diff --git a/install/mealie-install.sh b/install/mealie-install.sh
index 73e3fde5e..e872c8320 100644
--- a/install/mealie-install.sh
+++ b/install/mealie-install.sh
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 PYTHON_VERSION="3.12" setup_uv
 POSTGRES_VERSION="16" setup_postgresql
-NODE_MODULE="yarn" NODE_VERSION="20" setup_nodejs
+NODE_MODULE="yarn" NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
 
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "mealie" "mealie-recipes/mealie" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/mealie"
 
 PG_DB_NAME="mealie_db" PG_DB_USER="mealie_user" PG_DB_GRANT_SUPERUSER="true" setup_postgresql_db
 
-msg_info "Setting up uv environment"
+msg_info "Installing Python Dependencies with uv"
 cd /opt/mealie
-$STD uv sync --frozen
-msg_ok "Set up uv environment"
+$STD uv sync --frozen --extra pgsql 2>/dev/null || $STD uv sync --extra pgsql
+msg_ok "Installed Python Dependencies"
 
 msg_info "Building Frontend"
 export NUXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ $STD yarn install --prefer-offline --frozen-lockfile --non-interactive --product
 $STD yarn generate
 msg_ok "Built Frontend"
 
-msg_info "Copying Built Frontend into Backend Package"
-cp -r /opt/mealie/frontend/dist /opt/mealie/mealie/frontend
+msg_info "Copying Built Frontend"
+mkdir -p /opt/mealie/mealie/frontend
+cp -r /opt/mealie/frontend/dist/* /opt/mealie/mealie/frontend/
 msg_ok "Copied Frontend"
 
 msg_info "Downloading NLTK Data"
@@ -55,49 +56,41 @@ msg_ok "Downloaded NLTK Data"
 
 msg_info "Writing Environment File"
 cat <<EOF >/opt/mealie/mealie.env
-HOST=0.0.0.0
-PORT=9000
+MEALIE_HOME=/opt/mealie/data
+NLTK_DATA=/nltk_data
 DB_ENGINE=postgres
 POSTGRES_SERVER=localhost
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 POSTGRES_USER=${PG_DB_USER}
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${PG_DB_PASS}
 POSTGRES_DB=${PG_DB_NAME}
-NLTK_DATA=/nltk_data
 PRODUCTION=true
-STATIC_FILES=/opt/mealie/frontend/dist
+HOST=0.0.0.0
+PORT=9000
 EOF
 msg_ok "Wrote Environment File"
 
-msg_info "Creating Start Script"
-cat <<'EOF' >/opt/mealie/start.sh
-#!/bin/bash
-set -a
-source /opt/mealie/mealie.env
-set +a
-cd /opt/mealie
-exec uv run mealie
-EOF
-chmod +x /opt/mealie/start.sh
-msg_ok "Created Start Script"
-
 msg_info "Creating Systemd Service"
-cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/mealie.service
+cat <<'EOF' >/etc/systemd/system/mealie.service
 [Unit]
-Description=Mealie Backend Server
+Description=Mealie Recipe Manager
 After=network.target postgresql.service
+Wants=postgresql.service
 
 [Service]
+Type=simple
 User=root
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/mealie
-ExecStart=/opt/mealie/start.sh
-Restart=always
+EnvironmentFile=/opt/mealie/mealie.env
+ExecStart=/root/.cargo/bin/uv run --directory /opt/mealie mealie
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
 systemctl enable -q --now mealie
-msg_ok "Created Service"
+msg_ok "Created and Started Service"
 
 motd_ssh
 customize
diff --git a/misc/install.func b/misc/install.func
index 490e01c37..97bd19b8c 100644
--- a/misc/install.func
+++ b/misc/install.func
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@
 
 # Ensure INSTALL_LOG is set (exported from build.func, but fallback if missing)
 if [[ -z "${INSTALL_LOG:-}" ]]; then
-  INSTALL_LOG="/root/.install-${SESSION_ID:-unknown}.log"
+    INSTALL_LOG="/root/.install-${SESSION_ID:-unknown}.log"
 fi
 
