diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 8769f57..5fb13f0 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
     "bmp-img": "^1.2.1",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "file-type": "^18.0.0",
+    "is-docker": "^3.0.0",
     "ms": "^2.1.3",
+    "node-fetch": "^3.2.10",
     "p-timeout": "^6.0.0",
     "passport": "^0.6.0",
     "passport-headerapikey": "^1.2.2",
diff --git a/backend/src/app.module.ts b/backend/src/app.module.ts
index b439a66..c956b41 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/app.module.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { PicsurLayersModule } from './layers/PicsurLayers.module';
 import { PicsurLoggerModule } from './logger/logger.module';
 import { AuthManagerModule } from './managers/auth/auth.module';
 import { DemoManagerModule } from './managers/demo/demo.module';
+import { UsageManagerModule } from './managers/usage/usage.module';
 import { PicsurRoutesModule } from './routes/routes.module';
 
 const mainCorsConfig = cors({
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ const imageCorsOverride = (
     }),
     DatabaseModule,
     AuthManagerModule,
+    UsageManagerModule,
     DemoManagerModule,
     PicsurRoutesModule,
     PicsurLayersModule,
diff --git a/backend/src/collections/image-db/image-db.service.ts b/backend/src/collections/image-db/image-db.service.ts
index 2e0c473..64c8254 100644
--- a/backend/src/collections/image-db/image-db.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/collections/image-db/image-db.service.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ export class ImageDBService {
     }
   }
 
+  public async count(): AsyncFailable<number> {
+    try {
+      return await this.imageRepo.count();
+    } catch (e) {
+      return Fail(FT.Database, e);
+    }
+  }
+
   public async update(
     id: string,
     userid: string | undefined,
diff --git a/backend/src/collections/system-state-db/system-state-db.module.ts b/backend/src/collections/system-state-db/system-state-db.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..757517b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/collections/system-state-db/system-state-db.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { ESystemStateBackend } from '../../database/entities/system-state.entity';
+import { SystemStateDbService } from './system-state-db.service';
+
+@Module({
+  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([ESystemStateBackend])],
+  providers: [SystemStateDbService],
+  exports: [SystemStateDbService],
+})
+export class SystemStateDbModule {}
diff --git a/backend/src/collections/system-state-db/system-state-db.service.ts b/backend/src/collections/system-state-db/system-state-db.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48c106c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/collections/system-state-db/system-state-db.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { AsyncFailable, Fail, FT } from 'picsur-shared/dist/types';
+import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
+import { ESystemStateBackend } from '../../database/entities/system-state.entity';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class SystemStateDbService {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(SystemStateDbService.name);
+
+  constructor(
+    @InjectRepository(ESystemStateBackend)
+    private readonly stateRepo: Repository<ESystemStateBackend>,
+  ) {}
+
+  async get(key: string): AsyncFailable<string | null> {
+    try {
+      const state = await this.stateRepo.findOne({ where: { key } });
+      return state?.value ?? null;
+    } catch (err) {
+      return Fail(FT.Database, err);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async set(key: string, value: string): AsyncFailable<true> {
+    try {
+      await this.stateRepo.save({ key, value });
+      return true;
+    } catch (err) {
+      return Fail(FT.Database, err);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async clear(key: string): AsyncFailable<true> {
+    try {
+      await this.stateRepo.delete({ key });
+      return true;
+    } catch (err) {
+      return Fail(FT.Database, err);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/collections/user-db/user-db.service.ts b/backend/src/collections/user-db/user-db.service.ts
index 6d01dd1..12f5897 100644
--- a/backend/src/collections/user-db/user-db.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/collections/user-db/user-db.service.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   Fail,
   FT,
   HasFailed,
-  HasSuccess,
+  HasSuccess
 } from 'picsur-shared/dist/types';
 import { FindResult } from 'picsur-shared/dist/types/find-result';
 import { makeUnique } from 'picsur-shared/dist/util/unique';
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ import { EUserBackend } from '../../database/entities/user.entity';
 import { Permissions } from '../../models/constants/permissions.const';
 import {
   DefaultRolesList,
-  SoulBoundRolesList,
+  SoulBoundRolesList
 } from '../../models/constants/roles.const';
 import {
   ImmutableUsersList,
   LockedLoginUsersList,
-  UndeletableUsersList,
+  UndeletableUsersList
 } from '../../models/constants/special-users.const';
 import { GetCols } from '../../util/collection';
 import { SysPreferenceDbService } from '../preference-db/sys-preference-db.service';
@@ -263,6 +263,14 @@ export class UserDbService {
     }
   }
 
