diff --git a/image-recipe/alpine-profile/mkimg.archipelago.sh b/image-recipe/alpine-profile/mkimg.archipelago.sh
index 08706d90..65b08534 100755
--- a/image-recipe/alpine-profile/mkimg.archipelago.sh
+++ b/image-recipe/alpine-profile/mkimg.archipelago.sh
@@ -3,87 +3,22 @@
 
 profile_archipelago() {
     profile_standard
+    title="Archipelago Bitcoin Node OS"
+    desc="A Bitcoin and sovereign computing node OS built on Alpine Linux"
+    profile_abbrev="arch"
+    arch="x86_64"
     
     # Additional packages for Archipelago
     apks="$apks
-        systemd
-        systemd-openrc
         podman
-        podman-compose
         crun
         fuse-overlayfs
         slirp4netns
-        networkmanager
-        networkmanager-openrc
         openssh
-        openssh-openrc
         nginx
-        nginx-openrc
     "
     
-    # Kernel flavor
+    # Kernel flavor  
     kernel_flavors="lts"
-    
-    # Bootloader
-    boot_addons="grub-efi"
-    
-    # Initfs features
-    initfs_features="base squashfs ext4 usb pcmcia scsi mmc nvme virtio"
-    
-    # Initfs modules
-    initfs_modules="loop squashfs"
-}
-
-# Post-install hook - called after base system is installed
-profile_apkovl() {
-    local apkovl="$1"
-    local apkroot="$2"
-    
-    # Copy overlay files
-    if [ -d "$(dirname "$0")/overlay" ]; then
-        echo "📦 Installing overlay files..."
-        cp -a "$(dirname "$0")/overlay/"* "$apkroot"/
-    fi
-    
-    # Install Archipelago APK if available
-    local apk_file="$(dirname "$0")/../../apks/archipelago-backend-"*.apk"
-    if ls $apk_file 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "📦 Installing Archipelago backend APK..."
-        cp $apk_file "$apkroot"/tmp/archipelago-backend.apk
-    fi
-    
-    # Create first boot script
-    mkdir -p "$apkroot"/etc/local.d
-    {
-        echo '#!/bin/sh'
-        echo '# First boot installation script for Archipelago'
-        echo ''
-        echo '# Install backend APK if available'
-        echo 'if [ -f /tmp/archipelago-backend.apk ]; then'
-        echo '    apk add --allow-untrusted /tmp/archipelago-backend.apk'
-        echo '    rm /tmp/archipelago-backend.apk'
-        echo 'fi'
-        echo ''
-        echo '# Enable services'
-        echo 'rc-update add archipelago default 2>/dev/null || true'
-        echo 'systemctl enable archipelago 2>/dev/null || true'
-        echo ''
-        echo '# Create archipelago user if needed'
-        echo 'if ! id archipelago >/dev/null 2>&1; then'
-        echo '    adduser -D -s /bin/bash archipelago'
-        echo '    echo "archipelago ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/podman" >>/etc/sudoers'
-        echo 'fi'
-        echo ''
-        echo '# Setup Podman for archipelago user'
-        echo 'mkdir -p /home/archipelago/.config/containers'
-        echo 'chown -R archipelago:archipelago /home/archipelago'
-        echo ''
-        echo '# Create data directories'
-        echo 'mkdir -p /var/lib/archipelago/apps /var/lib/archipelago/secrets /var/lib/archipelago/logs /var/lib/archipelago/backups'
-        echo 'chown -R archipelago:archipelago /var/lib/archipelago'
-        echo ''
-        echo '# Start services'
-        echo 'rc-service archipelago start 2>/dev/null || systemctl start archipelago 2>/dev/null || true'
-    } > "$apkroot"/etc/local.d/archipelago-install.start
-    chmod +x "$apkroot"/etc/local.d/archipelago-install.start
+    kernel_addons="xtables-addons"
 }
diff --git a/image-recipe/alpine-profile/overlay-hp-prodesk/etc/archipelago/hardware.toml b/image-recipe/alpine-profile/overlay-hp-prodesk/etc/archipelago/hardware.toml
index d5996cd6..5f1e93cb 100644
--- a/image-recipe/alpine-profile/overlay-hp-prodesk/etc/archipelago/hardware.toml
+++ b/image-recipe/alpine-profile/overlay-hp-prodesk/etc/archipelago/hardware.toml
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ ports = "4x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0"
 [build]
 version = "0.1.0"
 alpine_version = "3.19"
-build_date = "2026-01-31T19:47:29Z"
+build_date = "2026-01-31T20:05:12Z"
 build_type = "iso"
diff --git a/image-recipe/alpine-profile/overlay-merged/etc/archipelago/hardware.toml b/image-recipe/alpine-profile/overlay-merged/etc/archipelago/hardware.toml
index d5996cd6..5f1e93cb 100644
--- a/image-recipe/alpine-profile/overlay-merged/etc/archipelago/hardware.toml
+++ b/image-recipe/alpine-profile/overlay-merged/etc/archipelago/hardware.toml
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ ports = "4x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0"
 [build]
 version = "0.1.0"
 alpine_version = "3.19"
-build_date = "2026-01-31T19:47:29Z"
+build_date = "2026-01-31T20:05:12Z"
 build_type = "iso"
diff --git a/image-recipe/aports b/image-recipe/aports
index 1e77b773..4315b9b9 160000
--- a/image-recipe/aports
+++ b/image-recipe/aports
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1e77b77379cbda5bccb7727851c19c4f2d6125fe
+Subproject commit 4315b9b90c1a786d04b2bc7af5649a0c4caf396a
diff --git a/image-recipe/build-alpine-native.sh b/image-recipe/build-alpine-native.sh
index 7e8385e9..099e3522 100755
--- a/image-recipe/build-alpine-native.sh
+++ b/image-recipe/build-alpine-native.sh
@@ -45,10 +45,14 @@ fi
 APORTS_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/aports"
 if [ ! -d "$APORTS_DIR" ]; then
     echo "📥 Cloning Alpine aports repository..."
-    git clone --depth=1 --branch "v${ALPINE_VERSION}" \
+    git clone --depth=1 --branch "${ALPINE_VERSION}-stable" \
         https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports.git "$APORTS_DIR" || {
-        echo "⚠️  Failed to clone aports, trying without branch..."
-        git clone --depth=1 https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports.git "$APORTS_DIR"
+        echo "⚠️  Failed to clone ${ALPINE_VERSION}-stable, trying 3.19-stable..."
+        git clone --depth=1 --branch "3.19-stable" \
+            https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports.git "$APORTS_DIR" || {
+            echo "⚠️  Failed to clone 3.19-stable, using master as fallback..."
+            git clone --depth=1 https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports.git "$APORTS_DIR"
+        }
     }
 fi