diff --git a/Installer.iss b/Installer.iss
index 9c6361bc4..cae6ef11d 100644
--- a/Installer.iss
+++ b/Installer.iss
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ DefaultDirName={pf}\{#MyAppName}
 DefaultGroupName={#MyAppName}
 DisableProgramGroupPage=yes
 OutputBaseFilename=setup
-SetupIconFile=O:\Documents\JackettKayo\src\Jackett.Console\jackett.ico
+SetupIconFile=src\Jackett.Console\jackett.ico
+UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\JackettConsole.exe
 Compression=lzma
 SolidCompression=yes
 
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ Name: "windowsService"; Description: "Install as a Windows Service"
 Name: "desktopicon"; Description: "{cm:CreateDesktopIcon}"; GroupDescription: "{cm:AdditionalIcons}"; Flags: unchecked
 
 [Files]
-Source: "O:\Documents\JackettKayo\Build\JackettTray.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
-Source: "O:\Documents\JackettKayo\Build\*"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
+Source: "Build\JackettTray.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion
+Source: "Build\*"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs createallsubdirs
 ; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files
 
 [Icons]
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ Filename: "{app}\{#MyAppExeName}"; Description: "{cm:LaunchProgram,{#StringChang
 Filename: "{app}\JackettConsole.exe"; Parameters: "/u"; Flags: waituntilterminated;
 Filename: "{app}\JackettConsole.exe"; Parameters: "/r"; Flags: waituntilterminated;
 Filename: "{app}\JackettConsole.exe"; Parameters: "/i"; Flags: waituntilterminated; Tasks: windowsService
+Filename: "{app}\JackettConsole.exe"; Parameters: "/start"; Flags: waituntilterminated; Tasks: windowsService
 
 [UninstallRun]
 Filename: "{app}\JackettConsole.exe"; Parameters: "/u"; Flags: waituntilterminated skipifdoesntexist
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Console/Jackett.Console.csproj b/src/Jackett.Console/Jackett.Console.csproj
index bb4bd0e92..bf9675a02 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Console/Jackett.Console.csproj
+++ b/src/Jackett.Console/Jackett.Console.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
+    <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
@@ -75,12 +77,6 @@
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.2.0.2\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Security">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Security.3.0.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.Security.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies.3.0.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles, Version=3.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles.3.0.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
@@ -99,10 +95,19 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Extensions, Version=2.2.29.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Formatting, Version=5.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client.5.2.3\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Primitives, Version=4.2.29.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Primitives.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
     <Reference Include="System.Web.Http, Version=5.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core.5.2.3\lib\net45\System.Web.Http.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
@@ -145,6 +150,13 @@
     <Content Include="jackett.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" />
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
   <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Console/Program.cs b/src/Jackett.Console/Program.cs
index 6f6973c79..35786546f 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Console/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Console/Program.cs
@@ -41,11 +41,27 @@ namespace JackettConsole
                         case "/t":  // Tracing
                             Engine.TracingEnabled = true;
                             break;
+                        case "/curlsafe":  // Curl safe mode
+                            Engine.CurlSafe = true;
+                            break;
+                        case "/start":  // Start Service
+                            if (!Engine.ServiceConfig.ServiceRunning())
+                            {
+                                Engine.ServiceConfig.Start();
+                            }
+                            return;
+                        case "/stop":  // Stop Service
+                            if (Engine.ServiceConfig.ServiceRunning())
+                            {
+                                Engine.ServiceConfig.Stop();
+                            }
+                            return;
                     }
                 }
 
