diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 728c789e..242a9de5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     -
       name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 #v6.0.1
+      uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd #v6.0.2
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     -
       name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@cf1bb45a277cb3c205638b2cd5c984db1c46a412 #v4.31.7
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 #v4.32.6
       with:
         languages: 'python'
     -
       name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@cf1bb45a277cb3c205638b2cd5c984db1c46a412 #v4.31.7
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 #v4.32.6
     -
       name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@cf1bb45a277cb3c205638b2cd5c984db1c46a412 #v4.31.7
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 #v4.32.6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index deeaa675..bb646a3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@997185467fa4f803885201cee163a9f38240193d #v10.1.1
+      - uses: actions/stale@b5d41d4e1d5dceea10e7104786b73624c18a190f #v10.2.0
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           days-before-stale: 30
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 #v6.0.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd #v6.0.2
       - name: Remove 'stale' label
         run: gh issue edit ${{ github.event.issue.number }} --remove-label ${{ env.stale_label }}
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_pr.yml
index 6dfcbe99..44605aab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_pr.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@997185467fa4f803885201cee163a9f38240193d #v10.1.1
+      - uses: actions/stale@b5d41d4e1d5dceea10e7104786b73624c18a190f #v10.2.0
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           # Do not automatically mark PR/issue as stale
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-back-to-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-back-to-dev.yml
index 4901f359..058bbcab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-back-to-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-back-to-dev.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Syncing branches
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 #v6.0.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd #v6.0.2
       - name: Opening pull request
         run: gh pr create -B development -H master --title 'Sync master back into development' --body 'Created by Github action' --label 'internal'
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 35ecc6ab..8243d6e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 #v6.0.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd #v6.0.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Differential ShellCheck requires full git history
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           [[ $FAIL == 1 ]] && exit 1 || echo "Scripts are executable!"
 
       - name: Differential ShellCheck
-        uses: redhat-plumbers-in-action/differential-shellcheck@0d9e5b29625f871e6a4215380486d6f1a7cb6cdd #v5.5.5
+        uses: redhat-plumbers-in-action/differential-shellcheck@d965e66ec0b3b2f821f75c8eff9b12442d9a7d1e #v5.5.6
         with:
           severity: warning
           display-engine: sarif-fmt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         run: editorconfig-checker
 
       - name: Check python code formatting with black
-        uses: psf/black@05f0a8ce1f71fbb36e1e032d3b518c7b945089a2 #25.11.0
+        uses: psf/black@c6755bb741b6481d6b3d3bb563c83fa060db96c9 #26.3.1
         with:
           src: "./test"
           options: "--check --diff --color"
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ jobs:
       DISTRO: ${{matrix.distro}}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 #v6.0.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd #v6.0.2
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@83679a892e2d95755f2dac6acb0bfd1e9ac5d548 #v6.1.0
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 #v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.13"
 
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeCheckout.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeCheckout.sh
index a6df46f2..deb07172 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeCheckout.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeCheckout.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,22 @@ warning1() {
 }
 
 checkout() {
+
+    local skipFTL additionalFlag
+    skipFTL=false
+    # Check arguments
+    for var in "$@"; do
+        case "$var" in
+            "--skipFTL") skipFTL=true ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    if [ "${skipFTL}" == true ]; then
+        additionalFlag="--skipFTL"
+    else
+        additionalFlag=""
+    fi
+
     local corebranches
     local webbranches
 
@@ -235,7 +251,7 @@ checkout() {
     # Force updating everything
     if [[  ! "${1}" == "web" && ! "${1}" == "ftl" ]]; then
         echo -e "  ${INFO} Running installer to upgrade your installation"
-        if "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated install/basic-install.sh" --unattended; then
+        if "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated install/basic-install.sh" --unattended ${additionalFlag}; then
             exit 0
         else
             echo -e "  ${COL_RED} Error: Unable to complete update, please contact support${COL_NC}"
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh
index 964fff9b..baf75d24 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ initialize_debug() {
     # Display that the debug process is beginning
     log_write "${COL_PURPLE}*** [ INITIALIZING ]${COL_NC}"
     # Timestamp the start of the log
-    log_write "${INFO} $(date "+%Y-%m-%d:%H:%M:%S") debug log has been initialized."
+    log_write "${INFO} $(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") debug log has been initialized."
     # Uptime of the system
     # credits to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28353409/bash-format-uptime-to-show-days-hours-minutes
     system_uptime=$(uptime | awk -F'( |,|:)+' '{if ($7=="min") m=$6; else {if ($7~/^day/){if ($9=="min") {d=$6;m=$8} else {d=$6;h=$8;m=$9}} else {h=$6;m=$7}}} {print d+0,"days,",h+0,"hours,",m+0,"minutes"}')
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh
index ac28aed9..10b4f320 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ utilsfile="${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}/utils.sh"
 # shellcheck source="./advanced/Scripts/utils.sh"
 source "${utilsfile}"
 
-# In case we're running at the same time as a system logrotate, use a
-# separate logrotate state file to prevent stepping on each other's
-# toes.
-STATEFILE="/var/lib/logrotate/pihole"
-
 # Determine database location
 DBFILE=$(getFTLConfigValue "files.database")
 if [ -z "$DBFILE" ]; then
@@ -42,25 +37,6 @@ if [ -z "$WEBFILE" ]; then
     WEBFILE="/var/log/pihole/webserver.log"
 fi
 
-# Helper function to handle log rotation for a single file
-rotate_log() {
-    # This function copies x.log over to x.log.1
-    # and then empties x.log
-    # Note that moving the file is not an option, as
-    # dnsmasq would happily continue writing into the
-    # moved file (it will have the same file handler)
-    local logfile="$1"
-    if [[ "$*" != *"quiet"* ]]; then
-        echo -ne "  ${INFO} Rotating ${logfile} ..."
-    fi
-    cp -p "${logfile}" "${logfile}.1"
-    echo " " > "${logfile}"
-    chmod 640 "${logfile}"
-    if [[ "$*" != *"quiet"* ]]; then
-        echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Rotated ${logfile} ..."
-    fi
-}
-
 # Helper function to handle log flushing for a single file
 flush_log() {
     local logfile="$1"
@@ -78,41 +54,23 @@ flush_log() {
     fi
 }
 
-if [[ "$*" == *"once"* ]]; then
-    # Nightly logrotation
-    if command -v /usr/sbin/logrotate >/dev/null; then
-        # Logrotate once
+# Manual flushing
+flush_log "${LOGFILE}"
+flush_log "${FTLFILE}"
+flush_log "${WEBFILE}"
 
