diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 34147e3ad..56581a897 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 # CHANGES between Releases
 
+## What's new in Version 1.7.1 of RaspiBlitz?
+
+- Update: Lightning Terminal v0.5.0-alpha [details](https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/releases/tag/v0.5.0-alpha)
+- Update: Pool CLI v0.5.1-alpha [details](https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool/releases/tag/v0.5.1-alpha)
 - Update: Balance of Satoshis 10.7.8 (BOS) + keep data on reinstall [details](https://github.com/alexbosworth/balanceofsatoshis/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#version-8010)
 - Update: mempool space 2.2.1 [details](https://github.com/mempool/mempool)
+- Fix: Prevent Pool dataloss on SDcard update [details](https://github.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/issues/2266)
 
 ## What's new in Version 1.7.0 of RaspiBlitz?
 
diff --git a/home.admin/_provision_.sh b/home.admin/_provision_.sh
index 2d0ce2c34..baa228f87 100755
--- a/home.admin/_provision_.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_provision_.sh
@@ -378,7 +378,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 #LOOP
-if [ "${loop}" = "on" ]; then
+# install only if LiT won't be installed
+if [ "${loop}" = "on" ] && [ "${#lit}" -eq 0 ] || [ "${lit}" = "off" ]; then
   echo "Provisioning Lightning Loop - run config script" >> ${logFile}
   sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Setup Lightning Loop'/g" ${infoFile}
   sudo -u admin /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.loop.sh on >> ${logFile} 2>&1
@@ -615,6 +616,16 @@ else
   echo "Provisioning Stacking Sats Kraken - keep default" >> ${logFile}
 fi
 
+# Pool
+# install only if LiT won't be installed
+if [ "${pool}" = "on" ] && [ "${#lit}" -eq 0 ] || [ "${lit}" = "off" ]; then
+  echo "Provisioning Pool - run config script" >> ${logFile}
+  sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Setup Pool'/g" ${infoFile}
+  sudo -u admin /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.pool.sh on >> ${logFile} 2>&1
+else
+  echo "Provisioning Pool - keep default" >> ${logFile}
+fi
+
 # lit (make sure to be installed after RTL)
 if [ "${lit}" = "on" ]; then
   echo "Provisioning LIT - run config script" >> ${logFile}
@@ -624,15 +635,6 @@ else
   echo "Provisioning LIT - keep default" >> ${logFile}
 fi
 
-# pool
-if [ "${pool}" = "on" ]; then
-  echo "Provisioning Pool - run config script" >> ${logFile}
-  sudo sed -i "s/^message=.*/message='Setup Pool'/g" ${infoFile}
-  sudo -u admin /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.pool.sh on >> ${logFile} 2>&1
-else
-  echo "Provisioning Pool - keep default" >> ${logFile}
-fi
-
 # sphinxrelay
 if [ "${sphinxrelay}" = "on" ]; then
   echo "Sphinx-Relay - run config script" >> ${logFile}
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.lit.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.lit.sh
index e441d6d62..b33466582 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.lit.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.lit.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/releases
-LITVERSION="0.4.1-alpha"
+LITVERSION="0.5.0-alpha"
 
 # command info
 if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ]; then
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ]; then
 fi
 
 # check who signed the release in https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/releases
-PGPsigner="guggero" 
-if [ $PGPsigner=guggero ];then
+PGPsigner="roasbeef" 
+
+if [ $PGPsigner = guggero ];then
   PGPpkeys="https://keybase.io/guggero/pgp_keys.asc"
   PGPcheck="03DB6322267C373B"
+elif [ $PGPsigner = roasbeef ];then
+  PGPpkeys="https://keybase.io/roasbeef/pgp_keys.asc "
+  PGPcheck="3BBD59E99B280306"
 fi
 
 source /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
@@ -238,9 +242,6 @@ if [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "on" ]; then
 # Application Options
 httpslisten=0.0.0.0:8443
 uipassword=$PASSWORD_B
-#letsencrypt=true
-#letsencrypthost=loop.merchant.com
-lit-dir=/home/lit/.lit
 
 # Remote options
 remote.lit-debuglevel=debug
@@ -351,9 +352,6 @@ fi
 # switch off
 if [ "$1" = "0" ] || [ "$1" = "off" ]; then
 