 # Dev mode: Persistent logs directory
 if [[ "${DEV_MODE_LOGS:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
-  mkdir -p /var/log/community-scripts
-  INSTALL_LOG="/var/log/community-scripts/install-${SESSION_ID:-unknown}-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).log"
+    mkdir -p /var/log/community-scripts
+    INSTALL_LOG="/var/log/community-scripts/install-${SESSION_ID:-unknown}-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).log"
 fi
 
 if ! command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  printf "\r\e[2K%b" '\033[93m Setup Source \033[m' >&2
-  apt-get update >/dev/null 2>&1
-  apt-get install -y curl >/dev/null 2>&1
+    printf "\r\e[2K%b" '\033[93m Setup Source \033[m' >&2
+    apt-get update >/dev/null 2>&1
+    apt-get install -y curl >/dev/null 2>&1
 fi
 source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/branch/main/misc/core.func)
 source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/branch/main/misc/error_handler.func)
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ parse_dev_mode
 # - Sets verbose mode via set_std_mode()
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 verb_ip6() {
-  set_std_mode # Set STD mode based on VERBOSE
+    set_std_mode # Set STD mode based on VERBOSE
 
-  if [ "$DISABLEIPV6" == "yes" ]; then
-    echo "net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1" >>/etc/sysctl.conf
-    $STD sysctl -p
-  fi
+    if [ "$DISABLEIPV6" == "yes" ]; then
+        echo "net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1" >>/etc/sysctl.conf
+        $STD sysctl -p
+    fi
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -82,24 +82,24 @@ verb_ip6() {
 # - Exits with error if network unavailable after retries
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 setting_up_container() {
-  msg_info "Setting up Container OS"
-  for ((i = RETRY_NUM; i > 0; i--)); do
-    if [ "$(hostname -I)" != "" ]; then
-      break
+    msg_info "Setting up Container OS"
+    for ((i = RETRY_NUM; i > 0; i--)); do
+        if [ "$(hostname -I)" != "" ]; then
+            break
+        fi
+        echo 1>&2 -en "${CROSS}${RD} No Network! "
+        sleep $RETRY_EVERY
+    done
+    if [ "$(hostname -I)" = "" ]; then
+        echo 1>&2 -e "\n${CROSS}${RD} No Network After $RETRY_NUM Tries${CL}"
+        echo -e "${NETWORK}Check Network Settings"
+        exit 1
     fi
-    echo 1>&2 -en "${CROSS}${RD} No Network! "
-    sleep $RETRY_EVERY
-  done
-  if [ "$(hostname -I)" = "" ]; then
-    echo 1>&2 -e "\n${CROSS}${RD} No Network After $RETRY_NUM Tries${CL}"
-    echo -e "${NETWORK}Check Network Settings"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-  rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
-  systemctl disable -q --now systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
-  msg_ok "Set up Container OS"
-  #msg_custom "${CM}" "${GN}" "Network Connected: ${BL}$(hostname -I)"
-  msg_ok "Network Connected: ${BL}$(hostname -I)"
+    rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
+    systemctl disable -q --now systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
+    msg_ok "Set up Container OS"
+    #msg_custom "${CM}" "${GN}" "Network Connected: ${BL}$(hostname -I)"
+    msg_ok "Network Connected: ${BL}$(hostname -I)"
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -114,65 +114,65 @@ setting_up_container() {
 # - Uses fatal() on DNS resolution failure for critical hosts
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 network_check() {
-  set +e
-  trap - ERR
-  ipv4_connected=false
-  ipv6_connected=false
-  sleep 1
+    set +e
+    trap - ERR
+    ipv4_connected=false
+    ipv6_connected=false
+    sleep 1
 
