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@@ -10253,104 +9929,6 @@
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-            }
-        },
-        "node_modules/request/node_modules/uuid": {
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-            "license": "MIT",
-            "bin": {
-                "uuid": "bin/uuid"
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-        },
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@@ -10847,31 +10425,6 @@
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-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sshpk/-/sshpk-1.18.0.tgz",
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-                "assert-plus": "^1.0.0",
-                "bcrypt-pbkdf": "^1.0.0",
-                "dashdash": "^1.12.0",
-                "ecc-jsbn": "~0.1.1",
-                "getpass": "^0.1.1",
-                "jsbn": "~0.1.0",
-                "safer-buffer": "^2.0.2",
-                "tweetnacl": "~0.14.0"
-            },
-            "bin": {
-                "sshpk-conv": "bin/sshpk-conv",
-                "sshpk-sign": "bin/sshpk-sign",
-                "sshpk-verify": "bin/sshpk-verify"
-            },
-            "engines": {
-                "node": ">=0.10.0"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/stack-utils": {
             "version": "2.0.6",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stack-utils/-/stack-utils-2.0.6.tgz",
@@ -11423,19 +10976,6 @@
                 "node": ">=0.6"
             }
         },
-        "node_modules/tough-cookie": {
-            "version": "2.5.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tough-cookie/-/tough-cookie-2.5.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-nlLsUzgm1kfLXSXfRZMc1KLAugd4hqJHDTvc2hDIwS3mZAfMEuMbc03SujMF+GEcpaX/qboeycw6iO8JwVv2+g==",
-            "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-            "dependencies": {
-                "psl": "^1.1.28",
-                "punycode": "^2.1.1"
-            },
-            "engines": {
-                "node": ">=0.8"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/ts-api-utils": {
             "version": "2.5.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-api-utils/-/ts-api-utils-2.5.0.tgz",
@@ -11587,18 +11127,6 @@
             "license": "0BSD",
             "optional": true
         },
-        "node_modules/tunnel-agent": {
-            "version": "0.6.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tunnel-agent/-/tunnel-agent-0.6.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-McnNiV1l8RYeY8tBgEpuodCC1mLUdbSN+CYBL7kJsJNInOP8UjDDEwdk6Mw60vdLLrr5NHKZhMAOSrR2NZuQ+w==",
-            "license": "Apache-2.0",
-            "dependencies": {
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-            },
-            "engines": {
-                "node": "*"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/tweetnacl": {
             "version": "0.14.5",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tweetnacl/-/tweetnacl-0.14.5.tgz",
@@ -11835,6 +11363,7 @@
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+            "dev": true,
             "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
             "dependencies": {
                 "punycode": "^2.1.0"
@@ -11892,20 +11421,6 @@
                 "node": ">= 0.8"
             }
         },
-        "node_modules/verror": {
-            "version": "1.10.0",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/verror/-/verror-1.10.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-ZZKSmDAEFOijERBLkmYfJ+vmk3w+7hOLYDNkRCuRuMJGEmqYNCNLyBBFwWKVMhfwaEF3WOd0Zlw86U/WC/+nYw==",
-            "engines": [
-                "node >=0.6.0"
-            ],
-            "license": "MIT",
-            "dependencies": {
-                "assert-plus": "^1.0.0",
-                "core-util-is": "1.0.2",
-                "extsprintf": "^1.2.0"
-            }
-        },
         "node_modules/walkdir": {
             "version": "0.4.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/walkdir/-/walkdir-0.4.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ae64800..1f395ab4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
         "multer": "^2.0.1",
         "on-finished": "^2.4.1",
         "public-ip": "^7.0.1",
-        "recursive-readdir": "^2.2.3",
-        "request": "^2.88.2",
         "require-from-string": "^2.0.2",
         "serve-favicon": "~2.5.1",
         "shell-quote": "^1.8.3",
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@eslint/js": "^9.39.5",
-        "@types/bcryptjs": "^3.0.0",
         "@types/configstore": "^5.0.1",
         "@types/cookie-parser": "^1.4.9",
         "@types/debug": "^4.1.12",
@@ -59,19 +56,14 @@
         "@types/http-proxy": "^1.17.16",
         "@types/is-valid-path": "^0.1.2",
         "@types/jest": "^29.5.14",
-        "@types/js-base64": "^3.3.1",
         "@types/jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.10",
-        "@types/moment": "^2.13.0",
         "@types/morgan": "^1.9.10",
         "@types/multer": "^2.0.0",
         "@types/on-finished": "^2.3.5",
-        "@types/request": "^2.48.12",
         "@types/require-from-string": "^1.2.3",
         "@types/serve-favicon": "^2.5.7",
         "@types/shell-quote": "^1.7.5",
         "@types/ssh2": "^1.15.5",
-        "@types/tar": "^6.1.13",
-        "@types/uuid": "^10.0.0",
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         "eslint": "^9.39.5",
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diff --git a/src/user/system/CaptainManager.ts b/src/user/system/CaptainManager.ts
index 86b6a133..3c6fb236 100644
--- a/src/user/system/CaptainManager.ts
+++ b/src/user/system/CaptainManager.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { GoAccessInfo } from '../../models/GoAccessInfo'
 import { IRegistryInfo, IRegistryTypes } from '../../models/IRegistryInfo'
 import { NetDataInfo } from '../../models/NetDataInfo'
 import CaptainConstants from '../../utils/CaptainConstants'
+import { getText } from '../../utils/HttpUtils'
 import Logger from '../../utils/Logger'
 import Utils from '../../utils/Utils'
 import Authenticator from '../Authenticator'
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ import DiskCleanupManager from './DiskCleanupManager'
 import DomainResolveChecker from './DomainResolveChecker'
 import LoadBalancerManager from './LoadBalancerManager'
 import SelfHostedDockerRegistry from './SelfHostedDockerRegistry'
-import request = require('request')
 import fs = require('fs-extra')
 
