diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/ApplyBootstrap.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/ApplyBootstrap.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..547d8558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/ApplyBootstrap.java
@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+package org.qortal;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;
+import org.bouncycastle.jsse.provider.BouncyCastleJsseProvider;
+import org.qortal.api.ApiKey;
+import org.qortal.api.ApiRequest;
+import org.qortal.controller.BootstrapNode;
+import org.qortal.settings.Settings;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+import java.nio.file.FileVisitResult;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.nio.file.SimpleFileVisitor;
+import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
+import java.security.Security;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import static org.qortal.controller.BootstrapNode.AGENTLIB_JVM_HOLDER_ARG;
+
+public class ApplyBootstrap {
+
+	static {
+		// This static block will be called before others if using ApplyBootstrap.main()
+
+		// Log into different files for bootstrap - this has to be before LogManger.getLogger() calls
+		System.setProperty("log4j2.filenameTemplate", "log-apply-bootstrap.txt");
+
+		// This must go before any calls to LogManager/Logger
+		System.setProperty("java.util.logging.manager", "org.apache.logging.log4j.jul.LogManager");
+	}
+
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(ApplyBootstrap.class);
+	private static final String JAR_FILENAME = BootstrapNode.JAR_FILENAME;
+	private static final String WINDOWS_EXE_LAUNCHER = "qortal.exe";
+	private static final String JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_NAME = "JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS";
+	private static final String JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_VALUE = "";
+
+	private static final long CHECK_INTERVAL = 15 * 1000L; // ms
+	private static final int MAX_ATTEMPTS = 20;
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		Security.insertProviderAt(new BouncyCastleProvider(), 0);
+		Security.insertProviderAt(new BouncyCastleJsseProvider(), 1);
+
+		// Load/check settings, which potentially sets up blockchain config, etc.
+		if (args.length > 0)
+			Settings.fileInstance(args[0]);
+		else
+			Settings.getInstance();
+
+		LOGGER.info("Applying bootstrap...");
+
+		// Shutdown node using API
+		if (!shutdownNode())
+			return;
+
+		// Delete db
+		deleteDB();
+
+		// Restart node
+		restartNode(args);
+
+		LOGGER.info("Bootstrapping...");
+	}
+
+	private static boolean shutdownNode() {
+		String baseUri = "http://localhost:" + Settings.getInstance().getApiPort() + "/";
+		LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Shutting down node using API via %s", baseUri));
+
+		// The /admin/stop endpoint requires an API key, which may or may not be already generated
+		boolean apiKeyNewlyGenerated = false;
+		ApiKey apiKey = null;
+		try {
+			apiKey = new ApiKey();
+			if (!apiKey.generated()) {
+				apiKey.generate();
+				apiKeyNewlyGenerated = true;
+				LOGGER.info("Generated API key");
+			}
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			LOGGER.info("Error loading API key: {}", e.getMessage());
+		}
+
+		// Create GET params
+		Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
+		if (apiKey != null) {
+			params.put("apiKey", apiKey.toString());
+		}
+
+		// Attempt to stop the node
+		int attempt;
+		for (attempt = 0; attempt < MAX_ATTEMPTS; ++attempt) {
+			final int attemptForLogging = attempt;
+			LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Attempt #%d out of %d to shutdown node", attemptForLogging + 1, MAX_ATTEMPTS));
+			String response = ApiRequest.perform(baseUri + "admin/stop", params);
+			if (response == null) {
+				// No response - consider node shut down
+				if (apiKeyNewlyGenerated) {
+					// API key was newly generated for bootstrapping node, so we need to remove it
+					ApplyBootstrap.removeGeneratedApiKey();
+				}
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Response from API: %s", response));
+
+			try {
+				Thread.sleep(CHECK_INTERVAL);
+			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+				// We still need to check...