+  public async count(): AsyncFailable<number> {
+    try {
+      return await this.usersRepository.count();
+    } catch (e) {
+      return Fail(FT.Database, e);
+    }
+  }
+
   public async exists(username: string): Promise<boolean> {
     return HasSuccess(await this.findByUsername(username));
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/config/config.static.ts b/backend/src/config/config.static.ts
index ecc7157..3cac5f2 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/config.static.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/config.static.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 
+export const ReportUrl = 'https://metrics.picsur.org';
+export const ReportInterval = 1000 * 60 * 60;
 export const EnvPrefix = 'PICSUR_';
 export const DefaultName = 'picsur';
 
diff --git a/backend/src/config/late/late-config.module.ts b/backend/src/config/late/late-config.module.ts
index 04bc6c6..dfc5c6b 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/late/late-config.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/late/late-config.module.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { EarlyConfigModule } from '../early/early-config.module';
 import { EarlyJwtConfigService } from '../early/early-jwt.config.service';
 import { InfoConfigService } from './info.config.service';
 import { JwtConfigService } from './jwt.config.service';
+import { UsageConfigService } from './usage.config.service';
 
 // This module contains all configservices that depend on the syspref module
 // The syspref module can only be used when connected to the database
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@ import { JwtConfigService } from './jwt.config.service';
 
 @Module({
   imports: [EarlyConfigModule, PreferenceDbModule],
-  providers: [JwtConfigService, InfoConfigService],
-  exports: [EarlyConfigModule, JwtConfigService, InfoConfigService],
+  providers: [JwtConfigService, InfoConfigService, UsageConfigService],
+  exports: [EarlyConfigModule, JwtConfigService, InfoConfigService, UsageConfigService],
 })
 export class LateConfigModule implements OnModuleInit {
   private readonly logger = new Logger(LateConfigModule.name);
diff --git a/backend/src/config/late/usage.config.service.ts b/backend/src/config/late/usage.config.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ee05ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/config/late/usage.config.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { SysPreference } from 'picsur-shared/dist/dto/sys-preferences.enum';
+import { AsyncFailable, Fail, FT, HasFailed } from 'picsur-shared/dist/types';
+import { URLRegex, UUIDRegex } from 'picsur-shared/dist/util/common-regex';
+import { SysPreferenceDbService } from '../../collections/preference-db/sys-preference-db.service';
+import { ReportInterval, ReportUrl } from '../config.static';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class UsageConfigService {
+  constructor(private readonly sysPref: SysPreferenceDbService) {}
+
+  async getTrackingUrl(): AsyncFailable<string | null> {
+    const trackingUrl = await this.sysPref.getStringPreference(
+      SysPreference.TrackingUrl,
+    );
+    if (HasFailed(trackingUrl)) return trackingUrl;
+
+    if (trackingUrl === '') return null;
+
+    if (!URLRegex.test(trackingUrl)) {
+      return Fail(FT.UsrValidation, undefined, 'Invalid tracking URL');
+    }
+
+    return trackingUrl;
+  }
+
+  async getTrackingID(): AsyncFailable<string | null> {
+    const trackingID = await this.sysPref.getStringPreference(
+      SysPreference.TrackingId,
+    );
+    if (HasFailed(trackingID)) return trackingID;
+
+    if (trackingID === '') return null;
+
+    if (!UUIDRegex.test(trackingID)) {
+      return Fail(FT.UsrValidation, undefined, 'Invalid tracking ID');
+    }
+
+    return trackingID;
+  }
+
+  async getMetricsEnabled(): AsyncFailable<boolean> {
+    return this.sysPref.getBooleanPreference(SysPreference.EnableTelemetry);
+  }
+
+  async getMetricsInterval(): Promise<number> {
+    return ReportInterval;
+  }
+
+  async getMetricsUrl(): Promise<string> {
+    return ReportUrl;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/database/entities/index.ts b/backend/src/database/entities/index.ts
index a8900fc..2202c7d 100644
--- a/backend/src/database/entities/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/database/entities/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { EImageFileBackend } from './image-file.entity';
 import { EImageBackend } from './image.entity';
 import { ERoleBackend } from './role.entity';
 import { ESysPreferenceBackend } from './sys-preference.entity';
+import { ESystemStateBackend } from './system-state.entity';
 import { EUserBackend } from './user.entity';
 import { EUsrPreferenceBackend } from './usr-preference.entity';
 