-  # setting value in raspi blitz config
-  sudo sed -i "s/^lit=.*/lit=off/g" /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
-
   isInstalled=$(sudo ls /etc/systemd/system/litd.service 2>/dev/null | grep -c 'litd.service')
   if [ ${isInstalled} -eq 1 ]; then
     echo "*** REMOVING LIT ***"
@@ -361,8 +359,6 @@ if [ "$1" = "0" ] || [ "$1" = "off" ]; then
     sudo systemctl stop litd
     sudo systemctl disable litd
     sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/litd.service
-    # delete user 
-    sudo userdel -rf lit
     # close ports on firewall
     sudo ufw deny 8443
     # delete Go package
@@ -375,6 +371,14 @@ if [ "$1" = "0" ] || [ "$1" = "off" ]; then
   else 
     echo "# LiT is not installed."
   fi
+  
+  # clean up anyway
+  # delete user 
+  sudo userdel -rf lit
+  # delete group
+  sudo groupdel lit
+  # setting value in raspi blitz config
+  sudo sed -i "s/^lit=.*/lit=off/g" /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
 
   exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.pool.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.pool.sh
index a0df6b1d1..425547596 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.pool.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bonus.pool.sh
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 # but main focus for the future development should be on LIT
 
 # https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool/releases/
-pinnedVersion="v0.3.4-alpha"
+poolVersion="v0.5.1-alpha"
 
 # command info
 if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ]; then
- echo "# config script to switch Lightning Pool on, off or update"
- echo "# bonus.pool.sh [on|off|menu|update]"
- echo "# DEPRECATED use instead: bonus.lit.sh"
+ echo "# config script to switch the Lightning Pool CLI on or off"
+ echo "# bonus.pool.sh [on|off|menu]"
+ echo "# this Pool instance is CLI only."
+ echo "# for a GUI use 'bonus.lit.sh' instead"
  exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -39,15 +40,12 @@ sudo systemctl stop poold 2>/dev/null
 if [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "on" ]; then
   echo "# installing pool"
   
+  echo "# remove LiT to avoid interference with accounts (data is preserved)"
+  /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.lit.sh off
+
   isInstalled=$(sudo ls /etc/systemd/system/poold.service 2>/dev/null | grep -c 'poold.service')
   if [ ${isInstalled} -eq 0 ]; then
 
-    # install Go
-    /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.go.sh on
-    
-    # get Go vars
-    source /etc/profile
-
     # create dedicated user
     sudo adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" pool
     
@@ -67,15 +65,111 @@ if [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "on" ]; then
     # create symlink
     sudo ln -s /mnt/hdd/app-data/lnd/ /home/pool/.lnd
 
