diff --git a/ct/ghost.sh b/ct/ghost.sh
index 8b37605c6..f3cd2f3af 100644
--- a/ct/ghost.sh
+++ b/ct/ghost.sh
@@ -24,12 +24,9 @@ function update_script() {
   check_container_storage
   check_container_resources
 
-  if ! dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' mariadb-server 2>/dev/null | grep -q "install ok installed"; then
-    setup_mysql
-  fi
   NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
 
-  msg_info "Updating ${APP} LXC"
+  msg_info "Updating Ghost"
   if command -v ghost &>/dev/null; then
     current_version=$(ghost version | grep 'Ghost-CLI version' | awk '{print $3}')
     latest_version=$(npm show ghost-cli version)
diff --git a/ct/kimai.sh b/ct/kimai.sh
index 60c3a8afe..2d2a9bfe6 100644
--- a/ct/kimai.sh
+++ b/ct/kimai.sh
@@ -23,32 +23,21 @@ function update_script() {
   header_info
   check_container_storage
   check_container_resources
-  if ! command -v lsb_release; then
-    apt install -y lsb-release
-  fi
   if [[ ! -d /opt/kimai ]]; then
     msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
     exit
   fi
+
   CURRENT_PHP=$(php -v 2>/dev/null | awk '/^PHP/{print $2}' | cut -d. -f1,2)
   if [[ "$CURRENT_PHP" != "8.4" ]]; then
     msg_info "Migrating PHP $CURRENT_PHP to 8.4"
-    $STD curl -fsSLo /tmp/debsuryorg-archive-keyring.deb https://packages.sury.org/debsuryorg-archive-keyring.deb
-    $STD dpkg -i /tmp/debsuryorg-archive-keyring.deb
-    $STD sh -c 'echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/deb.sury.org-php.gpg] https://packages.sury.org/php/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.list'
-    $STD apt-get update
-    $STD apt-get remove -y php"${CURRENT_PHP//./}"*
-    $STD apt-get install -y \
-      php8.4 composer \
-      php8.4-{gd,mysql,mbstring,bcmath,xml,curl,zip,intl,fpm} \
-      libapache2-mod-php8.4
+    PHP_VERSION="8.4" PHP_MODULE="gd,mysql,mbstring,bcmath,xml,curl,zip,intl,fpm" PHP_APACHE="YES" setup_php
     msg_ok "Migrated PHP $CURRENT_PHP to 8.4"
   fi
 
-  RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/kimai/kimai/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 2, length($2)-3) }')
-  BACKUP_DIR="/opt/kimai_backup"
+  if check_for_gh_release "Kimai" "kimai/kimai"; then
+    BACKUP_DIR="/opt/kimai_backup"
 
-  if [[ ! -f /opt/${APP}_version.txt ]] || [[ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat /opt/${APP}_version.txt)" ]]; then
     msg_info "Stopping Apache2"
     systemctl stop apache2
     msg_ok "Stopped Apache2"
@@ -60,15 +49,9 @@ function update_script() {
     [ -f /opt/kimai/config/packages/local.yaml ] && cp /opt/kimai/config/packages/local.yaml "$BACKUP_DIR/"
     msg_ok "Backup completed"
 
-    msg_info "Updating ${APP} to ${RELEASE}"
-    trap "echo Unable to download release file for version ${RELEASE}; try again later" ERR
-    set -e
-    curl -fsSL "https://github.com/kimai/kimai/archive/refs/tags/${RELEASE}.zip" -o $(basename "https://github.com/kimai/kimai/archive/refs/tags/${RELEASE}.zip")
-    $STD unzip "${RELEASE}".zip
-    set +e
-    trap - ERR
-    rm -rf /opt/kimai
-    mv kimai-"${RELEASE}" /opt/kimai
+    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "Kimai" "kimai/kimai" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/kimai" "kimai-release-*.zip"
+
+    msg_info "Updating Kimai"
     [ -d "$BACKUP_DIR/var" ] && cp -r "$BACKUP_DIR/var" /opt/kimai/
     [ -f "$BACKUP_DIR/.env" ] && cp "$BACKUP_DIR/.env" /opt/kimai/
     [ -f "$BACKUP_DIR/local.yaml" ] && cp "$BACKUP_DIR/local.yaml" /opt/kimai/config/packages/
@@ -76,8 +59,7 @@ function update_script() {
     cd /opt/kimai
     $STD composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
     $STD bin/console kimai:update
-    echo "${RELEASE}" >/opt/${APP}_version.txt
-    msg_ok "Updated ${APP} to ${RELEASE}"
+    msg_ok "Updated Kimai"
 
