diff --git a/Caddyfile b/Caddyfile
index c39e00ea2b7e..f22327c8f9ac 100644
--- a/Caddyfile
+++ b/Caddyfile
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
 		file_server
 	}
 
+	# Handles User Images 
+	handle_path /api/media/users/* {
+		header @static Cache-Control max-age=31536000
+		root * /app/data/users/
+		file_server
+	}
+
 	handle @proxied {
 		uri strip_suffix /
 		reverse_proxy http://127.0.0.1:9000
diff --git a/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeComments.vue b/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeComments.vue
index 2791acb3fd8e..58711ccccb5d 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeComments.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Domain/Recipe/RecipeComments.vue
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
     <v-divider class="mx-2"></v-divider>
     <div class="d-flex flex-column">
       <div class="d-flex mt-3" style="gap: 10px">
-        <v-avatar size="40">
-          <img alt="user" src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/06/24/19/12/cabbage-5337431_1280.jpg" />
-        </v-avatar>
+        <UserAvatar size="40" :user-id="$auth.user.id" />
+
         <v-textarea
           v-model="comment"
           hide-details=""
@@ -32,9 +31,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
     <div v-for="comment in comments" :key="comment.id" class="d-flex my-2" style="gap: 10px">
-      <v-avatar size="40">
-        <img alt="user" src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/06/24/19/12/cabbage-5337431_1280.jpg" />
-      </v-avatar>
+      <UserAvatar size="40" :user-id="comment.userId" />
       <v-card outlined class="flex-grow-1">
         <v-card-text class="pa-3 pb-0">
           <p class="">{{ comment.user.username }} • {{ $d(Date.parse(comment.createdAt), "medium") }}</p>
@@ -60,8 +57,12 @@
 import { defineComponent, ref, toRefs, onMounted, reactive } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
 import { useUserApi } from "~/composables/api";
 import { RecipeComment } from "~/api/class-interfaces/recipes/types";
+import UserAvatar from "~/components/Domain/User/UserAvatar.vue";
 
 export default defineComponent({
+  components: {
+    UserAvatar,
+  },
   props: {
     slug: {
       type: String,
diff --git a/frontend/components/Domain/User/UserAvatar.vue b/frontend/components/Domain/User/UserAvatar.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0a7f6f9b2c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/components/Domain/User/UserAvatar.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<template>
+  <v-list-item-avatar v-if="list && userId">
+    <v-img :src="imageURL" :alt="userId" @load="error = false" @error="error = true"> </v-img>
+  </v-list-item-avatar>
+  <v-avatar v-else-if="userId" :size="size">
+    <v-img :src="imageURL" :alt="userId" @load="error = false" @error="error = true"> </v-img>
+  </v-avatar>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import { defineComponent, toRefs, reactive, useContext, computed } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
+
+export default defineComponent({
+  props: {
+    userId: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    list: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false,
+    },
+    size: {
+      type: String,
+      default: "42",
+    },
+  },
+  setup(props) {
+    const state = reactive({
+      error: false,
+    });
+
+    const { $auth } = useContext();
+
+    const imageURL = computed(() => {
+      const key = $auth?.user?.cacheKey || "";
+      return `/api/media/users/${props.userId}/profile.webp?cacheKey=${key}`;
+    });
+
+    return {
+      imageURL,
+      ...toRefs(state),
+    };
+  },
+});
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/components/Layout/AppSidebar.vue b/frontend/components/Layout/AppSidebar.vue
index 9784bdffe0b9..1ce8879572c2 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Layout/AppSidebar.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/Layout/AppSidebar.vue
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
     <!-- User Profile -->
     <template v-if="$auth.user">
       <v-list-item two-line to="/user/profile" exact>
-        <v-list-item-avatar color="accent" class="white--text">
-          <v-img :src="require(`~/static/account.png`)" />
-        </v-list-item-avatar>
+        <UserAvatar list :user-id="$auth.user.id" />
 
         <v-list-item-content>
           <v-list-item-title> {{ $auth.user.fullName }}</v-list-item-title>
@@ -130,8 +128,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
 import { SidebarLinks } from "~/types/application-types";
+import UserAvatar from "~/components/Domain/User/UserAvatar.vue";
 
 export default defineComponent({
+  components: {
+    UserAvatar,
+  },
   props: {
     value: {
       type: Boolean,
diff --git a/frontend/pages/user/group/members.vue b/frontend/pages/user/group/members.vue
index 4c94bd261b5f..80c226bbc7a8 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/user/group/members.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/user/group/members.vue
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@
       hide-default-footer
       disable-pagination
     >
-      <template #item.avatar="">
-        <v-avatar>
-          <img src="https://i.pravatar.cc/300" alt="John" />
-        </v-avatar>
+      <template #item.avatar="{ item }">
+        <UserAvatar :user-id="item.id" />
       </template>
       <template #item.admin="{ item }">
         {{ item.admin ? "Admin" : "User" }}
@@ -66,8 +64,12 @@
 import { defineComponent, ref, onMounted, useContext } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
 import { useUserApi } from "~/composables/api";
 import { UserOut } from "~/types/api-types/user";
+import UserAvatar from "~/components/Domain/User/UserAvatar.vue";
 
 export default defineComponent({
+  components: {
+    UserAvatar,
+  },
   setup() {
     const api = useUserApi();
 
diff --git a/frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue b/frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue
index 6ef559488192..4c0d879a268a 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/user/profile/edit.vue
@@ -2,12 +2,21 @@
   <v-container class="narrow-container">
     <BasePageTitle divider>
       <template #header>
-        <v-img max-height="200" max-width="200" class="mb-2" :src="require('~/static/svgs/manage-profile.svg')"></v-img>
+        <div class="d-flex flex-column align-center justify-center">
+          <UserAvatar size="96" :user-id="$auth.user.id" />
+          <AppButtonUpload
+            class="my-1"
+            file-name="profile"
+            accept="image/*"
+            :url="`/api/users/${$auth.user.id}/image`"
+            @uploaded="$auth.fetchUser()"
+          />
+        </div>
       </template>
       <template #title> Your Profile Settings </template>
     </BasePageTitle>
 