+
+    # install from binary
+
+    downloadDir="/home/admin/download/pool"  # edit your download directory
+    rm -rf "${downloadDir}"
+    mkdir -p "${downloadDir}"
+    cd "${downloadDir}" || exit 1
+
+    # check who signed the release in https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool/releases
+    PGPsigner="roasbeef"
+    if [ $PGPsigner = "roasbeef" ];then
+      PGPpkeys="https://keybase.io/roasbeef/pgp_keys.asc"
+      PGPcheck="372CBD7633C61696"
+    fi
+    if [ $PGPsigner = "guggero" ];then
+      PGPpkeys="https://keybase.io/guggero/pgp_keys.asc"
+      PGPcheck="03DB6322267C373B"
+    fi
+
+    echo "Detect CPU architecture ..." 
+    isARM=$(uname -m | grep -c 'arm')
+    isAARCH64=$(uname -m | grep -c 'aarch64')
+    isX86_64=$(uname -m | grep -c 'x86_64')
+    if [ ${isARM} -eq 0 ] && [ ${isAARCH64} -eq 0 ] && [ ${isX86_64} -eq 0 ]; then
+      echo "!!! FAIL !!!"
+      echo "Can only build on ARM, aarch64, x86_64 or i386 not on:"
+      uname -m
+      exit 1
+    else
+    echo "OK running on $(uname -m) architecture."
+    fi
+
+    # extract the SHA256 hash from the manifest file for the corresponding platform
+    #https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool/releases/download/v0.5.0-alpha/manifest-v0.5.0-alpha.txt
+    wget -N https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool/releases/download/${poolVersion}/manifest-${poolVersion}.txt
+    if [ ${isARM} -eq 1 ] ; then
+      OSversion="armv7"
+    elif [ ${isAARCH64} -eq 1 ] ; then
+      OSversion="arm64"
+    elif [ ${isX86_64} -eq 1 ] ; then
+      OSversion="amd64"
+    fi 
+    SHA256=$(grep -i "linux-$OSversion" manifest-${poolVersion}.txt | cut -d " " -f1)
+
+    echo
+    echo "# Pool ${poolVersion} for ${OSversion}"
+    echo "# SHA256 hash: $SHA256"
+    echo
+    echo "# get Pool binary"
+    binaryName="pool-linux-${OSversion}-${poolVersion}.tar.gz"
+    wget -N https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool/releases/download/${poolVersion}/${binaryName}
+
+    echo "# check binary was not manipulated (checksum test)"
+    # https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool/releases/download/v0.5.0-alpha/manifest-v0.5.0-alpha.txt.sig
+    wget -N https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool/releases/download/${poolVersion}/manifest-${poolVersion}.txt.sig
+    sudo -u admin wget --no-check-certificate -N -O "pgp_keys.asc" ${PGPpkeys}
+    #wget --no-check-certificate ${PGPpkeys}
+    binaryChecksum=$(sha256sum ${binaryName} | cut -d " " -f1)
+    if [ "${binaryChecksum}" != "${SHA256}" ]; then
+      echo "!!! FAIL !!! Downloaded Pool BINARY not matching SHA256 checksum: ${SHA256}"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "# check gpg finger print"
+    gpg --keyid-format LONG ./pgp_keys.asc
+    fingerprint=$(gpg --keyid-format LONG "./pgp_keys.asc" 2>/dev/null \
+    | grep "${PGPcheck}" -c)
+    if [ ${fingerprint} -lt 1 ]; then
+      echo ""
+      echo "!!! BUILD WARNING --> Pool PGP author not as expected"
+      echo "Should contain PGP: ${PGPcheck}"
+      echo "PRESS ENTER to TAKE THE RISK if you think all is OK"
+      read key
+    fi
+    gpg --import ./pgp_keys.asc
+    sleep 3
+    verifyResult=$(gpg --verify manifest-${poolVersion}.txt.sig manifest-${poolVersion}.txt 2>&1)
+    goodSignature=$(echo ${verifyResult} | grep 'Good signature' -c)
+    echo "goodSignature(${goodSignature})"
+    correctKey=$(echo ${verifyResult} | tr -d " \t\n\r" | grep "${GPGcheck}" -c)
+    echo "correctKey(${correctKey})"
+    if [ ${correctKey} -lt 1 ] || [ ${goodSignature} -lt 1 ]; then
+      echo ""
+      echo "!!! BUILD FAILED --> PGP verification failed / signature(${goodSignature}) verify(${correctKey})"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    ###########
+    # install #
+    ###########
+    tar -xzf ${binaryName}
+    sudo install -m 0755 -o root -g root -t /usr/local/bin pool-linux-${OSversion}-${poolVersion}/*
+
     # install from source
-    cd /home/pool
-    
-    sudo -u pool git clone https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool.git || exit 1
-    cd /home/pool/pool
-    # pin version 
-    sudo -u pool git reset --hard $pinnedVersion
-    # install to /home/pool/go/bin/
-    sudo -u pool /usr/local/go/bin/go install ./... || exit 1
+    # install Go
+    # /home/admin/config.scripts/bonus.go.sh on
+    # get Go vars
+    # source /etc/profile
+    # cd /home/pool
+    # 
+    # sudo -u pool git clone https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool.git || exit 1
+    # cd /home/pool/pool
+    # # pin version 
+    # sudo -u pool git reset --hard $pinnedVersion
+    # # install to /home/pool/go/bin/
+    # sudo -u pool /usr/local/go/bin/go install ./... || exit 1
 
     # sync all macaroons and unix groups for access
     /home/admin/config.scripts/lnd.credentials.sh sync
@@ -110,7 +204,7 @@ Description=poold.service
 After=lnd.service
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=$proxy /home/pool/go/bin/poold --network=${chain}net --debuglevel=trace
+ExecStart=$proxy /usr/local/bin/poold --network=${chain}net --debuglevel=trace
 User=pool
 Group=pool
 Type=simple
@@ -144,7 +238,7 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
   # setting value in raspi blitz config
   sudo sed -i "s/^pool=.*/pool=on/g" /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
   