     msg_info "Starting Apache2"
     systemctl start apache2
@@ -90,14 +72,7 @@ function update_script() {
     chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/*
     chmod -R 777 /opt/*
     msg_ok "Setup Permissions"
-
-    msg_info "Cleaning Up"
-    rm -rf "${RELEASE}".zip
-    rm -rf "$BACKUP_DIR"
-    msg_ok "Cleaned"
-    msg_ok "Updated Successfully"
-  else
-    msg_ok "No update required. ${APP} is already at ${RELEASE}"
+    msg_ok "Updated Successfully!"
   fi
   exit
 }
diff --git a/install/ghost-install.sh b/install/ghost-install.sh
index 593181631..39960ab02 100644
--- a/install/ghost-install.sh
+++ b/install/ghost-install.sh
@@ -20,22 +20,22 @@ $STD apt-get install -y \
   libjemalloc2
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
-setup_mysql
+setup_mariadb
 
 msg_info "Configuring Database"
 DB_NAME=ghost
 DB_USER=ghostuser
 DB_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 18 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c13)
-$STD mysql -u root -e "CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME;"
-$STD mysql -u root -e "CREATE USER '$DB_USER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$DB_PASS';"
-$STD mysql -u root -e "GRANT ALL ON $DB_NAME.* TO '$DB_USER'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
+$STD mariadb -u root -e "CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME;"
+$STD mariadb -u root -e "CREATE USER '$DB_USER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$DB_PASS';"
+$STD mariadb -u root -e "GRANT ALL ON $DB_NAME.* TO '$DB_USER'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
 {
   echo "Ghost-Credentials"
   echo "Ghost Database User: $DB_USER"
   echo "Ghost Database Password: $DB_PASS"
   echo "Ghost Database Name: $DB_NAME"
 } >>~/ghost.creds
-msg_ok "Configured MySQL"
+msg_ok "Configured MariaDB"
 
 NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
 
@@ -60,4 +60,5 @@ customize
 msg_info "Cleaning up"
 $STD apt-get -y autoremove
 $STD apt-get -y autoclean
+$STD apt-get -y clean
 msg_ok "Cleaned"
diff --git a/install/kimai-install.sh b/install/kimai-install.sh
index d4462f4c0..d81e325db 100644
--- a/install/kimai-install.sh
+++ b/install/kimai-install.sh
@@ -18,36 +18,21 @@ $STD apt-get install -y \
   apt-transport-https \
   apache2 \
   git \
-  expect \
-  composer \
-  lsb-release
+  expect
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
-setup_mysql
-
-msg_info "Adding PHP8.4 Repository"
-$STD curl -sSLo /tmp/debsuryorg-archive-keyring.deb https://packages.sury.org/debsuryorg-archive-keyring.deb
-$STD dpkg -i /tmp/debsuryorg-archive-keyring.deb
-$STD sh -c 'echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/deb.sury.org-php.gpg] https://packages.sury.org/php/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.list'
-$STD apt-get update
-msg_ok "Added PHP8.4 Repository"
-
-msg_info "Installing PHP"
-$STD apt-get remove -y php8.2*
-$STD apt-get install -y \
-  php8.4 \
-  php8.4-{gd,mysql,mbstring,bcmath,xml,curl,zip,intl} \
-  libapache2-mod-php8.4
-msg_ok "Installed PHP"
+setup_mariadb
+PHP_VERSION="8.4" PHP_MODULE="gd,mysql,mbstring,bcmath,xml,curl,zip,intl" PHP_APACHE="YES" setup_php
+setup_composer
 
