diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c89d473..76facce 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ RUN chown -R mysql:mysql /build/data /var/lib/mysql/data
 ADD ./docker_entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/docker_entrypoint.sh
 ADD assets/utils/*.sh /usr/local/bin/
 RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/*.sh
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/bin/migrations
+ADD ./scripts/migrations/*.sh /usr/local/bin/migrations
+RUN chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/migrations/*
 
 # remove to we can manually handle db initalization
 RUN rm -rf /var/lib/mysql/
diff --git a/docker_entrypoint.sh b/docker_entrypoint.sh
index a5e41e2..4cf0fe0 100755
--- a/docker_entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker_entrypoint.sh
@@ -8,18 +8,6 @@ _term() {
   kill -TERM "$frontend_process" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
-# Record system memory info to read for bitcoin auto config
-SYSTEM_MEM_INFO=$(awk '/MemTotal/{print $(NF-1)}' /proc/meminfo)
-SYSTEM_MEM_FILE=/root/start9/system_mem_info
-
-if [ -f "$SYSTEM_MEM_FILE" ]
-then
-	echo "$SYSTEM_MEM_INFO" > "$SYSTEM_MEM_FILE"
-else
-	touch /root/start9/system_mem_info
-	echo "$SYSTEM_MEM_INFO" > "$SYSTEM_MEM_FILE"
-fi
-
 # FRONTEND SETUP
 
 LIGHTNING_DETECTED_PORT=9735
diff --git a/manifest.yaml b/manifest.yaml
index c17754d..a7a8af8 100644
--- a/manifest.yaml
+++ b/manifest.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 id: mempool
 title: Mempool
-version: 3.0.0.2
+version: 3.0.0.3
 release-notes: |
   * Sets bounds on RAM used for the mempool
   * Update the latest pool data from the Mempool repository on startup
@@ -166,8 +166,32 @@ backup:
     io-format: yaml
 migrations:
   from:
-    "*":
+    "<2.3.1.4":
       type: script
+    ">=2.3.1.4 <2.5.0":
+      type: script
+    ">=2.5.0 <=3.0.0.2":
+      type: docker
+      image: main
+      system: false
+      entrypoint: /usr/local/bin/migrations/gt_2_5_0_lt_3_0_0_2.sh
+      args: ["from"]
+      io-format: json
+      mounts: 
+        main: /root
+      inject: false
   to:
-    "*":
+    "<2.3.1.4":
+      type: script
+    ">=2.3.1.4 <2.5.0":
       type: script
+    ">=2.5.0 <3.0.0.2":
+      type: docker
+      image: main
+      system: false
+      entrypoint: /usr/local/bin/migrations/gt_2_5_0_lt_3_0_0_2.sh
+      args: ["to"]
+      io-format: json
+      mounts: 
+        main: /root
+      inject: false
diff --git a/scripts/migrations/gt_2_5_0_lt_3_0_0_2.sh b/scripts/migrations/gt_2_5_0_lt_3_0_0_2.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9ba442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/migrations/gt_2_5_0_lt_3_0_0_2.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ea
+
+# up migration
+if [ $1 = "from" ]; then 
+    # Record system memory info to read for bitcoin auto config
+    SYSTEM_MEM_INFO=$(awk '/MemTotal/{print $(NF-1)}' /proc/meminfo)
+    SYSTEM_MEM_FILE=/root/start9/system_mem_info
+
+    if [ -f "$SYSTEM_MEM_FILE" ]
+    then
+        echo "$SYSTEM_MEM_INFO" > "$SYSTEM_MEM_FILE"
+    else
+        touch /root/start9/system_mem_info
+        echo "$SYSTEM_MEM_INFO" > "$SYSTEM_MEM_FILE"
+    fi
+    echo '{"configured": true }'
+    
+    exit 0
+# down migration
+elif [ $1 = "to" ]; then
+    rm /root/start9/system_mem_info
+    echo '{"configured": true }'
+    exit 0
+else
+    echo "FATAL: Invalid argument: {from, to}. Migration failed." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/procedures/dependencies.ts b/scripts/procedures/dependencies.ts
index 9c379cd..146bbd9 100644
--- a/scripts/procedures/dependencies.ts
+++ b/scripts/procedures/dependencies.ts
@@ -23,18 +23,15 @@ async function getSystemMemoryLimit(effects: T.Effects) {
     // convert kb to mb
     const memMB = parseInt(memdata) / 1000
     return Math.round(memMB / 6)
-  } catch (e) {
-    effects.info(e)
-    // default recommended is 300MB
+  } catch (_e) {
+    // recommended default is 300MB
     return 300
   }
 }
 
 export const dependencies: T.ExpectedExports.dependencies = {
   bitcoind: {
-    // deno-lint-ignore require-await
     async check(effects, configInput) {
-      effects.info("check bitcoind");
       const config = matchBitcoindConfig.unsafeCast(configInput);
       if (!config.rpc.enable) {
         return { error: "Must have RPC enabled" };
@@ -48,23 +45,21 @@ export const dependencies: T.ExpectedExports.dependencies = {
             "Pruning must be disabled to use Bitcoin Core.",
         };
       }
-      const limit = await getSystemMemoryLimit(effects)
-      if (limit > 300 && config.advanced.mempool.maxmempool >= limit) {
+      const limit = await getSystemMemoryLimit(effects);
+      if (limit > 300 && config.advanced.mempool.maxmempool > limit) {
         return {
           error: "In order to safely run Mempool, Bitcoin Core's \"maxmempool\" size cannot exceed 1/6 of the system RAM"
         }
       }
       return { result: null };
     },
-    // deno-lint-ignore require-await
     async autoConfigure(effects, configInput) {
-      effects.info("autoconfigure bitcoind");
       const config = matchBitcoindConfig.unsafeCast(configInput);
       config.rpc.enable = true;
       config.txindex = true;
       config.advanced.pruning.mode = "disabled";
-      const limit = await getSystemMemoryLimit(effects)
-      if (limit > 300 && config.advanced.mempool.maxmempool >= limit) {
+      const limit = await getSystemMemoryLimit(effects);
+      if (limit > 300 && config.advanced.mempool.maxmempool > limit) {
         config.advanced.mempool.maxmempool = limit
       }
       return { result: config };