diff --git a/Duplicati/GUI/Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon/Program.cs b/Duplicati/GUI/Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon/Program.cs
index 8ee24dd66..75b07c0e6 100644
--- a/Duplicati/GUI/Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon/Program.cs
+++ b/Duplicati/GUI/Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon/Program.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
 using Duplicati.Library.Interface;
 using Duplicati.Server;
-using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Syntax;
 
 namespace Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon
 {
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ namespace Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon
                     else
                         throw;
                 }
-                
+
                 // We have a hosted server, if this is the first run, 
                 // we should open the main page
                 openui = Server.Program.IsFirstRun || Server.Program.ServerPortChanged;
diff --git a/Duplicati/Server/webroot/ngclient/package-lock.json b/Duplicati/Server/webroot/ngclient/package-lock.json
index 620acf21d..d3a4c45bc 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Server/webroot/ngclient/package-lock.json
+++ b/Duplicati/Server/webroot/ngclient/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "node_modules/@duplicati/ngclient": {
       "version": "0.0.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@duplicati/ngclient/-/ngclient-0.0.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-J1Oy5IZ20i3vV6lAzON2FTouU3gancBpurRubtyb/gt9dEWmN5niqvfAuupiO2lb5gQxcifV9DuarAXQKrPNRA==",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9VXT6iZSE/T2kPzFgcpm81bpOw+51FqOjHRKyLNRjOBzmIktg0ccJ9K1x9YCUKQJrcvwo5DyAaMtbnD/L/XfcA==",
       "license": "MIT"
     }
   }
diff --git a/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.Compile.Post.cs b/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.Compile.Post.cs
index 1417c91ac..5d3234a7b 100644
--- a/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.Compile.Post.cs
+++ b/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.Compile.Post.cs
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ public static partial class Command
 
                 // Executables cannot be signed before their dependencies are signed
                 // So they are placed last in the list
-                var executables = ExecutableRenames.Values.Select(x => Path.Combine(binDir, x));
+                var executables = ExecutableRenames.Values.Select(x => Path.Combine(binDir, x))
+                    .Where(File.Exists);
 
                 var signtargets = Directory.EnumerateFiles(binDir, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
                     .Except(executables)
diff --git a/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.Compile.cs b/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.Compile.cs
index 22e4ee19f..5b279b8a3 100644
--- a/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.Compile.cs
+++ b/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.Compile.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,15 @@ public static partial class Command
                             "--self-contained", useHostedBuilds ? "false" : "true"
                         };
 
-                        await ProcessHelper.ExecuteWithLog(command, workingDirectory: tmpfolder, logFolder: logFolder, logFilename: (pid, isStdOut) => $"{Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(proj)}.{target.BuildTargetString}.{pid}.{(isStdOut ? "stdout" : "stderr")}.log");
+                        try
+                        {
+                            await ProcessHelper.ExecuteWithLog(command, workingDirectory: tmpfolder, logFolder: logFolder, logFilename: (pid, isStdOut) => $"{Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(proj)}.{target.BuildTargetString}.{pid}.{(isStdOut ? "stdout" : "stderr")}.log");
+                        }
+                        catch (Exception ex)
+                        {
+                            Console.WriteLine($"Error building {proj} for {target.BuildTargetString}: {ex.Message}");
+                            throw;
+                        }
                     }
 
                     // Perform any post-build steps, cleaning and signing as needed
diff --git a/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.CreatePackage.cs b/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.CreatePackage.cs
index c12b84a3d..8f1a274a2 100644
--- a/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.CreatePackage.cs
+++ b/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.CreatePackage.cs
@@ -303,7 +303,10 @@ public static partial class Command
             {
                 var entitlementFile = Path.Combine(installerDir, "Entitlements.plist");
                 var updates = new[] { Path.Combine(appFolder, "Contents", "MacOS", "package_type_id.txt") }
-                    .Concat(ExecutableRenames.Values.Select(x => Path.Combine(appFolder, "Contents", "MacOS", x)))
+                    .Concat(
+                            ExecutableRenames.Values.Select(x => Path.Combine(appFolder, "Contents", "MacOS", x))
+                            .Where(File.Exists)
+                    )
                     .Append(appFolder);
 
                 foreach (var x in updates)
diff --git a/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.cs b/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.cs
index 090fca864..1aa319604 100644
--- a/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.cs
+++ b/ReleaseBuilder/Build/Command.cs
@@ -778,7 +778,8 @@ public static partial class Command
         var deleted = new List<string>();
 