@@ -16,4 +17,5 @@ export const EntityList = [
   ESysPreferenceBackend,
   EUsrPreferenceBackend,
   EApiKeyBackend,
+  ESystemStateBackend,
 ];
diff --git a/backend/src/database/entities/system-state.entity.ts b/backend/src/database/entities/system-state.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df2c0a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/database/entities/system-state.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { Column, Entity, Index, PrimaryGeneratedColumn } from 'typeorm';
+
+@Entity()
+export class ESystemStateBackend {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
+  id?: string;
+
+  @Index()
+  @Column({ nullable: false, unique: true })
+  key: string;
+
+  @Column({ nullable: false })
+  value: string;
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main.ts b/backend/src/main.ts
index 9f0dcb8..58917e4 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.ts
+++ b/backend/src/main.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import fastifyHelmet from '@fastify/helmet';
 import multipart from '@fastify/multipart';
 import fastifyReplyFrom from '@fastify/reply-from';
-import { NestFactory, Reflector } from '@nestjs/core';
+import { NestFactory } from '@nestjs/core';
 import {
   FastifyAdapter,
-  NestFastifyApplication,
+  NestFastifyApplication
 } from '@nestjs/platform-fastify';
 import { AppModule } from './app.module';
-import { UserDbService } from './collections/user-db/user-db.service';
 import { HostConfigService } from './config/early/host.config.service';
 import { MainExceptionFilter } from './layers/exception/exception.filter';
 import { SuccessInterceptor } from './layers/success/success.interceptor';
diff --git a/backend/src/managers/usage/usage.module.ts b/backend/src/managers/usage/usage.module.ts
index 0da93c7..ba8a490 100644
--- a/backend/src/managers/usage/usage.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/managers/usage/usage.module.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,42 @@
-import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { PreferenceDbModule } from '../../collections/preference-db/preference-db.module';
+import { Logger, Module, OnModuleDestroy, OnModuleInit } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { ImageDBModule } from '../../collections/image-db/image-db.module';
+import { SystemStateDbModule } from '../../collections/system-state-db/system-state-db.module';
+import { UserDbModule } from '../../collections/user-db/user-db.module';
+import { LateConfigModule } from '../../config/late/late-config.module';
+import { UsageConfigService } from '../../config/late/usage.config.service';
 import { UsageService } from './usage.service';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [PreferenceDbModule],
+  imports: [LateConfigModule, SystemStateDbModule, ImageDBModule, UserDbModule],
   providers: [UsageService],
   exports: [UsageService],
 })
-export class UsageManagerModule {}
+export class UsageManagerModule implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(UsageManagerModule.name);
+  private interval: NodeJS.Timeout;
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly usageService: UsageService,
+    private readonly usageConfigService: UsageConfigService,
+  ) {}
+
+  async onModuleInit() {
+    if (!(await this.usageConfigService.getMetricsEnabled())) {
+      this.logger.log('Telemetry is disabled');
+    }
+
+    this.interval = setInterval(() => {
+      this.usageService.execute().catch((err) => {
+        this.logger.warn(err);
+      });
+    }, await this.usageConfigService.getMetricsInterval());
+
+    this.usageService.execute().catch((err) => {
+      this.logger.warn(err);
+    });
+  }
+
+  onModuleDestroy() {
+    if (this.interval) clearInterval(this.interval);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/managers/usage/usage.service.ts b/backend/src/managers/usage/usage.service.ts
index 72f9e39..a78ad68 100644
--- a/backend/src/managers/usage/usage.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/managers/usage/usage.service.ts
@@ -1,47 +1,158 @@
-import { Inject, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-import exp from 'constants';
-import { SysPreference } from 'picsur-shared/dist/dto/sys-preferences.enum';
-import {
-  AsyncFailable,
-  Fail,
-  Failable,
-  FT,
-  HasFailed,
-} from 'picsur-shared/dist/types';
-import { URLRegex, UUIDRegex } from 'picsur-shared/dist/util/common-regex';
-import { SysPreferenceDbService } from '../../collections/preference-db/sys-preference-db.service';
+import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import isDocker from 'is-docker';
+import fetch from 'node-fetch';
+import os from 'os';
+import { FallbackIfFailed, HasFailed } from 'picsur-shared/dist/types';
+import { UUIDRegex } from 'picsur-shared/dist/util/common-regex';
+import { ImageDBService } from '../../collections/image-db/image-db.service';
+import { SystemStateDbService } from '../../collections/system-state-db/system-state-db.service';
+import { UserDbService } from '../../collections/user-db/user-db.service';
+import { HostConfigService } from '../../config/early/host.config.service';
+import { UsageConfigService } from '../../config/late/usage.config.service';
+
+interface UsageData {
+  id?: string;
+
+  uptime: number;
+  version: string;
+  demo_active: boolean;
+
+  users: number;
+  images: number;
+
+  architecture: string;
+  cpu_count: number;
+  ram_total: number;
+
+  is_docker: boolean;
+  is_production: boolean;
+}
 