-    <section>
+    <section class="mt-5">
       <ToggleState tag="article">
         <template #activator="{ toggle, state }">
           <v-btn v-if="!state" color="info" class="mt-2 mb-n3" @click="toggle">
@@ -105,8 +114,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { ref, reactive, defineComponent, computed, useContext, watch } from "@nuxtjs/composition-api";
 import { useUserApi } from "~/composables/api";
+import UserAvatar from "~/components/Domain/User/UserAvatar.vue";
 
 export default defineComponent({
+  components: {
+    UserAvatar,
+  },
   setup() {
     const nuxtContext = useContext();
     const user = computed(() => nuxtContext.$auth.user);
diff --git a/frontend/pages/user/profile/index.vue b/frontend/pages/user/profile/index.vue
index f87332bca726..ee9100a2f9d8 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/user/profile/index.vue
+++ b/frontend/pages/user/profile/index.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <template>
   <v-container v-if="user">
     <section class="d-flex flex-column align-center">
-      <v-avatar color="primary" size="75" class="mb-2">
-        <v-img :src="require(`~/static/account.png`)" />
-      </v-avatar>
+      <UserAvatar size="84" :user-id="$auth.user.id" />
+
       <h2 class="headline">👋 Welcome, {{ user.fullName }}</h2>
       <p class="subtitle-1 mb-0">
         Manage your profile, recipes, and group settings.
@@ -137,10 +136,13 @@ import UserProfileLinkCard from "@/components/Domain/User/UserProfileLinkCard.vu
 import { useUserApi } from "~/composables/api";
 import { validators } from "~/composables/use-validators";
 import { alert } from "~/composables/use-toast";
+import UserAvatar from "@/components/Domain/User/UserAvatar.vue";
 
 export default defineComponent({
+  name: "UserProfile",
   components: {
     UserProfileLinkCard,
+    UserAvatar,
   },
   scrollToTop: true,
   setup() {
diff --git a/frontend/static/fallback-profile.webp b/frontend/static/fallback-profile.webp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d88b458a0956
Binary files /dev/null and b/frontend/static/fallback-profile.webp differ
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/test_tags_categories.py b/mealie/assets/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/integration_tests/test_tags_categories.py
rename to mealie/assets/__init__.py
diff --git a/mealie/assets/templates/__init__.py b/mealie/assets/templates/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7c3db204fcd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/assets/templates/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+CWD = Path(__file__).parent
+
+recipes_markdown = CWD / "recipes.md"
diff --git a/dev/data/templates/recipes.md b/mealie/assets/templates/recipes.md
similarity index 100%
rename from dev/data/templates/recipes.md
rename to mealie/assets/templates/recipes.md
diff --git a/mealie/assets/users/__init__.py b/mealie/assets/users/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..795c2d8e86d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/assets/users/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+CWD = Path(__file__).parent
+
+img_random_1 = CWD / "random_1.webp"
+img_random_2 = CWD / "random_2.webp"
+img_random_3 = CWD / "random_3.webp"
diff --git a/mealie/assets/users/random_1.webp b/mealie/assets/users/random_1.webp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f4b5b0a72f71
Binary files /dev/null and b/mealie/assets/users/random_1.webp differ
diff --git a/mealie/assets/users/random_2.webp b/mealie/assets/users/random_2.webp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d88b458a0956
Binary files /dev/null and b/mealie/assets/users/random_2.webp differ
diff --git a/mealie/assets/users/random_3.webp b/mealie/assets/users/random_3.webp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5882fc09d8ef
Binary files /dev/null and b/mealie/assets/users/random_3.webp differ
diff --git a/mealie/core/config.py b/mealie/core/config.py
index 4b87247a9bce..896eba2efe36 100644
--- a/mealie/core/config.py
+++ b/mealie/core/config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import dotenv
 
-from mealie.core.settings.settings import app_settings_constructor
+from mealie.core.settings import app_settings_constructor
 
 from .settings import AppDirectories, AppSettings
 from .settings.static import APP_VERSION, DB_VERSION
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ ENV = BASE_DIR.joinpath(".env")
 
 dotenv.load_dotenv(ENV)
 PRODUCTION = os.getenv("PRODUCTION", "True").lower() in ["true", "1"]
+TESTING = os.getenv("TESTING", "True").lower() in ["true", "1"]
 
 
 def determine_data_dir() -> Path:
-    global PRODUCTION
-    global BASE_DIR
+    global PRODUCTION, TESTING, BASE_DIR
+
+    if TESTING:
+        return BASE_DIR.joinpath("tests/.temp")
+
     if PRODUCTION:
         return Path("/app/data")
 
diff --git a/mealie/core/dependencies/dependencies.py b/mealie/core/dependencies/dependencies.py
index ca6cda229ae6..a54f0543597c 100644
--- a/mealie/core/dependencies/dependencies.py
+++ b/mealie/core/dependencies/dependencies.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import shutil
+import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 from uuid import uuid4
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ async def get_admin_user(current_user=Depends(get_current_user)) -> PrivateUser:
 def validate_long_live_token(session: Session, client_token: str, id: int) -> PrivateUser:
     db = get_database(session)
 
-    tokens: list[LongLiveTokenInDB] = db.api_tokens.get(id, "parent_id", limit=9999)
+    tokens: list[LongLiveTokenInDB] = db.api_tokens.get(id, "user_id", limit=9999)
 
     for token in tokens:
         token: LongLiveTokenInDB
@@ -150,3 +151,21 @@ async def temporary_dir() -> Path:
         yield temp_path
     finally:
         shutil.rmtree(temp_path)
+
+
+def temporary_file(ext: str = "") -> Path:
+    """
+    Returns a temporary file with the specified extension
+    """
+
+    def func() -> Path:
+        temp_path = app_dirs.TEMP_DIR.joinpath(uuid4().hex + ext)
+        temp_path.touch()
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w+b", suffix=ext) as f:
+            try:
+                yield f
+            finally:
+                temp_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+    return func
diff --git a/mealie/core/security.py b/mealie/core/security.py
index 52409db85dc7..426b5c85ea15 100644
--- a/mealie/core/security.py
+++ b/mealie/core/security.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def create_access_token(data: dict, expires_delta: timedelta = None) -> str:
 
     expire = datetime.utcnow() + expires_delta
 
-    to_encode.update({"exp": expire})
+    to_encode["exp"] = expire
     return jwt.encode(to_encode, settings.SECRET, algorithm=ALGORITHM)
 
 
diff --git a/mealie/core/settings/db_providers.py b/mealie/core/settings/db_providers.py
index 13184840d571..2a7a39cd1407 100644
--- a/mealie/core/settings/db_providers.py
+++ b/mealie/core/settings/db_providers.py
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ class PostgresProvider(AbstractDBProvider, BaseSettings):
 
