diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial b/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
index 89f63c91..2d51c5ed 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ GNUSOCIAL_DOMAIN_NAME=
 GNUSOCIAL_CODE=
 GNUSOCIAL_ONION_PORT=8087
 GNUSOCIAL_REPO="https://git.gnu.io/gnu/gnu-social.git"
-GNUSOCIAL_COMMIT='d61375cb7fd9e3ac2dbba2b22d0d6461fb753892'
+GNUSOCIAL_COMMIT='d9fbc17f7745edb3e3eeddf6485f70b187df762f'
 GNUSOCIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD=
 
 GNUSOCIAL_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_URL=
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-gogs b/src/freedombone-app-gogs
index 5c24e80a..bbfd65b2 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-gogs
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-gogs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ IN_DEFAULT_INSTALL=0
 SHOW_ON_ABOUT=1
 
 GOGS_USERNAME='gogs'
-GOGS_VERSION='0.11.4'
+GOGS_VERSION='0.11.29'
 
 GIT_DOMAIN_NAME=
 GIT_CODE=
@@ -158,9 +158,17 @@ function upgrade_gogs {
         return
     fi
 
-    GOGS_CONFIG_FILE=/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/conf/app.ini
+    GOGS_CONFIG_PATH=/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/conf
+    GOGS_CONFIG_FILE=$GOGS_CONFIG_PATH/app.ini
     cp $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE $INSTALL_DIR/gogs_config.ini
 
+    if [ -d $INSTALL_DIR/gogs-repositories ]; then
+        rm -rf $INSTALL_DIR/gogs-repositories
+    fi
+    if [ -d /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories ]; then
+        mv /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories $INSTALL_DIR
+    fi
+
     gogs_parameters
     echo "gogs binary upgrade: ${GOGS_BIN}"
 
@@ -199,8 +207,23 @@ function upgrade_gogs {
         rm ${GOGS_FILE}
     fi
 
+    if [ ! -d ${GOGS_CONFIG_PATH} ]; then
+        mkdir -p ${GOGS_CONFIG_PATH}
+    fi
+
     cp $INSTALL_DIR/gogs_config.ini $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE
+    if [ ! -f $GOGS_CONFIG_FILE ]; then
+        echo $'Gogs ini file not upgraded'
+        exit 873535
+    fi
     rm $INSTALL_DIR/gogs_config.ini
+    if [ -d /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories ]; then
+        rm -rf /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories
+    fi
+    if [ -d $INSTALL_DIR/gogs-repositories ]; then
+        mv $INSTALL_DIR/gogs-repositories /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories
+    fi
+    chown -R ${GOGS_USERNAME}:${GOGS_USERNAME} /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}
 
     sed -i "s|gogs version.*|gogs version:$GOGS_VERSION|g" ${COMPLETION_FILE}
     systemctl restart mariadb
@@ -233,26 +256,26 @@ function restore_local_gogs {
     if ! grep -q "gogs domain" ${COMPLETION_FILE}; then
         return
     fi
-    if [ ! -d /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories ]; then
-        return
-    fi
 
     if [ ${#GIT_DOMAIN_NAME} -gt 2 ]; then
         function_check gogs_create_database
         gogs_create_database
 
+        GOGS_CONFIG_PATH=/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/conf
+        GOGS_CONFIG_FILE=${GOGS_CONFIG_PATH}/app.ini
+
         function_check restore_database
         restore_database gogs ${GIT_DOMAIN_NAME}
         temp_restore_dir=/root/tempgogs
         if [ -d ${USB_MOUNT}/backup/gogs ]; then
             echo $"Restoring Gogs settings"
-            if [ ! -d /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom ]; then
-                mkdir -p /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom
+            if [ ! -d $GOGS_CONFIG_PATH ]; then
+                mkdir -p $GOGS_CONFIG_PATH
             fi
-            if [ ! -d ${temp_restore_dir}/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom ]; then
-                cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/* /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom
+            if [ -d /root/tempgogs/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom ]; then
+                cp -r /root/tempgogs/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/* /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/
             else
-                cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}/* /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/
+                cp -r /root/tempgogs/* /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/
             fi
             if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
                 function_check set_user_permissions
@@ -264,10 +287,13 @@ function restore_local_gogs {
             echo $"Restoring Gogs repos"
             function_check restore_directory_from_usb
             restore_directory_from_usb ${temp_restore_dir}repos gogsrepos
-            if [ ! -d ${temp_restore_dir}repos/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories ]; then
+            if [ ! -d /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories ]; then
+                mkdir /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories
+            fi
+            if [ -d ${temp_restore_dir}repos/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories ]; then
                 cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}repos/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories/* /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories/
             else
-                cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}/* /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories/
+                cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}repos/* /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories/
             fi
             if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
                 function_check set_user_permissions
@@ -300,11 +326,10 @@ function restore_local_gogs {
             chown -R ${GOGS_USERNAME}:${GOGS_USERNAME} /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}
         fi
 
