diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/migrations.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/migrations.ts
index 60c17f4020..7bc2dec290 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/migrations.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/migrations/migrations.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { DEFAULT_TENANT_ID } from "../constants"
-import { doWithDB } from "../db"
-import { DocumentType, StaticDatabases } from "../db/constants"
-import { getAllApps } from "../db/utils"
+import {
+  DocumentType,
+  StaticDatabases,
+  getAllApps,
+  getGlobalDBName,
+  doWithDB,
+} from "../db"
 import environment from "../environment"
 import { doInTenant, getTenantIds, getTenantId } from "../tenancy"
-import { getGlobalDBName } from "../db/tenancy"
 import * as context from "../context"
 import { DEFINITIONS } from "."
 import {
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/exportAppTemplate.js b/packages/server/scripts/exportAppTemplate.js
index bb1de425ba..04688b071f 100755
--- a/packages/server/scripts/exportAppTemplate.js
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/exportAppTemplate.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const yargs = require("yargs")
 const fs = require("fs")
 const { join } = require("path")
 require("../src/db").init()
-const { doWithDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
+const { db: dbCore } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 // load environment
 const env = require("../src/environment")
 const {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ yargs
       const writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(join(exportPath, "dump.text"))
       // perform couch dump
 
-      await doWithDB(appId, async db => {
+      await dbCore.doWithDB(appId, async db => {
         return db.dump(writeStream, {
           filter: doc =>
             !(
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.ts
index 88dc581020..c28b99529b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/auth.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { InternalTables } from "../../db/utils"
 import { getFullUser } from "../../utilities/users"
 import { roles, context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { groups } from "@budibase/pro"
-import { ContextUser, User } from "@budibase/types"
+import { ContextUser, User, Row } from "@budibase/types"
 
 const PUBLIC_ROLE = roles.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export async function fetchSelf(ctx: any) {
     try {
       const userTable = await db.get(InternalTables.USER_METADATA)
       // specifically needs to make sure is enriched
-      ctx.body = await outputProcessing(userTable, user)
+      ctx.body = await outputProcessing(userTable, user as Row)
     } catch (err: any) {
       let response
       // user didn't exist in app, don't pretend they do
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/cloud.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/cloud.ts
index 7f29369bf2..41c21d534a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/cloud.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/cloud.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { create } from "./application"
 import { join } from "path"
 import { App, BBContext, Database } from "@budibase/types"
 import sdk from "../../sdk"
-import { getAllApps } from "@budibase/backend-core/src/db"
 
 async function createApp(appName: string, appDirectory: string) {
   const ctx = {
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ export async function exportApps(ctx: BBContext) {
   if (env.SELF_HOSTED || !env.MULTI_TENANCY) {
     ctx.throw(400, "Exporting only allowed in multi-tenant cloud environments.")
   }
-  const apps = (await getAllApps({ all: true })) as App[]
+  const apps = (await dbCore.getAllApps({ all: true })) as App[]
   const globalDBString = await sdk.backups.exportDB(dbCore.getGlobalDBName(), {
     filter: (doc: any) => !doc._id.startsWith(DocumentType.USER),
   })
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ async function checkHasBeenImported() {
   if (!env.SELF_HOSTED || env.MULTI_TENANCY) {
     return true
   }
-  const apps = await getAllApps({ all: true })
+  const apps = await dbCore.getAllApps({ all: true })
   return apps.length !== 0
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.ts
similarity index 74%
rename from packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.js
rename to packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.ts
index 80bd263d87..511eb8ab74 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/datasource.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,29 @@
-const {
+import {
   generateDatasourceID,
   getDatasourceParams,
   getQueryParams,
   DocumentType,
   BudibaseInternalDB,
   getTableParams,
-} = require("../../db/utils")
-const { destroy: tableDestroy } = require("./table/internal")
-const { BuildSchemaErrors, InvalidColumns } = require("../../constants")
-const { getIntegration } = require("../../integrations")
-const { getDatasourceAndQuery } = require("./row/utils")
-const { invalidateDynamicVariables } = require("../../threads/utils")
-const { getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
-const { events } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
-const { db: dbCore } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
+} from "../../db/utils"
+import { destroy as tableDestroy } from "./table/internal"
+import { BuildSchemaErrors, InvalidColumns } from "../../constants"
+import { getIntegration } from "../../integrations"
+import { getDatasourceAndQuery } from "./row/utils"
+import { invalidateDynamicVariables } from "../../threads/utils"
+import { db as dbCore, context, events } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { BBContext, Datasource, Row } from "@budibase/types"
 
-exports.fetch = async function (ctx) {
+export async function fetch(ctx: BBContext) {
   // Get internal tables
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const internalTables = await db.allDocs(
     getTableParams(null, {
       include_docs: true,
     })
   )
 
-  const internal = internalTables.rows.reduce((acc, row) => {
+  const internal = internalTables.rows.reduce((acc: any, row: Row) => {
     const sourceId = row.doc.sourceId || "bb_internal"
     acc[sourceId] = acc[sourceId] || []
     acc[sourceId].push(row.doc)
@@ -60,8 +59,8 @@ exports.fetch = async function (ctx) {
   ctx.body = [bbInternalDb, ...datasources]
 }
 
-exports.buildSchemaFromDb = async function (ctx) {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+export async function buildSchemaFromDb(ctx: BBContext) {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const datasource = await db.get(ctx.params.datasourceId)
   const tablesFilter = ctx.request.body.tablesFilter
 
@@ -72,7 +71,9 @@ exports.buildSchemaFromDb = async function (ctx) {
     }
     for (let key in tables) {
       if (
-        tablesFilter.some(filter => filter.toLowerCase() === key.toLowerCase())
+        tablesFilter.some(
+          (filter: any) => filter.toLowerCase() === key.toLowerCase()
+        )
       ) {
         datasource.entities[key] = tables[key]
       }
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ exports.buildSchemaFromDb = async function (ctx) {
   const dbResp = await db.put(datasource)
   datasource._rev = dbResp.rev
 
