diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index a4e242a99..2ceb847c9 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ npm-debug.log
 
 # exceptions
 !/bin/copy-dist.ts
+!/bin/electron-forge/sign-windows.cjs
 
 # temporary exception to make copy-dist inside Docker build not fail
 # TriliumNextTODO: make copy-dist *not* requiring to copy this file for builds other than electron-forge
diff --git a/.github/actions/build-electron/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-electron/action.yml
index 51b022bed..6c1b6d819 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-electron/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-electron/action.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ inputs:
   arch:
     description: "The architecture to build for: x64, arm64"
     required: true
-  extension:
-    description: "Platform specific extensions to copy in the output: dmg, deb, rpm, exe, zip"
+  shell:
+    description: "Which shell to use"
+    required: true
+  forge_platform:
+    description: "The --platform to pass to Electron Forge"
     required: true
 
 runs:
@@ -38,21 +41,21 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Verify certificates
       if: inputs.os == 'macos'
-      shell: bash
+      shell: ${{ inputs.shell }}
       run: |
         echo "Available signing identities:"
         security find-identity -v -p codesigning build.keychain
 
     - name: Set up Python and other macOS dependencies
       if: ${{ inputs.os == 'macos' }}
-      shell: bash
+      shell: ${{ inputs.shell }}
       run: |
         brew install python-setuptools
         brew install create-dmg
 
     - name: Install dependencies for RPM and Flatpak package building
       if: ${{ inputs.os == 'linux' }}
-      shell: bash
+      shell: ${{ inputs.shell }}
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install rpm flatpak-builder elfutils
         flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
@@ -62,39 +65,32 @@ runs:
 
     # Build setup
     - name: Install dependencies
-      shell: bash
+      shell: ${{ inputs.shell }}
       run: npm ci
 
     - name: Update build info
-      shell: bash
+      shell: ${{ inputs.shell }}
       run: npm run chore:update-build-info
 
     # Critical debugging configuration
     - name: Run electron-forge build with enhanced logging
-      shell: bash
+      shell: ${{ inputs.shell }}
       env:
         # Pass through required environment variables for signing and notarization
         APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ env.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
         APPLE_ID: ${{ env.APPLE_ID }}
         APPLE_ID_PASSWORD: ${{ env.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
+        WINDOWS_SIGN_EXECUTABLE: ${{ env.WINDOWS_SIGN_EXECUTABLE }}
+        TRILIUM_ARTIFACT_NAME_HINT: TriliumNextNotes ${{ inputs.os }} ${{ inputs.arch }}
       run: |
-        # Map OS names to Electron Forge platform names
-        if [ "${{ inputs.os }}" = "macos" ]; then
-          PLATFORM="darwin"
-        elif [ "${{ inputs.os }}" = "windows" ]; then
-          PLATFORM="win32"
-        else
-          PLATFORM="${{ inputs.os }}"
-        fi
-
         npm run electron-forge:make -- \
           --arch=${{ inputs.arch }} \
-          --platform=$PLATFORM
+          --platform=${{ inputs.forge_platform }}
 
     # Add DMG signing step
     - name: Sign DMG
       if: inputs.os == 'macos'
-      shell: bash
+      shell: ${{ inputs.shell }}
       run: |
         echo "Signing DMG file..."
         dmg_file=$(find ./dist -name "*.dmg" -print -quit)
@@ -119,7 +115,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Verify code signing
       if: inputs.os == 'macos'
-      shell: bash
+      shell: ${{ inputs.shell }}
       run: |
         echo "Verifying code signing for all artifacts..."
 
