diff --git a/.github/semantic.yml b/.github/semantic.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1e53bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/semantic.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Always validate the PR title AND all the commits
+titleAndCommits: true
+
+# Allow use of Merge commits (eg on github: "Merge branch 'master' into feature/ride-unicorns")
+# this is only relevant when using commitsOnly: true (or titleAndCommits: true)
+allowMergeCommits: true
+
+# Allow use of Revert commits (eg on github: "Revert "feat: ride unicorns"")
+# this is only relevant when using commitsOnly: true (or titleAndCommits: true)
+allowRevertCommits: true
+
+# For allowed PR types: https://github.com/commitizen/conventional-commit-types/blob/v3.0.0/index.json
+# Tool Reference: https://github.com/zeke/semantic-pull-requests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbb96207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Generate Semantic Release and publish on PyPI
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - v5.x
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Entire Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Setup Node.js v12
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: 12
+      - name: Setup dependencies
+        run: |
+          npm install @semantic-release/git @semantic-release/exec --no-save
+          pip install wheel twine
+      - name: Create Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PYPI_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
+          PYPI_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
+        run: npx semantic-release
diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43cc0109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.releaserc
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+	"branches": ["v5.x"],
+	"plugins": [
+		"@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+		"@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+		[
+			"@semantic-release/exec", {
+				"prepareCmd": 'sed -ir "s/[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*/${nextRelease.version}/" bench/__init__.py'
+			}
+		],
+		[
+			"@semantic-release/exec", {
+				"prepareCmd": "python setup.py bdist_wheel --universal"
+			}
+		],
+		[
+			"@semantic-release/git", {
+				"assets": ["bench/__init__.py"],
+				"message": "chore(release): Bumped to Version ${nextRelease.version}\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
+			}
+		],
+		[
+			"@semantic-release/github", {
+				"assets": [
+					{"path": "dist/*"},
+				]
+			}
+		],
+		[
+			"@semantic-release/exec", {
+				"publishCmd": "python -m twine upload dist/* -u $PYPI_USERNAME -p $PYPI_PASSWORD"
+			}
+		]
+	]
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index abbbb7f4..f11b7879 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Bench is a command-line utility that helps you to install, update, and manage mu
 		- [Production Setup](#docker-installation-for-production)
 	- [Easy Install Script](#easy-install-script)
 	- [Manual Installation](#manual-installation)
- - [Usage](#usage)
+ - [Usage](#basic-usage)
  - [Custom Bench commands](#custom-bench-commands)
  - [Bench Manager](#bench-manager)
  - [Guides](#guides)
diff --git a/bench/__init__.py b/bench/__init__.py
index eec75ea4..19d73b97 100644
--- a/bench/__init__.py
+++ b/bench/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = "5.2.1"
+VERSION = "5.0.0-dev"
 PROJECT_NAME = "frappe-bench"
 FRAPPE_VERSION = None
 
diff --git a/bench/app.py b/bench/app.py
index e55498e0..02925c9b 100755
--- a/bench/app.py
+++ b/bench/app.py
@@ -6,21 +6,15 @@ import json
 import logging
 import os
 import re
-import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
 # imports - third party imports
 import click
-import git
-import requests
-import semantic_version
-from six.moves import reload_module
 from setuptools.config import read_configuration
 
 # imports - module imports
 import bench
-from bench.config.common_site_config import get_config
 from bench.utils import color, CommandFailedError, build_assets, check_git_for_shallow_clone, exec_cmd, get_cmd_output, get_frappe, restart_supervisor_processes, restart_systemd_processes, run_frappe_cmd
 
 
@@ -92,6 +86,9 @@ def remove_from_excluded_apps_txt(app, bench_path='.'):
 		return write_excluded_apps_txt(apps, bench_path=bench_path)
 
 def get_app(git_url, branch=None, bench_path='.', skip_assets=False, verbose=False, restart_bench=True, overwrite=False):
+	import requests
+	import shutil
+
 	if not os.path.exists(git_url):
 		if not is_git_url(git_url):
 			orgs = ['frappe', 'erpnext']
@@ -166,17 +163,13 @@ def new_app(app, bench_path='.'):
 	app = app.lower().replace(" ", "_").replace("-", "_")
 	logger.log('creating new app {}'.format(app))
 	apps = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(bench_path, 'apps'))
-	bench.set_frappe_version(bench_path=bench_path)
-
-	if bench.FRAPPE_VERSION == 4:
-		exec_cmd("{frappe} --make_app {apps} {app}".format(frappe=get_frappe(bench_path=bench_path),
-			apps=apps, app=app))
-	else:
-		run_frappe_cmd('make-app', apps, app, bench_path=bench_path)
+	run_frappe_cmd('make-app', apps, app, bench_path=bench_path)
 	install_app(app, bench_path=bench_path)
 
 
 def install_app(app, bench_path=".", verbose=False, no_cache=False, restart_bench=True, skip_assets=False):
+	from bench.config.common_site_config import get_config
+
 	print('\n{0}Installing {1}{2}'.format(color.yellow, app, color.nc))
 	logger.log("installing {}".format(app))
 
@@ -205,6 +198,9 @@ def install_app(app, bench_path=".", verbose=False, no_cache=False, restart_benc
 
 
 def remove_app(app, bench_path='.'):
+	import shutil
+	from bench.config.common_site_config import get_config
+
 	if app not in get_apps(bench_path):
 		print("No app named {0}".format(app))
 		sys.exit(1)
@@ -232,6 +228,8 @@ def remove_app(app, bench_path='.'):
 
 def pull_apps(apps=None, bench_path='.', reset=False):
 	'''Check all apps if there no local changes, pull'''
+	from bench.config.common_site_config import get_config
+
 	rebase = '--rebase' if get_config(bench_path).get('rebase_on_pull') else ''
 
 	apps = apps or get_apps(bench_path=bench_path)
@@ -380,6 +378,8 @@ def get_repo_dir(app, bench_path='.'):
 	return os.path.join(bench_path, 'apps', app)
 
 def switch_branch(branch, apps=None, bench_path='.', upgrade=False, check_upgrade=True):
+	import git
+	from six.moves import reload_module
 	from bench.utils import update_requirements, update_node_packages, backup_all_sites, patch_sites, build_assets, post_upgrade
 	apps_dir = os.path.join(bench_path, 'apps')
 	version_upgrade = (False,)
@@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ def get_version_from_string(contents, field='__version__'):
 	return match.group(2)
 
 def get_major_version(version):
+	import semantic_version
+
 	return semantic_version.Version(version).major
 
 def install_apps_from_path(path, bench_path='.'):
@@ -455,6 +457,8 @@ def install_apps_from_path(path, bench_path='.'):
 		get_app(app['url'], branch=app.get('branch'), bench_path=bench_path, skip_assets=True)
 
 def get_apps_json(path):
+	import requests
+
 	if path.startswith('http'):
 		r = requests.get(path)
 		return r.json()
diff --git a/bench/cli.py b/bench/cli.py
index 4ed7149d..05c74d86 100755
--- a/bench/cli.py
+++ b/bench/cli.py
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ def cli():
 	logger = setup_logging()
 	logger.info(command)
 
