diff --git a/scripts/dump_all.sh b/scripts/dump_all.sh
index 16bea1f6c..b0e8b3556 100755
--- a/scripts/dump_all.sh
+++ b/scripts/dump_all.sh
@@ -3,37 +3,25 @@
 
 DB_PATH="/mnt/docker/work/books/audiobookshelf/config/absdatabase.sqlite"
 
-echo "=============================================="
-echo "DOCKER PATH SUMMARY"
-echo "=============================================="
-
-echo ""
-echo ">>> 1. LIBRARY FOLDERS (libraryFolders.path)"
-echo "=============================================="
+echo "=== libraryFolders ==="
 sqlite3 -header -column "$DB_PATH" "SELECT id, path, libraryId FROM libraryFolders;"
 
 echo ""
-echo ">>> 2. LIBRARY ITEMS - Path Prefixes"
-echo "=============================================="
+echo "=== libraryItems path prefixes ==="
 sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT DISTINCT SUBSTR(path, 1, INSTR(path || '/', '/') - 1) AS prefix FROM libraryItems ORDER BY prefix;" | sort -u
 
 echo ""
-echo ">>> 3. BOOKS - Cover Path Prefixes"
-echo "=============================================="
+echo "=== books coverPath prefixes ==="
 sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT DISTINCT SUBSTR(coverPath, 1, INSTR(coverPath || '/', '/') - 1) AS prefix FROM books WHERE coverPath IS NOT NULL ORDER BY prefix;" | sort -u
 
 echo ""
-echo ">>> 4. FEEDS - Server Addresses (Docker hostnames)"
-echo "=============================================="
+echo "=== feeds serverAddresses ==="
 sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT DISTINCT serverAddress FROM feeds WHERE serverAddress IS NOT NULL;"
 
 echo ""
-echo ">>> 5. SETTINGS - Path-related Values"
-echo "=============================================="
+echo "=== settings (paths/URLs) ==="
 sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT key, SUBSTR(value, 1, 200) FROM settings WHERE value LIKE '%/metadata/%' OR value LIKE '%/audiobooks%' OR value LIKE 'http://%' OR value LIKE 'https://%';"
 
 echo ""
-echo ">>> 6. ALL LIKELY DOCKER PATHS (Quick scan)"
-echo "=============================================="
-echo "Scanning for paths starting with '/' or URLs..."
+echo "=== Quick path scan ==="
 sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT 'libraryFolders.path' AS source, path AS value FROM libraryFolders WHERE path LIKE '/%' UNION ALL SELECT 'libraryItems.path', path FROM libraryItems WHERE path LIKE '/%' UNION ALL SELECT 'books.coverPath', coverPath FROM books WHERE coverPath LIKE '/%' UNION ALL SELECT 'feeds.serverAddress', serverAddress FROM feeds WHERE serverAddress LIKE 'http://%' OR serverAddress LIKE 'https://%';" 2>/dev/null | head -50
diff --git a/scripts/dump_books.sh b/scripts/dump_books.sh
index 62b643482..ddbefbf15 100755
--- a/scripts/dump_books.sh
+++ b/scripts/dump_books.sh
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ echo "---|-----------"
 sqlite3 -header -column "$DB_PATH" "SELECT id, coverPath FROM books LIMIT 50;"
 
 echo ""
-echo "=== Unique Cover Path Prefixes ==="
+echo "Unique cover path prefixes:"
 sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT DISTINCT SUBSTR(coverPath, 1, INSTR(coverPath || '/', '/') - 1) FROM books WHERE coverPath IS NOT NULL;" | sort -u
diff --git a/scripts/dump_feeds.sh b/scripts/dump_feeds.sh
index f93198cbe..b05408606 100755
--- a/scripts/dump_feeds.sh
+++ b/scripts/dump_feeds.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
 
 DB_PATH="/mnt/docker/work/books/audiobookshelf/config/absdatabase.sqlite"
 
-echo "=== feeds (URLs and Addresses) ==="
-echo "ID | SERVER_ADDRESS | FEED_URL | COVER_PATH"
-echo "---|----------------|----------|-----------"
 sqlite3 -header -column "$DB_PATH" "SELECT id, serverAddress, feedURL, coverPath FROM feeds;"
 
 echo ""
-echo "=== Unique Server Addresses ==="
+echo "Unique server addresses:"
 sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT DISTINCT serverAddress FROM feeds WHERE serverAddress IS NOT NULL;"
diff --git a/scripts/dump_library_folders.sh b/scripts/dump_library_folders.sh
index 748d98b96..abf80f1b6 100755
--- a/scripts/dump_library_folders.sh
+++ b/scripts/dump_library_folders.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,4 @@
 
 DB_PATH="/mnt/docker/work/books/audiobookshelf/config/absdatabase.sqlite"
 
-echo "=== libraryFolders ==="
-echo "ID | PATH | LIBRARY_ID"
-echo "---|------|-----------"
 sqlite3 -header -column "$DB_PATH" "SELECT id, path, libraryId FROM libraryFolders;"
diff --git a/scripts/dump_library_items.sh b/scripts/dump_library_items.sh
index dd08a4b71..711e1f1dc 100755
--- a/scripts/dump_library_items.sh
+++ b/scripts/dump_library_items.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
 
 DB_PATH="/mnt/docker/work/books/audiobookshelf/config/absdatabase.sqlite"
 