+                Engine.Server.Initalize();
                 Engine.Server.Start();
-                Engine.Logger.Info("Running in console mode.");
+                Engine.Logger.Info("Running in console mode!");
                 Engine.RunTime.Spin();
                 Engine.Logger.Info("Server thread exit");
             }
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Console/packages.config b/src/Jackett.Console/packages.config
index 268d933cc..2b7546d65 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Console/packages.config
+++ b/src/Jackett.Console/packages.config
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Autofac" version="3.5.0" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
-  <package id="Autofac.Owin" version="3.1.0" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
-  <package id="Autofac.WebApi2" version="3.4.0" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
-  <package id="Autofac.WebApi2.Owin" version="3.2.0" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
+  <package id="Autofac" version="3.5.0" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Autofac.Owin" version="3.1.0" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Autofac.WebApi2" version="3.4.0" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Autofac.WebApi2.Owin" version="3.2.0" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Core" version="2.2.1" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Owin" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.OwinSelfHost" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Owin" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.OwinSelfHost" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Tracing" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.FileSystems" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener" version="2.0.2" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl" version="1.1.10" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl.Build" version="1.0.21" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.2.29" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.FileSystems" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener" version="2.0.2" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.SystemWeb" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting" version="2.0.2" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Security" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting" version="2.0.2" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="NLog" version="4.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Owin" version="1.0" targetFramework="net452" userInstalled="true" />
+  <package id="Owin" version="1.0" targetFramework="net452" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Service/Jackett.Service.csproj b/src/Jackett.Service/Jackett.Service.csproj
index a4c6c9940..acb3cd7a6 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Service/Jackett.Service.csproj
+++ b/src/Jackett.Service/Jackett.Service.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
+    <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
@@ -83,10 +85,19 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Extensions, Version=2.2.29.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Formatting, Version=5.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client.5.2.3\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Primitives, Version=4.2.29.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Primitives.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
     <Reference Include="System.Web.Http, Version=5.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core.5.2.3\lib\net45\System.Web.Http.dll</HintPath>
@@ -134,6 +145,13 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" />
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
   <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Service/Service.cs b/src/Jackett.Service/Service.cs
index 47690ab21..d0a4bbce9 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Service/Service.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Service/Service.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Service
         protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
         {
             Engine.Logger.Info("Service starting");
+            Engine.Server.Initalize();
             Engine.Server.Start();
             Engine.Logger.Info("Service started");
         }
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Service/packages.config b/src/Jackett.Service/packages.config
index cfb04dcec..15edf0448 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Service/packages.config
+++ b/src/Jackett.Service/packages.config
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Owin" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.OwinSelfHost" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Tracing" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl" version="1.1.10" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl.Build" version="1.0.21" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.2.29" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.FileSystems" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Tray/App.config b/src/Jackett.Tray/App.config
index 88fa4027b..e74e545f8 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Tray/App.config
+++ b/src/Jackett.Tray/App.config
@@ -1,6 +1,30 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
     <startup> 
         <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5.2" />
     </startup>
+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.Owin" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-3.0.1.0" newVersion="3.0.1.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Http" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.2.3.0" newVersion="5.2.3.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Net.Http.Formatting" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.2.3.0" newVersion="5.2.3.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Http.Owin" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.2.3.0" newVersion="5.2.3.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-7.0.0.0" newVersion="7.0.0.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+    </assemblyBinding>
+  </runtime>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Tray/Jackett.Tray.csproj b/src/Jackett.Tray/Jackett.Tray.csproj
index 0e3f38375..c417ef812 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Tray/Jackett.Tray.csproj
+++ b/src/Jackett.Tray/Jackett.Tray.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
+    <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
@@ -36,8 +38,81 @@
     <ApplicationIcon>jackett.ico</ApplicationIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Autofac, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=17863af14b0044da, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Autofac.3.5.0\lib\net40\Autofac.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Autofac.Integration.Owin, Version=3.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=17863af14b0044da, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Autofac.Owin.3.1.0\lib\net45\Autofac.Integration.Owin.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Autofac.Integration.WebApi, Version=3.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=17863af14b0044da, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Autofac.WebApi2.3.4.0\lib\net45\Autofac.Integration.WebApi.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Autofac.Integration.WebApi.Owin, Version=3.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=17863af14b0044da, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Autofac.WebApi2.Owin.3.2.0\lib\net45\Autofac.Integration.WebApi.Owin.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin, Version=3.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.3.0.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.FileSystems, Version=3.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.FileSystems.3.0.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.FileSystems.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener, Version=2.0.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.2.0.2\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting, Version=2.0.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.2.0.2\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles, Version=3.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles.3.0.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="NLog, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5120e14c03d0593c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\NLog.4.0.1\lib\net45\NLog.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Owin, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=f0ebd12fd5e55cc5, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Owin.1.0\lib\net40\Owin.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Extensions, Version=2.2.29.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Formatting, Version=5.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client.5.2.3\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Primitives, Version=4.2.29.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Primitives.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Http, Version=5.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core.5.2.3\lib\net45\System.Web.Http.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Http.Owin, Version=5.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Owin.5.2.3\lib\net45\System.Web.Http.Owin.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Web.Http.Tracing, Version=5.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Tracing.5.2.3\lib\net45\System.Web.Http.Tracing.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
@@ -69,6 +144,7 @@
       <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
       <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
     <None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
       <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
       <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
@@ -85,7 +161,31 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Include="jackett.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Jackett\Jackett.csproj">
+      <Project>{e636d5f8-68b4-4903-b4ed-ccfd9c9e899f}</Project>
+      <Name>Jackett</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <COMReference Include="IWshRuntimeLibrary">
+      <Guid>{F935DC20-1CF0-11D0-ADB9-00C04FD58A0B}</Guid>
+      <VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
+      <VersionMinor>0</VersionMinor>
+      <Lcid>0</Lcid>
+      <WrapperTool>tlbimp</WrapperTool>
+      <Isolated>False</Isolated>
+      <EmbedInteropTypes>True</EmbedInteropTypes>
+    </COMReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" />
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.21\build\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
   <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Tray/Main.Designer.cs b/src/Jackett.Tray/Main.Designer.cs
index 71457c20d..ae47ee2bd 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Tray/Main.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Tray/Main.Designer.cs
@@ -32,9 +32,13 @@
             System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(Main));
             this.notifyIcon1 = new System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon(this.components);
             this.contextMenuStrip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip(this.components);
-            this.toolStripMenuItemAutoStart = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.toolStripMenuItemWebUI = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            this.toolStripSeparator1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator();
+            this.backgroundMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            this.serviceControlMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            this.toolStripMenuItemAutoStart = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.toolStripMenuItemShutdown = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            this.toolStripSeparator2 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator();
             this.contextMenuStrip1.SuspendLayout();
             this.SuspendLayout();
             // 
@@ -48,31 +52,60 @@
             // contextMenuStrip1
             // 
             this.contextMenuStrip1.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
-            this.toolStripMenuItemAutoStart,
             this.toolStripMenuItemWebUI,
+            this.toolStripSeparator1,
+            this.backgroundMenuItem,
+            this.serviceControlMenuItem,
+            this.toolStripSeparator2,
+            this.toolStripMenuItemAutoStart,
             this.toolStripMenuItemShutdown});
             this.contextMenuStrip1.Name = "contextMenuStrip1";
-            this.contextMenuStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(174, 92);
+            this.contextMenuStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 148);
+            this.contextMenuStrip1.Opening += new System.ComponentModel.CancelEventHandler(this.contextMenuStrip1_Opening);
+            // 
+            // toolStripMenuItemWebUI
+            // 
+            this.toolStripMenuItemWebUI.Name = "toolStripMenuItemWebUI";
+            this.toolStripMenuItemWebUI.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(291, 22);
+            this.toolStripMenuItemWebUI.Text = "Open Web UI";
+            // 
+            // toolStripSeparator1
+            // 
+            this.toolStripSeparator1.Name = "toolStripSeparator1";
+            this.toolStripSeparator1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 6);
+            // 
+            // backgroundMenuItem
+            // 
+            this.backgroundMenuItem.Enabled = false;
+            this.backgroundMenuItem.Name = "backgroundMenuItem";
+            this.backgroundMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(291, 22);
+            this.backgroundMenuItem.Text = "Jacket is running as a background service";
+            // 
+            // serviceControlMenuItem
+            // 
+            this.serviceControlMenuItem.Name = "serviceControlMenuItem";
+            this.serviceControlMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(291, 22);
+            this.serviceControlMenuItem.Text = "Start Service";
+            this.serviceControlMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.serviceControlMenuItem_Click);
             // 
             // toolStripMenuItemAutoStart
             // 
             this.toolStripMenuItemAutoStart.CheckOnClick = true;
             this.toolStripMenuItemAutoStart.Name = "toolStripMenuItemAutoStart";
-            this.toolStripMenuItemAutoStart.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(173, 22);
+            this.toolStripMenuItemAutoStart.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(291, 22);
             this.toolStripMenuItemAutoStart.Text = "Auto-start on boot";
             // 
-            // toolStripMenuItemWebUI
-            // 
-            this.toolStripMenuItemWebUI.Name = "toolStripMenuItemWebUI";
-            this.toolStripMenuItemWebUI.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(173, 22);
-            this.toolStripMenuItemWebUI.Text = "Open Web UI";
-            // 
             // toolStripMenuItemShutdown
             // 
             this.toolStripMenuItemShutdown.Name = "toolStripMenuItemShutdown";
-            this.toolStripMenuItemShutdown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(173, 22);
+            this.toolStripMenuItemShutdown.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(291, 22);
             this.toolStripMenuItemShutdown.Text = "Shutdown";
             // 
+            // toolStripSeparator2
+            // 
+            this.toolStripSeparator2.Name = "toolStripSeparator2";
+            this.toolStripSeparator2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 6);
+            // 
             // Main
             // 
             this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
@@ -95,6 +128,9 @@
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem toolStripMenuItemAutoStart;
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem toolStripMenuItemWebUI;
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem toolStripMenuItemShutdown;
-
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator toolStripSeparator1;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem backgroundMenuItem;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem serviceControlMenuItem;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator toolStripSeparator2;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Tray/Main.cs b/src/Jackett.Tray/Main.cs
index 991f72f1a..252e241de 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Tray/Main.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Tray/Main.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using Microsoft.Win32;
+using Jackett;
+using Jackett.Utils;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
@@ -27,13 +29,19 @@ namespace JackettTray
             toolStripMenuItemWebUI.Click += toolStripMenuItemWebUI_Click;
             toolStripMenuItemShutdown.Click += toolStripMenuItemShutdown_Click;
 
-            //if (Server.IsFirstRun)
-            //    AutoStart = true;
+            Engine.Server.Initalize();
+
+            if (!Engine.ServiceConfig.ServiceExists())
+            {
+                // We are not installed as a service so just the web server too and run from the tray.
+                Engine.Logger.Info("Starting server from tray");
+                Engine.Server.Start();
+            }
         }
 
         void toolStripMenuItemWebUI_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-          //  Process.Start("http://127.0.0.1:" + Server.Port);
+            Process.Start("http://127.0.0.1:" + Engine.Server.Config.Port);
         }
 
         void toolStripMenuItemShutdown_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -83,12 +91,82 @@ namespace JackettTray
 
