diff --git a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
index 6134d63f..979e0a31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/external_trigger.yml
@@ -48,13 +48,30 @@ jobs:
             --header "Accept: application/vnd.oci.image.index.v1+json" \
             --header "Authorization: Bearer ${token}" \
             "https://ghcr.io/v2/${image}/manifests/${tag}")
-          multidigest=$(jq -r ".manifests[] | select(.platform.architecture == \"amd64\").digest?" <<< "${multidigest}")
-          digest=$(curl -s \
-            --header "Accept: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json" \
-            --header "Accept: application/vnd.oci.image.manifest.v1+json" \
-            --header "Authorization: Bearer ${token}" \
-            "https://ghcr.io/v2/${image}/manifests/${multidigest}" \
-            | jq -r '.config.digest')
+          if jq -e '.layers // empty' <<< "${multidigest}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            # If there's a layer element it's a single-arch manifest so just get that digest
+            digest=$(jq -r '.config.digest' <<< "${multidigest}")
+          else
+            # Otherwise it's multi-arch or has manifest annotations
+            if jq -e '.manifests[]?.annotations // empty' <<< "${multidigest}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              # Check for manifest annotations and delete if found
+              multidigest=$(jq 'del(.manifests[] | select(.annotations))' <<< "${multidigest}")
+            fi
+            if [[ $(jq '.manifests | length' <<< "${multidigest}") -gt 1 ]]; then
+              # If there's still more than one digest, it's multi-arch
+              multidigest=$(jq -r ".manifests[] | select(.platform.architecture == \"amd64\").digest?" <<< "${multidigest}")
+            else
+              # Otherwise it's single arch
+              multidigest=$(jq -r ".manifests[].digest?" <<< "${multidigest}")
+            fi
+            if digest=$(curl -s \
+              --header "Accept: application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json" \
+              --header "Accept: application/vnd.oci.image.manifest.v1+json" \
+              --header "Authorization: Bearer ${token}" \
+              "https://ghcr.io/v2/${image}/manifests/${multidigest}"); then
+              digest=$(jq -r '.config.digest' <<< "${digest}");
+            fi
+          fi
           image_info=$(curl -sL \
             --header "Authorization: Bearer ${token}" \
             "https://ghcr.io/v2/${image}/blobs/${digest}")
@@ -92,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
             else
               printf "\n## Trigger new build\n\n" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
               echo "New version \`${EXT_RELEASE}\` found; old version was \`${IMAGE_VERSION}\`. Triggering new build" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-              if "${artifacts_found}" == "true" ]]; then
+              if [[ "${artifacts_found}" == "true" ]]; then
                 echo "All artifacts seem to be uploaded." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
               fi
               response=$(curl -iX POST \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_trigger_scheduler.yml b/.github/workflows/package_trigger_scheduler.yml
index bbd82fc7..1906f884 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_trigger_scheduler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_trigger_scheduler.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,18 @@ jobs:
             fi
             printf "\n## Evaluating \`%s\`\n\n" ${br} >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             JENKINS_VARS=$(curl -sX GET https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/${br}/jenkins-vars.yml)
-            if [[ "${br}" == $(yq -r '.ls_branch' <<< "${JENKINS_VARS}") ]]; then
+            if ! curl -sfX GET https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/${br}/Jenkinsfile >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              echo "> No Jenkinsfile found. Branch is either deprecated or is an early dev branch." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              skipped_branches="${skipped_branches}${br} "
+            elif [[ "${br}" == $(yq -r '.ls_branch' <<< "${JENKINS_VARS}") ]]; then
               echo "Branch appears to be live; checking workflow." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-              if [[ $(yq -r '.skip_package_check' <<< "${JENKINS_VARS}") == "true" ]]; then
+              README_VARS=$(curl -sX GET https://raw.githubusercontent.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/${br}/readme-vars.yml)
+              if [[ $(yq -r '.project_deprecation_status' <<< "${README_VARS}") == "true" ]]; then
+                echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                echo "> Branch appears to be deprecated; skipping trigger." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                skipped_branches="${skipped_branches}${br} "
+              elif [[ $(yq -r '.skip_package_check' <<< "${JENKINS_VARS}") == "true" ]]; then
                 echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 echo "> Skipping branch ${br} due to \`skip_package_check\` being set in \`jenkins-vars.yml\`." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 skipped_branches="${skipped_branches}${br} "
@@ -37,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
                 echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 echo "> Github organizational variable \`SKIP_PACKAGE_TRIGGER\` contains \`swag_${br}\`; skipping trigger." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 skipped_branches="${skipped_branches}${br} "
-              elif [ $(curl -s https://ci.linuxserver.io/job/Docker-Pipeline-Builders/job/docker-swag/job/${br}/lastBuild/api/json | jq -r '.building') == "true" ]; then
+              elif [ $(curl -s https://ci.linuxserver.io/job/Docker-Pipeline-Builders/job/docker-swag/job/${br}/lastBuild/api/json | jq -r '.building' 2>/dev/null) == "true" ]; then
                 echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 echo "> There already seems to be an active build on Jenkins; skipping package trigger for ${br}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 skipped_branches="${skipped_branches}${br} "
@@ -49,6 +58,11 @@ jobs:
                 response=$(curl -iX POST \
                   https://ci.linuxserver.io/job/Docker-Pipeline-Builders/job/docker-swag/job/${br}/buildWithParameters?PACKAGE_CHECK=true \
                   --user ${{ secrets.JENKINS_USER }}:${{ secrets.JENKINS_TOKEN }} | grep -i location | sed "s|^[L|l]ocation: \(.*\)|\1|")
+                if [[ -z "${response}" ]]; then
+                  echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                  echo "> Jenkins build could not be triggered. Skipping branch."
+                  continue
+                fi
                 echo "Jenkins [job queue url](${response%$'\r'})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 echo "Sleeping 10 seconds until job starts" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 sleep 10
@@ -56,11 +70,14 @@ jobs:
                 buildurl="${buildurl%$'\r'}"
                 echo "Jenkins job [build url](${buildurl})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
                 echo "Attempting to change the Jenkins job description" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-                curl -iX POST \
+                if ! curl -ifX POST \
                   "${buildurl}submitDescription" \
                   --user ${{ secrets.JENKINS_USER }}:${{ secrets.JENKINS_TOKEN }} \
                   --data-urlencode "description=GHA package trigger https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}" \
-                  --data-urlencode "Submit=Submit"
+                  --data-urlencode "Submit=Submit"; then
+                  echo "> [!WARNING]" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+                  echo "> Unable to change the Jenkins job description."
+                fi
                 sleep 20
               fi
             else
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 16811e71..f7918535 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-FROM ghcr.io/linuxserver/baseimage-alpine-nginx:3.20
+FROM cr.spad.uk/linuxserver/baseimage-alpine-nginx:3.21
 