-        if [[ "$*" != *"quiet"* ]]; then
-            echo -ne "  ${INFO} Running logrotate ..."
-        fi
-        mkdir -p "${STATEFILE%/*}"
-        /usr/sbin/logrotate --force --state "${STATEFILE}" /etc/pihole/logrotate
-    else
-        # Handle rotation for each log file
-        rotate_log "${LOGFILE}"
-        rotate_log "${FTLFILE}"
-        rotate_log "${WEBFILE}"
-    fi
-else
-    # Manual flushing
-    flush_log "${LOGFILE}"
-    flush_log "${FTLFILE}"
-    flush_log "${WEBFILE}"
-
-    if [[ "$*" != *"quiet"* ]]; then
-        echo -ne "  ${INFO} Flushing database, DNS resolution temporarily unavailable ..."
-    fi
-
-    # Stop FTL to make sure it doesn't write to the database while we're deleting data
-    service pihole-FTL stop
-
-    # Delete most recent 24 hours from FTL's database, leave even older data intact (don't wipe out all history)
-    deleted=$(pihole-FTL sqlite3 -ni "${DBFILE}" "DELETE FROM query_storage WHERE timestamp >= strftime('%s','now')-86400; select changes() from query_storage limit 1")
-
-    # Restart FTL
-    service pihole-FTL restart
-    if [[ "$*" != *"quiet"* ]]; then
-        echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Deleted ${deleted} queries from long-term query database"
-    fi
+if [[ "$*" != *"quiet"* ]]; then
+    echo -ne "  ${INFO} Flushing database, DNS resolution temporarily unavailable ..."
+fi
+
+# Stop FTL to make sure it doesn't write to the database while we're deleting data
+service pihole-FTL stop
+
+# Delete most recent 24 hours from FTL's database, leave even older data intact (don't wipe out all history)
+deleted=$(pihole-FTL sqlite3 -ni "${DBFILE}" "DELETE FROM query_storage WHERE timestamp >= strftime('%s','now')-86400; select changes() from query_storage limit 1")
+
+# Restart FTL
+service pihole-FTL restart
+if [[ "$*" != *"quiet"* ]]; then
+    echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Deleted ${deleted} queries from long-term query database"
 fi
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogRotate.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogRotate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b7de90ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogRotate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Pi-hole: A black hole for Internet advertisements
+# (c) 2025 Pi-hole, LLC (https://pi-hole.net)
+# Network-wide ad blocking via your own hardware.
+#
+# Rotate Pi-hole's log file
+#
+# This file is copyright under the latest version of the EUPL.
+# Please see LICENSE file for your rights under this license.
+
+colfile="/opt/pihole/COL_TABLE"
+# shellcheck source="./advanced/Scripts/COL_TABLE"
+source ${colfile}
+
+readonly PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR="/opt/pihole"
+utilsfile="${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}/utils.sh"
+# shellcheck source="./advanced/Scripts/utils.sh"
+source "${utilsfile}"
+
+# In case we're running at the same time as a system logrotate, use a
+# separate logrotate state file to prevent stepping on each other's
+# toes.
+STATEFILE="/var/lib/logrotate/pihole"
+
+
+# Determine log file location
+LOGFILE=$(getFTLConfigValue "files.log.dnsmasq")
+if [ -z "$LOGFILE" ]; then
+    LOGFILE="/var/log/pihole/pihole.log"
+fi
+FTLFILE=$(getFTLConfigValue "files.log.ftl")
+if [ -z "$FTLFILE" ]; then
+    FTLFILE="/var/log/pihole/FTL.log"
+fi
+WEBFILE=$(getFTLConfigValue "files.log.webserver")
+if [ -z "$WEBFILE" ]; then
+    WEBFILE="/var/log/pihole/webserver.log"
+fi
+
+# Helper function to handle log rotation for a single file
+rotate_log() {
+    # This function copies x.log over to x.log.1
+    # and then empties x.log
+    # Note that moving the file is not an option, as
+    # dnsmasq would happily continue writing into the
+    # moved file (it will have the same file handler)
+    local logfile="$1"
+    if [[ "$*" != *"quiet"* ]]; then
+        echo -ne "  ${INFO} Rotating ${logfile} ..."
+    fi
+    cp -p "${logfile}" "${logfile}.1"
+    echo " " > "${logfile}"
+    chmod 640 "${logfile}"
+    if [[ "$*" != *"quiet"* ]]; then
+        echo -e "${OVER}  ${TICK} Rotated ${logfile} ..."
+    fi
+}
+
+# Nightly logrotation
+if command -v /usr/sbin/logrotate >/dev/null; then
+    # Logrotate once
+    if [[ "$*" != *"quiet"* ]]; then
+        echo -ne "  ${INFO} Running logrotate ..."
+    fi
+    mkdir -p "${STATEFILE%/*}"
+    /usr/sbin/logrotate --force --state "${STATEFILE}" /etc/pihole/logrotate
+else
+    # Handle rotation for each log file
+    rotate_log "${LOGFILE}"
+    rotate_log "${FTLFILE}"
+    rotate_log "${WEBFILE}"
+fi
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeNetworkFlush.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeNetworkFlush.sh
index a8721476..a156362d 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeNetworkFlush.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeNetworkFlush.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if [[ -f ${coltable} ]]; then
     source ${coltable}
 fi
 
-readonly PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR="/opt/pihole"
+PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR="/opt/pihole"
 utilsfile="${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}/utils.sh"
 # shellcheck source=./advanced/Scripts/utils.sh
 source "${utilsfile}"
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/update.sh b/advanced/Scripts/update.sh
index 4e0d973e..50602d2d 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/update.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/update.sh
@@ -102,6 +102,50 @@ GitCheckUpdateAvail() {
     fi
 }
 
+updateWarnDialog() {
+    # Display the warning dialog
+
+    local core_str web_str ftl_str
+
+    if [[ "${core_update}" == true ]]; then
+        core_str="Core: \\Zb\\Z1update available\\Zn"
+    else
+        core_str="Core: \\Zb\\Z4up to date\\Zn"
+    fi
+    if [[ "${web_update}" == true ]]; then
+        web_str="Web:  \\Zb\\Z1update available\\Zn"
+    else
+        web_str="Web:  \\Zb\\Z4up to date\\Zn"
+    fi
+    if [[ "${FTL_update}" == true ]]; then
+        ftl_str="FTL:  \\Zb\\Z1update available\\Zn"
+    else
+        ftl_str="FTL:  \\Zb\\Z4up to date\\Zn"
+    fi
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2154 # Variables "${r}" "${c}" are defined in the main script
+    dialog --no-shadow --clear --keep-tite \
+        --colors \
+        --backtitle "Updating Pi-hole" \
+        --title "Warning" \
+        --no-button "Exit" --yes-button "Continue" \
+        --defaultno \
+        --yesno "\\nThe following Pi-hole components are going to be updated.\\n\\n\\n\
+        $core_str\\n\
+        $web_str\\n\
+        $ftl_str\\n\\n\\n\
+\\Zb\\Z1IMPORTANT:\\Zn Make a (teleporter) backup of your system!\\n\\n\
+Updates can come with significant changes. Please read the changelog at https://pi-hole.net/blog carefully.\\n\\n\\n\
+Please confirm you want to start the update process." \
+        "${r}" "${c}" && result=0 || result="$?"
+
+    case "${result}" in
+    "${DIALOG_CANCEL}" | "${DIALOG_ESC}")
+        printf "  %b User canceled the update process.\\n" "${INFO}"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+}
+
 main() {
     local basicError="\\n  ${COL_RED}Unable to complete update, please contact Pi-hole Support${COL_NC}"
     local core_update
@@ -149,31 +193,37 @@ main() {
         echo -e "  ${INFO} Web Interface:\\t${COL_GREEN}up to date${COL_NC}"
     fi
 
-    local funcOutput
-    funcOutput=$(get_binary_name) #Store output of get_binary_name here
-    local binary
-    binary="pihole-FTL${funcOutput##*pihole-FTL}" #binary name will be the last line of the output of get_binary_name (it always begins with pihole-FTL)
+    # Allow the user to skip this check if they are using a self-compiled FTL binary from an unsupported architecture
+    if [ "${skipFTL}" != true ]; then
+        local funcOutput
+        funcOutput=$(get_binary_name) #Store output of get_binary_name here
+        local binary
+        binary="pihole-FTL${funcOutput##*pihole-FTL}" #binary name will be the last line of the output of get_binary_name (it always begins with pihole-FTL)
 