-	if sys.argv[1] not in ("src", ):
+	if len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] not in ("src", ):
 		check_uid()
 		change_uid()
-
-	change_dir()
+		change_dir()
 
 	if is_dist_editable(bench.PROJECT_NAME) and len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] != "src" and not get_config(".").get("developer_mode"):
 		log("bench is installed in editable mode!\n\nThis is not the recommended mode of installation for production. Instead, install the package from PyPI with: `pip install frappe-bench`\n", level=3)
diff --git a/bench/commands/config.py b/bench/commands/config.py
index 4d4bec59..b3691941 100644
--- a/bench/commands/config.py
+++ b/bench/commands/config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# imports - standard imports
-import ast
-
 # imports - module imports
 from bench.config.common_site_config import update_config, get_config, put_config
 
@@ -52,6 +49,8 @@ def config_http_timeout(seconds):
 @click.command('set-common-config', help='Set value in common config')
 @click.option('configs', '-c', '--config', multiple=True, type=(str, str))
 def set_common_config(configs):
+	import ast
+
 	common_site_config = {}
 	for key, value in configs:
 		if value in ('true', 'false'):
diff --git a/bench/commands/make.py b/bench/commands/make.py
index 7fc799e6..c20b25b3 100755
--- a/bench/commands/make.py
+++ b/bench/commands/make.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import click
 @click.option('--ignore-exist', is_flag = True, default = False, help = "Ignore if Bench instance exists.")
 @click.option('--apps_path', default=None, help="path to json files with apps to install after init")
 @click.option('--frappe-path', default=None, help="path to frappe repo")
-@click.option('--frappe-branch', default=None, help="path to frappe repo")
+@click.option('--frappe-branch', default=None, help="Clone a particular branch of frappe")
 @click.option('--clone-from', default=None, help="copy repos from path")
 @click.option('--clone-without-update', is_flag=True, help="copy repos from path without update")
-@click.option('--no-procfile', is_flag=True, help="Pull changes in all the apps in bench")
-@click.option('--no-backups',is_flag=True, help="Run migrations for all sites in the bench")
+@click.option('--no-procfile', is_flag=True, help="Do not create a Procfile")
+@click.option('--no-backups',is_flag=True, help="Do not set up automatic periodic backups for all sites on this bench")
 @click.option('--skip-redis-config-generation', is_flag=True, help="Skip redis config generation if already specifying the common-site-config file")
 @click.option('--skip-assets',is_flag=True, default=False, help="Do not build assets")
 @click.option('--verbose',is_flag=True, help="Verbose output during install")
diff --git a/bench/commands/setup.py b/bench/commands/setup.py
index 08e2d4f2..8021f835 100755
--- a/bench/commands/setup.py
+++ b/bench/commands/setup.py
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ import sys
 import click
 
 # imports - module imports
-import bench.config.lets_encrypt
-import bench.config.nginx
 import bench.config.procfile
-import bench.config.production_setup
 import bench.config.redis
 import bench.config.site_config
 import bench.config.supervisor
@@ -31,20 +28,25 @@ def setup_sudoers(user):
 @click.command("nginx", help="Generate configuration files for NGINX")
 @click.option("--yes", help="Yes to regeneration of nginx config file", default=False, is_flag=True)
 def setup_nginx(yes=False):
+	import bench.config.nginx
+
 	bench.config.nginx.make_nginx_conf(bench_path=".", yes=yes)
 
 
 @click.command("reload-nginx", help="Checks NGINX config file and reloads service")
 def reload_nginx():
+	import bench.config.production_setup
+
 	bench.config.production_setup.reload_nginx()
 
 
 @click.command("supervisor", help="Generate configuration for supervisor")
 @click.option("--user", help="optional user argument")
 @click.option("--yes", help="Yes to regeneration of supervisor config", is_flag=True, default=False)
-def setup_supervisor(user=None, yes=False):
+@click.option("--skip-redis", help="Skip redis configuration", is_flag=True, default=False)
+def setup_supervisor(user=None, yes=False, skip_redis=False):
 	bench.config.supervisor.update_supervisord_config(user=user, yes=yes)
-	bench.config.supervisor.generate_supervisor_config(bench_path=".", user=user, yes=yes)
+	bench.config.supervisor.generate_supervisor_config(bench_path=".", user=user, yes=yes, skip_redis=skip_redis)
 
 
 @click.command("redis", help="Generates configuration for Redis")
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ def setup_fonts():
 @click.argument("user")
 @click.option("--yes", help="Yes to regeneration config", is_flag=True, default=False)
 def setup_production(user, yes=False):
+	import bench.config.production_setup
+
 	bench.config.production_setup.setup_production(user=user, yes=yes)
 
 
@@ -103,6 +107,8 @@ def set_ssh_port(port, force=False):
 @click.option("--custom-domain")
 @click.option('-n', '--non-interactive', default=False, is_flag=True, help="Run command non-interactively. This flag restarts nginx and runs certbot non interactively. Shouldn't be used on 1'st attempt")
 def setup_letsencrypt(site, custom_domain, non_interactive):
+	import bench.config.lets_encrypt
+
 	bench.config.lets_encrypt.setup_letsencrypt(site, custom_domain, bench_path=".", interactive=not non_interactive)
 
 
@@ -111,6 +117,8 @@ def setup_letsencrypt(site, custom_domain, non_interactive):
 @click.option("--email")
 @click.option("--exclude-base-domain", default=False, is_flag=True, help="SSL Certificate not applicable for base domain")
 def setup_wildcard_ssl(domain, email, exclude_base_domain):
+	import bench.config.lets_encrypt
+
 	bench.config.lets_encrypt.setup_wildcard_ssl(domain, email, bench_path=".", exclude_base_domain=exclude_base_domain)
 
 
@@ -253,8 +261,8 @@ def setup_roles(role, **kwargs):
 
