diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 266d8695a..699aa9692 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     3000,  # app
     3306,  # database
     8080,  # alt-http
+    8025,  # mailpit web ui
+    9000,  # minio api
+    9001,  # minio console
     25565, # test ports...
     25566,
     25567
diff --git a/vagrant/provision.sh b/vagrant/provision.sh
index 5bcd75823..387c4425f 100755
--- a/vagrant/provision.sh
+++ b/vagrant/provision.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@ err() { echo -e "\n\033[1;31m!! $*\033[0m" >&2; }
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-log Updating OS packages
-apt-get update -y
-apt-get upgrade -y
+log Checking and updating OS packages
+if [ ! -f /var/lib/pterodactyl-provision/packages-updated ]; then
+  apt-get update -y
+  apt-get upgrade -y
+  mkdir -p /var/lib/pterodactyl-provision
+  touch /var/lib/pterodactyl-provision/packages-updated
+else
+  log "OS packages already updated, skipping"
+fi
 
 log Installing base utilities
 apt-get install -y \
@@ -23,6 +29,10 @@ ufw allow ssh
 ufw allow 3306/tcp
 ufw allow 3000/tcp
 ufw allow 8080/tcp
+ufw allow 9000/tcp # MinIO API
+ufw allow 9001/tcp # MinIO Console
+ufw allow 8025/tcp # Mailpit Web UI
+ufw allow 1025/tcp # Mailpit SMTP
 ufw allow 25500:25600/tcp
 ufw allow 25500:25600/udp
 
@@ -31,8 +41,13 @@ apt-get install -y redis-server
 systemctl enable --now redis-server
 
 log Adding PHP 8.3 repository
-add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/php
-apt-get update -y
+if [ ! -f /var/lib/pterodactyl-provision/php-repo-added ]; then
+  add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/php
+  apt-get update -y
+  touch /var/lib/pterodactyl-provision/php-repo-added
+else
+  log "PHP repository already added, skipping"
+fi
 
 log Installing PHP 8.3 + extensions
 apt-get install -y \
@@ -234,7 +249,6 @@ Group=vagrant
 WorkingDirectory=/var/www/pterodactyl
 Restart=always
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/php /var/www/pterodactyl/artisan queue:work --queue=high,standard,low --sleep=3 --tries=3
-StartLimitIntervalSec=180
 StartLimitBurst=30
 RestartSec=5s
 [Install]
@@ -242,20 +256,32 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
 
 log Installing Docker Engine
-install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings
-curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
-echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" \
-  >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
-apt-get update -y
-apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin
-systemctl enable --now docker
+if ! command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings
+  curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
+  echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" \
+    >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
+  apt-get update -y
+  apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin
+  systemctl enable --now docker
+else
+  log "Docker already installed, skipping"
+fi
 
 log Installing Wings
 install -d -m 0755 /etc/pterodactyl
-ARCH=$(uname -m); [[ $ARCH == x86_64 ]] && ARCH=amd64 || ARCH=arm64
-curl -fsSL -o /usr/local/bin/wings "https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/releases/latest/download/wings_linux_${ARCH}"
-chmod u+x /usr/local/bin/wings
-sudo -u vagrant -H bash -lc 'cd /var/www/pterodactyl && php artisan p:node:configuration 1' >/etc/pterodactyl/config.yml || true
+if [ ! -f /usr/local/bin/wings ]; then
+  ARCH=$(uname -m); [[ $ARCH == x86_64 ]] && ARCH=amd64 || ARCH=arm64
+  curl -fsSL -o /usr/local/bin/wings "https://github.com/pterodactyl/wings/releases/latest/download/wings_linux_${ARCH}"
+  chmod u+x /usr/local/bin/wings
+else
+  log "Wings already installed, skipping download"
+fi
+if [ ! -f /etc/pterodactyl/config.yml ]; then
+  sudo -u vagrant -H bash -lc 'cd /var/www/pterodactyl && php artisan p:node:configuration 1' >/etc/pterodactyl/config.yml || true
+else
+  log "Wings config already exists, skipping"
+fi
 
 cat >/etc/systemd/system/wings.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
@@ -268,7 +294,6 @@ WorkingDirectory=/etc/pterodactyl
 LimitNOFILE=4096
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/wings
 Restart=on-failure
-StartLimitIntervalSec=180
 StartLimitBurst=30
 RestartSec=5s
 [Install]
@@ -280,6 +305,217 @@ systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl enable --now pteroq
 systemctl enable --now wings
 
