diff --git a/ct/pangolin.sh b/ct/pangolin.sh
index 08d604277..fe5b787a9 100644
--- a/ct/pangolin.sh
+++ b/ct/pangolin.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxV
 # Source: https://pangolin.net/ | Github: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin
 
 APP="Pangolin"
-PANGOLIN_VERSION="${PANGOLIN_VERSION:-1.18.4}"
+PANGOLIN_VERSION="${PANGOLIN_VERSION:-1.20.0}"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-proxy}"
 var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
 var_ram="${var_ram:-4096}"
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ function update_script() {
 
   ensure_dependencies build-essential python3
 
+  if ! command -v psql &>/dev/null; then
+    msg_error "This installation uses SQLite and cannot be upgraded to Pangolin ${PANGOLIN_VERSION}."
+    echo -e "${INFO}${YW}Starting with Pangolin 1.20.0, PostgreSQL is required as the database backend.${CL}"
+    echo -e "${INFO}${YW}An automatic migration of your existing SQLite data is not supported.${CL}"
+    echo -e "${INFO}${YW}Please create a new LXC with the Pangolin install script, which sets up PostgreSQL automatically.${CL}"
+    echo -e "${INFO}${YW}Your current data is preserved in this container and can be manually migrated if needed.${CL}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
   NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
 
   if check_for_gh_release "pangolin" "fosrl/pangolin" "$PANGOLIN_VERSION" "Pinned to a tested release because Pangolin's schema changes have repeatedly broken unattended updates. To try a newer version at your own risk, run: 'export PANGOLIN_VERSION=<tag>' and re-run update. If it breaks, please open an issue at https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/issues with the error log."; then
@@ -41,13 +50,8 @@ function update_script() {
     systemctl stop gerbil
     msg_info "Service stopped"
 
-    msg_info "Creating backup"
-    tar -czf /opt/pangolin_config_backup.tar.gz -C /opt/pangolin config
-    if [[ -f /opt/pangolin/config/db/db.sqlite ]]; then
-      cp -a /opt/pangolin/config/db/db.sqlite \
-        "/opt/pangolin/config/db/db.sqlite.pre-${PANGOLIN_VERSION}-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).bak"
-    fi
-    msg_ok "Created backup"
+    DB_URL=$(sed -n 's/.*connection_string: "\(.*\)".*/\1/p' /opt/pangolin/config/config.yml)
+    create_backup /opt/pangolin/config
 
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "pangolin" "fosrl/pangolin" "tarball" "$PANGOLIN_VERSION"
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "gerbil" "fosrl/gerbil" "singlefile" "latest" "/usr/bin" "gerbil_linux_$(arch_resolve)"
@@ -55,23 +59,21 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_info "Updating Pangolin"
     cd /opt/pangolin
     $STD npm ci
-    $STD npm run set:sqlite
+    $STD npm run set:pg
     $STD npm run set:oss
     rm -rf server/private
-    $STD npm run db:generate
+    DATABASE_URL="$DB_URL" $STD npm run db:generate
     $STD npm run build
     $STD npm run build:cli
     cp -R .next/standalone ./
+    cp -r server/migrations ./dist/init
     chmod +x ./dist/cli.mjs
     cp server/db/names.json ./dist/names.json
     cp server/db/ios_models.json ./dist/ios_models.json
     cp server/db/mac_models.json ./dist/mac_models.json
     msg_ok "Updated Pangolin"
 