-        GOGS_CONFIG_PATH=/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/conf
-        GOGS_CONFIG_FILE=${GOGS_CONFIG_PATH}/app.ini
         MARIADB_PASSWORD=$(${PROJECT_NAME}-pass -u root -a mariadb)
         sed -i "s|PASSWD =.*|PASSWD = $MARIADB_PASSWORD|g" ${GOGS_CONFIG_FILE}
         MARIADB_PASSWORD=
+        systemctl restart gogs
     fi
 }
 
@@ -344,11 +369,14 @@ function restore_remote_gogs {
         function_check gogs_create_database
         gogs_create_database
 
+        GOGS_CONFIG_PATH=/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/conf
+        GOGS_CONFIG_FILE=${GOGS_CONFIG_PATH}/app.ini
+
         function_check restore_database_from_friend
         restore_database_from_friend gogs ${GIT_DOMAIN_NAME}
         if [ -d ${SERVER_DIRECTORY}/backup/gogs ]; then
-            if [ ! -d /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom ]; then
-                mkdir -p /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom
+            if [ ! -d $GOGS_CONFIG_PATH ]; then
+                mkdir -p $GOGS_CONFIG_PATH
             fi
             if [ -d /root/tempgogs/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom ]; then
                 cp -r /root/tempgogs/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/* /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/
@@ -360,6 +388,9 @@ function restore_remote_gogs {
             fi
             echo $"Restoring Gogs repos"
             restore_directory_from_friend /root/tempgogsrepos gogsrepos
+            if [ ! -d /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories ]; then
+                mkdir /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories
+            fi
             if [ -d /root/tempgogsrepos/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories ]; then
                 cp -r /root/tempgogsrepos/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories/* /home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/gogs-repositories/
             else
@@ -388,11 +419,10 @@ function restore_remote_gogs {
             echo $"Restore of Gogs complete"
         fi
 
-        GOGS_CONFIG_PATH=/home/${GOGS_USERNAME}/custom/conf
-        GOGS_CONFIG_FILE=${GOGS_CONFIG_PATH}/app.ini
         MARIADB_PASSWORD=$(${PROJECT_NAME}-pass -u root -a mariadb)
         sed -i "s|PASSWD =.*|PASSWD = $MARIADB_PASSWORD|g" ${GOGS_CONFIG_FILE}
         MARIADB_PASSWORD=
+        systemctl restart gogs
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-syncthing b/src/freedombone-app-syncthing
index 3a2e053a..9fe808a5 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-syncthing
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-syncthing
@@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ function upgrade_syncthing {
 }
 
 function backup_local_syncthing {
-    if [ -d /var/lib/syncthing/SyncShared ]; then
+    if [ -d $SYNCTHING_SHARED_DATA ]; then
         function_check backup_directory_to_usb
-        backup_directory_to_usb /var/lib/syncthing/SyncShared syncthingshared
-        backup_directory_to_usb /root/.config/syncthing syncthingconfig
+        backup_directory_to_usb $SYNCTHING_SHARED_DATA syncthingshared
+        backup_directory_to_usb $SYNCTHING_CONFIG_PATH syncthingconfig
     fi
 
     for d in /home/*/ ; do
@@ -294,10 +294,10 @@ function restore_local_syncthing {
         restore_directory_from_usb ${temp_restore_dir}config syncthingconfig
         #cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}config/* /
 
-        if [ ! -d /root/.config/syncthing ]; then
-            mkdir -p /root/.config/syncthing
+        if [ ! -d $SYNCTHING_CONFIG_PATH ]; then
+            mkdir -p $SYNCTHING_CONFIG_PATH
         fi
-        cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}config/* /root/.config/syncthing/
+        cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}config/* $SYNCTHING_CONFIG_PATH/
 
         if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
             set_user_permissions
@@ -314,10 +314,10 @@ function restore_local_syncthing {
         restore_directory_from_usb ${temp_restore_dir}shared syncthingshared
         #cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}shared/* /
 