 const DEBUG_SALT = 'THIS IS NOT A REAL CERTIFICATE'
@@ -339,22 +339,26 @@ class CaptainManager {
 
             const url = `http://${captainPublicDomain}${CaptainConstants.healthCheckEndPoint}`
 
-            request(
-                url,
-
-                function (error, response, body) {
+            getText(url)
+                .then(function (body) {
                     if (callbackCalled) {
                         return
                     }
                     callbackCalled = true
 
-                    if (error || !body || body !== self.getHealthCheckUuid()) {
+                    if (!body || body !== self.getHealthCheckUuid()) {
                         callback(false)
                     } else {
                         callback(true)
                     }
-                }
-            )
+                })
+                .catch(function () {
+                    if (callbackCalled) {
+                        return
+                    }
+                    callbackCalled = true
+                    callback(false)
+                })
         }
 
         function checkNginxHealth(callback: ISuccessCallback) {
diff --git a/src/user/system/DomainResolveChecker.ts b/src/user/system/DomainResolveChecker.ts
index f3a0a376..e12aaf46 100644
--- a/src/user/system/DomainResolveChecker.ts
+++ b/src/user/system/DomainResolveChecker.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid'
 import ApiStatusCodes from '../../api/ApiStatusCodes'
 import CaptainConstants from '../../utils/CaptainConstants'
+import { getText } from '../../utils/HttpUtils'
 import Logger from '../../utils/Logger'
 import Utils from '../../utils/Utils'
 import CertbotManager from './CertbotManager'
 import LoadBalancerManager from './LoadBalancerManager'
-import request = require('request')
 import fs = require('fs-extra')
 
 export default class DomainResolveChecker {
@@ -64,15 +64,12 @@ export default class DomainResolveChecker {
                 return new Promise<void>(function (resolve, reject) {
                     const url = `http://${domainName}:${CaptainConstants.configs.nginxPortNumber80}${captainConfirmationPath}`
 