@@ -165,49 +161,3 @@ runs:
           echo "Found ZIP: $zip_file"
           echo "Note: ZIP files are not code signed, but their contents should be"
         fi
-
-    - name: Prepare artifacts
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p upload
-
-        if [ "${{ inputs.os }}" = "macos" ]; then
-          # For macOS, we need to look in specific directories based on the maker
-          echo "Collecting macOS artifacts..."
-
-          # Look for DMG files recursively
-          echo "Looking for DMG files..."
-          dmg_file=$(find ./dist -name "*.dmg" -print -quit)
-          if [ -n "$dmg_file" ]; then
-            echo "Found DMG: $dmg_file"
-            cp "$dmg_file" "upload/TriliumNextNotes-${{ github.ref_name }}-macos-${{ inputs.arch }}.dmg"
-          else
-            echo "Warning: No DMG file found"
-          fi
-
-          # Look for ZIP files recursively
-          echo "Looking for ZIP files..."
-          zip_file=$(find ./dist -name "*.zip" -print -quit)
-          if [ -n "$zip_file" ]; then
-            echo "Found ZIP: $zip_file"
-            cp "$zip_file" "upload/TriliumNextNotes-${{ github.ref_name }}-macos-${{ inputs.arch }}.zip"
-          else
-            echo "Warning: No ZIP file found"
-          fi
-        else
-          # For other platforms, use the existing logic but with better error handling
-          echo "Collecting artifacts for ${{ inputs.os }}..."
-          for ext in ${{ inputs.extension }}; do
-            echo "Looking for .$ext files..."
-            file=$(find ./dist -name "*.$ext" -print -quit)
-            if [ -n "$file" ]; then
-              echo "Found $file for extension $ext"
-              cp "$file" "upload/TriliumNextNotes-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ inputs.os }}-${{ inputs.arch }}.$ext"
-            else
-              echo "Warning: No file found with extension .$ext"
-            fi
-          done
-        fi
-
-        echo "Final contents of upload directory:"
-        ls -la upload/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1acdf4709..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-name: Main
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - "feature/update**"
-      - "feature/server_esm**"
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "docs/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/main-docker.yml"
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  make-electron:
-    name: Make Electron
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        arch: [x64, arm64]
-        os:
-          - name: macos
-            image: macos-latest
-            extension: [dmg, zip]
-          - name: linux
-            image: ubuntu-latest
-            extension: [deb, rpm, zip, flatpak]
-          - name: windows
-            image: windows-latest
-            extension: [exe, zip]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os.image }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up node & dependencies
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-      - name: Run the build
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build-electron
-        with:
-          os: ${{ matrix.os.name }}
-          arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-          extension: ${{ matrix.os.extension }}
-        env:
-          APPLE_APP_CERTIFICATE_BASE64: ${{ secrets.APPLE_APP_CERTIFICATE_BASE64 }}
-          APPLE_APP_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_APP_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
-          APPLE_INSTALLER_CERTIFICATE_BASE64: ${{ secrets.APPLE_INSTALLER_CERTIFICATE_BASE64 }}
-          APPLE_INSTALLER_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_INSTALLER_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
-          APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
-          APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
-          APPLE_ID_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
-
-      # Clean up keychain after build
-      - name: Clean up keychain
-        if: matrix.os.name == 'macos' && always()
-        run: |
-          security delete-keychain build.keychain
-
-      - name: Publish artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: TriliumNextNotes ${{ matrix.os.name }} ${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
-          path: upload/*.zip
-      - name: Publish installer artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: TriliumNextNotes ${{ matrix.os.name }} ${{ matrix.arch }}.${{matrix.os.extension}}
-          path: upload/*.${{ matrix.os.extension }}
-
-  build_linux_server:
-    name: Build Linux Server
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        arch: [x64, arm64]
-        include:
-          - arch: x64
-            runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-          - arch: arm64
-            runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run the build
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build-server
-        with:
-          arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: TriliumNextNotes linux server ${{ matrix.arch }}
-          path: upload/TriliumNextNotes-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ github.ref_name }}.tar.xz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 0ab203be0..f63c9f578 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -23,13 +23,16 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - name: macos
             image: macos-latest
-            extension: [dmg, zip]
+            shell: bash
+            forge_platform: darwin
           - name: linux
             image: ubuntu-latest
-            extension: [deb, rpm, zip, flatpak]
+            shell: bash
+            forge_platform: linux
           - name: windows
-            image: windows-latest
-            extension: [exe, zip]
+            image: win-signing
+            shell: cmd
+            forge_platform: win32
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os.image }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -38,7 +41,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 20
       - name: Install dependencies
-        shell: bash
         run: npm ci
       - name: Update nightly version
         run: npm run chore:ci-update-nightly-version
@@ -47,7 +49,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           os: ${{ matrix.os.name }}
           arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-          extension: ${{ join(matrix.os.extension, ' ') }}
+          shell: ${{ matrix.os.shell }}
+          forge_platform: ${{ matrix.os.forge_platform }}
         env:
           APPLE_APP_CERTIFICATE_BASE64: ${{ secrets.APPLE_APP_CERTIFICATE_BASE64 }}
           APPLE_APP_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_APP_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
           APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
           APPLE_ID_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
+          WINDOWS_SIGN_EXECUTABLE: ${{ vars.WINDOWS_SIGN_EXECUTABLE }}
 
