diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b929d822..7b524f85 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-dockerfiles/mariadb/data
\ No newline at end of file
+dockerfiles/mariadb/data
+.installed
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index e8330f22..026c754c 100755
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
         curl \
         zip
 
+RUN chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html \
+    && chmod -R 755 /var/www/html
+    
 # Install Composer
 COPY --from=composer:latest /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
 
diff --git a/backend/public/index.php b/backend/public/index.php
index 12990c7e..6a343c5f 100755
--- a/backend/public/index.php
+++ b/backend/public/index.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 define('APP_SOURCECODE_DIR', APP_DIR . 'app');
 define('APP_ROUTES_DIR', APP_SOURCECODE_DIR . '/Api');
 
-/**d
+/**
  * Require the kernel.
  */
 require_once APP_DIR . '/boot/kernel.php';
diff --git a/backend/storage/.env b/backend/storage/.env
index 5e002af1..feab0c3d 100755
--- a/backend/storage/.env
+++ b/backend/storage/.env
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ DATABASE_USER=mythical
 DATABASE_PASSWORD="Pizza2007!"
 DATABASE_DATABASE=mythicalclient
 DATABASE_ENCRYPTION=xchacha20
-DATABASE_ENCRYPTION_KEY="zKZ7//AocUD2wCuzjW5rdTbb8FvGBgKTZ8iCATslZ/8="
+DATABASE_ENCRYPTION_KEY="Wk2nAV0QHORNEg8/ZQQBeqdW4p2G8lp747RpP6T9yxs="
 REDIS_PASSWORD="eufefwefwefw"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install.bash b/install.bash
index 751f870e..b03cda17 100755
--- a/install.bash
+++ b/install.bash
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ chmod -R 777 ./
 docker exec mythicalclient_backend bash -c "php mythicalclient migrate"
 
 # Reset the encryption key 
-docker exec mythicalclient_backend bash -c "php mythicalclient keyRegen -force"
-
+# Check if the installation has already been completed
+INSTALL_FLAG=".installed"
+
+if [ ! -f "$INSTALL_FLAG" ]; then
+    # Run the installation steps
+    touch "$INSTALL_FLAG"
+    docker exec mythicalclient_backend bash -c "php mythicalclient keyRegen -force"
+else
+    echo "Installation already completed. Skipping..."
+fi