diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 7139a7763..8bc207f85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -166,53 +166,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: unraid-web
           path: ./plugin/source/dynamix.unraid.net/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.my.servers/unraid-components
-      - name: Download Node.js From Slackbuilds (skipped due to node.js issues)
-        if: false
-        id: download-nodejs
-        run: |
-          # Get latest node version (based on main_node_version) from slackware
-          main_node_version=$(sed 's/^v//' ../api/.nvmrc)
-          base_node_url="https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/"
-          latest_nodejs=$(wget -q -O- "${base_node_url}" | grep -o "nodejs-${main_node_version}\.[0-9.]*-x86_64-[0-9]*\.txz" | sort -V | tail -n 1)
-          if [[ -z "${latest_nodejs}" ]]; then
-            echo "Error: Failed to fetch the latest nodejs version."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          node_download_url="${base_node_url}${latest_nodejs}"
-          if ! wget -q "${node_download_url}" -O "${{ github.workspace }}/plugin/archive/${latest_nodejs}"; then
-            echo "Error: Failed to download nodejs package."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          node_sha256=$(sha256sum "${{ github.workspace }}/plugin/archive/${latest_nodejs}" | cut -f 1 -d ' ')
-          echo "NODEJS_FILENAME=${latest_nodejs}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "NODEJS_SHA256=${node_sha256}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Download nghttp3
-        id: download-nghttp3
-        run: |
-          # Get latest nghttp3 version
-          base_nghttp3_url="https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/"
-          latest_nghttp3=$(wget -q -O- "${base_nghttp3_url}" | grep -o "nghttp3-[0-9.]*-x86_64-[0-9]*\.txz" | sort -V | tail -n 1)
-          nghttp3_download_url="${base_nghttp3_url}${latest_nghttp3}"
-          if ! wget -q "${nghttp3_download_url}" -O "${{ github.workspace }}/plugin/archive/${latest_nghttp3}"; then
-            echo "Error: Failed to download nghttp3 package."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          nghttp3_sha256=$(sha256sum "${{ github.workspace }}/plugin/archive/${latest_nghttp3}" | cut -f 1 -d ' ')
-          echo "NGHTTP3_FILENAME=${latest_nghttp3}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "NGHTTP3_SHA256=${nghttp3_sha256}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Build Plugin
         run: |
           cd source/dynamix.unraid.net
           export API_VERSION=${{needs.build-test-api.outputs.API_VERSION}}
           export API_MD5=${{needs.build-test-api.outputs.API_MD5}}
           export API_SHA256=${{needs.build-test-api.outputs.API_SHA256}}
-          export NGHTTP3_FILENAME=${{ steps.download-nghttp3.outputs.NGHTTP3_FILENAME }}
-          export NGHTTP3_SHA256=${{ steps.download-nghttp3.outputs.NGHTTP3_SHA256 }}
           if [ -z "${API_VERSION}" ] || 
             [ -z "${API_MD5}" ] || 
-            [ -z "${API_SHA256}" ] || 
-            [ -z "${NGHTTP3_FILENAME}" ] || 
-            [ -z "${NGHTTP3_SHA256}" ]; then
+            [ -z "${API_SHA256}" ]; then
             echo "Error: One or more required variables are not set."
             exit 1
           fi
diff --git a/plugin/plugins/dynamix.unraid.net.plg b/plugin/plugins/dynamix.unraid.net.plg
index 0a796493f..d968f793e 100755
--- a/plugin/plugins/dynamix.unraid.net.plg
+++ b/plugin/plugins/dynamix.unraid.net.plg
@@ -10,15 +10,9 @@
   <!ENTITY SHA256 "">
   <!ENTITY API_version "">
   <!ENTITY API_SHA256 "">
-  <!ENTITY NODEJS_FILENAME "">
-  <!ENTITY NODEJS_SHA256 "">
-  <!ENTITY NODEJS_TXZ "">
-  <!ENTITY NODE_612_FILENAME "node-v20.18.1-linux-x64.tar.xz">
-  <!ENTITY NODE_612_SHA256 "c6fa75c841cbffac851678a472f2a5bd612fff8308ef39236190e1f8dbb0e567">
-  <!ENTITY NODE_612_TXZ "https://nodejs.org/dist/v20.18.1/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64.tar.xz">
-  <!ENTITY NGHTTP3_FILENAME "">
-  <!ENTITY NGHTTP3_TXZ "">
-  <!ENTITY NGHTTP3_SHA256 "">
+  <!ENTITY NODEJS_FILENAME "node-v20.18.1-linux-x64.tar.xz">
+  <!ENTITY NODEJS_SHA256 "c6fa75c841cbffac851678a472f2a5bd612fff8308ef39236190e1f8dbb0e567">
+  <!ENTITY NODEJS_TXZ "https://nodejs.org/dist/v20.18.1/node-v20.18.1-linux-x64.tar.xz">
   <!ENTITY MAIN_TXZ "">
   <!ENTITY API_TGZ "">
 ]>
@@ -111,17 +105,16 @@ sha256check() {
     </INLINE>
   </FILE>
   <!-- download node - older OS releases -->
-  <FILE Name="/boot/config/plugins/dynamix.my.servers/&NODE_612_FILENAME;"
-    max="7.0.0-beta.5">
-    <URL>&NODE_612_TXZ;</URL>
-    <SHA256>&NODE_612_SHA256;</SHA256>
+  <FILE Name="/boot/config/plugins/dynamix.my.servers/&NODEJS_FILENAME;" max="7.0.0-beta.5">
+    <URL>&NODEJS_TXZ;</URL>
+    <SHA256>&NODEJS_SHA256;</SHA256>
   </FILE>
   <FILE Run="/bin/bash" Method="install">
     <INLINE>
-      NODE_UNRIAD_612_TXZ="&NODE_612_FILENAME;"
+      NODE_FILE="&NODEJS_FILENAME;"
       <![CDATA[
-        if [[ -f "/boot/config/plugins/dynamix.my.servers/${NODE_UNRIAD_612_TXZ}" ]]; then
-          tar --strip-components=1 -xf /boot/config/plugins/dynamix.my.servers/${NODE_UNRIAD_612_TXZ} -C /usr/local/;
+        if [[ -f "/boot/config/plugins/dynamix.my.servers/${NODE_FILE}" ]]; then
+          tar --strip-components=1 -xf /boot/config/plugins/dynamix.my.servers/${NODE_FILE} -C /usr/local/;
         fi
 