-    if FTLcheckUpdate "${binary}" &>/dev/null; then
-        FTL_update=true
-        echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_YELLOW}update available${COL_NC}"
+        if FTLcheckUpdate "${binary}" &>/dev/null; then
+            FTL_update=true
+            echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_YELLOW}update available${COL_NC}"
+        else
+            case $? in
+                1)
+                    echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_GREEN}up to date${COL_NC}"
+                    ;;
+                2)
+                    echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_RED}Branch is not available.${COL_NC}\\n\\t\\t\\tUse ${COL_GREEN}pihole checkout ftl [branchname]${COL_NC} to switch to a valid branch."
+                    exit 1
+                    ;;
+                3)
+                    echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_RED}Something has gone wrong, cannot reach download server${COL_NC}"
+                    exit 1
+                    ;;
+                *)
+                    echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_RED}Something has gone wrong, contact support${COL_NC}"
+                    exit 1
+            esac
+            FTL_update=false
+        fi
     else
-        case $? in
-            1)
-                echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_GREEN}up to date${COL_NC}"
-                ;;
-            2)
-                echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_RED}Branch is not available.${COL_NC}\\n\\t\\t\\tUse ${COL_GREEN}pihole checkout ftl [branchname]${COL_NC} to switch to a valid branch."
-                exit 1
-                ;;
-            3)
-                echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_RED}Something has gone wrong, cannot reach download server${COL_NC}"
-                exit 1
-                ;;
-            *)
-                echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_RED}Something has gone wrong, contact support${COL_NC}"
-                exit 1
-        esac
+        echo -e "  ${INFO} FTL:\\t\\t${COL_YELLOW}--skipFTL set - update check skipped${COL_NC}"
         FTL_update=false
     fi
 
@@ -202,6 +252,11 @@ main() {
         exit 0
     fi
 
+    # if there is any update, show the warning dialog and ask for confirmation
+    if [[ "${core_update}" == true || "${web_update}" == true || "${FTL_update}" == true ]]; then
+        updateWarnDialog
+    fi
+
     if [[ "${core_update}" == true ]]; then
         echo ""
         echo -e "  ${INFO} Pi-hole core files out of date, updating local repo."
@@ -222,7 +277,14 @@ main() {
     fi
 
     if [[ "${FTL_update}" == true || "${core_update}" == true ]]; then
-        ${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated\ install/basic-install.sh --repair --unattended || \
+        local addionalFlag
+
+        if [[ ${skipFTL} == true ]]; then
+             addionalFlag="--skipFTL"
+        else
+             addionalFlag=""
+        fi
+        ${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated\ install/basic-install.sh --repair --unattended ${addionalFlag} || \
             echo -e "${basicError}" && exit 1
     fi
 
@@ -242,8 +304,15 @@ main() {
     exit 0
 }
 
-if [[ "$1" == "--check-only" ]]; then
-    CHECK_ONLY=true
-fi
+CHECK_ONLY=false
+skipFTL=false
+
+# Check arguments
+for var in "$@"; do
+    case "$var" in
+    "--check-only") CHECK_ONLY=true ;;
+    "--skipFTL") skipFTL=true ;;
+    esac
+done
 
 main
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/updatecheck.sh b/advanced/Scripts/updatecheck.sh
index 44f21419..c2ffd5a6 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/updatecheck.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/updatecheck.sh
@@ -10,32 +10,32 @@
 
 function get_local_branch() {
     # Return active branch
-    cd "${1}" 2>/dev/null || return 1
-    git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD || return 1
+    cd "${1}" 2>/dev/null || { echo "null"; return; }
+    git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD || echo "null"
 }
 
 function get_local_version() {
     # Return active version
-    cd "${1}" 2>/dev/null || return 1
-    git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null || return 1
+    cd "${1}" 2>/dev/null || { echo "null"; return; }
+    git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null || echo "null"
 }
 
 function get_local_hash() {
-    cd "${1}" 2>/dev/null || return 1
-    git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD || return 1
+    cd "${1}" 2>/dev/null || { echo "null"; return; }
+    git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD || echo "null"
 }
 
 function get_remote_version() {
     # if ${2} is = "master" we need to use the "latest" endpoint, otherwise, we simply return null
     if [[ "${2}" == "master" ]]; then
-        curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/pi-hole/${1}/releases/latest" 2>/dev/null | jq --raw-output .tag_name || return 1
+        curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/pi-hole/${1}/releases/latest" 2>/dev/null | jq --raw-output .tag_name || echo "null"
     else
         echo "null"
     fi
 }
 
 function get_remote_hash() {
-    git ls-remote "https://github.com/pi-hole/${1}" --tags "${2}" | awk '{print substr($0, 1,8);}' || return 1
+    git ls-remote "https://github.com/pi-hole/${1}" --tags "${2}" | awk '{print substr($0, 1,8);}' || echo "null"
 }
 
 # Source the utils file for addOrEditKeyValPair()
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ rm -f "/etc/pihole/GitHubVersions"
 rm -f "/etc/pihole/localbranches"
 rm -f "/etc/pihole/localversions"
 
-# Create new versions file if it does not exist
 VERSION_FILE="/etc/pihole/versions"
-touch "${VERSION_FILE}"
+
+# Truncates the file to zero length if it exists to clear it up, otherwise creates an empty file.
+truncate -s 0 "${VERSION_FILE}"
 chmod 644 "${VERSION_FILE}"
 
 # if /pihole.docker.tag file exists, we will use it's value later in this script
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/utils.sh b/advanced/Scripts/utils.sh
index d000a6db..51f5db36 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/utils.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/utils.sh
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ addOrEditKeyValPair() {
   local key="${2}"
   local value="${3}"
 
-  # touch file to prevent grep error if file does not exist yet
-  touch "${file}"
-
   if grep -q "^${key}=" "${file}"; then
     # Key already exists in file, modify the value
     sed -i "/^${key}=/c\\${key}=${value}" "${file}"
diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/version.sh b/advanced/Scripts/version.sh
index e932fe63..03c57f4c 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/version.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/version.sh
@@ -13,14 +13,23 @@ cachedVersions="/etc/pihole/versions"
 
 if [ -f ${cachedVersions} ]; then
     # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-    . "$cachedVersions"
+    . "${cachedVersions}"
 else
     echo "Could not find /etc/pihole/versions. Running update now."
     pihole updatechecker
      # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-    . "$cachedVersions"
+    . "${cachedVersions}"
 fi
 