-                    request(
-                        url,
-
-                        function (error, response, body) {
-                            if (error || !body || body !== randomUuid) {
+                    getText(url)
+                        .then(function (body) {
+                            if (!body || body !== randomUuid) {
                                 Logger.e(
                                     `Verification Failed for ${domainName}`
                                 )
-                                Logger.e(`Error        ${error}`)
                                 Logger.e(`body         ${body}`)
                                 Logger.e(`randomUuid   ${randomUuid}`)
                                 reject(
@@ -85,8 +82,17 @@ export default class DomainResolveChecker {
                             }
 
                             resolve()
-                        }
-                    )
+                        })
+                        .catch(function (error) {
+                            Logger.e(`Verification Failed for ${domainName}`)
+                            Logger.e(`Error        ${error}`)
+                            reject(
+                                ApiStatusCodes.createError(
+                                    ApiStatusCodes.VERIFICATION_FAILED,
+                                    'Verification Failed.'
+                                )
+                            )
+                        })
                 })
             })
     }
@@ -103,24 +109,32 @@ export default class DomainResolveChecker {
 
             Logger.d(`Sending request to ${url}`)
 
-            request(url, function (error, response, body) {
-                if (
-                    error ||
-                    !body ||
-                    body !==
-                        self.loadBalancerManager.getCaptainPublicRandomKey()
-                ) {
+            getText(url)
+                .then(function (body) {
+                    if (
+                        !body ||
+                        body !==
+                            self.loadBalancerManager.getCaptainPublicRandomKey()
+                    ) {
+                        reject(
+                            ApiStatusCodes.createError(
+                                ApiStatusCodes.VERIFICATION_FAILED,
+                                'Verification Failed.'
+                            )
+                        )
+                        return
+                    }
+
+                    resolve()
+                })
+                .catch(function () {
                     reject(
                         ApiStatusCodes.createError(
                             ApiStatusCodes.VERIFICATION_FAILED,
                             'Verification Failed.'
                         )
                     )
-                    return
-                }
-
-                resolve()
-            })
+                })
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/user/system/LoadBalancerManager.ts b/src/user/system/LoadBalancerManager.ts
index e4494feb..c63e24ae 100644
--- a/src/user/system/LoadBalancerManager.ts
+++ b/src/user/system/LoadBalancerManager.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import { IServerBlockDetails } from '../../models/IServerBlockDetails'
 import LoadBalancerInfo from '../../models/LoadBalancerInfo'
 import { AnyError } from '../../models/OtherTypes'
 import CaptainConstants from '../../utils/CaptainConstants'
+import { getText } from '../../utils/HttpUtils'
 import Logger from '../../utils/Logger'
 import CertbotManager from './CertbotManager'
 import fs = require('fs-extra')
-import request = require('request')
 const exec = util.promisify(chileProcess.exec)
 
 const defaultPageTemplate = fs
@@ -439,8 +439,46 @@ class LoadBalancerManager {
         return new Promise<LoadBalancerInfo>(function (resolve, reject) {
             const url = `http://${CaptainConstants.nginxServiceName}/nginx_status`
 