         // Find all webroot folders with a package.json and package-lock.json
-        var targets = Directory.EnumerateDirectories(Path.Combine(baseDir, "Duplicati", "Server", "webroot"), "*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
+        var webroot = Path.Combine(baseDir, "Duplicati", "Server", "webroot");
+        var targets = Directory.EnumerateDirectories(webroot, "*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
             .Where(x => File.Exists(Path.Combine(x, "package.json")) && File.Exists(Path.Combine(x, "package-lock.json")))
             .ToList();
 
@@ -815,6 +816,15 @@ public static partial class Command
             Directory.Move(basefolder, target);
             Directory.Delete(tmp, true);
             foldersToRemove.Add(target);
+
+            var indexfile = Path.Combine(target, "index.html");
+            if (File.Exists(indexfile))
+            {
+                var content = File.ReadAllText(indexfile);
+                var prefix = target.Substring(webroot.Length).Replace(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, '/').Trim('/');
+                content = content.Replace("<base href=\"/\">", $"<base href=\"/{prefix}/\">");
+                File.WriteAllText(indexfile, content);
+            }
         }
 
         return deleted.Where(x => !Path.GetFileName(x).StartsWith("."))
diff --git a/ReleaseBuilder/build_version.txt b/ReleaseBuilder/build_version.txt
index c8a4bfb48..62a0ba5fc 100644
--- a/ReleaseBuilder/build_version.txt
+++ b/ReleaseBuilder/build_version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.9.107
\ No newline at end of file
+2.0.9.108
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 8b4aacb1e..5f7815149 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,45 @@
+2024-10-03 - 2.0.9.108_canary_2024-10-03
+==========
+This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing in preparation of a later stable release.
+
+**Unlike regular canary builds, this one has a major change in the build system, so it now runs on .NET8.**
+
+For that reason, the updater in previous canary builds does not detect this update yet, but this can be activated at a later time.
+
+The builds are self-contained so Mono or .NET installations are not required to install.
+
+**Important changes from last Beta**
+- Updated to .NET8 with OS specific builds
+- Using Kestrel as the API/UI server
+- Mandatory password and new authentication scheme for server
+- Settings database version updated to v8
+
+Please see list of known issues related to .NET8/Kestrel upgrade:
+https://github.com/orgs/duplicati/projects/2
+
+# New tool to manage a running server
+Due to incompatibility with `duplicati_client` a new tool is included, named `Duplicati.CommandLine.ServerUtil.exe`/`duplicati-server-util`.
+
+# Upgrade from `v2.0.9.105`
+If you are upgrading from 2.0.9.105 please see the release notes from 2.0.9.106 for how to prepare the database. 
+Upgrades from other versions do not need special steps.
+
+# New experimental UI
+This version features a new more modern UI based on Angular18 :tada:
+Not all features are implemented just yet, so the new UI is not yet default.
+The curious ones can try it by visiting `http://localhost:8200/theme.html` (or similar).
+
+## Detailed list of changes:
+- Added export feature to server-util
+- Default to using .NET built-in Zip code for performance improvements
+- Added `/health` healthcheck API to server + server-util
+- Removed unuspported use of `Thread.CurrentCulture`
+- Removed unsupported use of `Environment.OSVersion`
+- Removed support for piped download as it was slow and caused hangs
+- Fixed an issue with multi-instance detection that caused crashes
+- Added a new experimental UI
+- Added support for enabling remote control
+
 2024-09-11 - 2.0.9.107_canary_2024-09-11
 ==========
 This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing in preparation of a later stable release.