diff --git a/.envdev b/.envdev
index 50f99a0..34b3790 100644
--- a/.envdev
+++ b/.envdev
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ WEB_PORT=3300
 
 WEB_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3001
 
-DB_HOSTNAME=database
+DB_HOSTNAME=localhost
 DB_DATABASE=chat
 DB_USERNAME=chat
 DB_PASSWORD=blastoise
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0afb6dc..5cade8a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-FROM node:18-bullseye-slim
+FROM node:21-bookworm-slim
 WORKDIR "/app"
 COPY package*.json /app
 RUN npm install --production
diff --git a/configure-script.js b/configure-script.js
index 842916e..d140d5c 100644
--- a/configure-script.js
+++ b/configure-script.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const question = (prompt, def = null) => {
 
 	//generate the files
 	const ymlfile = `
-version: '3'
+version: '3.8'
 
 services:
   ${appName}:
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ services:
       - ./startup.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/startup.sql:ro
   traefik_${appName}:
     container_name: ${appName}_traefik
-    image: "traefik:v2.4"
+    image: "traefik:v2.10"
     container_name: "traefik"
     command:
       - "--log.level=ERROR"
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ networks:
 `;
 
 	const dockerfile = `
-FROM node:18-bullseye-slim
+FROM node:21-bookworm-slim
 WORKDIR "/app"
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN npm install --production
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c65ce65..11438a4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 {
   "name": "chat-server",
-  "version": "1.4.6",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "chat-server",
-      "version": "1.4.6",
+      "version": "1.5.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
-        "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0",
-        "mariadb": "^3.2.0",
-        "sequelize": "^6.32.1",
-        "socket.io": "^4.7.0"
+        "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
+        "mariadb": "^3.2.3",
+        "sequelize": "^6.35.2",
+        "socket.io": "^4.7.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "nodemon": "^2.0.22"
+        "nodemon": "^3.0.2"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@socket.io/component-emitter": {
@@ -32,30 +32,30 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/@types/cors": {
-      "version": "2.8.13",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/cors/-/cors-2.8.13.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-RG8AStHlUiV5ysZQKq97copd2UmVYw3/pRMLefISZ3S1hK104Cwm7iLQ3fTKx+lsUH2CE8FlLaYeEA2LSeqYUA==",
+      "version": "2.8.17",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/cors/-/cors-2.8.17.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8CGDvrBj1zgo2qE+oS3pOCyYNqCPryMWY2bGfwA0dcfopWGgxs+78df0Rs3rc9THP4JkOhLsAa+15VdpAqkcUA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/debug": {
-      "version": "4.1.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/debug/-/debug-4.1.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-/vPO1EPOs306Cvhwv7KfVfYvOJqA/S/AXjaHQiJboCZzcNDb+TIJFN9/2C9DZ//ijSKWioNyUxD792QmDJ+HKQ==",
+      "version": "4.1.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/debug/-/debug-4.1.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vIChWdVG3LG1SMxEvI/AK+FWJthlrqlTu7fbrlywTkkaONwk/UAGaULXRlf8vkzFBLVm0zkMdCquhL5aOjhXPQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/ms": "*"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/geojson": {
-      "version": "7946.0.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/geojson/-/geojson-7946.0.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Nmh0K3iWQJzniTuPRcJn5hxXkfB1T1pgB89SBig5PlJQU5yocazeu4jATJlaA0GYFKWMqDdvYemoSnF2pXgLVA=="
+      "version": "7946.0.13",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/geojson/-/geojson-7946.0.13.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bmrNrgKMOhM3WsafmbGmC+6dsF2Z308vLFsQ3a/bT8X8Sv5clVYpPars/UPq+sAaJP+5OoLAYgwbkS5QEJdLUQ=="
     },
     "node_modules/@types/ms": {
-      "version": "0.7.31",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ms/-/ms-0.7.31.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-iiUgKzV9AuaEkZqkOLDIvlQiL6ltuZd9tGcW3gwpnX8JbuiuhFlEGmmFXEXkN50Cvq7Os88IY2v0dkDqXYWVgA=="
+      "version": "0.7.34",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ms/-/ms-0.7.34.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nG96G3Wp6acyAgJqGasjODb+acrI7KltPiRxzHPXnP3NgI28bpQDRv53olbqGXbfcgF5aiiHmO3xpwEpS5Ld9g=="
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     "node_modules/@types/node": {
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@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/@types/validator": {
-      "version": "13.7.17",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/validator/-/validator-13.7.17.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-aqayTNmeWrZcvnG2MG9eGYI6b7S5fl+yKgPs6bAjOTwPS316R5SxBGKvtSExfyoJU7pIeHJfsHI0Ji41RVMkvQ=="
+      "version": "13.11.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/validator/-/validator-13.11.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-q0JomTsJ2I5Mv7dhHhQLGjMvX0JJm5dyZ1DXQySIUzU1UlwzB8bt+R6+LODUbz0UDIOvEzGc28tk27gBJw2N8Q=="
     },
     "node_modules/abbrev": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
@@ -185,12 +185,13 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/call-bind": {
-      "version": "1.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/call-bind/-/call-bind-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7O+FbCihrB5WGbFYesctwmTKae6rOiIzmz1icreWJ+0aA7LJfuqhEso2T9ncpcFtzMQtzXf2QGGueWJGTYsqrA==",
+      "version": "1.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/call-bind/-/call-bind-1.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-C3nQxfFZxFRVoJoGKKI8y3MOEo129NQ+FgQ08iye+Mk4zNZZGdjfs06bVTr+DBSlA66Q2VEcMki/cUCP4SercQ==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "function-bind": "^1.1.1",