-  # Check IPv4 connectivity to Google, Cloudflare & Quad9 DNS servers.
-  if ping -c 1 -W 1 1.1.1.1 &>/dev/null || ping -c 1 -W 1 8.8.8.8 &>/dev/null || ping -c 1 -W 1 9.9.9.9 &>/dev/null; then
-    ipv4_connected=true
-    ipv4_status="${GN}✔${CL} IPv4"
-  else
-    ipv4_status="${RD}✖${CL} IPv4"
-  fi
-
-  # Check IPv6 connectivity to Google, Cloudflare & Quad9 DNS servers.
-  if ping6 -c 1 -W 1 2606:4700:4700::1111 &>/dev/null || ping6 -c 1 -W 1 2001:4860:4860::8888 &>/dev/null || ping6 -c 1 -W 1 2620:fe::fe &>/dev/null; then
-    ipv6_connected=true
-    ipv6_status="${GN}✔${CL} IPv6"
-  else
-    ipv6_status="${RD}✖${CL} IPv6"
-  fi
-
-  # Show combined status
-  msg_ok "Internet: ${ipv4_status}  ${ipv6_status}"
-
-  # If both IPv4 and IPv6 checks fail, prompt the user
-  if [[ $ipv4_connected == false && $ipv6_connected == false ]]; then
-    read -r -p "No Internet detected, would you like to continue anyway? <y/N> " prompt
-    if [[ "${prompt,,}" =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
-      echo -e "${INFO}${RD}Expect Issues Without Internet${CL}"
+    # Check IPv4 connectivity to Google, Cloudflare & Quad9 DNS servers.
+    if ping -c 1 -W 1 1.1.1.1 &>/dev/null || ping -c 1 -W 1 8.8.8.8 &>/dev/null || ping -c 1 -W 1 9.9.9.9 &>/dev/null; then
+        ipv4_connected=true
+        ipv4_status="${GN}✔${CL} IPv4"
     else
-      echo -e "${NETWORK}Check Network Settings"
-      exit 1
+        ipv4_status="${RD}✖${CL} IPv4"
     fi
-  fi
 
-  # DNS resolution checks for GitHub-related domains (IPv4 and/or IPv6)
-  GIT_HOSTS=("github.com" "raw.githubusercontent.com" "api.github.com" "git.community-scripts.org")
-  GIT_STATUS="Git DNS:"
-  DNS_FAILED=false
-
-  for HOST in "${GIT_HOSTS[@]}"; do
-    RESOLVEDIP=$(getent hosts "$HOST" | awk '{ print $1 }' | grep -E '(^([0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}$)|(^[a-fA-F0-9:]+$)' | head -n1)
-    if [[ -z "$RESOLVEDIP" ]]; then
-      GIT_STATUS+="$HOST:($DNSFAIL)"
-      DNS_FAILED=true
+    # Check IPv6 connectivity to Google, Cloudflare & Quad9 DNS servers.
+    if ping6 -c 1 -W 1 2606:4700:4700::1111 &>/dev/null || ping6 -c 1 -W 1 2001:4860:4860::8888 &>/dev/null || ping6 -c 1 -W 1 2620:fe::fe &>/dev/null; then
+        ipv6_connected=true
+        ipv6_status="${GN}✔${CL} IPv6"
     else
-      GIT_STATUS+=" $HOST:($DNSOK)"
+        ipv6_status="${RD}✖${CL} IPv6"
     fi
-  done
 
-  if [[ "$DNS_FAILED" == true ]]; then
-    fatal "$GIT_STATUS"
-  else
-    msg_ok "$GIT_STATUS"
-  fi
+    # Show combined status
+    msg_ok "Internet: ${ipv4_status}  ${ipv6_status}"
 