 
 def db_provider_factory(provider_name: str, data_dir: Path, env_file: Path, env_encoding="utf-8") -> AbstractDBProvider:
-    if provider_name == "sqlite":
-        return SQLiteProvider(data_dir=data_dir)
-    elif provider_name == "postgres":
+    if provider_name == "postgres":
         return PostgresProvider(_env_file=env_file, _env_file_encoding=env_encoding)
+    elif provider_name == "sqlite":
+        return SQLiteProvider(data_dir=data_dir)
     else:
         return
diff --git a/mealie/core/settings/directories.py b/mealie/core/settings/directories.py
index 86a4dc1dcba5..081043bdee16 100644
--- a/mealie/core/settings/directories.py
+++ b/mealie/core/settings/directories.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from mealie.assets import templates
+
 
 class AppDirectories:
     def __init__(self, data_dir: Path) -> None:
@@ -35,3 +38,9 @@ class AppDirectories:
 
         for dir in required_dirs:
             dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        # Boostrap Templates
+        markdown_template = self.TEMPLATE_DIR.joinpath("recipes.md")
+
+        if not markdown_template.exists():
+            shutil.copyfile(templates.recipes_markdown, markdown_template)
diff --git a/mealie/core/settings/settings.py b/mealie/core/settings/settings.py
index b7710c4b6d09..60f3698ccb38 100644
--- a/mealie/core/settings/settings.py
+++ b/mealie/core/settings/settings.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def determine_secrets(data_dir: Path, production: bool) -> str:
         with open(secrets_file, "r") as f:
             return f.read()
     else:
+        data_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         with open(secrets_file, "w") as f:
             new_secret = secrets.token_hex(32)
             f.write(new_secret)
diff --git a/mealie/core/settings/static.py b/mealie/core/settings/static.py
index 51e5b5a152e6..871ae1c95022 100644
--- a/mealie/core/settings/static.py
+++ b/mealie/core/settings/static.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 APP_VERSION = "v1.0.0b"
@@ -6,5 +5,3 @@ DB_VERSION = "v1.0.0b"
 
 CWD = Path(__file__).parent
 BASE_DIR = CWD.parent.parent.parent
-
-PRODUCTION = os.getenv("PRODUCTION", "True").lower() in ["true", "1"]
diff --git a/mealie/db/data_access_layer/_access_model.py b/mealie/db/data_access_layer/_access_model.py
index f658d09cf298..99858e32efba 100644
--- a/mealie/db/data_access_layer/_access_model.py
+++ b/mealie/db/data_access_layer/_access_model.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from typing import Any, Callable, Generic, TypeVar, Union
 from uuid import UUID
 
+from pydantic import UUID4
 from sqlalchemy import func
 from sqlalchemy.orm import load_only
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class AccessModel(Generic[T, D]):
     def subscribe(self, func: Callable) -> None:
         self.observers.append(func)
 
-    def by_user(self, user_id: int) -> AccessModel:
+    def by_user(self, user_id: UUID4) -> AccessModel:
         self.limit_by_user = True
         self.user_id = user_id
         return self
diff --git a/mealie/db/data_access_layer/user_access_model.py b/mealie/db/data_access_layer/user_access_model.py
index 32e897834188..7b3b6fc23fe1 100644
--- a/mealie/db/data_access_layer/user_access_model.py
+++ b/mealie/db/data_access_layer/user_access_model.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-from mealie.db.models.users import User
-from mealie.schema.user.user import PrivateUser
+import random
+import shutil
+
+from mealie.assets import users as users_assets
+from mealie.schema.user.user import PrivateUser, User
 
 from ._access_model import AccessModel
 
@@ -11,3 +14,23 @@ class UserDataAccessModel(AccessModel[PrivateUser, User]):
         self.session.commit()
 
         return self.schema.from_orm(entry)
+
+    def create(self, user: PrivateUser):
+        new_user = super().create(user)
+
+        # Select Random Image
+        all_images = [
+            users_assets.img_random_1,
+            users_assets.img_random_2,
+            users_assets.img_random_3,
+        ]
+        random_image = random.choice(all_images)
+        shutil.copy(random_image, new_user.directory() / "profile.webp")
+
+        return new_user
+
+    def delete(self, id: str) -> User:
+        entry = super().delete(id)
+        # Delete the user's directory
+        shutil.rmtree(PrivateUser.get_directory(id))
+        return entry
diff --git a/mealie/db/init_db.py b/mealie/db/init_db.py
index c63c7a946a53..8332d99a75ad 100644
--- a/mealie/db/init_db.py
+++ b/mealie/db/init_db.py
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ def main():
     db = get_database(session)
 
     try:
-        init_user = db.users.get("1", "id")
+        init_user = db.users.get_all()
+        if not init_user:
+            raise Exception("No users found in database")
     except Exception:
         init_db(db)
         return
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/_model_utils/guid.py b/mealie/db/models/_model_utils/guid.py
index b0b86d6596e6..f8b573183107 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/_model_utils/guid.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/_model_utils/guid.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ class GUID(TypeDecorator):
     impl = CHAR
     cache_ok = True
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def generate():
+        return uuid.uuid4()
+
     def load_dialect_impl(self, dialect):
         if dialect.name == "postgresql":
             return dialect.type_descriptor(UUID())
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/group/exports.py b/mealie/db/models/group/exports.py
index eff4921d6664..feb6cea6ce90 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/group/exports.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/group/exports.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from uuid import uuid4
-
 from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey, String, orm
 
 from .._model_base import BaseMixins, SqlAlchemyBase
@@ -8,7 +6,7 @@ from .._model_utils import GUID, auto_init
 
 class GroupDataExportsModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     __tablename__ = "group_data_exports"
-    id = Column(GUID, primary_key=True, default=uuid4)
+    id = Column(GUID, primary_key=True, default=GUID.generate)
 
     group = orm.relationship("Group", back_populates="data_exports", single_parent=True)
     group_id = Column(GUID, ForeignKey("groups.id"), index=True)
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/group/report.py b/mealie/db/models/group/report.py
index f8057abde2ce..2805dffc5de6 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/group/report.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/group/report.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from datetime import datetime
-from uuid import uuid4
 
