diff --git a/backend/community_settings_srv/build_arm64.sh b/backend/community_settings_srv/build_arm64.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7010ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/community_settings_srv/build_arm64.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cargo build --release --target aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
diff --git a/backend/community_settings_srv/src/api/get_game.rs b/backend/community_settings_srv/src/api/get_game.rs
index ec19424..cbfb95f 100644
--- a/backend/community_settings_srv/src/api/get_game.rs
+++ b/backend/community_settings_srv/src/api/get_game.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ pub async fn get_setting_by_app_id_handler(
     cli: web::Data<&'static Cli>,
 ) -> std::io::Result<impl Responder> {
     let id: u32 = *id;
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     println!("Accept: {}", accept.to_string());
     let preferred = accept.preference();
     if super::is_mime_type_ron_capable(&preferred) {
diff --git a/backend/community_settings_srv/src/api/save_setting.rs b/backend/community_settings_srv/src/api/save_setting.rs
index 173364f..ae41e3e 100644
--- a/backend/community_settings_srv/src/api/save_setting.rs
+++ b/backend/community_settings_srv/src/api/save_setting.rs
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ pub async fn save_setting_handler(
     }
     #[cfg(target_family = "windows")] // NOTE: windows support is untested and unmaintained
     {
-        std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&path_ron, app_id_folder.join(&filename_ron))?;
-        std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&path_json, app_id_folder.join(&filename_json))?;
+        std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&path_ron, app_id_folder.join(&filename_ron).canonicalize()?)?;
+        std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&path_json, app_id_folder.join(&filename_json).canonicalize()?)?;
     }
     #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
     {
-        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&path_ron, app_id_folder.join(&filename_ron))?;
-        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&path_json, app_id_folder.join(&filename_json))?;
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&path_ron, app_id_folder.join(&filename_ron).canonicalize()?)?;
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&path_json, app_id_folder.join(&filename_json).canonicalize()?)?;
     }
 
     // create symlinks for user id folder
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ pub async fn save_setting_handler(
     }
     #[cfg(target_family = "windows")] // NOTE: windows support is untested and unmaintained
     {
-        std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&path_ron, user_id_folder.join(&filename_ron))?;
-        std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&path_json, user_id_folder.join(&filename_json))?;
+        std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&path_ron, user_id_folder.join(&filename_ron).canonicalize()?)?;
+        std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&path_json, user_id_folder.join(&filename_json).canonicalize()?)?;
     }
     #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
     {
-        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&path_ron, user_id_folder.join(&filename_ron))?;
-        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&path_json, user_id_folder.join(&filename_json))?;
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&path_ron, user_id_folder.join(&filename_ron).canonicalize()?)?;
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&path_json, user_id_folder.join(&filename_json).canonicalize()?)?;
     }
 
     // create symlinks for each tag
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ pub async fn save_setting_handler(
         }
         #[cfg(target_family = "windows")] // NOTE: windows support is untested and unmaintained
         {
-            std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&path_ron, tag_folder.join(&filename_ron))?;
-            std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&path_json, tag_folder.join(&filename_json))?;
+            std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&path_ron, tag_folder.join(&filename_ron).canonicalize()?)?;
+            std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&path_json, tag_folder.join(&filename_json).canonicalize()?)?;
         }
         #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
         {
-            std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&path_ron, tag_folder.join(&filename_ron))?;
-            std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&path_json, tag_folder.join(&filename_json))?;
+            std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&path_ron, tag_folder.join(&filename_ron).canonicalize()?)?;
+            std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&path_json, tag_folder.join(&filename_json).canonicalize()?)?;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/community_settings_srv/src/cli.rs b/backend/community_settings_srv/src/cli.rs
index b787355..5a05e14 100644
--- a/backend/community_settings_srv/src/cli.rs
+++ b/backend/community_settings_srv/src/cli.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ pub struct Cli {
     /// Log file location
     #[arg(short, long, default_value = "/tmp/powertools_community_settings_srv.log")]
     pub log: std::path::PathBuf,
+
+    /// Perform maintenance tasks
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    pub fix: bool,
 }
 
