diff --git a/ct/nodebb.sh b/ct/nodebb.sh
index 0fae92fe3..e806e3609 100644
--- a/ct/nodebb.sh
+++ b/ct/nodebb.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function update_script() {
   fi
 
   RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 3, length($2)-4) }')
-  if [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat /opt/${APP}_version.txt)" ]] || [[ ! -f /opt/${APP}_version.txt ]]; then
+  if [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat ~/.nodebb)" ]] || [[ ! -f ~/.nodebb ]]; then
     msg_info "Stopping ${APP}"
     systemctl stop nodebb
     msg_ok "Stopped ${APP}"
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_info "Updating ${APP} to v${RELEASE}"
     cd /opt/nodebb
     $STD ./nodebb upgrade
-    echo "${RELEASE}" >/opt/${APP}_version.txt
+    echo "${RELEASE}" > ~/.nodebb
     msg_ok "Updated ${APP} to v${RELEASE}"
 
     msg_info "Starting ${APP}"
     systemctl start nodebb
     msg_ok "Started ${APP}"
-    msg_ok "Updated Successfully"
+
+    msg_ok "Updated Successfully\n"
   else
     msg_ok "No update required. ${APP} is already at v${RELEASE}."
   fi
@@ -60,4 +61,4 @@ description
 msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
 echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access it using the following URL:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:4567${CL}"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:4567${CL}"
diff --git a/install/nodebb-install.sh b/install/nodebb-install.sh
index 92c54c30d..016302525 100644
--- a/install/nodebb-install.sh
+++ b/install/nodebb-install.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 setup_mongodb
 NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
 
-msg_info "Configure MongoDB"
+msg_info "Configuring MongoDB"
 MONGO_ADMIN_USER="admin"
 MONGO_ADMIN_PWD="$(openssl rand -base64 18 | cut -c1-13)"
 NODEBB_USER="nodebb"
@@ -63,14 +63,11 @@ sed -i 's/bindIp: 127.0.0.1/bindIp: 0.0.0.0/' /etc/mongod.conf
 sed -i '/security:/d' /etc/mongod.conf
 bash -c 'echo -e "\nsecurity:\n  authorization: enabled" >> /etc/mongod.conf'
 systemctl restart mongod
-msg_ok "MongoDB successfully configurated"
+msg_ok "MongoDB configured"
 
-msg_info "Install NodeBB"
-cd /opt
-RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 3, length($2)-4) }')
-curl -fsSL "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/archive/refs/tags/v${RELEASE}.zip" -o "/opt/v${RELEASE}.zip"
-$STD unzip v${RELEASE}.zip
-mv NodeBB-${RELEASE} /opt/nodebb
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "nodebb" "NodeBB/NodeBB" "tarball"
+
+msg_info "Configuring NodeBB"
 cd /opt/nodebb
 touch pidfile
 expect <<EOF >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -107,8 +104,7 @@ expect "Confirm Password" {
 }
 expect eof
 EOF
-echo "${RELEASE}" >"/opt/${APPLICATION}_version.txt"
-msg_ok "Installed NodeBB"
+msg_ok "Configured NodeBB"
 
 msg_info "Creating Services"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/nodebb.service
@@ -136,7 +132,6 @@ motd_ssh
 customize
 
 msg_info "Cleaning up"
-rm -R /opt/v${RELEASE}.zip
 $STD apt-get -y autoremove
 $STD apt-get -y autoclean
 msg_ok "Cleaned"