 from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey, orm
 from sqlalchemy.sql.sqltypes import Boolean, DateTime, String
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ from .._model_utils.guid import GUID
 
 class ReportEntryModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     __tablename__ = "report_entries"
-    id = Column(GUID, primary_key=True, default=uuid4)
+    id = Column(GUID, primary_key=True, default=GUID.generate)
 
     success = Column(Boolean, default=False)
     message = Column(String, nullable=True)
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ class ReportEntryModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
 
 class ReportModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     __tablename__ = "group_reports"
-    id = Column(GUID, primary_key=True, default=uuid4)
+    id = Column(GUID, primary_key=True, default=GUID.generate)
 
     name = Column(String, nullable=False)
     status = Column(String, nullable=False)
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/recipe/comment.py b/mealie/db/models/recipe/comment.py
index a3a6dbe93b8e..7c84aa4f0eb1 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/recipe/comment.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/recipe/comment.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from uuid import uuid4
-
 from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey, Integer, String, orm
 
 from mealie.db.models._model_base import BaseMixins, SqlAlchemyBase
@@ -9,7 +7,7 @@ from mealie.db.models._model_utils.guid import GUID
 
 class RecipeComment(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     __tablename__ = "recipe_comments"
-    id = Column(GUID, primary_key=True, default=uuid4)
+    id = Column(GUID, primary_key=True, default=GUID.generate)
     text = Column(String)
 
     # Recipe Link
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@ class RecipeComment(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     recipe = orm.relationship("RecipeModel", back_populates="comments")
 
     # User Link
-    user_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("users.id"), nullable=False)
+    user_id = Column(GUID, ForeignKey("users.id"), nullable=False)
     user = orm.relationship("User", back_populates="comments", single_parent=True, foreign_keys=[user_id])
 
     @auto_init()
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/recipe/instruction.py b/mealie/db/models/recipe/instruction.py
index 432738e2a61e..4359a73bd4cc 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/recipe/instruction.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/recipe/instruction.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from uuid import uuid4
-
 from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey, Integer, String, orm
 
 from .._model_base import BaseMixins, SqlAlchemyBase
@@ -9,7 +7,7 @@ from .._model_utils.guid import GUID
 
 class RecipeIngredientRefLink(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     __tablename__ = "recipe_ingredient_ref_link"
-    instruction_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("recipe_instructions.id"))
+    instruction_id = Column(GUID, ForeignKey("recipe_instructions.id"))
     reference_id = Column(GUID)
 
     @auto_init()
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ class RecipeIngredientRefLink(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
 
 class RecipeInstruction(SqlAlchemyBase):
     __tablename__ = "recipe_instructions"
-    id = Column(GUID, primary_key=True, default=uuid4)
+    id = Column(GUID, primary_key=True, default=GUID.generate)
     parent_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("recipes.id"))
     position = Column(Integer)
     type = Column(String, default="")
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py b/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py
index eaea9a88496c..c9977c3251fb 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/recipe/recipe.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class RecipeModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     group_id = sa.Column(GUID, sa.ForeignKey("groups.id"))
     group = orm.relationship("Group", back_populates="recipes", foreign_keys=[group_id])
 
-    user_id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, sa.ForeignKey("users.id"))
+    user_id = sa.Column(GUID, sa.ForeignKey("users.id"))
     user = orm.relationship("User", uselist=False, foreign_keys=[user_id])
 
     meal_entries = orm.relationship("GroupMealPlan", back_populates="recipe", cascade="all, delete-orphan")
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/users/password_reset.py b/mealie/db/models/users/password_reset.py
index e428456d3484..66f63e093e65 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/users/password_reset.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/users/password_reset.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey, Integer, String, orm
+from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey, String, orm
 
 from .._model_base import BaseMixins, SqlAlchemyBase
+from .._model_utils import GUID
 
 
 class PasswordResetModel(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     __tablename__ = "password_reset_tokens"
 
-    user_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("users.id"), nullable=False)
+    user_id = Column(GUID, ForeignKey("users.id"), nullable=False)
     user = orm.relationship("User", back_populates="password_reset_tokens", uselist=False)
     token = Column(String(64), unique=True, nullable=False)
 
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/users/user_to_favorite.py b/mealie/db/models/users/user_to_favorite.py
index 5d7d6741a561..f42bf068332c 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/users/user_to_favorite.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/users/user_to_favorite.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from sqlalchemy import Column, ForeignKey, Integer, Table
 
 from .._model_base import SqlAlchemyBase
+from .._model_utils import GUID
 
 users_to_favorites = Table(
     "users_to_favorites",
     SqlAlchemyBase.metadata,
-    Column("user_id", Integer, ForeignKey("users.id")),
+    Column("user_id", GUID, ForeignKey("users.id")),
     Column("recipe_id", Integer, ForeignKey("recipes.id")),
 )
diff --git a/mealie/db/models/users/users.py b/mealie/db/models/users/users.py
index 7f01ed2f7f2c..8f7dad818459 100644
--- a/mealie/db/models/users/users.py
+++ b/mealie/db/models/users/users.py
@@ -11,19 +11,21 @@ from .user_to_favorite import users_to_favorites
 
 class LongLiveToken(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     __tablename__ = "long_live_tokens"
-    parent_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("users.id"))
     name = Column(String, nullable=False)
     token = Column(String, nullable=False)
+
+    user_id = Column(GUID, ForeignKey("users.id"))
     user = orm.relationship("User")
 
-    def __init__(self, session, name, token, parent_id) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, name, token, user_id, **_) -> None:
         self.name = name
         self.token = token
-        self.user = User.get_ref(session, parent_id)
+        self.user_id = user_id
 
 
 class User(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     __tablename__ = "users"
+    id = Column(GUID, primary_key=True, default=GUID.generate)
     full_name = Column(String, index=True)
     username = Column(String, index=True, unique=True)
     email = Column(String, unique=True, index=True)
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ class User(SqlAlchemyBase, BaseMixins):
     group_id = Column(GUID, ForeignKey("groups.id"))
     group = orm.relationship("Group", back_populates="users")
 
+    cache_key = Column(String, default="1234")
+
     # Group Permissions
     can_manage = Column(Boolean, default=False)
     can_invite = Column(Boolean, default=False)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/media/__init__.py b/mealie/routes/media/__init__.py
index 06a4cdf2654e..b68a2322c053 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/media/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/media/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 
-from . import recipe
+from . import media_recipe, media_user
 
 media_router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/media", tags=["Recipe: Images and Assets"])
 
