diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a84d12..48e729f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-VERSION := 1.1.6-beta
+VERSION := 1.1.7-beta
 BUILD := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+UPDATE_SRC := "https://git.nevets.tech/api/v1/repos/Steven/certman/releases"
 
 GO := go
 
 BUILD_FLAGS := -buildmode=pie -trimpath
-LDFLAGS := -linkmode=external -extldflags="-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now" -X git.nevets.tech/Keys/certman/common.Version=$(VERSION) -X git.nevets.tech/Keys/certman/common.Build=$(BUILD)
+LDFLAGS := -linkmode=external -extldflags="-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now" -X git.nevets.tech/Steven/certman/common.Version=$(VERSION) -X git.nevets.tech/Steven/certman/common.Build=$(BUILD) -X git.nevets.tech/Steven/certman/app.SourceCertmanRepo=$(UPDATE_SRC)
 
-.PHONY: proto bundle client server executor build debug stage help
+.PHONY: proto bundle client server executor cryptr build debug stage help
 
 proto:
 	@protoc --go_out=./proto --go-grpc_out=./proto proto/hook.proto
@@ -28,7 +29,11 @@ executor: proto
 	@echo "Building Certman Executor"
 	$(GO) build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -ldflags="-s -w $(LDFLAGS)" -o ./bin/certman-executor-$(VERSION)-amd64 ./app/executor
 
-build: proto bundle client server executor
+cryptr:
+	@echo "Building Cryptr"
+	$(GO) build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -ldflags="-s -w -linkmode=external -extldflags="-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now"" -o ./bin/cryptr ./app/cryptr
+
+build: proto bundle client server cryptr
 	@echo "All binaries successfully built"
 
 debug: proto
diff --git a/app/client/certs.go b/app/client/certs.go
index ace4482..4d67c71 100644
--- a/app/client/certs.go
+++ b/app/client/certs.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func init() {
 
 func renewCert(domain string) error {
 	config := app.Config()
-	domainConfig, exists := app.DomainStore().Get(domain)
+	domainConfig, exists := app.ClientDomainStore().Get(domain)
 	if !exists {
 		return app.ErrConfigNotFound
 	}
@@ -62,17 +62,17 @@ func renewCert(domain string) error {
 	if err := client.PullCerts(config, gitWorkspace); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	certsDir := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig)
+	certsDir := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig.Certificates.DataRoot)
 	return client.DecryptAndWriteCertificates(certsDir, config, domainConfig, gitWorkspace)
 }
 
 func updateLinks(domain string) error {
-	domainConfig, exists := app.DomainStore().Get(domain)
+	domainConfig, exists := app.ClientDomainStore().Get(domain)
 	if !exists {
 		return fmt.Errorf("domain %s does not exist", domain)
 	}
 
-	effectiveDataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(app.Config(), domainConfig)
+	effectiveDataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(app.Config(), domainConfig.Certificates.DataRoot)
 	certsDir := filepath.Join(effectiveDataRoot, "certificates", domain)
 
 	certLinks := domainConfig.Certificates.CertSymlinks
diff --git a/app/client/daemon.go b/app/client/daemon.go
index 086926f..2d6728c 100644
--- a/app/client/daemon.go
+++ b/app/client/daemon.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type Daemon struct{}
 
 func (d *Daemon) Init() {
 	fmt.Println("Starting CertManager in client mode...")
-	err := app.LoadDomainConfigs()
+	err := app.LoadClientDomainConfigs()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Error loading domain configs: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) Tick() {
 
 	// Get local copy of configs
 	config := app.Config()
-	localDomainConfigs := app.DomainStore().Snapshot()
+	localDomainConfigs := app.ClientDomainStore().Snapshot()
 
 	// Loop over all domain configs (domains)
 	for domainStr, domainConfig := range localDomainConfigs {
@@ -40,32 +40,6 @@ func (d *Daemon) Tick() {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Skip domains with up-to-date commit hashes
-		// If the repo doesn't exist, we can't check for a remote commit, so stop the rest of the check
-		repoExists := domainConfig.Internal.RepoExists
-		if repoExists {
-			dataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig)
-			localHash, err := client.LocalCommitHash(domainStr, dataRoot)
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Printf("No local commit hash found for domain %s\n", domainStr)
-			}
-			gitSource, err := common.StrToGitSource(app.Config().Git.Host)
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Printf("Error getting git source for domain %s: %v\n", domainStr, err)
-				continue
-			}
-			remoteHash, err := client.RemoteCommitHash(domainStr, gitSource, config, domainConfig)
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Printf("Error getting remote commit hash for domain %s: %v\n", domainStr, err)
-			}
-			// If both hashes are blank (errored), break
-			// If localHash equals remoteHash (local is up-to-date), skip
-			if !(localHash == "" && remoteHash == "") && localHash == remoteHash {
-				fmt.Printf("Domain %s is up to date. Skipping...\n", domainStr)
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-
 		gitWorkspace := &common.GitWorkspace{
 			Domain:  domainStr,
 			URL:     app.Config().Git.Server + "/" + config.Git.OrgName + "/" + domainStr + domainConfig.Repo.RepoSuffix + ".git",
@@ -80,7 +54,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) Tick() {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		effectiveDataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig)
+		effectiveDataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig.Certificates.DataRoot)
 		certsDir := filepath.Join(effectiveDataRoot, "certificates", domainStr)
 
 		// Get files in repo
@@ -122,7 +96,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) Tick() {
 					continue
 				}
 
-				dataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig)
+				dataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig.Certificates.DataRoot)
 				err = client.WriteCommitHash(headRef.Hash().String(), dataRoot)
 				if err != nil {
 					fmt.Printf("Error writing commit hash: %v\n", err)
@@ -154,7 +128,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) Tick() {
 func (d *Daemon) Reload() {
 	fmt.Println("Reloading configs...")
 
