diff --git a/defaults.sh b/defaults.sh
index e0e449d..6134af9 100755
--- a/defaults.sh
+++ b/defaults.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export DOCKER_IMAGE_CACHE_FQDN="registry-1.docker.io"
 
 export NEXTCLOUD_SPACE_GB=10
 
-DEFAULT_DB_IMAGE="mariadb:10.9.3-jammy"
+DEFAULT_DB_IMAGE="mariadb:10.11.2-jammy"
 
 
 # run the docker stack.
@@ -100,13 +100,19 @@ export REMOTE_CERT_BASE_DIR="$REMOTE_HOME/.certs"
 
 # this space is for OS, docker images, etc. DOES NOT INCLUDE USER DATA.
 export ROOT_DISK_SIZE_GB=20
-export REGISTRY_URL="https://index.docker.io/v1/"
+export REGISTRY_URL="https://index.docker.io/v1"
 export PRIMARY_DOMAIN=
 
 # this is the git commit of the project/ sub git repo.
 # used in the migration script to switch into past for backup
 # then back to present (TARGET_PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT) for restore.
-export TARGET_PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT=c661ac0be91276593f718debe1266e8bab3a3c65
+export TARGET_PROJECT_GIT_COMMIT=bde59ef71718fd8810762dbbbd4877a7968a8cd1
+
+# 
+export TESTNET_BLOCK_HASH=00000000d8277ba1ca66b40b3e3476629e6f0f97c5b8cfaeabfe402e55db223a
+export MAINNET_BLOCK_HASH=000000000000000000047941e3a6102e8896a4ae66b962599568eb25abd6b405
+
+
 
 export SS_CACHE_PATH="$SS_ROOT_PATH/cache"
 export SS_JAMMY_PATH="$SS_CACHE_PATH/$UBUNTU_BASE_IMAGE_NAME"
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diff --git a/deployment/remote.sh b/deployment/remote.sh
index 5e10544..7ccaeb9 100755
--- a/deployment/remote.sh
+++ b/deployment/remote.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ if ! lxc remote list | grep -q "$REMOTE_NAME"; then
 
         ssh "ubuntu@$FQDN" lsblk --paths
 
-        echo "Please enter the disk or partition that Sovereign Stack will use to store data (default: loop):  "
+        echo "Please enter the disk or partition that Sovereign Stack will use to store data:  "
         read -r DISK_TO_USE
     fi
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ if wait-for-it -t 20 "$FQDN:8443"; then
     lxc remote add "$REMOTE_NAME" "$FQDN" --password="$LXD_REMOTE_PASSWORD" --protocol=lxd --auth-type=tls --accept-certificate
     lxc remote switch "$REMOTE_NAME"
 
-    echo "INFO: You have create a new remote named '$REMOTE_NAME'. Great! We switched your lxd remote to it."
+    echo "INFO: You have create a new remote named '$REMOTE_NAME'. Your lxc client is now target it."
 else
     echo "ERROR: Could not detect the LXD endpoint. Something went wrong."
     exit 1
diff --git a/deployment/reset.sh b/deployment/reset.sh
index 162dfc3..a137f4f 100755
--- a/deployment/reset.sh
+++ b/deployment/reset.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ if lxc network list --format csv | grep -q lxdbr1; then
     lxc network delete lxdbr1
 fi
 
-
 # create the testnet/mainnet blocks/chainstate subvolumes.
 for CHAIN in mainnet testnet; do
     for DATA in blocks chainstate; do
@@ -53,16 +52,14 @@ for CHAIN in mainnet testnet; do
     done
 done
 
-
 if lxc storage list --format csv | grep -q ss-base; then
     lxc storage delete ss-base
 fi
 
-
 CURRENT_REMOTE="$(lxc remote get-default)"
 if ! lxc remote get-default | grep -q "local"; then
     lxc remote switch local
     lxc remote remove "$CURRENT_REMOTE"
 
-    echo "INFO: The remote '$CURRENT_REMOTE' has been removed! You are currenly controlling your local instance."
+    echo "INFO: The remote '$CURRENT_REMOTE' has been removed! You are now controlling your local instance."
 fi
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