+log Installing MinIO
+if ! command -v minio >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  ARCH=$(uname -m); [[ $ARCH == x86_64 ]] && ARCH=amd64 || ARCH=arm64
+  curl -fsSL -o /usr/local/bin/minio "https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-${ARCH}/minio"
+  chmod +x /usr/local/bin/minio
+  
+  # Create minio user and directories
+  useradd -r minio-user || true
+  mkdir -p /opt/minio/data
+  mkdir -p /etc/minio
+  chown minio-user:minio-user /opt/minio/data
+  
+  # Create MinIO environment file
+  cat >/etc/minio/minio.conf <<EOF
+MINIO_ROOT_USER=minioadmin
+MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=minioadmin
+MINIO_VOLUMES=/opt/minio/data
+MINIO_OPTS="--console-address :9001"
+EOF
+  
+  # Create systemd service
+  cat >/etc/systemd/system/minio.service <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=MinIO
+Documentation=https://docs.min.io
+Wants=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
+AssertFileIsExecutable=/usr/local/bin/minio
+
+[Service]
+WorkingDirectory=/usr/local
+
+User=minio-user
+Group=minio-user
+ProtectProc=invisible
+
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/minio/minio.conf
+ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c 'if [ -z "\${MINIO_VOLUMES}" ]; then echo "Variable MINIO_VOLUMES not set in /etc/minio/minio.conf"; exit 1; fi'
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/minio server \$MINIO_OPTS \$MINIO_VOLUMES
+
+# Let systemd restart this service always
+Restart=always
+
+# Specifies the maximum file descriptor number that can be opened by this process
+LimitNOFILE=65536
+
+# Specifies the maximum number of threads this process can create
+TasksMax=infinity
+
+# Disable timeout logic and wait until process is stopped
+TimeoutStopSec=infinity
+SendSIGKILL=no
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+  
+  systemctl daemon-reload
+  systemctl enable --now minio
+  
+  # Wait for MinIO to start
+  sleep 5
+  
+  # Create default buckets using mc (MinIO Client)
+  curl -fsSL -o /usr/local/bin/mc "https://dl.min.io/client/mc/release/linux-${ARCH}/mc"
+  chmod +x /usr/local/bin/mc
+  
+  # Configure mc alias and create buckets
+  sudo -u vagrant -H bash -c '
+    /usr/local/bin/mc alias set local http://localhost:9000 minioadmin minioadmin
+    /usr/local/bin/mc mb local/pterodactyl-backups --ignore-existing
+  ' || true
+  
+  # Configure MinIO in .env for S3 backups
+  pushd /var/www/pterodactyl >/dev/null
+  if [ -f .env ]; then
+    # Set S3 backup configuration for MinIO
+    sed -i '/^APP_BACKUP_DRIVER=/c\APP_BACKUP_DRIVER=s3' .env
+    
+    # Configure AWS/S3 settings for MinIO
+    if grep -q "^AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=/c\AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=minioadmin' .env
+    else
+      echo 'AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=minioadmin' >> .env
+    fi
+    
+    if grep -q "^AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=/c\AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=minioadmin' .env
+    else
+      echo 'AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=minioadmin' >> .env
+    fi
+    
+    if grep -q "^AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=/c\AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1' .env
+    else
+      echo 'AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1' >> .env
+    fi
+    
+    if grep -q "^AWS_BACKUPS_BUCKET=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^AWS_BACKUPS_BUCKET=/c\AWS_BACKUPS_BUCKET=pterodactyl-backups' .env
+    else
+      echo 'AWS_BACKUPS_BUCKET=pterodactyl-backups' >> .env
+    fi
+    
+    if grep -q "^AWS_ENDPOINT=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^AWS_ENDPOINT=/c\AWS_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:9000' .env
+    else