-  const response = { datasource }
+  const response: any = { datasource }
   if (error) {
     response.error = error
   }
@@ -95,9 +96,9 @@ exports.buildSchemaFromDb = async function (ctx) {
 /**
  * Make sure all datasource entities have a display name selected
  */
-const setDefaultDisplayColumns = datasource => {
+function setDefaultDisplayColumns(datasource: Datasource) {
   //
-  for (let entity of Object.values(datasource.entities)) {
+  for (let entity of Object.values(datasource.entities || {})) {
     if (entity.primaryDisplay) {
       continue
     }
@@ -113,9 +114,12 @@ const setDefaultDisplayColumns = datasource => {
 /**
  * Check for variables that have been updated or removed and invalidate them.
  */
-const invalidateVariables = async (existingDatasource, updatedDatasource) => {
-  const existingVariables = existingDatasource.config.dynamicVariables
-  const updatedVariables = updatedDatasource.config.dynamicVariables
+async function invalidateVariables(
+  existingDatasource: Datasource,
+  updatedDatasource: Datasource
+) {
+  const existingVariables: any = existingDatasource.config?.dynamicVariables
+  const updatedVariables: any = updatedDatasource.config?.dynamicVariables
   const toInvalidate = []
 
   if (!existingVariables) {
@@ -127,9 +131,9 @@ const invalidateVariables = async (existingDatasource, updatedDatasource) => {
     toInvalidate.push(...existingVariables)
   } else {
     // invaldate changed / removed
-    existingVariables.forEach(existing => {
+    existingVariables.forEach((existing: any) => {
       const unchanged = updatedVariables.find(
-        updated =>
+        (updated: any) =>
           existing.name === updated.name &&
           existing.queryId === updated.queryId &&
           existing.value === updated.value
@@ -142,8 +146,8 @@ const invalidateVariables = async (existingDatasource, updatedDatasource) => {
   await invalidateDynamicVariables(toInvalidate)
 }
 
-exports.update = async function (ctx) {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+export async function update(ctx: BBContext) {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const datasourceId = ctx.params.datasourceId
   let datasource = await db.get(datasourceId)
   const auth = datasource.config.auth
@@ -171,8 +175,8 @@ exports.update = async function (ctx) {
   ctx.body = { datasource }
 }
 
-exports.save = async function (ctx) {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+export async function save(ctx: BBContext) {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const plus = ctx.request.body.datasource.plus
   const fetchSchema = ctx.request.body.fetchSchema
 
@@ -202,15 +206,15 @@ exports.save = async function (ctx) {
     }
   }
 
-  const response = { datasource }
+  const response: any = { datasource }
   if (schemaError) {
     response.error = schemaError
   }
   ctx.body = response
 }
 
-const destroyInternalTablesBySourceId = async datasourceId => {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+async function destroyInternalTablesBySourceId(datasourceId: string) {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
 
   // Get all internal tables
   const internalTables = await db.allDocs(
@@ -220,12 +224,15 @@ const destroyInternalTablesBySourceId = async datasourceId => {
   )
 
   // Filter by datasource and return the docs.
-  const datasourceTableDocs = internalTables.rows.reduce((acc, table) => {
-    if (table.doc.sourceId == datasourceId) {
-      acc.push(table.doc)
-    }
-    return acc
-  }, [])
+  const datasourceTableDocs = internalTables.rows.reduce(
+    (acc: any, table: any) => {
+      if (table.doc.sourceId == datasourceId) {
+        acc.push(table.doc)
+      }
+      return acc
+    },
+    []
+  )
 
   // Destroy the tables.
   for (const table of datasourceTableDocs) {
@@ -237,8 +244,8 @@ const destroyInternalTablesBySourceId = async datasourceId => {
   }
 }
 
-exports.destroy = async function (ctx) {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+export async function destroy(ctx: BBContext) {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const datasourceId = ctx.params.datasourceId
 
   const datasource = await db.get(datasourceId)
@@ -249,7 +256,7 @@ exports.destroy = async function (ctx) {
   } else {
     const queries = await db.allDocs(getQueryParams(datasourceId, null))
     await db.bulkDocs(
-      queries.rows.map(row => ({
+      queries.rows.map((row: any) => ({
         _id: row.id,
         _rev: row.value.rev,
         _deleted: true,
@@ -265,28 +272,28 @@ exports.destroy = async function (ctx) {
   ctx.status = 200
 }
 
-exports.find = async function (ctx) {
-  const database = getAppDB()
+export async function find(ctx: BBContext) {
+  const database = context.getAppDB()
   ctx.body = await database.get(ctx.params.datasourceId)
 }
 
 // dynamic query functionality
-exports.query = async function (ctx) {
+export async function query(ctx: BBContext) {
   const queryJson = ctx.request.body
   try {
     ctx.body = await getDatasourceAndQuery(queryJson)
-  } catch (err) {
+  } catch (err: any) {
     ctx.throw(400, err)
   }
 }
 
-function getErrorTables(errors, errorType) {
+function getErrorTables(errors: any, errorType: string) {
   return Object.entries(errors)
     .filter(entry => entry[1] === errorType)
     .map(([name]) => name)
 }
 
-function updateError(error, newError, tables) {
+function updateError(error: any, newError: any, tables: string[]) {
   if (!error) {
     error = ""
   }
@@ -297,7 +304,7 @@ function updateError(error, newError, tables) {
   return error
 }
 
-const buildSchemaHelper = async datasource => {
+async function buildSchemaHelper(datasource: Datasource) {
   const Connector = await getIntegration(datasource.source)
 
   // Connect to the DB and build the schema
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/deploy/Deployment.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/deploy/Deployment.ts
index 765f22acc1..c15cffbcd8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/deploy/Deployment.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/deploy/Deployment.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 /**
  * This is used to pass around information about the deployment that is occurring
  */
-export class Deployment {
+export default class Deployment {
   _id: string
   verification: any
   status?: string
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.ts
similarity index 70%
rename from packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.js
rename to packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.ts
index f3f52d4ef0..c00252d643 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/layout.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-const { EMPTY_LAYOUT } = require("../../constants/layouts")
-const { generateLayoutID, getScreenParams } = require("../../db/utils")
-const { getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
-const { events } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
+import { EMPTY_LAYOUT } from "../../constants/layouts"
+import { generateLayoutID, getScreenParams } from "../../db/utils"
+import { events, context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { BBContext } from "@budibase/types"
 
