diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index 6663b04cbc63f..4172e3df95270 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-blank_issues_enabled: false
 blank_pull_request_template_enabled: false
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 83a365eab9d8e..0000000000000
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-## Description
-<!--- Describe your changes in detail -->
-<!--- Why is this change required? What problem does it solve? -->
-<!--- If it fixes an open issue, please link to the issue here. -->
-
-Fixes # (issue)
-
-
-## How Has This Been Tested?
-
-<!-- Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Provide instructions so we can reproduce. Please also list any relevant details for your test configuration -->
-
-- [ ] Test A
-- [ ] Test B
-
-## Screenshots (if appropriate):
-
-
-## Checklist:
-
-- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
-- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation if applicable
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5d4290fd7bdb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+## Description
+
+<!--- Describe your changes in detail -->
+<!--- Why is this change required? What problem does it solve? -->
+<!--- If it fixes an open issue, please link to the issue here. -->
+
+Fixes # (issue)
+
+## How Has This Been Tested?
+
+<!-- Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Provide instructions so we can reproduce. Please also list any relevant details for your test configuration -->
+
+- [ ] Test A
+- [ ] Test B
+
+<details><summary><h2>Screenshots (if appropriate)</h2></summary>
+
+<!-- Images go below this line. -->
+
+</details>
+
+<!-- API endpoint changes (if relevant)
+## API Changes
+The `/api/something` endpoint is now `/api/something-else`
+-->
+
+## Checklist:
+
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
+- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation if applicable
+- [ ] I have no unrelated changes in the PR.
+- [ ] I have confirmed that any new dependencies are strictly necessary.
+- [ ] I have written tests for new code (if applicable)
+- [ ] I have followed naming conventions/patterns in the surrounding code
+- [ ] All code in `src/services` uses repositories implementations for database calls, filesystem operations, etc.
+- [ ] All code in `src/repositories/` is pretty basic/simple and does not have any immich specific logic (that belongs in `src/services`)
diff --git a/docs/docs/install/unraid.md b/docs/docs/install/unraid.md
index d6dde4e8c584e..776eef7eb93eb 100644
--- a/docs/docs/install/unraid.md
+++ b/docs/docs/install/unraid.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ alt="Select Plugins > Compose.Manager > Add New Stack > Label it Immich"
         </ul>
     </details>
 
-5.  Click "**Save Changes**", you will be promoted to edit stack UI labels, just leave this blank and click "**Ok**"
+5.  Click "**Save Changes**", you will be prompted to edit stack UI labels, just leave this blank and click "**Ok**"
 6.  Select the cog ⚙️ next to Immich, click "**Edit Stack**", then click "**Env File**"
 7.  Paste the entire contents of the [Immich example.env](https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/example.env) file into the Unraid editor, then **before saving** edit the following:
 
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/asset-response.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/asset-response.dto.ts
index 19070f2264782..9a963e1e98097 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/asset-response.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/asset-response.dto.ts
@@ -113,22 +113,12 @@ const hexOrBufferToBase64 = (encoded: string | Buffer) => {
 export function mapAsset(entity: AssetEntity, options: AssetMapOptions = {}): AssetResponseDto {
   const { stripMetadata = false, withStack = false } = options;
 
-  if (entity.localDateTime === null) {
-    throw new Error(`Asset ${entity.id} has no localDateTime`);
-  }
-  if (entity.fileCreatedAt === null) {
-    throw new Error(`Asset ${entity.id} has no fileCreatedAt`);
-  }
-  if (entity.fileModifiedAt === null) {
-    throw new Error(`Asset ${entity.id} has no fileModifiedAt`);
-  }
-
   if (stripMetadata) {
     const sanitizedAssetResponse: SanitizedAssetResponseDto = {
       id: entity.id,
       type: entity.type,
       originalMimeType: mimeTypes.lookup(entity.originalFileName),
-      thumbhash: entity.thumbhash?.toString('base64') ?? null,
+      thumbhash: entity.thumbhash ? hexOrBufferToBase64(entity.thumbhash) : null,
       localDateTime: entity.localDateTime,
       duration: entity.duration ?? '0:00:00.00000',
       livePhotoVideoId: entity.livePhotoVideoId,
diff --git a/server/src/entities/asset.entity.ts b/server/src/entities/asset.entity.ts
index 742ff67b2d7e3..0677675fdd307 100644
--- a/server/src/entities/asset.entity.ts
+++ b/server/src/entities/asset.entity.ts
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ export class AssetEntity {
 