-	err := app.LoadDomainConfigs()
+	err := app.LoadClientDomainConfigs()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Error loading domain configs: %v\n", err)
 		return
diff --git a/app/client/grpc.go b/app/client/grpc.go
index 4137beb..19c2e5f 100644
--- a/app/client/grpc.go
+++ b/app/client/grpc.go
@@ -3,36 +3,13 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"time"
 
-	"git.nevets.tech/Steven/certman/app"
 	pb "git.nevets.tech/Steven/certman/proto/v1"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 )
 
-func SendHook(domain string) {
-	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(
-		"unix:///run/certman.sock",
-		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("fail to dial: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer conn.Close()
-	client := pb.NewHookServiceClient(conn)
-
-	hooks, err := app.PostPullHooks(domain)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Error getting hooks: %v\n", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	for _, hook := range hooks {
-		sendHook(client, hook)
-	}
-}
+// SendHook is currently a no-op pending hook config modeling on ClientDomainConfig.
+func SendHook(domain string) {}
 
 func sendHook(client pb.HookServiceClient, hook *pb.Hook) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
diff --git a/app/client/main.go b/app/client/main.go
index 32686c0..4427aef 100644
--- a/app/client/main.go
+++ b/app/client/main.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(app.VersionCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(app.NewKeyCmd)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(app.UpdateCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(app.DevCmd)
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(app.NewDomainCmd)
diff --git a/app/commands.go b/app/commands.go
index 8464c7d..457618d 100644
--- a/app/commands.go
+++ b/app/commands.go
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package app
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"log"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/user"
@@ -15,7 +18,8 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	VersionCmd = basicCmd("version", "Show version", versionCmd)
-	NewKeyCmd  = basicCmd("gen-key", "Generates encryption key", newKeyCmd)
+	NewKeyCmd  = basicCmd("gen-key", "Generates encryption key", GenKeyCmd)
+	UpdateCmd  = basicCmd("update", "Updates if new version is found", updateCmd)
 	DevCmd     = basicCmd("dev", "Dev Function", devCmd)
 
 	domainCertDir string
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ func versionCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	)
 }
 
-func newKeyCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+func GenKeyCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	key, err := common.GenerateKey()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("%v", err)
@@ -82,6 +86,41 @@ func newKeyCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	fmt.Printf(key)
 }
 
+func updateCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	if os.Geteuid() != 0 {
+		log.Fatal(fmt.Errorf("installation must be run as root"))
+	}
+
+	err := LoadConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("%v", err)
+	}
+	resp, err := http.Get(SourceCertmanRepo + "/latest")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("%v", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+
+	var release GiteaRelease
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &release)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("%v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, asset := range release.Assets {
+		if strings.Contains(asset.Name, Config().App.Mode) {
+			if !strings.Contains(asset.Name, common.Version) {
+				fmt.Printf("Found a newer version: %s\n", asset.Name)
+				err = downloadFile("/usr/local/bin/certman", SourceCertmanRepo+"/"+strconv.Itoa(release.Id)+"/assets/"+strconv.Itoa(asset.Id))
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Fatalf("%v", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func newDomainCmd(domain, domainDir string, dirOverridden bool) error {
 	//TODO add config option for "overridden dir"
 	if !common.IsValidFQDN(domain) {
@@ -160,15 +199,8 @@ func installCmd(isThin bool, mode string) error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error creating group: %v: output %s", err, output)
 			}
 		}
-		certmanUser, err := user.Lookup("certman")
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error getting user certman: %v", err)
-		}
-		uid, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(certmanUser.Uid))
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		gid, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(certmanUser.Gid))
+		//TODO chmod after chown
+		uid, gid, err := GetUserIds("certman")
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -187,5 +219,12 @@ func installCmd(isThin bool, mode string) error {
 	} else {
 		CreateConfig(mode)
 	}
+
+	//TODO move executable to /usr/bin
+	//execPath, err := os.Executable()
+	//if err != nil {
+	//	return err
+	//}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/app/config.go b/app/config.go
index 9b45569..586e5dc 100644
--- a/app/config.go
+++ b/app/config.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"git.nevets.tech/Steven/certman/common"
-	pb "git.nevets.tech/Steven/certman/proto/v1"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -21,42 +20,46 @@ var (
 	ErrConfigNotFound   = errors.New("config file not found")
 )
 