 @click.command("fail2ban", help="Setup fail2ban, an intrusion prevention software framework that protects computer servers from brute-force attacks")
 @click.option("--maxretry", default=6, help="Number of matches (i.e. value of the counter) which triggers ban action on the IP. Default is 6 seconds" )
-@click.option("--bantime", default=600, help="The counter is set to zero if no match is found within 'findtime' seconds. Default is 600 seconds")
-@click.option("--findtime", default=600, help="Duration (in seconds) for IP to be banned for. Negative number for 'permanent' ban. Default is 600 seconds")
+@click.option("--bantime", default=600, help="Duration (in seconds) for IP to be banned for. Negative number for 'permanent' ban. Default is 600 seconds")
+@click.option("--findtime", default=600, help="The counter is set to zero if match found within 'findtime' seconds doesn't exceed 'maxretry'. Default is 600 seconds")
 def setup_nginx_proxy_jail(**kwargs):
 	run_playbook("roles/fail2ban/tasks/configure_nginx_jail.yml", extra_vars=kwargs)
 
diff --git a/bench/commands/update.py b/bench/commands/update.py
index dee57d28..e1113b40 100755
--- a/bench/commands/update.py
+++ b/bench/commands/update.py
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ from bench.utils import post_upgrade, patch_sites, build_assets
 @click.option('--restart-supervisor', is_flag=True, help="Restart supervisor processes after update")
 @click.option('--restart-systemd', is_flag=True, help="Restart systemd units after update")
 @click.option('--no-backup', is_flag=True, help="If this flag is set, sites won't be backed up prior to updates. Note: This is not recommended in production.")
+@click.option('--no-compile', is_flag=True, help="If set, Python bytecode won't be compiled before restarting the processes")
 @click.option('--force', is_flag=True, help="Forces major version upgrades")
 @click.option('--reset', is_flag=True, help="Hard resets git branch's to their new states overriding any changes and overriding rebase on pull")
-def update(pull, apps, patch, build, requirements, restart_supervisor, restart_systemd, no_backup, force, reset):
+def update(pull, apps, patch, build, requirements, restart_supervisor, restart_systemd, no_backup, no_compile, force, reset):
 	from bench.utils import update
-	update(pull=pull, apps=apps, patch=patch, build=build, requirements=requirements, restart_supervisor=restart_supervisor, restart_systemd=restart_systemd, backup=not no_backup, force=force, reset=reset)
+	update(pull=pull, apps=apps, patch=patch, build=build, requirements=requirements, restart_supervisor=restart_supervisor, restart_systemd=restart_systemd, backup=not no_backup, compile=not no_compile, force=force, reset=reset)
 
 
 @click.command('retry-upgrade', help="Retry a failed upgrade")
diff --git a/bench/config/__init__.py b/bench/config/__init__.py
index 301b515b..f79be532 100644
--- a/bench/config/__init__.py
+++ b/bench/config/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Module for setting up system and respective bench configurations"""
 
-# imports - third party imports
-from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader
 
-env = Environment(loader=PackageLoader('bench.config'))
+def env():
+	from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader
+	return Environment(loader=PackageLoader('bench.config'))
diff --git a/bench/config/common_site_config.py b/bench/config/common_site_config.py
index 02c6778a..41d9cc9c 100644
--- a/bench/config/common_site_config.py
+++ b/bench/config/common_site_config.py
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 # imports - standard imports
 import getpass
 import json
-import multiprocessing
 import os
 
-# imports - third party imports
-from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 
 default_config = {
@@ -54,8 +51,10 @@ def get_config_path(bench_path):
 def get_gunicorn_workers():
 	'''This function will return the maximum workers that can be started depending upon
 	number of cpu's present on the machine'''
+	import multiprocessing
+
 	return {
-		"gunicorn_workers": multiprocessing.cpu_count()
+		"gunicorn_workers": multiprocessing.cpu_count() * 2 + 1
 	}
 
 def update_config_for_frappe(config, bench_path):
@@ -73,6 +72,8 @@ def update_config_for_frappe(config, bench_path):
 	# TODO Optionally we need to add the host or domain name in case dns_multitenant is false
 
 def make_ports(bench_path):
+	from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse
+
 	benches_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(bench_path))
 
 	default_ports = {
diff --git a/bench/config/lets_encrypt.py b/bench/config/lets_encrypt.py
index 32ca3380..752d361c 100755
--- a/bench/config/lets_encrypt.py
+++ b/bench/config/lets_encrypt.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import os
 
 # imports - third party imports
 import click
-from crontab import CronTab
-from six.moves.urllib.request import urlretrieve
 
 # imports - module imports
 import bench
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ def setup_letsencrypt(site, custom_domain, bench_path, interactive):
 
 
 def create_config(site, custom_domain):
-	config = bench.config.env.get_template('letsencrypt.cfg').render(domain=custom_domain or site)
+	config = bench.config.env().get_template('letsencrypt.cfg').render(domain=custom_domain or site)
 	config_path = '/etc/letsencrypt/configs/{site}.cfg'.format(site=custom_domain or site)
 	create_dir_if_missing(config_path)
 
@@ -86,6 +84,8 @@ def run_certbot_and_setup_ssl(site, custom_domain, bench_path, interactive=True)
 
 
 def setup_crontab():
+	from crontab import CronTab
+
 	job_command = '/opt/certbot-auto renew -a nginx --post-hook "systemctl reload nginx"'
 	job_comment = 'Renew lets-encrypt every month'
 	print("Setting Up cron job to {0}".format(job_comment))
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ def create_dir_if_missing(path):
 
 
 def get_certbot():
+	from six.moves.urllib.request import urlretrieve
+
 	certbot_path = get_certbot_path()
 	create_dir_if_missing(certbot_path)
 
diff --git a/bench/config/nginx.py b/bench/config/nginx.py
index fbb73680..4ed4233d 100644
--- a/bench/config/nginx.py
+++ b/bench/config/nginx.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def make_nginx_conf(bench_path, yes=False):
 		if not click.confirm('nginx.conf already exists and this will overwrite it. Do you want to continue?'):
 			return
 
-	template = bench.config.env.get_template('nginx.conf')
+	template = bench.config.env().get_template('nginx.conf')
 	bench_path = os.path.abspath(bench_path)
 	sites_path = os.path.join(bench_path, "sites")
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def make_bench_manager_nginx_conf(bench_path, yes=False, port=23624, domain=None
 	from bench.config.site_config import get_site_config
 	from bench.config.common_site_config import get_config
 
-	template = bench.config.env.get_template('bench_manager_nginx.conf')
+	template = bench.config.env().get_template('bench_manager_nginx.conf')
 	bench_path = os.path.abspath(bench_path)
 	sites_path = os.path.join(bench_path, "sites")
 
diff --git a/bench/config/procfile.py b/bench/config/procfile.py
index 1b3f20ed..e57e579d 100755
--- a/bench/config/procfile.py
+++ b/bench/config/procfile.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def setup_procfile(bench_path, yes=False, skip_redis=False):
 		click.confirm('A Procfile already exists and this will overwrite it. Do you want to continue?',
 			abort=True)
 