 @Injectable()
 export class UsageService {
-  constructor(private readonly sysPref: SysPreferenceDbService) {}
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(UsageService.name);
 
-  async getTrackingUrl(): AsyncFailable<string | null> {
-    const trackingUrl = await this.sysPref.getStringPreference(
-      SysPreference.TrackingUrl,
-    );
-    if (HasFailed(trackingUrl)) return trackingUrl;
+  constructor(
+    private readonly systemState: SystemStateDbService,
+    private readonly hostConfig: HostConfigService,
+    private readonly usageConfig: UsageConfigService,
+    private readonly userRepo: UserDbService,
+    private readonly imageRepo: ImageDBService,
+  ) {}
 
-    if (trackingUrl === '') return null;
+  public async execute() {
+    if (!(await this.usageConfig.getMetricsEnabled())) return;
 
-    if (!URLRegex.test(trackingUrl)) {
-      return Fail(FT.UsrValidation, undefined, 'Invalid tracking URL');
+    const id = await this.getSystemID();
+
+    if (id === null) {
+      await this.sendInitialData();
+    } else {
+      await this.sendUpdateData(id);
     }
-
-    return trackingUrl;
   }
 
-  async getTrackingID(): AsyncFailable<string | null> {
-    const trackingID = await this.sysPref.getStringPreference(
-      SysPreference.TrackingId,
-    );
-    if (HasFailed(trackingID)) return trackingID;
+  private async sendInitialData() {
+    const url =
+      (await this.usageConfig.getMetricsUrl()) + '/api/install/create';
 