+# Convert "null" or empty values to "N/A" for display
+normalize_version() {
+    if [ -z "${1}" ] || [ "${1}" = "null" ]; then
+        echo "N/A"
+    else
+        echo "${1}"
+    fi
+}
+
 main() {
     local details
     details=false
@@ -33,21 +42,21 @@ main() {
 
     if [ "${details}" = true ]; then
         echo "Core"
-        echo "    Version is ${CORE_VERSION:=N/A} (Latest: ${GITHUB_CORE_VERSION:=N/A})"
-        echo "    Branch is ${CORE_BRANCH:=N/A}"
-        echo "    Hash is ${CORE_HASH:=N/A} (Latest: ${GITHUB_CORE_HASH:=N/A})"
+        echo "    Version is $(normalize_version "${CORE_VERSION}") (Latest: $(normalize_version "${GITHUB_CORE_VERSION}"))"
+        echo "    Branch is $(normalize_version "${CORE_BRANCH}")"
+        echo "    Hash is $(normalize_version "${CORE_HASH}") (Latest: $(normalize_version "${GITHUB_CORE_HASH}"))"
         echo "Web"
-        echo "    Version is ${WEB_VERSION:=N/A} (Latest: ${GITHUB_WEB_VERSION:=N/A})"
-        echo "    Branch is ${WEB_BRANCH:=N/A}"
-        echo "    Hash is ${WEB_HASH:=N/A} (Latest: ${GITHUB_WEB_HASH:=N/A})"
+        echo "    Version is $(normalize_version "${WEB_VERSION}") (Latest: $(normalize_version "${GITHUB_WEB_VERSION}"))"
+        echo "    Branch is $(normalize_version "${WEB_BRANCH}")"
+        echo "    Hash is $(normalize_version "${WEB_HASH}") (Latest: $(normalize_version "${GITHUB_WEB_HASH}"))"
         echo "FTL"
-        echo "    Version is ${FTL_VERSION:=N/A} (Latest: ${GITHUB_FTL_VERSION:=N/A})"
-        echo "    Branch is ${FTL_BRANCH:=N/A}"
-        echo "    Hash is ${FTL_HASH:=N/A} (Latest: ${GITHUB_FTL_HASH:=N/A})"
+        echo "    Version is $(normalize_version "${FTL_VERSION}") (Latest: $(normalize_version "${GITHUB_FTL_VERSION}"))"
+        echo "    Branch is $(normalize_version "${FTL_BRANCH}")"
+        echo "    Hash is $(normalize_version "${FTL_HASH}") (Latest: $(normalize_version "${GITHUB_FTL_HASH}"))"
     else
-        echo "Core version is ${CORE_VERSION:=N/A} (Latest: ${GITHUB_CORE_VERSION:=N/A})"
-        echo "Web version is ${WEB_VERSION:=N/A} (Latest: ${GITHUB_WEB_VERSION:=N/A})"
-        echo "FTL version is ${FTL_VERSION:=N/A} (Latest: ${GITHUB_FTL_VERSION:=N/A})"
+        echo "Core version is $(normalize_version "${CORE_VERSION}") (Latest: $(normalize_version "${GITHUB_CORE_VERSION}"))"
+        echo "Web version is $(normalize_version "${WEB_VERSION}") (Latest: $(normalize_version "${GITHUB_WEB_VERSION}"))"
+        echo "FTL version is $(normalize_version "${FTL_VERSION}") (Latest: $(normalize_version "${GITHUB_FTL_VERSION}"))"
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service
index 7c7e9962..9cdad7a0 100644
--- a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service
+++ b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.service
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ start() {
 stop() {
   if is_running; then
     kill "${FTL_PID}"
-    # Give FTL 60 seconds to gracefully stop
+    # Give FTL 120 seconds to gracefully stop
     i=1
-    while [ "${i}" -le 60 ]; do
+    while [ "${i}" -le 120 ]; do
       if ! is_running; then
         break
       fi
diff --git a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.systemd b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.systemd
index 29470c5a..5024b9a2 100644
--- a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.systemd
+++ b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.systemd
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 ExecStopPost=+/opt/pihole/pihole-FTL-poststop.sh
 
 # Use graceful shutdown with a reasonable timeout
-TimeoutStopSec=60s
+TimeoutStopSec=120s
 
 # Make /usr, /boot, /etc and possibly some more folders read-only...
 ProtectSystem=full
diff --git a/advanced/Templates/pihole.cron b/advanced/Templates/pihole.cron
index c62d31ab..3b71cbff 100644
--- a/advanced/Templates/pihole.cron
+++ b/advanced/Templates/pihole.cron
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #          The flush script will use logrotate if available
 #          parameter "once": logrotate only once (default is twice)
 #          parameter "quiet": don't print messages
-00 00   * * *   root    PATH="$PATH:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin/" pihole flush once quiet
+00 00   * * *   root    PATH="$PATH:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin/" pihole logrotate quiet
 
 @reboot root /usr/sbin/logrotate --state /var/lib/logrotate/pihole /etc/pihole/logrotate
 
diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index a0b37a9c..b12a2714 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ webInterfaceDir="${webroot}/admin"
 piholeGitUrl="https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole.git"
 PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO="/etc/.pihole"
 # List of pihole scripts, stored in an array
-PI_HOLE_FILES=(list piholeDebug piholeLogFlush setupLCD update version gravity uninstall webpage)
+PI_HOLE_FILES=(list piholeDebug piholeLogFlush piholeLogRotate setupLCD update version gravity uninstall webpage)
 # This directory is where the Pi-hole scripts will be installed
 PI_HOLE_INSTALL_DIR="/opt/pihole"
 PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR="/etc/pihole"
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ PIHOLE_META_DEPS_APK=(
     cronie
     curl
     dialog
+    doas # sudo replacement
+    doas-sudo-shim
     git
     grep
     iproute2-minimal # piholeARPTable.sh
@@ -178,7 +180,6 @@ PIHOLE_META_DEPS_APK=(
     procps-ng
     psmisc
     shadow
-    sudo
     tzdata
     unzip
 )
@@ -188,14 +189,27 @@ PIHOLE_META_DEPS_APK=(
 # The runUnattended flag is one example of this
 repair=false
 runUnattended=false
+skipFTL=false
 # Check arguments for the undocumented flags
 for var in "$@"; do
     case "${var}" in
     "--repair") repair=true ;;
     "--unattended") runUnattended=true ;;
+    "--skipFTL") skipFTL=true ;;
     esac
 done
 
+if [[ "${runUnattended}" == true ]]; then
+    # In order to run an unattended setup, a pre-seeded /etc/pihole/pihole.toml must exist
+    if [[ ! -f "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/pihole.toml" ]]; then
+        printf "  %b Error: \"%s\" not found. Cannot run unattended setup\\n" "${CROSS}" "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/pihole.toml"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    printf "  %b Performing unattended setup, no dialogs will be displayed\\n" "${INFO}"
+    # also disable debconf-apt-progress dialogs
+    export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
+fi
+
 # If the color table file exists,
 if [[ -f "${coltable}" ]]; then
     # source it
@@ -1251,10 +1265,6 @@ install_manpage() {
         # if not present, create man8 directory
         install -d -m 755 /usr/local/share/man/man8
     fi
-    if [[ ! -d "/usr/local/share/man/man5" ]]; then
-        # if not present, create man5 directory
-        install -d -m 755 /usr/local/share/man/man5
-    fi
     # Testing complete, copy the files & update the man db
     install -D -m 644 -T ${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/manpages/pihole.8 /usr/local/share/man/man8/pihole.8
 
@@ -1807,6 +1817,12 @@ clone_or_reset_repos() {
     # If the user wants to repair/update,
     if [[ "${repair}" == true ]]; then
         printf "  %b Resetting local repos\\n" "${INFO}"
+
+        # import getFTLConfigValue from utils.sh
+        source "/opt/pihole/utils.sh"
+        # Use the configured Web repo location on repair/update
+        webInterfaceDir=$(getFTLConfigValue "webserver.paths.webroot")$(getFTLConfigValue "webserver.paths.webhome")
+
         # Reset the Core repo
         resetRepo ${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO} ||
             {
@@ -1948,9 +1964,18 @@ get_binary_name() {
 
