
 chown -R archivebox:archivebox /opt/archivebox/{data,.npm,.cache,.local}
 chmod -R 755 /opt/archivebox/data
-$STD pip install archivebox
+
+cd /opt/archivebox
+PYTHON_VERSION="3.12" setup_uv
+
+msg_info "Installing ArchiveBox & Playwright (Patience)"
 cd /opt/archivebox/data
+cp /opt/archivebox/uv.lock . || true
+$STD /opt/archivebox/.venv/bin/uv sync
+sudo -u archivebox /opt/archivebox/.venv/bin/playwright install-deps chromium
+msg_ok "Installed ArchiveBox & Playwright"
+
+msg_info "Initial ArchiveBox Setup"
 expect <<EOF
 set timeout -1
 log_user 0
 
-spawn sudo -u archivebox playwright install chromium
-spawn sudo -u archivebox archivebox setup
+spawn sudo -u archivebox /opt/archivebox/.venv/bin/playwright install chromium
+expect eof
+
+spawn sudo -u archivebox /opt/archivebox/.venv/bin/archivebox setup
 
 expect "Username"
 send "\r"
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ send "helper-scripts.com\r"
 
 expect eof
 EOF
-msg_ok "Installed ArchiveBox"
+msg_ok "Initialized ArchiveBox"
 
 msg_info "Creating Service"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/archivebox.service
@@ -79,12 +78,13 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 User=archivebox
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/archivebox/data
-ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/archivebox server 0.0.0.0:8000
+ExecStart=/opt/archivebox/.venv/bin/archivebox server 0.0.0.0:8000
 Restart=always
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
+
 systemctl enable -q --now archivebox
 msg_ok "Created Service"
 
diff --git a/install/pialert-install.sh b/install/pialert-install.sh
index 3bd6c555a..c5c4c057a 100644
--- a/install/pialert-install.sh
+++ b/install/pialert-install.sh
@@ -42,17 +42,14 @@ $STD lighttpd-enable-mod fastcgi-php
 service lighttpd force-reload
 msg_ok "Installed PHP Dependencies"
 
+PYTHON_VERSION="3.12" setup_uv
+
 msg_info "Installing Python Dependencies"
-$STD apt-get -y install \
-  python3-pip \
-  python3-requests \
-  python3-tz \
-  python3-tzlocal
-rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
-$STD pip3 install mac-vendor-lookup
-$STD pip3 install fritzconnection
-$STD pip3 install cryptography
-$STD pip3 install pyunifi
+source /opt/pialert/.venv/bin/activate
+$STD uv pip install mac-vendor-lookup
+$STD uv pip install fritzconnection
+$STD uv pip install cryptography
+$STD uv pip install pyunifi
 msg_ok "Installed Python Dependencies"
 
 msg_info "Installing Pi.Alert"
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ done
 sed -i 's#PIALERT_PATH\s*=\s*'\''/home/pi/pialert'\''#PIALERT_PATH           = '\''/opt/pialert'\''#' /opt/pialert/config/pialert.conf
 sed -i 's/$HOME/\/opt/g' /opt/pialert/install/pialert.cron
 crontab /opt/pialert/install/pialert.cron
-echo "python3 /opt/pialert/back/pialert.py 1" >/usr/bin/scan
+echo "/opt/pialert/.venv/bin/python /opt/pialert/back/pialert.py 1" >/usr/bin/scan
 chmod +x /usr/bin/scan
 echo "/opt/pialert/back/pialert-cli set_permissions --lxc" >/usr/bin/permissions
 chmod +x /usr/bin/permissions
@@ -84,9 +81,9 @@ chmod +x /usr/bin/sudoers
 msg_ok "Installed Pi.Alert"
 
 msg_info "Start Pi.Alert Scan (Patience)"
-$STD python3 /opt/pialert/back/pialert.py update_vendors
-$STD python3 /opt/pialert/back/pialert.py internet_IP
-$STD python3 /opt/pialert/back/pialert.py 1
+$STD /opt/pialert/.venv/bin/python /opt/pialert/back/pialert.py update_vendors
+$STD /opt/pialert/.venv/bin/python /opt/pialert/back/pialert.py internet_IP
+$STD /opt/pialert/.venv/bin/python /opt/pialert/back/pialert.py 1
 msg_ok "Finished Pi.Alert Scan"
 
 motd_ssh