-type DomainConfigStore struct {
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  Generic domain config store
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type DomainConfigStore[T any] struct {
 	mu      sync.RWMutex
-	configs map[string]*common.DomainConfig
+	configs map[string]*T
 }
 
-func NewDomainConfigStore() *DomainConfigStore {
-	return &DomainConfigStore{
-		configs: make(map[string]*common.DomainConfig),
+func NewDomainConfigStore[T any]() *DomainConfigStore[T] {
+	return &DomainConfigStore[T]{
+		configs: make(map[string]*T),
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *DomainConfigStore) Get(domain string) (*common.DomainConfig, bool) {
+func (s *DomainConfigStore[T]) Get(domain string) (*T, bool) {
 	s.mu.RLock()
 	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
 	v, ok := s.configs[domain]
 	return v, ok
 }
 
-func (s *DomainConfigStore) Set(domain string, v *common.DomainConfig) {
+func (s *DomainConfigStore[T]) Set(domain string, v *T) {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 	s.configs[domain] = v
 }
 
 // Swap atomically replaces the entire config map (used during reload).
-func (s *DomainConfigStore) Swap(newConfigs map[string]*common.DomainConfig) {
+func (s *DomainConfigStore[T]) Swap(newConfigs map[string]*T) {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 	s.configs = newConfigs
 }
 
 // Snapshot returns a shallow copy safe to iterate without holding the lock.
-func (s *DomainConfigStore) Snapshot() map[string]*common.DomainConfig {
+func (s *DomainConfigStore[T]) Snapshot() map[string]*T {
 	s.mu.RLock()
 	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
-	snap := make(map[string]*common.DomainConfig, len(s.configs))
+	snap := make(map[string]*T, len(s.configs))
 	for k, v := range s.configs {
 		snap[k] = v
 	}
@@ -68,9 +71,10 @@ func (s *DomainConfigStore) Snapshot() map[string]*common.DomainConfig {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 var (
-	config      *common.AppConfig
-	configMu    sync.RWMutex
-	domainStore = NewDomainConfigStore()
+	config            *common.AppConfig
+	configMu          sync.RWMutex
+	serverDomainStore = NewDomainConfigStore[common.ServerDomainConfig]()
+	clientDomainStore = NewDomainConfigStore[common.ClientDomainConfig]()
 )
 
 func Config() *common.AppConfig {
@@ -79,8 +83,12 @@ func Config() *common.AppConfig {
 	return config
 }
 
-func DomainStore() *DomainConfigStore {
-	return domainStore
+func ServerDomainStore() *DomainConfigStore[common.ServerDomainConfig] {
+	return serverDomainStore
+}
+
+func ClientDomainStore() *DomainConfigStore[common.ClientDomainConfig] {
+	return clientDomainStore
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -110,15 +118,16 @@ func LoadConfig() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// LoadDomainConfigs reads every .conf file in the domains directory.
-func LoadDomainConfigs() error {
+// loadDomainConfigs walks /etc/certman/domains and unmarshals every .conf file
+// into T, keyed by domain.domain_name.
+func loadDomainConfigs[T any]() (map[string]*T, error) {
 	dir := "/etc/certman/domains/"
 	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("reading domain config dir: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading domain config dir: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	temp := make(map[string]*common.DomainConfig)
+	out := make(map[string]*T)
 
 	for _, entry := range entries {
 		if entry.IsDir() || filepath.Ext(entry.Name()) != ".conf" {
@@ -131,26 +140,47 @@ func LoadDomainConfigs() error {
 		v.SetConfigType("toml")
 
 		if err := v.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("loading %s: %w", path, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("loading %s: %w", path, err)
 		}
 
 		domain := v.GetString("domain.domain_name")
 		if domain == "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%s: missing domain.domain_name", path)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: missing domain.domain_name", path)
 		}
 
-		if _, exists := temp[domain]; exists {
+		if _, exists := out[domain]; exists {
 			fmt.Printf("Duplicate domain in %s, skipping...\n", path)
 			continue
 		}
-		cfg := &common.DomainConfig{}
+		cfg := new(T)
 		if err = v.Unmarshal(cfg); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling %s: %w", path, err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling %s: %w", path, err)
 		}
-		temp[domain] = cfg
+		out[domain] = cfg
 	}
 