     # If the machine is aarch64 (armv8)
     if [[ "${machine}" == "aarch64" ]]; then
-        # If AArch64 is found (e.g., BCM2711 in Raspberry Pi 4)
-        printf "%b  %b Detected AArch64 (64 Bit ARM) architecture\\n" "${OVER}" "${TICK}"
-        l_binary="pihole-FTL-arm64"
+        if [[ "$(getconf LONG_BIT)" == "64" ]]; then
+            # If the OS is 64 bit, we use the arm64 binary
+            printf "%b  %b Detected AArch64 (64 Bit ARM) architecture\\n" "${OVER}" "${TICK}"
+            l_binary="pihole-FTL-arm64"
+        else
+            # If the OS is 32 bit, we use the armv7 binary (aarch64 is actually armv8)
+            # Even though the machine is 64 bit capable, this makes debugging
+            # very hard as 32bit tools like gdb, etc. cannot analyze the 64 bit
+            # binary. See FTL issue #2494 for such an example.
+            printf "%b  %b Detected AArch64 (64 Bit ARM) architecture with 32 bit OS\\n" "${OVER}" "${TICK}"
+            l_binary="pihole-FTL-armv7"
+        fi
     elif [[ "${machine}" == "arm"* ]]; then
         # ARM 32 bit
         # Get supported processor from other binaries installed on the system
@@ -2320,21 +2345,18 @@ main() {
 
     # Check if there is a usable FTL binary available on this architecture - do
     # this early on as FTL is a hard dependency for Pi-hole
-    local funcOutput
-    funcOutput=$(get_binary_name) #Store output of get_binary_name here
-    # Abort early if this processor is not supported (get_binary_name returns empty string)
-    if [[ "${funcOutput}" == "" ]]; then
-        printf "  %b Upgrade/install aborted\\n" "${CROSS}" "${DISTRO_NAME}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    if [[ "${fresh_install}" == false ]]; then
-        # if it's running unattended,
-        if [[ "${runUnattended}" == true ]]; then
-            printf "  %b Performing unattended setup, no dialogs will be displayed\\n" "${INFO}"
-            # also disable debconf-apt-progress dialogs
-            export DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
+    # Allow the user to skip this check if they are using a self-compiled FTL binary from an unsupported architecture
+    if [ "${skipFTL}" != true ]; then
+        # Get the binary name for the current architecture
+        local funcOutput
+        funcOutput=$(get_binary_name) #Store output of get_binary_name here
+        # Abort early if this processor is not supported (get_binary_name returns empty string)
+        if [[ "${funcOutput}" == "" ]]; then
+            printf "  %b Upgrade/install aborted\\n" "${CROSS}" "${DISTRO_NAME}"
+            exit 1
         fi
+    else
+        printf "  %b %b--skipFTL set - skipping architecture check%b\\n" "${INFO}" "${COL_YELLOW}" "${COL_NC}"
     fi
 
     if [[ "${fresh_install}" == true ]]; then
@@ -2367,13 +2389,18 @@ main() {
     create_pihole_user
 
     # Download and install FTL
-    local binary
-    binary="pihole-FTL${funcOutput##*pihole-FTL}" #binary name will be the last line of the output of get_binary_name (it always begins with pihole-FTL)
-    local theRest
-    theRest="${funcOutput%pihole-FTL*}" # Print the rest of get_binary_name's output to display (cut out from first instance of "pihole-FTL")
-    if ! FTLdetect "${binary}" "${theRest}"; then
-        printf "  %b FTL Engine not installed\\n" "${CROSS}"
-        exit 1
+    # Allow the user to skip this check if they are using a self-compiled FTL binary from an unsupported architecture
+    if [ "${skipFTL}" != true ]; then
+        local binary
+        binary="pihole-FTL${funcOutput##*pihole-FTL}" #binary name will be the last line of the output of get_binary_name (it always begins with pihole-FTL)
+        local theRest
+        theRest="${funcOutput%pihole-FTL*}" # Print the rest of get_binary_name's output to display (cut out from first instance of "pihole-FTL")
+        if ! FTLdetect "${binary}" "${theRest}"; then
+            printf "  %b FTL Engine not installed\\n" "${CROSS}"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    else
+        printf "  %b %b--skipFTL set - skipping FTL binary installation%b\\n" "${INFO}" "${COL_YELLOW}" "${COL_NC}"
     fi
 
     # Install and log everything to a file
diff --git a/gravity.sh b/gravity.sh
index 5720ca41..b772dc61 100755
--- a/gravity.sh
+++ b/gravity.sh
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ compareLists() {
 gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl() {
   local url="${1}" adlistID="${2}" saveLocation="${3}" compression="${4}" gravity_type="${5}" domain="${6}"
   local listCurlBuffer str httpCode success="" ip customUpstreamResolver=""
-  local file_path permissions ip_addr port blocked=false download=true
+  local file_path ip_addr port blocked=false download=true
   # modifiedOptions is an array to store all the options used to check if the adlist has been changed upstream
   local modifiedOptions=()
 
@@ -721,29 +721,40 @@ gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl() {
     fi
   fi
 
-  # If we are going to "download" a local file, we first check if the target
-  # file has a+r permission. We explicitly check for all+read because we want
-  # to make sure that the file is readable by everyone and not just the user
-  # running the script.
-  if [[ $url == "file://"* ]]; then
+  # If we "download" a local file (file://), verify read access before using it.
+    # When running as root (e.g., via pihole -g), check that the 'pihole' user can read the file
+    # to match the effective runtime user of FTL; otherwise, check the current user's read access
+    # (e.g., in Docker or when invoked by a non-root user). The target must
+    # resolve to a regular file and be readable by the evaluated user.
+  if [[ "${url}" == "file:/"* ]]; then
     # Get the file path
-    file_path=$(echo "$url" | cut -d'/' -f3-)
+    file_path=$(echo "${url}" | cut -d'/' -f3-)
     # Check if the file exists and is a regular file (i.e. not a socket, fifo, tty, block). Might still be a symlink.
-    if [[ ! -f $file_path ]]; then
-      # Output that the file does not exist
-      echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} ${file_path} does not exist"
-      download=false
-    else
-      # Check if the file or a file referenced by the symlink has a+r permissions
-      permissions=$(stat -L -c "%a" "$file_path")
-      if [[ $permissions == *4 || $permissions == *5 || $permissions == *6 || $permissions == *7 ]]; then
-        # Output that we are using the local file
-        echo -e "${OVER}  ${INFO} Using local file ${file_path}"
-      else
-        # Output that the file does not have the correct permissions
-        echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} Cannot read file (file needs to have a+r permission)"
+    if [[ ! -f ${file_path} ]]; then
+        # Output that the file does not exist
+        echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} ${file_path} does not exist"
         download=false
-      fi
+    else
+        if [ "$(id -un)" == "root" ]; then
+            # If we are root, we need to check if the pihole user has read permission
+            #  otherwise, we might read files that the pihole user should not be able to read
+            if sudo -u pihole test -r "${file_path}"; then
+                echo -e "${OVER}  ${INFO} Using local file ${file_path}"
+            else
+                echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} Cannot read file (user 'pihole' lacks read permission)"
+                download=false
+            fi
+        else
+            # If we are not root, we just check if the current user has read permission
+            if [[ -r "${file_path}" ]]; then
+                # Output that we are using the local file
+                echo -e "${OVER}  ${INFO} Using local file ${file_path}"
+            else
+                # Output that the file is not readable by the current user
+                echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} Cannot read file (current user '$(id -un)' lacks read permission)"
+                download=false
+            fi
+        fi
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -811,6 +822,10 @@ gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl() {
       fix_owner_permissions "${saveLocation}"
       # Compare lists if they are identical
       compareLists "${adlistID}" "${saveLocation}"
+      # Set permissions for the *.etag file
+      if [[ -f "${saveLocation}.etag" ]]; then
+          fix_owner_permissions "${saveLocation}.etag"
+      fi
       # Add domains to database table file
       pihole-FTL "${gravity_type}" parseList "${saveLocation}" "${gravityTEMPfile}" "${adlistID}"
       done="true"
@@ -947,7 +962,7 @@ database_recovery() {
   else
     echo -e "${OVER}  ${CROSS} ${str} - the following errors happened:"
     while IFS= read -r line; do echo "  - $line"; done <<<"$result"
-    echo -e "  ${CROSS} Recovery failed. Try \"pihole -r recreate\" instead."
+    echo -e "  ${CROSS} Recovery failed. Try \"pihole -g -r recreate\" instead."
     exit 1
   fi
   echo ""
diff --git a/manpages/pihole.8 b/manpages/pihole.8
index ac3146ba..191691ee 100644
--- a/manpages/pihole.8
+++ b/manpages/pihole.8
@@ -100,9 +100,12 @@ Available commands and options:
       -c                Include a Pi-hole database integrity check
 .br
 