   @Index('idx_asset_file_created_at')
   @Column({ type: 'timestamptz', nullable: true, default: null })
-  fileCreatedAt!: Date | null;
+  fileCreatedAt!: Date;
 
   @Column({ type: 'timestamptz', nullable: true, default: null })
-  localDateTime!: Date | null;
+  localDateTime!: Date;
 
   @Column({ type: 'timestamptz', nullable: true, default: null })
-  fileModifiedAt!: Date | null;
+  fileModifiedAt!: Date;
 
   @Column({ type: 'boolean', default: false })
   isFavorite!: boolean;
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ export class AssetEntity {
   duplicateId!: string | null;
 }
 
+export type AssetEntityPlaceholder = AssetEntity & {
+  fileCreatedAt: Date | null;
+  fileModifiedAt: Date | null;
+  localDateTime: Date | null;
+};
+
 export function withExif<O>(qb: SelectQueryBuilder<DB, 'assets', O>) {
   return qb.leftJoin('exif', 'assets.id', 'exif.assetId').select((eb) => eb.fn.toJson(eb.table('exif')).as('exifInfo'));
 }
diff --git a/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
index de196de74786b..a8a2e00b681ec 100644
--- a/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
+++ b/server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ with
           and "assets"."deletedAt" is null
           and "assets"."fileCreatedAt" is not null
           and "assets"."fileModifiedAt" is not null
+          and "assets"."localDateTime" is not null
         order by
           (assets."localDateTime" at time zone 'UTC')::date desc
         limit
@@ -461,8 +462,6 @@ from
 where
   "assets"."ownerId" = any ($1::uuid[])
   and "isVisible" = $2
-  and "assets"."fileCreatedAt" is not null
-  and "assets"."fileModifiedAt" is not null
   and "updatedAt" > $3
 limit
   $4
diff --git a/server/src/queries/map.repository.sql b/server/src/queries/map.repository.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8b508b68efed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/queries/map.repository.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+-- NOTE: This file is auto generated by ./sql-generator
+
+-- MapRepository.getMapMarkers
+select
+  "id",
+  "exif"."latitude" as "lat",
+  "exif"."longitude" as "lon",
+  "exif"."city",
+  "exif"."state",
+  "exif"."country"
+from
+  "assets"
+  inner join "exif" on "assets"."id" = "exif"."assetId"
+  and "exif"."latitude" is not null
+  and "exif"."longitude" is not null
+  left join "albums_assets_assets" on "assets"."id" = "albums_assets_assets"."assetsId"
+where
+  "isVisible" = $1
+  and "deletedAt" is null
+  and "ownerId" in ($2)
+order by
+  "fileCreatedAt" desc
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
index ecc17036ed867..1af9e2fb4e0d6 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { Insertable, Kysely, UpdateResult, Updateable, sql } from 'kysely';
+import { Insertable, Kysely, NotNull, UpdateResult, Updateable, sql } from 'kysely';
 import { isEmpty, isUndefined, omitBy } from 'lodash';
 import { InjectKysely } from 'nestjs-kysely';
 import { ASSET_FILE_CONFLICT_KEYS, EXIF_CONFLICT_KEYS, JOB_STATUS_CONFLICT_KEYS } from 'src/constants';
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { AssetFiles, AssetJobStatus, Assets, DB, Exif } from 'src/db';
 import { Chunked, ChunkedArray, DummyValue, GenerateSql } from 'src/decorators';
 import {
   AssetEntity,
+  AssetEntityPlaceholder,
   hasPeople,
   searchAssetBuilder,
   truncatedDate,
@@ -80,8 +81,12 @@ export class AssetRepository implements IAssetRepository {
       .execute();
   }
 