 impl Cli {
diff --git a/backend/community_settings_srv/src/file_util.rs b/backend/community_settings_srv/src/file_util.rs
index 670c608..1272a0c 100644
--- a/backend/community_settings_srv/src/file_util.rs
+++ b/backend/community_settings_srv/src/file_util.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,71 @@ pub fn build_folder_layout(root: impl AsRef<Path>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+pub fn fix_symlinks(root: impl AsRef<Path>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    log::info!("root setttings folder: {} aka {} (absolute)", root.as_ref().display(), root.as_ref().canonicalize()?.display());
+    for dir_entry in root.as_ref()
+            .join(SETTING_FOLDER)
+            .join(APP_ID_FOLDER)
+            .read_dir()? {
+        let dir_entry = dir_entry?;
+        if dir_entry.file_type()?.is_dir() {
+            make_symlinks_absolute_in_dir(root.as_ref(), dir_entry.path())?;
+        }
+    }
+    for dir_entry in root.as_ref()
+            .join(SETTING_FOLDER)
+            .join(USER_ID_FOLDER)
+            .read_dir()? {
+        let dir_entry = dir_entry?;
+        if dir_entry.file_type()?.is_dir() {
+            make_symlinks_absolute_in_dir(root.as_ref(), dir_entry.path())?;
+        }
+    }
+    for dir_entry in root.as_ref()
+            .join(SETTING_FOLDER)
+            .join(TAG_FOLDER).read_dir()? {
+        let dir_entry = dir_entry?;
+        if dir_entry.file_type()?.is_dir() {
+            make_symlinks_absolute_in_dir(root.as_ref(), dir_entry.path())?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn make_symlinks_absolute_in_dir(root: impl AsRef<Path>, dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let abs_root = root.as_ref().canonicalize()?;
+    assert!(abs_root.is_absolute());
+    for dir_entry in dir.as_ref()
+            .read_dir()? {
+        let dir_entry = dir_entry?;
+        if dir_entry.file_type()?.is_symlink() {
+            let path = dir_entry.path();
+            let link_path = path.read_link()?;
+            if !link_path.is_absolute() {
+                let new_link = abs_root.join(
+                    link_path.strip_prefix(&root).expect("Symlinked path does not begin with root settings folder")
+                );
+                log::info!("Fixing {} -> {} to -> {}", path.display(), link_path.display(), new_link.display());
+                std::fs::remove_file(&path)?;
+                #[cfg(target_family = "windows")] // NOTE: windows support is untested and unmaintained
+                {
+                    std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(new_link, &path)?;
+                }
+                #[cfg(target_family = "unix")]
+                {
+                    std::os::unix::fs::symlink(new_link, &path)?;
+                }
+            }else {
+                log::info!("Found already-absolute symlink {} -> {}", path.display(), link_path.display());
+            }
+        } else {
+            log::info!("Found non-symlink {}: {:?}", dir_entry.path().display(), dir_entry.file_type()?);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub fn filename(id: u128, ext: &str) -> String {
     format!("{}.{}", id, ext)
 }
diff --git a/backend/community_settings_srv/src/main.rs b/backend/community_settings_srv/src/main.rs
index 2753bfa..a2dd153 100644
--- a/backend/community_settings_srv/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend/community_settings_srv/src/main.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     log::debug!("Building folder layout (if not exists) at: {}", &args.folder.display());
     file_util::build_folder_layout(&args.folder)?;
 
+    // fix things
+    if args.fix {
+        log::debug!("Fixing old symlinks");
+        file_util::fix_symlinks(&args.folder)?;
+        return Ok(())
+    }
+
     let leaked_args: &'static cli::Cli = Box::leak::<'static>(Box::new(args));
     HttpServer::new(move || {
             App::new()