diff --git a/supplemental/scripts/install-agent.sh b/supplemental/scripts/install-agent.sh
index fa2f7fdf..ab9630ea 100755
--- a/supplemental/scripts/install-agent.sh
+++ b/supplemental/scripts/install-agent.sh
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Stop existing service if it exists (for upgrades)
-if [ -f "$BIN_PATH" ]; then
+if [ "$UNINSTALL" != true ] && [ -f "$BIN_PATH" ]; then
   echo "Existing installation detected. Stopping service for upgrade..."
   if is_alpine; then
     rc-service beszel-agent stop 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ if [ "$UNINSTALL" = true ]; then
   else
     echo "Stopping and disabling the agent service..."
     systemctl stop beszel-agent.service
-    systemctl disable beszel-agent.service
+    systemctl disable beszel-agent.service >/dev/null 2>&1
 
     echo "Removing the systemd service file..."
     rm /etc/systemd/system/beszel-agent.service
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ if [ "$UNINSTALL" = true ]; then
     # Remove the update timer and service if they exist
     echo "Removing the daily update service and timer..."
     systemctl stop beszel-agent-update.timer 2>/dev/null
-    systemctl disable beszel-agent-update.timer 2>/dev/null
+    systemctl disable beszel-agent-update.timer >/dev/null 2>&1
     rm -f /etc/systemd/system/beszel-agent-update.service
     rm -f /etc/systemd/system/beszel-agent-update.timer
 
@@ -549,14 +549,14 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Create a dedicated user for the service if it doesn't exist
-echo "Creating a dedicated user for the Beszel Agent service..."
+echo "Configuring the dedicated user for the Beszel Agent service..."
 if is_alpine; then
   if ! id -u beszel >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     addgroup beszel
     adduser -S -D -H -s /sbin/nologin -G beszel beszel
   fi
   # Add the user to the docker group to allow access to the Docker socket if group docker exists
-  if getent group docker; then
+  if getent group docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "Adding beszel to docker group"
     addgroup beszel docker
   fi
@@ -604,12 +604,12 @@ else
     useradd --system --home-dir /nonexistent --shell /bin/false beszel
   fi
   # Add the user to the docker group to allow access to the Docker socket if group docker exists
-  if getent group docker; then
+  if getent group docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "Adding beszel to docker group"
     usermod -aG docker beszel
   fi
   # Add the user to the disk group to allow access to disk devices if group disk exists
-  if getent group disk; then
+  if getent group disk >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "Adding beszel to disk group"
     usermod -aG disk beszel
   fi
@@ -629,7 +629,6 @@ if [ ! -d "$BIN_DIR" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Download and install the Beszel Agent
-echo "Downloading and installing the agent..."
 
 OS=$(uname -s | sed -e 'y/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/')
 ARCH=$(detect_architecture)
@@ -656,19 +655,29 @@ else
   INSTALL_VERSION=$(echo "$INSTALL_VERSION" | sed 's/^v//')
 fi
 
-echo "Downloading and installing agent version ${INSTALL_VERSION} from ${GITHUB_URL} ..."
+echo "Downloading beszel-agent v${INSTALL_VERSION}..."
 
 # Download checksums file
 TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 cd "$TEMP_DIR" || exit 1
-CHECKSUM=$(curl -sL "$GITHUB_URL/henrygd/beszel/releases/download/v${INSTALL_VERSION}/beszel_${INSTALL_VERSION}_checksums.txt" | grep "$FILE_NAME" | cut -d' ' -f1)
+CHECKSUM=$(curl -fsSL "$GITHUB_URL/henrygd/beszel/releases/download/v${INSTALL_VERSION}/beszel_${INSTALL_VERSION}_checksums.txt" | grep "$FILE_NAME" | cut -d' ' -f1)
 if [ -z "$CHECKSUM" ] || ! echo "$CHECKSUM" | grep -qE "^[a-fA-F0-9]{64}$"; then
   echo "Failed to get checksum or invalid checksum format"
+  echo "Try again with --mirror (or --mirror <url>) if GitHub is not reachable."
+  rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if ! curl -#L "$GITHUB_URL/henrygd/beszel/releases/download/v${INSTALL_VERSION}/$FILE_NAME" -o "$FILE_NAME"; then
-  echo "Failed to download the agent from ""$GITHUB_URL/henrygd/beszel/releases/download/v${INSTALL_VERSION}/$FILE_NAME"
+if ! curl -fL# --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --connect-timeout 10 "$GITHUB_URL/henrygd/beszel/releases/download/v${INSTALL_VERSION}/$FILE_NAME" -o "$FILE_NAME"; then
+  echo "Failed to download the agent from $GITHUB_URL/henrygd/beszel/releases/download/v${INSTALL_VERSION}/$FILE_NAME"
+  echo "Try again with --mirror (or --mirror <url>) if GitHub is not reachable."
+  rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! tar -tzf "$FILE_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "Downloaded archive is invalid or incomplete (possible network/proxy issue)."
+  echo "Try again with --mirror (or --mirror <url>) if the download path is unstable."
   rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
   exit 1
 fi
@@ -685,6 +694,12 @@ if ! tar -xzf "$FILE_NAME" beszel-agent; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ ! -s "$TEMP_DIR/beszel-agent" ]; then
+  echo "Downloaded binary is missing or empty."
+  rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 if [ -f "$BIN_PATH" ]; then
   echo "Backing up existing binary..."
   cp "$BIN_PATH" "$BIN_PATH.bak"
@@ -991,7 +1006,7 @@ EOF
   # Load and start the service
   printf "\nLoading and starting the agent service...\n"
   systemctl daemon-reload
-  systemctl enable beszel-agent.service
+  systemctl enable beszel-agent.service >/dev/null 2>&1
   systemctl restart beszel-agent.service
 
