diff --git a/files/piped/config.properties b/files/piped/config.properties
index 88d71b1..37aadb6 100644
--- a/files/piped/config.properties
+++ b/files/piped/config.properties
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ PROXY_PART:https://pipedproxy-cdg.kavin.rocks
 
 # Outgoing proxy to be used by reqwest4j - eg: socks5://127.0.0.1:1080
 #REQWEST_PROXY: socks5://127.0.0.1:1080
+{% if env_dict.piped_proxy %}
+REQWEST_PROXY: socks5://{{ env_dict.piped_proxy }}
+{% endif %}
 
 # Captcha Parameters
 CAPTCHA_BASE_URL:https://api.capmonster.cloud/
@@ -39,13 +42,13 @@ RYD_PROXY_URL:https://ryd-proxy.kavin.rocks
 SPONSORBLOCK_SERVERS:https://sponsor.ajay.app,https://sponsorblock.kavin.rocks
 
 # Disable the usage of RYD
-DISABLE_RYD:false
+DISABLE_RYD:true
 
 # Disable API server (node just runs timers if enabled)
 DISABLE_SERVER:false
 
 # Disable the inclusion of LBRY streams
-DISABLE_LBRY:false
+DISABLE_LBRY:true
 
 # How long should unauthenticated subscriptions last for
 SUBSCRIPTIONS_EXPIRY:30
diff --git a/files/piped/piped.service.j2 b/files/piped/piped.service.j2
index 4686a66..feaed43 100644
--- a/files/piped/piped.service.j2
+++ b/files/piped/piped.service.j2
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ After=network-online.target postgresql.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
+Restart=on-failure
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -server -Xmx1G -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:+OptimizeStringConcat -XX:+UseStringDeduplication -XX:+UseCompressedOops -XX:+UseNUMA -XX:+UseG1GC -jar {{ env_dict.remote_main_home_path }}/piped-1.0-all.jar
 WorkingDirectory={{ env_dict.remote_main_home_path }}
 User={{ env_dict.user }}
diff --git a/tasks/piped.py b/tasks/piped.py
index 441e072..8925aa6 100644
--- a/tasks/piped.py
+++ b/tasks/piped.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def install_lxc_container():
     lxc_shell(ct_name, "env")
 
 
-@deploy("install piped backend")
+@deploy("install piped backend", data_defaults={"piped_proxy": None})
 def install():
     install_postgresql()
     dnf.packages(