         private void CreateShortcut()
         {
-          /*  var appPath = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
+
+            var appPath = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
             var shell = new IWshRuntimeLibrary.WshShell();
             var shortcut = (IWshRuntimeLibrary.IWshShortcut)shell.CreateShortcut(ShortcutPath);
             shortcut.Description = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name;
             shortcut.TargetPath = appPath;
-            shortcut.Save();*/
+            shortcut.Save();
+        }
+
+        private void contextMenuStrip1_Opening(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (Engine.ServiceConfig.ServiceExists())
+            {
+                backgroundMenuItem.Visible = true;
+                serviceControlMenuItem.Visible = true;
+                toolStripSeparator1.Visible = true;
+                toolStripSeparator2.Visible = true;
+                if (Engine.ServiceConfig.ServiceRunning())
+                {
+                    serviceControlMenuItem.Text = "Stop background service";
+                } else
+                {
+                    serviceControlMenuItem.Text = "Start background service";
+                }
+
+                toolStripMenuItemShutdown.Text = "Close tray icon";
+            } else
+            {
+                backgroundMenuItem.Visible = false;
+                serviceControlMenuItem.Visible = false;
+                toolStripSeparator1.Visible = false;
+                toolStripSeparator2.Visible = false;
+                toolStripMenuItemShutdown.Text = "Shutdown";
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void serviceControlMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            var consolePath = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Application.ExecutablePath), "JackettConsole.exe");
+
+            if (Engine.ServiceConfig.ServiceRunning())
+            {
+                if (ServerUtil.IsUserAdministrator())
+                {
+                    Engine.ServiceConfig.Stop();
+                    
+                } else
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        Engine.ProcessService.StartProcessAndLog(consolePath, "/stop", true);
+                    }
+                    catch
+                    {
+                        MessageBox.Show("Failed to get admin rights to stop the service.", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if (ServerUtil.IsUserAdministrator())
+                {
+                    Engine.ServiceConfig.Start();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        Engine.ProcessService.StartProcessAndLog(consolePath, "/start", true);
+                    }
+                    catch
+                    {
+                        MessageBox.Show("Failed to get admin rights to start the service.", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Tray/packages.config b/src/Jackett.Tray/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..841d4aa9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Jackett.Tray/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Autofac" version="3.5.0" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Autofac.Owin" version="3.1.0" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Autofac.WebApi2" version="3.4.0" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Autofac.WebApi2.Owin" version="3.2.0" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Owin" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.OwinSelfHost" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Tracing" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl" version="1.1.10" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl.Build" version="1.0.21" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.2.29" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.FileSystems" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener" version="2.0.2" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting" version="2.0.2" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="NLog" version="4.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Owin" version="1.0" targetFramework="net452" />
+</packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Content/custom.css b/src/Jackett/Content/custom.css
index 3a275888c..14280a204 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Content/custom.css
+++ b/src/Jackett/Content/custom.css
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ hr {
 }
 
 .input-area {
+    margin: 4px 0px;
 }
 
     .input-area > * {
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ hr {
 
 .input-header {
     font-size: 18px;
-    width: 140px;
+    width: 160px;
     display: inline-block;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Content/custom.js b/src/Jackett/Content/custom.js
index 940018b69..c2b02e7c6 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Content/custom.js
+++ b/src/Jackett/Content/custom.js
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ function loadJackettSettings() {
 $("#change-jackett-port").click(function () {
     var jackett_port = $("#jackett-port").val();
     var jsonObject = { port: jackett_port};
-    var jqxhr = $.post("/admin/apply_jackett_config", JSON.stringify(jsonObject), function (data) {
+    var jqxhr = $.post("/admin/set_port", JSON.stringify(jsonObject), function (data) {
 
         if (data.result == "error") {
             doNotify("Error: " + data.error, "danger", "glyphicon glyphicon-alert");
             return;
         } else {
-            doNotify("The port has been changed. Jackett will now restart...", "success", "glyphicon glyphicon-ok");
+            doNotify("The port has been changed. Redirecting you to the new port.", "success", "glyphicon glyphicon-ok");
             var jqxhr0 = $.post("admin/jackett_restart", null, function (data_restart) { });
 
             window.setTimeout(function () {
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Content/index.html b/src/Jackett/Content/index.html
index d3b31d560..fd365a742 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Content/index.html
+++ b/src/Jackett/Content/index.html
@@ -32,27 +32,25 @@
                 <li>For <b>API key</b> using the key below</li>
                 <li>Turn off <b>Enable RageID Lookup</b></li>
             </ol>
-            <span class="input-header">Jackett API Key: </span>
+            <span class="input-header">API Key: </span>
             <input id="api-key-input" class="form-control input-right" type="text" value="" placeholder="API Key" readonly="">
         </div>
         <div class="input-area">
             <span class="input-header">Admin Password: </span>
             <input id="jackett-adminpwd" class="form-control input-right" type="password" value="" placeholder="Blank to disable">
             <button id="change-jackett-password" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">
-                Set <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-ok-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                Set Password <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-ok-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></span>
             </button>
             <a href="Dashboard?logout=true" id="logoutBtn" style="display:none" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm">
                Logout
             </a>
         </div>
-        <hr />
         <div class="input-area">
-            <span class="input-header">Jackett port: </span>
+            <span class="input-header">Server port: </span>
             <input id="jackett-port" class="form-control input-right" type="text" value="" placeholder="9117">
             <button id="change-jackett-port" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">
-                Configure <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-ok-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                Change Port <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-ok-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></span>
             </button>
-            <span title="Jackett will restart after changing the port" class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"></span>
         </div>
         <hr />
         <h3>Configured Indexers</h3>
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Controllers/APIController.cs b/src/Jackett/Controllers/APIController.cs
index c73530863..fd4f64918 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Controllers/APIController.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Controllers/APIController.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Controllers
                 return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.Forbidden, "Incorrect API key");
             }
 
-            if (torznabQuery.QueryType == "caps")
+            if (string.Equals(torznabQuery.QueryType, "caps", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
             {
                 return new HttpResponseMessage()
                 {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Controllers
 
             var releases = await indexer.PerformQuery(torznabQuery);
 
-            logger.Debug(string.Format("Found {0} releases from {1}", releases.Length, indexer.DisplayName));
+            logger.Info(string.Format("Found {0} releases from {1}", releases.Length, indexer.DisplayName));
             var severUrl = string.Format("{0}://{1}:{2}/", Request.RequestUri.Scheme, Request.RequestUri.Host, Request.RequestUri.Port);
 
             var resultPage = new ResultPage(new ChannelInfo
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Controllers/AdminController.cs b/src/Jackett/Controllers/AdminController.cs
index 0adffb411..69b878634 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Controllers/AdminController.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Controllers/AdminController.cs
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Security.Claims;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Http;
 using System.Web.Http.Results;
 using System.Web.Security;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 namespace Jackett.Controllers
 {
@@ -28,13 +30,15 @@ namespace Jackett.Controllers
         private IIndexerManagerService indexerService;
         private IServerService serverService;
         private ISecuityService securityService;
+        private IProcessService processService;
 
-        public AdminController(IConfigurationService config, IIndexerManagerService i, IServerService ss, ISecuityService s)
+        public AdminController(IConfigurationService config, IIndexerManagerService i, IServerService ss, ISecuityService s, IProcessService p)
         {
             this.config = config;
             indexerService = i;
             serverService = ss;
             securityService = s;
+            processService = p;
         }
 
         private async Task<JToken> ReadPostDataJson()
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Controllers
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 jsonReply["result"] = "error";
-                jsonReply["error"] = ex.Message;
+                //jsonReply["error"] = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(ex); 
                 if (ex is ExceptionWithConfigData)
                 {
                     jsonReply["config"] = ((ExceptionWithConfigData)ex).ConfigData.ToJson();
@@ -278,17 +282,58 @@ namespace Jackett.Controllers
             return Json(jsonReply);
         }
 
-        [Route("apply_jackett_config")]
+        [Route("set_port")]
         [HttpPost]
         public async Task<IHttpActionResult> SetConfig()
         {
+            var originalPort = Engine.Server.Config.Port;
             var jsonReply = new JObject();
             try
             {
                 var postData = await ReadPostDataJson();
-                //  int port = await WebServer.ApplyPortConfiguration(postData);
+                int port = (int)postData["port"];
+
+                if (port != Engine.Server.Config.Port)
+                {
+                    if (ServerUtil.RestrictedPorts.Contains(port))
+                    {
+                        jsonReply["result"] = "error";
+                        jsonReply["error"] = "The port you have selected is restricted, try a different one.";
+                        return Json(jsonReply);
+                    }
+
+                    Engine.Server.Config.Port = port;
+                    Engine.Server.SaveConfig();
+
+                    if (!ServerUtil.IsUserAdministrator())
+                    {
+                        try {
+                            processService.StartProcessAndLog(Application.ExecutablePath, "/r", true);
+                        }
+                        catch
+                        {
+                            Engine.Server.Config.Port = originalPort;
+                            Engine.Server.SaveConfig();
+                            jsonReply["result"] = "error";
+                            jsonReply["error"] = "Failed to acquire admin permissions to reserve the new port.";
+                            return Json(jsonReply);
+                        }
+                    } else
+                    {
+                        serverService.ReserveUrls(true);
+                    }
+
+                    // This is giving a warning - is there a better way of doing this?
+                    Task.Run(() =>
+                    {
+                        Thread.Sleep(500);
+                        serverService.Start();
+                    });
+                   
+                }
+
                 jsonReply["result"] = "success";
-                // jsonReply["port"] = port;
+                jsonReply["port"] = port;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
diff --git a/src/Jackett/CurlHelper.cs b/src/Jackett/CurlHelper.cs
index df6e2904d..80e0b5245 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/CurlHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/CurlHelper.cs
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+using Jackett.Utils;
+using System.Net;
 
 namespace Jackett
 {
     public static class CurlHelper
     {
-        private const string ChromeUserAgent = "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/42.0.2311.90 Safari/537.36";
-
         public class CurlRequest
         {
 