-exports.save = async function (ctx) {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+export async function save(ctx: BBContext) {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   let layout = ctx.request.body
 
   if (!layout.props) {
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ exports.save = async function (ctx) {
   ctx.status = 200
 }
 
-exports.destroy = async function (ctx) {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+export async function destroy(ctx: BBContext) {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const layoutId = ctx.params.layoutId,
     layoutRev = ctx.params.layoutRev
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/tables.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/tables.ts
index 3ee94bddb3..a346a750da 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/tables.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/tables.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { search as stringSearch, addRev } from "./utils"
-import { default as controller } from "../table"
-import { Table } from "../../../definitions/common"
+import * as controller from "../table"
+import { Table } from "@budibase/types"
 
 function fixTable(table: Table, params: any) {
   if (!params || !table) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.js
index fa48106d26..e0c3a9ee4d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const {
   breakRowIdField,
 } = require("../../../integrations/utils")
 const ExternalRequest = require("./ExternalRequest")
-const { getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
+const { context } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const exporters = require("../view/exporters")
 const { apiFileReturn } = require("../../../utilities/fileSystem")
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ exports.validate = async () => {
 
 exports.exportRows = async ctx => {
   const { datasourceId } = breakExternalTableId(ctx.params.tableId)
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const format = ctx.query.format
   const { columns } = ctx.request.body
   const datasource = await db.get(datasourceId)
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ exports.fetchEnrichedRow = async ctx => {
   const id = ctx.params.rowId
   const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
   const { datasourceId, tableName } = breakExternalTableId(tableId)
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const datasource = await db.get(datasourceId)
   if (!datasource || !datasource.entities) {
     ctx.throw(400, "Datasource has not been configured for plus API.")
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.js
index 0f1324f10e..9b105fd3ae 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const {
   DocumentType,
   InternalTables,
 } = require("../../../db/utils")
-const { getDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
 const userController = require("../user")
 const {
   inputProcessing,
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ const {
   getFromMemoryDoc,
 } = require("../view/utils")
 const { cloneDeep } = require("lodash/fp")
-const { getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
+const { context, db: dbCore } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const { finaliseRow, updateRelatedFormula } = require("./staticFormula")
 const exporters = require("../view/exporters")
 const { apiFileReturn } = require("../../../utilities/fileSystem")
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ async function getRawTableData(ctx, db, tableId) {
 }
 
 exports.patch = async ctx => {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const inputs = ctx.request.body
   const tableId = inputs.tableId
   const isUserTable = tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ exports.patch = async ctx => {
 }
 
 exports.save = async function (ctx) {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   let inputs = ctx.request.body
   inputs.tableId = ctx.params.tableId
 
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ exports.fetchView = async ctx => {
     return exports.fetch(ctx)
   }
 
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const { calculation, group, field } = ctx.query
   const viewInfo = await getView(db, viewName)
   let response
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ exports.fetchView = async ctx => {
 }
 
 exports.fetch = async ctx => {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
 
   const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
   let table = await db.get(tableId)
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ exports.fetch = async ctx => {
 }
 
 exports.find = async ctx => {
-  const db = getDB(ctx.appId)
+  const db = dbCore.getDB(ctx.appId)
   const table = await db.get(ctx.params.tableId)
   let row = await findRow(ctx, ctx.params.tableId, ctx.params.rowId)
   row = await outputProcessing(table, row)
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ exports.find = async ctx => {
 }
 
 exports.destroy = async function (ctx) {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const { _id } = ctx.request.body
   let row = await db.get(_id)
   let _rev = ctx.request.body._rev || row._rev
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ exports.destroy = async function (ctx) {
 }
 
 exports.bulkDestroy = async ctx => {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
   const table = await db.get(tableId)
   let { rows } = ctx.request.body
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ exports.search = async ctx => {
   }
 
   const { tableId } = ctx.params
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const { paginate, query, ...params } = ctx.request.body
   params.version = ctx.version
   params.tableId = tableId
@@ -371,7 +370,7 @@ exports.validate = async ctx => {
 }
 
 exports.exportRows = async ctx => {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const table = await db.get(ctx.params.tableId)
   const rowIds = ctx.request.body.rows
   let format = ctx.query.format
@@ -408,7 +407,7 @@ exports.exportRows = async ctx => {
 }
 
 exports.fetchEnrichedRow = async ctx => {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
   const rowId = ctx.params.rowId
   // need table to work out where links go in row
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.ts
index eea80a3cd8..3719c206e2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { InternalTables } from "../../../db/utils"
-import userController from "../user"
+import * as userController from "../user"
 import { FieldTypes } from "../../../constants"
 import { context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { makeExternalQuery } from "../../../integrations/base/query"
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts
index 9b2f20497b..a70ba4dcba 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export async function save(ctx: any) {
     tableToSave._rev = result.rev
   }
   // has to run after, make sure it has _id
-  await runStaticFormulaChecks(tableToSave, { oldTable, deletion: null })
+  await runStaticFormulaChecks(tableToSave, { oldTable, deletion: false })
   return tableToSave
 }
 
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ export async function destroy(ctx: any) {
 