-	procfile = bench.config.env.get_template('Procfile').render(
+	procfile = bench.config.env().get_template('Procfile').render(
 		node=find_executable("node") or find_executable("nodejs"),
 		use_rq=use_rq(bench_path),
 		webserver_port=config.get('webserver_port'),
diff --git a/bench/config/redis.py b/bench/config/redis.py
index 42005b07..7af1bbf7 100644
--- a/bench/config/redis.py
+++ b/bench/config/redis.py
@@ -3,16 +3,14 @@ import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 
-# imports - third party imports
-import semantic_version
-from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse
-
 # imports - module imports
 import bench
 from bench.config.common_site_config import get_config
 
 
 def generate_config(bench_path):
+	from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse
+
 	config = get_config(bench_path)
 
 	ports = {}
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ def generate_config(bench_path):
 		os.makedirs(pid_path)
 
 def write_redis_config(template_name, context, bench_path):
-	template = bench.config.env.get_template(template_name)
+	template = bench.config.env().get_template(template_name)
 
 	if "pid_path" not in context:
 		context["pid_path"] = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(bench_path, "config", "pids"))
@@ -61,6 +59,8 @@ def write_redis_config(template_name, context, bench_path):
 		f.write(template.render(**context))
 
 def get_redis_version():
+	import semantic_version
+
 	version_string = subprocess.check_output('redis-server --version', shell=True)
 	version_string = version_string.decode('utf-8').strip()
 	# extract version number from string
diff --git a/bench/config/site_config.py b/bench/config/site_config.py
index 696185c8..9ea67a86 100644
--- a/bench/config/site_config.py
+++ b/bench/config/site_config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import os
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 # imports - module imports
-from bench.config.nginx import make_nginx_conf
 from bench.utils import get_sites
 
 
@@ -35,6 +34,8 @@ def set_ssl_certificate_key(site, ssl_certificate_key, bench_path='.', gen_confi
 	set_site_config_nginx_property(site, {"ssl_certificate_key": ssl_certificate_key}, bench_path=bench_path, gen_config=gen_config)
 
 def set_site_config_nginx_property(site, config, bench_path='.', gen_config=True):
+	from bench.config.nginx import make_nginx_conf
+
 	if site not in get_sites(bench_path=bench_path):
 		raise Exception("No such site")
 	update_site_config(site, config, bench_path=bench_path)
diff --git a/bench/config/supervisor.py b/bench/config/supervisor.py
index 8788757f..76ffd877 100644
--- a/bench/config/supervisor.py
+++ b/bench/config/supervisor.py
@@ -5,24 +5,23 @@ import os
 
 # imports - module imports
 import bench
-from bench.app import get_current_frappe_version, use_rq
+from bench.app import use_rq
 from bench.utils import get_bench_name, find_executable
 from bench.config.common_site_config import get_config, update_config, get_gunicorn_workers
 
 # imports - third party imports
 import click
-from six.moves import configparser
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(bench.PROJECT_NAME)
 
 
-def generate_supervisor_config(bench_path, user=None, yes=False):
+def generate_supervisor_config(bench_path, user=None, yes=False, skip_redis=False):
 	"""Generate supervisor config for respective bench path"""
 	if not user:
 		user = getpass.getuser()
 
-	template = bench.config.env.get_template('supervisor.conf')
+	template = bench.config.env().get_template('supervisor.conf')
 	config = get_config(bench_path=bench_path)
 	bench_dir = os.path.abspath(bench_path)
 
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ def generate_supervisor_config(bench_path, user=None, yes=False):
 		"bench_dir": bench_dir,
 		"sites_dir": os.path.join(bench_dir, 'sites'),
 		"user": user,
-		"frappe_version": get_current_frappe_version(bench_path),
 		"use_rq": use_rq(bench_path),
 		"http_timeout": config.get("http_timeout", 120),
 		"redis_server": find_executable('redis-server'),
@@ -42,7 +40,8 @@ def generate_supervisor_config(bench_path, user=None, yes=False):
 		"gunicorn_workers": config.get('gunicorn_workers', get_gunicorn_workers()["gunicorn_workers"]),
 		"bench_name": get_bench_name(bench_path),
 		"background_workers": config.get('background_workers') or 1,
-		"bench_cmd": find_executable('bench')
+		"bench_cmd": find_executable('bench'),
+		"skip_redis": skip_redis,
 	})
 
 	conf_path = os.path.join(bench_path, 'config', 'supervisor.conf')
@@ -68,6 +67,8 @@ def get_supervisord_conf():
 
 def update_supervisord_config(user=None, yes=False):
 	"""From bench v5.x, we're moving to supervisor running as user"""
+	from six.moves import configparser
+
 	from bench.config.production_setup import service
 
 	if not user:
diff --git a/bench/config/systemd.py b/bench/config/systemd.py
index 4a414825..c0a0053c 100644
--- a/bench/config/systemd.py
+++ b/bench/config/systemd.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import click
 
 # imports - module imports
 import bench
-from bench.app import get_current_frappe_version, use_rq
+from bench.app import use_rq
 from bench.config.common_site_config import get_config, get_gunicorn_workers, update_config
 from bench.utils import exec_cmd, find_executable, get_bench_name
 
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ def generate_systemd_config(bench_path, user=None, yes=False,
 		"bench_dir": bench_dir,
 		"sites_dir": os.path.join(bench_dir, 'sites'),
 		"user": user,
-		"frappe_version": get_current_frappe_version(bench_path),
 		"use_rq": use_rq(bench_path),
 		"http_timeout": config.get("http_timeout", 120),
 		"redis_server": find_executable('redis-server'),
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ def setup_systemd_directory(bench_path):
 
 def setup_main_config(bench_info, bench_path):
 	# Main config
-	bench_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench.target')
+	bench_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench.target')
 	bench_config = bench_template.render(**bench_info)
 	bench_config_path = os.path.join(bench_path, 'config', 'systemd' , bench_info.get("bench_name") + '.target')
 
@@ -94,11 +93,11 @@ def setup_main_config(bench_info, bench_path):
 
 def setup_workers_config(bench_info, bench_path):
 	# Worker Group
-	bench_workers_target_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-workers.target')
-	bench_default_worker_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-frappe-default-worker.service')
-	bench_short_worker_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-frappe-short-worker.service')
-	bench_long_worker_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-frappe-long-worker.service')
-	bench_schedule_worker_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-frappe-schedule.service')
+	bench_workers_target_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-workers.target')
+	bench_default_worker_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-frappe-default-worker.service')
+	bench_short_worker_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-frappe-short-worker.service')
+	bench_long_worker_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-frappe-long-worker.service')
+	bench_schedule_worker_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-frappe-schedule.service')
 
 	bench_workers_target_config = bench_workers_target_template.render(**bench_info)
 	bench_default_worker_config = bench_default_worker_template.render(**bench_info)
@@ -129,9 +128,9 @@ def setup_workers_config(bench_info, bench_path):
 
 def setup_web_config(bench_info, bench_path):
 	# Web Group
-	bench_web_target_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-web.target')
-	bench_web_service_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-frappe-web.service')
-	bench_node_socketio_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-node-socketio.service')
+	bench_web_target_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-web.target')
+	bench_web_service_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-frappe-web.service')
+	bench_node_socketio_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-node-socketio.service')
 
 	bench_web_target_config = bench_web_target_template.render(**bench_info)
 	bench_web_service_config = bench_web_service_template.render(**bench_info)
@@ -152,10 +151,10 @@ def setup_web_config(bench_info, bench_path):
 