-	domainStore.Swap(temp)
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// LoadServerDomainConfigs reads every .conf file in the domains directory into
+// the server-typed store.
+func LoadServerDomainConfigs() error {
+	configs, err := loadDomainConfigs[common.ServerDomainConfig]()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	serverDomainStore.Swap(configs)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// LoadClientDomainConfigs reads every .conf file in the domains directory into
+// the client-typed store.
+func LoadClientDomainConfigs() error {
+	configs, err := loadDomainConfigs[common.ClientDomainConfig]()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	clientDomainStore.Swap(configs)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -170,40 +200,44 @@ func WriteConfig(filePath string, config *common.AppConfig) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func WriteDomainConfig(config *common.DomainConfig) error {
-	buf, err := toml.Marshal(config)
+func writeDomainConfigFile(domainName string, v any) error {
+	buf, err := toml.Marshal(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("marshaling domain config: %w", err)
 	}
-	configPath := filepath.Join("/etc/certman/domains", config.Domain.DomainName+".conf")
+	configPath := filepath.Join("/etc/certman/domains", domainName+".conf")
 	if err = os.WriteFile(configPath, buf, 0640); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("write config file: %w", err)
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
-// SaveDomainConfigs writes every loaded domain config back to disk.
-func SaveDomainConfigs() error {
-	for _, v := range domainStore.Snapshot() {
-		err := WriteDomainConfig(v)
-		if err != nil {
+func WriteServerDomainConfig(config *common.ServerDomainConfig) error {
+	return writeDomainConfigFile(config.Domain.DomainName, config)
+}
+
+func WriteClientDomainConfig(config *common.ClientDomainConfig) error {
+	return writeDomainConfigFile(config.Domain.DomainName, config)
+}
+
+// SaveServerDomainConfigs writes every loaded server domain config back to disk.
+func SaveServerDomainConfigs() error {
+	for _, v := range serverDomainStore.Snapshot() {
+		if err := WriteServerDomainConfig(v); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Domain Specific Lookups
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-func PostPullHooks(domain string) ([]*pb.Hook, error) {
-	var hooks []*pb.Hook
-	if err := viper.UnmarshalKey("Hooks.PostPull", hooks); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+// SaveClientDomainConfigs writes every loaded client domain config back to disk.
+func SaveClientDomainConfigs() error {
+	for _, v := range clientDomainStore.Snapshot() {
+		if err := WriteClientDomainConfig(v); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-	return hooks, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/app/cryptr/main.go b/app/cryptr/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3517ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/cryptr/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"git.nevets.tech/Steven/certman/app"
+	"git.nevets.tech/Steven/certman/common"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	rootCmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "cryptr",
+		Short: "cryptr is a tool for encrypting and decrypting files",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			return cmd.Help()
+		},
+	}
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(&cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "key-gen",
+		Short: "Generates encryption key",
+		Run:   app.GenKeyCmd,
+	})
+
+	var (
+		keyUTF8 bool
+		keyFile string
+	)
+	encryptCmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "encrypt",
+		Short: "encrypt a file",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			key, err := getKey(keyFile, keyUTF8)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			fmt.Println(key)
+
+			inFilePath := args[0]
+			outFilePath := args[1]
+			return common.EncryptFileXChaCha(key, inFilePath, outFilePath, nil)
+		},
+	}
+	encryptCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&keyUTF8, "utf8", false, "Use UTF-8 encoded key")
+	encryptCmd.Flags().StringVar(&keyFile, "key", "", "File containing key")
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(encryptCmd)
+
+	decryptCmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "decrypt",
+		Short: "decrypt a file",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			key, err := getKey(keyFile, keyUTF8)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			inFilePath := args[0]
+			outFilePath := args[1]
+			inFile, err := os.ReadFile(inFilePath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return common.DecryptFileFromBytes(key, inFile, outFilePath, nil)
+		},
+	}
+	decryptCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&keyUTF8, "utf8", false, "Use UTF-8 encoded key")
+	decryptCmd.Flags().StringVar(&keyFile, "key", "", "File containing key")
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(decryptCmd)
+
+	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func normalizeKey(b []byte) []byte {
+	out := make([]byte, 32)
+	copy(out, b)
+	return out
+}
+
+func getKey(keyFile string, keyUTF8 bool) (string, error) {
+	var raw []byte
+	if keyFile != "" {
+		b, err := os.ReadFile(keyFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		raw = b
+	} else {
+		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+		fmt.Print("Enter Key: ")
+		if !scanner.Scan() {
+			if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+		}
+		raw = scanner.Bytes()
+	}
+
+	var keyBytes []byte
+	if keyUTF8 {
+		keyBytes = normalizeKey(bytes.TrimSpace(raw))
+	} else {
+		decoded, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(string(bytes.TrimSpace(raw)))
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("key is not valid base64: %w", err)
+		}
+		keyBytes = normalizeKey(decoded)
+	}
+
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(keyBytes), nil
+}
diff --git a/app/server/certs.go b/app/server/certs.go
index 69a9a7f..01865c6 100644
--- a/app/server/certs.go
+++ b/app/server/certs.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func renewCertCmd(domain string, noPush bool) error {
 	if err := app.LoadConfig(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := app.LoadDomainConfigs(); err != nil {
+	if err := app.LoadServerDomainConfigs(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	mgr, err := server.NewACMEManager(app.Config())
@@ -51,22 +51,22 @@ func renewCertCmd(domain string, noPush bool) error {
 
 func renewCerts(domain string, noPush bool, mgr *server.ACMEManager) error {
 	config := app.Config()
-	domainConfig, exists := app.DomainStore().Get(domain)
+	domainConfig, exists := app.ServerDomainStore().Get(domain)
 	if !exists {
 		return fmt.Errorf("domain %s does not exist", domain)
 	}
 