   // has to run after, make sure it has _id
   await runStaticFormulaChecks(tableToDelete, {
-    oldTable: null,
     deletion: true,
   })
   await cleanupAttachments(tableToDelete, {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.ts
similarity index 69%
rename from packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
rename to packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.ts
index 7d4ef65994..f1a66f2c19 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
-const {
+import {
   generateUserMetadataID,
   getUserMetadataParams,
   generateUserFlagID,
-} = require("../../db/utils")
-const { InternalTables } = require("../../db/utils")
-const { getGlobalUsers, getRawGlobalUser } = require("../../utilities/global")
-const { getFullUser } = require("../../utilities/users")
-const { isEqual } = require("lodash")
-const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = require("@budibase/backend-core/roles")
-const {
-  getDevelopmentAppID,
-  getProdAppIDs,
-  dbExists,
-} = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
-const { UserStatus } = require("@budibase/backend-core/constants")
-const { getAppDB, doInAppContext } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
+} from "../../db/utils"
+import { InternalTables } from "../../db/utils"
+import { getGlobalUsers, getRawGlobalUser } from "../../utilities/global"
+import { getFullUser } from "../../utilities/users"
+import { isEqual } from "lodash"
+import {
+  context,
+  constants,
+  roles as rolesCore,
+  db as dbCore,
+} from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { BBContext, User } from "@budibase/types"
 
 async function rawMetadata() {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   return (
     await db.allDocs(
       getUserMetadataParams(null, {
@@ -27,9 +26,9 @@ async function rawMetadata() {
   ).rows.map(row => row.doc)
 }
 
-function combineMetadataAndUser(user, metadata) {
+function combineMetadataAndUser(user: any, metadata: any) {
   // skip users with no access
-  if (user.roleId === BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC) {
+  if (user.roleId === rolesCore.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC) {
     return null
   }
   delete user._rev
@@ -55,9 +54,9 @@ function combineMetadataAndUser(user, metadata) {
   return null
 }
 
-exports.syncGlobalUsers = async () => {
+export async function syncGlobalUsers() {
   // sync user metadata
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const [users, metadata] = await Promise.all([getGlobalUsers(), rawMetadata()])
   const toWrite = []
   for (let user of users) {
@@ -69,13 +68,13 @@ exports.syncGlobalUsers = async () => {
   await db.bulkDocs(toWrite)
 }
 
-exports.syncUser = async function (ctx) {
+export async function syncUser(ctx: BBContext) {
   let deleting = false,
-    user
+    user: User | any
   const userId = ctx.params.id
   try {
     user = await getRawGlobalUser(userId)
-  } catch (err) {
+  } catch (err: any) {
     if (err && err.status === 404) {
       user = {}
       deleting = true
@@ -92,21 +91,21 @@ exports.syncUser = async function (ctx) {
   let prodAppIds
   // if they are a builder then get all production app IDs
   if ((user.builder && user.builder.global) || deleting) {
-    prodAppIds = await getProdAppIDs()
+    prodAppIds = await dbCore.getProdAppIDs()
   } else {
     prodAppIds = Object.entries(roles)
-      .filter(entry => entry[1] !== BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC)
+      .filter(entry => entry[1] !== rolesCore.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC)
       .map(([appId]) => appId)
   }
   for (let prodAppId of prodAppIds) {
     const roleId = roles[prodAppId]
-    const devAppId = getDevelopmentAppID(prodAppId)
+    const devAppId = dbCore.getDevelopmentAppID(prodAppId)
     for (let appId of [prodAppId, devAppId]) {
-      if (!(await dbExists(appId))) {
+      if (!(await dbCore.dbExists(appId))) {
         continue
       }
-      await doInAppContext(appId, async () => {
-        const db = getAppDB()
+      await context.doInAppContext(appId, async () => {
+        const db = context.getAppDB()
         const metadataId = generateUserMetadataID(userId)
         let metadata
         try {
@@ -127,8 +126,8 @@ exports.syncUser = async function (ctx) {
           ? combineMetadataAndUser(user, metadata)
           : {
               ...metadata,
-              status: UserStatus.INACTIVE,
-              metadata: BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC,
+              status: constants.UserStatus.INACTIVE,
+              metadata: rolesCore.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC,
             }
         // if its null then there was no updates required
         if (combined) {
@@ -142,10 +141,9 @@ exports.syncUser = async function (ctx) {
   }
 }
 
-exports.fetchMetadata = async function (ctx) {
-  const database = getAppDB()
+export async function fetchMetadata(ctx: BBContext) {
   const global = await getGlobalUsers()
-  const metadata = await rawMetadata(database)
+  const metadata = await rawMetadata()
   const users = []
   for (let user of global) {
     // find the metadata that matches up to the global ID
@@ -162,18 +160,18 @@ exports.fetchMetadata = async function (ctx) {
   ctx.body = users
 }
 
-exports.updateSelfMetadata = async function (ctx) {
+export async function updateSelfMetadata(ctx: BBContext) {
   // overwrite the ID with current users
-  ctx.request.body._id = ctx.user._id
+  ctx.request.body._id = ctx.user?._id
   // make sure no stale rev
   delete ctx.request.body._rev
   // make sure no csrf token
   delete ctx.request.body.csrfToken
-  await exports.updateMetadata(ctx)
+  await updateMetadata(ctx)
 }
 
-exports.updateMetadata = async function (ctx) {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+export async function updateMetadata(ctx: BBContext) {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const user = ctx.request.body
   // this isn't applicable to the user
   delete user.roles
@@ -184,8 +182,8 @@ exports.updateMetadata = async function (ctx) {
   ctx.body = await db.put(metadata)
 }
 
-exports.destroyMetadata = async function (ctx) {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+export async function destroyMetadata(ctx: BBContext) {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   try {
     const dbUser = await db.get(ctx.params.id)
     await db.remove(dbUser._id, dbUser._rev)
@@ -197,18 +195,18 @@ exports.destroyMetadata = async function (ctx) {
   }
 }
 
-exports.findMetadata = async function (ctx) {
+export async function findMetadata(ctx: BBContext) {
   ctx.body = await getFullUser(ctx, ctx.params.id)
 }
 
-exports.setFlag = async function (ctx) {
-  const userId = ctx.user._id
+export async function setFlag(ctx: BBContext) {
+  const userId = ctx.user?._id
   const { flag, value } = ctx.request.body
   if (!flag) {
     ctx.throw(400, "Must supply a 'flag' field in request body.")
   }
-  const flagDocId = generateUserFlagID(userId)
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const flagDocId = generateUserFlagID(userId!)
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   let doc
   try {
     doc = await db.get(flagDocId)
@@ -220,10 +218,10 @@ exports.setFlag = async function (ctx) {
   ctx.body = { message: "Flag set successfully" }
 }
 