@@ -44,18 +44,21 @@ namespace Jackett
 
             public byte[] Content { get; private set; }
 
+            public HttpStatusCode Status { get; private set;}
+
             public Dictionary<string, string> Cookies { get; private set; }
 
             public List<string> CookiesFlat { get { return Cookies.Select(c => c.Key + "=" + c.Value).ToList(); } }
 
             public string CookieHeader { get { return string.Join("; ", CookiesFlat); } }
 
-            public CurlResponse(List<string[]> headers, byte[] content)
+            public CurlResponse(List<string[]> headers, byte[] content, HttpStatusCode s)
             {
                 Headers = new Dictionary<string, string>();
                 Cookies = new Dictionary<string, string>();
                 HeaderList = headers;
                 Content = content;
+                Status = s;
                 foreach (var h in headers)
                 {
                     Headers[h[0]] = h[1];
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ namespace Jackett
             {
                 easy.Url = curlRequest.Url;
                 easy.BufferSize = 64 * 1024;
-                easy.UserAgent = ChromeUserAgent;
+                easy.UserAgent = BrowserUtil.ChromeUserAgent;
                 easy.WriteFunction = (byte[] buf, int size, int nmemb, object data) =>
                 {
                     contentBuffers.Add(buf);
@@ -173,23 +176,35 @@ namespace Jackett
 
                 easy.Perform();
             }
-
+            
             var headerBytes = Combine(headerBuffers.ToArray());
             var headerString = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(headerBytes);
             var headerParts = headerString.Split(new char[] { '\n', '\r' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
             var headers = new List<string[]>();
-            foreach (var headerPart in headerParts.Skip(1))
+            var headerCount = 0;
+            HttpStatusCode status = HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError;
+            foreach (var headerPart in headerParts)
             {
-                var keyVal = headerPart.Split(new char[] { ':' }, 2);
-                if (keyVal.Length > 1)
+                if (headerCount == 0)
                 {
-                    headers.Add(new[] { keyVal[0].ToLower().Trim(), keyVal[1].Trim() });
+                    var responseCode = int.Parse(headerPart.Split(' ')[1]);
+                    status = (HttpStatusCode)responseCode;
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    var keyVal = headerPart.Split(new char[] { ':' }, 2);
+                    if (keyVal.Length > 1)
+                    {
+                        headers.Add(new[] { keyVal[0].ToLower().Trim(), keyVal[1].Trim() });
+                    }
+                }
+
+                headerCount++;
             }
 
             var contentBytes = Combine(contentBuffers.ToArray());
-            var curlResponse = new CurlResponse(headers, contentBytes);
 
+            var curlResponse = new CurlResponse(headers, contentBytes, status);
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(curlRequest.Cookies))
                 curlResponse.AddCookiesFromHeaderValue(curlRequest.Cookies);
             curlResponse.AddCookiesFromHeaders(headers);
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Engine.cs b/src/Jackett/Engine.cs
index 000484704..d26250b0c 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Engine.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Engine.cs
@@ -12,94 +12,107 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Jackett
 {
-   public class Engine
+    public class Engine
     {
-       private static IContainer container = null;
+        private static IContainer container = null;
 
-       static Engine()
-       {
+        static Engine()
+        {
+            BuildContainer();
+            Logger.Info("Starting Jackett " + ConfigService.GetVersion());
+        }
 
-#if DEBUG
-            TracingEnabled = true;
-#endif
+        public static bool TracingEnabled
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        }
 
-           var builder = new ContainerBuilder();
-           builder.RegisterModule<JackettModule>();
-           container = builder.Build();
+        public static bool LogRequests
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        }
 
-           // Register the container in itself to allow for late resolves
-           var secondaryBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();
-           secondaryBuilder.RegisterInstance<IContainer>(container).SingleInstance();
-           SetupLogging(secondaryBuilder);
-           secondaryBuilder.Update(container);
+        public static bool CurlSafe
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        }
 
-           Logger.Info("Starting Jackett " + ConfigService.GetVersion());
-       }
+        public static void BuildContainer()
+        {
+            var builder = new ContainerBuilder();
+            builder.RegisterModule<JackettModule>();
+            container = builder.Build();
 
-       public static bool TracingEnabled
-       {
-           get;
-           set;
-       }
+            // Register the container in itself to allow for late resolves
+            var secondaryBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();
+            secondaryBuilder.RegisterInstance<IContainer>(container).SingleInstance();
+            SetupLogging(secondaryBuilder);
+            secondaryBuilder.Update(container);
+        }
 
-       public static bool LogRequests
-       {
-           get;
-           set;
-       }
-
-       public static IContainer GetContainer()
-       {
-           return container;
-       }
+        public static IContainer GetContainer()
+        {
+            return container;
+        }
 
         public static bool IsWindows
         {
             get
             {
-               return Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Win32NT;
-           } 
-       }
+                return Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Win32NT;
+            }
+        }
 
-       public static IConfigurationService ConfigService
-       {
-           get
-           {
-               return container.Resolve<IConfigurationService>();
-           }
-       }
+        public static IConfigurationService ConfigService
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return container.Resolve<IConfigurationService>();
+            }
+        }
 
-       public static IServiceConfigService ServiceConfig
-       {
-           get
-           {
-               return container.Resolve<IServiceConfigService>();
-           }
-       }
+        public static IProcessService ProcessService
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return container.Resolve<IProcessService>();
+            }
+        }
 
-       public static IServerService Server
-       {
-           get
-           {
-               return container.Resolve<IServerService>();
-           }
-       }
+        public static IServiceConfigService ServiceConfig
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return container.Resolve<IServiceConfigService>();
+            }
+        }
 
-       public static IRunTimeService RunTime
-       {
-           get
-           {
-               return container.Resolve<IRunTimeService>();
-           }
-       }
+        public static IServerService Server
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return container.Resolve<IServerService>();
+            }
+        }
 
-       public static Logger Logger
-       {
-           get
-           {
-               return container.Resolve<Logger>();
-           }
-       }
+        public static IRunTimeService RunTime
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return container.Resolve<IRunTimeService>();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static Logger Logger
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return container.Resolve<Logger>();
+            }
+        }
 
         public static ISecuityService SecurityService
         {
@@ -108,32 +121,32 @@ namespace Jackett
                 return container.Resolve<ISecuityService>();
             }
         }
-        
 
-       private static void SetupLogging(ContainerBuilder builder)
-       {
-           var logConfig = new LoggingConfiguration();
 
-           var logFile = new FileTarget();
-           logConfig.AddTarget("file", logFile);
-           logFile.Layout = "${longdate} ${level} ${message} ${exception:format=ToString}";
-           logFile.FileName = Path.Combine(ConfigurationService.GetAppDataFolderStatic(), "log.txt");
-           logFile.ArchiveFileName = "log.{#####}.txt";
-           logFile.ArchiveAboveSize = 500000;
-           logFile.MaxArchiveFiles = 1;
-           logFile.KeepFileOpen = false;
-           logFile.ArchiveNumbering = ArchiveNumberingMode.DateAndSequence;
-           var logFileRule = new LoggingRule("*", LogLevel.Debug, logFile);
-           logConfig.LoggingRules.Add(logFileRule);
+        private static void SetupLogging(ContainerBuilder builder)
+        {
+            var logConfig = new LoggingConfiguration();
 