-  set -e
-  trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
+    # If both IPv4 and IPv6 checks fail, prompt the user
+    if [[ $ipv4_connected == false && $ipv6_connected == false ]]; then
+        read -r -p "No Internet detected, would you like to continue anyway? <y/N> " prompt
+        if [[ "${prompt,,}" =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
+            echo -e "${INFO}${RD}Expect Issues Without Internet${CL}"
+        else
+            echo -e "${NETWORK}Check Network Settings"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # DNS resolution checks for GitHub-related domains (IPv4 and/or IPv6)
+    GIT_HOSTS=("github.com" "raw.githubusercontent.com" "api.github.com" "git.community-scripts.org")
+    GIT_STATUS="Git DNS:"
+    DNS_FAILED=false
+
+    for HOST in "${GIT_HOSTS[@]}"; do
+        RESOLVEDIP=$(getent hosts "$HOST" | awk '{ print $1 }' | grep -E '(^([0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}$)|(^[a-fA-F0-9:]+$)' | head -n1)
+        if [[ -z "$RESOLVEDIP" ]]; then
+            GIT_STATUS+="$HOST:($DNSFAIL)"
+            DNS_FAILED=true
+        else
+            GIT_STATUS+=" $HOST:($DNSOK)"
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [[ "$DNS_FAILED" == true ]]; then
+        fatal "$GIT_STATUS"
+    else
+        msg_ok "$GIT_STATUS"
+    fi
+
+    set -e
+    trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
 }
 
 # ==============================================================================
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ network_check() {
 # - Uses $STD wrapper to suppress output unless VERBOSE=yes
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 update_os() {
-  msg_info "Updating Container OS"
-  if [[ "$CACHER" == "yes" ]]; then
-    echo "Acquire::http::Proxy-Auto-Detect \"/usr/local/bin/apt-proxy-detect.sh\";" >/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00aptproxy
-    cat <<'EOF' >/usr/local/bin/apt-proxy-detect.sh
+    msg_info "Updating Container OS"
+    if [[ "$CACHER" == "yes" ]]; then
+        echo "Acquire::http::Proxy-Auto-Detect \"/usr/local/bin/apt-proxy-detect.sh\";" >/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00aptproxy
+        cat <<'EOF' >/usr/local/bin/apt-proxy-detect.sh
 #!/bin/bash
 if nc -w1 -z "${CACHER_IP}" 3142; then
   echo -n "http://${CACHER_IP}:3142"
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ else
   echo -n "DIRECT"
 fi
 EOF
-    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/apt-proxy-detect.sh
-  fi
-  $STD apt-get update
-  $STD apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" -y dist-upgrade
-  rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
-  msg_ok "Updated Container OS"
-  source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/branch/main/misc/tools.func)
+        chmod +x /usr/local/bin/apt-proxy-detect.sh
+    fi
+    $STD apt-get update
+    $STD apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" -y dist-upgrade
+    rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
+    msg_ok "Updated Container OS"
+    source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/branch/main/misc/tools.func)
 }
 
 # ==============================================================================
@@ -228,32 +228,32 @@ EOF
 # - Configures TERM environment variable for better terminal support
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 motd_ssh() {
-  grep -qxF "export TERM='xterm-256color'" /root/.bashrc || echo "export TERM='xterm-256color'" >>/root/.bashrc
+    grep -qxF "export TERM='xterm-256color'" /root/.bashrc || echo "export TERM='xterm-256color'" >>/root/.bashrc
 
-  if [ -f "/etc/os-release" ]; then
-    OS_NAME=$(grep ^NAME /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2 | tr -d '"')
-    OS_VERSION=$(grep ^VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2 | tr -d '"')
-  elif [ -f "/etc/debian_version" ]; then
-    OS_NAME="Debian"
-    OS_VERSION=$(cat /etc/debian_version)
-  fi
+    if [ -f "/etc/os-release" ]; then
+        OS_NAME=$(grep ^NAME /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2 | tr -d '"')
+        OS_VERSION=$(grep ^VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2 | tr -d '"')
+    elif [ -f "/etc/debian_version" ]; then
+        OS_NAME="Debian"
+        OS_VERSION=$(cat /etc/debian_version)
+    fi
 
