diff --git a/contrib/download_and_install_bal.sh b/contrib/download_and_install_bal.sh
index 7a04de6..0136206 100644
--- a/contrib/download_and_install_bal.sh
+++ b/contrib/download_and_install_bal.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
 ###############SETTINGS################
 # These settings can be overridden by environment variables or arguments
 # Usage: ./download_and_install_bal.sh <xpub> <fixed_fee> <willexecutor_url> <email> [info]
@@ -90,12 +91,14 @@ tar -xzf $filename
 dirname=$(basename "$filename" .tar.gz)
 echo "dirname $dirname"
 cd $dirname
-sudo sudo install -m 0755 -o root -g root -t /usr/local/bin bal-server
-sudo sudo install -m 0755 -o root -g root -t /usr/local/bin bal-pusher
+sudo install -m 0755 -o root -g root -t /usr/local/bin bal-server
+sudo install -m 0755 -o root -g root -t /usr/local/bin bal-pusher
 
 sudo adduser --gecos "" --disabled-password bal
 printf "$bal_server_conf" | sudo -u bal tee "/home/bal/bal-server.env" > /dev/null
+sudo chmod 600 /home/bal/bal-server.env
 printf "$bal_pusher_conf" | sudo -u bal tee "/home/bal/bal-pusher.env" > /dev/null
+sudo chmod 600 /home/bal/bal-pusher.env
 
 
 
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ Type=simple
 PIDFile=/run/bal-server/bal-server.pid
 Restart=always
 TimeoutSec=300
-RestartSec=30
+RestartSec=5
 
 User=bal
 UMask=0027
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ EOF
 printf "$bal_server_service" | sudo tee "/etc/systemd/system/bal-server.service" > /dev/null
 printf "$bal_pusher_service" | sudo tee "/etc/systemd/system/bal-pusher.service" > /dev/null
 
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 sudo systemctl enable bal-server.service
 sudo systemctl restart bal-server.service
 
@@ -208,7 +212,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 (crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo "0 0,12 * * * /usr/bin/certbot renew --quiet") | crontab -
-echo "ssl certificate installed"sudo systemctl status nginx
+echo "ssl certificate installed"
+sudo systemctl status nginx
 
 
 
@@ -241,7 +246,7 @@ server {
 EOF
 )
 
-printf "$nginx_reverse_proxy" | sudo tee "/etc/nginx/etc/nginx/sites-available/$willexecutor_url" > /dev/null
+printf "$nginx_reverse_proxy" | sudo tee "/etc/nginx/sites-available/$willexecutor_url" > /dev/null
 #sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/$willexecutor_url /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
 sudo systemctl restart nginx
 