-            request(url, function (error, response, body) {
-                if (error || !body) {
+            getText(url).then(
+                function (body) {
+                    if (!body) {
+                        reject(
+                            ApiStatusCodes.createError(
+                                ApiStatusCodes.STATUS_ERROR_GENERIC,
+                                'Request to nginx Failed.'
+                            )
+                        )
+                        return
+                    }
+
+                    try {
+                        const data = new LoadBalancerInfo()
+                        const lines = body.split('\n')
+
+                        data.activeConnections = Number(
+                            lines[0].split(' ')[2].trim()
+                        )
+
+                        data.accepted = Number(lines[2].split(' ')[1].trim())
+                        data.handled = Number(lines[2].split(' ')[2].trim())
+                        data.total = Number(lines[2].split(' ')[3].trim())
+
+                        data.reading = Number(lines[3].split(' ')[1].trim())
+                        data.writing = Number(lines[3].split(' ')[3].trim())
+                        data.waiting = Number(lines[3].split(' ')[5].trim())
+
+                        resolve(data)
+                    } catch (error) {
+                        Logger.e(error)
+                        reject(
+                            ApiStatusCodes.createError(
+                                ApiStatusCodes.STATUS_ERROR_GENERIC,
+                                'Parser Failed. See internal logs...'
+                            )
+                        )
+                    }
+                },
+                function (error) {
                     Logger.e(`Error        ${error}`)
                     reject(
                         ApiStatusCodes.createError(
@@ -448,36 +486,8 @@ class LoadBalancerManager {
                             'Request to nginx Failed.'
                         )
                     )
-                    return
                 }
-
-                try {
-                    const data = new LoadBalancerInfo()
-                    const lines = body.split('\n')
-
-                    data.activeConnections = Number(
-                        lines[0].split(' ')[2].trim()
-                    )
-
-                    data.accepted = Number(lines[2].split(' ')[1].trim())
-                    data.handled = Number(lines[2].split(' ')[2].trim())
-                    data.total = Number(lines[2].split(' ')[3].trim())
-
-                    data.reading = Number(lines[3].split(' ')[1].trim())
-                    data.writing = Number(lines[3].split(' ')[3].trim())
-                    data.waiting = Number(lines[3].split(' ')[5].trim())
-
-                    resolve(data)
-                } catch (error) {
-                    Logger.e(error)
-                    reject(
-                        ApiStatusCodes.createError(
-                            ApiStatusCodes.STATUS_ERROR_GENERIC,
-                            'Parser Failed. See internal logs...'
-                        )
-                    )
-                }
-            })
+            )
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/src/user/system/VersionManager.ts b/src/user/system/VersionManager.ts
index b3af2785..8975e08f 100644
--- a/src/user/system/VersionManager.ts
+++ b/src/user/system/VersionManager.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import request = require('request')
 import axios from 'axios'
 import DockerApi from '../../docker/DockerApi'
 import CaptainConstants from '../../utils/CaptainConstants'
+import { getText } from '../../utils/HttpUtils'
 import Logger from '../../utils/Logger'
 import DockerRegistryHelper from '../DockerRegistryHelper'
 
@@ -78,18 +78,14 @@ class VersionManager {
         const url = `https://hub.docker.com/v2/repositories/${CaptainConstants.configs.publishedNameOnDockerHub}/tags`
 
         return new Promise<string[]>(function (resolve, reject) {
-            request(
-                url,
-
-                function (error, response, body) {
+            getText(url)
+                .then(function (body) {
                     if (CaptainConstants.isDebug) {
                         resolve(['v0.0.1'])
                         return
                     }
 
-                    if (error) {
-                        reject(error)
-                    } else if (!body || !JSON.parse(body).results) {
+                    if (!body || !JSON.parse(body).results) {
                         reject(
                             new Error(
                                 'Received empty body or no result for version list on docker hub.'
@@ -103,8 +99,8 @@ class VersionManager {
                         }
                         resolve(tags)
                     }
-                }
-            )
+                })
+                .catch(reject)
         }).then(function (tagList) {
             const currentVersion = CaptainConstants.configs.version.split('.')
             let latestVersion = CaptainConstants.configs.version.split('.')
diff --git a/src/utils/CaptainInstaller.ts b/src/utils/CaptainInstaller.ts
index 9cbcfdab..a8ba7973 100644
--- a/src/utils/CaptainInstaller.ts
+++ b/src/utils/CaptainInstaller.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { IAppEnvVar, IAppPort } from '../models/AppDefinition'
 import BackupManager from '../user/system/BackupManager'
 import CaptainConstants from './CaptainConstants'
 import EnvVar from './EnvVars'
+import { getText } from './HttpUtils'
 import http = require('http')
-import request = require('request')
 
 // internal IP returns Public IP if the machine is not behind a NAT
 // No need to directly use Public IP.
@@ -246,9 +246,8 @@ function checkPortOrThrow(ipAddr: string, portToTest: number) {
             reject(new Error(`Port timed out: ${portToTest}`))
         }, 5000)
 
