diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh
index 3ac63e80..dc4a2729 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeDebug.sh
@@ -467,6 +467,9 @@ diagnose_operating_system() {
     # Display the current test that is running
     echo_current_diagnostic "Operating system"
 
+    # If the PIHOLE_DOCKER_TAG variable is set, include this information in the debug output
+    [ -n "${PIHOLE_DOCKER_TAG}" ] && log_write "${INFO} Pi-hole Docker Container: ${PIHOLE_DOCKER_TAG}"
+
     # If there is a /etc/*release file, it's probably a supported operating system, so we can
     if ls /etc/*release 1> /dev/null 2>&1; then
         # display the attributes to the user from the function made earlier
@@ -730,11 +733,11 @@ compare_port_to_service_assigned() {
 
     # If the service is a Pi-hole service, highlight it in green
     if [[ "${service_name}" == "${expected_service}" ]]; then
-        log_write "[${COL_GREEN}${port}${COL_NC}] is in use by ${COL_GREEN}${service_name}${COL_NC}"
+        log_write "${TICK} ${COL_GREEN}${port}${COL_NC} is in use by ${COL_GREEN}${service_name}${COL_NC}"
     # Otherwise,
     else
         # Show the service name in red since it's non-standard
-        log_write "[${COL_RED}${port}${COL_NC}] is in use by ${COL_RED}${service_name}${COL_NC} (${FAQ_HARDWARE_REQUIREMENTS_PORTS})"
+        log_write "${CROSS} ${COL_RED}${port}${COL_NC} is in use by ${COL_RED}${service_name}${COL_NC} (${FAQ_HARDWARE_REQUIREMENTS_PORTS})"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -750,32 +753,28 @@ check_required_ports() {
     # Sort the addresses and remove duplicates
     while IFS= read -r line; do
         ports_in_use+=( "$line" )
-    done < <( lsof -iTCP -sTCP:LISTEN -P -n +c 10 )
+    done < <( ss --listening --numeric --tcp --udp --processes --oneline --no-header )
 
     # Now that we have the values stored,
     for i in "${!ports_in_use[@]}"; do
         # loop through them and assign some local variables
         local service_name
-        service_name=$(echo "${ports_in_use[$i]}" | awk '{print $1}')
+        service_name=$(echo "${ports_in_use[$i]}" | awk '{gsub(/users:\(\("/,"",$7);gsub(/".*/,"",$7);print $7}')
         local protocol_type
-        protocol_type=$(echo "${ports_in_use[$i]}" | awk '{print $5}')
+        protocol_type=$(echo "${ports_in_use[$i]}" | awk '{print $1}')
         local port_number
-        port_number="$(echo "${ports_in_use[$i]}" | awk '{print $9}')"
+        port_number="$(echo "${ports_in_use[$i]}" | awk '{print $5}')" #  | awk '{gsub(/^.*:/,"",$5);print $5}')
 
-        # Skip the line if it's the titles of the columns the lsof command produces
-        if [[ "${service_name}" == COMMAND ]]; then
-            continue
-        fi
         # Use a case statement to determine if the right services are using the right ports
-        case "$(echo "$port_number" | rev | cut -d: -f1 | rev)" in
-            53) compare_port_to_service_assigned  "${resolver}" "${service_name}" 53
+        case "$(echo "${port_number}" | rev | cut -d: -f1 | rev)" in
+            53) compare_port_to_service_assigned  "${resolver}" "${service_name}" "${protocol_type}:${port_number}"
                 ;;
-            80) compare_port_to_service_assigned  "${web_server}" "${service_name}" 80
+            80) compare_port_to_service_assigned  "${web_server}" "${service_name}" "${protocol_type}:${port_number}"
                 ;;
-            4711) compare_port_to_service_assigned  "${ftl}" "${service_name}" 4711
+            4711) compare_port_to_service_assigned  "${ftl}" "${service_name}" "${protocol_type}:${port_number}"
                 ;;
             # If it's not a default port that Pi-hole needs, just print it out for the user to see
-            *) log_write "${port_number} ${service_name} (${protocol_type})";
+            *) log_write "    ${protocol_type}:${port_number} is in use by ${service_name:=<unknown>}";
         esac
     done
 }
@@ -1386,9 +1385,9 @@ upload_to_tricorder() {
     log_write "${TICK} ${COL_GREEN}** FINISHED DEBUGGING! **${COL_NC}\\n"
 
     # Provide information on what they should do with their token
-    log_write "    * The debug log can be uploaded to tricorder.pi-hole.net for sharing with developers only."
+    log_write "   * The debug log can be uploaded to tricorder.pi-hole.net for sharing with developers only."
 