diff --git a/contrib/download_and_install_bitcoincore.sh b/contrib/download_and_install_bitcoincore.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8453a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/download_and_install_bitcoincore.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+# Copyright (c) 2024-2025 Joel Torres
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file LICENSE or https://opensource.org/license/mit.
+
+VERSION=0.1.1
+usage(){
+  echo "\$ bash download_and_install_bitcoincore.sh <version>|update [username] [testnet] [force]"
+  echo "\$ bash download_and_install_bitcoincore.sh version"
+  echo "\$ bash download_and_install_bitcoincore.sh -h"
+}
+if [[ $1 == "version" ]]; then
+  echo "Bitcoin Core Installer v$VERSION"
+  exit 0
+fi
+if [[ $1 == "-h" ]]; then
+  usage
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+username=$(id -un)
+if [[ "$2" != "" ]]; then
+  username="$2"
+fi
+
+if [[ $3 == "testnet" ]]; then
+  testnet=1
+fi
+if [[ $4 == "force" ]]; then
+  force=1
+fi
+
+SOURCE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+source "$SOURCE_DIR/lib.sh"
+PLATFORM_ARCH=$(uname -m)
+
+if [ $(uname) == "Linux" ]; then
+    PLATFORM_NAME="linux-gnu"
+
+    BITCOIN_DIR=".bitcoin"
+    SYSTEMD_DIR="/etc/systemd/system"
+    GLOBAL_ALIASES="/etc/profile.d/bitcoin_aliases.sh"
+else
+    echo_e "Running script on unsupported platform, exiting"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+CMD_DEPENDENCIES="git gpg curl openssl"
+for cmd in $CMD_DEPENDENCIES
+do
+    if [ $(which $cmd >/dev/null 2>&1; echo $?) != 0 ]; then
+        echo_e "Command not found on path: $cmd, please install or add to path"
+		apt install -y "$CMD_DEPENDENCIES"
+    fi
+done
+SYSTEMD_SERVICE="bitcoind.service"
+BITCOIN_CONFIG_FILE="bitcoin.conf"
+BITCOIN_CORE_URL="https://bitcoincore.org"
+BIN_URL="$BITCOIN_CORE_URL/bin"
+DOWNLOAD_URL="$BITCOIN_CORE_URL/en/download/"
+if [ -n "$1" ] && [ $1 != "update" ]; then
+    VERSION_NUM=$1
+    if [[ ! $VERSION_NUM =~ ^[0-9]{1,3}.[0-9]{1,3}$ ]]; then
+        echo_e "Error: invalid version number"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    VERSION_NUM=$(curl -s $DOWNLOAD_URL | grep "Latest version" | sed 's/.*Latest version: \([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\).*/\1/')
+fi
+VERSION_NUM_FULL="bitcoin-core-$VERSION_NUM"
+
+KEYS_REPO="guix.sigs"
+KEYS_REPO_URL="https://github.com/bitcoin-core/$KEYS_REPO"
+KEYS_DIR="$KEYS_REPO/builder-keys"
+
+if command -v bitcoin-cli &> /dev/null; then
+  CURRENT_VERSION=$(bitcoin-cli --version | head -n1 | awk '{print $NF}')
+else
+  CURRENT_VERSION="none"
+fi
+
+is_bitcoin_core_running() {
+  echo $(pgrep bitcoind >/dev/null 2>&1; echo $?)
+}
+
+have_to_update(){
+  if [[ "v$VERSION_NUM" != "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]]; then
+    echo 0
+  else
+    echo 1
+  fi
+}
+
+start_bitcoin_core_exec() {
+    echo_i "Starting bitcoind $1"
+    bitcoind="bitcoind"
+    if   [[ $1 == "testnet" ]]; then
+      bitcoind="t$SYSTEMD_SERVICE" 
+    fi
+    sudo systemctl restart $bitcoind
+}
+
+stop_bitcoin_core_exec(){
+    bitcoind="$SYSTEMD_SERVICE"
+    debug_file="$BITCOIN_DIR_REAL/debug.log"
+    if [[ "$1" == "testnet" ]]; then
+      bitcoind="t$SYSTEMD_SERVICE" 
+      debug_file="$BITCOIN_DIR_REAL/testnet3/debug.log"
+    fi
+    sudo systemctl stop $bitcoind
+    #while true; do
+    # last_line=$(tail -n 1 file.txt)
+    #  if [[ $last_line == "*Shutdown: done*" ]]; then
+    #    echo_i "$1 bitcoind terminated."
+    #    break
+    #  fi
+    #done
+
+}
+stop_bitcoin_core() {
+  stop_bitcoin_core_exec
+  if [[ $testnet == 1 ]]; then
+    stop_bitcoin_core testnet
+  fi
+}
+start_bitcoin_core() {
+  start_bitcoin_core_exec
+  if [[ $testnet == 1 ]]; then
+    start_bitcoin_core_exec testnet
+  fi
+}
+download_bitcoin_core () {
+    file_download_url="$BIN_URL/$VERSION_NUM_FULL/bitcoin-$VERSION_NUM-$PLATFORM_ARCH-$PLATFORM_NAME.tar.gz"
+    bin_hash_url="$BIN_URL/$VERSION_NUM_FULL/SHA256SUMS"
+    hash_sign_url="$bin_hash_url.asc"
+    
+    if [ ! -d $VERSION_NUM_FULL ]; then
+        mkdir $VERSION_NUM_FULL
+    fi
+
+    for url in $file_download_url $bin_hash_url $hash_sign_url
+    do
+        echo_i "Downloading $url"
+        curl -O --output-dir $VERSION_NUM_FULL $url
+    done
+
+    echo_i "Verifying sha-256 hash"
+    cd $VERSION_NUM_FULL
+    shasum -a 256 --ignore-missing --check SHA256SUMS