-        request(
-            `http://${ipAddr}:${portToTest}`,
-            function (error, response, body) {
+        getText(`http://${ipAddr}:${portToTest}`)
+            .then(function (body) {
                 if (finished) {
                     return
                 }
@@ -261,8 +260,16 @@ function checkPortOrThrow(ipAddr: string, portToTest: number) {
                     printError()
                     reject(new Error(`Port seems to be closed: ${portToTest}`))
                 }
-            }
-        )
+            })
+            .catch(function () {
+                if (finished) {
+                    return
+                }
+
+                finished = true
+                printError()
+                reject(new Error(`Port seems to be closed: ${portToTest}`))
+            })
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/HttpUtils.ts b/src/utils/HttpUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c0e1e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/HttpUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import axios from 'axios'
+
+export function getText(url: string): Promise<string> {
+    return axios
+        .get<string>(url, {
+            responseType: 'text',
+            transformResponse: [(data) => data],
+            validateStatus: () => true,
+        })
+        .then((response) => response.data)
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/TemplateHelperVersionPrinter.ts b/src/utils/TemplateHelperVersionPrinter.ts
index 403d469c..45ddcf6c 100644
--- a/src/utils/TemplateHelperVersionPrinter.ts
+++ b/src/utils/TemplateHelperVersionPrinter.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import request = require('request')
 import ApiStatusCodes from '../api/ApiStatusCodes'
 import { IHashMapGeneric } from '../models/ICacheGeneric'
 import { ITemplate } from '../models/OtherTypes'
+import { getText } from './HttpUtils'
 import Logger from './Logger'
 
 function getTagsForImage(
@@ -14,27 +14,25 @@ function getTagsForImage(
     }
 
     return new Promise<string[]>(function (resolve, reject) {
-        request(
-            url!,
-
-            function (error, response, body) {
-                if (error || !body) {
-                    Logger.e(error)
-                    reject(error)
+        getText(url!)
+            .then(function (body) {
+                if (!body) {
+                    reject(new Error('Received empty response from Docker Hub'))
                     return
                 }
 
+                let parsedBody: any
                 try {
                     // Sometimes Docker server is down and it crashes Captain!
-                    body = JSON.parse(body)
+                    parsedBody = JSON.parse(body)
                 } catch (e) {
                     Logger.e(e)
                 }
 
                 let results: any
 
-                if (body) {
-                    results = body.results
+                if (parsedBody) {
+                    results = parsedBody.results
                 }
 
                 if (!results) {
@@ -51,14 +49,19 @@ function getTagsForImage(
                     allTags.push(results[idx].name)
                 }
 
-                if (body.next) {
-                    resolve(getTagsForImage(imageBaseName, body.next, allTags))
+                if (parsedBody.next) {
+                    resolve(
+                        getTagsForImage(imageBaseName, parsedBody.next, allTags)
+                    )
                     return
                 }
 
                 resolve(allTags)
-            }
-        )
+            })
+            .catch(function (error) {
+                Logger.e(error)
+                reject(error)
+            })
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/HttpUtils.test.ts b/tests/HttpUtils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d290906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/HttpUtils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import axios from 'axios'
+import { getText } from '../src/utils/HttpUtils'
+
+jest.mock('axios')
+
+const mockedAxios = axios as jest.Mocked<typeof axios>
+
+describe('HttpUtils', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        jest.clearAllMocks()
+    })
+
+    test('returns the response body as text', async () => {
+        mockedAxios.get.mockResolvedValue({ data: 'response body' })
+
+        await expect(getText('https://example.com')).resolves.toBe(
+            'response body'
+        )
+
+        expect(mockedAxios.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+            'https://example.com',
+            expect.objectContaining({ responseType: 'text' })
+        )
+    })
+
+    test('preserves response bodies for every HTTP status', async () => {
+        mockedAxios.get.mockResolvedValue({ data: 'not found' })
+
+        await expect(getText('https://example.com/missing')).resolves.toBe(
+            'not found'
+        )
+
+        const config = mockedAxios.get.mock.calls[0][1]
+        expect(config?.validateStatus?.(404)).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    test('rejects network failures', async () => {
+        const error = new Error('network failure')
+        mockedAxios.get.mockRejectedValue(error)
+
+        await expect(getText('https://example.com')).rejects.toBe(error)
+    })
+})