-exports.getFlags = async function (ctx) {
-  const userId = ctx.user._id
-  const docId = generateUserFlagID(userId)
-  const db = getAppDB()
+export async function getFlags(ctx: BBContext) {
+  const userId = ctx.user?._id
+  const docId = generateUserFlagID(userId!)
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   let doc
   try {
     doc = await db.get(docId)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/utils.ts
index 7fa37e6c5d..ef7ce772f9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/utils.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export async function getViews() {
 }
 
 export async function saveView(
-  originalName: string,
+  originalName: string | null,
   viewName: string,
   viewTemplate: any
 ) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/index.ts
similarity index 70%
rename from packages/server/src/api/index.js
rename to packages/server/src/api/index.ts
index 4cd574f557..a77fc62b9b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/index.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
-const Router = require("@koa/router")
-const {
-  buildAuthMiddleware,
-  auditLog,
-  buildTenancyMiddleware,
-} = require("@budibase/backend-core/auth")
-const { errors } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
-const currentApp = require("../middleware/currentapp")
+import Router from "@koa/router"
+import { errors, auth } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import currentApp from "../middleware/currentapp"
+import zlib from "zlib"
+import { mainRoutes, staticRoutes, publicRoutes } from "./routes"
+import pkg from "../../package.json"
+import env from "../environment"
+import { middleware as pro } from "@budibase/pro"
+export { shutdown } from "./routes/public"
 const compress = require("koa-compress")
-const zlib = require("zlib")
-const { mainRoutes, staticRoutes, publicRoutes } = require("./routes")
-const pkg = require("../../package.json")
-const env = require("../environment")
-const { middleware: pro } = require("@budibase/pro")
-const { shutdown } = require("./routes/public")
 
-const router = new Router()
+export const router: Router = new Router()
 
 router.get("/health", ctx => (ctx.status = 200))
 router.get("/version", ctx => (ctx.body = pkg.version))
@@ -42,7 +37,7 @@ router
   // re-direct before any middlewares occur
   .redirect("/", "/builder")
   .use(
-    buildAuthMiddleware(null, {
+    auth.buildAuthMiddleware(null, {
       publicAllowed: true,
     })
   )
@@ -50,19 +45,20 @@ router
   // the server can be public anywhere, so nowhere should throw errors
   // if the tenancy has not been set, it'll have to be discovered at application layer
   .use(
-    buildTenancyMiddleware(null, null, {
+    auth.buildTenancyMiddleware(null, null, {
       noTenancyRequired: true,
     })
   )
   .use(pro.licensing())
+  // @ts-ignore
   .use(currentApp)
-  .use(auditLog)
+  .use(auth.auditLog)
 
 // error handling middleware
 router.use(async (ctx, next) => {
   try {
     await next()
-  } catch (err) {
+  } catch (err: any) {
     ctx.status = err.status || err.statusCode || 500
     const error = errors.getPublicError(err)
     ctx.body = {
@@ -91,6 +87,3 @@ router.use(publicRoutes.allowedMethods())
 // WARNING - static routes will catch everything else after them this must be last
 router.use(staticRoutes.routes())
 router.use(staticRoutes.allowedMethods())
-
-module.exports.router = router
-module.exports.shutdown = shutdown
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/layout.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/layout.ts
index 6ec48b9263..cdfdb4002a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/layout.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/layout.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Router from "@koa/router"
 import authorized from "../../middleware/authorized"
 import { permissions } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import controller from "../controllers/layout"
+import * as controller from "../controllers/layout"
 
 const router: Router = new Router()
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/script.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/script.ts
index 44f1069c9e..271cbc51c6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/script.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/script.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Router from "@koa/router"
 import * as controller from "../controllers/script"
 import authorized from "../../middleware/authorized"
-import { permissions } from "@budibase/backend-core/permissions"
+import { permissions } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
 const router: Router = new Router()
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/permissions.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/permissions.spec.js
index b416d1c0bf..093f63913a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/permissions.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/permissions.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = require("@budibase/backend-core/roles")
+const { roles } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const setup = require("./utilities")
 const { basicRow } = setup.structures
+const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = roles
 
 const HIGHER_ROLE_ID = BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.BASIC
 const STD_ROLE_ID = BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/role.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/role.spec.js
index 56a3f1e9d9..8402a7b13c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/role.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/role.spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = require("@budibase/backend-core/roles")
-const {
-  BuiltinPermissionID,
-} = require("@budibase/backend-core/permissions")
+const { roles, events, permissions } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const setup = require("./utilities")
 const { basicRole } = setup.structures
-const { events } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
+const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = roles
+const { BuiltinPermissionID } = permissions
 
 describe("/roles", () => {
   let request = setup.getRequest()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/routing.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/routing.spec.js
index 1c3abf2457..148e5eded1 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/routing.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/routing.spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 const setup = require("./utilities")
 const { basicScreen } = setup.structures
 const { checkBuilderEndpoint, runInProd } = require("./utilities/TestFunctions")
-const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = require("@budibase/backend-core/roles")
+const { roles } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
+const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = roles
 
 const route = "/test"
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
index afcc73fd36..65e6df544a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 const { outputProcessing } = require("../../../utilities/rowProcessor")
 const setup = require("./utilities")
 const { basicRow } = setup.structures
-const { doInAppContext } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
-const { doInTenant } = require("@budibase/backend-core/tenancy")
+const { context, tenancy } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const {
   quotas,
 } = require("@budibase/pro")
@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
 
   describe("fetchEnrichedRows", () => {
     it("should allow enriching some linked rows", async () => {
-      const { table, firstRow, secondRow } = await doInTenant(
+      const { table, firstRow, secondRow } = await tenancy.doInTenant(
         setup.structures.TENANT_ID,
         async () => {
           const table = await config.createLinkedTable()
@@ -507,7 +506,7 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
       })
       // the environment needs configured for this
       await setup.switchToSelfHosted(async () => {
-        doInAppContext(config.getAppId(), async () => {
+        context.doInAppContext(config.getAppId(), async () => {
           const enriched = await outputProcessing(table, [row])
           expect(enriched[0].attachment[0].url).toBe(
             `/prod-budi-app-assets/${config.getAppId()}/attachments/test/thing.csv`
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js
index 29c33b3899..7e4bf02616 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/user.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = require("@budibase/backend-core/roles")
+const { roles } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const { checkPermissionsEndpoint } = require("./utilities/TestFunctions")
 const setup = require("./utilities")
+const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = roles
 