-  isInstalled=$(sudo -u pool /home/pool/go/bin/pool  | grep -c pool)
+  isInstalled=$(sudo -u pool /usr/local/bin/poold  | grep -c pool)
   if [ ${isInstalled} -gt 0 ]; then
     echo "
 # Usage and examples: https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool
@@ -175,8 +269,8 @@ if [ "$1" = "0" ] || [ "$1" = "off" ]; then
     sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/poold.service
     # delete user and it's home directory
     sudo userdel -rf pool
-    # remove symlink
-    sudo rm -r /mnt/hdd/app-data/.pool
+    # delete the binary
+    sudo rm /usr/local/bin/poold
     echo "# OK, the Pool Service is removed."
   else 
     echo "# Pool is not installed."
@@ -185,47 +279,47 @@ if [ "$1" = "0" ] || [ "$1" = "off" ]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-# update
-if [ "$1" = "update" ]; then
-  echo "# Updating Pool "
-  cd /home/pool/pool
-  # from https://github.com/apotdevin/thunderhub/blob/master/scripts/updateToLatest.sh
-  # fetch latest master
-  sudo -u pool git fetch
-  # unset $1
-  set --
-  UPSTREAM=${1:-'@{u}'}
-  LOCAL=$(git rev-parse @)
-  REMOTE=$(git rev-parse "$UPSTREAM")
-  
-  if [ $LOCAL = $REMOTE ]; then
-    TAG=$(git tag | sort -V | tail -1)
-    echo "# You are up-to-date on version" $TAG
-  else
-    echo "# Pulling the latest changes..."
-    sudo -u pool git pull -p
-    echo "# Reset to the latest release tag"
-    TAG=$(git tag | sort -V | tail -1)
-    sudo -u pool git reset --hard $TAG
-    echo "# Updating ..."
-    # install to /home/pool/go/bin/
-    sudo -u pool /usr/local/go/bin/go install ./... || exit 1
-    isInstalled=$(sudo -u pool /home/pool/go/bin/pool  | grep -c pool)
-    if [ ${isInstalled} -gt 0 ]; then
-      TAG=$(git tag | sort -V | tail -1)
-      echo "# Updated to version" $TAG
-    else
-      echo "# Failed to install Lightning Pool "
-      exit 1
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  echo "# At the latest in https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool/releases/"
-  echo ""
-  echo "# Starting the poold.service ... *** "
-  sudo systemctl start poold
-  exit 0
-fi
+# # update
+# if [ "$1" = "update" ]; then
+#   echo "# Updating Pool "
+#   cd /home/pool/pool
+#   # from https://github.com/apotdevin/thunderhub/blob/master/scripts/updateToLatest.sh
+#   # fetch latest master
+#   sudo -u pool git fetch
+#   # unset $1
+#   set --
+#   UPSTREAM=${1:-'@{u}'}
+#   LOCAL=$(git rev-parse @)
+#   REMOTE=$(git rev-parse "$UPSTREAM")
+#   
+#   if [ $LOCAL = $REMOTE ]; then
+#     TAG=$(git tag | sort -V | tail -1)
+#     echo "# You are up-to-date on version" $TAG
+#   else
+#     echo "# Pulling the latest changes..."
+#     sudo -u pool git pull -p
+#     echo "# Reset to the latest release tag"
+#     TAG=$(git tag | sort -V | tail -1)
+#     sudo -u pool git reset --hard $TAG
+#     echo "# Updating ..."
+#     # install to /home/pool/go/bin/
+#     sudo -u pool /usr/local/go/bin/go install ./... || exit 1
+#     isInstalled=$(sudo -u pool /home/pool/go/bin/pool  | grep -c pool)
+#     if [ ${isInstalled} -gt 0 ]; then
+#       TAG=$(git tag | sort -V | tail -1)
+#       echo "# Updated to version" $TAG
+#     else
+#       echo "# Failed to install Lightning Pool "
+#       exit 1
+#     fi
+#   fi
+# 
+#   echo "# At the latest in https://github.com/lightninglabs/pool/releases/"
+#   echo ""
+#   echo "# Starting the poold.service ... *** "
+#   sudo systemctl start poold
+#   exit 0
+# fi
 
 echo "# FAIL - Unknown Parameter $1"
 echo "# may need reboot to run normal again"