 # set version label
 ARG BUILD_DATE
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ RUN \
   pip install -U --no-cache-dir \
     pip \
     wheel && \
-  pip install -U --no-cache-dir --find-links https://wheel-index.linuxserver.io/alpine-3.20/ \
+  pip install -U --no-cache-dir --find-links https://wheel-index.linuxserver.io/alpine-3.21/ \
     certbot==${CERTBOT_VERSION} \
     certbot-dns-acmedns \
     certbot-dns-aliyun \
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ RUN \
   rm -f /etc/nginx/conf.d/stream.conf && \
   echo "**** correct ip6tables legacy issue ****" && \
   rm \
-    /sbin/ip6tables && \
+    /usr/sbin/ip6tables && \
   ln -s \
-    /sbin/ip6tables-nft /sbin/ip6tables && \
+    /usr/sbin/ip6tables-nft /usr/sbin/ip6tables && \
   echo "**** remove unnecessary fail2ban filters ****" && \
   rm \
     /etc/fail2ban/jail.d/alpine-ssh.conf && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 2aa2823e..9bc2aed0 100755
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-FROM ghcr.io/linuxserver/baseimage-alpine-nginx:arm64v8-3.20
+FROM ghcr.io/linuxserver/baseimage-alpine-nginx:arm64v8-3.21
 