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (apiKeyNewlyGenerated) {
+			// API key was newly generated for bootstrapping node, so we need to remove it
+			ApplyBootstrap.removeGeneratedApiKey();
+		}
+
+		if (attempt == MAX_ATTEMPTS) {
+			LOGGER.error("Failed to shutdown node - giving up");
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	private static void removeGeneratedApiKey() {
+		try {
+			LOGGER.info("Removing newly generated API key...");
+
+			// Delete the API key since it was only generated for bootstrapping node
+			ApiKey apiKey = new ApiKey();
+			apiKey.delete();
+
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			LOGGER.info("Error loading or deleting API key: {}", e.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static void deleteDB() {
+		// Get the repository path from settings
+		String repositoryPath = Settings.getInstance().getRepositoryPath();
+		LOGGER.info(String.format("Repository path: %s", repositoryPath));
+
+		try {
+			Path directory = Paths.get(repositoryPath);
+			Files.walkFileTree(directory, new SimpleFileVisitor<Path>() {
+				@Override
+				public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IOException {
+					Files.delete(file);
+					return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
+				}
+
+				@Override
+				public FileVisitResult postVisitDirectory(Path dir, IOException exc) throws IOException {
+					Files.delete(dir);
+					return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
+				}
+			});
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			LOGGER.info("Error deleting DB: {}", e.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static void restartNode(String[] args) {
+		String javaHome = System.getProperty("java.home");
+		LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Java home: %s", javaHome));
+
+		Path javaBinary = Paths.get(javaHome, "bin", "java");
+		LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Java binary: %s", javaBinary));
+
+		Path exeLauncher = Paths.get(WINDOWS_EXE_LAUNCHER);
+		LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Windows EXE launcher: %s", exeLauncher));
+
+		List<String> javaCmd;
+		if (Files.exists(exeLauncher)) {
+			javaCmd = Arrays.asList(exeLauncher.toString());
+		} else {
+			javaCmd = new ArrayList<>();
+			// Java runtime binary itself
+			javaCmd.add(javaBinary.toString());
+
+			// JVM arguments
+			javaCmd.addAll(ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getInputArguments());
+
+			// Reapply any retained, but disabled, -agentlib JVM arg
+			javaCmd = javaCmd.stream()
+					.map(arg -> arg.replace(AGENTLIB_JVM_HOLDER_ARG, "-agentlib"))
+					.collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+			// Call mainClass in JAR
+			javaCmd.addAll(Arrays.asList("-jar", JAR_FILENAME));
+
+			// Add saved command-line args
+			javaCmd.addAll(Arrays.asList(args));
+		}
+
+		try {
+			LOGGER.info(String.format("Restarting node with: %s", String.join(" ", javaCmd)));
+
+			ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder(javaCmd);
+
+			if (Files.exists(exeLauncher)) {
+				LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Setting env %s to %s", JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_NAME, JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_VALUE));
+				processBuilder.environment().put(JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_NAME, JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_VALUE);
+			}
+
+			// New process will inherit our stdout and stderr
+			processBuilder.redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
+			processBuilder.redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
+
+			Process process = processBuilder.start();
+
+			// Nothing to pipe to new process, so close output stream (process's stdin)
+			process.getOutputStream().close();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.error(String.format("Failed to restart node (BAD): %s", e.getMessage()));
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/ApplyRestart.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/ApplyRestart.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a7ad473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/ApplyRestart.java
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+package org.qortal;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;
+import org.bouncycastle.jsse.provider.BouncyCastleJsseProvider;
+import org.qortal.api.ApiKey;
+import org.qortal.api.ApiRequest;
+import org.qortal.controller.RestartNode;
+import org.qortal.settings.Settings;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.security.Security;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import static org.qortal.controller.RestartNode.AGENTLIB_JVM_HOLDER_ARG;
+
+public class ApplyRestart {
+
+	static {
+		// This static block will be called before others if using ApplyRestart.main()
+
+		// Log into different files for restart node - this has to be before LogManger.getLogger() calls
+		System.setProperty("log4j2.filenameTemplate", "log-apply-restart.txt");
+
+		// This must go before any calls to LogManager/Logger
+		System.setProperty("java.util.logging.manager", "org.apache.logging.log4j.jul.LogManager");
+	}
+
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(ApplyRestart.class);
+	private static final String JAR_FILENAME = RestartNode.JAR_FILENAME;
+	private static final String WINDOWS_EXE_LAUNCHER = "qortal.exe";
+	private static final String JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_NAME = "JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS";
+	private static final String JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_VALUE = "";
+
+	private static final long CHECK_INTERVAL = 10 * 1000L; // ms
+	private static final int MAX_ATTEMPTS = 12;
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		Security.insertProviderAt(new BouncyCastleProvider(), 0);
+		Security.insertProviderAt(new BouncyCastleJsseProvider(), 1);
+
+		// Load/check settings, which potentially sets up blockchain config, etc.