+    if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+        echo_e "Installation aborted: failure on computing hashes"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    touch .hash_verified
+    cd ..
+
+}
+
+verify_bitcoin_core () {
+
+    if [ ! -d $KEYS_REPO ]; then
+        echo_i "Downloading builder-keys ($KEYS_REPO_URL)"
+        git clone $KEYS_REPO_URL
+    else
+        echo_i "Updating builder-keys"
+        git -C $KEYS_REPO pull
+    fi
+    
+    echo_i "Importing and refreshing keys"
+    gpg --import $KEYS_DIR/*
+    gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --refresh-keys
+
+    echo_i "Verifying gpg signatures"
+    cd $VERSION_NUM_FULL
+    good_sign_str="Good signature"
+    good_sign_out=$(gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc 2> >(grep "$good_sign_str"))
+    if [[ ! $good_sign_out == *"$good_sign_str"* ]]; then
+        echo_e "Installation aborted: no good gpg signatures found"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    echo "$good_sign_out"
+    echo
+    while true; do
+        read -p "The above good signatures were found. Do you trust some of these? [y/n]: " answer
+        case $answer in
+            Y|y)
+                touch .sign_verified; break;;
+            N|n)
+                echo_e "Installation aborted: keys not trusted"; exit 1;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    cd ..
+}
+
+install_bitcoin_core () {
+    echo_i "Installing $VERSION_NUM_FULL"
+    cd $VERSION_NUM_FULL
+    tar xzf *.tar.gz
+
+    if [ $(is_bitcoin_core_running) == 0 ]; then
+        echo_i "Stopping bitcoind before installing"
+        stop_bitcoin_core
+        sleep 5
+    fi
+
+    if [ $? == 0 ]; then
+        echo_s "Bitcoin Core $VERSION_NUM successfully installed!"
+        touch .installed
+    else
+        echo_e "Installation aborted: error while installing"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    cd ..
+    echo $VERSION_NUM > .version
+}
+install_and_start_services () {
+    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+    sudo systemctl restart $SYSTEMD_SERVICE
+    sudo systemctl enable $SYSTEMD_SERVICE
+    if [[ $testnet == 1 ]]; then
+      sudo systemctl restart "t$SYSTEMD_SERVICE"
+      sudo systemctl enable "t$SYSTEMD_SERVICE"
+    fi
+
+}
+
+init_bitcoin_core_config () {
+    echo_i "USERNAME: $username"
+    warning_file="File already present not forcing update."
+    sudo adduser --gecos "" --disabled-password $username
+    sudo adduser $username debian-tor
+    userhome=$(getent passwd $username | cut -d: -f6)
+    usergroup=$(sudo -u $username id -gn)
+
+    BITCOIN_DIR_REAL="$userhome/$BITCOIN_DIR"
+    BITCOIN_CONFIG="$BITCOIN_DIR_REAL/$BITCOIN_CONFIG_FILE"
+    echo_i "GROUPNAME: $usergroup"
+    echo_i "BITCOIN_DIR_REAL: $BITCOIN_DIR_REAL"
+    echo_i "BITCOIN_CONFIG: $BITCOIN_CONFIG"
+
+     sudo -u $username mkdir -p $BITCOIN_DIR_REAL
+
+    sudo adduser $USER $usergroup
+    sudo ln -s $BITCOIN_DIR_REAL $HOME
+    bitcoinconf=$(cat << EOF
+# Bitcoin daemon
+server=1
+
+
+# Activate v2 P2P
+v2transport=1
+
+# Connections
+zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332
+zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28333
+
+maxuploadtarget=5000
+
+dbcache=2000
+blocksonly=1
+acceptnonstdtxn=0
+peerbloomfilters=0
+prune=550
+listen=0
+dnsseed=0
+disablewallet=1
+
+EOF
+)
+
+    if [ ! -e  "$BITCOIN_CONFIG" ] || [[ $force == 1 ]]; then
+      printf "$bitcoinconf" | sudo -u $username tee "$BITCOIN_CONFIG" > /dev/null
+    else
+      echo_i "$warning_file: $BITCOIN_CONFIG"
+    fi
+    sudo -u $username chmod 640 $BITCOIN_CONFIG
+
+    serviceconf=$(cat << EOF
+# /etc/systemd/system/bitcoind.service
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Bitcoin daemon
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+
+# Service execution
+###################
+
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bitcoind -daemon \\
+                                  -pid=/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid \\
+                                  -conf=$BITCOIN_CONFIG \\
+                                  -datadir=$BITCOIN_DIR_REAL \\
+                                  -startupnotify="chmod g+r $BITCOIN_DIR_REAL/.cookie"
+
+# Process management
+####################
+Type=forking
+PIDFile=/run/bitcoind/bitcoind.pid
+Restart=on-failure
+TimeoutSec=300
+RestartSec=30
+
+# Directory creation and permissions
+####################################
+User=$username
+UMask=0027
+