 # set version label
 ARG BUILD_DATE
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ RUN \
   pip install -U --no-cache-dir \
     pip \
     wheel && \
-  pip install -U --no-cache-dir --find-links https://wheel-index.linuxserver.io/alpine-3.20/ \
+  pip install -U --no-cache-dir --find-links https://wheel-index.linuxserver.io/alpine-3.21/ \
     certbot==${CERTBOT_VERSION} \
     certbot-dns-acmedns \
     certbot-dns-aliyun \
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ RUN \
   rm -f /etc/nginx/conf.d/stream.conf && \
   echo "**** correct ip6tables legacy issue ****" && \
   rm \
-    /sbin/ip6tables && \
+    /usr/sbin/ip6tables && \
   ln -s \
-    /sbin/ip6tables-nft /sbin/ip6tables && \
+    /usr/sbin/ip6tables-nft /usr/sbin/ip6tables && \
   echo "**** remove unnecessary fail2ban filters ****" && \
   rm \
     /etc/fail2ban/jail.d/alpine-ssh.conf && \
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 9f4102ef..8f490af6 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ pipeline {
           --label \"org.opencontainers.image.title=Swag\" \
           --label \"org.opencontainers.image.description=SWAG - Secure Web Application Gateway (formerly known as letsencrypt, no relation to Let's Encrypt™) sets up an Nginx webserver and reverse proxy with php support and a built-in certbot client that automates free SSL server certificate generation and renewal processes (Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL). It also contains fail2ban for intrusion prevention.\" \
           --no-cache --pull -t ${IMAGE}:${META_TAG} --platform=linux/amd64 \
-          --provenance=false --sbom=false --builder=container --load \
+          --provenance=true --sbom=true --builder=container --load \
           --build-arg ${BUILD_VERSION_ARG}=${EXT_RELEASE} --build-arg VERSION=\"${VERSION_TAG}\" --build-arg BUILD_DATE=${GITHUB_DATE} ."
         sh '''#! /bin/bash
               set -e
@@ -604,7 +604,9 @@ pipeline {
                       for i in "${CACHE[@]}"; do
                         docker push ${i}:amd64-${COMMIT_SHA}-${BUILD_NUMBER} &
                       done
-                      wait
+                      for p in $(jobs -p); do
+                        wait "$p" || { echo "job $p failed" >&2; exit 1; }
+                      done
                     fi
                 '''
           }
@@ -639,7 +641,7 @@ pipeline {
               --label \"org.opencontainers.image.title=Swag\" \
               --label \"org.opencontainers.image.description=SWAG - Secure Web Application Gateway (formerly known as letsencrypt, no relation to Let's Encrypt™) sets up an Nginx webserver and reverse proxy with php support and a built-in certbot client that automates free SSL server certificate generation and renewal processes (Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL). It also contains fail2ban for intrusion prevention.\" \
               --no-cache --pull -t ${IMAGE}:amd64-${META_TAG} --platform=linux/amd64 \
-              --provenance=false --sbom=false --builder=container --load \
+              --provenance=true --sbom=true --builder=container --load \
               --build-arg ${BUILD_VERSION_ARG}=${EXT_RELEASE} --build-arg VERSION=\"${VERSION_TAG}\" --build-arg BUILD_DATE=${GITHUB_DATE} ."
             sh '''#! /bin/bash
                   set -e
@@ -668,7 +670,9 @@ pipeline {
                           for i in "${CACHE[@]}"; do
                             docker push ${i}:amd64-${COMMIT_SHA}-${BUILD_NUMBER} &
                           done
-                          wait
+                          for p in $(jobs -p); do
+                            wait "$p" || { echo "job $p failed" >&2; exit 1; }
+                          done
                         fi
                     '''
               }
@@ -696,7 +700,7 @@ pipeline {
               --label \"org.opencontainers.image.title=Swag\" \
               --label \"org.opencontainers.image.description=SWAG - Secure Web Application Gateway (formerly known as letsencrypt, no relation to Let's Encrypt™) sets up an Nginx webserver and reverse proxy with php support and a built-in certbot client that automates free SSL server certificate generation and renewal processes (Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL). It also contains fail2ban for intrusion prevention.\" \
               --no-cache --pull -f Dockerfile.aarch64 -t ${IMAGE}:arm64v8-${META_TAG} --platform=linux/arm64 \
-              --provenance=false --sbom=false --builder=container --load \
+              --provenance=true --sbom=true --builder=container --load \
               --build-arg ${BUILD_VERSION_ARG}=${EXT_RELEASE} --build-arg VERSION=\"${VERSION_TAG}\" --build-arg BUILD_DATE=${GITHUB_DATE} ."
             sh '''#! /bin/bash
                   set -e
@@ -725,7 +729,9 @@ pipeline {
                           for i in "${CACHE[@]}"; do
                             docker push ${i}:arm64v8-${COMMIT_SHA}-${BUILD_NUMBER} &
                           done
-                          wait
+                          for p in $(jobs -p); do
+                            wait "$p" || { echo "job $p failed" >&2; exit 1; }
+                          done
                         fi
                     '''
               }
@@ -968,7 +974,7 @@ pipeline {
               echo '{"tag_name":"'${META_TAG}'",\
                      "target_commitish": "master",\
                      "name": "'${META_TAG}'",\
-                     "body": "**CI Report:**\\n\\n'${CI_URL:-N/A}'\\n\\n**LinuxServer Changes:**\\n\\n'${LS_RELEASE_NOTES}'\\n\\n**PIP Changes:**\\n\\n' > start
+                     "body": "**CI Report:**\\n\\n'${CI_URL:-N/A}'\\n\\n**LinuxServer Changes:**\\n\\n'${LS_RELEASE_NOTES}'\\n\\n**Remote Changes:**\\n\\n' > start
               printf '","draft": false,"prerelease": false}' >> releasebody.json
               paste -d'\\0' start releasebody.json > releasebody.json.done
               curl -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" -X POST https://api.github.com/repos/${LS_USER}/${LS_REPO}/releases -d @releasebody.json.done'''
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ebcf8f32..14a75caa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ This will *ask* Google et al not to index and list your site. Be careful with th
 