-  PROFILE_FILE="/etc/profile.d/00_lxc-details.sh"
-  echo "echo -e \"\"" >"$PROFILE_FILE"
-  echo -e "echo -e \"${BOLD}${YW}${APPLICATION} LXC Container - DEV Repository${CL}\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
-  echo -e "echo -e \"${RD}WARNING: This is a DEVELOPMENT version (ProxmoxVED). Do NOT use in production!${CL}\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
-  echo -e "echo -e \"${YW} OS: ${GN}${OS_NAME} - Version: ${OS_VERSION}${CL}\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
-  echo -e "echo -e \"${YW} Hostname: ${GN}\$(hostname)${CL}\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
-  echo -e "echo -e \"${YW} IP Address: ${GN}\$(hostname -I | awk '{print \$1}')${CL}\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
-  echo -e "echo -e \"${YW} Repository: ${GN}https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED${CL}\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
-  echo "echo \"\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
+    PROFILE_FILE="/etc/profile.d/00_lxc-details.sh"
+    echo "echo -e \"\"" >"$PROFILE_FILE"
+    echo -e "echo -e \"${BOLD}${YW}${APPLICATION} LXC Container - DEV Repository${CL}\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
+    echo -e "echo -e \"${RD}WARNING: This is a DEVELOPMENT version (ProxmoxVED). Do NOT use in production!${CL}\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
+    echo -e "echo -e \"${YW} OS: ${GN}${OS_NAME} - Version: ${OS_VERSION}${CL}\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
+    echo -e "echo -e \"${YW} Hostname: ${GN}\$(hostname)${CL}\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
+    echo -e "echo -e \"${YW} IP Address: ${GN}\$(hostname -I | awk '{print \$1}')${CL}\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
+    echo -e "echo -e \"${YW} Repository: ${GN}https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED${CL}\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
+    echo "echo \"\"" >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
 
-  chmod -x /etc/update-motd.d/*
+    chmod -x /etc/update-motd.d/*
 
-  if [[ "${SSH_ROOT}" == "yes" ]]; then
-    sed -i "s/#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/PermitRootLogin yes/g" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-    systemctl restart sshd
-  fi
+    if [[ "${SSH_ROOT}" == "yes" ]]; then
+        sed -i "s/#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/PermitRootLogin yes/g" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+        systemctl restart sshd
+    fi
 }
 
 # ==============================================================================
@@ -270,24 +270,24 @@ motd_ssh() {
 # - Sets proper permissions on SSH directories and key files
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 customize() {
-  if [[ "$PASSWORD" == "" ]]; then
-    msg_info "Customizing Container"
-    GETTY_OVERRIDE="/etc/systemd/system/container-getty@1.service.d/override.conf"
-    mkdir -p $(dirname $GETTY_OVERRIDE)
-    cat <<EOF >$GETTY_OVERRIDE
+    if [[ "$PASSWORD" == "" ]]; then
+        msg_info "Customizing Container"
+        GETTY_OVERRIDE="/etc/systemd/system/container-getty@1.service.d/override.conf"
+        mkdir -p $(dirname $GETTY_OVERRIDE)
+        cat <<EOF >$GETTY_OVERRIDE
   [Service]
   ExecStart=
   ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --autologin root --noclear --keep-baud tty%I 115200,38400,9600 \$TERM
 EOF
-    $STD systemctl daemon-reload || true
-    msg_ok "Customized Container"
-  fi
-  echo "bash -c \"\$(curl -fsSL https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/main/ct/${app}.sh)\"" >/usr/bin/update
-  chmod +x /usr/bin/update
-  if [[ -n "${SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEY}" ]]; then
-    mkdir -p /root/.ssh
-    echo "${SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEY}" >/root/.ssh/authorized_keys
-    chmod 700 /root/.ssh
-    chmod 600 /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
-  fi
+        $STD systemctl daemon-reload || true
+        msg_ok "Customized Container"
+    fi
+    echo "bash -c \"\$(curl -fsSL https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/main/ct/${app}.sh)\"" >/usr/bin/update
+    chmod +x /usr/bin/update
+    if [[ -n "${SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEY}" ]]; then
+        mkdir -p /root/.ssh
+        echo "${SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEY}" >/root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+        chmod 700 /root/.ssh
+        chmod 600 /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+    fi
 }