+		if (args.length > 0)
+			Settings.fileInstance(args[0]);
+		else
+			Settings.getInstance();
+
+		LOGGER.info("Applying restart...");
+
+		// Shutdown node using API
+		if (!shutdownNode())
+			return;
+
+		// Restart node
+		restartNode(args);
+
+		LOGGER.info("Restarting...");
+	}
+
+	private static boolean shutdownNode() {
+		String baseUri = "http://localhost:" + Settings.getInstance().getApiPort() + "/";
+		LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Shutting down node using API via %s", baseUri));
+
+		// The /admin/stop endpoint requires an API key, which may or may not be already generated
+		boolean apiKeyNewlyGenerated = false;
+		ApiKey apiKey = null;
+		try {
+			apiKey = new ApiKey();
+			if (!apiKey.generated()) {
+				apiKey.generate();
+				apiKeyNewlyGenerated = true;
+				LOGGER.info("Generated API key");
+			}
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			LOGGER.info("Error loading API key: {}", e.getMessage());
+		}
+
+		// Create GET params
+		Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
+		if (apiKey != null) {
+			params.put("apiKey", apiKey.toString());
+		}
+
+		// Attempt to stop the node
+		int attempt;
+		for (attempt = 0; attempt < MAX_ATTEMPTS; ++attempt) {
+			final int attemptForLogging = attempt;
+			LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Attempt #%d out of %d to shutdown node", attemptForLogging + 1, MAX_ATTEMPTS));
+			String response = ApiRequest.perform(baseUri + "admin/stop", params);
+			if (response == null) {
+				// No response - consider node shut down
+				if (apiKeyNewlyGenerated) {
+					// API key was newly generated for restarting node, so we need to remove it
+					ApplyRestart.removeGeneratedApiKey();
+				}
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Response from API: %s", response));
+
+			try {
+				Thread.sleep(CHECK_INTERVAL);
+			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+				// We still need to check...
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (apiKeyNewlyGenerated) {
+			// API key was newly generated for restarting node, so we need to remove it
+			ApplyRestart.removeGeneratedApiKey();
+		}
+
+		if (attempt == MAX_ATTEMPTS) {
+			LOGGER.error("Failed to shutdown node - giving up");
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	private static void removeGeneratedApiKey() {
+		try {
+			LOGGER.info("Removing newly generated API key...");
+
+			// Delete the API key since it was only generated for restarting node
+			ApiKey apiKey = new ApiKey();
+			apiKey.delete();
+
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			LOGGER.info("Error loading or deleting API key: {}", e.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static void restartNode(String[] args) {
+		String javaHome = System.getProperty("java.home");
+		LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Java home: %s", javaHome));
+
+		Path javaBinary = Paths.get(javaHome, "bin", "java");
+		LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Java binary: %s", javaBinary));
+
+		Path exeLauncher = Paths.get(WINDOWS_EXE_LAUNCHER);
+		LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Windows EXE launcher: %s", exeLauncher));
+
+		List<String> javaCmd;
+		if (Files.exists(exeLauncher)) {
+			javaCmd = Arrays.asList(exeLauncher.toString());
+		} else {
+			javaCmd = new ArrayList<>();
+			// Java runtime binary itself
+			javaCmd.add(javaBinary.toString());
+
+			// JVM arguments
+			javaCmd.addAll(ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getInputArguments());
+
+			// Reapply any retained, but disabled, -agentlib JVM arg
+			javaCmd = javaCmd.stream()
+					.map(arg -> arg.replace(AGENTLIB_JVM_HOLDER_ARG, "-agentlib"))
+					.collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+			// Call mainClass in JAR
+			javaCmd.addAll(Arrays.asList("-jar", JAR_FILENAME));
+
+			// Add saved command-line args
+			javaCmd.addAll(Arrays.asList(args));
+		}
+
+		try {
+			LOGGER.info(String.format("Restarting node with: %s", String.join(" ", javaCmd)));
+
+			ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder(javaCmd);
+
+			if (Files.exists(exeLauncher)) {
+				LOGGER.info(() -> String.format("Setting env %s to %s", JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_NAME, JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_VALUE));