-    if (trackingID === '') return null;
+    const result: any = await fetch(url, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(await this.collectData()),
+    }).then((res) => res.json());
 
-    if (!UUIDRegex.test(trackingID)) {
-      return Fail(FT.UsrValidation, undefined, 'Invalid tracking ID');
+    const id = result?.data?.id;
+    if (typeof id !== 'string')
+      return this.logger.warn(
+        'Invalid response when sending initial data: ' + JSON.stringify(result),
+      );
+    if (!UUIDRegex.test(id))
+      return this.logger.warn('Invalid system ID: ' + id);
+
+    await this.setSystemID(id);
+  }
+
+  private async sendUpdateData(id: string) {
+    const url =
+      (await this.usageConfig.getMetricsUrl()) + '/api/install/update';
+
+    const body = await this.collectData();
+    body.id = id;
+
+    const result = await fetch(url, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(body),
+    });
+
+    if (result.status < 200 || result.status >= 300) {
+      const data: any = await result.json();
+
+      if (data?.type === 'notfound') {
+        this.logger.warn('System ID not found, clearing');
+        await this.clearSystemID();
+      } else {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          'Failed to send update data: ' + JSON.stringify(await result.json()),
+        );
+      }
     }
+  }
 
-    return trackingID;
+  private async getSystemID(): Promise<string | null> {
+    const result = await this.systemState.get('systemID');
+    if (HasFailed(result)) {
+      this.logger.warn(result);
+      return null;
+    }
+    if (result === null) return null;
+    if (UUIDRegex.test(result)) return result;
+    this.logger.warn('Invalid system ID');
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private async setSystemID(id: string) {
+    if (!UUIDRegex.test(id)) {
+      return this.logger.warn('Invalid system ID');
+    }
+    const result = await this.systemState.set('systemID', id);
+    if (HasFailed(result)) {
+      this.logger.warn(result);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async clearSystemID() {
+    const result = await this.systemState.clear('systemID');
+    if (HasFailed(result)) {
+      this.logger.warn(result);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async collectData(): Promise<UsageData> {
+    const users = FallbackIfFailed(await this.userRepo.count(), 0, this.logger);
+    const images = FallbackIfFailed(
+      await this.imageRepo.count(),
+      0,
+      this.logger,
+    );
+
+    const data: UsageData = {
+      uptime: Math.floor(process.uptime()),
+      version: this.hostConfig.getVersion(),
+      demo_active: this.hostConfig.isDemo(),
+      users,
+      images,
+      architecture: process.arch,
+      cpu_count: os.cpus().length,
+      ram_total: Math.floor(os.totalmem() / 1024 / 1024),
+      is_docker: isDocker(),
+      is_production: this.hostConfig.isProduction(),
+    };
+    return data;
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/api/info/info.controller.ts b/backend/src/routes/api/info/info.controller.ts
index 71b199a..ccc0f89 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/api/info/info.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/api/info/info.controller.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import { TrackingState } from 'picsur-shared/dist/dto/tracking-state.enum';
 import { FallbackIfFailed } from 'picsur-shared/dist/types';
 import { HostConfigService } from '../../../config/early/host.config.service';
 import { InfoConfigService } from '../../../config/late/info.config.service';
+import { UsageConfigService } from '../../../config/late/usage.config.service';
 import { NoPermissions } from '../../../decorators/permissions.decorator';
 import { Returns } from '../../../decorators/returns.decorator';
-import { UsageService } from '../../../managers/usage/usage.service';
 import { PermissionsList } from '../../../models/constants/permissions.const';
 
 @Controller('api/info')
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class InfoController {
   constructor(
     private readonly hostConfig: HostConfigService,
     private readonly infoConfig: InfoConfigService,
-    private readonly usageService: UsageService,
+    private readonly usageService: UsageConfigService,
   ) {}
 
