diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cbe2641..4a0724f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2026.6.0002
+2026.6.0003
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 15dc198..c73ab73 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -177,57 +177,32 @@ ENVEOF
 [ "$MODE" = "install" ] && gather_inputs
 
 # ============================================================
-# GET BINARY (build from source or download release)
+# BUILD (always from source — this is a self-hosted deployment)
 # ============================================================
-header "── Getting Binary ──"
-VERSION=$(cat "$REPO_DIR/VERSION" 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
-RELEASE_URL="https://git.lohmar.co.uk/lexton-it/NextWks/releases/download/v${VERSION}"
-BINARY_TARGET="$REPO_DIR/app/core"
+header "── Building from Source ──"
 
-if command -v go &>/dev/null; then
-    # --- Dev mode: compile from source ---
-    info "Go detected — building from source"
-
-    cd "$REPO_DIR/src"
-    BUILD_TIME=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
-    COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
-
-    info "Running tests..."
-    go test -count=1 ./... 2>&1 | tail -2 || warn "Some tests failed — continuing"
-
-    info "Compiling (${VERSION})..."
-    go build -ldflags="-s -w \
-        -X git.lohmar.co.uk/lexton-it/NextWks/core/version.Version=${VERSION} \
-        -X git.lohmar.co.uk/lexton-it/NextWks/core/version.BuildTime=${BUILD_TIME} \
-        -X git.lohmar.co.uk/lexton-it/NextWks/core/version.CommitSHA=${COMMIT_SHA}" \
-        -o "$BINARY_TARGET" .
-    success "Built: app/core (${VERSION})"
-
-elif command -v wget &>/dev/null || command -v curl &>/dev/null; then
-    # --- User mode: download pre-built binary ---
-    info "No Go — downloading pre-built binary"
-    info "Release: ${RELEASE_URL}/core"
-
-    if command -v curl &>/dev/null; then
-        HTTP_CODE=$(curl -sL --max-time 30 -w "%{http_code}" -o "$BINARY_TARGET" "${RELEASE_URL}/core")
-    else
-        HTTP_CODE=$(wget -q --timeout=30 -O "$BINARY_TARGET" "${RELEASE_URL}/core" 2>&1; echo $?)
-    fi
-
-    if [ "${HTTP_CODE:-0}" = "200" ] || [ -s "$BINARY_TARGET" ]; then
-        chmod +x "$BINARY_TARGET" 2>/dev/null || true
-        success "Downloaded: ${VERSION}"
-    else
-        rm -f "$BINARY_TARGET"
-        error "Binary not found at ${RELEASE_URL}/core"
-        error "Build from source: clone repo and run with Go installed"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-else
-    error "Need Go (to build) or wget/curl (to download). Install one."
+if ! command -v go &>/dev/null; then
+    error "Go 1.22+ is required. Run: apt install golang"
     exit 1
 fi
 
+cd "$REPO_DIR/src"
+BUILD_TIME=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+
+info "Version: ${VERSION}"
+info "Running tests..."
+go test -count=1 ./... 2>&1 | tail -2 || warn "Some tests failed — continuing"
+
+info "Compiling..."
+go build -ldflags="-s -w \
+    -X git.lohmar.co.uk/lexton-it/NextWks/core/version.Version=${VERSION} \
+    -X git.lohmar.co.uk/lexton-it/NextWks/core/version.BuildTime=${BUILD_TIME} \
+    -X git.lohmar.co.uk/lexton-it/NextWks/core/version.CommitSHA=${COMMIT_SHA}" \
+    -o "$REPO_DIR/app/core" .
+success "Binary built: app/core (${VERSION})"
+BINARY_TARGET="$REPO_DIR/app/core"
+
 # ============================================================
 # INSTALL
 # ============================================================