diff --git a/API/Startup.cs b/API/Startup.cs
index 8ed57f227..b023d6f51 100644
--- a/API/Startup.cs
+++ b/API/Startup.cs
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ public class Startup
     {
         try
         {
-            if (new OsInfo(Array.Empty<IOsVersionAdapter>()).IsDocker) return;
             var htmlDoc = new HtmlDocument();
             var indexHtmlPath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "wwwroot", "index.html");
             htmlDoc.Load(indexHtmlPath);
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 4d81e02a9..238e54542 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Setup guides, FAQ, the more information we have on the [wiki](https://wiki.kavit
 - HTML/Javascript editor of choice (VS Code/Sublime Text/Webstorm/Atom/etc)
 - [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
 - [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) (Node 16.X.X or higher)
-- .NET 6.0+
+- .NET 7.0+
 - dotnet tool install -g --version 6.4.0 Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Cli
 
 ### Getting started ###
diff --git a/Kavita.Common/Configuration.cs b/Kavita.Common/Configuration.cs
index 3a13df04f..96719addb 100644
--- a/Kavita.Common/Configuration.cs
+++ b/Kavita.Common/Configuration.cs
@@ -213,10 +213,6 @@ public static class Configuration
     #region BaseUrl
     private static string GetBaseUrl(string filePath)
     {
-        if (new OsInfo(Array.Empty<IOsVersionAdapter>()).IsDocker)
-        {
-            return DefaultBaseUrl;
-        }
 
         try
         {
@@ -252,10 +248,6 @@ public static class Configuration
 
     private static void SetBaseUrl(string filePath, string value)
     {
-        if (new OsInfo(Array.Empty<IOsVersionAdapter>()).IsDocker)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
 
         var baseUrl = !value.StartsWith("/")
             ? $"/{value}"