 
@@ -1037,7 +1052,7 @@ WantedBy=timers.target
 EOF
 
     systemctl daemon-reload
-    systemctl enable --now beszel-agent-update.timer
+    systemctl enable --now beszel-agent-update.timer >/dev/null 2>&1
 
     printf "\nDaily updates have been enabled.\n"
     ;;
diff --git a/supplemental/scripts/install-hub.sh b/supplemental/scripts/install-hub.sh
index 86c8515a..de6889c3 100755
--- a/supplemental/scripts/install-hub.sh
+++ b/supplemental/scripts/install-hub.sh
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define default values
 PORT=8090
-GITHUB_PROXY_URL="https://ghfast.top/"
+GITHUB_URL="https://github.com"
 AUTO_UPDATE_FLAG="false"
 UNINSTALL=false
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
       printf "Options: \n"
       printf "  -u           : Uninstall the Beszel Hub\n"
       printf "  -p <port>    : Specify a port number (default: 8090)\n"
-      printf "  -c <url>     : Use a custom GitHub mirror URL (e.g., https://ghfast.top/)\n"
+      printf "  -c, --mirror [URL] : Use a GitHub mirror/proxy URL (default: https://gh.beszel.dev)\n"
       printf "  --auto-update : Enable automatic daily updates (disabled by default)\n"
       printf "  -h, --help   : Display this help message\n"
       exit 0
@@ -183,10 +183,14 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
       PORT="$1"
       shift
       ;;
-    -c)
-      shift
-      GITHUB_PROXY_URL=$(ensure_trailing_slash "$1")
+    -c | --mirror)
       shift
+      if [ -n "$1" ] && ! echo "$1" | grep -q '^-'; then
+        GITHUB_URL="$(ensure_trailing_slash "$1")https://github.com"
+        shift
+      else
+        GITHUB_URL="https://gh.beszel.dev"
+      fi
       ;;
     --auto-update)
       AUTO_UPDATE_FLAG="true"
@@ -199,9 +203,6 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
   esac
 done
 
-# Ensure the proxy URL ends with a /
-GITHUB_PROXY_URL=$(ensure_trailing_slash "$GITHUB_PROXY_URL")
-
 # Set paths based on operating system
 if is_freebsd; then
   HUB_DIR="/usr/local/etc/beszel"
@@ -323,10 +324,41 @@ OS=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 ARCH=$(detect_architecture)
 FILE_NAME="beszel_${OS}_${ARCH}.tar.gz"
 
-curl -sL "${GITHUB_PROXY_URL}https://github.com/henrygd/beszel/releases/latest/download/$FILE_NAME" | tar -xz -O beszel | tee ./beszel >/dev/null
-chmod +x ./beszel
-mv ./beszel "$BIN_PATH"
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+ARCHIVE_PATH="$TEMP_DIR/$FILE_NAME"
+DOWNLOAD_URL="$GITHUB_URL/henrygd/beszel/releases/latest/download/$FILE_NAME"
+
+if ! curl -fL# --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --connect-timeout 10 "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$ARCHIVE_PATH"; then
+  echo "Failed to download the Beszel Hub from:"
+  echo "$DOWNLOAD_URL"
+  echo "Try again with --mirror (or --mirror <url>) if GitHub is not reachable."
+  rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! tar -tzf "$ARCHIVE_PATH" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "Downloaded archive is invalid or incomplete (possible network/proxy issue)."
+  echo "Try again with --mirror (or --mirror <url>) if the download path is unstable."
+  rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! tar -xzf "$ARCHIVE_PATH" -C "$TEMP_DIR" beszel; then
+  echo "Failed to extract beszel from archive."
+  rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -s "$TEMP_DIR/beszel" ]; then
+  echo "Downloaded binary is missing or empty."
+  rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+chmod +x "$TEMP_DIR/beszel"
+mv "$TEMP_DIR/beszel" "$BIN_PATH"
 chown beszel:beszel "$BIN_PATH"
+rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
 
 if is_freebsd; then
   echo "Creating FreeBSD rc service..."
@@ -375,8 +407,8 @@ EOF
 
 else
   # Original systemd service installation code
-  printf "Creating the systemd service for the Beszel Hub...\n\n"
-  tee /etc/systemd/system/beszel-hub.service <<EOF
+  printf "Creating the systemd service for the Beszel Hub...\n"
+  cat >/etc/systemd/system/beszel-hub.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Beszel Hub Service
 After=network.target
@@ -393,10 +425,10 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
 
   # Load and start the service
-  printf "\nLoading and starting the Beszel Hub service...\n"
+  printf "Loading and starting the Beszel Hub service...\n"
   systemctl daemon-reload
-  systemctl enable beszel-hub.service
-  systemctl start beszel-hub.service
+  systemctl enable --quiet beszel-hub.service
+  systemctl start --quiet beszel-hub.service
 
   # Wait for the service to start or fail
   sleep 2
@@ -444,4 +476,4 @@ EOF
   fi
 fi
 
-echo "The Beszel Hub has been installed and configured successfully! It is now accessible on port $PORT."
+printf "\n\033[32mBeszel Hub has been installed successfully! It is now accessible on port $PORT.\033[0m\n"