       - name: Publish release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
@@ -69,35 +73,9 @@ jobs:
           tag_name: nightly
           name: Nightly Build
 
-  nightly-server:
-    name: Deploy server nightly
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        arch: [x64, arm64]
-        include:
-          - arch: x64
-            runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-          - arch: arm64
-            runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Run the build
-        uses: ./.github/actions/build-server
+      - name: Publish artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
         with:
-          os: linux
-          arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-
-      - name: Publish release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-        with:
-          make_latest: false
-          prerelease: true
-          draft: false
-          fail_on_unmatched_files: true
-          files: upload/*.*
-          tag_name: nightly
-          name: Nightly Build
+          name: TriliumNextNotes ${{ matrix.os.name }} ${{ matrix.arch }}
+          path: upload
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dc523893b..4f791bda0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - name: macos
             image: macos-latest
-            extension: [dmg, zip]
+            shell: bash
+            forge_platform: darwin
           - name: linux
             image: ubuntu-latest
-            extension: [deb, rpm, zip, flatpak]
+            shell: bash
+            forge_platform: linux
           - name: windows
-            image: windows-latest
-            extension: [exe, zip]
+            image: win-signing
+            shell: cmd
+            forge_platform: win32
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os.image }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -39,7 +42,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           os: ${{ matrix.os.name }}
           arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-          extension: ${{ join(matrix.os.extension, ' ') }}
+          shell: ${{ matrix.os.shell }}
+          forge_platform: ${{ matrix.os.forge_platform }}
         env:
           APPLE_APP_CERTIFICATE_BASE64: ${{ secrets.APPLE_APP_CERTIFICATE_BASE64 }}
           APPLE_APP_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_APP_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
           APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
           APPLE_ID_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
+          WINDOWS_SIGN_EXECUTABLE: ${{ vars.WINDOWS_SIGN_EXECUTABLE }}
 
       - name: Publish release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
diff --git a/bin/copy-dist.ts b/bin/copy-dist.ts
index 2c071142c..eaa79808e 100644
--- a/bin/copy-dist.ts
+++ b/bin/copy-dist.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ function copyNodeModuleFileOrFolder(source: string) {
 try {
 
     const assetsToCopy = new Set([
+        "./node_modules",
         "./images",
         "./libraries",
         "./translations",
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ try {
         "./forge.config.cjs",
         "./bin/tpl/",
         "./bin/electron-forge/desktop.ejs",
+        "./bin/electron-forge/sign-windows.cjs",
         "./src/views/",
         "./src/etapi/etapi.openapi.yaml",
         "./src/routes/api/openapi.json",
diff --git a/bin/electron-forge/sign-windows.cjs b/bin/electron-forge/sign-windows.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..527a27dc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/electron-forge/sign-windows.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const child_process = require("child_process");
+
+module.exports = function (filePath) {
+    const { WINDOWS_SIGN_EXECUTABLE } = process.env;
+
+    if (!WINDOWS_SIGN_EXECUTABLE) {
+        console.warn("[Sign] Skip signing due to missing environment variable.");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const command = `${WINDOWS_SIGN_EXECUTABLE} --executable "${filePath}"`;
+    console.log(`[Sign] ${command}`);
+    child_process.execSync(command);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/forge.config.cjs b/forge.config.cjs
index dabcd7ca4..ba3d8c3ff 100644
--- a/forge.config.cjs
+++ b/forge.config.cjs
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@ const path = require("path");
 const fs = require("fs-extra");
 
 const APP_NAME = "TriliumNext Notes";
+const BIN_PATH = path.normalize("./bin/electron-forge");
 
 const extraResourcesForPlatform = getExtraResourcesForPlatform();
 const baseLinuxMakerConfigOptions = {
   icon: "./images/app-icons/png/128x128.png",
-  desktopTemplate: path.resolve("./bin/electron-forge/desktop.ejs"),
+  desktopTemplate: path.resolve(path.join(BIN_PATH, "desktop.ejs")),
   categories: ["Office", "Utility"]
 };
+const windowsSignConfiguration = process.env.WINDOWS_SIGN_EXECUTABLE ? {
+    hookModulePath: path.join(BIN_PATH, "sign-windows.cjs")
+} : undefined;
 