-           var logConsole = new ConsoleTarget();
-           logConfig.AddTarget("console", logConsole);
-           logConsole.Layout = "${longdate} ${level} ${message} ${exception:format=ToString}";
-           var logConsoleRule = new LoggingRule("*", LogLevel.Debug, logConsole);
-           logConfig.LoggingRules.Add(logConsoleRule);
+            var logFile = new FileTarget();
+            logConfig.AddTarget("file", logFile);
+            logFile.Layout = "${longdate} ${level} ${message} ${exception:format=ToString}";
+            logFile.FileName = Path.Combine(ConfigurationService.GetAppDataFolderStatic(), "log.txt");
+            logFile.ArchiveFileName = "log.{#####}.txt";
+            logFile.ArchiveAboveSize = 500000;
+            logFile.MaxArchiveFiles = 1;
+            logFile.KeepFileOpen = false;
+            logFile.ArchiveNumbering = ArchiveNumberingMode.DateAndSequence;
+            var logFileRule = new LoggingRule("*", TracingEnabled?LogLevel.Debug: LogLevel.Info, logFile);
+            logConfig.LoggingRules.Add(logFileRule);
 
-           LogManager.Configuration = logConfig;
-           builder.RegisterInstance<Logger>(LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger()).SingleInstance();
-       }
+            var logConsole = new ConsoleTarget();
+            logConfig.AddTarget("console", logConsole);
+            logConsole.Layout = "${longdate} ${level} ${message} ${exception:format=ToString}";
+            var logConsoleRule = new LoggingRule("*", TracingEnabled ? LogLevel.Debug : LogLevel.Info, logConsole);
+            logConfig.LoggingRules.Add(logConsoleRule);
+
+            LogManager.Configuration = logConfig;
+            builder.RegisterInstance<Logger>(LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger()).SingleInstance();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs b/src/Jackett/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs
index 68b17033f..951cac119 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
 
         protected Logger logger;
         protected IIndexerManagerService indexerService;
+       // protected IWebClient webClient;
 
         protected static List<CachedResult> cache = new List<CachedResult>();
         protected static readonly TimeSpan cacheTime = new TimeSpan(0, 9, 0);
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
             return StringUtil.StripNonAlphaNumeric(type.Name.ToLowerInvariant());
         }
 
-        public BaseIndexer(string name, string description, Uri link, TorznabCapabilities caps, IIndexerManagerService manager, Logger logger)
+        public BaseIndexer(string name, string description, Uri link, TorznabCapabilities caps, IIndexerManagerService manager,Logger logger)
         {
             DisplayName = name;
             DisplayDescription = description;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
             TorznabCaps = caps;
             this.logger = logger;
             indexerService = manager;
+          //  webClient = wc;
         }
 
         protected void SaveConfig(JToken config)
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Indexers/IPTorrents.cs b/src/Jackett/Indexers/IPTorrents.cs
index 23b26745a..dd351fbf5 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Indexers/IPTorrents.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Indexers/IPTorrents.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using Jackett.Models;
 using Jackett.Services;
 using Jackett.Utils;
+using Jackett.Utils.Clients;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using NLog;
 using System;
@@ -19,34 +20,26 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
     public class IPTorrents : BaseIndexer, IIndexer
     {
         private readonly string SearchUrl = "";
-        CookieContainer cookies;
-        HttpClientHandler handler;
-        HttpClient client;
+        private string cookieHeader = "";
 
-        public IPTorrents(IIndexerManagerService i, Logger l)
+        private IWebClient webclient;
+
+        public IPTorrents(IIndexerManagerService i, IWebClient wc, Logger l)
             : base(name: "IPTorrents",
                 description: "Always a step ahead.",
-                link: new Uri("https://iptorrents.com"),
+                link: new Uri("https://iptorrents.com/"),
                 caps: TorznabCapsUtil.CreateDefaultTorznabTVCaps(),
                 manager: i,
                 logger: l)
         {
             SearchUrl = SiteLink + "t?q=";
-            cookies = new CookieContainer();
-            handler = new HttpClientHandler
-            {
-                CookieContainer = cookies,
-                AllowAutoRedirect = true,
-                UseCookies = true,
-            };
-            client = new HttpClient(handler);
+            webclient =wc;
         }
 
-        public async Task<ConfigurationData> GetConfigurationForSetup()
+        public Task<ConfigurationData> GetConfigurationForSetup()
         {
-            await client.GetAsync(SiteLink);
             var config = new ConfigurationDataBasicLogin();
-            return (ConfigurationData)config;
+            return Task.FromResult<ConfigurationData>((ConfigurationData)config);
         }
 
         public async Task ApplyConfiguration(JToken configJson)
@@ -60,16 +53,27 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
 				{ "password", config.Password.Value }
 			};
 
-            var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(pairs);
-            var message = new HttpRequestMessage();
-            message.Method = HttpMethod.Post;
-            message.Content = content;
-            message.RequestUri = SiteLink;
-            message.Headers.Referrer = SiteLink;
-            message.Headers.UserAgent.ParseAdd(BrowserUtil.ChromeUserAgent);
+            var response = await webclient.GetString(new Utils.Clients.WebRequest()
+            {
+                Url = SiteLink.ToString(),
+                PostData = pairs,
+                Referer = SiteLink.ToString(),
+                Type = RequestType.POST
+            });
 
-            var response = await client.SendAsync(message);
-            var responseContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            cookieHeader = response.Cookies;
+            if (response.Status == HttpStatusCode.Found)
+            {
+                response = await webclient.GetString(new Utils.Clients.WebRequest()
+                {
+                    Url = SearchUrl,
+                    PostData = pairs,
+                    Referer = SiteLink.ToString(),
+                    Cookies = response.Cookies
+                });
+            }
+
+            var responseContent = response.Content;
 
             if (!responseContent.Contains("/my.php"))
             {
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
             else
             {
                 var configSaveData = new JObject();
-                cookies.DumpToJson(SiteLink, configSaveData);
+                configSaveData["cookies"] = cookieHeader;
                 SaveConfig(configSaveData);
                 IsConfigured = true;
             }
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
 
         public void LoadFromSavedConfiguration(Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JToken jsonConfig)
         {
-            cookies.FillFromJson(SiteLink, jsonConfig, logger);
+            cookieHeader = (string)jsonConfig["cookies"];
             IsConfigured = true;
         }
 
@@ -108,10 +112,14 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
             var searchString = query.SanitizedSearchTerm + " " + query.GetEpisodeSearchString();
             var episodeSearchUrl = SearchUrl + HttpUtility.UrlEncode(searchString);
 
-            var request = CreateHttpRequest(new Uri(episodeSearchUrl));
-            var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
-            var results = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            var response = await webclient.GetString(new Utils.Clients.WebRequest()
+            {
+                Url = episodeSearchUrl,
+                Referer = SiteLink.ToString(),
+                Cookies = cookieHeader
+            });
 