-    # If pihole -d is running automatically (usually through the dashboard)
+    # If pihole -d is running automatically
     if [[ "${AUTOMATED}" ]]; then
         # let the user know
         log_write "${INFO} Debug script running in automated mode"
@@ -1396,16 +1395,19 @@ upload_to_tricorder() {
         curl_to_tricorder
         # If we're not running in automated mode,
     else
-        echo ""
-        # give the user a choice of uploading it or not
-        # Users can review the log file locally (or the output of the script since they are the same) and try to self-diagnose their problem
-        read -r -p "[?] Would you like to upload the log? [y/N] " response
-        case ${response} in
-            # If they say yes, run our function for uploading the log
-            [yY][eE][sS]|[yY]) curl_to_tricorder;;
-            # If they choose no, just exit out of the script
-            *) log_write "    * Log will ${COL_GREEN}NOT${COL_NC} be uploaded to tricorder.\\n    * A local copy of the debug log can be found at: ${COL_CYAN}${PIHOLE_DEBUG_LOG}${COL_NC}\\n";exit;
-        esac
+        # if not being called from the web interface
+        if [[ ! "${WEBCALL}" ]]; then
+            echo ""
+            # give the user a choice of uploading it or not
+            # Users can review the log file locally (or the output of the script since they are the same) and try to self-diagnose their problem
+            read -r -p "[?] Would you like to upload the log? [y/N] " response
+            case ${response} in
+                # If they say yes, run our function for uploading the log
+                [yY][eE][sS]|[yY]) curl_to_tricorder;;
+                # If they choose no, just exit out of the script
+                *) log_write "    * Log will ${COL_GREEN}NOT${COL_NC} be uploaded to tricorder.\\n    * A local copy of the debug log can be found at: ${COL_CYAN}${PIHOLE_DEBUG_LOG}${COL_NC}\\n";exit;
+            esac
+        fi
     fi
     # Check if tricorder.pi-hole.net is reachable and provide token
     # along with some additional useful information
@@ -1425,8 +1427,13 @@ upload_to_tricorder() {
     # If no token was generated
     else
         # Show an error and some help instructions
-        log_write "${CROSS}  ${COL_RED}There was an error uploading your debug log.${COL_NC}"
-        log_write "   * Please try again or contact the Pi-hole team for assistance."
+        # Skip this if being called from web interface and autmatic mode was not chosen (users opt-out to upload)
+        if [[ "${WEBCALL}" ]] && [[ ! "${AUTOMATED}" ]]; then
+            :
+        else
+            log_write "${CROSS}  ${COL_RED}There was an error uploading your debug log.${COL_NC}"
+            log_write "   * Please try again or contact the Pi-hole team for assistance."
+        fi
     fi
     # Finally, show where the log file is no matter the outcome of the function so users can look at it
     log_write "   * A local copy of the debug log can be found at: ${COL_CYAN}${PIHOLE_DEBUG_LOG}${COL_NC}\\n"
diff --git a/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.conf b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..269fcf9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#; Pi-hole FTL config file
+#; Comments should start with #; to avoid issues with PHP and bash reading this file
diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index bd2bf4c3..3780f7b0 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ package_manager_detect() {
         # Packages required to run this install script (stored as an array)
         INSTALLER_DEPS=(git iproute2 whiptail ca-certificates)
         # Packages required to run Pi-hole (stored as an array)
-        PIHOLE_DEPS=(cron curl iputils-ping lsof psmisc sudo unzip idn2 sqlite3 libcap2-bin dns-root-data libcap2)
+        PIHOLE_DEPS=(cron curl iputils-ping psmisc sudo unzip idn2 sqlite3 libcap2-bin dns-root-data libcap2 netcat)
         # Packages required for the Web admin interface (stored as an array)
         # It's useful to separate this from Pi-hole, since the two repos are also setup separately
         PIHOLE_WEB_DEPS=(lighttpd "${phpVer}-common" "${phpVer}-cgi" "${phpVer}-sqlite3" "${phpVer}-xml" "${phpVer}-intl")
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ package_manager_detect() {
         PKG_COUNT="${PKG_MANAGER} check-update | egrep '(.i686|.x86|.noarch|.arm|.src)' | wc -l"
         OS_CHECK_DEPS=(grep bind-utils)
         INSTALLER_DEPS=(git iproute newt procps-ng which chkconfig ca-certificates)
-        PIHOLE_DEPS=(cronie curl findutils sudo unzip libidn2 psmisc sqlite libcap lsof)
+        PIHOLE_DEPS=(cronie curl findutils sudo unzip libidn2 psmisc sqlite libcap nmap-ncat)
         PIHOLE_WEB_DEPS=(lighttpd lighttpd-fastcgi php-common php-cli php-pdo php-xml php-json php-intl)
         LIGHTTPD_USER="lighttpd"
         LIGHTTPD_GROUP="lighttpd"
@@ -1299,10 +1299,10 @@ installConfigs() {
     echo "${DNS_SERVERS}" > "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/dns-servers.conf"
     chmod 644 "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/dns-servers.conf"
 