 Please follow the instructions [on this blog post](https://www.linuxserver.io/blog/2020-08-21-introducing-swag#migrate).
 
+## Read-Only Operation
+
+This image can be run with a read-only container filesystem. For details please [read the docs](https://docs.linuxserver.io/misc/read-only/).
+
+### Caveats
+
+* `/tmp` must be mounted to tmpfs
+* fail2ban will not be available
+
 ## Usage
 
 To help you get started creating a container from this image you can either use docker-compose or the docker cli.
@@ -236,6 +245,7 @@ Containers are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those abov
 | `-e EXTRA_DOMAINS=` | Additional fully qualified domain names (comma separated, no spaces) ie. `example.net,subdomain.example.net,*.example.org` |
 | `-e STAGING=false` | Set to `true` to retrieve certs in staging mode. Rate limits will be much higher, but the resulting cert will not pass the browser's security test. Only to be used for testing purposes. |
 | `-v /config` | Persistent config files |
+| `--read-only=true` | Run container with a read-only filesystem. Please [read the docs](https://docs.linuxserver.io/misc/read-only/). |
 | `--cap-add=NET_ADMIN` | Required for fail2Ban to be able to modify iptables rules. |
 
 ### Portainer notice
@@ -404,6 +414,7 @@ Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with `-f Dockerfile.aarch64
 
 ## Versions
 
+* **17.12.24:** - Rebase to Alpine 3.21.
 * **21.10.24:** - Fix naming issue with Dynu plugin. If you are using Dynu, please make sure your credentials are set in /config/dns-conf/dynu.ini and your DNSPLUGIN variable is set to dynu (not dynudns).
 * **30.08.24:** - Fix zerossl cert revocation.
 * **24.07.14:** - Rebase to Alpine 3.20. Remove deprecated Google Domains certbot plugin. Existing users should update their nginx confs to avoid http2 deprecation warnings.
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 2a9e9d6d..4cf02008 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ opt_param_env_vars:
 opt_param_usage_include_ports: true
 opt_param_ports:
   - {external_port: "80", internal_port: "80", port_desc: "HTTP port (required for HTTP validation and HTTP -> HTTPS redirect)"}
+readonly_supported: true
+readonly_message: |
+  * `/tmp` must be mounted to tmpfs
+  * fail2ban will not be available
 # application setup block
 app_setup_block_enabled: true
 app_setup_block: |
@@ -200,6 +204,7 @@ init_diagram: |
   "swag:latest" <- Base Images
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - {date: "17.12.24:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.21."}
   - {date: "21.10.24:", desc: "Fix naming issue with Dynu plugin. If you are using Dynu, please make sure your credentials are set in /config/dns-conf/dynu.ini and your DNSPLUGIN variable is set to dynu (not dynudns)."}
   - {date: "30.08.24:", desc: "Fix zerossl cert revocation."}
   - {date: "24.07.14:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.20. Remove deprecated Google Domains certbot plugin. Existing users should update their nginx confs to avoid http2 deprecation warnings."}
diff --git a/root/app/le-renew.sh b/root/app/le-renew.sh
index 7f2137a2..c597f359 100755
--- a/root/app/le-renew.sh
+++ b/root/app/le-renew.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ echo
 echo "<------------------------------------------------->"
 echo "cronjob running on $(date)"
 echo "Running certbot renew"
-certbot renew --non-interactive
+certbot renew --non-interactive --config-dir /config/etc/letsencrypt --logs-dir /config/log/letsencrypt --work-dir /tmp/letsencrypt --config /config/etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini
diff --git a/root/defaults/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/deploy/10-default b/root/defaults/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/deploy/10-default
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/root/defaults/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/post/10-nginx b/root/defaults/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/post/10-nginx
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/root/defaults/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/pre/10-nginx b/root/defaults/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/pre/10-nginx
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/root/etc/crontabs/root b/root/etc/crontabs/root
index 15de5f74..c848b3f5 100644
--- a/root/etc/crontabs/root
+++ b/root/etc/crontabs/root
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 0       3       *       *       6       run-parts /etc/periodic/weekly
 0       5       1       *       *       run-parts /etc/periodic/monthly
 