-media_router.include_router(recipe.router)
+media_router.include_router(media_recipe.router)
+media_router.include_router(media_user.router)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/media/recipe.py b/mealie/routes/media/media_recipe.py
similarity index 100%
rename from mealie/routes/media/recipe.py
rename to mealie/routes/media/media_recipe.py
diff --git a/mealie/routes/media/media_user.py b/mealie/routes/media/media_user.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..171d4c298067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/routes/media/media_user.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, status
+from pydantic import UUID4
+from starlette.responses import FileResponse
+
+from mealie.schema.user import PrivateUser
+
+"""
+These routes are for development only! These assets are served by Caddy when not
+in development mode. If you make changes, be sure to test the production container.
+"""
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/users")
+
+
+@router.get("/{user_id}/{file_name}", response_class=FileResponse)
+async def get_user_image(user_id: UUID4, file_name: str):
+    """Takes in a recipe slug, returns the static image. This route is proxied in the docker image
+    and should not hit the API in production"""
+    recipe_image = PrivateUser.get_directory(user_id) / file_name
+
+    if recipe_image.exists():
+        return FileResponse(recipe_image, media_type="image/webp")
+    else:
+        raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/users/api_tokens.py b/mealie/routes/users/api_tokens.py
index 5513c63b066d..ac26264e7124 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/users/api_tokens.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/users/api_tokens.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ async def create_api_token(
 ):
     """Create api_token in the Database"""
 
-    token_data = {"long_token": True, "id": current_user.id}
+    token_data = {"long_token": True, "id": str(current_user.id)}
 
     five_years = timedelta(1825)
     token = create_access_token(token_data, five_years)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async def create_api_token(
     token_model = CreateToken(
         name=token_name.name,
         token=token,
-        parent_id=current_user.id,
+        user_id=current_user.id,
     )
 
     db = get_database(session)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/users/crud.py b/mealie/routes/users/crud.py
index 066a84a0fa2b..6e48e526b7de 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/users/crud.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/users/crud.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from fastapi import BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException, status
+from pydantic import UUID4
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
 from mealie.core import security
@@ -39,15 +40,15 @@ async def create_user(
 
 
 @admin_router.get("/{id}", response_model=UserOut)
-async def get_user(id: int, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
+async def get_user(id: UUID4, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
     db = get_database(session)
     return db.users.get(id)
 
 
 @admin_router.delete("/{id}")
 def delete_user(
+    id: UUID4,
     background_tasks: BackgroundTasks,
-    id: int,
     session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
     current_user: PrivateUser = Depends(get_current_user),
 ):
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ def delete_user(
 
     assert_user_change_allowed(id, current_user)
 
-    if id == 1:
+    if id == 1:  # TODO: identify super_user
         raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="SUPER_USER")
 
     try:
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ async def get_logged_in_user(
 
 @user_router.put("/{id}")
 async def update_user(
-    id: int,
+    id: UUID4,
     new_data: UserBase,
     current_user: PrivateUser = Depends(get_current_user),
     session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
diff --git a/mealie/routes/users/images.py b/mealie/routes/users/images.py
index 1ce6eae0808a..1999ae7ed502 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/users/images.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/users/images.py
@@ -1,51 +1,49 @@
 import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from fastapi import Depends, File, HTTPException, UploadFile, status
-from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
 from fastapi.routing import APIRouter
+from pydantic import UUID4
+from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
-from mealie.core.config import get_app_dirs
-
-app_dirs = get_app_dirs()
+from mealie import utils
 from mealie.core.dependencies import get_current_user
+from mealie.core.dependencies.dependencies import temporary_dir
+from mealie.db.database import get_database
+from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
 from mealie.routes.routers import UserAPIRouter
 from mealie.routes.users._helpers import assert_user_change_allowed
 from mealie.schema.user import PrivateUser
+from mealie.services.image import minify
 
 public_router = APIRouter(prefix="", tags=["Users: Images"])
 user_router = UserAPIRouter(prefix="", tags=["Users: Images"])
 
 
-@public_router.get("/{id}/image")
-async def get_user_image(id: str):
-    """Returns a users profile picture"""
-    user_dir = app_dirs.USER_DIR.joinpath(id)
-    for recipe_image in user_dir.glob("profile_image.*"):
-        return FileResponse(recipe_image)
-    else:
-        raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
-
-
 @user_router.post("/{id}/image")
 def update_user_image(
-    id: str,
-    profile_image: UploadFile = File(...),
+    id: UUID4,
+    profile: UploadFile = File(...),
+    temp_dir: Path = Depends(temporary_dir),
     current_user: PrivateUser = Depends(get_current_user),
+    session: Session = Depends(generate_session),
 ):
     """Updates a User Image"""
-
     assert_user_change_allowed(id, current_user)
 
-    extension = profile_image.filename.split(".")[-1]
+    temp_img = temp_dir.joinpath(profile.filename)
 
-    app_dirs.USER_DIR.joinpath(id).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with temp_img.open("wb") as buffer:
+        shutil.copyfileobj(profile.file, buffer)
 
-    [x.unlink() for x in app_dirs.USER_DIR.joinpath(id).glob("profile_image.*")]
+    image = minify.to_webp(temp_img)
+    dest = PrivateUser.get_directory(id) / "profile.webp"
 
-    dest = app_dirs.USER_DIR.joinpath(id, f"profile_image.{extension}")
+    shutil.copyfile(image, dest)
 
-    with dest.open("wb") as buffer:
-        shutil.copyfileobj(profile_image.file, buffer)
+    db = get_database(session)
+
+    db.users.patch(id, {"cache_key": utils.new_cache_key()})
 
     if not dest.is_file:
         raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
diff --git a/mealie/schema/group/group_permissions.py b/mealie/schema/group/group_permissions.py
index 70a1520dab92..b9f716b530d0 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/group/group_permissions.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/group/group_permissions.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 from fastapi_camelcase import CamelModel
+from pydantic import UUID4
 
 
 class SetPermissions(CamelModel):
-    user_id: int
+    user_id: UUID4
     can_manage: bool = False
     can_invite: bool = False
     can_organize: bool = False
diff --git a/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe.py b/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe.py
index f999f1e3edca..1e185227ff2f 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Optional
-from uuid import UUID, uuid4
+from uuid import uuid4
 
 from fastapi_camelcase import CamelModel
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, validator
+from pydantic import UUID4, BaseModel, Field, validator
 from pydantic.utils import GetterDict
 from slugify import slugify
 