+				processBuilder.environment().put(JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_NAME, JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_VALUE);
+			}
+
+			// New process will inherit our stdout and stderr
+			processBuilder.redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
+			processBuilder.redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
+
+			Process process = processBuilder.start();
+
+			// Nothing to pipe to new process, so close output stream (process's stdin)
+			process.getOutputStream().close();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.error(String.format("Failed to restart node (BAD): %s", e.getMessage()));
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/ApplyUpdate.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/ApplyUpdate.java
index f1f9d22f..768b1854 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/ApplyUpdate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/ApplyUpdate.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class ApplyUpdate {
 	private static final String NEW_JAR_FILENAME = AutoUpdate.NEW_JAR_FILENAME;
 	private static final String WINDOWS_EXE_LAUNCHER = "qortal.exe";
 	private static final String JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_NAME = "JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS";
-	private static final String JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_VALUE = "-XX:MaxRAMFraction=4";
+	private static final String JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS_VALUE = "";
 
 	private static final long CHECK_INTERVAL = 30 * 1000L; // ms
 	private static final int MAX_ATTEMPTS = 12;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/restricted/resource/AdminResource.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/restricted/resource/AdminResource.java
index 35bf9108..301e6562 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/restricted/resource/AdminResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/api/restricted/resource/AdminResource.java
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ import org.qortal.api.model.NodeInfo;
 import org.qortal.api.model.NodeStatus;
 import org.qortal.block.BlockChain;
 import org.qortal.controller.AutoUpdate;
+import org.qortal.controller.BootstrapNode;
 import org.qortal.controller.Controller;
+import org.qortal.controller.RestartNode;
 import org.qortal.controller.Synchronizer;
 import org.qortal.controller.Synchronizer.SynchronizationResult;
 import org.qortal.controller.repository.BlockArchiveRebuilder;
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ public class AdminResource {
 				// Not important
 			}
 
-			AutoUpdate.attemptRestart();
+			RestartNode.attemptToRestart();
 
 		}).start();
 
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ public class AdminResource {
 				// Not important
 			}
 
-			AutoUpdate.attemptBootstrap();
+			BootstrapNode.attemptToBootstrap();
 
 		}).start();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/AutoUpdate.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/AutoUpdate.java
index 0bdcfd48..4b315651 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/AutoUpdate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/AutoUpdate.java
@@ -23,12 +23,9 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.file.FileVisitResult;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
-import java.nio.file.SimpleFileVisitor;
-import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
 import java.security.MessageDigest;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -294,171 +291,4 @@ public class AutoUpdate extends Thread {
 			return true; // repo was okay, even if applying update failed
 		}
 	}
-
-	public static boolean attemptRestart() {
-		LOGGER.info(String.format("Restarting node..."));
-
-		// Give repository a chance to backup in case things go badly wrong (if enabled)
-		if (Settings.getInstance().getRepositoryBackupInterval() > 0) {
-			try {
-				// Timeout if the database isn't ready for backing up after 60 seconds
-				long timeout = 60 * 1000L;
-				RepositoryManager.backup(true, "backup", timeout);
-
-			} catch (TimeoutException e) {
-				LOGGER.info("Attempt to backup repository failed due to timeout: {}", e.getMessage());
-				// Continue with the node restart anyway...