-\fB-f, flush\fR
+\fB-f, flush\fR [quite]
 .br
-    Flush the Pi-hole log
+    Flush the Pi-hole log and last 24h from the query database
+.br
+
+      quite           Suppress output
 .br
 
 \fB-r, repair\fR
@@ -242,6 +245,14 @@ Available commands and options:
       verbose           Show authentication and status messages
 .br
 
+\fBlogrotate\fR [quite]
+.br
+    Rotate Pi-hole's log files
+.br
+
+      quite           Suppress output
+.br
+
 .SH "EXAMPLE"
 
 Some usage examples
diff --git a/pihole b/pihole
index 5af46fa6..edebf48c 100755
--- a/pihole
+++ b/pihole
@@ -92,8 +92,13 @@ debugFunc() {
 }
 
 flushFunc() {
-  "${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}"/piholeLogFlush.sh "$@"
-  exit 0
+    # unsupported in docker because it requires restarting FTL
+    if [ -n "${DOCKER_VERSION}" ]; then
+        unsupportedFunc
+    else
+        "${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}"/piholeLogFlush.sh "$@"
+        exit 0
+    fi
 }
 
 # Deprecated function, should be removed in the future
@@ -105,6 +110,11 @@ arpFunc() {
   exit 0
 }
 
+logrotateFunc() {
+   "${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}"/piholeLogRotate.sh "$@"
+    exit 0
+}
+
 networkFlush() {
   shift
   "${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}"/piholeNetworkFlush.sh "$@"
@@ -125,7 +135,22 @@ repairPiholeFunc() {
   if [ -n "${DOCKER_VERSION}" ]; then
     unsupportedFunc
   else
-    /etc/.pihole/automated\ install/basic-install.sh --repair
+    local skipFTL additionalFlag
+    skipFTL=false
+    # Check arguments
+    for var in "$@"; do
+        case "$var" in
+            "--skipFTL") skipFTL=true ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    if [ "${skipFTL}" == true ]; then
+        additionalFlag="--skipFTL"
+    else
+        additionalFlag=""
+    fi
+
+    /etc/.pihole/automated\ install/basic-install.sh --repair ${additionalFlag}
     exit 0;
   fi
 }
@@ -502,7 +527,8 @@ Debugging Options:
   -d, debug           Start a debugging session
                         Add '-c' or '--check-database' to include a Pi-hole database integrity check
                         Add '-a' to automatically upload the log to tricorder.pi-hole.net
-  -f, flush           Flush the Pi-hole log
+  -f, flush           Flush the Pi-hole logs and last 24h from the query database
+                        Add 'quiet' to suppress output messages
   -r, repair          Repair Pi-hole subsystems
   -t, tail [arg]      View the live output of the Pi-hole log.
                       Add an optional argument to filter the log
@@ -535,7 +561,9 @@ Options:
   checkout            Switch Pi-hole subsystems to a different GitHub branch
                         Add '-h' for more info on checkout usage
   networkflush        Flush information stored in Pi-hole's network tables
-                        Add '--arp' to additionally flush the ARP table ";
+                        Add '--arp' to additionally flush the ARP table
+  logrotate          Rotate Pi-hole's log files
+                        Add 'quiet' to suppress output messages";
   exit 0
 }
 
@@ -578,6 +606,7 @@ case "${1}" in
   "arpflush"                      ) need_root=true;; # Deprecated, use networkflush instead
   "networkflush"                  ) need_root=true;;
   "-t" | "tail"                   ) need_root=true;;
+  "logrotate"                    ) need_root=true;;
   *                               ) helpFunc;;
 esac
 
@@ -601,7 +630,7 @@ case "${1}" in
   "-d" | "debug"                  ) debugFunc "$@";;
   "-f" | "flush"                  ) flushFunc "$@";;
   "-up" | "updatePihole"          ) updatePiholeFunc "$@";;
-  "-r"  | "repair"                ) repairPiholeFunc;;
+  "-r"  | "repair"                ) repairPiholeFunc "$@";;
   "-g" | "updateGravity"          ) updateGravityFunc "$@";;
   "-l" | "logging"                ) piholeLogging "$@";;
   "uninstall"                     ) uninstallFunc;;
@@ -613,5 +642,6 @@ case "${1}" in
   "arpflush"                      ) arpFunc "$@";; # Deprecated, use networkflush instead
   "networkflush"                  ) networkFlush "$@";;
   "-t" | "tail"                   ) tailFunc "$2";;
+  "logrotate"                     ) logrotateFunc "$@";;
   *                               ) helpFunc;;
 esac
diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index dcf49790..d4c763e7 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -51,29 +51,19 @@ def mock_command(script, args, container):
     in unit tests
     """
     full_script_path = "/usr/local/bin/{}".format(script)
-    mock_script = dedent(
-        r"""\
+    mock_script = dedent(r"""\
     #!/bin/bash -e
     echo "\$0 \$@" >> /var/log/{script}
-    case "\$1" in""".format(
-            script=script
-        )
-    )
+    case "\$1" in""".format(script=script))
     for k, v in args.items():
-        case = dedent(
-            """
+        case = dedent("""
         {arg})
         echo {res}
         exit {retcode}
-        ;;""".format(
-                arg=k, res=v[0], retcode=v[1]
-            )
-        )
+        ;;""".format(arg=k, res=v[0], retcode=v[1]))
         mock_script += case
-    mock_script += dedent(
-        """
-    esac"""
-    )
+    mock_script += dedent("""
+    esac""")
     container.run(
         """
     cat <<EOF> {script}\n{content}\nEOF
@@ -94,37 +84,23 @@ def mock_command_passthrough(script, args, container):
     """
     orig_script_path = container.check_output("command -v {}".format(script))
     full_script_path = "/usr/local/bin/{}".format(script)
-    mock_script = dedent(
-        r"""\
+    mock_script = dedent(r"""\
     #!/bin/bash -e
     echo "\$0 \$@" >> /var/log/{script}
-    case "\$1" in""".format(
-            script=script
-        )
-    )
+    case "\$1" in""".format(script=script))
     for k, v in args.items():
-        case = dedent(
-            """
+        case = dedent("""
         {arg})
         echo {res}
         exit {retcode}
-        ;;""".format(
-                arg=k, res=v[0], retcode=v[1]
-            )
-        )
+        ;;""".format(arg=k, res=v[0], retcode=v[1]))
         mock_script += case
-    mock_script += dedent(
-        r"""
+    mock_script += dedent(r"""
     *)
     {orig_script_path} "\$@"
-    ;;""".format(
-            orig_script_path=orig_script_path
-        )
-    )
-    mock_script += dedent(
-        """
-    esac"""
-    )
+    ;;""".format(orig_script_path=orig_script_path))
+    mock_script += dedent("""
+    esac""")
     container.run(
         """
     cat <<EOF> {script}\n{content}\nEOF
@@ -141,29 +117,19 @@ def mock_command_run(script, args, container):
     in unit tests
     """
     full_script_path = "/usr/local/bin/{}".format(script)
-    mock_script = dedent(
-        r"""\
+    mock_script = dedent(r"""\
     #!/bin/bash -e
     echo "\$0 \$@" >> /var/log/{script}
-    case "\$1 \$2" in""".format(
-            script=script
-        )
-    )
+    case "\$1 \$2" in""".format(script=script))
     for k, v in args.items():
-        case = dedent(
-            """
+        case = dedent("""
         \"{arg}\")
         echo {res}
         exit {retcode}
-        ;;""".format(
-                arg=k, res=v[0], retcode=v[1]
-            )
-        )
+        ;;""".format(arg=k, res=v[0], retcode=v[1]))
         mock_script += case
-    mock_script += dedent(
-        """
-    esac"""
-    )
+    mock_script += dedent(r"""
+    esac""")
     container.run(
         """
     cat <<EOF> {script}\n{content}\nEOF
@@ -180,29 +146,19 @@ def mock_command_2(script, args, container):
     in unit tests
     """
     full_script_path = "/usr/local/bin/{}".format(script)
-    mock_script = dedent(
-        r"""\
+    mock_script = dedent(r"""\
     #!/bin/bash -e
     echo "\$0 \$@" >> /var/log/{script}
-    case "\$1 \$2" in""".format(
-            script=script
-        )
-    )
+    case "\$1 \$2" in""".format(script=script))
     for k, v in args.items():
-        case = dedent(
-            """
+        case = dedent("""
         \"{arg}\")
         echo \"{res}\"
         exit {retcode}
-        ;;""".format(
-                arg=k, res=v[0], retcode=v[1]
-            )
-        )
+        ;;""".format(arg=k, res=v[0], retcode=v[1]))
         mock_script += case
-    mock_script += dedent(
-        """
-    esac"""
-    )
+    mock_script += dedent(r"""
+    esac""")
     container.run(
         """
     cat <<EOF> {script}\n{content}\nEOF
diff --git a/test/requirements.txt b/test/requirements.txt
index d00f8fbe..c8feda47 100644
--- a/test/requirements.txt
+++ b/test/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pyyaml == 6.0.3
-pytest == 9.0.1
+pytest == 9.0.2
 pytest-xdist == 3.8.0
 pytest-testinfra == 10.2.2
-tox == 4.32.0
+tox == 4.49.1
 pytest-clarity == 1.0.1
diff --git a/test/test_any_automated_install.py b/test/test_any_automated_install.py
index 0a561b36..aa48fd32 100644
--- a/test/test_any_automated_install.py
+++ b/test/test_any_automated_install.py
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ from .conftest import (
     info_box,
     cross_box,
     mock_command,
-    mock_command_run,
     mock_command_2,
     mock_command_passthrough,
-    run_script,
 )
 