 jest.mock("../../../utilities/workerRequests", () => ({
   getGlobalUsers: jest.fn(() => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestFunctions.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestFunctions.ts
index a34527e8f2..3ac7dea5ac 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/utilities/TestFunctions.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import * as rowController from "../../../controllers/row"
 import * as appController from "../../../controllers/application"
 import { AppStatus } from "../../../../db/utils"
-import { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } from "@budibase/backend-core/roles"
-import { doInTenant } from "@budibase/backend-core/tenancy"
+import { roles, tenancy, context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { TENANT_ID } from "../../../../tests/utilities/structures"
-import { getAppDB, doInAppContext } from "@budibase/backend-core/context"
 import * as env from "../../../../environment"
 
 class Request {
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ class Request {
 }
 
 function runRequest(appId: any, controlFunc: any, request?: any) {
-  return doInAppContext(appId, async () => {
+  return context.doInAppContext(appId, async () => {
     return controlFunc(request)
   })
 }
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ export const getAllTableRows = async (config: any) => {
 }
 
 export const clearAllApps = async (tenantId = TENANT_ID) => {
-  await doInTenant(tenantId, async () => {
+  await tenancy.doInTenant(tenantId, async () => {
     const req: any = { query: { status: AppStatus.DEV }, user: { tenantId } }
     await appController.fetch(req)
     const apps = req.body
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ export const clearAllApps = async (tenantId = TENANT_ID) => {
 export const clearAllAutomations = async (config: any) => {
   const automations = await config.getAllAutomations()
   for (let auto of automations) {
-    await doInAppContext(config.appId, async () => {
+    await context.doInAppContext(config.appId, async () => {
       await config.deleteAutomation(auto)
     })
   }
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ export const checkPermissionsEndpoint = async ({
     .expect(200)
 
   let failHeader
-  if (failRole === BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC) {
+  if (failRole === roles.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC) {
     failHeader = config.publicHeaders({ prodApp: true })
   } else {
     failHeader = await config.login({
@@ -127,7 +125,7 @@ export const checkPermissionsEndpoint = async ({
 }
 
 export const getDB = () => {
-  return getAppDB()
+  return context.getAppDB()
 }
 
 export const testAutomation = async (config: any, automation: any) => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/user.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/user.ts
index 95010bf8f2..60eaf5b1b9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/user.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/user.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Router from "@koa/router"
-import controller from "../controllers/user"
+import * as controller from "../controllers/user"
 import authorized from "../../middleware/authorized"
 import { permissions } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 const { PermissionType, PermissionLevel } = permissions
diff --git a/packages/server/src/app.ts b/packages/server/src/app.ts
index 9253186498..8a9c1d5b24 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/app.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ const http = require("http")
 const api = require("./api")
 const automations = require("./automations/index")
 const Sentry = require("@sentry/node")
-const { logAlert } = require("@budibase/backend-core/logging")
 const { Thread } = require("./threads")
-import redis from "./utilities/redis"
-import { events } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import * as redis from "./utilities/redis"
+import { events, logging } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { initialise as initialiseWebsockets } from "./websocket"
 import { startup } from "./startup"
 
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ process.on("uncaughtException", err => {
     return
   }
   errCode = -1
-  logAlert("Uncaught exception.", err)
+  logging.logAlert("Uncaught exception.", err)
   shutdown()
 })
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/triggers.js b/packages/server/src/automations/triggers.js
index 3481cebf9b..4f865d4df8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/triggers.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/triggers.js
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ const { automationQueue } = require("./bullboard")
 const { checkTestFlag } = require("../utilities/redis")
 const utils = require("./utils")
 const env = require("../environment")
-const { doInAppContext, getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
-const { getAllApps } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
+const { context, db: dbCore } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 
 const TRIGGER_DEFINITIONS = definitions
 const JOB_OPTS = {
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ const JOB_OPTS = {
 }
 
 async function getAllAutomations() {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   let automations = await db.allDocs(
     getAutomationParams(null, { include_docs: true })
   )
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ async function queueRelevantRowAutomations(event, eventType) {
     throw `No appId specified for ${eventType} - check event emitters.`
   }
 
-  doInAppContext(event.appId, async () => {
+  context.doInAppContext(event.appId, async () => {
     let automations = await getAllAutomations()
 
     // filter down to the correct event type
@@ -122,9 +121,9 @@ exports.rebootTrigger = async () => {
   }
   // iterate through all production apps, find the reboot crons
   // and trigger events for them
-  const appIds = await getAllApps({ dev: false, idsOnly: true })
+  const appIds = await dbCore.getAllApps({ dev: false, idsOnly: true })
   for (let prodAppId of appIds) {
-    await doInAppContext(prodAppId, async () => {
+    await context.doInAppContext(prodAppId, async () => {
       let automations = await getAllAutomations()
       let rebootEvents = []
       for (let automation of automations) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/constants/index.js b/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
index 6d8fe57baa..5f68cc26ed 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/constants/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = require("@budibase/backend-core/roles")
-const { UserStatus } = require("@budibase/backend-core/constants")
-const { objectStore } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
+const { objectStore, roles, constants } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 
 const FilterTypes = {
   STRING: "string",
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ exports.USERS_TABLE_SCHEMA = {
       constraints: {
         type: exports.FieldTypes.STRING,
         presence: false,
-        inclusion: Object.values(BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS),
+        inclusion: Object.values(roles.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS),
       },
     },
     status: {
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ exports.USERS_TABLE_SCHEMA = {
       constraints: {
         type: exports.FieldTypes.STRING,
         presence: false,
-        inclusion: Object.values(UserStatus),
+        inclusion: Object.values(constants.UserStatus),
       },
     },
   },
diff --git a/packages/server/src/constants/screens.js b/packages/server/src/constants/screens.js
index 23f8bc88df..dc21c0d9bd 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/constants/screens.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/constants/screens.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS } = require("@budibase/backend-core/roles")
+const { roles } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const { BASE_LAYOUT_PROP_IDS } = require("./layouts")
 
 exports.createHomeScreen = () => ({
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ exports.createHomeScreen = () => ({
   },
   routing: {
     route: "/",
-    roleId: BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.BASIC,
+    roleId: roles.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.BASIC,
   },
   name: "home-screen",
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/inMemoryView.js b/packages/server/src/db/inMemoryView.js
index 57ea89071c..278b906e24 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/inMemoryView.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/inMemoryView.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ const newid = require("./newid")
 
 // bypass the main application db config
 // use in memory pouchdb directly
-const { getPouch, closePouchDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
-const Pouch = getPouch({ inMemory: true })
+const { db: dbCore } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
+const Pouch = dbCore.getPouch({ inMemory: true })
 
 exports.runView = async (view, calculation, group, data) => {
   // use a different ID each time for the DB, make sure they
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ exports.runView = async (view, calculation, group, data) => {
     return response
   } finally {
     await db.destroy()
-    await closePouchDB(db)
+    await dbCore.closePouchDB(db)
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/LinkController.js b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/LinkController.js
index e7c338f709..df24b97e85 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/LinkController.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/LinkController.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ const { IncludeDocs, getLinkDocuments } = require("./linkUtils")
 const { InternalTables, getUserMetadataParams } = require("../utils")
 const Sentry = require("@sentry/node")
 const { FieldTypes, RelationshipTypes } = require("../../constants")
-const { getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
+const { context } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const LinkDocument = require("./LinkDocument")
 
 class LinkController {
   constructor({ tableId, row, table, oldTable }) {
-    this._db = getAppDB()
+    this._db = context.getAppDB()
     this._tableId = tableId
     this._row = row
     this._table = table
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/index.js b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/index.js
index 45bc72156f..1ee98f6148 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const { getMultiIDParams, USER_METDATA_PREFIX } = require("../../db/utils")
 const { partition } = require("lodash")
 const { getGlobalUsersFromMetadata } = require("../../utilities/global")
 const { processFormulas } = require("../../utilities/rowProcessor/utils")
-const { getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
+const { context } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 
 /**
  * This functionality makes sure that when rows with links are created, updated or deleted they are processed
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async function getLinksForRows(rows) {
 
 async function getFullLinkedDocs(links) {
   // create DBs
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const linkedRowIds = links.map(link => link.id)
   const uniqueRowIds = [...new Set(linkedRowIds)]
   let dbRows = (await db.allDocs(getMultiIDParams(uniqueRowIds))).rows.map(
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/linkUtils.js b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/linkUtils.js
index 5fc393ecf0..25a1b5fcf8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/linkUtils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/linkUtils.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const Sentry = require("@sentry/node")
 const { ViewName, getQueryIndex } = require("../utils")
 const { FieldTypes } = require("../../constants")
 const { createLinkView } = require("../views/staticViews")
-const { getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
+const { context } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 
 /**
  * Only needed so that boolean parameters are being used for includeDocs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ exports.createLinkView = createLinkView
  */
 exports.getLinkDocuments = async function (args) {
   const { tableId, rowId, includeDocs } = args
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   let params
   if (rowId != null) {
     params = { key: [tableId, rowId] }
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ exports.getLinkedTableIDs = table => {
 }
 
 exports.getLinkedTable = async (id, tables) => {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   let linkedTable = tables.find(table => table._id === id)
   if (linkedTable) {
     return linkedTable
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/db/utils.ts
index 13bf6eb3b5..ac5a6162b9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/utils.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export function getLinkParams(otherProps: any = {}) {
  * Generates a new layout ID.
  * @returns {string} The new layout ID which the layout doc can be stored under.
  */
-export function generateLayoutID(id: string) {
+export function generateLayoutID(id?: string) {
   return `${DocumentType.LAYOUT}${SEPARATOR}${id || newid()}`
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/views/staticViews.js b/packages/server/src/db/views/staticViews.js
index d715c02968..10ad8fd410 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/views/staticViews.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/views/staticViews.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
+const { context } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const { DocumentType, SEPARATOR, ViewName, SearchIndexes } = require("../utils")
 const SCREEN_PREFIX = DocumentType.SCREEN + SEPARATOR
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const SCREEN_PREFIX = DocumentType.SCREEN + SEPARATOR
  * so it may be slow.
  */
 exports.createLinkView = async () => {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
   const view = {
     map: function (doc) {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ exports.createLinkView = async () => {
 }
 
 exports.createRoutingView = async () => {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
   const view = {
     // if using variables in a map function need to inject them before use
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ exports.createRoutingView = async () => {
 }
 
 async function searchIndex(indexName, fnString) {
-  const db = getAppDB()
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
   const designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
   designDoc.indexes = {
     [indexName]: {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.ts
index f18e9d1d98..43ebc8b1dd 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function generateSelectStatement(
 ): (string | Knex.Raw)[] {
   const { resource, meta } = json
   const schema = meta?.table?.schema
-  return resource.fields.map(field => {
+  return resource!.fields.map(field => {
     const fieldNames = field.split(/\./g)
     const tableName = fieldNames[0]
     const columnName = fieldNames[1]
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sqlTable.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sqlTable.ts
index 02f7ad8718..2ab610fecd 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sqlTable.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sqlTable.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class SqlTableQueryBuilder {
           json.table,
           json.meta.tables,
           json.meta.table,
-          json.meta.renamed
+          json.meta.renamed!
         )
         break
       case Operation.DELETE_TABLE:
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/index.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/index.ts
index c926aeb992..e6f5968e32 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/index.ts
@@ -67,50 +67,54 @@ if (
   INTEGRATIONS[SourceName.ORACLE] = oracle.integration
 }
 