 module.exports = {
     // we run electron-forge inside the ./build folder,
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ module.exports = {
             appleIdPassword: process.env.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD,
             teamId: process.env.APPLE_TEAM_ID
         },
+        windowsSign: windowsSignConfiguration,
         extraResource: [
             // All resources should stay in Resources directory for macOS
             ...(process.platform === "darwin" ? [] : extraResourcesForPlatform),
@@ -105,7 +110,8 @@ module.exports = {
             config: {
                 iconUrl: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TriliumNext/Notes/develop/images/app-icons/icon.ico",
                 setupIcon: "./images/app-icons/win/setup.ico",
-                loadingGif: "./images/app-icons/win/setup-banner.gif"
+                loadingGif: "./images/app-icons/win/setup-banner.gif",
+                windowsSign: windowsSignConfiguration
             }
         },
         {
@@ -129,7 +135,33 @@ module.exports = {
             name: "@electron-forge/plugin-auto-unpack-natives",
             config: {}
         }
-    ]
+    ],
+    hooks: {
+        postMake(_, makeResults) {
+            const outputDir = path.join(__dirname, "..", "upload");
+            fs.mkdirp(outputDir);
+            for (const makeResult of makeResults) {
+                for (const artifactPath of makeResult.artifacts) {
+                    // Ignore certain artifacts.
+                    let fileName = path.basename(artifactPath);
+                    const extension = path.extname(fileName);
+                    if (fileName === "RELEASES" || extension === ".nupkg") {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    // Override the extension for the CI.
+                    const { TRILIUM_ARTIFACT_NAME_HINT } = process.env;
+                    if (TRILIUM_ARTIFACT_NAME_HINT) {
+                        fileName = TRILIUM_ARTIFACT_NAME_HINT + extension;
+                    }
+        
+                    const outputPath = path.join(outputDir, fileName);
+                    console.log(`[Artifact] ${artifactPath} -> ${outputPath}`);
+                    fs.copyFile(artifactPath, outputPath);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 };
 
 function getExtraResourcesForPlatform() {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5cebb1c8f..ec931d8bb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
     "electron:switch": "electron-rebuild",
     "docs:edit": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=\"--import tsx\" TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=./data-docs TRILIUM_ENV=dev TRILIUM_PORT=37741 electron ./electron-docs-main.ts .",
     "docs:edit-nix": "electron-rebuild --version 33.3.1 && cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=\"--import tsx\" TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=./data-docs TRILIUM_PORT=37741 TRILIUM_ENV=dev nix-shell -p electron_33 --run \"electron ./electron-docs-main.ts .\"",
-    "electron-forge:prepare": "npm run build:prepare-dist && cp -r node_modules ./build",
+    "electron-forge:prepare": "npm run build:prepare-dist",
     "electron-forge:start": "npm run electron-forge:prepare && cd ./build && electron-forge start",
-    "electron-forge:make": "npm run electron-forge:prepare && cd ./build && electron-forge make",
+    "electron-forge:make": "npm run electron-forge:prepare && cross-env DEBUG=electron-windows-installer:* electron-forge make ./build",
     "electron-forge:package": "npm run electron-forge:prepare && cd ./build && electron-forge package",
     "docs:build-backend": "rimraf ./docs/backend_api && typedoc ./docs/backend_api src/becca/entities/*.ts src/services/backend_script_api.ts src/services/sql.ts",
     "docs:build-frontend": "rimraf ./docs/frontend_api && jsdoc -c jsdoc-conf.json -d ./docs/frontend_api src/public/app/entities/*.js src/public/app/services/frontend_script_api.js src/public/app/widgets/basic_widget.js src/public/app/widgets/note_context_aware_widget.js src/public/app/widgets/right_panel_widget.js",
diff --git a/src/services/backup.ts b/src/services/backup.ts
index 8e9851602..5a4b1077d 100644
--- a/src/services/backup.ts
+++ b/src/services/backup.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ async function backupNow(name: string) {
     return await syncMutexService.doExclusively(async () => {
         const backupFile = `${dataDir.BACKUP_DIR}/backup-${name}.db`;
 
+        if (!fs.existsSync(dataDir.BACKUP_DIR)) {
+            fs.mkdirSync(dataDir.BACKUP_DIR, 0o700);
+        }
+
         await sql.copyDatabase(backupFile);
 
         log.info(`Created backup at ${backupFile}`);
@@ -83,11 +87,6 @@ async function backupNow(name: string) {
         return backupFile;
     });
 }
-
-if (!fs.existsSync(dataDir.BACKUP_DIR)) {
-    fs.mkdirSync(dataDir.BACKUP_DIR, 0o700);
-}
-
 export default {
     getExistingBackups,
     backupNow,