 FTL_BRANCH = "development"
@@ -23,12 +21,10 @@ def test_supported_package_manager(host):
     host.run("rm -rf /usr/bin/apt-get")
     host.run("rm -rf /usr/bin/rpm")
     host.run("rm -rf /sbin/apk")
-    package_manager_detect = host.run(
-        """
+    package_manager_detect = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     package_manager_detect
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = cross_box + " No supported package manager found"
     assert expected_stdout in package_manager_detect.stdout
     # assert package_manager_detect.rc == 1
@@ -38,13 +34,11 @@ def test_selinux_not_detected(host):
     """
     confirms installer continues when SELinux configuration file does not exist
     """
-    check_selinux = host.run(
-        """
+    check_selinux = host.run("""
     rm -f /etc/selinux/config
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     checkSelinux
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = info_box + " SELinux not detected"
     assert expected_stdout in check_selinux.stdout
     assert check_selinux.rc == 0
@@ -95,8 +89,7 @@ def test_installPihole_fresh_install_readableFiles(host):
     host.run("command -v apk > /dev/null && apk add mandoc man-pages")
     # Workaround to get FTLv6 installed until it reaches master branch
     host.run('echo "' + FTL_BRANCH + '" > /etc/pihole/ftlbranch')
-    install = host.run(
-        """
+    install = host.run("""
     export TERM=xterm
     export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
     umask 0027
@@ -105,8 +98,7 @@ def test_installPihole_fresh_install_readableFiles(host):
     runUnattended=true
     main
     /opt/pihole/pihole-FTL-prestart.sh
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     assert 0 == install.rc
     maninstalled = True
     if (info_box + " man not installed") in install.stdout:
@@ -162,12 +154,6 @@ def test_installPihole_fresh_install_readableFiles(host):
         check_man = test_cmd.format("r", "/usr/local/share/man/man8", piholeuser)
         actual_rc = host.run(check_man).rc
         assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
-        check_man = test_cmd.format("x", "/usr/local/share/man/man5", piholeuser)
-        actual_rc = host.run(check_man).rc
-        assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
-        check_man = test_cmd.format("r", "/usr/local/share/man/man5", piholeuser)
-        actual_rc = host.run(check_man).rc
-        assert exit_status_success == actual_rc
         check_man = test_cmd.format(
             "r", "/usr/local/share/man/man8/pihole.8", piholeuser
         )
@@ -201,13 +187,11 @@ def test_update_package_cache_success_no_errors(host):
     """
     confirms package cache was updated without any errors
     """
-    updateCache = host.run(
-        """
+    updateCache = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     package_manager_detect
     update_package_cache
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = tick_box + " Update local cache of available packages"
     assert expected_stdout in updateCache.stdout
     assert "error" not in updateCache.stdout.lower()
@@ -218,13 +202,11 @@ def test_update_package_cache_failure_no_errors(host):
     confirms package cache was not updated
     """
     mock_command("apt-get", {"update": ("", "1")}, host)
-    updateCache = host.run(
-        """
+    updateCache = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     package_manager_detect
     update_package_cache
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = cross_box + " Update local cache of available packages"
     assert expected_stdout in updateCache.stdout
     assert "Error: Unable to update package cache." in updateCache.stdout
@@ -260,16 +242,14 @@ def test_FTL_detect_no_errors(host, arch, detected_string, supported):
         host,
     )
     host.run('echo "' + FTL_BRANCH + '" > /etc/pihole/ftlbranch')
-    detectPlatform = host.run(
-        """
+    detectPlatform = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     create_pihole_user
     funcOutput=$(get_binary_name)
     binary="pihole-FTL${funcOutput##*pihole-FTL}"
     theRest="${funcOutput%pihole-FTL*}"
     FTLdetect "${binary}" "${theRest}"
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     if supported:
         expected_stdout = info_box + " FTL Checks..."
         assert expected_stdout in detectPlatform.stdout
@@ -289,22 +269,18 @@ def test_FTL_development_binary_installed_and_responsive_no_errors(host):
     confirms FTL development binary is copied and functional in installed location
     """
     host.run('echo "' + FTL_BRANCH + '" > /etc/pihole/ftlbranch')
-    host.run(
-        """
+    host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     create_pihole_user
     funcOutput=$(get_binary_name)
     binary="pihole-FTL${funcOutput##*pihole-FTL}"
     theRest="${funcOutput%pihole-FTL*}"
     FTLdetect "${binary}" "${theRest}"
-    """
-    )
-    version_check = host.run(
-        """
+    """)
+    version_check = host.run("""
     VERSION=$(pihole-FTL version)
     echo ${VERSION:0:1}
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = "v"
     assert expected_stdout in version_check.stdout
 