-echo "=== libraryItems (Paths) ==="
-echo "ID | PATH | REL_PATH"
-echo "---|------|---------"
 sqlite3 -header -column "$DB_PATH" "SELECT id, path, relPath FROM libraryItems LIMIT 100;"
 
 echo ""
-echo "=== Unique Path Prefixes ==="
+echo "Unique path prefixes:"
 sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT DISTINCT SUBSTR(path, 1, INSTR(path || '/', '/') - 1) FROM libraryItems;" | sort -u
diff --git a/scripts/dump_settings.sh b/scripts/dump_settings.sh
index c7f4a916a..5b5a32086 100755
--- a/scripts/dump_settings.sh
+++ b/scripts/dump_settings.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 
 DB_PATH="/mnt/docker/work/books/audiobookshelf/config/absdatabase.sqlite"
 
-echo "=== settings (Path-related JSON values) ==="
-
-# Extract and display server-settings JSON with key paths highlighted
 sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT key, value FROM settings;" | while read -r key value; do
     echo "--- $key ---"
     echo "$value" | python3 -c "import sys, json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); [print(f'  {k}: {v}') for k,v in d.items() if 'path' in k.lower() or 'url' in k.lower() or 'address' in k.lower()]" 2>/dev/null || echo "  (No path-related keys found or JSON parse error)"
diff --git a/scripts/migrate_to_relative_paths.sh b/scripts/migrate_to_relative_paths.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..874f5aff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/migrate_to_relative_paths.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Migration Script: Convert absolute paths to relative paths
+# Makes the database portable within the current working directory
+#
+
+set -e
+
+DB_SOURCE="/mnt/docker/work/books/audiobookshelf/config/absdatabase.sqlite"
+DB_BACKUP="/mnt/docker/work/books/audiobookshelf/config/absdatabase.sqlite.backup"
+DB_MIGRATED="/mnt/docker/work/books/audiobookshelf/config/absdatabase.sqlite"
+
+echo "=== Audiobookshelf Path Migration ==="
+echo "Converting absolute paths to relative paths for portability"
+echo ""
+
+# Step 1: Create backup
+echo "[1/4] Creating backup at $DB_BACKUP..."
+if [ -f "$DB_BACKUP" ]; then
+    echo "      Backup already exists, removing..."
+    rm -f "$DB_BACKUP"
+fi
+cp "$DB_SOURCE" "$DB_BACKUP"
+echo "      Backup created successfully"
+echo ""
+
+# Step 2: Show current state
+echo "[2/4] Current state:"
+echo "      Library folders:"
+sqlite3 "$DB_SOURCE" "SELECT id, path FROM libraryFolders;" | while read line; do
+    echo "        - $line"
+done
+echo ""
+echo "      Settings with paths:"
+sqlite3 "$DB_SOURCE" "SELECT key, value FROM settings WHERE key LIKE '%path%' OR key IN ('backupPath');" | while read line; do
+    echo "        - $line"
+done
+echo ""
+
+# Step 3: Run migration
+echo "[3/4] Migrating paths..."
+
+# Migrate libraryFolders paths
+echo "      Converting libraryFolders paths..."
+sqlite3 "$DB_SOURCE" "
+    UPDATE libraryFolders SET path = 'audiobooks' WHERE path = '/audiobooks';
+    UPDATE libraryFolders SET path = 'romance' WHERE path = '/libraries/romance';
+"
+echo "        libraryFolders: OK"
+
+# Migrate libraryItems paths
+echo "      Converting libraryItems paths..."
+sqlite3 "$DB_SOURCE" "
+    UPDATE libraryItems SET path = REPLACE(path, '/audiobooks/', 'audiobooks/');
+    UPDATE libraryItems SET path = REPLACE(path, '/libraries/romance/', 'romance/');
+    UPDATE libraryItems SET relPath = REPLACE(relPath, '/audiobooks/', 'audiobooks/');
+    UPDATE libraryItems SET relPath = REPLACE(relPath, '/libraries/romance/', 'romance/');
+"
+echo "        libraryItems: OK"
+
+# Migrate book cover paths
+echo "      Converting book cover paths..."
+sqlite3 "$DB_SOURCE" "
+    UPDATE books SET coverPath = REPLACE(coverPath, '/metadata/items/', 'metadata/items/');
+"
+echo "        books: OK"
+
+# Migrate settings (backupPath)
+echo "      Converting settings..."
+sqlite3 "$DB_SOURCE" "
+    UPDATE settings SET value = 'metadata/backups' WHERE key = 'backupPath' AND value = '/metadata/backups';
+"
+echo "        settings: OK"
+
+# Verify migration
+echo ""
+echo "[4/4] Verification:"
+echo "      Library folders after migration:"
+sqlite3 "$DB_SOURCE" "SELECT id, path FROM libraryFolders;" | while read line; do
+    echo "        - $line"
+done
+echo ""
+echo "      Sample libraryItems paths:"
+sqlite3 "$DB_SOURCE" "SELECT DISTINCT substr(path, 1, 50) FROM libraryItems LIMIT 5;" | while read line; do
+    echo "        - $line"
+done
+echo ""
+echo "      Sample cover paths:"
+sqlite3 "$DB_SOURCE" "SELECT DISTINCT substr(coverPath, 1, 50) FROM books LIMIT 5;" | while read line; do
+    echo "        - $line"
+done
+echo ""
+echo "      Settings after migration:"
+sqlite3 "$DB_SOURCE" "SELECT key, value FROM settings WHERE key LIKE '%path%' OR key IN ('backupPath');" | while read line; do
+    echo "        - $line"
+done
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Migration Complete ==="
+echo "Backup saved at: $DB_BACKUP"
+echo "Database migrated: $DB_SOURCE"
+echo ""
+echo "To use the migrated database, run audiobookshelf from /mnt/docker/work/books/audiobookshelf:"
+echo "  cd /mnt/docker/work/books/audiobookshelf && npm start"