 def setup_redis_config(bench_info, bench_path):
 	# Redis Group
-	bench_redis_target_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-redis.target')
-	bench_redis_cache_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-redis-cache.service')
-	bench_redis_queue_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-redis-queue.service')
-	bench_redis_socketio_template = bench.config.env.get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-redis-socketio.service')
+	bench_redis_target_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-redis.target')
+	bench_redis_cache_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-redis-cache.service')
+	bench_redis_queue_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-redis-queue.service')
+	bench_redis_socketio_template = bench.config.env().get_template('systemd/frappe-bench-redis-socketio.service')
 
 	bench_redis_target_config = bench_redis_target_template.render(**bench_info)
 	bench_redis_cache_config = bench_redis_cache_template.render(**bench_info)
diff --git a/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf b/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf
index 06fc0b2b..82f16d46 100644
--- a/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf
+++ b/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ server {
 	{% if allow_rate_limiting %}
 	limit_conn per_host_{{ bench_name_hash }} 8;
 	{% endif %}
+	
+	proxy_buffer_size 128k;
+	proxy_buffers 4 256k;
+	proxy_busy_buffers_size 256k;
 
 	{% if ssl_certificate and ssl_certificate_key %}
 	ssl on;
diff --git a/bench/config/templates/supervisor.conf b/bench/config/templates/supervisor.conf
index a9d06331..d24b1cb6 100644
--- a/bench/config/templates/supervisor.conf
+++ b/bench/config/templates/supervisor.conf
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ killasgroup=true
 
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if not skip_redis %}
 [program:{{ bench_name }}-redis-cache]
 command={{ redis_server }} {{ redis_cache_config }}
 priority=1
@@ -133,8 +134,9 @@ stdout_logfile={{ bench_dir }}/logs/redis-queue.log
 stderr_logfile={{ bench_dir }}/logs/redis-queue.error.log
 user={{ user }}
 directory={{ sites_dir }}
+{% endif %}
 
-{% if frappe_version > 5 %}
+{% if not skip_redis %}
 [program:{{ bench_name }}-redis-socketio]
 command={{ redis_server }} {{ redis_socketio_config }}
 priority=1
@@ -144,6 +146,7 @@ stdout_logfile={{ bench_dir }}/logs/redis-socketio.log
 stderr_logfile={{ bench_dir }}/logs/redis-socketio.error.log
 user={{ user }}
 directory={{ sites_dir }}
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if node %}
 [program:{{ bench_name }}-node-socketio]
@@ -157,8 +160,6 @@ user={{ user }}
 directory={{ bench_dir }}
 {% endif %}
 
-{% endif %}
-
 [group:{{ bench_name }}-web]
 programs={{ bench_name }}-frappe-web {%- if node -%} ,{{ bench_name }}-node-socketio {%- endif%}
 
@@ -174,5 +175,7 @@ programs={{ bench_name }}-frappe-workerbeat,{{ bench_name }}-frappe-worker,{{ be
 
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if not skip_redis %}
 [group:{{ bench_name }}-redis]
-programs={{ bench_name }}-redis-cache,{{ bench_name }}-redis-queue {%- if frappe_version > 5 -%} ,{{ bench_name }}-redis-socketio {%- endif %}
+programs={{ bench_name }}-redis-cache,{{ bench_name }}-redis-queue,{{ bench_name }}-redis-socketio
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/bench/playbooks/create_user.yml b/bench/playbooks/create_user.yml
index 2991afb3..10695833 100644
--- a/bench/playbooks/create_user.yml
+++ b/bench/playbooks/create_user.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     - name: Set home folder perms
       file:
-        path: '/home/{{ frappe_user }}'
+        path: '{{ user_directory }}'
         mode: 'o+rx'
         owner: '{{ frappe_user }}'
         group: '{{ frappe_user }}'
diff --git a/bench/playbooks/roles/bench/tasks/main.yml b/bench/playbooks/roles/bench/tasks/main.yml
index e01d18b7..164a216e 100644
--- a/bench/playbooks/roles/bench/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/bench/playbooks/roles/bench/tasks/main.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
   - name: Fix permissions
     become_user: root
-    command: chown {{ frappe_user }} -R /home/{{ frappe_user }}
+    command: chown {{ frappe_user }} -R {{ user_directory }}
 
   - name:  python3 bench init for develop
     command: bench init {{ bench_path }} --frappe-path {{ frappe_repo_url }} --frappe-branch {{ frappe_branch }} --python {{ python }}
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@
   # Setup Bench for production environment
   - include_tasks: setup_bench_production.yml
     vars:
-      bench_path: "/home/{{ frappe_user }}/{{ bench_name }}"
+      bench_path: "{{ user_directory }}/{{ bench_name }}"
     when: not run_travis and production
 ...
diff --git a/bench/playbooks/roles/bench/tasks/setup_erpnext.yml b/bench/playbooks/roles/bench/tasks/setup_erpnext.yml
index 32e498d1..9db153ab 100644
--- a/bench/playbooks/roles/bench/tasks/setup_erpnext.yml
+++ b/bench/playbooks/roles/bench/tasks/setup_erpnext.yml
@@ -13,16 +13,17 @@
   - name: Check whether the site already exists
     stat: path="{{ bench_path }}/sites/{{ site }}"
     register: site_folder
+    when: not without_site
 
   - name: Create a new site
     command: "bench new-site {{ site }} --admin-password '{{ admin_password }}' --mariadb-root-password '{{ mysql_root_password }}'"
     args:
       chdir: "{{ bench_path }}"
-    when: not site_folder.stat.exists
+    when: not without_site and not site_folder.stat.exists
 
   - name: Install ERPNext to default site
     command: "bench --site {{ site }} install-app erpnext"
     args:
       chdir: "{{ bench_path }}"
-    when: not without_erpnext
+    when: not without_site and not without_erpnext
 ...
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bench/playbooks/roles/bench/tasks/setup_inputrc.yml b/bench/playbooks/roles/bench/tasks/setup_inputrc.yml
index 9c88b933..14b47a34 100644
--- a/bench/playbooks/roles/bench/tasks/setup_inputrc.yml
+++ b/bench/playbooks/roles/bench/tasks/setup_inputrc.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 - name: insert/update inputrc for history
   blockinfile:
-    dest: "/home/{{ frappe_user }}/.inputrc"
+    dest: "{{ user_directory }}/.inputrc"
     create: yes
     block: |
       ## arrow up
       "\e[A":history-search-backward
       ## arrow down
       "\e[B":history-search-forward
-...
\ No newline at end of file
+...
diff --git a/bench/playbooks/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml b/bench/playbooks/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
index 1f119005..8079583d 100644
--- a/bench/playbooks/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/bench/playbooks/roles/mariadb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
       [mysqld]
       pid-file        = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
       socket          = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+
+      # setting appeared inside mysql but overwritten by mariadb inside mariadb.conf.d/xx-server.cnf valued as utf8mb4_general_ci
+
+      collation-server = utf8mb4_unicode_ci
     create: yes
   become: yes
   become_user: root
diff --git a/bench/playbooks/roles/wkhtmltopdf/tasks/main.yml b/bench/playbooks/roles/wkhtmltopdf/tasks/main.yml
index aea2f55f..2a6a89ea 100644
--- a/bench/playbooks/roles/wkhtmltopdf/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/bench/playbooks/roles/wkhtmltopdf/tasks/main.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@
   get_url:
     url: https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltopdf/releases/download/0.12.5/wkhtmltox_0.12.5-1.focal_amd64.deb
     dest: /tmp/wkhtmltox.deb
-  when: ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '20'
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '20' and ansible_architecture != 'aarch64'
+
+- name: download wkthmltox Ubuntu 20 arm64
+  get_url:
+    # wkhtmltox supports arm64 starting from 0.12.6
+    url: https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/packaging/releases/download/0.12.6-1/wkhtmltox_0.12.6-1.focal_arm64.deb
+    dest: /tmp/wkhtmltox.deb
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '20' and ansible_architecture == 'aarch64'
     