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ class CreateRecipe(CamelModel):
 class RecipeSummary(CamelModel):
     id: Optional[int]
 
-    user_id: int = 0
-    group_id: UUID = Field(default_factory=uuid4)
+    user_id: UUID4 = Field(default_factory=uuid4)
+    group_id: UUID4 = Field(default_factory=uuid4)
 
     name: Optional[str]
     slug: str = ""
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ class RecipeSummary(CamelModel):
             return uuid4()
         return group_id
 
+    @validator("user_id", always=True, pre=True)
+    def validate_user_id(user_id: list[Any]):
+        if isinstance(user_id, int):
+            return uuid4()
+        return user_id
+
 
 class Recipe(RecipeSummary):
     recipe_ingredient: Optional[list[RecipeIngredient]] = []
diff --git a/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_comments.py b/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_comments.py
index 6f9000fabb00..6ab709997835 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_comments.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_comments.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from fastapi_camelcase import CamelModel
+from pydantic import UUID4
 
 
 class UserBase(CamelModel):
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class RecipeCommentCreate(CamelModel):
 
 
 class RecipeCommentSave(RecipeCommentCreate):
-    user_id: int
+    user_id: UUID4
 
 
 class RecipeCommentUpdate(CamelModel):
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class RecipeCommentOut(RecipeCommentCreate):
     recipe_id: int
     created_at: datetime
     update_at: datetime
-    user_id: int
+    user_id: UUID4
     user: UserBase
 
     class Config:
diff --git a/mealie/schema/user/user.py b/mealie/schema/user/user.py
index c973487744ea..c244ba1120d3 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/user/user.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/user/user.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class LongLiveTokenOut(LoingLiveTokenIn):
 
 
 class CreateToken(LoingLiveTokenIn):
-    parent_id: int
+    user_id: UUID4
     token: str
 
     class Config:
@@ -88,10 +88,11 @@ class UserIn(UserBase):
 
 
 class UserOut(UserBase):
-    id: int
+    id: UUID4
     group: str
     group_id: UUID4
     tokens: Optional[list[LongLiveTokenOut]]
+    cache_key: str
     favorite_recipes: Optional[list[str]] = []
 
     class Config:
@@ -127,6 +128,15 @@ class PrivateUser(UserOut):
     class Config:
         orm_mode = True
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_directory(user_id: UUID4) -> Path:
+        user_dir = get_app_dirs().USER_DIR / str(user_id)
+        user_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        return user_dir
+
+    def directory(self) -> Path:
+        return PrivateUser.get_directory(self.id)
+
 
 class UpdateGroup(GroupBase):
     id: UUID4
diff --git a/mealie/schema/user/user_passwords.py b/mealie/schema/user/user_passwords.py
index eeb1bb3d2850..e29fa7dacbc0 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/user/user_passwords.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/user/user_passwords.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from fastapi_camelcase import CamelModel
+from pydantic import UUID4
 
 from .user import PrivateUser
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class ResetPassword(ValidateResetToken):
 
 
 class SavePasswordResetToken(CamelModel):
-    user_id: int
+    user_id: UUID4
     token: str
 
 
diff --git a/mealie/services/image/minify.py b/mealie/services/image/minify.py
index 16eea263543f..4f73d82927d2 100644
--- a/mealie/services/image/minify.py
+++ b/mealie/services/image/minify.py
@@ -23,6 +23,22 @@ def get_image_sizes(org_img: Path, min_img: Path, tiny_img: Path) -> ImageSizes:
     return ImageSizes(org=sizeof_fmt(org_img), min=sizeof_fmt(min_img), tiny=sizeof_fmt(tiny_img))
 
 
+def to_webp(image_file: Path, quality: int = 100) -> Path:
+    """
+    Converts an image to the webp format in-place. The original image is not
+    removed By default, the quality is set to 100.
+    """
+    if image_file.suffix == ".webp":
+        return image_file
+
+    img = Image.open(image_file)
+
+    dest = image_file.with_suffix(".webp")
+    img.save(dest, "WEBP", quality=quality)
+
+    return dest
+
+
 def minify_image(image_file: Path, force=False) -> ImageSizes:
     """Minifies an image in it's original file format. Quality is lost
 
diff --git a/mealie/services/migrations/_migration_base.py b/mealie/services/migrations/_migration_base.py
index 1ab6805cc81a..c28056757f8d 100644
--- a/mealie/services/migrations/_migration_base.py
+++ b/mealie/services/migrations/_migration_base.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Tuple
 from uuid import UUID
 
+from pydantic import UUID4
+
 from mealie.core import root_logger
 from mealie.db.database import Database
 from mealie.schema.recipe import Recipe
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ class BaseMigrator(BaseService):
     report_id: int
     report: ReportOut
 
-    def __init__(self, archive: Path, db: Database, session, user_id: int, group_id: UUID, add_migration_tag: bool):
+    def __init__(self, archive: Path, db: Database, session, user_id: UUID4, group_id: UUID, add_migration_tag: bool):
         self.archive = archive
         self.db = db
         self.session = session
diff --git a/mealie/services/migrations/mealie_alpha.py b/mealie/services/migrations/mealie_alpha.py
index 766d4f82b242..632a31a1428c 100644
--- a/mealie/services/migrations/mealie_alpha.py
+++ b/mealie/services/migrations/mealie_alpha.py
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ class MealieAlphaMigrator(BaseMigrator):
 
         recipe["comments"] = []
 
+        # Reset ID on migration
+        recipe["id"] = None
+
         return Recipe(**recipe)
 
     def _migrate(self) -> None:
diff --git a/mealie/services/migrations/utils/database_helpers.py b/mealie/services/migrations/utils/database_helpers.py
index 64de2e1ebc02..a64faa298c80 100644
--- a/mealie/services/migrations/utils/database_helpers.py
+++ b/mealie/services/migrations/utils/database_helpers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import TypeVar
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic import UUID4, BaseModel
 from slugify import slugify
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ T = TypeVar("T", bound=BaseModel)
 
 
 class DatabaseMigrationHelpers:
-    def __init__(self, db: Database, session: Session, group_id: int, user_id: int) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, db: Database, session: Session, group_id: int, user_id: UUID4) -> None:
         self.group_id = group_id
         self.user_id = user_id
         self.session = session
diff --git a/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py b/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
index 8e43cda7d457..d116ee6c49b3 100644
--- a/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
+++ b/mealie/services/recipe/recipe_service.py
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ class RecipeService(CrudHttpMixins[CreateRecipe, Recipe, Recipe], UserHttpServic
             raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
 
     def can_update(self) -> bool:
-        if self.user.id == self.item.user_id:
-            return True
+        if self.item.settings.locked and self.user.id != self.item.user_id:
+            raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
 