+# /run/bitcoind
+RuntimeDirectory=bitcoind
+RuntimeDirectoryMode=0710
+
+# Hardening measures
+####################
+# Provide a private /tmp and /var/tmp.
+PrivateTmp=true
+
+# Mount /usr, /boot/ and /etc read-only for the process.
+ProtectSystem=full
+
+# Disallow the process and all of its children to gain
+# new privileges through execve().
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+
+# Use a new /dev namespace only populated with API pseudo devices
+# such as /dev/null, /dev/zero and /dev/random.
+PrivateDevices=true
+
+# Deny the creation of writable and executable memory mappings.
+MemoryDenyWriteExecute=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
+EOF
+)
+    if [[ ! -e  "$SYSTEMD_DIR/$SYSTEMD_SERVICE" ]] || [[ $force == 1 ]]; then
+      printf "$serviceconf" | sudo tee "$SYSTEMD_DIR/$SYSTEMD_SERVICE" > /dev/null
+    else
+      echo_i "$warning_file: $SYSTEMD_DIR/$SYSTEMD_SERVICE"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $testnet == 1 ]]; then
+      tserviceconf=$(printf "$serviceconf" | sed "s/bitcoind/tbitcoind/g")
+      tserviceconf=$(printf "$tserviceconf" | sed "s/Bitcoin daemon/Bitcoin Testnet daemon/")
+      tserviceconf=$(printf "$tserviceconf" | sed "s|tbitcoind -daemon|bitcoind -daemon -testnet|")
+
+      if [[ ! -e  "$SYSTEMD_DIR/t$SYSTEMD_SERVICE" ]] || [[ $force == 1 ]]; then
+        printf "$tserviceconf" | sudo tee "$SYSTEMD_DIR/t$SYSTEMD_SERVICE" > /dev/null
+      else
+        echo_i "$warning_file: $SYSTEMD_DIR/t$SYSTEMD_SERVICE"
+      fi
+
+      #install aliases avoid duplicates      
+      
+      echo $GLOBAL_ALIASES
+      if ! grep -q "alias tbitcoind=" $GLOBAL_ALIASES ; then  
+        printf "alias tbitcoind='bitcoind -testnet'" | sudo tee -a $GLOBAL_ALIASES > /dev/null
+        echo_i "adding alias"
+      else 
+        echo_i "alias tbitcoind present"
+      fi
+      if ! grep -q "alias tbitcoin-cli=" $GLOBAL_ALIASES ; then  
+        printf "alias tbitcoin-cli='bitcoin-cli -testnet'"  | sudo tee -a $GLOBAL_ALIASES > /dev/null 
+        echo_i "adding alias"
+      else 
+        echo_i "alias tbitcoin-cli present"
+      fi
+
+    fi
+
+    touch .config_init
+
+
+}
+
+if [ -e .version ] && [ $(cat .version) != $VERSION_NUM ] && [ -d $VERSION_NUM_FULL ]; then
+    rm $VERSION_NUM_FULL/.installed
+fi
+
+if [ -e $VERSION_NUM_FULL/.hash_verified ] &&
+   [ -e $VERSION_NUM_FULL/.sign_verified ] &&
+   [ -e $VERSION_NUM_FULL/.installed ]
+then
+        echo_e "Bitcoin Core $VERSION_NUM already installed"
+        exit 0
+fi
+
+
+if [ $(have_to_update) == 0 ]; then
+  echo_i "New version available: v$VERSION_NUM(current: $CURRENT_VERSION)"
+  init_bitcoin_core_config; 
+
+  if [ ! -e $VERSION_NUM_FULL/.hash_verified ]; then download_bitcoin_core; fi
+  if [ ! -e $VERSION_NUM_FULL/.sign_verified ]; then verify_bitcoin_core; fi
+  if [ ! -e $VERSION_NUM_FULL/.installed ]; then install_bitcoin_core; fi
+  if [ ! -e .config_init ]; then 
+  install_and_start_services;
+  fi
+
+fi
diff --git a/contrib/install_tor.sh b/contrib/install_tor.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc70516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/install_tor.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+apt-get update
+apt-get install -y \
+  gpg \
+  wget \
+  lsb-release
+
+ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
+DISTRO=$(lsb_release -cs)
+
+cat <<EOF > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tor.list
+deb     [arch=$ARCH signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/tor-archive-keyring.gpg] https://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org $DISTRO main
+deb-src [arch=$ARCH signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/tor-archive-keyring.gpg] https://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org $DISTRO main
+EOF
+wget -qO- https://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org/A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89.asc | gpg --dearmor | tee /usr/share/keyrings/tor-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null
+apt-get update
+apt install -y tor deb.torproject.org-keyring
+cp /etc/tor/torrc /etc/tor/torrc.bak
+sed -i '/^ControlPort/d; /^CookieAuthentication/d; /^CookieAuthFileGroupReadable/d' /etc/tor/torrc
+
+ cat << EOF >> /etc/tor/torrc
+
+# Added by script ($(date))
+ ControlPort 127.0.0.1:9051
+ CookieAuthentication 1
+ CookieAuthFileGroupReadable 1
+ DisableDebuggerAttachment 1
+EOF
+systemctl restart tor