 - name: download wkthmltox Ubuntu 18
   get_url:
diff --git a/bench/playbooks/site.yml b/bench/playbooks/site.yml
index 328cfcba..7a3e106c 100644
--- a/bench/playbooks/site.yml
+++ b/bench/playbooks/site.yml
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 - name: setup bench and dev environment
   hosts: localhost
   vars:
-    bench_repo_path: "/home/{{ frappe_user }}/.bench"
-    bench_path: "/home/{{ frappe_user }}/{{ bench_name }}"
+    bench_repo_path: "{{ user_directory }}/.bench"
+    bench_path: "{{ user_directory }}/{{ bench_name }}"
   roles:
   # setup frappe-bench
     - { role: bench, tags: "bench", when: not run_travis and not without_bench_setup }
diff --git a/bench/release.py b/bench/release.py
index f026b379..81efdc02 100755
--- a/bench/release.py
+++ b/bench/release.py
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@ import os
 import sys
 import semantic_version
 import git
-import requests
 import getpass
 import re
-from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
-import requests.exceptions
 from time import sleep
 from .config.common_site_config import get_config
 import click
@@ -47,6 +44,9 @@ def release(bench_path, app, bump_type, from_branch, to_branch,
 		repo_name=repo_name, remote=remote, frontport=frontport)
 
 def validate(bench_path, config):
+	import requests
+	from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
+
 	global github_username, github_password
 
 	github_username = config.get('github_username')
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ def push_release(repo_path, from_branch, to_branch, remote='upstream'):
 
 def create_github_release(repo_path, tag_name, message, remote='upstream', owner='frappe', repo_name=None,
 		gh_username=None, gh_password=None, prerelease=False):
+	import requests
+	import requests.exceptions
+	from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth
 
 	print('creating release on github')
 
diff --git a/bench/tests/test_init.py b/bench/tests/test_init.py
index 69d49a45..2f409899 100755
--- a/bench/tests/test_init.py
+++ b/bench/tests/test_init.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import git
 
 # imports - module imports
 import bench
+import bench.cli
 import bench.utils
 from bench.release import get_bumped_version
 from bench.tests.test_base import FRAPPE_BRANCH, TestBenchBase
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ class TestBenchInit(TestBenchBase):
 		self.assertEqual( get_bumped_version('11.0.5-beta.22', 'prerelease'), '11.0.5-beta.23' )
 
 
+	def test_utils(self):
+		self.assertEqual(subprocess.call("bench"), 0)
+
+
 	def test_init(self, bench_name="test-bench", **kwargs):
 		self.init_bench(bench_name, **kwargs)
 		self.assert_folders(bench_name)
diff --git a/bench/utils.py b/bench/utils.py
index 8e76903f..54350ba9 100755
--- a/bench/utils.py
+++ b/bench/utils.py
@@ -2,18 +2,17 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # imports - standard imports
+import compileall
 import errno
 import glob
 import grp
 import itertools
 import json
 import logging
-import multiprocessing
 import os
 import pwd
 import re
 import select
-import shutil
 import site
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -22,11 +21,7 @@ from distutils.spawn import find_executable
 
 # imports - third party imports
 import click
-from crontab import CronTab
-import requests
-from semantic_version import Version
 from six import iteritems
-from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 # imports - module imports
 import bench
@@ -92,6 +87,12 @@ def safe_decode(string, encoding = 'utf-8'):
 
 
 def check_latest_version():
+	if bench.VERSION.endswith("dev"):
+		return
+
+	import requests
+	from semantic_version import Version
+
 	try:
 		pypi_request = requests.get("https://pypi.org/pypi/frappe-bench/json")
 	except Exception:
@@ -162,11 +163,8 @@ def init(path, apps_path=None, no_procfile=False, no_backups=False,
 		if apps_path:
 			install_apps_from_path(apps_path, bench_path=path)
 
-
-	bench.set_frappe_version(bench_path=path)
-	if bench.FRAPPE_VERSION > 5:
-		if not skip_assets:
-			update_node_packages(bench_path=path)
+	if not skip_assets:
+		update_node_packages(bench_path=path)
 
 	set_all_patches_executed(bench_path=path)
 	if not skip_assets:
@@ -183,8 +181,8 @@ def init(path, apps_path=None, no_procfile=False, no_backups=False,
 	copy_patches_txt(path)
 
 
-def update(pull=False, apps=None, patch=False, build=False, requirements=False, backup=True, force=False, reset=False,
-	restart_supervisor=False, restart_systemd=False):
+def update(pull=False, apps=None, patch=False, build=False, requirements=False, backup=True, compile=True,
+	force=False, reset=False, restart_supervisor=False, restart_systemd=False):
 	"""command: bench update"""
 	from bench import patches
 	from bench.app import is_version_upgrade, pull_apps, validate_branch
@@ -218,7 +216,6 @@ def update(pull=False, apps=None, patch=False, build=False, requirements=False,
 
 	if version_upgrade[0] or (not version_upgrade[0] and force):
 		validate_upgrade(version_upgrade[1], version_upgrade[2], bench_path=bench_path)
-
 	conf.update({ "maintenance_mode": 1, "pause_scheduler": 1 })
 	update_config(conf, bench_path=bench_path)
 
@@ -246,6 +243,10 @@ def update(pull=False, apps=None, patch=False, build=False, requirements=False,
 	if version_upgrade[0] or (not version_upgrade[0] and force):
 		post_upgrade(version_upgrade[1], version_upgrade[2], bench_path=bench_path)
 
+	if pull and compile:
+		print("Compiling Python files...")
+		compileall.compile_dir('../apps', quiet=1, rx=re.compile('.*node_modules.*'))
+
 	if restart_supervisor or conf.get('restart_supervisor_on_update'):
 		restart_supervisor_processes(bench_path=bench_path)
 