-        raise HTTPException(status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
+        return True
 
     def get_all(self, start=0, limit=None, load_foods=False) -> list[RecipeSummary]:
         items = self.db.recipes.summary(self.user.group_id, start=start, limit=limit, load_foods=load_foods)
diff --git a/mealie/services/user_services/user_service.py b/mealie/services/user_services/user_service.py
index 59f5c692ae2d..7deefa550d68 100644
--- a/mealie/services/user_services/user_service.py
+++ b/mealie/services/user_services/user_service.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
 from fastapi import HTTPException, status
 
 from mealie.core.root_logger import get_logger
@@ -43,3 +45,6 @@ class UserService(UserHttpService[int, str]):
         self.target_user.password = hash_password(password_change.new_password)
 
         return self.db.users.update_password(self.target_user.id, self.target_user.password)
+
+    def set_profile_picture(self, file_path: Path) -> PrivateUser:
+        pass
diff --git a/mealie/utils/__init__.py b/mealie/utils/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d1..07bbe450d4d9 100644
--- a/mealie/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/utils/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .cache_key import new_cache_key
diff --git a/mealie/utils/cache_key.py b/mealie/utils/cache_key.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d17ba2321ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/utils/cache_key.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import random
+import string
+
+
+def new_cache_key(length=4) -> str:
+    """returns a 4 character string to be used as a cache key for frontend data"""
+    options = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
+
+    return "".join(random.choices(options, k=length))
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 5a1bc757daa5..1d63a61ea35d 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-from tests.pre_test import settings  # isort:skip
+import os
+
+os.environ["PRODUCTION"] = "True"
+os.environ["TESTING"] = "True"
+
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from pytest import fixture
 
 from mealie.app import app
+from mealie.core import config
 from mealie.db.db_setup import SessionLocal, generate_session
 from mealie.db.init_db import main
 from tests import data as test_data
@@ -28,6 +34,7 @@ def api_client():
     yield TestClient(app)
 
     try:
+        settings = config.get_app_settings()
         settings.DB_PROVIDER.db_path.unlink()  # Handle SQLite Provider
     except Exception:
         pass
@@ -41,3 +48,19 @@ def test_image_jpg():
 @fixture(scope="session")
 def test_image_png():
     return test_data.images_test_image_2
+
+
+@fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
+def global_cleanup() -> None:
+    """Purges the .temp directory used for testing"""
+    yield None
+    try:
+        temp_dir = Path(__file__).parent / ".temp"
+
+        if temp_dir.exists():
+            import shutil
+
+            shutil.rmtree(temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    except Exception:
+        pass
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/__init__.py b/tests/fixtures/__init__.py
index 4469a27692ae..30fde1a6aded 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from .fixture_admin import *
+from .fixture_database import *
 from .fixture_recipe import *
 from .fixture_routes import *
 from .fixture_users import *
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/fixture_database.py b/tests/fixtures/fixture_database.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..57c9d86dbeda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/fixture_database.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import pytest
+
+from mealie.db.database import Database, get_database
+from mealie.db.db_setup import SessionLocal
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def database() -> Database:
+    try:
+        db = SessionLocal()
+        yield get_database(db)
+
+    finally:
+        db.close()
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/admin_tests/test_admin_user_actions.py b/tests/integration_tests/admin_tests/test_admin_user_actions.py
index bb8aabc24b5c..1802bc11bbc1 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/admin_tests/test_admin_user_actions.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/admin_tests/test_admin_user_actions.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from tests.utils.app_routes import AppRoutes
 from tests.utils.fixture_schemas import TestUser
 
 
-def test_init_superuser(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, admin_token, admin_user: TestUser):
-    response = api_client.get(api_routes.users_id(1), headers=admin_token)
+def test_init_superuser(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, admin_user: TestUser):
+    response = api_client.get(api_routes.users_id(admin_user.user_id), headers=admin_user.token)
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
     admin_data = response.json()
@@ -56,36 +56,56 @@ def test_create_user_as_non_admin(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes,
     assert response.status_code == 403
 
 
-def test_update_user(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, admin_token):
-    update_data = {"id": 1, "fullName": "Updated Name", "email": "changeme@email.com", "group": "Home", "admin": True}
-    response = api_client.put(api_routes.users_id(1), headers=admin_token, json=update_data)
+def test_update_user(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, admin_user: TestUser):
+    update_data = {
+        "id": admin_user.user_id,
+        "fullName": "Updated Name",
+        "email": "changeme@email.com",
+        "group": "Home",
+        "admin": True,
+    }
+    response = api_client.put(api_routes.users_id(admin_user.user_id), headers=admin_user.token, json=update_data)
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert json.loads(response.text).get("access_token")
 
 
-def test_update_other_user_as_not_admin(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, unique_user: TestUser):
-    update_data = {"id": 1, "fullName": "Updated Name", "email": "changeme@email.com", "group": "Home", "admin": True}
-    response = api_client.put(api_routes.users_id(1), headers=unique_user.token, json=update_data)
+def test_update_other_user_as_not_admin(
+    api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, unique_user: TestUser, g2_user: TestUser
+):
+    update_data = {
+        "id": unique_user.user_id,
+        "fullName": "Updated Name",
+        "email": "changeme@email.com",
+        "group": "Home",
+        "admin": True,
+    }
+    response = api_client.put(api_routes.users_id(g2_user.user_id), headers=unique_user.token, json=update_data)
 
     assert response.status_code == 403
 
 
-def test_self_demote_admin(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, admin_token):
+def test_self_demote_admin(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, admin_user: TestUser):
     update_data = {"fullName": "Updated Name", "email": "changeme@email.com", "group": "Home", "admin": False}
-    response = api_client.put(api_routes.users_id(1), headers=admin_token, json=update_data)
+    response = api_client.put(api_routes.users_id(admin_user.user_id), headers=admin_user.token, json=update_data)
 
