diff --git a/ct/excalidash.sh b/ct/excalidash.sh
index 1720da9a..6c378a03 100644
--- a/ct/excalidash.sh
+++ b/ct/excalidash.sh
@@ -35,13 +35,10 @@ function update_script() {
     systemctl stop excalidash
     msg_ok "Stopped Service"
 
-    msg_info "Backing up Data"
-    cp /opt/excalidash/backend/.env /opt/excalidash.env.bak
-    cp /opt/excalidash/backend/prisma/database.db /opt/excalidash.db.bak 2>/dev/null || true
-    msg_ok "Backed up Data"
-
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "excalidash" "ZimengXiong/ExcaliDash" "tarball"
 
+    ln -sf /opt/excalidash_data/.env /opt/excalidash/backend/.env
+
     msg_info "Rebuilding Application"
     cd /opt/excalidash/backend
     $STD npm ci
@@ -53,15 +50,9 @@ function update_script() {
     cp -r /opt/excalidash/frontend/dist/. /var/www/excalidash/
     msg_ok "Rebuilt Application"
 
-    msg_info "Restoring Data"
-    cp /opt/excalidash.env.bak /opt/excalidash/backend/.env
-    cp /opt/excalidash.db.bak /opt/excalidash/backend/prisma/database.db 2>/dev/null || true
-    rm -f /opt/excalidash.env.bak /opt/excalidash.db.bak
-    msg_ok "Restored Data"
-
     msg_info "Running Migrations"
     cd /opt/excalidash/backend
-    set -a && source /opt/excalidash/backend/.env && set +a
+    set -a && source /opt/excalidash_data/.env && set +a
     $STD npx prisma migrate deploy
     msg_ok "Ran Migrations"
 
diff --git a/install/excalidash-install.sh b/install/excalidash-install.sh
index d14193cf..9e342459 100644
--- a/install/excalidash-install.sh
+++ b/install/excalidash-install.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ update_os
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
 $STD apt install -y \
   build-essential \
-  python3 \
   make \
   nginx
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
@@ -39,21 +38,23 @@ $STD npm run build
 msg_ok "Built Frontend"
 
 msg_info "Configuring Application"
-mkdir -p /opt/excalidash/backend/prisma
+mkdir -p /opt/excalidash_data
 mkdir -p /var/www/excalidash
 cp -r /opt/excalidash/frontend/dist/. /var/www/excalidash/
-cat <<EOF >/opt/excalidash/backend/.env
-DATABASE_URL=file:/opt/excalidash/backend/prisma/database.db
+cat <<EOF >/opt/excalidash_data/.env
+DATABASE_URL=file:/opt/excalidash_data/database.db
 PORT=8000
 NODE_ENV=production
+FRONTEND_URL=http://${LOCAL_IP}:6767
 AUTH_MODE=local
 TRUST_PROXY=false
 RUN_MIGRATIONS=false
 JWT_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
 CSRF_SECRET=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
 EOF
+ln -sf /opt/excalidash_data/.env /opt/excalidash/backend/.env
 cd /opt/excalidash/backend
-set -a && source /opt/excalidash/backend/.env && set +a
+set -a && source /opt/excalidash_data/.env && set +a
 $STD npx prisma migrate deploy
 msg_ok "Configured Application"
 
@@ -64,13 +65,10 @@ server {
     server_name _;
     root /var/www/excalidash;
     index index.html;
+    client_max_body_size 50M;
 
-    location / {
-        try_files \$uri \$uri/ /index.html;
-    }
-
-    location /api {
-        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
+    location /api/ {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000/;
         proxy_http_version 1.1;
         proxy_set_header Upgrade \$http_upgrade;
         proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
@@ -78,6 +76,25 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP \$remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For \$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto \$scheme;
+        proxy_read_timeout 300s;
+        proxy_send_timeout 300s;
+    }
+
+    location /socket.io/ {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000/socket.io/;
+        proxy_http_version 1.1;
+        proxy_set_header Upgrade \$http_upgrade;
+        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
+        proxy_set_header Host \$host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP \$remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For \$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto \$scheme;
+        proxy_read_timeout 3600s;
+        proxy_send_timeout 3600s;
+    }
+
+    location / {
+        try_files \$uri \$uri/ /index.html;
     }
 }
 EOF
diff --git a/json/excalidash.json b/json/excalidash.json
index 1786a4e0..f0681e28 100644
--- a/json/excalidash.json
+++ b/json/excalidash.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         {
             "type": "default",
             "script": "ct/excalidash.sh",
-            "config_path": "/opt/excalidash/backend/.env",
+            "config_path": "/opt/excalidash_data/.env",
             "resources": {
                 "cpu": 2,
                 "ram": 2048,