@@ -259,6 +260,8 @@ def update(pull=False, apps=None, patch=False, build=False, requirements=False,
 
 
 def copy_patches_txt(bench_path):
+	import shutil
+
 	shutil.copy(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'patches', 'patches.txt'),
 		os.path.join(bench_path, 'patches.txt'))
 
@@ -352,27 +355,17 @@ def setup_socketio(bench_path='.'):
 
 
 def patch_sites(bench_path='.'):
-	bench.set_frappe_version(bench_path=bench_path)
-
 	try:
-		if bench.FRAPPE_VERSION == 4:
-			exec_cmd("{frappe} --latest all".format(frappe=get_frappe(bench_path=bench_path)), cwd=os.path.join(bench_path, 'sites'))
-		else:
-			run_frappe_cmd('--site', 'all', 'migrate', bench_path=bench_path)
+		run_frappe_cmd('--site', 'all', 'migrate', bench_path=bench_path)
 	except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
 		raise PatchError
 
 
 def build_assets(bench_path='.', app=None):
-	bench.set_frappe_version(bench_path=bench_path)
-
-	if bench.FRAPPE_VERSION == 4:
-		exec_cmd("{frappe} --build".format(frappe=get_frappe(bench_path=bench_path)), cwd=os.path.join(bench_path, 'sites'))
-	else:
-		command = 'bench build'
-		if app:
-			command += ' --app {}'.format(app)
-		exec_cmd(command, cwd=bench_path)
+	command = 'bench build'
+	if app:
+		command += ' --app {}'.format(app)
+	exec_cmd(command, cwd=bench_path)
 
 
 def get_sites(bench_path='.'):
@@ -382,20 +375,15 @@ def get_sites(bench_path='.'):
 
 
 def setup_backups(bench_path='.'):
+	from crontab import CronTab
 	from bench.config.common_site_config import get_config
 	logger.log('setting up backups')
 
 	bench_dir = os.path.abspath(bench_path)
 	user = get_config(bench_path=bench_dir).get('frappe_user')
 	logfile = os.path.join(bench_dir, 'logs', 'backup.log')
-	bench.set_frappe_version(bench_path=bench_path)
 	system_crontab = CronTab(user=user)
-
-	if bench.FRAPPE_VERSION == 4:
-		backup_command = "cd {sites_dir} && {frappe} --backup all".format(frappe=get_frappe(bench_path=bench_path),)
-	else:
-		backup_command = "cd {bench_dir} && {bench} --verbose --site all backup".format(bench_dir=bench_dir, bench=sys.argv[0])
-
+	backup_command = "cd {bench_dir} && {bench} --verbose --site all backup".format(bench_dir=bench_dir, bench=sys.argv[0])
 	job_command = "{backup_command} >> {logfile} 2>&1".format(backup_command=backup_command, logfile=logfile)
 
 	if job_command not in str(system_crontab):
@@ -418,7 +406,7 @@ def setup_sudoers(user):
 		if set_permissions:
 			os.chmod('/etc/sudoers', 0o440)
 
-	template = bench.config.env.get_template('frappe_sudoers')
+	template = bench.config.env().get_template('frappe_sudoers')
 	frappe_sudoers = template.render(**{
 		'user': user,
 		'service': find_executable('service'),
@@ -481,7 +469,7 @@ def start(no_dev=False, concurrency=None, procfile=None, no_prefix=False):
 
 	if no_prefix:
 		command.extend(['--no-prefix'])
-		
+
 	os.execv(program, command)
 
 
@@ -655,13 +643,7 @@ def update_npm_packages(bench_path='.'):
 
 
 def backup_site(site, bench_path='.'):
-	bench.set_frappe_version(bench_path=bench_path)
-
-	if bench.FRAPPE_VERSION == 4:
-		exec_cmd("{frappe} --backup {site}".format(frappe=get_frappe(bench_path=bench_path), site=site),
-				cwd=os.path.join(bench_path, 'sites'))
-	else:
-		run_frappe_cmd('--site', site, 'backup', bench_path=bench_path)
+	run_frappe_cmd('--site', site, 'backup', bench_path=bench_path)
 
 
 def backup_all_sites(bench_path='.'):
@@ -747,11 +729,6 @@ def fix_prod_setup_perms(bench_path='.', frappe_user=None):
 			os.chown(path, uid, gid)
 
 
-def get_current_frappe_version(bench_path='.'):
-	from .app import get_current_frappe_version as fv
-	return fv(bench_path=bench_path)
-
-
 def run_frappe_cmd(*args, **kwargs):
 	from .cli import from_command_line
 
@@ -811,6 +788,8 @@ sudo supervisorctl reload
 
 
 def update_translations_p(args):
+	import requests
+
 	try:
 		update_translations(*args)
 	except requests.exceptions.HTTPError:
@@ -818,6 +797,8 @@ def update_translations_p(args):
 
 
 def download_translations_p():
+	import multiprocessing
+
 	pool = multiprocessing.Pool(multiprocessing.cpu_count())
 
 	langs = get_langs()
@@ -842,6 +823,8 @@ def get_langs():
 
 
 def update_translations(app, lang):
+	import requests
+
 	translations_dir = os.path.join('apps', app, app, 'translations')
 	csv_file = os.path.join(translations_dir, lang + '.csv')
 	url = "https://translate.erpnext.com/files/{}-{}.csv".format(app, lang)
@@ -891,6 +874,8 @@ def get_bench_name(bench_path):
 
 
 def setup_fonts():
+	import shutil
+
 	fonts_path = os.path.join('/tmp', 'fonts')
 
 	if os.path.exists('/etc/fonts_backup'):
@@ -963,6 +948,8 @@ def find_benches(directory=None):
 
 
 def migrate_env(python, backup=False):
+	import shutil
+	from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlparse
 	from bench.config.common_site_config import get_config
 	from bench.app import get_apps
 
diff --git a/docs/easy_install.md b/docs/easy_install.md
index 3c59f308..91ee5566 100644
--- a/docs/easy_install.md
+++ b/docs/easy_install.md
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ If you are on a fresh server and logged in as root, at first create a dedicated
 
 *(it is very common to use "frappe" as frappe-username, but this comes with the security flaw of ["frappe" ranking very high](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/b3sirt/i_deployed_over_a_dozen_cyber_honeypots_all_over/?st=JTJ0SC0Q&sh=76e05240) in as a username challenged in hacking attempts. So, for production sites it is highly recommended to use a custom username harder to guess)*
 
+*(you can specify the flag --home to specify a directory for your [frappe-user]. Bench will follow the home directory specified by the user's home directory e.g. /data/[frappe-user]/frappe-bench)*
+
 Switch to `[frappe-user]` (using `su [frappe-user]`) and start the setup
 
 	wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/frappe/bench/develop/install.py
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ use --python flag to specify virtual environments python version, by default scr
 
 ## How do I start ERPNext
 
-1. For development: Go to your bench folder (`frappe-bench` by default) and start the bench with `bench start`
+1. For development: Go to your bench folder (`~[frappe-user]/frappe-bench` by default) and start the bench with `bench start`
 2. For production: Your process will be setup and managed by `nginx` and `supervisor`. Checkout [Setup Production](https://frappe.io/docs/user/en/bench/guides/setup-production.html) for more information.
 