-    msg_info "Restoring config"
-    tar -xzf /opt/pangolin_config_backup.tar.gz -C /opt/pangolin --overwrite
-    rm -f /opt/pangolin_config_backup.tar.gz
-    msg_ok "Restored config"
+    restore_backup
 
     if ! grep -q '^ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/node dist/migrations.mjs' /etc/systemd/system/pangolin.service 2>/dev/null; then
       msg_info "Adding migration step to pangolin.service"
@@ -82,13 +84,8 @@ function update_script() {
 
     msg_info "Running database migrations"
     cd /opt/pangolin
-    SQLITE_DB="/opt/pangolin/config/db/db.sqlite"
-    if [[ -f "$SQLITE_DB" ]]; then
-      if ! sqlite3 "$SQLITE_DB" ".tables" 2>/dev/null | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -qx "statusHistory"; then
-        sqlite3 "$SQLITE_DB" "DELETE FROM versionMigrations;" 2>/dev/null || true
-      fi
-    fi
     ENVIRONMENT=prod $STD node dist/migrations.mjs
+
     msg_ok "Ran database migrations"
 
     msg_info "Updating Badger plugin version"
@@ -112,4 +109,4 @@ description
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
 echo -e "${INFO}${YW}Access it using the following URL:${CL}"
-echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BGN}https://<YOUR_PANGOLIN_URL>${CL}"
+echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BGN}https://<YOUR_PANGOLIN_URL> or http://${IP}:3002${CL}"
diff --git a/install/pangolin-install.sh b/install/pangolin-install.sh
index ab3fc5095..0a8f008af 100644
--- a/install/pangolin-install.sh
+++ b/install/pangolin-install.sh
@@ -16,18 +16,19 @@ update_os
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
 $STD apt install -y \
   build-essential \
-  python3 \
-  sqlite3 \
   iptables
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
-PANGOLIN_VERSION="${PANGOLIN_VERSION:-1.18.4}"
+PG_VERSION="17" setup_postgresql
+PG_DB_NAME="pangolin" PG_DB_USER="pangolin" setup_postgresql_db
+PANGOLIN_VERSION="${PANGOLIN_VERSION:-1.20.0}"
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "pangolin" "fosrl/pangolin" "tarball" "$PANGOLIN_VERSION"
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "gerbil" "fosrl/gerbil" "singlefile" "latest" "/usr/bin" "gerbil_linux_$(arch_resolve)"
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "traefik" "traefik/traefik" "prebuild" "latest" "/usr/bin" "traefik_v*_linux_$(arch_resolve).tar.gz"
 
 read -rp "${TAB3}Enter your Pangolin URL (ex: https://pangolin.example.com): " pango_url
+[[ "$pango_url" != https://* && "$pango_url" != http://* ]] && pango_url="https://${pango_url}"
 read -rp "${TAB3}Enter your email address: " pango_email
 
 msg_info "Setup Pangolin"
@@ -36,13 +37,14 @@ BADGER_VERSION=$(get_latest_github_release "fosrl/badger" "false")
 cd /opt/pangolin
 mkdir -p /opt/pangolin/config/{traefik,db,letsencrypt,logs}
 $STD npm ci
-$STD npm run set:sqlite
+$STD npm run set:pg
 $STD npm run set:oss
 rm -rf server/private
-$STD npm run db:generate
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://pangolin:${PG_DB_PASS}@localhost:5432/pangolin" $STD npm run db:generate
 $STD npm run build
 $STD npm run build:cli
 cp -R .next/standalone ./
+cp -r server/migrations ./dist/init
 
 cat <<EOF >/usr/local/bin/pangctl
 #!/bin/sh
@@ -74,6 +76,9 @@ flags:
   require_email_verification: false
   disable_signup_without_invite: false
   disable_user_create_org: false
+
+postgres:
+  connection_string: "postgresql://pangolin:${PG_DB_PASS}@localhost:5432/pangolin"
 EOF
 
 cat <<EOF >/opt/pangolin/config/traefik/traefik_config.yml
@@ -181,7 +186,8 @@ http:
         servers:
           - url: "http://$LOCAL_IP:3000"
 EOF
-$STD npm run db:push
+export ENVIRONMENT=prod
+$STD node dist/migrations.mjs
 
 . /etc/os-release
 if [ "$VERSION_CODENAME" = "trixie" ]; then
@@ -197,7 +203,8 @@ msg_info "Creating Services"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/pangolin.service
 [Unit]
 Description=Pangolin Service
-After=network.target
+After=network.target postgresql.service
+Wants=postgresql.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple