diff --git a/hosting/scripts/build-target-paths.sh b/hosting/scripts/build-target-paths.sh
index fce768e2ee..c974d9a304 100644
--- a/hosting/scripts/build-target-paths.sh
+++ b/hosting/scripts/build-target-paths.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ if [[ "${TARGETBUILD}" = "aas" ]]; then
     chown -R couchdb:couchdb $DATA_DIR/couch/
     apt update
     apt-get install -y openssh-server
-    sed -i "s/#Port 22/Port 2222/" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    echo "root:Docker!" | chpasswd
+    mkdir -p /tmp
+    chmod +x /tmp/ssh_setup.sh \
+        && (sleep 1;/tmp/ssh_setup.sh 2>&1 > /dev/null)
+    cp /etc/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config
     /etc/init.d/ssh restart
     sed -i "s#DATA_DIR#/home#g" /opt/clouseau/clouseau.ini
     sed -i "s#DATA_DIR#/home#g" /opt/couchdb/etc/local.ini
diff --git a/hosting/single/Dockerfile b/hosting/single/Dockerfile
index 476a6e5e94..f34290f627 100644
--- a/hosting/single/Dockerfile
+++ b/hosting/single/Dockerfile
@@ -29,23 +29,8 @@ ENV TARGETBUILD $TARGETBUILD
 COPY --from=build /app /app
 COPY --from=build /worker /worker
 
-ENV \
-  APP_PORT=4001 \
-  ARCHITECTURE=amd \
-  BUDIBASE_ENVIRONMENT=PRODUCTION \
-  CLUSTER_PORT=80 \
-  # CUSTOM_DOMAIN=budi001.custom.com \
-  DATA_DIR=/data \
-  DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT=docker \
-  MINIO_URL=http://localhost:9000 \
-  POSTHOG_TOKEN=phc_bIjZL7oh2GEUd2vqvTBH8WvrX0fWTFQMs6H5KQxiUxU \
-  REDIS_URL=localhost:6379 \
-  SELF_HOSTED=1 \
-  TARGETBUILD=$TARGETBUILD \
-  WORKER_PORT=4002 \
-  WORKER_URL=http://localhost:4002 \
-  APPS_URL=http://localhost:4001
-
+# ENV CUSTOM_DOMAIN=budi001.custom.com \
+#  See runner.sh for Env Vars
 # These secret env variables are generated by the runner at startup
 # their values can be overriden by the user, they will be written
 # to the .env file in the /data directory for use later on
@@ -117,6 +102,8 @@ RUN chmod +x ./build-target-paths.sh
 
 # Script below sets the path for storing data based on $DATA_DIR
 # For Azure App Service install SSH & point data locations to /home
+ADD hosting/single/ssh/sshd_config /etc/
+ADD hosting/single/ssh/ssh_setup.sh /tmp
 RUN /build-target-paths.sh
 
 # cleanup cache
@@ -124,6 +111,8 @@ RUN yarn cache clean -f
 
 EXPOSE 80
 EXPOSE 443
+# Expose port 2222 for SSH on Azure App Service build
+EXPOSE 2222
 VOLUME /data
 
 #  setup letsencrypt certificate
diff --git a/hosting/single/runner.sh b/hosting/single/runner.sh
index 77015d75ee..cf82e6701b 100644
--- a/hosting/single/runner.sh
+++ b/hosting/single/runner.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 declare -a ENV_VARS=("COUCHDB_USER" "COUCHDB_PASSWORD" "DATA_DIR" "MINIO_ACCESS_KEY" "MINIO_SECRET_KEY" "INTERNAL_API_KEY" "JWT_SECRET" "REDIS_PASSWORD")
-
+declare -a DOCKER_VARS=("APP_PORT" "APPS_URL" "ARCHITECTURE" "BUDIBASE_ENVIRONMENT" "CLUSTER_PORT" "DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT" "MINIO_URL" "NODE_ENV" "POSTHOG_TOKEN" "REDIS_URL" "SELF_HOSTED" "WORKER_PORT" "WORKER_URL")
+# Check the env vars set in Dockerfile have come through, AAS seems to drop them
+[[ -z "${APP_PORT}" ]] && export APP_PORT=4001
+[[ -z "${ARCHITECTURE}" ]] && export ARCHITECTURE=amd
+[[ -z "${BUDIBASE_ENVIRONMENT}" ]] && export BUDIBASE_ENVIRONMENT=PRODUCTION
+[[ -z "${CLUSTER_PORT}" ]] && export CLUSTER_PORT=80
+[[ -z "${DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT}" ]] && export DEPLOYMENT_ENVIRONMENT=docker
+[[ -z "${MINIO_URL}" ]] && export MINIO_URL=http://localhost:9000
+[[ -z "${NODE_ENV}" ]] && export NODE_ENV=production
+[[ -z "${POSTHOG_TOKEN}" ]] && export POSTHOG_TOKEN=phc_bIjZL7oh2GEUd2vqvTBH8WvrX0fWTFQMs6H5KQxiUxU
+[[ -z "${REDIS_URL}" ]] && export REDIS_URL=localhost:6379
+[[ -z "${SELF_HOSTED}" ]] && export SELF_HOSTED=1
+[[ -z "${WORKER_PORT}" ]] && export WORKER_PORT=4002
+[[ -z "${WORKER_URL}" ]] && export WORKER_URL=http://localhost:4002
+[[ -z "${APPS_URL}" ]] && export APPS_URL=http://localhost:4001
+#  export CUSTOM_DOMAIN=budi001.custom.com
 # Azure App Service customisations
 if [[ "${TARGETBUILD}" = "aas" ]]; then
     DATA_DIR=/home
@@ -10,9 +25,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ -f "${DATA_DIR}/.env" ]; then
-    export $(cat ${DATA_DIR}/.env | xargs)
+    # Read in the .env file and export the variables
+    for LINE in $(cat ${DATA_DIR}/.env); do export $LINE; done
 fi
-# first randomise any unset environment variables
+# randomise any unset environment variables
 for ENV_VAR in "${ENV_VARS[@]}"
 do
     temp=$(eval "echo \$$ENV_VAR")
@@ -30,11 +46,18 @@ if [ ! -f "${DATA_DIR}/.env" ]; then
         temp=$(eval "echo \$$ENV_VAR")
         echo "$ENV_VAR=$temp" >> ${DATA_DIR}/.env
     done
+    for ENV_VAR in "${DOCKER_VARS[@]}"
+    do
+        temp=$(eval "echo \$$ENV_VAR")
+        echo "$ENV_VAR=$temp" >> ${DATA_DIR}/.env
+    done
     echo "COUCH_DB_URL=${COUCH_DB_URL}" >> ${DATA_DIR}/.env
 fi
 
-export COUCH_DB_URL=http://$COUCHDB_USER:$COUCHDB_PASSWORD@localhost:5984
-
+# Read in the .env file and export the variables
+for LINE in $(cat ${DATA_DIR}/.env); do export $LINE; done
+ln -s ${DATA_DIR}/.env /app/.env
+ln -s ${DATA_DIR}/.env /worker/.env
 # make these directories in runner, incase of mount
 mkdir -p ${DATA_DIR}/couch/{dbs,views}
 mkdir -p ${DATA_DIR}/minio
diff --git a/hosting/single/ssh/ssh_setup.sh b/hosting/single/ssh/ssh_setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0af0b6d7ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosting/single/ssh/ssh_setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+ssh-keygen -A
+
+#prepare run dir
+if [ ! -d "/var/run/sshd" ]; then
+    mkdir -p /var/run/sshd
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hosting/single/ssh/sshd_config b/hosting/single/ssh/sshd_config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7eb5df953a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosting/single/ssh/sshd_config
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Port      2222
+ListenAddress     0.0.0.0
+LoginGraceTime    180
+X11Forwarding     yes
+Ciphers aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,aes256-cbc,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr
+MACs hmac-sha1,hmac-sha1-96
+StrictModes     yes
+SyslogFacility    DAEMON
+PasswordAuthentication  yes
+PermitEmptyPasswords  no
+PermitRootLogin   yes
+Subsystem sftp internal-sftp
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index ea81293bd9..1c19e55de0 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+  "version": "1.3.18",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/package.json b/packages/backend-core/package.json
index 24df48b8f7..a8360f4dbc 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/backend-core",
-  "version": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+  "version": "1.3.18",
   "description": "Budibase backend core libraries used in server and worker",
   "main": "dist/src/index.js",
   "types": "dist/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "test:watch": "jest --watchAll"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/types": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+    "@budibase/types": "^1.3.18",
     "@shopify/jest-koa-mocks": "5.0.1",
     "@techpass/passport-openidconnect": "0.3.2",
     "aws-sdk": "2.1030.0",
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/constants.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/constants.ts
index fd464ba5fb..2c2c29cee2 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/constants.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export enum ViewName {
   ROUTING = "screen_routes",
   AUTOMATION_LOGS = "automation_logs",
   ACCOUNT_BY_EMAIL = "account_by_email",
+  PLATFORM_USERS_LOWERCASE = "platform_users_lowercase",
 }
 
 export const DeprecatedViews = {
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/utils.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/utils.ts
index 4926a60150..c93c7b5662 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/utils.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { newid } from "../hashing"
 import { DEFAULT_TENANT_ID, Configs } from "../constants"
 import env from "../environment"
 import { SEPARATOR, DocumentType, UNICODE_MAX, ViewName } from "./constants"
-import { getTenantId, getGlobalDBName, getGlobalDB } from "../tenancy"
+import { getTenantId, getGlobalDB } from "../context"
+import { getGlobalDBName } from "../tenancy/utils"
 import fetch from "node-fetch"
 import { doWithDB, allDbs } from "./index"
 import { getCouchInfo } from "./pouch"
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/views.js b/packages/backend-core/src/db/views.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b2562bdc71..0000000000
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/views.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,203 +0,0 @@
-const {
-  DocumentType,
-  ViewName,
-  DeprecatedViews,
-  SEPARATOR,
-} = require("./utils")
-const { getGlobalDB } = require("../tenancy")
-const { StaticDatabases } = require("./constants")
-const { doWithDB } = require("./")
-
-const DESIGN_DB = "_design/database"
-
-function DesignDoc() {
-  return {
-    _id: DESIGN_DB,
-    // view collation information, read before writing any complex views:
-    // https://docs.couchdb.org/en/master/ddocs/views/collation.html#collation-specification
-    views: {},
-  }
-}
-
-async function removeDeprecated(db, viewName) {
-  if (!DeprecatedViews[viewName]) {
-    return
-  }
-  try {
-    const designDoc = await db.get(DESIGN_DB)
-    for (let deprecatedNames of DeprecatedViews[viewName]) {
-      delete designDoc.views[deprecatedNames]
-    }
-    await db.put(designDoc)
-  } catch (err) {
-    // doesn't exist, ignore
-  }
-}
-
-exports.createNewUserEmailView = async () => {
-  const db = getGlobalDB()
-  let designDoc
-  try {
-    designDoc = await db.get(DESIGN_DB)
-  } catch (err) {
-    // no design doc, make one
-    designDoc = DesignDoc()
-  }
-  const view = {
-    // if using variables in a map function need to inject them before use
-    map: `function(doc) {
-      if (doc._id.startsWith("${DocumentType.USER}${SEPARATOR}")) {
-        emit(doc.email.toLowerCase(), doc._id)
-      }
-    }`,
-  }
-  designDoc.views = {
-    ...designDoc.views,
-    [ViewName.USER_BY_EMAIL]: view,
-  }
-  await db.put(designDoc)
-}
-
-exports.createAccountEmailView = async () => {
-  await doWithDB(StaticDatabases.PLATFORM_INFO.name, async db => {
-    let designDoc
-    try {
-      designDoc = await db.get(DESIGN_DB)
-    } catch (err) {
-      // no design doc, make one
-      designDoc = DesignDoc()
-    }
-    const view = {
-      // if using variables in a map function need to inject them before use
-      map: `function(doc) {
-      if (doc._id.startsWith("${DocumentType.ACCOUNT_METADATA}${SEPARATOR}")) {
-        emit(doc.email.toLowerCase(), doc._id)
-      }
-    }`,
-    }
-    designDoc.views = {
-      ...designDoc.views,
-      [ViewName.ACCOUNT_BY_EMAIL]: view,
-    }
-    await db.put(designDoc)
-  })
-}
-
-exports.createUserAppView = async () => {
-  const db = getGlobalDB()
-  let designDoc
-  try {
-    designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
-  } catch (err) {
-    // no design doc, make one
-    designDoc = DesignDoc()
-  }
-  const view = {
-    // if using variables in a map function need to inject them before use
-    map: `function(doc) {
-      if (doc._id.startsWith("${DocumentType.USER}${SEPARATOR}") && doc.roles) {
-        for (let prodAppId of Object.keys(doc.roles)) {
-          let emitted = prodAppId + "${SEPARATOR}" + doc._id
-          emit(emitted, null)
-        }
-      }
-    }`,
-  }
-  designDoc.views = {
-    ...designDoc.views,
-    [ViewName.USER_BY_APP]: view,
-  }
-  await db.put(designDoc)
-}
-
-exports.createApiKeyView = async () => {
-  const db = getGlobalDB()
-  let designDoc
-  try {
-    designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
-  } catch (err) {
-    designDoc = DesignDoc()
-  }
-  const view = {
-    map: `function(doc) {
-      if (doc._id.startsWith("${DocumentType.DEV_INFO}") && doc.apiKey) {
-        emit(doc.apiKey, doc.userId)
-      }
-    }`,
-  }
-  designDoc.views = {
-    ...designDoc.views,
-    [ViewName.BY_API_KEY]: view,
-  }
-  await db.put(designDoc)
-}
-
-exports.createUserBuildersView = async () => {
-  const db = getGlobalDB()
-  let designDoc
-  try {
-    designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
-  } catch (err) {
-    // no design doc, make one
-    designDoc = DesignDoc()
-  }
-  const view = {
-    map: `function(doc) {
-      if (doc.builder && doc.builder.global === true) {
-        emit(doc._id, doc._id)
-      }
-    }`,
-  }
-  designDoc.views = {
-    ...designDoc.views,
-    [ViewName.USER_BY_BUILDERS]: view,
-  }
-  await db.put(designDoc)
-}
-
-exports.queryView = async (viewName, params, db, CreateFuncByName) => {
-  try {
-    let response = (await db.query(`database/${viewName}`, params)).rows
-    response = response.map(resp =>
-      params.include_docs ? resp.doc : resp.value
-    )
-    if (params.arrayResponse) {
-      return response
-    } else {
-      return response.length <= 1 ? response[0] : response
-    }
-  } catch (err) {
-    if (err != null && err.name === "not_found") {
-      const createFunc = CreateFuncByName[viewName]
-      await removeDeprecated(db, viewName)
-      await createFunc()
-      return exports.queryView(viewName, params, db, CreateFuncByName)
-    } else {
-      throw err
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-exports.queryPlatformView = async (viewName, params) => {
-  const CreateFuncByName = {
-    [ViewName.ACCOUNT_BY_EMAIL]: exports.createAccountEmailView,
-  }
-
-  return doWithDB(StaticDatabases.PLATFORM_INFO.name, async db => {
-    return exports.queryView(viewName, params, db, CreateFuncByName)
-  })
-}
-
-exports.queryGlobalView = async (viewName, params, db = null) => {
-  const CreateFuncByName = {
-    [ViewName.USER_BY_EMAIL]: exports.createNewUserEmailView,
-    [ViewName.BY_API_KEY]: exports.createApiKeyView,
-    [ViewName.USER_BY_BUILDERS]: exports.createUserBuildersView,
-    [ViewName.USER_BY_APP]: exports.createUserAppView,
-  }
-  // can pass DB in if working with something specific
-  if (!db) {
-    db = getGlobalDB()
-  }
-  return exports.queryView(viewName, params, db, CreateFuncByName)
-}
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/views.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/views.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de313e8190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/views.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+import { DocumentType, ViewName, DeprecatedViews, SEPARATOR } from "./utils"
+import { getGlobalDB } from "../context"
+import { StaticDatabases } from "./constants"
+import { doWithDB } from "./"
+
+const DESIGN_DB = "_design/database"
+
+function DesignDoc() {
+  return {
+    _id: DESIGN_DB,
+    // view collation information, read before writing any complex views:
+    // https://docs.couchdb.org/en/master/ddocs/views/collation.html#collation-specification
+    views: {},
+  }
+}
+
+interface DesignDocument {
+  views: any
+}
+
+async function removeDeprecated(db: PouchDB.Database, viewName: ViewName) {
+  // @ts-ignore
+  if (!DeprecatedViews[viewName]) {
+    return
+  }
+  try {
+    const designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>(DESIGN_DB)
+    // @ts-ignore
+    for (let deprecatedNames of DeprecatedViews[viewName]) {
+      delete designDoc.views[deprecatedNames]
+    }
+    await db.put(designDoc)
+  } catch (err) {
+    // doesn't exist, ignore
+  }
+}
+
+export const createNewUserEmailView = async () => {
+  const db = getGlobalDB()
+  let designDoc
+  try {
+    designDoc = await db.get(DESIGN_DB)
+  } catch (err) {
+    // no design doc, make one
+    designDoc = DesignDoc()
+  }
+  const view = {
+    // if using variables in a map function need to inject them before use
+    map: `function(doc) {
+      if (doc._id.startsWith("${DocumentType.USER}${SEPARATOR}")) {
+        emit(doc.email.toLowerCase(), doc._id)
+      }
+    }`,
+  }
+  designDoc.views = {
+    ...designDoc.views,
+    [ViewName.USER_BY_EMAIL]: view,
+  }
+  await db.put(designDoc)
+}
+
+export const createAccountEmailView = async () => {
+  await doWithDB(
+    StaticDatabases.PLATFORM_INFO.name,
+    async (db: PouchDB.Database) => {
+      let designDoc
+      try {
+        designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>(DESIGN_DB)
+      } catch (err) {
+        // no design doc, make one
+        designDoc = DesignDoc()
+      }
+      const view = {
+        // if using variables in a map function need to inject them before use
+        map: `function(doc) {
+      if (doc._id.startsWith("${DocumentType.ACCOUNT_METADATA}${SEPARATOR}")) {
+        emit(doc.email.toLowerCase(), doc._id)
+      }
+    }`,
+      }
+      designDoc.views = {
+        ...designDoc.views,
+        [ViewName.ACCOUNT_BY_EMAIL]: view,
+      }
+      await db.put(designDoc)
+    }
+  )
+}
+
+export const createUserAppView = async () => {
+  const db = getGlobalDB() as PouchDB.Database
+  let designDoc
+  try {
+    designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>("_design/database")
+  } catch (err) {
+    // no design doc, make one
+    designDoc = DesignDoc()
+  }
+  const view = {
+    // if using variables in a map function need to inject them before use
+    map: `function(doc) {
+      if (doc._id.startsWith("${DocumentType.USER}${SEPARATOR}") && doc.roles) {
+        for (let prodAppId of Object.keys(doc.roles)) {
+          let emitted = prodAppId + "${SEPARATOR}" + doc._id
+          emit(emitted, null)
+        }
+      }
+    }`,
+  }
+  designDoc.views = {
+    ...designDoc.views,
+    [ViewName.USER_BY_APP]: view,
+  }
+  await db.put(designDoc)
+}
+
+export const createApiKeyView = async () => {
+  const db = getGlobalDB()
+  let designDoc
+  try {
+    designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
+  } catch (err) {
+    designDoc = DesignDoc()
+  }
+  const view = {
+    map: `function(doc) {
+      if (doc._id.startsWith("${DocumentType.DEV_INFO}") && doc.apiKey) {
+        emit(doc.apiKey, doc.userId)
+      }
+    }`,
+  }
+  designDoc.views = {
+    ...designDoc.views,
+    [ViewName.BY_API_KEY]: view,
+  }
+  await db.put(designDoc)
+}
+
+export const createUserBuildersView = async () => {
+  const db = getGlobalDB()
+  let designDoc
+  try {
+    designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
+  } catch (err) {
+    // no design doc, make one
+    designDoc = DesignDoc()
+  }
+  const view = {
+    map: `function(doc) {
+      if (doc.builder && doc.builder.global === true) {
+        emit(doc._id, doc._id)
+      }
+    }`,
+  }
+  designDoc.views = {
+    ...designDoc.views,
+    [ViewName.USER_BY_BUILDERS]: view,
+  }
+  await db.put(designDoc)
+}
+
+export const createPlatformUserView = async () => {
+  await doWithDB(
+    StaticDatabases.PLATFORM_INFO.name,
+    async (db: PouchDB.Database) => {
+      let designDoc
+      try {
+        designDoc = await db.get<DesignDocument>(DESIGN_DB)
+      } catch (err) {
+        // no design doc, make one
+        designDoc = DesignDoc()
+      }
+      const view = {
+        // if using variables in a map function need to inject them before use
+        map: `function(doc) {
+        if (doc.tenantId) {
+          emit(doc._id.toLowerCase(), doc._id)
+        }
+      }`,
+      }
+      designDoc.views = {
+        ...designDoc.views,
+        [ViewName.PLATFORM_USERS_LOWERCASE]: view,
+      }
+      await db.put(designDoc)
+    }
+  )
+}
+
+export interface QueryViewOptions {
+  arrayResponse?: boolean
+}
+
+export const queryView = async <T>(
+  viewName: ViewName,
+  params: PouchDB.Query.Options<T, T>,
+  db: PouchDB.Database,
+  CreateFuncByName: any,
+  opts?: QueryViewOptions
+): Promise<T[] | T | undefined> => {
+  try {
+    let response = await db.query<T, T>(`database/${viewName}`, params)
+    const rows = response.rows
+    const docs = rows.map((resp: any) =>
+      params.include_docs ? resp.doc : resp.value
+    )
+
+    if (opts?.arrayResponse) {
+      return docs
+    } else {
+      return docs.length <= 1 ? docs[0] : docs
+    }
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    if (err != null && err.name === "not_found") {
+      const createFunc = CreateFuncByName[viewName]
+      await removeDeprecated(db, viewName)
+      await createFunc()
+      return queryView(viewName, params, db, CreateFuncByName, opts)
+    } else {
+      throw err
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export const queryPlatformView = async <T>(
+  viewName: ViewName,
+  params: PouchDB.Query.Options<T, T>,
+  opts?: QueryViewOptions
+): Promise<T[] | T | undefined> => {
+  const CreateFuncByName = {
+    [ViewName.ACCOUNT_BY_EMAIL]: createAccountEmailView,
+    [ViewName.PLATFORM_USERS_LOWERCASE]: createPlatformUserView,
+  }
+
+  return doWithDB(
+    StaticDatabases.PLATFORM_INFO.name,
+    async (db: PouchDB.Database) => {
+      return queryView(viewName, params, db, CreateFuncByName, opts)
+    }
+  )
+}
+
+export const queryGlobalView = async <T>(
+  viewName: ViewName,
+  params: PouchDB.Query.Options<T, T>,
+  db?: PouchDB.Database,
+  opts?: QueryViewOptions
+): Promise<T[] | T | undefined> => {
+  const CreateFuncByName = {
+    [ViewName.USER_BY_EMAIL]: createNewUserEmailView,
+    [ViewName.BY_API_KEY]: createApiKeyView,
+    [ViewName.USER_BY_BUILDERS]: createUserBuildersView,
+    [ViewName.USER_BY_APP]: createUserAppView,
+  }
+  // can pass DB in if working with something specific
+  if (!db) {
+    db = getGlobalDB() as PouchDB.Database
+  }
+  return queryView(viewName, params, db, CreateFuncByName, opts)
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/index.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/index.ts
index e0006abab2..d1ccbbf001 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import * as context from "../context"
 import * as tenancy from "./tenancy"
+import * as utils from "./utils"
 
 const pkg = {
   ...context,
   ...tenancy,
+  ...utils,
 }
 
 export = pkg
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/tenancy.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/tenancy.ts
index 041f694d34..1c71935eb0 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/tenancy.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/tenancy.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { doWithDB } from "../db"
-import { StaticDatabases } from "../db/constants"
-import { baseGlobalDBName } from "./utils"
+import { queryPlatformView } from "../db/views"
+import { StaticDatabases, ViewName } from "../db/constants"
+import { getGlobalDBName } from "./utils"
 import {
   getTenantId,
   DEFAULT_TENANT_ID,
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   getTenantIDFromAppID,
 } from "../context"
 import env from "../environment"
+import { PlatformUser, PlatformUserByEmail } from "@budibase/types"
 
 const TENANT_DOC = StaticDatabases.PLATFORM_INFO.docs.tenants
 const PLATFORM_INFO_DB = StaticDatabases.PLATFORM_INFO.name
@@ -87,15 +89,6 @@ export const tryAddTenant = async (
   })
 }
 
-export const getGlobalDBName = (tenantId?: string) => {
-  // tenant ID can be set externally, for example user API where
-  // new tenants are being created, this may be the case
-  if (!tenantId) {
-    tenantId = getTenantId()
-  }
-  return baseGlobalDBName(tenantId)
-}
-
 export const doWithGlobalDB = (tenantId: string, cb: any) => {
   return doWithDB(getGlobalDBName(tenantId), cb)
 }
@@ -116,14 +109,16 @@ export const lookupTenantId = async (userId: string) => {
 }
 
 // lookup, could be email or userId, either will return a doc
-export const getTenantUser = async (identifier: string) => {
-  return doWithDB(PLATFORM_INFO_DB, async (db: any) => {
-    try {
-      return await db.get(identifier)
-    } catch (err) {
-      return null
-    }
-  })
+export const getTenantUser = async (
+  identifier: string
+): Promise<PlatformUser | null> => {
+  // use the view here and allow to find anyone regardless of casing
+  // Use lowercase to ensure email login is case insensitive
+  const response = queryPlatformView(ViewName.PLATFORM_USERS_LOWERCASE, {
+    keys: [identifier.toLowerCase()],
+    include_docs: true,
+  }) as Promise<PlatformUser>
+  return response
 }
 
 export const isUserInAppTenant = (appId: string, user: any) => {
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/utils.js b/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/utils.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 70a965ddb7..0000000000
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/utils.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-const { DEFAULT_TENANT_ID } = require("../constants")
-const { StaticDatabases, SEPARATOR } = require("../db/constants")
-
-exports.baseGlobalDBName = tenantId => {
-  let dbName
-  if (!tenantId || tenantId === DEFAULT_TENANT_ID) {
-    dbName = StaticDatabases.GLOBAL.name
-  } else {
-    dbName = `${tenantId}${SEPARATOR}${StaticDatabases.GLOBAL.name}`
-  }
-  return dbName
-}
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/utils.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f99f1e30af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/tenancy/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { DEFAULT_TENANT_ID } from "../constants"
+import { StaticDatabases, SEPARATOR } from "../db/constants"
+import { getTenantId } from "../context"
+
+export const getGlobalDBName = (tenantId?: string) => {
+  // tenant ID can be set externally, for example user API where
+  // new tenants are being created, this may be the case
+  if (!tenantId) {
+    tenantId = getTenantId()
+  }
+  return baseGlobalDBName(tenantId)
+}
+
+export const baseGlobalDBName = (tenantId: string | undefined | null) => {
+  let dbName
+  if (!tenantId || tenantId === DEFAULT_TENANT_ID) {
+    dbName = StaticDatabases.GLOBAL.name
+  } else {
+    dbName = `${tenantId}${SEPARATOR}${StaticDatabases.GLOBAL.name}`
+  }
+  return dbName
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/yarn.lock b/packages/backend-core/yarn.lock
index 22c17a9444..2e62aea734 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/backend-core/yarn.lock
@@ -1377,6 +1377,11 @@ bcrypt@5.0.1:
     "@mapbox/node-pre-gyp" "^1.0.0"
     node-addon-api "^3.1.0"
 
+bcryptjs@2.4.3:
+  version "2.4.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bcryptjs/-/bcryptjs-2.4.3.tgz#9ab5627b93e60621ff7cdac5da9733027df1d0cb"
+  integrity sha512-V/Hy/X9Vt7f3BbPJEi8BdVFMByHi+jNXrYkW3huaybV/kQ0KJg0Y6PkEMbn+zeT+i+SiKZ/HMqJGIIt4LZDqNQ==
+
 binary-extensions@^2.0.0:
   version "2.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.2.0.tgz#75f502eeaf9ffde42fc98829645be4ea76bd9e2d"
diff --git a/packages/bbui/package.json b/packages/bbui/package.json
index c05ea9b038..b554bdfc21 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/package.json
+++ b/packages/bbui/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/bbui",
   "description": "A UI solution used in the different Budibase projects.",
-  "version": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+  "version": "1.3.18",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
   "svelte": "src/index.js",
   "module": "dist/bbui.es.js",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "@adobe/spectrum-css-workflow-icons": "^1.2.1",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "^1.3.18",
     "@spectrum-css/actionbutton": "^1.0.1",
     "@spectrum-css/actiongroup": "^1.0.1",
     "@spectrum-css/avatar": "^3.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/builder/package.json b/packages/builder/package.json
index 18e0c56eb1..c28c79054b 100644
--- a/packages/builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/builder/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/builder",
-  "version": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+  "version": "1.3.18",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/bbui": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/client": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/frontend-core": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+    "@budibase/bbui": "^1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/client": "^1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/frontend-core": "^1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "^1.3.18",
     "@sentry/browser": "5.19.1",
     "@spectrum-css/page": "^3.0.1",
     "@spectrum-css/vars": "^3.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/QueryParamSelector.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/QueryParamSelector.svelte
index 0b6a48ff9d..9c47178b0e 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/QueryParamSelector.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/automation/SetupPanel/QueryParamSelector.svelte
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
         type="string"
         {bindings}
         fillWidth={true}
-        allowJS={false}
       />
     {/each}
   </div>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/components/[componentId]/new/_components/componentStructure.json b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/components/[componentId]/new/_components/componentStructure.json
index acd28c6a41..671637f381 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/components/[componentId]/new/_components/componentStructure.json
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/design/[screenId]/components/[componentId]/new/_components/componentStructure.json
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
       "dataprovider",
       "repeater",
       "table",
-      "dynamicfilter"
+      "dynamicfilter",
+      "daterangepicker"
     ]
   },
   {
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@
       "booleanfield",
       "longformfield",
       "attachmentfield",
-      "daterangepicker",
       "jsonfield",
       "relationshipfield",
       "datetimefield",
@@ -80,5 +80,4 @@
       "donut"
     ]
   }
-]
-
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 32c377e842..5e7506a03e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/cli",
-  "version": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+  "version": "1.3.18",
   "description": "Budibase CLI, for developers, self hosting and migrations.",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "bin": {
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
     "outputPath": "build"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/backend-core": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/types": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+    "@budibase/backend-core": "1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/types": "1.3.18",
     "axios": "0.21.2",
     "chalk": "4.1.0",
     "cli-progress": "3.11.2",
diff --git a/packages/client/package.json b/packages/client/package.json
index 0ed9b93428..a3c6cd0fef 100644
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/client",
-  "version": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+  "version": "1.3.18",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
   "module": "dist/budibase-client.js",
   "main": "dist/budibase-client.js",
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
     "dev:builder": "rollup -cw"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/bbui": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/frontend-core": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+    "@budibase/bbui": "^1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/frontend-core": "^1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "^1.3.18",
     "@spectrum-css/button": "^3.0.3",
     "@spectrum-css/card": "^3.0.3",
     "@spectrum-css/divider": "^1.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/package.json b/packages/frontend-core/package.json
index 7c915469b3..aab5cb7bd9 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/package.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/frontend-core",
-  "version": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+  "version": "1.3.18",
   "description": "Budibase frontend core libraries used in builder and client",
   "author": "Budibase",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
   "svelte": "src/index.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/bbui": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+    "@budibase/bbui": "^1.3.18",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "svelte": "^3.46.2"
   }
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index f951743347..57c51bc626 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/server",
   "email": "hi@budibase.com",
-  "version": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+  "version": "1.3.18",
   "description": "Budibase Web Server",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "repository": {
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "@apidevtools/swagger-parser": "10.0.3",
-    "@budibase/backend-core": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/client": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/pro": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/types": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+    "@budibase/backend-core": "^1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/client": "^1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/pro": "1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "^1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/types": "^1.3.18",
     "@bull-board/api": "3.7.0",
     "@bull-board/koa": "3.9.4",
     "@elastic/elasticsearch": "7.10.0",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
index dd5778b9d9..dc62453f77 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
@@ -371,7 +371,10 @@ module External {
         const toColumn = `${linkedTable.name}.${relationship.to}`
         // this is important when working with multiple relationships
         // between the same tables, don't want to overlap/multiply the relations
-        if (!relationship.through && row[fromColumn] !== row[toColumn]) {
+        if (
+          !relationship.through &&
+          row[fromColumn]?.toString() !== row[toColumn]?.toString()
+        ) {
           continue
         }
         let linked = basicProcessing(row, linkedTable)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/environment.js b/packages/server/src/environment.js
index efec280b26..ef8e674a86 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/environment.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/environment.js
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ function parseIntSafe(number) {
 let inThread = false
 
 module.exports = {
-  // important
-  PORT: process.env.PORT || process.env.APP_PORT,
+  // important - prefer app port to generic port
+  PORT: process.env.APP_PORT || process.env.PORT,
   JWT_SECRET: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
   COUCH_DB_URL: process.env.COUCH_DB_URL,
   MINIO_URL: process.env.MINIO_URL,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/index.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/index.js
index 1001cdcdb1..96d8c85e0b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/index.js
@@ -49,7 +49,15 @@ const DATASOURCE_PATH = join(budibaseTempDir(), "datasource")
 exports.init = () => {
   const tempDir = budibaseTempDir()
   if (!fs.existsSync(tempDir)) {
-    fs.mkdirSync(tempDir)
+    // some test cases fire this quickly enough that
+    // synchronous cases can end up here at the same time
+    try {
+      fs.mkdirSync(tempDir)
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (!err || err.code !== "EEXIST") {
+        throw err
+      }
+    }
   }
   const clientLibPath = join(budibaseTempDir(), "budibase-client.js")
   if (env.isTest() && !fs.existsSync(clientLibPath)) {
diff --git a/packages/server/yarn.lock b/packages/server/yarn.lock
index 62cc591d47..2df10f1a2c 100644
--- a/packages/server/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/server/yarn.lock
@@ -1094,17 +1094,16 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bcoe/v8-coverage/-/v8-coverage-0.2.3.tgz#75a2e8b51cb758a7553d6804a5932d7aace75c39"
   integrity sha512-0hYQ8SB4Db5zvZB4axdMHGwEaQjkZzFjQiN9LVYvIFB2nSUHW9tYpxWriPrWDASIxiaXax83REcLxuSdnGPZtw==
 
-"@budibase/backend-core@1.3.15-alpha.9":
-  version "1.3.15-alpha.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/backend-core/-/backend-core-1.3.15-alpha.9.tgz#06c582d1aac93ba689a9738ea35939ccc5bac430"
-  integrity sha512-uShQQVPE2EsfPY6BNZnl/yKQoR8VwJyiIfCNE/EYl5aIVvhrqva+vA7JeYAs4sf/vf8Y5kkZaJGzfvzEws4dHg==
+"@budibase/backend-core@1.3.18":
+  version "1.3.18"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/backend-core/-/backend-core-1.3.18.tgz#5ef26e3283f46b321103766b0359ca72035c8942"
+  integrity sha512-utux5ydlnejKavU2H2HlCJkIyymVmGj+rVJp+SR1JrtPW2wkzHzpYn2k9eXFOYnAwqTF8jpCj4FVOEeDTfQcbw==
   dependencies:
-    "@budibase/types" "1.3.15-alpha.9"
+    "@budibase/types" "^1.3.18"
     "@shopify/jest-koa-mocks" "5.0.1"
     "@techpass/passport-openidconnect" "0.3.2"
     aws-sdk "2.1030.0"
     bcrypt "5.0.1"
-    bcryptjs "2.4.3"
     dotenv "16.0.1"
     emitter-listener "1.1.2"
     ioredis "4.28.0"
@@ -1180,13 +1179,13 @@
     svelte-flatpickr "^3.2.3"
     svelte-portal "^1.0.0"
 
-"@budibase/pro@1.3.15-alpha.9":
-  version "1.3.15-alpha.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/pro/-/pro-1.3.15-alpha.9.tgz#cb0ab3041df4c412eed9a8c7950f20ca0e3b62c5"
-  integrity sha512-1eE7O/bYeHxSoG8V61B2OZN3bGD44RAinAFJLHvBK7ncHZSTOOH4fe5HLvFiWPm0gV5ONDHpqr9W5Vs6ZBXukQ==
+"@budibase/pro@1.3.18":
+  version "1.3.18"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/pro/-/pro-1.3.18.tgz#35a59e86c00971dd77a0b196e381a5ffd3be767c"
+  integrity sha512-aFGUr/ut4Ki56qLSdFaDLoEIPmwMqT5dGmY1xBT3Bwvhoq7hXevk1bcPFGj0rWBJnYG9zg/jmik9V4mE/lUOag==
   dependencies:
-    "@budibase/backend-core" "1.3.15-alpha.9"
-    "@budibase/types" "1.3.15-alpha.9"
+    "@budibase/backend-core" "1.3.18"
+    "@budibase/types" "1.3.18"
     "@koa/router" "8.0.8"
     joi "17.6.0"
     node-fetch "^2.6.1"
@@ -1209,10 +1208,10 @@
     svelte-apexcharts "^1.0.2"
     svelte-flatpickr "^3.1.0"
 
-"@budibase/types@1.3.15-alpha.9":
-  version "1.3.15-alpha.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/types/-/types-1.3.15-alpha.9.tgz#443cab0ca757a37af7a45f99caac35643fe273e5"
-  integrity sha512-r1Z2PLPF3nR/bGzVyZ0/6RcOYb4Csmk4J/b1KJ57wzTeDdsRwgVgGO6QS+XYdwZctsKDNOm9FvpIQj3tNM8Rjw==
+"@budibase/types@1.3.18", "@budibase/types@^1.3.18":
+  version "1.3.18"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/types/-/types-1.3.18.tgz#cd65213f476a2f37065796d0ccba18c8e8e07504"
+  integrity sha512-bMtS2RbbI3Ztl5aAwEVlsK+2PQ0vRSZm8n6YDRjC9Arc94B4GDl/sqowRndKYqVtUeA/gVW0HH8x+qzhuMX6Dw==
 
 "@bull-board/api@3.7.0":
   version "3.7.0"
@@ -2325,6 +2324,11 @@
   dependencies:
     "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.7.0"
 
+"@socket.io/component-emitter@~3.1.0":
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@socket.io/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-3.1.0.tgz#96116f2a912e0c02817345b3c10751069920d553"
+  integrity sha512-+9jVqKhRSpsc591z5vX+X5Yyw+he/HCB4iQ/RYxw35CEPaY1gnsNE43nf9n9AaYjAQrTiI/mOwKUKdUs9vf7Xg==
+
 "@spectrum-css/actionbutton@^1.0.1":
   version "1.1.14"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@spectrum-css/actionbutton/-/actionbutton-1.1.14.tgz#4e12eb7f482fb5944c3d97547591964baebeb1d4"
@@ -2676,11 +2680,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/caseless/-/caseless-0.12.2.tgz#f65d3d6389e01eeb458bd54dc8f52b95a9463bc8"
   integrity sha512-6ckxMjBBD8URvjB6J3NcnuAn5Pkl7t3TizAg+xdlzzQGSPSmBcXf8KoIH0ua/i+tio+ZRUHEXp0HEmvaR4kt0w==
 
-"@types/component-emitter@^1.2.10":
-  version "1.2.11"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-1.2.11.tgz#50d47d42b347253817a39709fef03ce66a108506"
-  integrity sha512-SRXjM+tfsSlA9VuG8hGO2nft2p8zjXCK1VcC6N4NXbBbYbSia9kzCChYQajIjzIqOOOuh5Ock6MmV2oux4jDZQ==
-
 "@types/connect@*":
   version "3.4.35"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/connect/-/connect-3.4.35.tgz#5fcf6ae445e4021d1fc2219a4873cc73a3bb2ad1"
@@ -2927,9 +2926,9 @@
   integrity sha512-QpLcX9ZSsq3YYUUnD3nFDY8H7wctAhQj/TFKL8Ya8v5fMm3CFXxo8zStsLAl780ltoYoo1WvKUVGBQK+1ifr7g==
 
 "@types/node@>=10.0.0":
-  version "18.7.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-18.7.6.tgz#31743bc5772b6ac223845e18c3fc26f042713c83"
-  integrity sha512-EdxgKRXgYsNITy5mjjXjVE/CS8YENSdhiagGrLqjG0pvA2owgJ6i4l7wy/PFZGC0B1/H20lWKN7ONVDNYDZm7A==
+  version "18.7.18"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-18.7.18.tgz#633184f55c322e4fb08612307c274ee6d5ed3154"
+  integrity sha512-m+6nTEOadJZuTPkKR/SYK3A2d7FZrgElol9UP1Kae90VVU4a6mxnPuLiIW1m4Cq4gZ/nWb9GrdVXJCoCazDAbg==
 
 "@types/node@>=8.0.0 <15":
   version "14.18.21"
@@ -4800,7 +4799,7 @@ commoner@^0.10.1:
     q "^1.1.2"
     recast "^0.11.17"
 
-component-emitter@^1.2.0, component-emitter@^1.2.1, component-emitter@~1.3.0:
+component-emitter@^1.2.0, component-emitter@^1.2.1:
   version "1.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-1.3.0.tgz#16e4070fba8ae29b679f2215853ee181ab2eabc0"
   integrity sha512-Rd3se6QB+sO1TwqZjscQrurpEPIfO0/yYnSin6Q/rD3mOutHvUrCAhJub3r90uNb+SESBuE0QYoB90YdfatsRg==
@@ -12849,26 +12848,25 @@ socket.io-adapter@~2.4.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/socket.io-adapter/-/socket.io-adapter-2.4.0.tgz#b50a4a9ecdd00c34d4c8c808224daa1a786152a6"
   integrity sha512-W4N+o69rkMEGVuk2D/cvca3uYsvGlMwsySWV447y99gUPghxq42BxqLNMndb+a1mm/5/7NeXVQS7RLa2XyXvYg==
 
-socket.io-parser@~4.0.4:
-  version "4.0.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/socket.io-parser/-/socket.io-parser-4.0.5.tgz#cb404382c32324cc962f27f3a44058cf6e0552df"
-  integrity sha512-sNjbT9dX63nqUFIOv95tTVm6elyIU4RvB1m8dOeZt+IgWwcWklFDOdmGcfo3zSiRsnR/3pJkjY5lfoGqEe4Eig==
+socket.io-parser@~4.2.0:
+  version "4.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/socket.io-parser/-/socket.io-parser-4.2.1.tgz#01c96efa11ded938dcb21cbe590c26af5eff65e5"
+  integrity sha512-V4GrkLy+HeF1F/en3SpUaM+7XxYXpuMUWLGde1kSSh5nQMN4hLrbPIkD+otwh6q9R6NOQBN4AMaOZ2zVjui82g==
   dependencies:
-    "@types/component-emitter" "^1.2.10"
-    component-emitter "~1.3.0"
+    "@socket.io/component-emitter" "~3.1.0"
     debug "~4.3.1"
 
 socket.io@^4.5.1:
-  version "4.5.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/socket.io/-/socket.io-4.5.1.tgz#aa7e73f8a6ce20ee3c54b2446d321bbb6b1a9029"
-  integrity sha512-0y9pnIso5a9i+lJmsCdtmTTgJFFSvNQKDnPQRz28mGNnxbmqYg2QPtJTLFxhymFZhAIn50eHAKzJeiNaKr+yUQ==
+  version "4.5.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/socket.io/-/socket.io-4.5.2.tgz#1eb25fd380ab3d63470aa8279f8e48d922d443ac"
+  integrity sha512-6fCnk4ARMPZN448+SQcnn1u8OHUC72puJcNtSgg2xS34Cu7br1gQ09YKkO1PFfDn/wyUE9ZgMAwosJed003+NQ==
   dependencies:
     accepts "~1.3.4"
     base64id "~2.0.0"
     debug "~4.3.2"
     engine.io "~6.2.0"
     socket.io-adapter "~2.4.0"
-    socket.io-parser "~4.0.4"
+    socket.io-parser "~4.2.0"
 
 sonic-boom@^1.0.2:
   version "1.4.1"
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/package.json b/packages/string-templates/package.json
index 40958b3434..dc251d741a 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/package.json
+++ b/packages/string-templates/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/string-templates",
-  "version": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+  "version": "1.3.18",
   "description": "Handlebars wrapper for Budibase templating.",
   "main": "src/index.cjs",
   "module": "dist/bundle.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index b42417b229..bc59e79328 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/types",
-  "version": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+  "version": "1.3.18",
   "description": "Budibase types",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/platform/users.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/platform/users.ts
index 1b65ea42f2..46cc44b31d 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/platform/users.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/platform/users.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,12 @@ export interface PlatformUserByEmail extends Document {
   tenantId: string
   userId: string
 }
+
+/**
+ * doc id is userId
+ */
+export interface PlatformUserById extends Document {
+  tenantId: string
+}
+
+export type PlatformUser = PlatformUserByEmail | PlatformUserById
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/migrations.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/migrations.ts
index 23a4d6d097..5ad5ccb87c 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/migrations.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/migrations.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export enum MigrationName {
   EVENT_GLOBAL_BACKFILL = "event_global_backfill",
   EVENT_INSTALLATION_BACKFILL = "event_installation_backfill",
   GLOBAL_INFO_SYNC_USERS = "global_info_sync_users",
+  PLATFORM_USERS_EMAIL_CASING = "platform_users_email_casing",
 }
 
 export interface MigrationDefinition {
diff --git a/packages/worker/package.json b/packages/worker/package.json
index 7495d39eeb..c4ce118996 100644
--- a/packages/worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/worker/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/worker",
   "email": "hi@budibase.com",
-  "version": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+  "version": "1.3.18",
   "description": "Budibase background service",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "repository": {
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "dev:stack:init": "node ./scripts/dev/manage.js init",
     "dev:builder": "npm run dev:stack:init && nodemon",
     "test": "jest --runInBand",
+    "test:watch": "jest --watch",
     "env:multi:enable": "node scripts/multiTenancy.js enable",
     "env:multi:disable": "node scripts/multiTenancy.js disable",
     "env:selfhost:enable": "node scripts/selfhost.js enable",
@@ -35,10 +36,10 @@
   "author": "Budibase",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@budibase/backend-core": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/pro": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/string-templates": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
-    "@budibase/types": "1.3.15-alpha.9",
+    "@budibase/backend-core": "^1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/pro": "1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/string-templates": "^1.3.18",
+    "@budibase/types": "^1.3.18",
     "@koa/router": "8.0.8",
     "@sentry/node": "6.17.7",
     "@techpass/passport-openidconnect": "0.3.2",
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/tests/users.spec.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/tests/users.spec.ts
index 7762c2e7e2..fd9ef7ff9f 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/tests/users.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/tests/users.spec.ts
@@ -242,6 +242,26 @@ describe("/api/global/users", () => {
       expect(response.body.message).toBe(`Unavailable`)
       expect(events.user.created).toBeCalledTimes(0)
     })
+
+    it("should not be able to create a user with the same email and different casing", async () => {
+      const user = structures.users.user()
+      await api.users.saveUser(user)
+
+      user.email = user.email.toUpperCase()
+      await api.users.saveUser(user, 400)
+
+      expect(events.user.created).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+    })
+
+    it("should not be able to bulk create a user with the same email and different casing", async () => {
+      const user = structures.users.user()
+      await api.users.saveUser(user)
+
+      user.email = user.email.toUpperCase()
+      await api.users.bulkCreateUsers([user])
+
+      expect(events.user.created).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+    })
   })
 
   describe("update", () => {
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/environment.ts b/packages/worker/src/environment.ts
index fd6749a0f7..1e6d0da637 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/environment.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ const env = {
   PLATFORM_URL: process.env.PLATFORM_URL,
   APPS_URL: process.env.APPS_URL,
   // ports
-  PORT: process.env.PORT || process.env.WORKER_PORT,
+  // prefer worker port to generic port
+  PORT: process.env.WORKER_PORT || process.env.PORT,
   CLUSTER_PORT: process.env.CLUSTER_PORT,
   // flags
   NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV,
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/sdk/users/users.ts b/packages/worker/src/sdk/users/users.ts
index a8944b936a..83b0510333 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/sdk/users/users.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/sdk/users/users.ts
@@ -278,39 +278,61 @@ export const addTenant = async (
 }
 
 const getExistingTenantUsers = async (emails: string[]): Promise<User[]> => {
-  return dbUtils.queryGlobalView(ViewName.USER_BY_EMAIL, {
-    keys: emails,
+  const lcEmails = emails.map(email => email.toLowerCase())
+  const params = {
+    keys: lcEmails,
     include_docs: true,
+  }
+
+  const opts = {
     arrayResponse: true,
-  })
+  }
+
+  return dbUtils.queryGlobalView(
+    ViewName.USER_BY_EMAIL,
+    params,
+    undefined,
+    opts
+  ) as Promise<User[]>
 }
 
 const getExistingPlatformUsers = async (
   emails: string[]
 ): Promise<PlatformUserByEmail[]> => {
-  return dbUtils.doWithDB(
-    StaticDatabases.PLATFORM_INFO.name,
-    async (infoDb: any) => {
-      const response: AllDocsResponse<PlatformUserByEmail> =
-        await infoDb.allDocs({
-          keys: emails,
-          include_docs: true,
-        })
-      return response.rows
-        .filter(row => row.doc && (row.error !== "not_found") !== null)
-        .map((row: any) => row.doc)
-    }
-  )
+  const lcEmails = emails.map(email => email.toLowerCase())
+  const params = {
+    keys: lcEmails,
+    include_docs: true,
+  }
+
+  const opts = {
+    arrayResponse: true,
+  }
+  return dbUtils.queryPlatformView(
+    ViewName.PLATFORM_USERS_LOWERCASE,
+    params,
+    opts
+  ) as Promise<PlatformUserByEmail[]>
 }
 
 const getExistingAccounts = async (
   emails: string[]
 ): Promise<AccountMetadata[]> => {
-  return dbUtils.queryPlatformView(ViewName.ACCOUNT_BY_EMAIL, {
-    keys: emails,
+  const lcEmails = emails.map(email => email.toLowerCase())
+  const params = {
+    keys: lcEmails,
     include_docs: true,
+  }
+
+  const opts = {
     arrayResponse: true,
-  })
+  }
+
+  return dbUtils.queryPlatformView(
+    ViewName.ACCOUNT_BY_EMAIL,
+    params,
+    opts
+  ) as Promise<AccountMetadata[]>
 }
 
 /**
@@ -332,7 +354,7 @@ const searchExistingEmails = async (emails: string[]) => {
   const existingAccounts = await getExistingAccounts(emails)
   matchedEmails.push(...existingAccounts.map(account => account.email))
 
-  return [...new Set(matchedEmails)]
+  return [...new Set(matchedEmails.map(email => email.toLowerCase()))]
 }
 
 export const bulkCreate = async (
@@ -351,8 +373,10 @@ export const bulkCreate = async (
 
   for (const newUser of newUsersRequested) {
     if (
-      newUsers.find((x: any) => x.email === newUser.email) ||
-      existingEmails.includes(newUser.email)
+      newUsers.find(
+        (x: User) => x.email.toLowerCase() === newUser.email.toLowerCase()
+      ) ||
+      existingEmails.includes(newUser.email.toLowerCase())
     ) {
       unsuccessful.push({
         email: newUser.email,
diff --git a/packages/worker/yarn.lock b/packages/worker/yarn.lock
index 828b02f1b8..b6dd949d64 100644
--- a/packages/worker/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/worker/yarn.lock
@@ -291,17 +291,16 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bcoe/v8-coverage/-/v8-coverage-0.2.3.tgz#75a2e8b51cb758a7553d6804a5932d7aace75c39"
   integrity sha512-0hYQ8SB4Db5zvZB4axdMHGwEaQjkZzFjQiN9LVYvIFB2nSUHW9tYpxWriPrWDASIxiaXax83REcLxuSdnGPZtw==
 
-"@budibase/backend-core@1.3.15-alpha.9":
-  version "1.3.15-alpha.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/backend-core/-/backend-core-1.3.15-alpha.9.tgz#06c582d1aac93ba689a9738ea35939ccc5bac430"
-  integrity sha512-uShQQVPE2EsfPY6BNZnl/yKQoR8VwJyiIfCNE/EYl5aIVvhrqva+vA7JeYAs4sf/vf8Y5kkZaJGzfvzEws4dHg==
+"@budibase/backend-core@1.3.18":
+  version "1.3.18"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/backend-core/-/backend-core-1.3.18.tgz#5ef26e3283f46b321103766b0359ca72035c8942"
+  integrity sha512-utux5ydlnejKavU2H2HlCJkIyymVmGj+rVJp+SR1JrtPW2wkzHzpYn2k9eXFOYnAwqTF8jpCj4FVOEeDTfQcbw==
   dependencies:
-    "@budibase/types" "1.3.15-alpha.9"
+    "@budibase/types" "^1.3.18"
     "@shopify/jest-koa-mocks" "5.0.1"
     "@techpass/passport-openidconnect" "0.3.2"
     aws-sdk "2.1030.0"
     bcrypt "5.0.1"
-    bcryptjs "2.4.3"
     dotenv "16.0.1"
     emitter-listener "1.1.2"
     ioredis "4.28.0"
@@ -327,21 +326,21 @@
     uuid "8.3.2"
     zlib "1.0.5"
 
-"@budibase/pro@1.3.15-alpha.9":
-  version "1.3.15-alpha.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/pro/-/pro-1.3.15-alpha.9.tgz#cb0ab3041df4c412eed9a8c7950f20ca0e3b62c5"
-  integrity sha512-1eE7O/bYeHxSoG8V61B2OZN3bGD44RAinAFJLHvBK7ncHZSTOOH4fe5HLvFiWPm0gV5ONDHpqr9W5Vs6ZBXukQ==
+"@budibase/pro@1.3.18":
+  version "1.3.18"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/pro/-/pro-1.3.18.tgz#35a59e86c00971dd77a0b196e381a5ffd3be767c"
+  integrity sha512-aFGUr/ut4Ki56qLSdFaDLoEIPmwMqT5dGmY1xBT3Bwvhoq7hXevk1bcPFGj0rWBJnYG9zg/jmik9V4mE/lUOag==
   dependencies:
-    "@budibase/backend-core" "1.3.15-alpha.9"
-    "@budibase/types" "1.3.15-alpha.9"
+    "@budibase/backend-core" "1.3.18"
+    "@budibase/types" "1.3.18"
     "@koa/router" "8.0.8"
     joi "17.6.0"
     node-fetch "^2.6.1"
 
-"@budibase/types@1.3.15-alpha.9":
-  version "1.3.15-alpha.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/types/-/types-1.3.15-alpha.9.tgz#443cab0ca757a37af7a45f99caac35643fe273e5"
-  integrity sha512-r1Z2PLPF3nR/bGzVyZ0/6RcOYb4Csmk4J/b1KJ57wzTeDdsRwgVgGO6QS+XYdwZctsKDNOm9FvpIQj3tNM8Rjw==
+"@budibase/types@1.3.18", "@budibase/types@^1.3.18":
+  version "1.3.18"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/types/-/types-1.3.18.tgz#cd65213f476a2f37065796d0ccba18c8e8e07504"
+  integrity sha512-bMtS2RbbI3Ztl5aAwEVlsK+2PQ0vRSZm8n6YDRjC9Arc94B4GDl/sqowRndKYqVtUeA/gVW0HH8x+qzhuMX6Dw==
 
 "@cspotcode/source-map-consumer@0.8.0":
   version "0.8.0"