diff --git a/.player_stop_requested b/.player_stop_requested
deleted file mode 100644
index bb64142..0000000
--- a/.player_stop_requested
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-User requested exit via password
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.run-background.sh b/.run-background.sh
index 9abf796..a910bac 100755
--- a/.run-background.sh
+++ b/.run-background.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 SCRIPT_DIR="/home/pi/kiwy-signage"
 LOG_FILE="/home/pi/kiwy-signage/logs/player-background.log"
 mkdir -p "."
-echo "[2026-07-17 10:18:24] Starting player in background..." >> ""
+echo "[2026-07-17 10:54:53] Starting player in background..." >> ""
 cd "/home/pi/kiwy-signage" || exit 1
 nohup bash start.sh >> "" 2>&1 &
 PLAYER_PID=$\!
-echo "[2026-07-17 10:18:24] Player started with PID: $PLAYER_PID" >> ""
+echo "[2026-07-17 10:54:53] Player started with PID: $PLAYER_PID" >> ""
 echo "Player started in background (PID: $PLAYER_PID)"
 echo "Logs: $LOG_FILE"
diff --git a/config/app_config.json b/config/app_config.json
index d556c16..e09c3f5 100644
--- a/config/app_config.json
+++ b/config/app_config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "server_ip": "192.168.0.152",
-  "port": "80",
-  "screen_name": "rasppberry",
+  "server_ip": "192.168.0.109",
+  "port": "8080",
+  "screen_name": "Birou_IT",
   "quickconnect_key": "8887779",
   "orientation": "Landscape",
   "touch": "True",
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
   "edit_feature_enabled": true,
   "use_https": false,
   "verify_ssl": false
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 4e9aaa6..eae1ccd 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ if [ -d "$VENV_DIR" ]; then
     rm -rf "$VENV_DIR"
 fi
 
-echo "Creating virtual environment..."
-python3 -m venv "$VENV_DIR"
+echo "Creating virtual environment (with system site-packages)..."
+python3 -m venv --system-site-packages "$VENV_DIR"
 echo "Virtual environment created at $VENV_DIR"
 
 source "$VENV_DIR/bin/activate"
@@ -294,13 +294,27 @@ if [ -f "$REQUIREMENTS_FILE" ]; then
             echo "Offline installation failed (some wheels may be missing or incompatible)"
             echo "  Falling back to online installation (requires internet)..."
             echo ""
-            pip install -r "$REQUIREMENTS_FILE" --find-links="$WHEELS_DIR"
-            echo "Packages installed from PyPI (with local wheel fallback)"
+            pip install -r "$REQUIREMENTS_FILE" --find-links="$WHEELS_DIR" 2>&1 || true
         fi
     else
-        pip install -r "$REQUIREMENTS_FILE" --find-links="$WHEELS_DIR"
-        echo "Packages installed from PyPI"
+        pip install -r "$REQUIREMENTS_FILE" --find-links="$WHEELS_DIR" 2>&1 || true
     fi
+    
+    # Verify critical packages are importable
+    echo ""
+    echo "Verifying installed packages..."
+    pip list --format=columns 2>/dev/null | grep -iE "kivy|ffpyplayer" || true
+    
+    # If kivy is still missing after pip install, try system-wide fallback
+    python3 -c "import kivy" 2>/dev/null && echo "  kivy OK" || {
+        echo ""
+        echo "  kivy not found in venv — installing system-wide via pip (break-system-packages)..."
+        pip install kivy --break-system-packages 2>/dev/null || pip install --user kivy 2>/dev/null || true
+    }
+    python3 -c "import ffpyplayer" 2>/dev/null && echo "  ffpyplayer OK" || {
+        echo "  ffpyplayer not found — installing system-wide..."
+        pip install ffpyplayer --break-system-packages 2>/dev/null || pip install --user ffpyplayer 2>/dev/null || true
+    }
 else
     echo "requirements.txt not found - skipping pip install"
 fi
diff --git a/playlists/server_playlist.json b/playlists/server_playlist.json
index 79d1339..40ccc8d 100644
--- a/playlists/server_playlist.json
+++ b/playlists/server_playlist.json
@@ -1,23 +1,16 @@
 {
-  "count": 2,
+  "count": 1,
   "player_id": 1,
-  "player_name": "Receptie TV",
+  "player_name": "player_test",
   "playlist": [
     {
       "file_name": "sean-oulashin-KMn4VEeEPR8-unsplash.jpg",
       "type": "image",
       "url": "media/sean-oulashin-KMn4VEeEPR8-unsplash.jpg",
-      "duration": 25,
-      "edit_on_player": false
-    },
-    {
-      "file_name": "robert-lukeman-zNN6ubHmruI-unsplash.jpg",
-      "type": "image",
-      "url": "media/robert-lukeman-zNN6ubHmruI-unsplash.jpg",
-      "duration": 20,
+      "duration": 14,
       "edit_on_player": false
     }
   ],
   "playlist_id": 1,
-  "playlist_version": 15
+  "playlist_version": 2
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repo/python-wheels/evdev-1.9.1-cp313-cp313-linux_aarch64.whl b/repo/python-wheels/evdev-1.9.1-cp313-cp313-linux_aarch64.whl
index 3d20860..2f30dd1 100644
Binary files a/repo/python-wheels/evdev-1.9.1-cp313-cp313-linux_aarch64.whl and b/repo/python-wheels/evdev-1.9.1-cp313-cp313-linux_aarch64.whl differ
diff --git a/src/player_auth.json b/src/player_auth.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78fed64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/player_auth.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "hostname": "Birou_IT",
+  "auth_code": "CZncd_2dlTZGieBEdqAbUTjf3qNyEUPDXr8jLVx7NLs",
+  "player_id": 1,
+  "player_name": "Test_player1",
+  "playlist_id": 1,
+  "orientation": "Landscape",
+  "authenticated": true,
+  "server_url": "http://192.168.0.109:8080"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 12e1a78..05e6d97 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -237,9 +237,15 @@ while true; do
     # Clean old heartbeat
     rm -f "$HEARTBEAT_FILE"
     
+    # Activate virtual environment if it exists
+    if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/.venv/bin/activate" ]; then
+        source "$SCRIPT_DIR/.venv/bin/activate"
+    fi
+    
     # Start the player
     cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/src"
     python3 main.py &
+    PLAYER_PID=$!
     
     log_message "Player PID: $PLAYER_PID"