+            var results = response.Content;
             try
             {
                 CQ dom = results;
@@ -175,10 +183,13 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
 
         public async Task<byte[]> Download(Uri link)
         {
-            var request = CreateHttpRequest(link);
-            var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
-            var bytes = await response.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync();
-            return bytes;
+            var response = await webclient.GetBytes(new Utils.Clients.WebRequest()
+            {
+                Url = link.ToString(),
+                Cookies = cookieHeader
+            });
+
+            return response.Content;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Indexers/SceneTime.cs b/src/Jackett/Indexers/SceneTime.cs
index 00f83bb51..e72c64221 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Indexers/SceneTime.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Indexers/SceneTime.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
         public SceneTime(IIndexerManagerService i, Logger l)
             : base(name: "SceneTime",
                 description: "Always on time",
-                link: new Uri("https://www.scenetime.com"),
+                link: new Uri("https://www.scenetime.com/"),
                 caps: TorznabCapsUtil.CreateDefaultTorznabTVCaps(),
                 manager: i,
                 logger: l)
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Jackett.csproj b/src/Jackett/Jackett.csproj
index 04dca9d65..1091c6eb6 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Jackett.csproj
+++ b/src/Jackett/Jackett.csproj
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.2.0.2\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Security">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Security.3.0.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.Security.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies.3.0.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles, Version=3.0.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles.3.0.1\lib\net45\Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
@@ -118,10 +112,16 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Extensions">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Formatting, Version=5.2.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client.5.2.3\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.Primitives">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Http.2.2.29\lib\net45\System.Net.Http.Primitives.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
     <Reference Include="System.ServiceProcess" />
     <Reference Include="System.Web" />
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\TorznabCapabilities.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Config\ServerConfig.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\TorznabCategory.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\Clients\UnixLibCurlWebClient.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\Clients\WebByteResult.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\Clients\WebClientResult.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\ProcessService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\SecuityService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\SerializeService.cs" />
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\ConfigurationDataUrl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controllers\AdminController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CookieContainerExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\Clients\WebRequest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\DataUrl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ExceptionWithConfigData.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpClientExtensions.cs" />
@@ -199,6 +203,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Indexers\Torrentz.cs" />
     <Compile Include="JackettModule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\DateTimeUtil.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\Clients\IWebClient.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\JackettAuthorizedAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\ParseUtil.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
@@ -219,9 +224,11 @@
     <Compile Include="Indexers\AlphaRatio.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\StringUtil.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\TorznabCapsUtil.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\Clients\UnixSafeCurlWebClient.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\WebApiRootRedirectMiddleware.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\WebAPIRequestLogger.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\WebAPIToNLogTracer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\Clients\WindowsWebClient.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="App.config" />
@@ -397,17 +404,6 @@
       <Install>false</Install>
     </BootstrapperPackage>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <COMReference Include="IWshRuntimeLibrary">
-      <Guid>{F935DC20-1CF0-11D0-ADB9-00C04FD58A0B}</Guid>
-      <VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
-      <VersionMinor>0</VersionMinor>
-      <Lcid>0</Lcid>
-      <WrapperTool>tlbimp</WrapperTool>
-      <Isolated>False</Isolated>
-      <EmbedInteropTypes>True</EmbedInteropTypes>
-    </COMReference>
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
@@ -426,4 +422,9 @@
       </Properties>
     </MonoDevelop>
   </ProjectExtensions>
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.14\tools\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.14\tools\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" />
+  <Target Name="EnsureBclBuildImported" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild" Condition="'$(BclBuildImported)' == ''">
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.14\tools\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" Text="This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Enable NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=317567." HelpKeyword="BCLBUILD2001" />
+    <Error Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.14\tools\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets')" Text="The build restored NuGet packages. Build the project again to include these packages in the build. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=317568." HelpKeyword="BCLBUILD2002" />
+  </Target>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Jackett/JackettModule.cs b/src/Jackett/JackettModule.cs
index 5f1c43b3a..0fb2d5966 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/JackettModule.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/JackettModule.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Autofac.Integration.WebApi;
 using Jackett.Indexers;
+using Jackett.Utils;
+using Jackett.Utils.Clients;
 
 namespace Jackett
 {
@@ -18,6 +20,20 @@ namespace Jackett
             builder.RegisterAssemblyTypes(thisAssembly).Except<IIndexer>().AsImplementedInterfaces().SingleInstance();
             builder.RegisterApiControllers(thisAssembly).InstancePerRequest();
 
+            // Register the best web client for the platform or exec curl as a safe option
+            if (Engine.CurlSafe)
+            {
+                builder.RegisterType<UnixSafeCurlWebClient>().As<IWebClient>();
+            }
+            else if(System.Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Unix)
+            {
+                builder.RegisterType<UnixLibCurlWebClient>().As<IWebClient>();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                builder.RegisterType<WindowsWebClient>().As<IWebClient>();
+            }
+
             // Register indexers
             foreach (var indexer in thisAssembly.GetTypes()
                 .Where(p => typeof(IIndexer).IsAssignableFrom(p) && !p.IsInterface)
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/Jackett/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 674f18b4a..8504337f7 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.4.3.1")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.5.0.0")]
 [assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Services/ConfigurationService.cs b/src/Jackett/Services/ConfigurationService.cs
index f9c59af48..3b9567bf2 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Services/ConfigurationService.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Services/ConfigurationService.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,14 @@ namespace Jackett.Services
         /// <returns></returns>
         public static string GetAppDataFolderStatic()
         {
-            return Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData), "Jackett");
+            if (System.Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Unix)
+            {
+                return Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "Jackett");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData), "Jackett");
+            }
         }
 
         public string GetIndexerConfigDir()
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Services/ProcessService.cs b/src/Jackett/Services/ProcessService.cs
index 1ef3bac96..60b4585d0 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Services/ProcessService.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Services/ProcessService.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ namespace Jackett.Services
 {
     public interface IProcessService
     {
-        void StartProcessAndLog(string exe, string args);
+        void StartProcessAndLog(string exe, string args, bool asAdmin = false);
+        string StartProcessAndGetOutput(string exe, string args, bool keepnewlines = false, bool asAdmin = false);
     }
 
     public class ProcessService : IProcessService
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Services
             logger = l;
         }
 
-        public void StartProcessAndLog(string exe, string args)
+        private void Run(string exe, string args, bool asAdmin, DataReceivedEventHandler d, DataReceivedEventHandler r)
         {
             var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo()
             {
@@ -35,30 +36,71 @@ namespace Jackett.Services
                 RedirectStandardInput = true
             };
 
+            if (asAdmin)
+            {
+                startInfo.Verb = "runas";
+                startInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
+                startInfo.RedirectStandardError = false;
+                startInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = false;
+                startInfo.RedirectStandardInput = false;
+            }
+
             var proc = Process.Start(startInfo);
-            proc.OutputDataReceived += proc_OutputDataReceived;
-            proc.ErrorDataReceived += proc_ErrorDataReceived;
-            proc.BeginErrorReadLine();
-            proc.BeginOutputReadLine();
+
+            if (!asAdmin)
+            {
+                proc.OutputDataReceived += d;
+                proc.ErrorDataReceived += r;
+                proc.BeginErrorReadLine();
+                proc.BeginOutputReadLine();
+            }
             proc.WaitForExit();
-            proc.OutputDataReceived -= proc_OutputDataReceived;
-            proc.ErrorDataReceived -= proc_ErrorDataReceived;
-        }
-
-        void proc_ErrorDataReceived(object sender, DataReceivedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(e.Data))
+            if (!asAdmin)
             {
-                logger.Error(e.Data);
+                proc.OutputDataReceived -= d;
+                proc.ErrorDataReceived -= r;
             }
         }
 
-        void proc_OutputDataReceived(object sender, DataReceivedEventArgs e)
+        public string StartProcessAndGetOutput(string exe, string args, bool keepnewlines = false, bool asAdmin = false)
         {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(e.Data))
+            var sb = new StringBuilder();
+            DataReceivedEventHandler rxData = (a, e) => {
+                if (keepnewlines || !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(e.Data))
+                {
+                    sb.AppendLine(e.Data);
+                }
+            };
+            DataReceivedEventHandler rxError = (s, e) => {
+                if (keepnewlines || !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(e.Data))
+                {
+                    sb.AppendLine(e.Data);
+                }
+            };
+
+            Run(exe, args, asAdmin, rxData, rxError);
+            return sb.ToString();
+        }
+
+        public void StartProcessAndLog(string exe, string args, bool asAdmin = false)
+        {
+            var sb = new StringBuilder();
+            DataReceivedEventHandler rxData = (a, e) =>
             {
-                logger.Debug(e.Data);
-            }
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(e.Data))
+                {
+                    logger.Debug(e.Data);
+                }
+            };
+            DataReceivedEventHandler rxError = (s, e) =>
+            {
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(e.Data))
+                {
+                    logger.Error(e.Data);
+                }
+            };
+
+            Run(exe, args, asAdmin, rxData, rxError);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Services/ServerService.cs b/src/Jackett/Services/ServerService.cs
index d406b1e77..826e216de 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Services/ServerService.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Services/ServerService.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Services
 {
     public interface IServerService
     {
+        void Initalize();
         void Start();
         void Stop();
         void ReserveUrls(bool doInstall = true);
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Services
             configService.SaveConfig<ServerConfig>(config);
         }
 