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Call ApplyUpdate to end this process (unlocking current JAR so it can be replaced)
-		String javaHome = System.getProperty("java.home");
-		LOGGER.debug(String.format("Java home: %s", javaHome));
-
-		Path javaBinary = Paths.get(javaHome, "bin", "java");
-		LOGGER.debug(String.format("Java binary: %s", javaBinary));
-
-		try {
-			List<String> javaCmd = new ArrayList<>();
-			// Java runtime binary itself
-			javaCmd.add(javaBinary.toString());
-
-			// JVM arguments
-			javaCmd.addAll(ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getInputArguments());
-
-			// Disable, but retain, any -agentlib JVM arg as sub-process might fail if it tries to reuse same port
-			javaCmd = javaCmd.stream()
-					.map(arg -> arg.replace("-agentlib", AGENTLIB_JVM_HOLDER_ARG))
-					.collect(Collectors.toList());
-
-			// Remove JNI options as they won't be supported by command-line 'java'
-			// These are typically added by the AdvancedInstaller Java launcher EXE
-			javaCmd.removeAll(Arrays.asList("abort", "exit", "vfprintf"));
-
-			// Call ApplyUpdate using JAR
-			javaCmd.addAll(Arrays.asList("-cp", JAR_FILENAME, ApplyUpdate.class.getCanonicalName()));
-
-			// Add command-line args saved from start-up
-			String[] savedArgs = Controller.getInstance().getSavedArgs();
-			if (savedArgs != null)
-				javaCmd.addAll(Arrays.asList(savedArgs));
-
-			LOGGER.info(String.format("Restarting node with: %s", String.join(" ", javaCmd)));
-
-			SysTray.getInstance().showMessage(Translator.INSTANCE.translate("SysTray", "AUTO_UPDATE"), //TODO
-					Translator.INSTANCE.translate("SysTray", "APPLYING_UPDATE_AND_RESTARTING"), //TODO
-					MessageType.INFO);
-
-			ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder(javaCmd);
-
-			// New process will inherit our stdout and stderr
-			processBuilder.redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
-			processBuilder.redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
-
-			Process process = processBuilder.start();
-
-			// Nothing to pipe to new process, so close output stream (process's stdin)
-			process.getOutputStream().close();
-
-			return true; // restarting node OK
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			LOGGER.error(String.format("Failed to restart node: %s", e.getMessage()));
-
-			return true; // repo was okay, even if applying update failed
-		}
-	}
-
-	public static boolean attemptBootstrap() {
-		LOGGER.info(String.format("Bootstrapping node..."));
-
-		// Give repository a chance to backup in case things go badly wrong (if enabled)
-		if (Settings.getInstance().getRepositoryBackupInterval() > 0) {
-			try {
-				// Timeout if the database isn't ready for backing up after 60 seconds
-				long timeout = 60 * 1000L;
-				RepositoryManager.backup(true, "backup", timeout);
-
-			} catch (TimeoutException e) {
-				LOGGER.info("Attempt to backup repository failed due to timeout: {}", e.getMessage());
-				// Continue with the bootstrap anyway...
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Get the repository path from settings
-		String repositoryPath = Settings.getInstance().getRepositoryPath();
-		LOGGER.debug(String.format("Repository path: %s", repositoryPath));
-
-		// Call ApplyUpdate to end this process (unlocking current JAR so it can be replaced)
-		String javaHome = System.getProperty("java.home");
-		LOGGER.debug(String.format("Java home: %s", javaHome));
-
-		Path javaBinary = Paths.get(javaHome, "bin", "java");
-		LOGGER.debug(String.format("Java binary: %s", javaBinary));
-
-		try {
-			Path directory = Paths.get(repositoryPath);
-			Files.walkFileTree(directory, new SimpleFileVisitor<Path>() {
-				@Override
-				public FileVisitResult visitFile(Path file, BasicFileAttributes attrs) throws IOException {
-					Files.delete(file);
-					return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
-				}
-
-				@Override
-				public FileVisitResult postVisitDirectory(Path dir, IOException exc) throws IOException {
-					Files.delete(dir);
-					return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
-				}
-			});
-			
-			List<String> javaCmd = new ArrayList<>();
-
-			// Java runtime binary itself
-			javaCmd.add(javaBinary.toString());
-
-			// JVM arguments
-			javaCmd.addAll(ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getInputArguments());
-
-			// Disable, but retain, any -agentlib JVM arg as sub-process might fail if it tries to reuse same port
-			javaCmd = javaCmd.stream()
-					.map(arg -> arg.replace("-agentlib", AGENTLIB_JVM_HOLDER_ARG))
-					.collect(Collectors.toList());
-
-			// Remove JNI options as they won't be supported by command-line 'java'
-			// These are typically added by the AdvancedInstaller Java launcher EXE
-			javaCmd.removeAll(Arrays.asList("abort", "exit", "vfprintf"));
