diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/scripts/models.py b/api/tacticalrmm/scripts/models.py
index 979b8894..89605c11 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/scripts/models.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/scripts/models.py
@@ -93,15 +93,9 @@ class Script(BaseAuditModel):
         # load community uploaded scripts into the database
         # skip ones that already exist, only updating name / desc in case it changes
         # for install script
-        if not settings.DOCKER_BUILD:
-            scripts_dir = os.path.join(Path(settings.BASE_DIR).parents[1], "scripts")
-        # for docker
-        else:
-            scripts_dir = settings.SCRIPTS_DIR
+        scripts_dir = os.path.join(settings.SCRIPTS_DIR, "scripts")
 
-        with open(
-            os.path.join(settings.BASE_DIR, "scripts/community_scripts.json")
-        ) as f:
+        with open(os.path.join(settings.SCRIPTS_DIR, "community_scripts.json")) as f:
             info = json.load(f)
 
         # used to remove scripts from DB that are removed from the json file and file system
diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/settings.py b/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/settings.py
index 09a9ed9f..c4247f3d 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/settings.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/settings.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
-SCRIPTS_DIR = "/srv/salt/scripts"
+SCRIPTS_DIR = "/community-scripts"
 
 DOCKER_BUILD = False
 
diff --git a/docker/containers/tactical/dockerfile b/docker/containers/tactical/dockerfile
index 035f6476..6c7e872c 100644
--- a/docker/containers/tactical/dockerfile
+++ b/docker/containers/tactical/dockerfile
@@ -16,11 +16,16 @@ COPY api/tacticalrmm/requirements.txt ${TACTICAL_TMP_DIR}/api/requirements.txt
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends gcc libc6-dev && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
     pip install --upgrade pip && \
     pip install --no-cache-dir setuptools wheel && \
     pip install --no-cache-dir -r ${TACTICAL_TMP_DIR}/api/requirements.txt
 
+# pulls community scripts from git repo
+FROM python:3.9.9-slim AS GET_SCRIPTS_STAGE
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git && \
+    git clone https://github.com/amidaware/community-scripts.git /
 
 # runtime image
 FROM python:3.9.9-slim
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ ENV PATH "${VIRTUAL_ENV}/bin:$PATH"
 
 # copy files from repo
 COPY api/tacticalrmm ${TACTICAL_TMP_DIR}/api
-COPY scripts ${TACTICAL_TMP_DIR}/scripts
+COPY --from=GET_SCRIPTS_STAGE /community-scripts ${TACTICAL_TMP_DIR}/community-scripts
 
 # copy go install from build stage
 COPY --from=CREATE_VENV_STAGE ${VIRTUAL_ENV} ${VIRTUAL_ENV}
diff --git a/docker/containers/tactical/entrypoint.sh b/docker/containers/tactical/entrypoint.sh
index 1f3dd578..797c8117 100644
--- a/docker/containers/tactical/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/containers/tactical/entrypoint.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ KEY_FILE = '${CERT_PRIV_PATH}'
 EXE_DIR = '/opt/tactical/api/tacticalrmm/private/exe'
 LOG_DIR = '/opt/tactical/api/tacticalrmm/private/log'
 
-SCRIPTS_DIR = '/opt/tactical/scripts'
+SCRIPTS_DIR = '/opt/tactical/community-scripts'
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['${API_HOST}', 'tactical-backend']
 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 6acce06f..23229c0d 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ git config user.email "admin@example.com"
 git config user.name "Bob"
 git checkout master
 
+sudo mkdir /community-scripts
+sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} /community-scripts
+git clone https://github.com/wh1te909/tacticalrmm.git /community-scripts/
+cd /community-scripts
+git config user.email "admin@example.com"
+git config user.name "Bob"
+
 print_green 'Downloading NATS'
 
 NATS_SERVER_VER=$(grep "^NATS_SERVER_VER" /rmm/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/settings.py | awk -F'[= "]' '{print $5}')
diff --git a/restore.sh b/restore.sh
index b02c9d80..1c024b36 100755
--- a/restore.sh
+++ b/restore.sh
@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ git config user.email "admin@example.com"
 git config user.name "Bob"
 git checkout master
 
+sudo mkdir /community-scripts
+sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} /community-scripts
+git clone https://github.com/wh1te909/tacticalrmm.git /community-scripts/
+cd /community-scripts
+git config user.email "admin@example.com"
+git config user.name "Bob"
+
 print_green 'Restoring NATS'
 
 NATS_SERVER_VER=$(grep "^NATS_SERVER_VER" /rmm/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/settings.py | awk -F'[= "]' '{print $5}')
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index ba17279a..48998c6a 100644
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ fi
 
 sudo npm install -g npm
 
+# update from main repo
 cd /rmm
 git config user.email "admin@example.com"
 git config user.name "Bob"
@@ -235,11 +236,30 @@ git reset --hard FETCH_HEAD
 git clean -df
 git pull
 
+# update from community-scripts repo
+if [[ ! -d /community-scripts ]]; then
+  sudo mkdir /community-scripts
+  sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} /community-scripts
+  git clone https://github.com/wh1te909/tacticalrmm.git /community-scripts/
+  cd /community-scripts
+  git config user.email "admin@example.com"
+  git config user.name "Bob"
+else
+  cd /community-scripts
+  git config user.email "admin@example.com"
+  git config user.name "Bob"
+  git fetch
+  git reset --hard FETCH_HEAD
+  git clean -df
+  git pull
+fi
+
 SETUPTOOLS_VER=$(grep "^SETUPTOOLS_VER" "$SETTINGS_FILE" | awk -F'[= "]' '{print $5}')
 WHEEL_VER=$(grep "^WHEEL_VER" "$SETTINGS_FILE" | awk -F'[= "]' '{print $5}')
 
 
 sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} -R /rmm
+sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} -R /community-scripts
 sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} /var/log/celery
 sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} -R /etc/conf.d/
 sudo chown -R $USER:$GROUP /home/${USER}/.npm