-  create(asset: Insertable<Assets>): Promise<AssetEntity> {
-    return this.db.insertInto('assets').values(asset).returningAll().executeTakeFirst() as any as Promise<AssetEntity>;
+  create(asset: Insertable<Assets>): Promise<AssetEntityPlaceholder> {
+    return this.db
+      .insertInto('assets')
+      .values(asset)
+      .returningAll()
+      .executeTakeFirst() as any as Promise<AssetEntityPlaceholder>;
   }
 
   createAll(assets: Insertable<Assets>[]): Promise<AssetEntity[]> {
@@ -128,6 +133,7 @@ export class AssetRepository implements IAssetRepository {
                 .where('assets.deletedAt', 'is', null)
                 .where('assets.fileCreatedAt', 'is not', null)
                 .where('assets.fileModifiedAt', 'is not', null)
+                .where('assets.localDateTime', 'is not', null)
                 .orderBy(sql`(assets."localDateTime" at time zone 'UTC')::date`, 'desc')
                 .limit(20)
                 .as('a'),
@@ -135,6 +141,9 @@ export class AssetRepository implements IAssetRepository {
           )
           .innerJoin('exif', 'a.id', 'exif.assetId')
           .selectAll('a')
+          .$narrowType<{ fileCreatedAt: NotNull }>()
+          .$narrowType<{ fileModifiedAt: NotNull }>()
+          .$narrowType<{ localDateTime: NotNull }>()
           .select((eb) => eb.fn.toJson(eb.table('exif')).as('exifInfo')),
       )
       .selectFrom('res')
@@ -857,8 +866,6 @@ export class AssetRepository implements IAssetRepository {
       .select((eb) => eb.fn.toJson(eb.table('stacked_assets')).as('stack'))
       .where('assets.ownerId', '=', anyUuid(options.userIds))
       .where('isVisible', '=', true)
-      .where('assets.fileCreatedAt', 'is not', null)
-      .where('assets.fileModifiedAt', 'is not', null)
       .where('updatedAt', '>', options.updatedAfter)
       .limit(options.limit)
       .execute() as any as Promise<AssetEntity[]>;
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/config.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/config.repository.ts
index a2af1b61b35c5..5b04914dac2a1 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/config.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/config.repository.ts
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ const getEnv = (): EnvData => {
   }
 
   const driverOptions = {
+    ...parsedOptions,
     onnotice: (notice: Notice) => {
       if (notice['severity'] !== 'NOTICE') {
         console.warn('Postgres notice:', notice);
@@ -247,7 +248,9 @@ const getEnv = (): EnvData => {
         serialize: (value: number) => value.toString(),
       },
     },
-    ...parsedOptions,
+    connection: {
+      TimeZone: 'UTC',
+    },
   };
 
   return {
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/map.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/map.repository.ts
index af24b0c94ea7f..fcfa74a5d0ab6 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/map.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/map.repository.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import readLine from 'node:readline';
 import { citiesFile } from 'src/constants';
 import { DB, GeodataPlaces, NaturalearthCountries } from 'src/db';
-import { AssetEntity, withExif } from 'src/entities/asset.entity';
+import { DummyValue, GenerateSql } from 'src/decorators';
 import { NaturalEarthCountriesTempEntity } from 'src/entities/natural-earth-countries.entity';
 import { LogLevel, SystemMetadataKey } from 'src/enum';
 import { ISystemMetadataRepository } from 'src/interfaces/system-metadata.interface';
@@ -76,17 +76,19 @@ export class MapRepository {
     this.logger.log('Geodata import completed');
   }
 
-  async getMapMarkers(
-    ownerIds: string[],
-    albumIds: string[],
-    options: MapMarkerSearchOptions = {},
-  ): Promise<MapMarker[]> {
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [[DummyValue.UUID], []] })
+  getMapMarkers(ownerIds: string[], albumIds: string[], options: MapMarkerSearchOptions = {}) {
     const { isArchived, isFavorite, fileCreatedAfter, fileCreatedBefore } = options;
 
