diff --git a/.ci/Arch/Dockerfile b/.ci/Arch/Dockerfile
index 36cf5c4ae..9a7978a79 100644
--- a/.ci/Arch/Dockerfile
+++ b/.ci/Arch/Dockerfile
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
 from archlinux:latest
 
 RUN pacman --sync --refresh --sysupgrade --needed --noconfirm \
-        base-devel \
-        ccache \
-        cmake \
-        git \
-        gtest \
-        mariadb-libs \
-        ninja \
-        protobuf \
-        qt6-base \
-        qt6-imageformats \
-        qt6-multimedia \
-        qt6-svg \
-        qt6-tools \
-        qt6-translations \
-        qt6-websockets \
+      ccache \
+      cmake \
+	  gcc \
+    # gtest    Exclude gtest to confirm fallback download and building from google repo keeps working
+      ninja \
+      protobuf \
+	  qt6-imageformats \
+	  qt6-multimedia \
+	  qt6-svg \
+	  qt6-tools \
+	  qt6-translations \
+	  qt6-websockets \
     && pacman --sync --clean --clean --noconfirm
diff --git a/.ci/Debian12/Dockerfile b/.ci/Debian12/Dockerfile
index 202405b84..4c7d41f09 100644
--- a/.ci/Debian12/Dockerfile
+++ b/.ci/Debian12/Dockerfile
@@ -1,28 +1,25 @@
-FROM debian:12
+FROM debian:12-slim
 
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        build-essential \
-        ccache \
-        clang-format \
-        cmake \
-        file \
-        g++ \
-        git \
-        libgl-dev \
-        liblzma-dev \
-        libmariadb-dev-compat \
-        libprotobuf-dev \
-        libqt6multimedia6 \
-        libqt6sql6-mysql \
-        ninja-build \
-        protobuf-compiler \
-        qt6-image-formats-plugins \
-        qt6-l10n-tools \
-        qt6-multimedia-dev \
-        qt6-svg-dev \
-        qt6-tools-dev \
-        qt6-tools-dev-tools \
-        qt6-websockets-dev \
-    && apt-get clean \
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+      ccache \
+      cmake \
+	  file \
+      g++ \
+      libgl-dev \
+	  libgtest-dev \
+      liblzma-dev \
+      libprotobuf-dev \
+      libqt6multimedia6 \
+      ninja-build \
+      protobuf-compiler \
+      qt6-image-formats-plugins \
+      qt6-l10n-tools \
+      qt6-multimedia-dev \
+      qt6-svg-dev \
+      qt6-tools-dev \
+      qt6-tools-dev-tools \
+      qt6-websockets-dev \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/.ci/Debian13/Dockerfile b/.ci/Debian13/Dockerfile
index d7ab6ac86..6b860b69b 100644
--- a/.ci/Debian13/Dockerfile
+++ b/.ci/Debian13/Dockerfile
@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
-FROM debian:13
+FROM debian:13-slim
 
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        build-essential \
-        ca-certificates \
-        ccache \
-        clang-format \
-        cmake \
-        file \
-        g++ \
-        git \
-        libgl-dev \
-        liblzma-dev \
-        libmariadb-dev-compat \
-        libprotobuf-dev \
-        libqt6multimedia6 \
-        libqt6sql6-mysql \
-        ninja-build \
-        protobuf-compiler \
-        qt6-image-formats-plugins \
-        qt6-l10n-tools \
-        qt6-multimedia-dev \
-        qt6-svg-dev \
-        qt6-tools-dev \
-        qt6-tools-dev-tools \
-        qt6-websockets-dev \
-    && apt-get clean \
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+      ccache \
+      cmake \
+	  file \
+      g++ \
+      libgl-dev \
+	  libgtest-dev \
+      liblzma-dev \
+      libprotobuf-dev \
+      libqt6multimedia6 \
+      ninja-build \
+      protobuf-compiler \
+      qt6-image-formats-plugins \
+      qt6-l10n-tools \
+      qt6-multimedia-dev \
+      qt6-svg-dev \
+      qt6-tools-dev \
+      qt6-tools-dev-tools \
+      qt6-websockets-dev \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/.ci/Fedora43/Dockerfile b/.ci/Fedora43/Dockerfile
index 27570cf99..b9e0048fe 100644
--- a/.ci/Fedora43/Dockerfile
+++ b/.ci/Fedora43/Dockerfile
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 FROM fedora:43
 
-RUN dnf install -y \
-        ccache \
-        cmake \
-        gcc-c++ \
-        git \
-        mariadb-devel \
-        ninja-build \
-        protobuf-devel \
-        qt6-{qttools,qtsvg,qtmultimedia,qtwebsockets}-devel \
-        qt6-qtimageformats \
-        rpm-build \
-        xz-devel \
-        zlib-devel \
-    && dnf clean all
+RUN dnf install -y --nodocs --setopt=install_weak_deps=False \
+      ccache \
+      cmake \
+      gcc-c++ \
+	  gtest-devel \
+      ninja-build \
+      protobuf-devel \
+      qt6-qtimageformats \
+      qt6-qtmultimedia-devel \
+      qt6-qtsvg-devel \
+      qt6-qttools-devel \
+      qt6-qtwebsockets-devel \
+      rpm-build \
+      xz-devel \
+      zlib-devel \
+    && dnf clean all \
+	&& rm -rf /var/cache/dnf
diff --git a/.ci/Fedora44/Dockerfile b/.ci/Fedora44/Dockerfile
index e6c8da7f3..fa55fa970 100644
--- a/.ci/Fedora44/Dockerfile
+++ b/.ci/Fedora44/Dockerfile
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 FROM fedora:44
 