-        "get-intrinsic": "^1.0.2"
+        "function-bind": "^1.1.2",
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.1",
+        "set-function-length": "^1.1.1"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
@@ -281,6 +282,19 @@
         "ms": "2.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/define-data-property": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/define-data-property/-/define-data-property-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-E7uGkTzkk1d0ByLeSc6ZsFS79Axg+m1P/VsgYsxHgiuc3tFSj+MjMIwe90FC4lOAZzNBdY7kkO2P2wKdsQ1vgQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.1",
+        "gopd": "^1.0.1",
+        "has-property-descriptors": "^1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/denque": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/denque/-/denque-2.1.0.tgz",
@@ -344,9 +358,9 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/engine.io": {
-      "version": "6.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io/-/engine.io-6.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-UlfoK1iD62Hkedw2TmuHdhDsZCGaAyp+LZ/AvnImjYBeWagA3qIEETum90d6shMeFZiDuGT66zVCdx1wKYKGGg==",
+      "version": "6.5.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io/-/engine.io-6.5.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KdVSDKhVKyOi+r5uEabrDLZw2qXStVvCsEB/LN3mw4WFi6Gx50jTyuxYVCwAAC0U46FdnzP/ScKRBTXb/NiEOg==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/cookie": "^0.4.1",
         "@types/cors": "^2.8.12",
@@ -356,17 +370,17 @@
         "cookie": "~0.4.1",
         "cors": "~2.8.5",
         "debug": "~4.3.1",
-        "engine.io-parser": "~5.1.0",
+        "engine.io-parser": "~5.2.1",
         "ws": "~8.11.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+        "node": ">=10.2.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/engine.io-parser": {
-      "version": "5.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io-parser/-/engine.io-parser-5.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-enySgNiK5tyZFynt3z7iqBR+Bto9EVVVvDFuTT0ioHCGbzirZVGDGiQjZzEp8hWl6hd5FSVytJGuScX1C1C35w==",
+      "version": "5.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io-parser/-/engine.io-parser-5.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9JktcM3u18nU9N2Lz3bWeBgxVgOKpw7yhRaoxQA3FUDZzzw+9WlA6p4G4u0RixNkg14fH7EfEc/RhpurtiROTQ==",
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@@ -500,9 +514,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==",
+      "version": "2.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5xoDfX+fL7faATnagmWPpbFtwh/R77WmMMqqHGS65C3vvB0YHrgF+B1YmZ3441tMj5n63k0212XNoJwzlhffQw==",
       "dev": true,
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "optional": true,
@@ -514,19 +528,22 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz",
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+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.2.tgz",
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+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
     },
     "node_modules/get-intrinsic": {
-      "version": "1.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-intrinsic/-/get-intrinsic-1.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2DcsyfABl+gVHEfCOaTrWgyt+tb6MSEGmKq+kI5HwLbIYgjgmMcV8KQ41uaKz1xxUcn9tJtgFbQUEVcEbd0FYw==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-intrinsic/-/get-intrinsic-1.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0gSo4ml/0j98Y3lngkFEot/zhiCeWsbYIlZ+uZOVgzLyLaUw7wxUL+nCTP0XJvJg1AXulJRI3UJi8GsbDuxdGA==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "function-bind": "^1.1.1",
-        "has": "^1.0.3",
+        "function-bind": "^1.1.2",
         "has-proto": "^1.0.1",
-        "has-symbols": "^1.0.3"
+        "has-symbols": "^1.0.3",
+        "hasown": "^2.0.0"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
@@ -544,15 +561,15 @@
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-    "node_modules/has": {
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+    "node_modules/gopd": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gopd/-/gopd-1.0.1.tgz",
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-        "function-bind": "^1.1.1"
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.1.3"
       },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 0.4.0"
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/has-flag": {
@@ -564,6 +581,17 @@
         "node": ">=4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/has-property-descriptors": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-property-descriptors/-/has-property-descriptors-1.0.1.tgz",
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+      "dependencies": {
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.2"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/has-proto": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-proto/-/has-proto-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -586,6 +614,17 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/hasown": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hasown/-/hasown-2.0.0.tgz",
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+        "function-bind": "^1.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
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+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/http-errors": {
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@@ -682,14 +721,20 @@
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         "jws": "^3.2.2",
-        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+        "lodash.includes": "^4.3.0",
+        "lodash.isboolean": "^3.0.3",
+        "lodash.isinteger": "^4.0.4",
+        "lodash.isnumber": "^3.0.3",
+        "lodash.isplainobject": "^4.0.6",
+        "lodash.isstring": "^4.0.1",
+        "lodash.once": "^4.0.0",
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-        "semver": "^7.3.8"
+        "semver": "^7.5.4"
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