   @Get()
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/api/info/info.module.ts b/backend/src/routes/api/info/info.module.ts
index a8c0d2c..2a87181 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/api/info/info.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/api/info/info.module.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { LateConfigModule } from '../../../config/late/late-config.module';
-import { UsageManagerModule } from '../../../managers/usage/usage.module';
 import { InfoController } from './info.controller';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [LateConfigModule, UsageManagerModule],
+  imports: [LateConfigModule],
   controllers: [InfoController],
 })
 export class InfoModule {}
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/api/usage/usage.controller.ts b/backend/src/routes/api/usage/usage.controller.ts
index 45bc9e6..a4f71e3 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/api/usage/usage.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/api/usage/usage.controller.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import { Controller, Logger, Post, Req, Res } from '@nestjs/common';
 import type { FastifyReply, FastifyRequest } from 'fastify';
 import { Fail, FT, ThrowIfFailed } from 'picsur-shared/dist/types';
+import { UsageConfigService } from '../../../config/late/usage.config.service';
 import { NoPermissions } from '../../../decorators/permissions.decorator';
 import { ReturnsAnything } from '../../../decorators/returns.decorator';
-import { UsageService } from '../../../managers/usage/usage.service';
 
 @Controller('api/usage')
 @NoPermissions()
 export class UsageController {
   private readonly logger = new Logger(UsageController.name);
 
-  constructor(private readonly usageService: UsageService) {}
+  constructor(private readonly usageService: UsageConfigService) {}
 
   @Post(['report', 'report/*'])
   @ReturnsAnything()
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/api/usage/usage.module.ts b/backend/src/routes/api/usage/usage.module.ts
index 59096d2..3d5b470 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/api/usage/usage.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/api/usage/usage.module.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { UsageManagerModule } from '../../../managers/usage/usage.module';
+import { LateConfigModule } from '../../../config/late/late-config.module';
 import { UsageController } from './usage.controller';
 
 @Module({
-  imports: [UsageManagerModule],
+  imports: [LateConfigModule],
   controllers: [UsageController],
 })
 export class UsageApiModule {}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7fd74bd..1dd5841 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "devdb:start": "docker-compose -f ./support/dev.docker-compose.yml up -d",
     "devdb:stop": "docker-compose -f ./support/dev.docker-compose.yml down",
     "devdb:restart": "docker-compose -f ./support/dev.docker-compose.yml restart",
-    "devdb:remove": "docker-compose -f ./support/dev.docker-compose.yml down --rm all --volumes",
+    "devdb:remove": "docker-compose -f ./support/dev.docker-compose.yml down --volumes",
     "build": "./support/build.sh",
     "setversion": "./support/setversion.sh",
     "purge": "rm -rf ./node_modules",
diff --git a/shared/src/dto/sys-preferences.enum.ts b/shared/src/dto/sys-preferences.enum.ts
index f75f650..8edba0b 100644
--- a/shared/src/dto/sys-preferences.enum.ts
+++ b/shared/src/dto/sys-preferences.enum.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const SysPreferenceValidators: {
 } = {
   [SysPreference.HostOverride]: z.string().regex(URLRegex).or(z.literal('')),
 
-  [SysPreference.JwtSecret]: z.boolean(),
+  [SysPreference.JwtSecret]: z.string(),
   [SysPreference.JwtExpiresIn]: IsValidMS(),
 
