diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c1d4c4..8f06a8f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# f0ckm
+
+## prod
+
 first things
 
 `cp .env.example .env`
@@ -28,6 +32,14 @@ host can either be localhost or the docker containers hostname, when running via
 
 `docker exec -t f0ckm node scripts/seed.mjs`
 
-`docker exec -t f0ckm node scripts/create-admin.mjs admin [PASSWORD]`
+`docker exec -t f0ckm node scripts/create-admin.mjs admin 'YOUR_PASSWORD_HERE'`
+
+For regular building after making changes to the source code
+
+`bash build.bash master`
 
 now vist http://localhost:1337 in your browser
+
+## dev
+
+tbd
diff --git a/build.bash b/build.bash
index e4b9516..03cc9aa 100644
--- a/build.bash
+++ b/build.bash
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ $DOCKER_COMPOSE down
 $DOCKER_COMPOSE up -d
 
 # Cleanup
-echo "Cleaning up old docker resources..."
-docker system prune -af
+# if you want to clear up all the old images uncomment
+# otherwise to prevent clutter clean it from time to time
+#echo "Cleaning up old docker resources..."
+#docker system prune -af
 
 echo "Successfully updated ${TARGET} with tag ${TAG}"
diff --git a/scripts/create-admin.mjs b/scripts/create-admin.mjs
index c93a547..8465dfa 100644
--- a/scripts/create-admin.mjs
+++ b/scripts/create-admin.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import { getDefaultLayout } from "../src/inc/settings.mjs";
 const [username, password] = process.argv.slice(2);
 
 if (!username || !password) {
-    console.error("Usage: node scripts/create-admin.mjs <username> <password>");
+    console.error("Usage: node scripts/create-admin.mjs <username> '<password>'");
+    console.error("Note: Wrap the password in single quotes to prevent your shell from interpreting special characters (like !).");
     process.exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -20,14 +21,23 @@ async function createAdmin() {
 
     // Check if user exists
     const existing = await db`select id from "user" where "login" = ${username.toLowerCase()} or "user" = ${username}`;
-    if (existing.length > 0) {
-        console.error("Error: Username already taken.");
-        process.exit(1);
-    }
-
     const hash = await lib.hash(password);
     const ts = ~~(Date.now() / 1e3);
 
+    if (existing.length > 0) {
+        const userId = existing[0].id;
+        console.log(`User already exists. Updating password and ensuring admin status for ID: ${userId}...`);
+        
+        await db`
+            update "user" 
+            set password = ${hash}, admin = true, is_moderator = true, activated = true 
+            where id = ${userId}
+        `;
+        
+        console.log(`--- Admin User ${username} Updated Successfully ---`);
+        process.exit(0);
+    }
+
     try {
         const newUser = await db`
             insert into "user" ("login", "password", "user", "created_at", "admin", "is_moderator", "activated")
diff --git a/scripts/recreate_thumbnail.mjs b/scripts/regen.mjs
similarity index 78%
rename from scripts/recreate_thumbnail.mjs
rename to scripts/regen.mjs
index ed20292..8321aaf 100644
--- a/scripts/recreate_thumbnail.mjs
+++ b/scripts/regen.mjs
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@
  *   node regen.mjs <id1> <id2> ...    - Regenerate multiple items
  *   node regen.mjs --all              - Regenerate ALL items
  *   node regen.mjs --audio            - Regenerate all audio items
+ *   node regen.mjs --pdf              - Regenerate all PDF items
  */
 
-import db from "./src/inc/sql.mjs";
-import queue from "./src/inc/queue.mjs";
-import cfg from "./src/inc/config.mjs";
+import db from "../src/inc/sql.mjs";
+import queue from "../src/inc/queue.mjs";
+import cfg from "../src/inc/config.mjs";
 import fs from "fs/promises";
 import path from "path";
 
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ if (args.length === 0) {
     console.log('  node regen.mjs <id1> <id2> ...    - Regenerate multiple items');
     console.log('  node regen.mjs --all              - Regenerate ALL items');
     console.log('  node regen.mjs --audio            - Regenerate all audio items');
+    console.log('  node regen.mjs --pdf              - Regenerate all PDF items');
+    console.log('  node regen.mjs --youtube          - Regenerate all YouTube thumbnails');
     process.exit(0);
 }
 
@@ -63,6 +66,12 @@ try {
     } else if (args.includes('--audio')) {
         items = await db`SELECT id, dest, mime, src FROM items WHERE active = true AND is_deleted = false AND mime ILIKE 'audio/%' ORDER BY id`;
         console.log(`Regenerating ${items.length} audio items...\n`);
+    } else if (args.includes('--pdf')) {
+        items = await db`SELECT id, dest, mime, src FROM items WHERE active = true AND is_deleted = false AND mime = 'application/pdf' ORDER BY id`;
+        console.log(`Regenerating ${items.length} PDF items...\n`);
+    } else if (args.includes('--youtube')) {
+        items = await db`SELECT id, dest, mime, src FROM items WHERE active = true AND is_deleted = false AND mime = 'video/youtube' ORDER BY id`;
+        console.log(`Regenerating ${items.length} YouTube items...\n`);
     } else {
         const ids = args.map(Number).filter(n => !isNaN(n) && n > 0);
         if (ids.length === 0) {
diff --git a/src/inc/config.mjs b/src/inc/config.mjs
index 06ee746..7482c46 100644
--- a/src/inc/config.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/config.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import _config from "../../config.json" with { type: "json" };
 import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 
 let config = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(_config));
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
     config.main.development = false;
 }
 
-const base = path.resolve();
+const base = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "../../");
 const storage = process.env.STORAGE_DIR;
 
 const resolvePath = (defaultRel) => {