-    # Install empty file if it does not exist
+    # Install template file if it does not exist
     if [[ ! -r "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/pihole-FTL.conf" ]]; then
         install -d -m 0755 ${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}
-        if ! install -o pihole -m 664 /dev/null "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/pihole-FTL.conf" &>/dev/null; then
+        if ! install -T -o pihole -m 664 "${PI_HOLE_LOCAL_REPO}/advanced/Templates/pihole-FTL.conf" "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}/pihole-FTL.conf" &>/dev/null; then
             printf "  %bError: Unable to initialize configuration file %s/pihole-FTL.conf\\n" "${COL_LIGHT_RED}" "${PI_HOLE_CONFIG_DIR}"
             return 1
         fi
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ installConfigs() {
         chmod 644 /etc/lighttpd/external.conf
         # If there is a custom block page in the html/pihole directory, replace 404 handler in lighttpd config
         if [[ -f "${PI_HOLE_BLOCKPAGE_DIR}/custom.php" ]]; then
-            sed -i 's/^\(server\.error-handler-404\s*=\s*\).*$/\1"pihole\/custom\.php"/' "${lighttpdConfig}"
+            sed -i 's/^\(server\.error-handler-404\s*=\s*\).*$/\1"\/pihole\/custom\.php"/' "${lighttpdConfig}"
         fi
         # Make the directories if they do not exist and set the owners
         mkdir -p /run/lighttpd
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ finalExports() {
     # If the setup variable file exists,
     if [[ -e "${setupVars}" ]]; then
         # update the variables in the file
-        sed -i.update.bak '/PIHOLE_INTERFACE/d;/IPV4_ADDRESS/d;/IPV6_ADDRESS/d;/PIHOLE_DNS_1\b/d;/PIHOLE_DNS_2\b/d;/QUERY_LOGGING/d;/INSTALL_WEB_SERVER/d;/INSTALL_WEB_INTERFACE/d;/LIGHTTPD_ENABLED/d;/CACHE_SIZE/d;/DNS_FQDN_REQUIRED/d;/DNS_BOGUS_PRIV/d;' "${setupVars}"
+        sed -i.update.bak '/PIHOLE_INTERFACE/d;/IPV4_ADDRESS/d;/IPV6_ADDRESS/d;/PIHOLE_DNS_1\b/d;/PIHOLE_DNS_2\b/d;/QUERY_LOGGING/d;/INSTALL_WEB_SERVER/d;/INSTALL_WEB_INTERFACE/d;/LIGHTTPD_ENABLED/d;/CACHE_SIZE/d;/DNS_FQDN_REQUIRED/d;/DNS_BOGUS_PRIV/d;/DNSMASQ_LISTENING/d;' "${setupVars}"
     fi
     # echo the information to the user
     {
@@ -1747,6 +1747,7 @@ finalExports() {
         echo "CACHE_SIZE=${CACHE_SIZE}"
         echo "DNS_FQDN_REQUIRED=${DNS_FQDN_REQUIRED:-true}"
         echo "DNS_BOGUS_PRIV=${DNS_BOGUS_PRIV:-true}"
+        echo "DNSMASQ_LISTENING=${DNSMASQ_LISTENING:-local}"
     }>> "${setupVars}"
     chmod 644 "${setupVars}"
 
@@ -2277,7 +2278,7 @@ FTLcheckUpdate() {
     printf "  %b Checking for existing FTL binary...\\n" "${INFO}"
 
     local ftlLoc
-    ftlLoc=$(which pihole-FTL 2>/dev/null)
+    ftlLoc=$(command -v pihole-FTL 2>/dev/null)
 
     local ftlBranch
 
@@ -2315,7 +2316,7 @@ FTLcheckUpdate() {
             # We already have a pihole-FTL binary downloaded.
             # Alt branches don't have a tagged version against them, so just confirm the checksum of the local vs remote to decide whether we download or not
             remoteSha1=$(curl -sSL --fail "https://ftl.pi-hole.net/${ftlBranch}/${binary}.sha1" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
-            localSha1=$(sha1sum "$(which pihole-FTL)" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+            localSha1=$(sha1sum "$(command -v pihole-FTL)" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
 