-8       2       *       *       *       /app/le-renew.sh >> /config/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log 2>&1
+8       2       *       *       *       /app/le-renew.sh >> /config/log/letsencrypt/renewal.log 2>&1
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-certbot-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-certbot-config/run
index 32835102..51e8e5e4 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-certbot-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-certbot-config/run
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ if [[ "${VALIDATION}" = "dns" ]] && ! echo "${CERTBOT_DNS_AUTHENTICATORS}" | gre
     sleep infinity
 fi
 
-# set owner of certbot's CONFIG_DIR, WORK_DIR, and LOGS_DIR to abc
-lsiown -R abc:abc \
-    /etc/letsencrypt \
-    /var/lib/letsencrypt \
-    /var/log/letsencrypt
-
 # set_ini_value logic:
 # - if the name is not found in the file, append the name=value to the end of the file
 # - if the name is found in the file, replace the value
@@ -67,7 +61,6 @@ cp -n /defaults/dns-conf/* /config/dns-conf/ 2> >(grep -v 'cp: not replacing')
 lsiown -R abc:abc /config/dns-conf
 
 # copy default renewal hooks
-chmod -R +x /defaults/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks
 cp -nR /defaults/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/* /config/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/ 2> >(grep -v 'cp: not replacing')
 lsiown -R abc:abc /config/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks
 
@@ -169,14 +162,14 @@ fi
 rm -rf /config/keys/letsencrypt
 if [[ "${ONLY_SUBDOMAINS}" = "true" ]] && [[ ! "${SUBDOMAINS}" = "wildcard" ]]; then
     DOMAIN="$(echo "${SUBDOMAINS}" | tr ',' ' ' | awk '{print $1}').${URL}"
-    ln -s ../etc/letsencrypt/live/"${DOMAIN}" /config/keys/letsencrypt
+    ln -s /config/etc/letsencrypt/live/"${DOMAIN}" /config/keys/letsencrypt
 else
-    ln -s ../etc/letsencrypt/live/"${URL}" /config/keys/letsencrypt
+    ln -s /config/etc/letsencrypt/live/"${URL}" /config/keys/letsencrypt
 fi
 
 # cleanup unused csr and keys folders
-rm -rf /etc/letsencrypt/csr
-rm -rf /etc/letsencrypt/keys
+rm -rf /config/etc/letsencrypt/csr
+rm -rf /config/etc/letsencrypt/keys
 