-RUN dnf install -y \
-        ccache \
-        cmake \
-        gcc-c++ \
-        git \
-        mariadb-devel \
-        ninja-build \
-        protobuf-devel \
-        qt6-{qttools,qtsvg,qtmultimedia,qtwebsockets}-devel \
-        qt6-qtimageformats \
-        rpm-build \
-        xz-devel \
-        zlib-devel \
-    && dnf clean all
+RUN dnf install -y --nodocs --setopt=install_weak_deps=False \
+      ccache \
+      cmake \
+      gcc-c++ \
+	  gtest-devel \
+      ninja-build \
+      protobuf-devel \
+      qt6-qtimageformats \
+      qt6-qtmultimedia-devel \
+      qt6-qtsvg-devel \
+      qt6-qttools-devel \
+      qt6-qtwebsockets-devel \
+      rpm-build \
+      xz-devel \
+      zlib-devel \
+    && dnf clean all \
+	&& rm -rf /var/cache/dnf
diff --git a/.ci/Servatrice_Debian12/Dockerfile b/.ci/Servatrice_Debian12/Dockerfile
index 21f6a036e..9eb586384 100644
--- a/.ci/Servatrice_Debian12/Dockerfile
+++ b/.ci/Servatrice_Debian12/Dockerfile
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
-FROM debian:12
+FROM debian:12-slim
 
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        build-essential \
-        ccache \
-        clang-format \
-        cmake \
-        file \
-        g++ \
-        git \
-        libmariadb-dev-compat \
-        libprotobuf-dev \
-        libqt6sql6-mysql \
-        ninja-build \
-        protobuf-compiler \
-        qt6-tools-dev \
-        qt6-tools-dev-tools \
-        qt6-websockets-dev \
-    && apt-get clean \
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+      ccache \
+      cmake \
+	  file \
+      g++ \
+      libmariadb-dev-compat \
+      libprotobuf-dev \
+      libqt6sql6-mysql \
+      ninja-build \
+      protobuf-compiler \
+      qt6-tools-dev \
+      qt6-tools-dev-tools \
+      qt6-websockets-dev \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/.ci/Ubuntu24.04/Dockerfile b/.ci/Ubuntu24.04/Dockerfile
index 809b2e43a..a54889d00 100644
--- a/.ci/Ubuntu24.04/Dockerfile
+++ b/.ci/Ubuntu24.04/Dockerfile
@@ -1,28 +1,25 @@
 FROM ubuntu:24.04
 
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        build-essential \
-        ccache \
-        clang-format \
-        cmake \
-        file \
-        g++ \
-        git \
-        libgl-dev \
-        liblzma-dev \
-        libmariadb-dev-compat \
-        libprotobuf-dev \
-        libqt6multimedia6 \
-        libqt6sql6-mysql \
-        ninja-build \
-        protobuf-compiler \
-        qt6-image-formats-plugins \
-        qt6-l10n-tools \
-        qt6-multimedia-dev \
-        qt6-svg-dev \
-        qt6-tools-dev \
-        qt6-tools-dev-tools \
-        qt6-websockets-dev \
-    && apt-get clean \
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+      ccache \
+      cmake \
+	  file \
+      g++ \
+      libgl-dev \
+	  libgtest-dev \
+      liblzma-dev \
+      libprotobuf-dev \
+      libqt6multimedia6 \
+      ninja-build \
+      protobuf-compiler \
+      qt6-image-formats-plugins \
+      qt6-l10n-tools \
+      qt6-multimedia-dev \
+      qt6-svg-dev \
+      qt6-tools-dev \
+      qt6-tools-dev-tools \
+      qt6-websockets-dev \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/.ci/Ubuntu26.04/Dockerfile b/.ci/Ubuntu26.04/Dockerfile
index 7b0cd389f..fbcd1aa48 100644
--- a/.ci/Ubuntu26.04/Dockerfile
+++ b/.ci/Ubuntu26.04/Dockerfile
@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
 FROM ubuntu:26.04
 
-RUN apt-get update && \
-    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        build-essential \
-        ca-certificates \
-        ccache \
-        clang-format \
-        cmake \
-        file \
-        g++ \
-        git \
-        libgl-dev \
-        liblzma-dev \
-        libmariadb-dev-compat \
-        libprotobuf-dev \
-        libqt6multimedia6 \
-        libqt6sql6-mysql \
-        ninja-build \
-        protobuf-compiler \
-        qt6-image-formats-plugins \
-        qt6-l10n-tools \
-        qt6-multimedia-dev \
-        qt6-svg-dev \
-        qt6-tools-dev \
-        qt6-tools-dev-tools \
-        qt6-websockets-dev \
-    && apt-get clean \
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+      ccache \
+      cmake \
+	  file \
+      g++ \
+      libgl-dev \
+	  libgtest-dev \
+      liblzma-dev \
+      libprotobuf-dev \
+      libqt6multimedia6 \
+      ninja-build \
+      protobuf-compiler \
+      qt6-image-formats-plugins \
+      qt6-l10n-tools \
+      qt6-multimedia-dev \
+      qt6-svg-dev \
+      qt6-tools-dev \
+      qt6-tools-dev-tools \
+      qt6-websockets-dev \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*