diff --git a/ct/journiv.sh b/ct/journiv.sh
index 43187fe6e..a85ff0c05 100644
--- a/ct/journiv.sh
+++ b/ct/journiv.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ function update_script() {
     $STD uv sync --locked --no-editable --no-install-project
     msg_ok "Updated Python Environment"
 
+    NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
+    msg_info "Building Frontend"
+    cd /opt/journiv/frontend
+    $STD npm ci
+    $STD npm run build
+    cd /opt/journiv
+    msg_ok "Built Frontend"
+
+    grep -q '^ALLOW_INSECURE_COOKIE_AUTH_OVER_HTTP=' /opt/journiv.env ||
+      echo 'ALLOW_INSECURE_COOKIE_AUTH_OVER_HTTP=true' >>/opt/journiv.env
+
     msg_info "Running Database Migrations"
     set -a
     source /opt/journiv.env
diff --git a/install/journiv-install.sh b/install/journiv-install.sh
index 0e76df4ec..c497ed7d8 100644
--- a/install/journiv-install.sh
+++ b/install/journiv-install.sh
@@ -53,11 +53,21 @@ EXPORT_DIR=/opt/journiv_data/exports
 IMPORT_TEMP_DIR=/opt/journiv_data/imports/temp
 DOMAIN_NAME=${LOCAL_IP}
 DOMAIN_SCHEME=http
+# Journiv refuses to start on plain HTTP without this.
+ALLOW_INSECURE_COOKIE_AUTH_OVER_HTTP=true
 PYTHONPATH=/opt/journiv
 EOF
 chmod 600 /opt/journiv.env
 msg_ok "Configured Journiv"
 
+NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
+msg_info "Building Frontend"
+cd /opt/journiv/frontend
+$STD npm ci
+$STD npm run build
+cd /opt/journiv
+msg_ok "Built Frontend"
+
 msg_info "Initializing Database"
 set -a
 source /opt/journiv.env