     assert response.status_code == 403
 
 
-def test_self_promote_admin(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, user_token):
-    update_data = {"id": 3, "fullName": "Updated Name", "email": "user@email.com", "group": "Home", "admin": True}
-    response = api_client.put(api_routes.users_id(2), headers=user_token, json=update_data)
+def test_self_promote_admin(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, unique_user: TestUser):
+    update_data = {
+        "id": unique_user.user_id,
+        "fullName": "Updated Name",
+        "email": "user@email.com",
+        "group": "Home",
+        "admin": True,
+    }
+    response = api_client.put(api_routes.users_id(unique_user.user_id), headers=unique_user.token, json=update_data)
 
     assert response.status_code == 403
 
 
-def test_delete_user(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, admin_token):
-    response = api_client.delete(api_routes.users_id(2), headers=admin_token)
+def test_delete_user(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, admin_token, unique_user: TestUser):
+    response = api_client.delete(api_routes.users_id(unique_user.user_id), headers=admin_token)
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/test_import_routes.py b/tests/integration_tests/test_import_routes.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cb731f66e823..000000000000
--- a/tests/integration_tests/test_import_routes.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import json
-
-import pytest
-from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
-
-from tests.utils.app_routes import AppRoutes
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def backup_data():
-    return {
-        "name": "test_backup_2021-Apr-27.zip",
-        "force": True,
-        "recipes": True,
-        "settings": False,  # ! Broken
-        "groups": False,  # ! Also Broken
-        "users": False,
-    }
-
-
-def test_import(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, backup_data, admin_token):
-    import_route = api_routes.backups_file_name_import("test_backup_2021-Apr-27.zip")
-    response = api_client.post(import_route, json=backup_data, headers=admin_token)
-    assert response.status_code == 200
-    for _, value in json.loads(response.content).items():
-        for v in value:
-            assert v["status"] is True
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/user_tests/test_user_images.py b/tests/integration_tests/user_tests/test_user_images.py
index 1b17b2759d62..6e8bb2a1145c 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/user_tests/test_user_images.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/user_tests/test_user_images.py
@@ -1,30 +1,33 @@
-from pathlib import Path
-
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
-from mealie.core.config import get_app_dirs
-
-app_dirs = get_app_dirs()
-from tests.utils.app_routes import AppRoutes
+from tests import data as test_data
+from tests.utils.fixture_schemas import TestUser
 
 
-def test_update_user_image(
-    api_client: TestClient, api_routes: AppRoutes, test_image_jpg: Path, test_image_png: Path, admin_token
-):
-    response = api_client.post(
-        api_routes.users_id_image(2), files={"profile_image": test_image_jpg.open("rb")}, headers=admin_token
-    )
+class Routes:
+    def get_user_image(user_id: str, file_name: str = "profile.webp") -> str:
+        return f"/api/media/users/{user_id}/{file_name}"
 
+    def user_image(user_id: str) -> str:
+        return f"/api/users/{user_id}/image"
+
+
+def test_user_get_image(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser):
+    # Get the user's image
+    response = api_client.get(Routes.get_user_image(str(unique_user.user_id)))
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
-    response = api_client.post(
-        api_routes.users_id_image(2), files={"profile_image": test_image_png.open("rb")}, headers=admin_token
-    )
+    # Ensure that the returned value is a valid image
+    assert response.headers["Content-Type"] == "image/webp"
 
+
+def test_user_update_image(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser):
+    image = {"profile": test_data.images_test_image_1.read_bytes()}
+
+    # Update the user's image
+    response = api_client.post(Routes.user_image(str(unique_user.user_id)), files=image, headers=unique_user.token)
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
-    directory = app_dirs.USER_DIR.joinpath("2")
-    assert directory.joinpath("profile_image.png").is_file()
-
-    # Old profile images are removed
-    assert 1 == len([file for file in directory.glob("profile_image.*") if file.is_file()])
+    # Request the image again
+    response = api_client.get(Routes.get_user_image(str(unique_user.user_id)))
+    assert response.status_code == 200
diff --git a/tests/pre_test.py b/tests/pre_test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b9bc22de9001..000000000000
--- a/tests/pre_test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-from mealie.core.config import get_app_dirs, get_app_settings
-from mealie.core.settings.db_providers import SQLiteProvider
-
-os.environ["PRODUCTION"] = "True"
-os.environ["TESTING"] = "True"
-
-settings = get_app_settings()
-app_dirs = get_app_dirs()
-settings.DB_PROVIDER = SQLiteProvider(data_dir=app_dirs.DATA_DIR, prefix="test_")
-
-if settings.DB_ENGINE != "postgres":
-    # Monkeypatch Database Testing
-    settings.DB_PROVIDER = SQLiteProvider(data_dir=app_dirs.DATA_DIR, prefix="test_")
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/repository_tests/test_user_repository.py b/tests/unit_tests/repository_tests/test_user_repository.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea924ea2341c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/repository_tests/test_user_repository.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from mealie.db.database import Database
+from mealie.schema.user import PrivateUser
+from tests.utils.fixture_schemas import TestUser
+
+
+def test_user_directory_deleted_on_delete(database: Database, unique_user: TestUser) -> None:
+    user_dir = PrivateUser.get_directory(unique_user.user_id)
+    assert user_dir.exists()
+    database.users.delete(unique_user.user_id)
+    assert not user_dir.exists()
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/services/test_email_service.py b/tests/unit_tests/services_tests/test_email_service.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/unit_tests/services/test_email_service.py
rename to tests/unit_tests/services_tests/test_email_service.py
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_config.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_config.py
index eba46d5f0a91..87e96f5ff013 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_config.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_default_connection_args(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setenv("DB_ENGINE", "sqlite")
     get_app_settings.cache_clear()
     app_settings = get_app_settings()
-    assert re.match(r"sqlite:////.*mealie/dev/data/*mealie*.db", app_settings.DB_URL)
+    assert re.match(r"sqlite:////.*mealie*.db", app_settings.DB_URL)
 
 
 def test_pg_connection_args(monkeypatch):
diff --git a/tests/utils/fixture_schemas.py b/tests/utils/fixture_schemas.py
index d451c4c186e4..1e84934b635d 100644
--- a/tests/utils/fixture_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/utils/fixture_schemas.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from uuid import UUID
 @dataclass
 class TestUser:
     email: str
-    user_id: int
+    user_id: UUID
     _group_id: UUID
     token: Any