+      echo 'AWS_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:9000' >> .env
+    fi
+    
+    if grep -q "^AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=/c\AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=true' .env
+    else
+      echo 'AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=true' >> .env
+    fi
+  fi
+  popd >/dev/null
+  
+  log "MinIO installed and configured successfully"
+  log "MinIO Console: http://localhost:9001 (minioadmin/minioadmin)"
+else
+  log "MinIO already installed, skipping"
+fi
+
+log Installing Mailpit
+if ! command -v mailpit >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  ARCH=$(uname -m); [[ $ARCH == x86_64 ]] && ARCH=linux-amd64 || ARCH=linux-arm64
+  MAILPIT_VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/axllent/mailpit/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)
+  curl -fsSL -o /tmp/mailpit.tar.gz "https://github.com/axllent/mailpit/releases/download/${MAILPIT_VERSION}/mailpit-${ARCH}.tar.gz"
+  tar -xzf /tmp/mailpit.tar.gz -C /tmp
+  mv /tmp/mailpit /usr/local/bin/
+  chmod +x /usr/local/bin/mailpit
+  rm -f /tmp/mailpit.tar.gz
+  
+  # Create mailpit user
+  useradd -r mailpit-user || true
+  
+  # Create systemd service
+  cat >/etc/systemd/system/mailpit.service <<EOF
+[Unit]
+Description=Mailpit SMTP testing server
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/mailpit --smtp 0.0.0.0:1025 --listen 0.0.0.0:8025
+User=mailpit-user
+Group=mailpit-user
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+  
+  systemctl daemon-reload
+  systemctl enable --now mailpit
+  
+  # Configure Mailpit in .env for mail testing
+  pushd /var/www/pterodactyl >/dev/null
+  if [ -f .env ]; then
+    # Set mail configuration for Mailpit
+    if grep -q "^MAIL_MAILER=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^MAIL_MAILER=/c\MAIL_MAILER=smtp' .env
+    else
+      echo 'MAIL_MAILER=smtp' >> .env
+    fi
+    
+    if grep -q "^MAIL_HOST=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^MAIL_HOST=/c\MAIL_HOST=localhost' .env
+    else
+      echo 'MAIL_HOST=localhost' >> .env
+    fi
+    
+    if grep -q "^MAIL_PORT=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^MAIL_PORT=/c\MAIL_PORT=1025' .env
+    else
+      echo 'MAIL_PORT=1025' >> .env
+    fi
+    
+    if grep -q "^MAIL_USERNAME=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^MAIL_USERNAME=/c\MAIL_USERNAME=' .env
+    else
+      echo 'MAIL_USERNAME=' >> .env
+    fi
+    
+    if grep -q "^MAIL_PASSWORD=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^MAIL_PASSWORD=/c\MAIL_PASSWORD=' .env
+    else
+      echo 'MAIL_PASSWORD=' >> .env
+    fi
+    
+    if grep -q "^MAIL_ENCRYPTION=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^MAIL_ENCRYPTION=/c\MAIL_ENCRYPTION=' .env
+    else
+      echo 'MAIL_ENCRYPTION=' >> .env
+    fi
+    
+    if grep -q "^MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=" .env; then
+      sed -i '/^MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=/c\MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=no-reply@localhost' .env
+    else
+      echo 'MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=no-reply@localhost' >> .env
+    fi
+  fi
+  popd >/dev/null
+  
+  log "Mailpit installed and configured successfully"
+  log "Mailpit Web UI: http://localhost:8025"
+else
+  log "Mailpit already installed, skipping"
+fi
+
 log Generating Application API Key
 pushd /var/www/pterodactyl >/dev/null
 API_KEY_RESULT=$(sudo -u vagrant -H bash -lc 'php artisan tinker --execute="
@@ -335,7 +571,8 @@ if [ -n "${API_KEY:-}" ]; then
     },
     "feature_limits": {
         "databases": 0,
-        "allocations": 1
+        "allocations": 1,
+        "backups": 0
     },
     "allocation": {
         "default": $ALLOCATION_ID
@@ -353,30 +590,45 @@ if [ -n "${API_KEY:-}" ]; then
 }
 EOF
     