 # checking for changes in cert variables, revoking certs if necessary
 if [[ ! "${URL}" = "${ORIGURL}" ]] ||
@@ -197,9 +190,9 @@ if [[ ! "${URL}" = "${ORIGURL}" ]] ||
         REV_ACMESERVER=("https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory")
     fi
     if [[ -f /config/etc/letsencrypt/live/"${ORIGDOMAIN}"/fullchain.pem ]]; then
-        certbot revoke --non-interactive --cert-path /config/etc/letsencrypt/live/"${ORIGDOMAIN}"/fullchain.pem --key-path /config/etc/letsencrypt/live/"${ORIGDOMAIN}"/privkey.pem --server "${REV_ACMESERVER[@]}" || true
+        certbot revoke --config-dir /config/etc/letsencrypt --logs-dir /config/log/letsencrypt --work-dir /tmp/letsencrypt --config /config/etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini --non-interactive --cert-path /config/etc/letsencrypt/live/"${ORIGDOMAIN}"/fullchain.pem --key-path /config/etc/letsencrypt/live/"${ORIGDOMAIN}"/privkey.pem --server "${REV_ACMESERVER[@]}" || true
     else
-        certbot revoke --non-interactive --cert-name "${ORIGDOMAIN}" --server "${REV_ACMESERVER[@]}" || true
+        certbot revoke --config-dir /config/etc/letsencrypt --logs-dir /config/log/letsencrypt --work-dir /tmp/letsencrypt --config /config/etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini --non-interactive --cert-name "${ORIGDOMAIN}" --server "${REV_ACMESERVER[@]}" || true
     fi
     rm -rf /config/etc/letsencrypt/{accounts,archive,live,renewal}
 fi
@@ -212,9 +205,9 @@ if [[ -f "/config/keys/letsencrypt/chain.pem" ]] && { [[ "${CERTPROVIDER}" == "l
     echo "The cert seems to be using the old LE root cert, which is no longer valid. Deleting and revoking."
     REV_ACMESERVER=("https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory")
     if [[ -f /config/etc/letsencrypt/live/"${ORIGDOMAIN}"/fullchain.pem ]]; then
-        certbot revoke --non-interactive --cert-path /config/etc/letsencrypt/live/"${ORIGDOMAIN}"/fullchain.pem --server "${REV_ACMESERVER[@]}" || true
+        certbot revoke --config-dir /config/etc/letsencrypt --logs-dir /config/log/letsencrypt --work-dir /tmp/letsencrypt --config /config/etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini --non-interactive --cert-path /config/etc/letsencrypt/live/"${ORIGDOMAIN}"/fullchain.pem --server "${REV_ACMESERVER[@]}" || true
     else
-        certbot revoke --non-interactive --cert-name "${ORIGDOMAIN}" --server "${REV_ACMESERVER[@]}" || true
+        certbot revoke --config-dir /config/etc/letsencrypt --logs-dir /config/log/letsencrypt --work-dir /tmp/letsencrypt --config /config/etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini --non-interactive --cert-name "${ORIGDOMAIN}" --server "${REV_ACMESERVER[@]}" || true
     fi
     rm -rf /config/etc/letsencrypt/{accounts,archive,live,renewal}
 fi
@@ -347,7 +340,7 @@ if [[ ! -f "/config/keys/letsencrypt/fullchain.pem" ]]; then
         set_ini_value "eab-hmac-key" "${ZEROSSL_EAB_HMAC_KEY}" /config/etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini
     fi
     echo "Generating new certificate"
-    certbot certonly --non-interactive --renew-by-default
+    certbot certonly --config-dir /config/etc/letsencrypt --logs-dir /config/log/letsencrypt --work-dir /tmp/letsencrypt --config /config/etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini --non-interactive --renew-by-default
     if [[ ! -d /config/keys/letsencrypt ]]; then
         if [[ "${VALIDATION}" = "dns" ]]; then
             echo "ERROR: Cert does not exist! Please see the validation error above. Make sure you entered correct credentials into the ${DNSCREDENTIALFILE} file."
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-fail2ban-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-fail2ban-config/run
index 968043ab..2c575214 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-fail2ban-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-fail2ban-config/run
@@ -1,38 +1,42 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 
-if ! iptables -L &> /dev/null; then
-    ln -sf /sbin/xtables-legacy-multi /sbin/iptables
-    ln -sf /sbin/xtables-legacy-multi /sbin/iptables-save
-    ln -sf /sbin/xtables-legacy-multi /sbin/iptables-restore
-    ln -sf /sbin/xtables-legacy-multi /sbin/ip6tables
-    ln -sf /sbin/xtables-legacy-multi /sbin/ip6tables-save
-    ln -sf /sbin/xtables-legacy-multi /sbin/ip6tables-restore
-fi
+if [[ -z ${LSIO_READ_ONLY_FS} ]] && [[ -z ${LSIO_NON_ROOT_USER} ]]; then
+    if ! iptables -L &> /dev/null; then
+        ln -sf /usr/sbin/xtables-legacy-multi /usr/sbin/iptables
+        ln -sf /usr/sbin/xtables-legacy-multi /usr/sbin/iptables-save
+        ln -sf /usr/sbin/xtables-legacy-multi /usr/sbin/iptables-restore
+        ln -sf /usr/sbin/xtables-legacy-multi /usr/sbin/ip6tables
+        ln -sf /usr/sbin/xtables-legacy-multi /usr/sbin/ip6tables-save
+        ln -sf /usr/sbin/xtables-legacy-multi /usr/sbin/ip6tables-restore
+    fi
 