-
-			// Call ApplyUpdate using JAR
-			javaCmd.addAll(Arrays.asList("-cp", JAR_FILENAME, ApplyUpdate.class.getCanonicalName()));
-
-			// Add command-line args saved from start-up
-			String[] savedArgs = Controller.getInstance().getSavedArgs();
-			if (savedArgs != null)
-				javaCmd.addAll(Arrays.asList(savedArgs));
-
-			LOGGER.info(String.format("Restarting node with: %s", String.join(" ", javaCmd)));
-
-			SysTray.getInstance().showMessage(Translator.INSTANCE.translate("SysTray", "AUTO_UPDATE"), //TODO
-					Translator.INSTANCE.translate("SysTray", "APPLYING_UPDATE_AND_RESTARTING"), //TODO
-					MessageType.INFO);
-
-			ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder(javaCmd);
-
-			// New process will inherit our stdout and stderr
-			processBuilder.redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
-			processBuilder.redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
-
-			Process process = processBuilder.start();
-
-			// Nothing to pipe to new process, so close output stream (process's stdin)
-			process.getOutputStream().close();
-
-			return true; // restarting node OK
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			LOGGER.error(String.format("Failed to restart node: %s", e.getMessage()));
-
-			return true; // repo was okay, even if applying update failed
-		}
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/BootstrapNode.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/BootstrapNode.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d0f8b36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/BootstrapNode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package org.qortal.controller;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.qortal.ApplyBootstrap;
+import org.qortal.globalization.Translator;
+import org.qortal.gui.SysTray;
+import org.qortal.repository.RepositoryManager;
+import org.qortal.settings.Settings;
+
+import java.awt.TrayIcon.MessageType;
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+/* NOTE: It is CRITICAL that we use OpenJDK and not Java SE because our uber jar repacks BouncyCastle which, in turn, unsigns BC causing it to be rejected as a security provider by Java SE. */
+
+public class BootstrapNode {
+
+	public static final String JAR_FILENAME = "qortal.jar";
+	public static final String AGENTLIB_JVM_HOLDER_ARG = "-DQORTAL_agentlib=";
+
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(BootstrapNode.class);
+
+	public static boolean attemptToBootstrap() {
+		LOGGER.info(String.format("Bootstrapping node..."));
+
+		// Give repository a chance to backup in case things go badly wrong (if enabled)
+		if (Settings.getInstance().getRepositoryBackupInterval() > 0) {
+			try {
+				// Timeout if the database isn't ready for backing up after 60 seconds
+				long timeout = 60 * 1000L;
+				RepositoryManager.backup(true, "backup", timeout);
+
+			} catch (TimeoutException e) {
+				LOGGER.info("Attempt to backup repository failed due to timeout: {}", e.getMessage());
+				// Continue with the bootstrap anyway...
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Call ApplyBootstrap to end this process
+		String javaHome = System.getProperty("java.home");
+		LOGGER.debug(String.format("Java home: %s", javaHome));
+
+		Path javaBinary = Paths.get(javaHome, "bin", "java");
+		LOGGER.debug(String.format("Java binary: %s", javaBinary));
+
+		try {
+			List<String> javaCmd = new ArrayList<>();
+
+			// Java runtime binary itself
+			javaCmd.add(javaBinary.toString());
+
+			// JVM arguments
+			javaCmd.addAll(ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getInputArguments());
+
+			// Disable, but retain, any -agentlib JVM arg as sub-process might fail if it tries to reuse same port
+			javaCmd = javaCmd.stream()
+					.map(arg -> arg.replace("-agentlib", AGENTLIB_JVM_HOLDER_ARG))
+					.collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+			// Remove JNI options as they won't be supported by command-line 'java'
+			// These are typically added by the AdvancedInstaller Java launcher EXE
+			javaCmd.removeAll(Arrays.asList("abort", "exit", "vfprintf"));
+
+			// Call ApplyBootstrap using JAR
+			javaCmd.addAll(Arrays.asList("-cp", JAR_FILENAME, ApplyBootstrap.class.getCanonicalName()));
+
+			// Add command-line args saved from start-up
+			String[] savedArgs = Controller.getInstance().getSavedArgs();
+			if (savedArgs != null)
+				javaCmd.addAll(Arrays.asList(savedArgs));
+
+			LOGGER.info(String.format("Restarting node with: %s", String.join(" ", javaCmd)));
+
+			SysTray.getInstance().showMessage(Translator.INSTANCE.translate("SysTray", "BOOTSTRAP_NODE"),
+					Translator.INSTANCE.translate("SysTray", "APPLYING_BOOTSTRAP_AND_RESTARTING"),
+					MessageType.INFO);
+
+			ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder(javaCmd);