-    SERVER_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/application/servers \
-      -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
-      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-      -H "Accept: Application/vnd.pterodactyl.v1+json" \
-      -d @/tmp/server_create.json 2>/dev/null || echo '{"error":"curl_failed"}')
-    rm -f /tmp/server_create.json
+    # Check if a Minecraft server already exists
+    EXISTING_SERVER=$(mysql -u root -D panel -N -B -e "SELECT id FROM servers WHERE name='Minecraft Vanilla Dev Server' LIMIT 1;" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
     
-    if echo "$SERVER_RESPONSE" | grep -q '"object":"server"'; then
-      SERVER_ID=$(echo "$SERVER_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.attributes.id' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-      SERVER_UUID=$(echo "$SERVER_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.attributes.uuid' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-      if [ -n "$SERVER_ID" ] && [ "$SERVER_ID" != "null" ]; then
-        echo SERVER_ID=$SERVER_ID >> /home/vagrant/.bashrc
-        echo SERVER_UUID=$SERVER_UUID >> /home/vagrant/.bashrc
-        curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/application/servers/$SERVER_ID/reinstall \
-          -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
-          -H "Accept: Application/vnd.pterodactyl.v1+json" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-        log "Server created successfully with ID: $SERVER_ID"
-      else
-        warn "Server creation succeeded but failed to extract server ID"
+    if [ -n "$EXISTING_SERVER" ]; then
+      log "Minecraft server already exists with ID: $EXISTING_SERVER, skipping creation"
+      if ! grep -q "SERVER_ID=" /home/vagrant/.bashrc 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo SERVER_ID=$EXISTING_SERVER >> /home/vagrant/.bashrc
+        SERVER_UUID=$(mysql -u root -D panel -N -B -e "SELECT uuid FROM servers WHERE id=$EXISTING_SERVER;" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+        if [ -n "$SERVER_UUID" ]; then
+          echo SERVER_UUID=$SERVER_UUID >> /home/vagrant/.bashrc
+        fi
       fi
     else
-      warn "Server creation failed or returned unexpected response"
-      # Don't show the full response as it might contain sensitive info, just log the attempt
+      SERVER_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/application/servers \
+        -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        -H "Accept: Application/vnd.pterodactyl.v1+json" \
+        -d @/tmp/server_create.json 2>/dev/null || echo '{"error":"curl_failed"}')
+      rm -f /tmp/server_create.json
+      
+      if echo "$SERVER_RESPONSE" | grep -q '"object":"server"'; then
+        SERVER_ID=$(echo "$SERVER_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.attributes.id' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+        SERVER_UUID=$(echo "$SERVER_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.attributes.uuid' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+        if [ -n "$SERVER_ID" ] && [ "$SERVER_ID" != "null" ]; then
+          echo SERVER_ID=$SERVER_ID >> /home/vagrant/.bashrc
+          echo SERVER_UUID=$SERVER_UUID >> /home/vagrant/.bashrc
+          curl -s -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/application/servers/$SERVER_ID/reinstall \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
+            -H "Accept: Application/vnd.pterodactyl.v1+json" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+          log "Server created successfully with ID: $SERVER_ID"
+        else
+          warn "Server creation succeeded but failed to extract server ID"
+        fi
+      else
+        warn "Server creation failed or returned unexpected response"
+        # Don't show the full response as it might contain sensitive info, just log the attempt
+      fi
     fi
+    rm -f /tmp/server_create.json
   fi
 else
   log API key already exists, skipping creation
@@ -385,8 +637,16 @@ fi
 systemctl restart php8.3-fpm
 systemctl reload nginx || systemctl restart nginx || true
 
+echo "======================================="
+echo "        Provisioning Complete"
+echo "======================================="
+echo
+echo "=== Development Services ==="
+echo "Mailpit Web UI:    http://localhost:8025"
+echo "MinIO Console:     http://localhost:9001"
+echo "MinIO Credentials: minioadmin / minioadmin"
+echo
+echo "Panel:             http://localhost:3000"
+echo "Login:             dev / dev"
+echo "API Key:           ${API_KEY:-<not created on this run>}"
 echo
-echo === Provisioning Complete ===
-echo Panel:   http://localhost:3000
-echo Login:   dev / dev
-echo API Key: ${API_KEY:-<not created on this run>}