         exit 0;
@@ -129,13 +122,6 @@ sha256check() {
     </INLINE>
   </FILE>
 
-  <!-- download nghttp3 -->
-  <FILE Name="/boot/config/plugins/dynamix.my.servers/&NGHTTP3_FILENAME;" Run="upgradepkg --install-new"
-    max="7.0.0-beta.5">
-    <URL>&NGHTTP3_TXZ;</URL>
-    <SHA256>&NGHTTP3_SHA256;</SHA256>
-  </FILE>
-
   <!-- download main txz -->
   <FILE Name="&source;.txz">
     <URL>&MAIN_TXZ;</URL>
@@ -737,10 +723,6 @@ if [[ -z "${email}" ]] || [[ CFG_CLEANED -eq 1 ]]; then
   echo "✨ Sign In to Unraid.net to use Unraid Connect ✨"
 fi
 
-# make the unraid-api work globally for easy cli access
-ln -s /usr/bin/unraid-api /usr/local/sbin/unraid-api
-ln -s /usr/bin/unraid-api /usr/local/bin/unraid-api
-
 # configure flash backup to stop when the system starts shutting down
 [[ ! -d /etc/rc.d/rc6.d ]] && mkdir /etc/rc.d/rc6.d
 [[ ! -h /etc/rc.d/rc0.d ]] && ln -s /etc/rc.d/rc6.d /etc/rc.d/rc0.d
diff --git a/plugin/source/dynamix.unraid.net/etc/rc.d/rc.unraid-api b/plugin/source/dynamix.unraid.net/etc/rc.d/rc.unraid-api
index 6beedd3ca..8acb74b47 100755
--- a/plugin/source/dynamix.unraid.net/etc/rc.d/rc.unraid-api
+++ b/plugin/source/dynamix.unraid.net/etc/rc.d/rc.unraid-api
@@ -10,16 +10,13 @@ source "${flash}/env"
 api_base_directory="/usr/local/unraid-api"
 unraid_binary_path="/usr/local/bin/unraid-api"
 
-restart() {
-  "${unraid_binary_path}" restart
-}
 
 install() {
 # Ensure installation tgz exists
   [[ ! -f "${flash}/unraid-api.tgz" ]] && echo "Please reinstall the Unraid Connect plugin" && exit 1
 
   # Stop old process
-  [[ -f "${unraid_binary_path}" ]] && stop
+  [[ -f "${unraid_binary_path}" ]] && ${unraid_binary_path} stop
 