-    const assets = (await this.db
+    return this.db
       .selectFrom('assets')
-      .$call(withExif)
-      .select('id')
+      .innerJoin('exif', (builder) =>
+        builder
+          .onRef('assets.id', '=', 'exif.assetId')
+          .on('exif.latitude', 'is not', null)
+          .on('exif.longitude', 'is not', null),
+      )
+      .select(['id', 'exif.latitude as lat', 'exif.longitude as lon', 'exif.city', 'exif.state', 'exif.country'])
       .leftJoin('albums_assets_assets', (join) => join.onRef('assets.id', '=', 'albums_assets_assets.assetsId'))
       .where('isVisible', '=', true)
       .$if(isArchived !== undefined, (q) => q.where('isArchived', '=', isArchived!))
@@ -94,32 +96,21 @@ export class MapRepository {
       .$if(fileCreatedAfter !== undefined, (q) => q.where('fileCreatedAt', '>=', fileCreatedAfter!))
       .$if(fileCreatedBefore !== undefined, (q) => q.where('fileCreatedAt', '<=', fileCreatedBefore!))
       .where('deletedAt', 'is', null)
-      .where('exif.latitude', 'is not', null)
-      .where('exif.longitude', 'is not', null)
-      .where((eb) => {
-        const ors: Expression<SqlBool>[] = [];
+      .where((builder) => {
+        const expression: Expression<SqlBool>[] = [];
 
         if (ownerIds.length > 0) {
-          ors.push(eb('ownerId', 'in', ownerIds));
+          expression.push(builder('ownerId', 'in', ownerIds));
         }
 
         if (albumIds.length > 0) {
-          ors.push(eb('albums_assets_assets.albumsId', 'in', albumIds));
+          expression.push(builder('albums_assets_assets.albumsId', 'in', albumIds));
         }
 
-        return eb.or(ors);
+        return builder.or(expression);
       })
       .orderBy('fileCreatedAt', 'desc')
-      .execute()) as any as AssetEntity[];
-
-    return assets.map((asset) => ({
-      id: asset.id,
-      lat: asset.exifInfo!.latitude!,
-      lon: asset.exifInfo!.longitude!,
-      city: asset.exifInfo!.city,
-      state: asset.exifInfo!.state,
-      country: asset.exifInfo!.country,
-    }));
+      .execute() as Promise<MapMarker[]>;
   }
 
   async reverseGeocode(point: GeoPoint): Promise<ReverseGeocodeResult> {
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/view-repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/view-repository.ts
index f24b1bac6e4d0..932daf8868813 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/view-repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/view-repository.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ export class ViewRepository {
       .where('deletedAt', 'is', null)
       .where('originalPath', 'like', `%${normalizedPath}/%`)
       .where('originalPath', 'not like', `%${normalizedPath}/%/%`)
+      .$narrowType<{ fileCreatedAt: Date }>()
+      .$narrowType<{ fileModifiedAt: Date }>()
+      .$narrowType<{ localDateTime: Date }>()
       .orderBy(
         (eb) => eb.fn('regexp_replace', ['assets.originalPath', eb.val('.*/(.+)'), eb.val(String.raw`\1`)]),
         'asc',
diff --git a/web/src/lib/actions/click-outside.ts b/web/src/lib/actions/click-outside.ts
index 1a421f1f5625e..92775546aae6d 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/actions/click-outside.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/actions/click-outside.ts
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ export function clickOutside(node: HTMLElement, options: Options = {}): ActionRe
     }
   };
 
-  document.addEventListener('click', handleClick, true);
+  document.addEventListener('mousedown', handleClick, true);
   node.addEventListener('keydown', handleKey, false);
 
   return {
     destroy() {
-      document.removeEventListener('click', handleClick, true);
+      document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handleClick, true);
       node.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKey, false);
     },
   };