+
+			// New process will inherit our stdout and stderr
+			processBuilder.redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
+			processBuilder.redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
+
+			Process process = processBuilder.start();
+
+			// Nothing to pipe to new process, so close output stream (process's stdin)
+			process.getOutputStream().close();
+
+			return true; // restarting node OK
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.error(String.format("Failed to restart node: %s", e.getMessage()));
+
+			return true; // repo was okay, even if applying bootstrap failed
+		}
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/RestartNode.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/RestartNode.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a64a87f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/RestartNode.java
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package org.qortal.controller;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.qortal.ApplyRestart;;
+import org.qortal.globalization.Translator;
+import org.qortal.gui.SysTray;
+import org.qortal.repository.RepositoryManager;
+import org.qortal.settings.Settings;
+
+import java.awt.TrayIcon.MessageType;
+import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+/* NOTE: It is CRITICAL that we use OpenJDK and not Java SE because our uber jar repacks BouncyCastle which, in turn, unsigns BC causing it to be rejected as a security provider by Java SE. */
+
+public class RestartNode {
+
+	public static final String JAR_FILENAME = "qortal.jar";
+	public static final String AGENTLIB_JVM_HOLDER_ARG = "-DQORTAL_agentlib=";
+
+	private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(RestartNode.class);
+
+	public static boolean attemptToRestart() {
+		LOGGER.info(String.format("Restarting node..."));
+
+		// Give repository a chance to backup in case things go badly wrong (if enabled)
+		if (Settings.getInstance().getRepositoryBackupInterval() > 0) {
+			try {
+				// Timeout if the database isn't ready for backing up after 60 seconds
+				long timeout = 60 * 1000L;
+				RepositoryManager.backup(true, "backup", timeout);
+
+			} catch (TimeoutException e) {
+				LOGGER.info("Attempt to backup repository failed due to timeout: {}", e.getMessage());
+				// Continue with the node restart anyway...
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Call ApplyRestart to end this process
+		String javaHome = System.getProperty("java.home");
+		LOGGER.debug(String.format("Java home: %s", javaHome));
+
+		Path javaBinary = Paths.get(javaHome, "bin", "java");
+		LOGGER.debug(String.format("Java binary: %s", javaBinary));
+
+		try {
+			List<String> javaCmd = new ArrayList<>();
+			// Java runtime binary itself
+			javaCmd.add(javaBinary.toString());
+
+			// JVM arguments
+			javaCmd.addAll(ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean().getInputArguments());
+
+			// Disable, but retain, any -agentlib JVM arg as sub-process might fail if it tries to reuse same port
+			javaCmd = javaCmd.stream()
+					.map(arg -> arg.replace("-agentlib", AGENTLIB_JVM_HOLDER_ARG))
+					.collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+			// Remove JNI options as they won't be supported by command-line 'java'
+			// These are typically added by the AdvancedInstaller Java launcher EXE
+			javaCmd.removeAll(Arrays.asList("abort", "exit", "vfprintf"));
+
+			// Call ApplyRestart using JAR
+			javaCmd.addAll(Arrays.asList("-cp", JAR_FILENAME, ApplyRestart.class.getCanonicalName()));
+
+			// Add command-line args saved from start-up
+			String[] savedArgs = Controller.getInstance().getSavedArgs();
+			if (savedArgs != null)
+				javaCmd.addAll(Arrays.asList(savedArgs));
+
+			LOGGER.info(String.format("Restarting node with: %s", String.join(" ", javaCmd)));
+
+			SysTray.getInstance().showMessage(Translator.INSTANCE.translate("SysTray", "RESTARTING_NODE"),
+					Translator.INSTANCE.translate("SysTray", "APPLYING_RESTARTING_NODE"),
+					MessageType.INFO);
+
+			ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder(javaCmd);
+
+			// New process will inherit our stdout and stderr
+			processBuilder.redirectOutput(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
+			processBuilder.redirectError(ProcessBuilder.Redirect.INHERIT);
+
+			Process process = processBuilder.start();
+
+			// Nothing to pipe to new process, so close output stream (process's stdin)
+			process.getOutputStream().close();
+
+			return true; // restarting node OK
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.error(String.format("Failed to restart node: %s", e.getMessage()));
+
+			return true; // repo was okay, even if applying restart failed
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file