-        public void Start()
+        public void Initalize()
         {
             CultureInfo.DefaultThreadCurrentCulture = new CultureInfo("en-US");
 
@@ -109,7 +110,10 @@ namespace Jackett.Services
 
             // Load indexers
             indexerService.InitIndexers();
+        }
 
+        public void Start()
+        {
             // Start the server
             logger.Debug("Starting web server at " + config.GetListenAddresses()[0]);
             var startOptions = new StartOptions();
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Services/ServiceConfigService.cs b/src/Jackett/Services/ServiceConfigService.cs
index 12886e931..f48ed0870 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Services/ServiceConfigService.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Services/ServiceConfigService.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ namespace Jackett.Services
     {
         void Install();
         void Uninstall();
+        bool ServiceExists();
+        bool ServiceRunning();
+        void Start();
+        void Stop();
     }
 
     class ServiceConfigService : IServiceConfigService
@@ -33,11 +37,32 @@ namespace Jackett.Services
             logger = l;
         }
 
-        public bool Exists()
+        public bool ServiceExists()
         {
             return GetService(NAME) != null;
         }
 
+        public bool ServiceRunning()
+        {
+            var service = GetService(NAME);
+            if (service == null)
+                return false;
+            return service.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Running;
+        }
+
+        public void Start()
+        {
+
+            var service = GetService(NAME);
+            service.Start();
+        }
+
+        public void Stop()
+        {
+            var service = GetService(NAME);
+            service.Stop();
+        }
+
         public ServiceController GetService(string serviceName)
         {
             return ServiceController.GetServices().FirstOrDefault(c => String.Equals(c.ServiceName, serviceName, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
@@ -45,15 +70,15 @@ namespace Jackett.Services
 
         public void Install()
         {
-            if (Exists())
+            if (ServiceExists())
             {
-
+                logger.Warn("The service is already installed!");
             }
             else
             {
                 var installer = new ServiceProcessInstaller
                 {
-                    Account = ServiceAccount.NetworkService
+                    Account = ServiceAccount.LocalSystem
                 };
 
                 var serviceInstaller = new ServiceInstaller();
@@ -80,20 +105,18 @@ namespace Jackett.Services
 
         public void Uninstall()
         {
-            Stop();
+            RemoveService();
 
             var serviceInstaller = new ServiceInstaller();
-
             var context = new InstallContext("jackettservice_uninstall.log", null);
             serviceInstaller.Context = context;
             serviceInstaller.ServiceName = NAME;
             serviceInstaller.Uninstall(null);
 
             logger.Info("The service was uninstalled.");
-
         }
 
-        public void Stop()
+        public void RemoveService()
         {
             var service = GetService(NAME);
             if (service.Status != ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped)
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Startup.cs b/src/Jackett/Startup.cs
index 56dbb8f59..a69a022b5 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Startup.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ using Autofac;
 using Jackett.Services;
 using System.Web.Http.Tracing;
 using Jackett.Utils;
-using Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Identity;
 
 [assembly: OwinStartup(typeof(Startup))]
@@ -68,12 +67,6 @@ namespace Jackett
                 defaults: new { controller = "Download", action = "Download" }
             );
 
