diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5db2268..50cc9d4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # generic temporary / dev files
 *.pyc
 *.sh
-*.txt
+*.note
 *.xcf
 nohup.out
 /.dev
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd589c7..a9e75af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Also neat: You can use your **custom artist or track images**.
 * [waitress](https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/waitress/) - [GitHub](https://github.com/Pylons/waitress)
 * [doreah](https://pypi.org/project/doreah/) - [GitHub](https://github.com/krateng/doreah) (at least Version 0.7.2)
 * [nimrodel](https://pypi.org/project/nimrodel/) - [GitHub](https://github.com/krateng/nimrodel) (at least Version 0.4.4)
+* [setproctitle](https://pypi.org/project/setproctitle/) - [GitHub](https://github.com/dvarrazzo/py-setproctitle)
 * If you'd like to display images, you will need API keys for [Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/api/account/create) and [Fanart.tv](https://fanart.tv/get-an-api-key/). These are free of charge!
 
 ## How to install
@@ -29,13 +30,15 @@ Also neat: You can use your **custom artist or track images**.
 
 		./maloja install
 
-2) Start the server with
+2) Install required packages with
+
+		pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+
+3) Start the server with
 
 		maloja start
 
-	If you're missing packages, the console output will tell you so. Install them.
-
-2) (Recommended) Put your server behind a reverse proxy for SSL encryption.
+4) (Recommended) Put your server behind a reverse proxy for SSL encryption.
 
 ## How to use
 
diff --git a/external.py b/external.py
index eac30e5..c9c51fc 100644
--- a/external.py
+++ b/external.py
@@ -5,53 +5,60 @@ from doreah.settings import get_settings
 from doreah.logging import log
 
 
-apis_artists = [
-	{
+apis_artists = []
+
+if get_settings("LASTFM_API_KEY") not in [None,"ASK"] and get_settings("FANARTTV_API_KEY") not in [None,"ASK"]:
+	apis_artists.append({
 		"name":"LastFM + Fanart.tv",
-		"check":get_settings("LASTFM_API_KEY") not in [None,"ASK"] and get_settings("FANARTTV_API_KEY") not in [None,"ASK"],
+		#"check":get_settings("LASTFM_API_KEY") not in [None,"ASK"] and get_settings("FANARTTV_API_KEY") not in [None,"ASK"],
 		"steps":[
-			("get","http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.getinfo&artist={artiststring}&api_key=" + get_settings("LASTFM_API_KEY") + "&format=json"),
+			("get","http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.getinfo&artist={artiststring}&api_key=" + str(get_settings("LASTFM_API_KEY")) + "&format=json"),
 			("parse",["artist","mbid"]),
-			("get","http://webservice.fanart.tv/v3/music/{var}?api_key=" + get_settings("FANARTTV_API_KEY")),
+			("get","http://webservice.fanart.tv/v3/music/{var}?api_key=" + str(get_settings("FANARTTV_API_KEY"))),
 			("parse",["artistthumb",0,"url"])
 		]
-	},
-	{
+	})
+
+if get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_ID") not in [None,"ASK"] and get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_SECRET") not in [None,"ASK"]:
+	apis_artists.append({
 		"name":"Spotify",
-		"check":get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_ID") not in [None,"ASK"] and get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_SECRET") not in [None,"ASK"],
+		#"check":get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_ID") not in [None,"ASK"] and get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_SECRET") not in [None,"ASK"],
 		"steps":[
 			("post","https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token",{"Authorization":"Basic " + base64.b64encode(bytes(get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_ID") + ":" + get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_SECRET"),encoding="utf-8")).decode("utf-8")},{"grant_type":"client_credentials"}),
 			("parse",["access_token"]),
 			("get","https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q={artiststring}&type=artist&access_token={var}"),
 			("parse",["artists","items",0,"images",0,"url"])
 		]
-	}
-]
+	})
 
-apis_tracks = [
-	{
+apis_tracks = []
+
+if get_settings("LASTFM_API_KEY") not in [None,"ASK"]:
+	apis_tracks.append({
 		"name":"LastFM",
-		"check":get_settings("LASTFM_API_KEY") not in [None,"ASK"],
+		#"check":get_settings("LASTFM_API_KEY") not in [None,"ASK"],
 		"steps":[
 			("get","https://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=track.getinfo&track={titlestring}&artist={artiststring}&api_key=" + get_settings("LASTFM_API_KEY") + "&format=json"),
 			("parse",["track","album","image",3,"#text"])
 		]
-	},
-	{
+	})
+
+if get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_ID") not in [None,"ASK"] and get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_SECRET") not in [None,"ASK"]:
+	apis_tracks.append({
 		"name":"Spotify",
-		"check":get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_ID") not in [None,"ASK"] and get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_SECRET") not in [None,"ASK"],
+		#"check":get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_ID") not in [None,"ASK"] and get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_SECRET") not in [None,"ASK"],
 		"steps":[
 			("post","https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token",{"Authorization":"Basic " + base64.b64encode(bytes(get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_ID") + ":" + get_settings("SPOTIFY_API_SECRET"),encoding="utf-8")).decode("utf-8")},{"grant_type":"client_credentials"}),
 			("parse",["access_token"]),
 			("get","https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?q={artiststring}%20{titlestring}&type=track&access_token={var}"),
 			("parse",["tracks","items",0,"album","images",0,"url"])
 		]
-	}
-]
+	})
+
 
 def api_request_artist(artist):
 	for api in apis_artists:
-		if api["check"]:
+		if True:
 			log("API: " + api["name"] + "; Image request: " + artist,module="external")
 			try:
 				artiststring = urllib.parse.quote(artist)
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ def api_request_artist(artist):
 def api_request_track(track):
 	artists, title = track
 	for api in apis_tracks:
-		if api["check"]:
+		if True:
 			log("API: " + api["name"] + "; Image request: " + "/".join(artists) + " - " + title,module="external")
 			try:
 				artiststring = urllib.parse.quote(", ".join(artists))
diff --git a/maloja b/maloja
index 0b3bf09..5fc9eab 100755
--- a/maloja
+++ b/maloja
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ def install():
 
 	if toinstall != [] or toinstallr != []:
 		if os.geteuid() != 0:
-			print("Installing python modules should be fairly straight-forward, but Maloja can try to install them automatically. For this, you need to run this script as a root user.")
+			print("You can install them with",yellow("pip install -r requirements.txt"),"or Maloja can try to install them automatically. For this, you need to run this script as a root user.")
 			return False
 		else:
-			print("Installing python modules should be fairly straight-forward, but Maloja can try to install them automatically, This might or might not work / bloat your system / cause a nuclear war.")
+			print("You can install them with",yellow("pip install -r requirements.txt"),"or Maloja can try to install them automatically, This might or might not work / bloat your system / cause a nuclear war.")
 			fail = False
 			if toinstall != []:
 				print("Attempt to install required modules? [Y/n]")
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ def update():
 
 	os.chmod("./maloja",os.stat("./maloja").st_mode | stat.S_IXUSR)
 
-	print("Make sure to install the latest version of doreah! (" + yellow("pip3 install --upgrade --no-cache-dir doreah") + ")")
+	print("Make sure to update required modules! (" + yellow("pip3 install -r requirements.txt --upgrade --no-cache-dir") + ")")
 
 	if stop(): start() #stop returns whether it was running before, in which case we restart it
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b92a000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+bottle>=0.12.16
+waitress>=1.3
+doreah>=0.7.2
+nimrodel>=0.4.4
+setproctitle>=1.1.10