@@ -319,12 +295,10 @@ def test_IPv6_only_link_local(host):
         {"-6 address": ("inet6 fe80::d210:52fa:fe00:7ad7/64 scope link", "0")},
         host,
     )
-    detectPlatform = host.run(
-        """
+    detectPlatform = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     find_IPv6_information
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = "Unable to find IPv6 ULA/GUA address"
     assert expected_stdout in detectPlatform.stdout
 
@@ -344,12 +318,10 @@ def test_IPv6_only_ULA(host):
         },
         host,
     )
-    detectPlatform = host.run(
-        """
+    detectPlatform = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     find_IPv6_information
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = "Found IPv6 ULA address"
     assert expected_stdout in detectPlatform.stdout
 
@@ -369,12 +341,10 @@ def test_IPv6_only_GUA(host):
         },
         host,
     )
-    detectPlatform = host.run(
-        """
+    detectPlatform = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     find_IPv6_information
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = "Found IPv6 GUA address"
     assert expected_stdout in detectPlatform.stdout
 
@@ -395,12 +365,10 @@ def test_IPv6_GUA_ULA_test(host):
         },
         host,
     )
-    detectPlatform = host.run(
-        """
+    detectPlatform = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     find_IPv6_information
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = "Found IPv6 ULA address"
     assert expected_stdout in detectPlatform.stdout
 
@@ -421,12 +389,10 @@ def test_IPv6_ULA_GUA_test(host):
         },
         host,
     )
-    detectPlatform = host.run(
-        """
+    detectPlatform = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     find_IPv6_information
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = "Found IPv6 ULA address"
     assert expected_stdout in detectPlatform.stdout
 
@@ -437,14 +403,10 @@ def test_validate_ip(host):
     """
 
     def test_address(addr, success=True):
-        output = host.run(
-            """
+        output = host.run("""
         source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
         valid_ip "{addr}"
-        """.format(
-                addr=addr
-            )
-        )
+        """.format(addr=addr))
 
         assert output.rc == 0 if success else 1
 
@@ -479,15 +441,13 @@ def test_validate_ip(host):
 def test_package_manager_has_pihole_deps(host):
     """Confirms OS is able to install the required packages for Pi-hole"""
     mock_command("dialog", {"*": ("", "0")}, host)
-    output = host.run(
-        """
+    output = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     package_manager_detect
     update_package_cache
     build_dependency_package
     install_dependent_packages
-    """
-    )
+    """)
 
     assert "No package" not in output.stdout
     assert output.rc == 0
@@ -496,21 +456,17 @@ def test_package_manager_has_pihole_deps(host):
 def test_meta_package_uninstall(host):
     """Confirms OS is able to install and uninstall the Pi-hole meta package"""
     mock_command("dialog", {"*": ("", "0")}, host)
-    install = host.run(
-        """
+    install = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     package_manager_detect
     update_package_cache
     build_dependency_package
     install_dependent_packages
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     assert install.rc == 0
 
-    uninstall = host.run(
-        """
+    uninstall = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/uninstall.sh
     removeMetaPackage
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     assert uninstall.rc == 0
diff --git a/test/test_any_utils.py b/test/test_any_utils.py
index 0f9ae6d2..e4646572 100644
--- a/test/test_any_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_any_utils.py
@@ -1,31 +1,26 @@
 def test_key_val_replacement_works(host):
     """Confirms addOrEditKeyValPair either adds or replaces a key value pair in a given file"""
-    host.run(
-        """
+    host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/utils.sh
+    touch ./testoutput
     addOrEditKeyValPair "./testoutput" "KEY_ONE" "value1"
     addOrEditKeyValPair "./testoutput" "KEY_TWO" "value2"
     addOrEditKeyValPair "./testoutput" "KEY_ONE" "value3"
     addOrEditKeyValPair "./testoutput" "KEY_FOUR" "value4"
-    """
-    )
-    output = host.run(
-        """
+    """)
+    output = host.run("""
     cat ./testoutput
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = "KEY_ONE=value3\nKEY_TWO=value2\nKEY_FOUR=value4\n"
     assert expected_stdout == output.stdout
 
 
 def test_getFTLPID_default(host):
     """Confirms getFTLPID returns the default value if FTL is not running"""
-    output = host.run(
-        """
+    output = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/utils.sh
     getFTLPID
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = "-1\n"
     assert expected_stdout == output.stdout
 
@@ -36,8 +31,7 @@ def test_setFTLConfigValue_getFTLConfigValue(host):
     Requires FTL to be installed, so we do that first
     (taken from test_FTL_development_binary_installed_and_responsive_no_errors)
     """
-    host.run(
-        """
+    host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     create_pihole_user
     funcOutput=$(get_binary_name)
@@ -45,15 +39,12 @@ def test_setFTLConfigValue_getFTLConfigValue(host):
     binary="pihole-FTL${funcOutput##*pihole-FTL}"
     theRest="${funcOutput%pihole-FTL*}"
     FTLdetect "${binary}" "${theRest}"
-    """
-    )
+    """)
 
-    output = host.run(
-        """
+    output = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/utils.sh
     setFTLConfigValue "dns.upstreams" '["9.9.9.9"]' > /dev/null
     getFTLConfigValue "dns.upstreams"
-    """
-    )
+    """)
 
     assert "[ 9.9.9.9 ]" in output.stdout
diff --git a/test/test_centos_fedora_common_support.py b/test/test_centos_fedora_common_support.py
index 7e0bae4e..a892db87 100644
--- a/test/test_centos_fedora_common_support.py
+++ b/test/test_centos_fedora_common_support.py
@@ -15,14 +15,10 @@ def mock_selinux_config(state, host):
     # getenforce returns the running state of SELinux
     mock_command("getenforce", {"*": (state.capitalize(), "0")}, host)
     # create mock configuration with desired content
-    host.run(
-        """
+    host.run("""
     mkdir /etc/selinux
     echo "SELINUX={state}" > /etc/selinux/config
-    """.format(
-            state=state.lower()
-        )
-    )
+    """.format(state=state.lower()))
 
 
 def test_selinux_enforcing_exit(host):
@@ -30,12 +26,10 @@ def test_selinux_enforcing_exit(host):
     confirms installer prompts to exit when SELinux is Enforcing by default
     """
     mock_selinux_config("enforcing", host)
-    check_selinux = host.run(
-        """
+    check_selinux = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     checkSelinux
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = cross_box + " Current SELinux: enforcing"
     assert expected_stdout in check_selinux.stdout
     expected_stdout = "SELinux Enforcing detected, exiting installer"
@@ -48,12 +42,10 @@ def test_selinux_permissive(host):
     confirms installer continues when SELinux is Permissive
     """
     mock_selinux_config("permissive", host)
-    check_selinux = host.run(
-        """
+    check_selinux = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     checkSelinux
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = tick_box + " Current SELinux: permissive"
     assert expected_stdout in check_selinux.stdout
     assert check_selinux.rc == 0
@@ -64,12 +56,10 @@ def test_selinux_disabled(host):
     confirms installer continues when SELinux is Disabled
     """
     mock_selinux_config("disabled", host)
-    check_selinux = host.run(
-        """
+    check_selinux = host.run("""
     source /opt/pihole/basic-install.sh
     checkSelinux
-    """
-    )
+    """)
     expected_stdout = tick_box + " Current SELinux: disabled"
     assert expected_stdout in check_selinux.stdout
     assert check_selinux.rc == 0