-            appBuilder.UseCookieAuthentication(new CookieAuthenticationOptions
-            {
-                AuthenticationType = DefaultAuthenticationTypes.ApplicationCookie,
-                LoginPath = new PathString("/Admin/Login")
-            });
-
             appBuilder.UseFileServer(new FileServerOptions
             {
                 RequestPath = new PathString(string.Empty),
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/IWebClient.cs b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/IWebClient.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7d3e1947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/IWebClient.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using Jackett.Models;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Jackett.Utils.Clients
+{
+    public interface IWebClient
+    {
+        Task<WebClientStringResult> GetString(WebRequest request);
+        Task<WebClientByteResult> GetBytes(WebRequest request);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/UnixLibCurlWebClient.cs b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/UnixLibCurlWebClient.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f1fe5221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/UnixLibCurlWebClient.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+using Jackett.Models;
+using Jackett.Services;
+using NLog;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using static Jackett.CurlHelper;
+
+namespace Jackett.Utils.Clients
+{
+    public class UnixLibCurlWebClient : IWebClient
+    {
+        private Logger logger;
+
+        public UnixLibCurlWebClient(Logger l)
+        {
+            logger = l;
+        }
+
+        public async Task<WebClientByteResult> GetBytes(WebRequest request)
+        {
+            CurlResponse response;
+
+            logger.Debug(string.Format("UnixLibCurlWebClient:GetBytes(Url:{0})", request.Url));
+
+            if (request.Type == RequestType.GET)
+            {
+                response = await CurlHelper.GetAsync(request.Url, request.Cookies, request.Referer);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                response = await CurlHelper.PostAsync(request.Url, request.PostData, request.Cookies, request.Referer);
+            }
+
+            return new WebClientByteResult()
+            {
+                Content = response.Content,
+                Cookies = response.CookieHeader,
+                Status = response.Status
+            };
+        }
+
+        public async Task<WebClientStringResult> GetString(WebRequest request)
+        {
+            logger.Debug(string.Format("UnixLibCurlWebClient:GetString(Url:{0})", request.Url));
+            var result = await GetBytes(request);
+
+            return new WebClientStringResult()
+            {
+                Content = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(result.Content),
+                Cookies = result.Cookies,
+                Status = result.Status
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/UnixSafeCurlWebClient.cs b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/UnixSafeCurlWebClient.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6737eb06e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/UnixSafeCurlWebClient.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+using Jackett.Models;
+using Jackett.Services;
+using NLog;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Jackett.Utils.Clients
+{
+    public class UnixSafeCurlWebClient : IWebClient
+    {
+        private IProcessService processService;
+        private Logger logger;
+
+        public UnixSafeCurlWebClient(IProcessService p, Logger l)
+        {
+            processService = p;
+            logger = l;
+        }
+
+        public Task<WebClientByteResult> GetBytes(WebRequest request)
+        {
+            logger.Debug(string.Format("UnixSafeCurlWebClient:GetBytes(Url:{0})", request.Url));
+            return Run(request);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<WebClientStringResult> GetString(WebRequest request)
+        {
+            logger.Debug(string.Format("UnixSafeCurlWebClient:GetString(Url:{0})", request.Url));
+            var byteResult = await Run(request);
+            return new WebClientStringResult()
+            {
+                Cookies = byteResult.Cookies,
+                Status = byteResult.Status,
+                Content = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(byteResult.Content)
+            };
+        }
+
+        private async Task<WebClientByteResult> Run(WebRequest request)
+        {
+            var args = new StringBuilder();
+            args.AppendFormat("--url \"{0}\" ", request.Url);
+
+            args.AppendFormat("-i  -sS --user-agent \"{0}\" ", BrowserUtil.ChromeUserAgent);
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.Cookies))
+            {
+                args.AppendFormat("--cookie \"{0}\" ", request.Cookies);
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.Referer))
+            {
+                args.AppendFormat("--referer \"{0}\" ", request.Referer);
+            }
+
+            if (request.PostData != null && request.PostData.Count > 0)
+            {
+                var postString = new FormUrlEncodedContent(request.PostData).ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
+                args.AppendFormat("--data \"{0}\" ", postString);
+            }
+
+            var tempFile = Path.GetTempFileName();
+
+            args.AppendFormat("--output \"{0}\" ", tempFile);
+
+            string stdout = null;
+            await Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                stdout = processService.StartProcessAndGetOutput("curl", args.ToString(), true);
+            });
+
+            var outputData = File.ReadAllBytes(tempFile);
+            File.Delete(tempFile);
+
+            stdout = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(outputData);
+
+            var result = new WebClientByteResult();
+            var headSplit = stdout.IndexOf("\r\n\r\n");
+            if (headSplit < 0)
+                throw new Exception("Invalid response");
+            var headers = stdout.Substring(0, headSplit);
+            var headerCount = 0;
+            foreach (var header in headers.Split(new char[] { '\n', '\r' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))
+            {
+                if (headerCount == 0)
+                {
+                    var responseCode = int.Parse(header.Split(' ')[1]);
+                    result.Status = (HttpStatusCode)responseCode;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    var headerSplitIndex = header.IndexOf(':');
+                    if (headerSplitIndex > 0)
+                    {
+                        var name = header.Substring(0, headerSplitIndex);
+                        var value = header.Substring(headerSplitIndex + 1);
+                        if (string.Equals(name, "set-cookie", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
+                        {
+                            var cookieDataSplit = value.IndexOf(';');
+                            if (cookieDataSplit > 0)
+                            {
+                                result.Cookies += value.Substring(0, cookieDataSplit + 1) + " ";
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                headerCount++;
+            }
+
+            result.Content = new byte[outputData.Length - (headSplit + 3)];
+            var dest = 0;
+            for (int i= headSplit+4;i< outputData.Length; i++)
+            {
+                result.Content[dest] = outputData[i];
+                dest++;
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/WebByteResult.cs b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/WebByteResult.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..501a26fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/WebByteResult.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Jackett.Utils.Clients
+{
+    public class WebClientByteResult
+    {
+        public HttpStatusCode Status { get; set; }
+        public string Cookies { get; set; }
+        public byte[] Content { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/WebClientResult.cs b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/WebClientResult.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d31e72bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/WebClientResult.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Jackett.Utils.Clients
+{
+    public class WebClientStringResult
+    {
+        public HttpStatusCode Status { get; set; }
+        public string Cookies { get; set; }
+        public string Content { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/WebRequest.cs b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/WebRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b18e6a860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/WebRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Jackett.Utils.Clients
+{
+    public class WebRequest
+    {
+        public WebRequest()
+        {
+            PostData = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+            Type = RequestType.GET;
+        }
+
+        public string Url { get; set; }
+        public Dictionary<string, string> PostData { get; set; }
+        public string Cookies { get; set; }
+        public string Referer { get; set; }
+        public RequestType Type { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public enum RequestType
+    {
+        GET,
+        POST
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/WindowsWebClient.cs b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/WindowsWebClient.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c7ff8be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Jackett/Utils/Clients/WindowsWebClient.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+using Jackett.Models;
+using NLog;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Jackett.Utils.Clients
+{
+    class WindowsWebClient : IWebClient
+    {
+        private Logger logger;
+
+        public WindowsWebClient(Logger l)
+        {
+            logger = l;
+        }
+
+        public async Task<WebClientByteResult> GetBytes(WebRequest request)
+        {
+            logger.Debug(string.Format("WindowsWebClient:GetBytes(Url:{0})", request.Url));
+            var cookies = new CookieContainer();
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.Cookies))
+            {
+                var uri = new Uri(request.Url);
+                foreach (var c in request.Cookies.Split(';'))
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        cookies.SetCookies(uri, c);
+                    }
+                    catch (CookieException ex)
+                    {
+                        logger.Info("(Non-critical) Problem loading cookie {0}, {1}, {2}", uri, c, ex.Message);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            var client = new HttpClient(new HttpClientHandler
+            {
+                CookieContainer = cookies,
+                AllowAutoRedirect = false,
+                UseCookies = true,
+
+            });
+
+            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", BrowserUtil.ChromeUserAgent);
+            HttpResponseMessage response = null;
+
+            if (request.Type == RequestType.POST)
+            {
+                var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(request.PostData);
+                response = await client.PostAsync(request.Url, content);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                response = await client.GetAsync(request.Url);
+            }
+
+            var result = new WebClientByteResult();
+            result.Content = await response.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync();
+            result.Cookies = cookies.GetCookieHeader(new Uri(request.Url));
+            result.Status = response.StatusCode;
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        public async Task<WebClientStringResult> GetString(WebRequest request)
+        {
+            logger.Debug(string.Format("WindowsWebClient:GetString(Url:{0})", request.Url));
+            var cookies = new CookieContainer();
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.Cookies))
+            {
+                var uri = new Uri(request.Url);
+                foreach (var c in request.Cookies.Split(';'))
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        cookies.SetCookies(uri, c);
+                    }
+                    catch (CookieException ex)
+                    {
+                        logger.Info("(Non-critical) Problem loading cookie {0}, {1}, {2}", uri, c, ex.Message);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            var client = new HttpClient(new HttpClientHandler
+            {
+                CookieContainer = cookies,
+                AllowAutoRedirect = false,
+                UseCookies = true,
+                
+            });
+
+            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", BrowserUtil.ChromeUserAgent);
+            HttpResponseMessage response = null;
+
+            if (request.Type == RequestType.POST)
+            {
+                var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(request.PostData);
+                response = await client.PostAsync(request.Url, content);
+            } else
+            {
+                response = await client.GetAsync(request.Url);
+            }
+
+            var result = new WebClientStringResult();
+            result.Content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            result.Cookies = cookies.GetCookieHeader(new Uri(request.Url));
+            result.Status = response.StatusCode;
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Jackett/Utils/ServerUtil.cs b/src/Jackett/Utils/ServerUtil.cs
index a65f1f2f7..6e3f16d32 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Utils/ServerUtil.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Utils/ServerUtil.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Security.Principal;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Jackett.Utils
 {
-    public static class ServerUtil
+    public class ServerUtil
     {
         public static int[] RestrictedPorts = new int[] {
                                                              1,    // tcpmux
@@ -75,26 +76,27 @@ namespace Jackett.Utils
                                                               6668, // Alternate IRC [Apple addition]
                                                               6669, // Alternate IRC [Apple addition]};
                                                                 };
-        public static bool IsPort(string value)
+
+        public static bool IsUserAdministrator()
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
-                return false;
-
-            Regex numeric = new Regex(@"^[0-9]+$", RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
-
-            if (numeric.IsMatch(value))
+            //bool value to hold our return value
+            bool isAdmin;
+            try
             {
-                try
-                {
-                    if (Convert.ToInt32(value) < 65536)
-                        return true;
-                }
-                catch (OverflowException)
-                {
-                }
+                //get the currently logged in user
+                var user = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent();
+                var principal = new WindowsPrincipal(user);
+                isAdmin = principal.IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole.Administrator);
             }
-
-            return false;
+            catch (UnauthorizedAccessException)
+            {
+                isAdmin = false;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                isAdmin = false;
+            }
+            return isAdmin;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Jackett/packages.config b/src/Jackett/packages.config
index 805887fbf..692eb46c7 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/packages.config
+++ b/src/Jackett/packages.config
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Owin" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net451" userInstalled="true" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.OwinSelfHost" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net451" userInstalled="true" />
   <package id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Tracing" version="5.2.3" targetFramework="net451" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl" version="1.1.10" targetFramework="net451" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Bcl.Build" version="1.0.14" targetFramework="net451" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Net.Http" version="2.2.29" targetFramework="net451" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net451" userInstalled="true" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.FileSystems" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net451" userInstalled="true" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener" version="2.0.2" targetFramework="net451" userInstalled="true" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.SystemWeb" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net451" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Hosting" version="2.0.2" targetFramework="net451" userInstalled="true" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Security" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net451" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net451" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.StaticFiles" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net451" userInstalled="true" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net451" userInstalled="true" />
   <package id="NLog" version="4.0.1" targetFramework="net451" userInstalled="true" />