 msg_info "Setting up database"
 DB_NAME=kimai_db
 DB_USER=kimai
 DB_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 18 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c13)
-MYSQL_VERSION=$(mysql --version | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
-$STD mysql -u root -e "CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME;"
-$STD mysql -u root -e "CREATE USER '$DB_USER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$DB_PASS';"
-$STD mysql -u root -e "GRANT ALL ON $DB_NAME.* TO '$DB_USER'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
+MYSQL_VERSION=$(mariadb --version | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
+$STD mariadb -u root -e "CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME;"
+$STD mariadb -u root -e "CREATE USER '$DB_USER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$DB_PASS';"
+$STD mariadb -u root -e "GRANT ALL ON $DB_NAME.* TO '$DB_USER'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
 {
   echo "Kimai-Credentials"
   echo "Kimai Database User: $DB_USER"
@@ -56,11 +41,9 @@ $STD mysql -u root -e "GRANT ALL ON $DB_NAME.* TO '$DB_USER'@'localhost'; FLUSH
 } >>~/kimai.creds
 msg_ok "Set up database"
 
-msg_info "Installing Kimai (Patience)"
-RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/kimai/kimai/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 2, length($2)-3) }')
-curl -fsSL "https://github.com/kimai/kimai/archive/refs/tags/${RELEASE}.zip" -o "${RELEASE}".zip
-$STD unzip "${RELEASE}".zip
-mv kimai-"${RELEASE}" /opt/kimai
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "Kimai" "kimai/kimai" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/kimai" "kimai-release-*.zip"
+
+msg_info "Installing Kimai"
 cd /opt/kimai
 echo "export COMPOSER_ALLOW_SUPERUSER=1" >>~/.bashrc
 source ~/.bashrc
@@ -92,8 +75,6 @@ admin_lte:
     options:
         default_avatar: build/apple-touch-icon.png
 EOF
-
-echo "${RELEASE}" >"/opt/${APPLICATION}_version.txt"
 msg_ok "Installed Kimai"
 
 msg_info "Creating Service"
@@ -130,7 +111,7 @@ motd_ssh
 customize
 
 msg_info "Cleaning up"
-rm -rf "${RELEASE}".zip
-$STD apt-get -y autoremove
-$STD apt-get -y autoclean
+$STD apt -y autoremove
+$STD apt -y autoclean
+$STD apt -y clean
 msg_ok "Cleaned"
diff --git a/install/managemydamnlife-install.sh b/install/managemydamnlife-install.sh
index 69cd7015d..10eefdf90 100644
--- a/install/managemydamnlife-install.sh
+++ b/install/managemydamnlife-install.sh
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@ network_check
 update_os
 
 msg_info "Installing dependencies"
-$STD apt install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential
+$STD apt install -y build-essential
 msg_ok "Installed dependencies"
 
 NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
-MYSQL_VERSION="8.0" setup_mysql
+setup_mariadb
 
 msg_info "Setting up Database"
 DB_NAME="mmdl"
 DB_USER="mmdl"
 DB_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 18 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | head -c13)
-$STD mysql -u root -e "CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME;"
-$STD mysql -u root -e "CREATE USER '$DB_USER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED by '$DB_PASS';"
-$STD mysql -u root -e "GRANT ALL ON $DB_NAME.* TO '$DB_USER'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
+$STD mariadb -u root -e "CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME;"
+$STD mariadb -u root -e "CREATE USER '$DB_USER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED by '$DB_PASS';"
+$STD mariadb -u root -e "GRANT ALL ON $DB_NAME.* TO '$DB_USER'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
 {
   echo "Manage My Damn Life Credentials"
   echo "Database User: $DB_USER"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ msg_info "Creating Service"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/mmdl.service
 [Unit]
 Description=${APPLICATION} Service
-After=network.target mysql.service
+After=network.target mariadb.service
 
 [Service]
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/mmdl