-        if [ ! -d /var/lib/syncthing/SyncShared ]; then
-            mkdir -p /var/lib/syncthing/SyncShared
+        if [ ! -d $SYNCTHING_SHARED_DATA ]; then
+            mkdir -p $SYNCTHING_SHARED_DATA
         fi
-        cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}shared/* /var/lib/syncthing/SyncShared/
+        cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}shared/* $SYNCTHING_SHARED_DATA/
 
         if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
             set_user_permissions
@@ -373,16 +373,16 @@ function restore_local_syncthing {
 }
 
 function backup_remote_syncthing {
-    if [ -d /root/.config/syncthing ]; then
+    if [ -d $SYNCTHING_CONFIG_PATH ]; then
         echo $"Backing up syncthing configuration"
         function_check backup_directory_to_friend
-        backup_directory_to_friend /root/.config/syncthing syncthingconfig
+        backup_directory_to_friend $SYNCTHING_CONFIG_PATH syncthingconfig
         echo $"Backup of syncthing configuration complete"
     fi
-    if [ -d /var/lib/syncthing/SyncShared ]; then
+    if [ -d $SYNCTHING_SHARED_DATA ]; then
         echo $"Backing up syncthing shared files"
         function_check backup_directory_to_friend
-        backup_directory_to_friend /var/lib/syncthing/SyncShared syncthingshared
+        backup_directory_to_friend $SYNCTHING_SHARED_DATA syncthingshared
         echo $"Backup of syncthing shared files complete"
     fi
 
@@ -422,10 +422,10 @@ function restore_remote_syncthing {
         function_check restore_directory_from_friend
         restore_directory_from_friend $temp_restore_dir syncthingconfig
         #cp -r $temp_restore_dir/* /
-        if [ ! -d /root/.config/syncthing ]; then
-            mkdir -p /root/.config/syncthing
+        if [ ! -d $SYNCTHING_CONFIG_PATH ]; then
+            mkdir -p $SYNCTHING_CONFIG_PATH
         fi
-        cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}config/* /root/.config/syncthing/
+        cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}config/* $SYNCTHING_CONFIG_PATH/
         if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
             systemctl start syncthing
             systemctl start cron
@@ -440,10 +440,10 @@ function restore_remote_syncthing {
         function_check restore_directory_from_friend
         restore_directory_from_friend $temp_restore_dir syncthingshared
         #cp -r $temp_restore_dir/* /
-        if [ ! -d /var/lib/syncthing/SyncShared ]; then
-            mkdir -p /var/lib/syncthing/SyncShared
+        if [ ! -d $SYNCTHING_SHARED_DATA ]; then
+            mkdir -p $SYNCTHING_SHARED_DATA
         fi
-        cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}shared/* /var/lib/syncthing/SyncShared/
+        cp -r ${temp_restore_dir}shared/* $SYNCTHING_SHARED_DATA/
         if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
             systemctl start syncthing
             systemctl start cron
diff --git a/src/freedombone-base-tripwire b/src/freedombone-base-tripwire
index af2cd6d6..65940edd 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-base-tripwire
+++ b/src/freedombone-base-tripwire
@@ -146,21 +146,6 @@ function install_tripwire {
 
        ' | twadmin --create-polfile -S /etc/tripwire/${HOSTNAME}-site.key /etc/tripwire/twpol.txt
 
-    # create the database
-    echo '
-
-' | tripwire --init --cfgfile /etc/tripwire/tw.cfg --polfile /etc/tripwire/tw.pol --dbfile /var/lib/tripwire/${HOSTNAME}.twd
-    if [ ! -f /var/lib/tripwire/${HOSTNAME}.twd ]; then
-        echo $'tripwire database was not created'
-        exit 72925
-    fi
-    # recreate the configuration
-    echo '
-
-
-
-       ' | reset-tripwire
-
     mark_completed $FUNCNAME
 }
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools b/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools
index 7885ff08..ede2d653 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-gnusocialtools
@@ -563,6 +563,9 @@ function gnusocial_block_user_script {
     echo "nickname=\$(echo \"\$remove_user\" | awk -F '@' '{print \$1}')" >> /usr/bin/gnusocial-delete-user
     echo "remove_domain=\$(echo \"\$remove_user\" | awk -F '@' '{print \$2}')" >> /usr/bin/gnusocial-delete-user
     echo '' >> /usr/bin/gnusocial-delete-user
+    echo "database_query=\"delete from notice where content REGEXP '\@\${remove_user}';\"" >> /usr/bin/gnusocial-delete-user
+    echo 'mysql -u root --password="$MARIADB_PASSWORD" -e "$database_query" $database_name' >> /usr/bin/gnusocial-delete-user
+    echo '' >> /usr/bin/gnusocial-delete-user
     echo 'database_query="select profile.id from profile where nickname = '"'"'${nickname}'"'"' and profileurl like '"'"'%${remove_domain}%'"'"';"' >> /usr/bin/gnusocial-delete-user
     echo 'declare -a ids=$(mysql -u root --password="$MARIADB_PASSWORD" << EOF' >> /usr/bin/gnusocial-delete-user
     echo 'use $database_name;' >> /usr/bin/gnusocial-delete-user