-	_, err := mgr.RenewForDomain(domain)
+	_, err := mgr.RenewForDomain(domainConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		// if no existing cert, obtain instead
-		_, err = mgr.ObtainForDomain(domain, config, domainConfig)
+		_, err = mgr.ObtainForDomain(config, domainConfig)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error obtaining domain certificates for domain %s: %v", domain, err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	domainConfig.Internal.LastIssued = time.Now().UTC().Unix()
-	err = app.WriteDomainConfig(domainConfig)
+	err = app.WriteServerDomainConfig(domainConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error saving domain config %s: %v", domain, err)
 	}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func renewCerts(domain string, noPush bool, mgr *server.ACMEManager) error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error creating Gitea repo for domain %s", domain)
 			}
 			domainConfig.Internal.RepoExists = true
-			err = app.WriteDomainConfig(domainConfig)
+			err = app.WriteServerDomainConfig(domainConfig)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error saving domain config %s: %v", domain, err)
 			}
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func renewCerts(domain string, noPush bool, mgr *server.ACMEManager) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		dataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig)
+		dataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig.Certificates.DataRoot)
 		err = server.AddAndPushCerts(gitWorkspace, dataRoot, domainConfig.Repo.RepoSuffix, config)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error pushing certificates for domain %s: %v", domain, err)
diff --git a/app/server/daemon.go b/app/server/daemon.go
index 34fc1e3..57a6704 100644
--- a/app/server/daemon.go
+++ b/app/server/daemon.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) loadACMEManager() error {
 
 func (d *Daemon) Init() {
 	fmt.Println("Starting CertManager in server mode...")
-	err := appShared.LoadDomainConfigs()
+	err := appShared.LoadServerDomainConfigs()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Error loading domain configs: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) Tick() {
 	now := time.Now().UTC()
 
 	config := appShared.Config()
-	localDomainConfigs := appShared.DomainStore().Snapshot()
+	localDomainConfigs := appShared.ServerDomainStore().Snapshot()
 
 	for domainStr, domainConfig := range localDomainConfigs {
 		if !domainConfig.Domain.Enabled {
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ func (d *Daemon) Tick() {
 		renewalDue := lastIssued.AddDate(0, 0, renewPeriod)
 		if now.After(renewalDue) {
 			//TODO extra check if certificate expiry (create cache?)
-			_, err := d.ACMEManager.RenewForDomain(domainStr)
+			_, err := d.ACMEManager.RenewForDomain(domainConfig)
 			if err != nil {
 				if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 					// if no existing cert, obtain instead
-					_, err = d.ACMEManager.ObtainForDomain(domainStr, appShared.Config(), domainConfig)
+					_, err = d.ACMEManager.ObtainForDomain(appShared.Config(), domainConfig)
 					if err != nil {
 						fmt.Printf("Error obtaining domain certificates for domain %s: %v\n", domainStr, err)
 						continue
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) Tick() {
 			}
 
 			domainConfig.Internal.LastIssued = time.Now().UTC().Unix()
-			err = appShared.WriteDomainConfig(domainConfig)
+			err = appShared.WriteServerDomainConfig(domainConfig)
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("Error saving domain config %s: %v\n", domainStr, err)
 				continue
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) Tick() {
 					continue
 				}
 				domainConfig.Internal.RepoExists = true
-				err = appShared.WriteDomainConfig(domainConfig)
+				err = appShared.WriteServerDomainConfig(domainConfig)
 				if err != nil {
 					fmt.Printf("Error saving domain config %s: %v\n", domainStr, err)
 					continue
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) Tick() {
 				}
 			}
 
-			dataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig)
+			dataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig.Certificates.DataRoot)
 			err = server.AddAndPushCerts(gitWorkspace, dataRoot, domainConfig.Repo.RepoSuffix, config)
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("Error pushing certificates for domain %s: %v\n", domainStr, err)
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ func (d *Daemon) Tick() {
 			fmt.Printf("Successfully pushed certificates for domain %s\n", domainStr)
 		}
 	}
-	if err := appShared.SaveDomainConfigs(); err != nil {
+	if err := appShared.SaveServerDomainConfigs(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Error saving domain configs: %v\n", err)
 	}
 }
 
 func (d *Daemon) Reload() {
 	fmt.Println("Reloading configs...")
-	err := appShared.LoadDomainConfigs()
+	err := appShared.LoadServerDomainConfigs()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Error loading domain configs: %v\n", err)
diff --git a/app/server/main.go b/app/server/main.go
index 6e4d8d2..696d061 100644
--- a/app/server/main.go
+++ b/app/server/main.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(app.VersionCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(app.NewKeyCmd)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(app.UpdateCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(app.DevCmd)
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(app.NewDomainCmd)
diff --git a/app/util.go b/app/util.go
index d101f41..588fc7e 100644
--- a/app/util.go
+++ b/app/util.go
@@ -2,11 +2,44 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var SourceCertmanRepo = "http://127.0.0.1"
+
+type GiteaRelease struct {
+	Id     int     `json:"id"`
+	Assets []Asset `json:"assets"`
+}
+type Asset struct {
+	Id   int    `json:"id"`
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+func GetUserIds(username string) (int, int, error) {
+	userEntry, err := user.Lookup(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, -1, fmt.Errorf("error getting user %s: %v", username, err)
+	}
+	uid, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(userEntry.Uid))
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, -1, err
+	}
+	gid, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(userEntry.Gid))
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, -1, err
+	}
+
+	return uid, gid, nil
+}
+
 func createFile(fileName string, filePermission os.FileMode, data []byte) {
 	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(fileName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -49,6 +82,45 @@ func createFile(fileName string, filePermission os.FileMode, data []byte) {
 	}
 }
 