 ---
diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index 46ce4247..44d53892 100644
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -157,13 +157,24 @@ def install_prerequisites():
 		]
 	})
 
+	# until psycopg2-binary is available for aarch64 (Arm 64-bit), we'll need libpq and libssl dev packages to build psycopg2 from source
+	if platform.machine() == 'aarch64':
+		log("Installing libpq and libssl dev packages to build psycopg2 for aarch64...")
+		run_os_command({
+			'apt-get': ['sudo apt-get install -y libpq-dev libssl-dev'],
+			'yum': ['sudo yum install -y libpq-devel openssl-devel']
+		})
+
 	install_package('curl')
 	install_package('wget')
 	install_package('git')
 	install_package('pip3', 'python3-pip')
 
+	run_os_command({
+		'python3': "sudo -H python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools-rust"
+	})
 	success = run_os_command({
-		'python3': "sudo -H python3 -m pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel cryptography ansible==2.8.5 pip"
+		'python3': "sudo -H python3 -m pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel cryptography ansible~=2.8.15"
 	})
 
 	if not (success or shutil.which('ansible')):
@@ -223,10 +234,11 @@ def install_bench(args):
 	# create user if not exists
 	extra_vars = vars(args)
 	extra_vars.update(frappe_user=args.user)
+	
+	extra_vars.update(user_directory=get_user_home_directory(args.user))
 
 	if os.path.exists(tmp_bench_repo):
 		repo_path = tmp_bench_repo
-
 	else:
 		repo_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), 'bench')
 
@@ -247,12 +259,11 @@ def install_bench(args):
 		else:
 			frappe_branch = "version-{0}".format(args.version)
 			erpnext_branch = "version-{0}".format(args.version)
-	else:
-		if args.frappe_branch:
-			frappe_branch = args.frappe_branch
-
-		if args.erpnext_branch:
-			erpnext_branch = args.erpnext_branch
+	# Allow override of frappe_branch and erpnext_branch, regardless of args.version (which always has a default set)
+	if args.frappe_branch:
+		frappe_branch = args.frappe_branch
+	if args.erpnext_branch:
+		erpnext_branch = args.erpnext_branch
 
 	extra_vars.update(frappe_branch=frappe_branch)
 	extra_vars.update(erpnext_branch=erpnext_branch)
@@ -261,6 +272,10 @@ def install_bench(args):
 	extra_vars.update(bench_name=bench_name)
 
 	# Will install ERPNext production setup by default
+	if args.without_erpnext:
+		log("Initializing bench {bench_name}:\n\tFrappe Branch: {frappe_branch}\n\tERPNext will not be installed due to --without-erpnext".format(bench_name=bench_name, frappe_branch=frappe_branch))
+	else:
+		log("Initializing bench {bench_name}:\n\tFrappe Branch: {frappe_branch}\n\tERPNext Branch: {erpnext_branch}".format(bench_name=bench_name, frappe_branch=frappe_branch, erpnext_branch=erpnext_branch))
 	run_playbook('site.yml', sudo=True, extra_vars=extra_vars)
 
 	if os.path.exists(tmp_bench_repo):
@@ -273,11 +288,15 @@ def clone_bench_repo(args):
 	repo_url = args.repo_url or 'https://github.com/frappe/bench'
 
 	if os.path.exists(tmp_bench_repo):
+		log('Not cloning already existing Bench repository at {tmp_bench_repo}'.format(tmp_bench_repo=tmp_bench_repo))
 		return 0
 	elif args.without_bench_setup:
 		clone_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), 'bench')
+		log('--without-bench-setup specified, clone path is: {clone_path}'.format(clone_path=clone_path))
 	else:
 		clone_path = tmp_bench_repo
+		# Not logging repo_url to avoid accidental credential leak in case credential is embedded in URL
+		log('Cloning bench repository branch {branch} into {clone_path}'.format(branch=branch, clone_path=clone_path))
 
 	success = run_os_command(
 		{'git': 'git clone --quiet {repo_url} {bench_repo} --depth 1 --branch {branch}'.format(
@@ -327,8 +346,8 @@ def get_passwords(args):
 					mysql_root_password = ''
 					continue
 
-			# admin password
-			if not admin_password:
+			# admin password, only needed if we're also creating a site
+			if not admin_password and not args.without_site:
 				admin_password = getpass.unix_getpass(prompt='Please enter the default Administrator user password: ')
 				conf_admin_passswd = getpass.unix_getpass(prompt='Re-enter Administrator password: ')
 
@@ -336,6 +355,8 @@ def get_passwords(args):
 					passwords_didnt_match("Administrator")
 					admin_password = ''
 					continue
+			elif args.without_site:
+				log("Not creating a new site due to --without-site")
 
 			pass_set = False
 	else:
@@ -366,6 +387,11 @@ def get_extra_vars_json(extra_args):
 
 	return ('@' + json_path)
 
+def get_user_home_directory(user):
+	# Return home directory /home/USERNAME or anything else defined as home directory in
+	# passwd for user.
+	return os.path.expanduser('~'+user)
+
 
 def run_playbook(playbook_name, sudo=False, extra_vars=None):
 	args = ['ansible-playbook', '-c', 'local',  playbook_name , '-vvvv']
@@ -405,8 +431,8 @@ def parse_commandline_args():
 
 	args_group.add_argument('--develop', dest='develop', action='store_true', default=False, help='Install developer setup')
 	args_group.add_argument('--production', dest='production', action='store_true', default=False, help='Setup Production environment for bench')
-	parser.add_argument('--site', dest='site', action='store', default='site1.local', help='Specifiy name for your first ERPNext site')
-	parser.add_argument('--without-site', dest='without_site', action='store_true', default=False)
+	parser.add_argument('--site', dest='site', action='store', default='site1.local', help='Specify name for your first ERPNext site')
+	parser.add_argument('--without-site', dest='without_site', action='store_true', default=False, help='Do not create a new site')
 	parser.add_argument('--verbose', dest='verbose', action='store_true', default=False, help='Run the script in verbose mode')
 	parser.add_argument('--user', dest='user', help='Install frappe-bench for this user')
 	parser.add_argument('--bench-branch', dest='bench_branch', help='Clone a particular branch of bench repository')
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ea1bdd08..92df9331 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Click==7.0
 GitPython==2.1.15
 honcho==1.0.1
-Jinja2==2.10.3
+Jinja2==2.11.3
 python-crontab==2.4.0
 requests==2.22.0
 semantic-version==2.8.2