             if [[ "${remoteSha1}" != "${localSha1}" ]]; then
                 printf "  %b Checksums do not match, downloading from ftl.pi-hole.net.\\n" "${INFO}"
@@ -2345,7 +2346,7 @@ FTLcheckUpdate() {
                 printf "  %b Latest FTL Binary already installed (%s). Confirming Checksum...\\n" "${INFO}" "${FTLlatesttag}"
 
                 remoteSha1=$(curl -sSL --fail "https://github.com/pi-hole/FTL/releases/download/${FTLversion%$'\r'}/${binary}.sha1" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
-                localSha1=$(sha1sum "$(which pihole-FTL)" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+                localSha1=$(sha1sum "$(command -v pihole-FTL)" | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
 
                 if [[ "${remoteSha1}" != "${localSha1}" ]]; then
                     printf "  %b Corruption detected...\\n" "${INFO}"
diff --git a/pihole b/pihole
index 055bd702..8af47dc8 100755
--- a/pihole
+++ b/pihole
@@ -283,27 +283,29 @@ Options:
 }
 
 analyze_ports() {
+  local lv4 lv6 port=${1}
   # FTL is listening at least on at least one port when this
   # function is getting called
-  echo -e "  ${TICK} DNS service is listening"
   # Check individual address family/protocol combinations
   # For a healthy Pi-hole, they should all be up (nothing printed)
-  if grep -q "IPv4.*UDP" <<< "${1}"; then
+  lv4="$(ss --ipv4 --listening --numeric --tcp --udp src :${port})"
+  if grep -q "udp " <<< "${lv4}"; then
       echo -e "     ${TICK} UDP (IPv4)"
   else
       echo -e "     ${CROSS} UDP (IPv4)"
   fi
-  if grep -q "IPv4.*TCP" <<< "${1}"; then
+  if grep -q "tcp " <<< "${lv4}"; then
       echo -e "     ${TICK} TCP (IPv4)"
   else
       echo -e "     ${CROSS} TCP (IPv4)"
   fi
-  if grep -q "IPv6.*UDP" <<< "${1}"; then
+  lv6="$(ss --ipv6 --listening --numeric --tcp --udp src :${port})"
+  if grep -q "udp " <<< "${lv6}"; then
       echo -e "     ${TICK} UDP (IPv6)"
   else
       echo -e "     ${CROSS} UDP (IPv6)"
   fi
-  if grep -q "IPv6.*TCP" <<< "${1}"; then
+  if grep -q "tcp " <<< "${lv6}"; then
       echo -e "     ${TICK} TCP (IPv6)"
   else
       echo -e "     ${CROSS} TCP (IPv6)"
@@ -312,19 +314,31 @@ analyze_ports() {
 }
 
 statusFunc() {
-  # Determine if there is a pihole service is listening on port 53
-  local listening
-  listening="$(lsof -Pni:53)"
-  if grep -q "pihole" <<< "${listening}"; then
-    if [[ "${1}" != "web" ]]; then
-      analyze_ports "${listening}"
-    fi
-  else
+  # Determine if there is pihole-FTL service is listening
+  local listening pid port
+
+  pid="$(getFTLPID)"
+  if [[ "$pid" -eq "-1" ]]; then
     case "${1}" in
       "web") echo "-1";;
-      *) echo -e "  ${CROSS} DNS service is NOT listening";;
+      *) echo -e "  ${CROSS} DNS service is NOT running";;
     esac
     return 0
+  else
+    #get the port pihole-FTL is listening on by using FTL's telnet API
+    port="$(echo ">dns-port >quit" | nc 127.0.0.1 4711)"
+    if [[ "${port}" == "0" ]]; then
+      case "${1}" in
+        "web") echo "-1";;
+        *) echo -e "  ${CROSS} DNS service is NOT listening";;
+      esac
+      return 0
+    else
+      if [[ "${1}" != "web" ]]; then
+        echo -e "  ${TICK} FTL is listening on port ${port}"
+        analyze_ports "${port}"
+      fi
+    fi
   fi
 
   # Determine if Pi-hole's blocking is enabled
@@ -337,18 +351,19 @@ statusFunc() {
   elif grep -q "BLOCKING_ENABLED=true" /etc/pihole/setupVars.conf;  then
     # Configs are set
     case "${1}" in
-      "web") echo 1;;
+      "web") echo "$port";;
       *) echo -e "  ${TICK} Pi-hole blocking is enabled";;
     esac
   else
     # No configs were found
     case "${1}" in
-      "web") echo 99;;
+      "web") echo -2;;
       *) echo -e "  ${INFO} Pi-hole blocking will be enabled";;
     esac
     # Enable blocking
     "${PI_HOLE_BIN_DIR}"/pihole enable
   fi
+
 }
 
 tailFunc() {