+// downloadFile streams data from a URL and saves it directly to a local file path
+func downloadFile(filepath string, url string) error {
+	// 1. Send the HTTP GET request
+	resp, err := http.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Always close the response body to prevent resource leaks
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	// 2. Check for a valid HTTP 200 OK status code
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return fmt.Errorf("bad status: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
+
+	// 3. Create the local destination file
+	out, err := os.Create(filepath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer out.Close()
+	uid, gid, err := GetUserIds("certman")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = out.Chown(uid, gid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = out.Chmod(775)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// 4. Stream the server response body directly into the local file
+	_, err = io.Copy(out, resp.Body)
+	return err
+}
+
 func basicCmd(use, short string, commandFunc func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string)) *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   use,
diff --git a/client/certificates.go b/client/certificates.go
index 96b14b7..b2cfe98 100644
--- a/client/certificates.go
+++ b/client/certificates.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func PullCerts(config *common.AppConfig, gitWorkspace *common.GitWorkspace) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
-func DecryptAndWriteCertificates(certsDir string, config *common.AppConfig, domainConfig *common.DomainConfig, gitWorkspace *common.GitWorkspace) error {
+func DecryptAndWriteCertificates(certsDir string, config *common.AppConfig, domainConfig *common.ClientDomainConfig, gitWorkspace *common.GitWorkspace) error {
 	// Get files in repo
 	fileInfos, err := gitWorkspace.FS.ReadDir("/")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func DecryptAndWriteCertificates(certsDir string, config *common.AppConfig, doma
 				continue
 			}
 
-			dataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig)
+			dataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig.Certificates.DataRoot)
 			err = WriteCommitHash(headRef.Hash().String(), dataRoot)
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("Error writing commit hash: %v\n", err)
diff --git a/client/git.go b/client/git.go
index ef39cae..56d34f7 100644
--- a/client/git.go
+++ b/client/git.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func LocalCommitHash(domain string, certsDir string) (string, error) {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(string(data)), nil
 }
 
-func RemoteCommitHash(domain string, gitSource common.GitSource, config *common.AppConfig, domainConfig *common.DomainConfig) (string, error) {
+func RemoteCommitHash(domain string, gitSource common.GitSource, config *common.AppConfig, domainConfig *common.ClientDomainConfig) (string, error) {
 	switch gitSource {
 	case common.Gitea:
 		return getRemoteCommitHashGitea(config.Git.OrgName, domain+domainConfig.Repo.RepoSuffix, "master", config)
diff --git a/common/config.go b/common/config.go
index 625a59c..2ebb3cf 100644
--- a/common/config.go
+++ b/common/config.go
@@ -36,30 +36,6 @@ type Cloudflare struct {
 	CFAPIKey string `mapstructure:"cf_api_key" toml:"cf_api_key"`
 }
 