   [SysPreference.BCryptStrength]: IsPosInt(),
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 17e9fe2..dafcdc2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5289,6 +5289,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"data-uri-to-buffer@npm:^4.0.0":
+  version: 4.0.0
+  resolution: "data-uri-to-buffer@npm:4.0.0"
+  checksum: a010653869abe8bb51259432894ac62c52bf79ad761d418d94396f48c346f2ae739c46b254e8bb5987bded8a653d467db1968db3a69bab1d33aa5567baa5cfc7
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "date-fns@npm:^2.28.0":
   version: 2.28.0
   resolution: "date-fns@npm:2.28.0"
@@ -6377,6 +6384,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"fetch-blob@npm:^3.1.2, fetch-blob@npm:^3.1.4":
+  version: 3.2.0
+  resolution: "fetch-blob@npm:3.2.0"
+  dependencies:
+    node-domexception: ^1.0.0
+    web-streams-polyfill: ^3.0.3
+  checksum: f19bc28a2a0b9626e69fd7cf3a05798706db7f6c7548da657cbf5026a570945f5eeaedff52007ea35c8bcd3d237c58a20bf1543bc568ab2422411d762dd3d5bf
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "figures@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.2.0
   resolution: "figures@npm:3.2.0"
@@ -6533,6 +6550,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"formdata-polyfill@npm:^4.0.10":
+  version: 4.0.10
+  resolution: "formdata-polyfill@npm:4.0.10"
+  dependencies:
+    fetch-blob: ^3.1.2
+  checksum: 82a34df292afadd82b43d4a740ce387bc08541e0a534358425193017bf9fb3567875dc5f69564984b1da979979b70703aa73dee715a17b6c229752ae736dd9db
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "forwarded@npm:0.2.0":
   version: 0.2.0
   resolution: "forwarded@npm:0.2.0"
@@ -7349,6 +7375,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"is-docker@npm:^3.0.0":
+  version: 3.0.0
+  resolution: "is-docker@npm:3.0.0"
+  bin:
+    is-docker: cli.js
+  checksum: b698118f04feb7eaf3338922bd79cba064ea54a1c3db6ec8c0c8d8ee7613e7e5854d802d3ef646812a8a3ace81182a085dfa0a71cc68b06f3fa794b9783b3c90
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "is-extglob@npm:^2.1.1":
   version: 2.1.1
   resolution: "is-extglob@npm:2.1.1"
@@ -8539,6 +8574,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"node-domexception@npm:^1.0.0":
+  version: 1.0.0
+  resolution: "node-domexception@npm:1.0.0"
+  checksum: ee1d37dd2a4eb26a8a92cd6b64dfc29caec72bff5e1ed9aba80c294f57a31ba4895a60fd48347cf17dd6e766da0ae87d75657dfd1f384ebfa60462c2283f5c7f
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "node-emoji@npm:1.11.0":
   version: 1.11.0
   resolution: "node-emoji@npm:1.11.0"
@@ -8562,6 +8604,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"node-fetch@npm:^3.2.10":
+  version: 3.2.10
+  resolution: "node-fetch@npm:3.2.10"
+  dependencies:
+    data-uri-to-buffer: ^4.0.0
+    fetch-blob: ^3.1.4
+    formdata-polyfill: ^4.0.10
+  checksum: e65322431f4897ded04197aa5923eaec63a8d53e00432de4e70a4f7006625c8dc32629c5c35f4fe8ee719a4825544d07bf53f6e146a7265914262f493e8deac1
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "node-forge@npm:^1":
   version: 1.3.1
   resolution: "node-forge@npm:1.3.1"
@@ -9390,7 +9443,9 @@ __metadata:
     eslint-config-prettier: ^8.5.0
     eslint-plugin-prettier: ^4.2.1
     file-type: ^18.0.0
+    is-docker: ^3.0.0
     ms: ^2.1.3
+    node-fetch: ^3.2.10
     p-timeout: ^6.0.0
     passport: ^0.6.0
     passport-headerapikey: ^1.2.2
@@ -11773,6 +11828,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"web-streams-polyfill@npm:^3.0.3":
+  version: 3.2.1
+  resolution: "web-streams-polyfill@npm:3.2.1"
+  checksum: b119c78574b6d65935e35098c2afdcd752b84268e18746606af149e3c424e15621b6f1ff0b42b2676dc012fc4f0d313f964b41a4b5031e525faa03997457da02
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "webidl-conversions@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.1
   resolution: "webidl-conversions@npm:3.0.1"