-# copy/update the fail2ban config defaults to/in /config
-cp -R /defaults/fail2ban/filter.d /config/fail2ban/
-cp -R /defaults/fail2ban/action.d /config/fail2ban/
-# if jail.local is missing in /config, copy default
-if [[ ! -f /config/fail2ban/jail.local ]]; then
-    cp /defaults/fail2ban/jail.local /config/fail2ban/jail.local
-fi
-# Replace fail2ban config with user config
-if [[ -d /etc/fail2ban/filter.d ]]; then
-    rm -rf /etc/fail2ban/filter.d
-fi
-if [[ -d /etc/fail2ban/action.d ]]; then
-    rm -rf /etc/fail2ban/action.d
-fi
-cp -R /config/fail2ban/filter.d /etc/fail2ban/
-cp -R /config/fail2ban/action.d /etc/fail2ban/
-cp /defaults/fail2ban/fail2ban.local /etc/fail2ban/
-cp /config/fail2ban/jail.local /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
+    # copy/update the fail2ban config defaults to/in /config
+    cp -R /defaults/fail2ban/filter.d /config/fail2ban/
+    cp -R /defaults/fail2ban/action.d /config/fail2ban/
+    # if jail.local is missing in /config, copy default
+    if [[ ! -f /config/fail2ban/jail.local ]]; then
+        cp /defaults/fail2ban/jail.local /config/fail2ban/jail.local
+    fi
+    # Replace fail2ban config with user config
+    if [[ -d /etc/fail2ban/filter.d ]]; then
+        rm -rf /etc/fail2ban/filter.d
+    fi
+    if [[ -d /etc/fail2ban/action.d ]]; then
+        rm -rf /etc/fail2ban/action.d
+    fi
+    cp -R /config/fail2ban/filter.d /etc/fail2ban/
+    cp -R /config/fail2ban/action.d /etc/fail2ban/
+    cp /defaults/fail2ban/fail2ban.local /etc/fail2ban/
+    cp /config/fail2ban/jail.local /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
 
-# logfiles needed by fail2ban
-if [[ ! -f /config/log/nginx/error.log ]]; then
-    touch /config/log/nginx/error.log
-fi
-if [[ ! -f /config/log/nginx/access.log ]]; then
-    touch /config/log/nginx/access.log
+    # logfiles needed by fail2ban
+    if [[ ! -f /config/log/nginx/error.log ]]; then
+        touch /config/log/nginx/error.log
+    fi
+    if [[ ! -f /config/log/nginx/access.log ]]; then
+        touch /config/log/nginx/access.log
+    fi
+else
+    rm -rf /etc/logrotate.d/fail2ban
 fi
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-permissions-config/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-permissions-config/run
index 6c91e71d..3422f4eb 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-permissions-config/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-permissions-config/run
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 # permissions
 lsiown -R abc:abc \
     /config
-chmod -R 0644 /etc/logrotate.d
 chmod -R +r /config/log
+if [[ -z ${LSIO_READ_ONLY_FS} ]]; then
+    chmod -R 0644 /etc/logrotate.d
+fi
 
 # Workaround for systems with chmod errors
 true
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-swag-folders/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-swag-folders/run
index c18da5b8..f42b79e9 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-swag-folders/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-swag-folders/run
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ mkdir -p \
     /config/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks \
     /config/log/{fail2ban,letsencrypt,nginx} \
     /config/nginx/proxy-confs \
-    /run/fail2ban
-rm -rf /etc/letsencrypt
-ln -s /config/etc/letsencrypt /etc/letsencrypt
+    /run/fail2ban \
+    /tmp/letsencrypt \
+    /tmp/nginx/cache
+
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-fail2ban/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-fail2ban/run
index a06f3d0e..5dbe7a28 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-fail2ban/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/svc-fail2ban/run
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
 # shellcheck shell=bash
 
-exec \
-    fail2ban-client -x -f start
+if [[ -z ${LSIO_READ_ONLY_FS} ]] && [[ -z ${LSIO_NON_ROOT_USER} ]]; then
+    exec \
+        fail2ban-client -x -f start
+else
+    sleep infinity
+fi