-type DomainConfig struct {
-	Domain       DomainCfg   `mapstructure:"domain" toml:"domain"`
-	Certificates DomainCerts `mapstructure:"certificates" toml:"certificates"`
-	Repo         Repo        `mapstructure:"repo" toml:"repo"`
-	Internal     Internal    `mapstructure:"shared" toml:"shared"`
-}
-
-type DomainCfg struct {
-	DomainName string `mapstructure:"domain_name" toml:"domain_name"`
-	Enabled    bool   `mapstructure:"enabled" toml:"enabled"`
-	DNSServer  string `mapstructure:"dns_server" toml:"dns_server"`
-}
-
-type DomainCerts struct {
-	DataRoot      string   `mapstructure:"data_root" toml:"data_root"`
-	RequestMethod string   `mapstructure:"request_method" toml:"request_method"`
-	CryptoKey     string   `mapstructure:"crypto_key" toml:"crypto_key"`
-	Expiry        int      `mapstructure:"expiry" toml:"expiry"`
-	RenewPeriod   int      `mapstructure:"renew_period" toml:"renew_period"`
-	SubDomains    []string `mapstructure:"sub_domains" toml:"sub_domains"`
-	CertSymlinks  []string `mapstructure:"cert_symlinks" toml:"cert_symlinks"`
-	KeySymlinks   []string `mapstructure:"key_symlinks" toml:"key_symlinks"`
-}
-
 type Repo struct {
 	RepoSuffix string `mapstructure:"repo_suffix" toml:"repo_suffix"`
 }
@@ -69,3 +45,51 @@ type Internal struct {
 	RepoExists bool   `mapstructure:"repo_exists" toml:"repo_exists"`
 	Status     string `mapstructure:"status" toml:"status"`
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  Server domain config
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type ServerDomainConfig struct {
+	Domain       ServerDomainCfg   `mapstructure:"domain" toml:"domain"`
+	Certificates ServerDomainCerts `mapstructure:"certificates" toml:"certificates"`
+	Repo         Repo              `mapstructure:"repo" toml:"repo"`
+	Internal     Internal          `mapstructure:"internal" toml:"internal"`
+}
+
+type ServerDomainCfg struct {
+	DomainName string `mapstructure:"domain_name" toml:"domain_name"`
+	Enabled    bool   `mapstructure:"enabled" toml:"enabled"`
+	DNSServer  string `mapstructure:"dns_server" toml:"dns_server"`
+}
+
+type ServerDomainCerts struct {
+	DataRoot      string   `mapstructure:"data_root" toml:"data_root"`
+	CryptoKey     string   `mapstructure:"crypto_key" toml:"crypto_key"`
+	RequestMethod string   `mapstructure:"request_method" toml:"request_method"`
+	Expiry        int      `mapstructure:"expiry" toml:"expiry"`
+	RenewPeriod   int      `mapstructure:"renew_period" toml:"renew_period"`
+	SubDomains    []string `mapstructure:"sub_domains" toml:"sub_domains"`
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  Client domain config
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type ClientDomainConfig struct {
+	Domain       ClientDomainCfg   `mapstructure:"domain" toml:"domain"`
+	Certificates ClientDomainCerts `mapstructure:"certificates" toml:"certificates"`
+	Repo         Repo              `mapstructure:"repo" toml:"repo"`
+}
+
+type ClientDomainCfg struct {
+	DomainName string `mapstructure:"domain_name" toml:"domain_name"`
+	Enabled    bool   `mapstructure:"enabled" toml:"enabled"`
+}
+
+type ClientDomainCerts struct {
+	DataRoot     string   `mapstructure:"data_root" toml:"data_root"`
+	CryptoKey    string   `mapstructure:"crypto_key" toml:"crypto_key"`
+	CertSymlinks []string `mapstructure:"cert_symlinks" toml:"cert_symlinks"`
+	KeySymlinks  []string `mapstructure:"key_symlinks" toml:"key_symlinks"`
+}
diff --git a/common/git.go b/common/git.go
index e2ea943..e5bf7b8 100644
--- a/common/git.go
+++ b/common/git.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func CreateGiteaClient(config *AppConfig) *gitea.Client {
 //	return *repo.CloneURL
 //}
 
-func CreateGiteaRepo(domain string, giteaClient *gitea.Client, config *AppConfig, domainConfig *DomainConfig) string {
+func CreateGiteaRepo(domain string, giteaClient *gitea.Client, config *AppConfig, domainConfig *ServerDomainConfig) string {
 	options := gitea.CreateRepoOption{
 		Name:          domain + domainConfig.Repo.RepoSuffix,
 		Description:   "Certificate storage for " + domain,
diff --git a/common/util.go b/common/util.go
index e0a798f..781f2ff 100644
--- a/common/util.go
+++ b/common/util.go
@@ -293,15 +293,15 @@ func MakeCredential(username, groupname string) (*syscall.Credential, error) {
 	return &syscall.Credential{Uid: uid, Gid: gid}, nil
 }
 
-func EffectiveDataRoot(config *AppConfig, domainConfig *DomainConfig) string {
+// EffectiveDataRoot resolves the data root for a domain. The per-domain
+// override takes precedence; otherwise the app-level data root is used; if
+// both are empty, the current working directory is used.
+func EffectiveDataRoot(config *AppConfig, domainDataRoot string) string {
 	if config == nil {
 		return ""
 	}
-	if domainConfig == nil {
-		return ""
-	}
 
-	if domainConfig.Certificates.DataRoot == "" {
+	if domainDataRoot == "" {
 		if config.Certificates.DataRoot == "" {
 			workDir, err := os.Getwd()
 			if err != nil {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func EffectiveDataRoot(config *AppConfig, domainConfig *DomainConfig) string {
 		}
 		return config.Certificates.DataRoot
 	}
-	return domainConfig.Certificates.DataRoot
+	return domainDataRoot
 }
 
 var fqdnRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^(?i:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?\.)+[a-z]{2,}$`)
diff --git a/server/acme_manager.go b/server/acme_manager.go
index 755a026..536c59a 100644
--- a/server/acme_manager.go
+++ b/server/acme_manager.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"git.nevets.tech/Steven/certman/common"
 	"github.com/go-acme/lego/v4/certcrypto"
 	"github.com/go-acme/lego/v4/certificate"
+	"github.com/go-acme/lego/v4/challenge/dns01"
 	"github.com/go-acme/lego/v4/lego"
 	"github.com/go-acme/lego/v4/providers/dns/cloudflare"
 	"github.com/go-acme/lego/v4/registration"
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ type ACMEManager struct {
 	Client *lego.Client
 	User   *fileUser
 