   # Install unraid-api
   rm -rf "${api_base_directory}"
@@ -40,6 +37,13 @@ install() {
   fi
 
   cd "${api_base_directory}" && npm link
+
+  [[ ! -f "${unraid_binary_path}" ]] && echo "unraid-api install failed with missing executable" && exit 1
+
+  # link the executable in sbin and bin
+  ln -sf "${unraid_binary_path}" /usr/sbin/unraid-api
+  ln -sf "${unraid_binary_path}" /usr/bin/unraid-api
+
   # bail if expected file does not exist
   [[ ! -f "${api_base_directory}/package.json" ]] && echo "unraid-api install failed" && exit 1
 
diff --git a/plugin/source/dynamix.unraid.net/pkg_build.sh b/plugin/source/dynamix.unraid.net/pkg_build.sh
index da0372916..b57ff6144 100755
--- a/plugin/source/dynamix.unraid.net/pkg_build.sh
+++ b/plugin/source/dynamix.unraid.net/pkg_build.sh
@@ -51,25 +51,17 @@ cd "${DIR}" || exit 1
 PLUGIN_URL="https://stable.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/\&name;.plg"
 MAIN_TXZ="https://stable.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/${plugin}-${version}.txz"
 API_TGZ="https://stable.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/unraid-api-${API_VERSION}.tgz"
-NGHTTP3_TXZ="https://stable.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/${NGHTTP3_FILENAME}"
 # Check if PR is set, use a different path if so
 if [[ -n "${PR}" ]]; then
   MAIN_TXZ="https://preview.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/pr/${PR}/${plugin}-${version}.txz"
   API_TGZ="https://preview.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/pr/${PR}/unraid-api-${API_VERSION}.tgz"
   PLUGIN_URL="https://preview.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/pr/${PR}/${plugin}.plg"
-  NGHTTP3_TXZ="https://preview.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/pr/${PR}/${NGHTTP3_FILENAME}"
 elif [[ "${env}" == "staging" ]]; then
   PLUGIN_URL="https://preview.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/\&name;.plg"
   MAIN_TXZ="https://preview.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/${plugin}-${version}.txz"
   API_TGZ="https://preview.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/unraid-api-${API_VERSION}.tgz"
-  NGHTTP3_TXZ="https://preview.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/${NGHTTP3_FILENAME}"
 fi
 
-# Hardcoded to deal with the new -2 release breaking legacy Unraid versions
-NODEJS_FILENAME="nodejs-20.18.0-x86_64-1.txz"
-NODEJS_TXZ="https://stable.dl.unraid.net/unraid-api/dependencies/${NODEJS_FILENAME}"
-NODEJS_SHA256="332f22a2a6722e9fad92b8d1eeaded228a6499b7335b2b54ee99c55b4fe49742"
-
 # update plg file
 sed -i -E "s#(ENTITY name\s*)\".*\"#\1\"${plugin}\"#g" "${plgfile}"
 sed -i -E "s#(ENTITY env\s*)\".*\"#\1\"${env}\"#g" "${plgfile}"
@@ -79,15 +71,6 @@ sed -i -E "s#(ENTITY SHA256\s*)\".*\"#\1\"${sha256}\"#g" "${plgfile}"
 sed -i -E "s#(ENTITY MAIN_TXZ\s*)\".*\"#\1\"${MAIN_TXZ}\"#g" "${plgfile}"
 sed -i -E "s#(ENTITY API_TGZ\s*)\".*\"#\1\"${API_TGZ}\"#g" "${plgfile}"
 
-# update node versions
-sed -i -E "s#(ENTITY NODEJS_FILENAME\s*)\".*\"#\1\"${NODEJS_FILENAME}\"#g" "${plgfile}"
-sed -i -E "s#(ENTITY NODEJS_SHA256\s*)\".*\"#\1\"${NODEJS_SHA256}\"#g" "${plgfile}"
-sed -i -E "s#(ENTITY NODEJS_TXZ\s*)\".*\"#\1\"${NODEJS_TXZ}\"#g" "${plgfile}"
-
-# update nghttp3 versions
-sed -i -E "s#(ENTITY NGHTTP3_FILENAME\s*)\".*\"#\1\"${NGHTTP3_FILENAME}\"#g" "${plgfile}"
-sed -i -E "s#(ENTITY NGHTTP3_SHA256\s*)\".*\"#\1\"${NGHTTP3_SHA256}\"#g" "${plgfile}"
-sed -i -E "s#(ENTITY NGHTTP3_TXZ\s*)\".*\"#\1\"${NGHTTP3_TXZ}\"#g" "${plgfile}"
 
 # set from environment vars
 sed -i -E "s#(ENTITY API_version\s*)\".*\"#\1\"${API_VERSION}\"#g" "${plgfile}"