+	// cached DNS-01 provider so we can re-bind it with per-domain recursive nameservers
+	cfProvider *cloudflare.DNSProvider
+	// snapshot of /etc/resolv.conf nameservers taken at manager init
+	defaultNameservers []string
+
 	// root dirs
 	dataRoot    string // e.g. /var/local/certman
 	accountRoot string // e.g. /var/local/certman/accounts
@@ -143,7 +149,10 @@ func NewACMEManager(config *common.AppConfig) (*ACMEManager, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cloudflare dns provider: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err = client.Challenge.SetDNS01Provider(cfProvider); err != nil {
+	mgr.cfProvider = cfProvider
+	mgr.defaultNameservers = dns01.ParseNameservers(readResolvConfNameservers("/etc/resolv.conf"))
+
+	if err = client.Challenge.SetDNS01Provider(cfProvider, dns01.AddRecursiveNameservers(mgr.defaultNameservers)); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set dns-01 provider: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -168,7 +177,9 @@ func NewACMEManager(config *common.AppConfig) (*ACMEManager, error) {
 }
 
 // ObtainForDomain obtains a new cert for a configured domain and saves it to disk.
-func (m *ACMEManager) ObtainForDomain(domainKey string, config *common.AppConfig, domainConfig *common.DomainConfig) (*certificate.Resource, error) {
+func (m *ACMEManager) ObtainForDomain(config *common.AppConfig, domainConfig *common.ServerDomainConfig) (*certificate.Resource, error) {
+	domainKey := domainConfig.Domain.DomainName
+
 	rcfg, err := buildDomainRuntimeConfig(config, domainConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -187,6 +198,10 @@ func (m *ACMEManager) ObtainForDomain(domainKey string, config *common.AppConfig
 	m.MU.Lock()
 	defer m.MU.Unlock()
 
+	if err := m.applyDNS01ForDomain(domainConfig); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("apply dns-01 nameservers for %q: %w", domainKey, err)
+	}
+
 	res, err := m.Client.Certificate.Obtain(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("obtain %q: %w", domainKey, err)
@@ -200,7 +215,9 @@ func (m *ACMEManager) ObtainForDomain(domainKey string, config *common.AppConfig
 }
 
 // RenewForDomain renews an existing stored cert for a domain key.
-func (m *ACMEManager) RenewForDomain(domainKey string) (*certificate.Resource, error) {
+func (m *ACMEManager) RenewForDomain(domainConfig *common.ServerDomainConfig) (*certificate.Resource, error) {
+	domainKey := domainConfig.Domain.DomainName
+
 	m.MU.Lock()
 	defer m.MU.Unlock()
 
@@ -209,6 +226,10 @@ func (m *ACMEManager) RenewForDomain(domainKey string) (*certificate.Resource, e
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("load stored resource for %q: %w", domainKey, err)
 	}
 
+	if err := m.applyDNS01ForDomain(domainConfig); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("apply dns-01 nameservers for %q: %w", domainKey, err)
+	}
+
 	// RenewWithOptions is preferred in newer lego versions.
 	renewed, err := m.Client.Certificate.RenewWithOptions(*existing, &certificate.RenewOptions{
 		Bundle: true,
@@ -232,17 +253,55 @@ func (m *ACMEManager) GetCertPaths(domainKey string) (certPEM, keyPEM string) {
 		filepath.Join(dir, base+".key")
 }
 
+// applyDNS01ForDomain re-binds the lego DNS-01 provider with recursive nameservers
+// appropriate for this domain. When ServerDomainCfg.DNSServer is empty or "default", the
+// resolv.conf snapshot taken at NewACMEManager time is used; otherwise the configured
+// server is used. Caller must hold m.MU.
+func (m *ACMEManager) applyDNS01ForDomain(domainConfig *common.ServerDomainConfig) error {
+	ns := m.defaultNameservers
+	cfgDNS := strings.TrimSpace(domainConfig.Domain.DNSServer)
+	if cfgDNS != "" && !strings.EqualFold(cfgDNS, "default") {
+		ns = dns01.ParseNameservers([]string{cfgDNS})
+	}
+	return m.Client.Challenge.SetDNS01Provider(m.cfProvider, dns01.AddRecursiveNameservers(ns))
+}
+
+// readResolvConfNameservers parses `nameserver` lines from a resolv.conf-style file.
+// Returns nil on any error so the caller falls through to lego's own defaults.
+func readResolvConfNameservers(path string) []string {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var servers []string
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(data), "\n") {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if line == "" || strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") || strings.HasPrefix(line, ";") {
+			continue
+		}
+		rest, ok := strings.CutPrefix(line, "nameserver")
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		ns := strings.TrimSpace(rest)
+		if ns != "" {
+			servers = append(servers, ns)
+		}
+	}
+	return servers
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------
 // Domain runtime config assembly
 // ---------------------------------------------
 
-func buildDomainRuntimeConfig(config *common.AppConfig, domainConfig *common.DomainConfig) (*DomainRuntimeConfig, error) {
+func buildDomainRuntimeConfig(config *common.AppConfig, domainConfig *common.ServerDomainConfig) (*DomainRuntimeConfig, error) {
 	domainName := domainConfig.Domain.DomainName
 
 	email := config.Certificates.Email
 
 	// domain override data_root can be blank -> main fallback
-	dataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig)
+	dataRoot := common.EffectiveDataRoot(config, domainConfig.Certificates.DataRoot)
 
 	caDirURL := config.Certificates.CADirURL