-module.exports = {
-  getDefinitions: async () => {
-    const pluginSchemas: { [key: string]: Integration } = {}
-    if (environment.SELF_HOSTED) {
-      const plugins = await getPlugins(PluginType.DATASOURCE)
-      // extract the actual schema from each custom
-      for (let plugin of plugins) {
-        const sourceId = plugin.name
-        pluginSchemas[sourceId] = {
-          ...plugin.schema["schema"],
-          custom: true,
-        }
-        if (plugin.iconUrl) {
-          pluginSchemas[sourceId].iconUrl = plugin.iconUrl
-        }
+export async function getDefinitions() {
+  const pluginSchemas: { [key: string]: Integration } = {}
+  if (environment.SELF_HOSTED) {
+    const plugins = await getPlugins(PluginType.DATASOURCE)
+    // extract the actual schema from each custom
+    for (let plugin of plugins) {
+      const sourceId = plugin.name
+      pluginSchemas[sourceId] = {
+        ...plugin.schema["schema"],
+        custom: true,
+      }
+      if (plugin.iconUrl) {
+        pluginSchemas[sourceId].iconUrl = plugin.iconUrl
       }
     }
-    return {
-      ...cloneDeep(DEFINITIONS),
-      ...pluginSchemas,
-    }
-  },
-  getIntegration: async (integration: string) => {
-    if (INTEGRATIONS[integration]) {
-      return INTEGRATIONS[integration]
-    }
-    if (environment.SELF_HOSTED) {
-      const plugins = await getPlugins(PluginType.DATASOURCE)
-      for (let plugin of plugins) {
-        if (plugin.name === integration) {
-          // need to use commonJS require due to its dynamic runtime nature
-          const retrieved: any = await getDatasourcePlugin(
-            plugin.name,
-            plugin.jsUrl,
-            plugin.schema?.hash
-          )
-          if (retrieved.integration) {
-            return retrieved.integration
-          } else {
-            return retrieved
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    throw new Error("No datasource implementation found.")
-  },
+  }
+  return {
+    ...cloneDeep(DEFINITIONS),
+    ...pluginSchemas,
+  }
+}
+
+export async function getIntegration(integration: string) {
+  if (INTEGRATIONS[integration]) {
+    return INTEGRATIONS[integration]
+  }
+  if (environment.SELF_HOSTED) {
+    const plugins = await getPlugins(PluginType.DATASOURCE)
+    for (let plugin of plugins) {
+      if (plugin.name === integration) {
+        // need to use commonJS require due to its dynamic runtime nature
+        const retrieved: any = await getDatasourcePlugin(
+          plugin.name,
+          plugin.jsUrl,
+          plugin.schema?.hash
+        )
+        if (retrieved.integration) {
+          return retrieved.integration
+        } else {
+          return retrieved
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  throw new Error("No datasource implementation found.")
+}
+
+export default {
+  getDefinitions,
+  getIntegration,
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/appUrls.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/appUrls.ts
index 1b563bb932..4d5ce6c30c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/appUrls.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/appUrls.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { DocumentType } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
+import { db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { getAppUrl } from "../../api/controllers/application"
 
 /**
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { getAppUrl } from "../../api/controllers/application"
 export const run = async (appDb: any) => {
   let metadata
   try {
-    metadata = await appDb.get(DocumentType.APP_METADATA)
+    metadata = await appDb.get(dbCore.DocumentType.APP_METADATA)
   } catch (e) {
     // sometimes the metadata document doesn't exist
     // exit early instead of failing the migration
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/tests/appUrls.spec.js b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/tests/appUrls.spec.js
index 4551bac160..dafe67712f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/tests/appUrls.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/tests/appUrls.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const {  DocumentType, doWithDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
+const { db: dbCore } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const TestConfig = require("../../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration")
 
 const migration = require("../appUrls")
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ describe("run", () => {
 
   it("runs successfully", async () => {
     const app = await config.createApp("testApp")
-    const metadata = await doWithDB(app.appId, async db => {
-      const metadataDoc = await db.get( DocumentType.APP_METADATA)
+    const metadata = await dbCore.doWithDB(app.appId, async db => {
+      const metadataDoc = await db.get(dbCore.DocumentType.APP_METADATA)
       delete metadataDoc.url
       await db.put(metadataDoc)
       await migration.run(db)
-      return await db.get( DocumentType.APP_METADATA)
+      return await db.get(dbCore.DocumentType.APP_METADATA)
     })
     expect(metadata.url).toEqual("/testapp")
   })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/tests/userEmailViewCasing.spec.js b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/tests/userEmailViewCasing.spec.js
index 3c8894f8e5..e6e6725f07 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/tests/userEmailViewCasing.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/tests/userEmailViewCasing.spec.js
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-jest.mock("@budibase/backend-core/db", () => ({
-  ...jest.requireActual("@budibase/backend-core/db"),
-  createNewUserEmailView: jest.fn(),
-}))
-const coreDb = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
+jest.mock("@budibase/backend-core", () => {
+  const core = jest.requireActual("@budibase/backend-core")
+  return {
+    ...core,
+    db: {
+      ...core.db,
+      createNewUserEmailView: jest.fn()
+    }
+  }
+})
+const { tenancy, db: dbCore } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 const TestConfig = require("../../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration")
 const { TENANT_ID } = require("../../../tests/utilities/structures")
-const { getGlobalDB, doInTenant } = require("@budibase/backend-core/tenancy")
 
 // mock email view creation
 
@@ -21,10 +26,10 @@ describe("run", () => {
     afterAll(config.end)
 
     it("runs successfully", async () => {
-      await doInTenant(TENANT_ID, async () => {
-        const globalDb = getGlobalDB()
+      await tenancy.doInTenant(TENANT_ID, async () => {
+        const globalDb = tenancy.getGlobalDB()
         await migration.run(globalDb)
-        expect(coreDb.createNewUserEmailView).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+        expect(dbCore.createNewUserEmailView).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
       })
     })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/usageQuotas/syncApps.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/usageQuotas/syncApps.ts
index 76e2dbdacd..351154dccc 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/usageQuotas/syncApps.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/usageQuotas/syncApps.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-import { getTenantId } from "@budibase/backend-core/tenancy"
-import { getAllApps } from "@budibase/backend-core/db"
+import { tenancy, db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { quotas } from "@budibase/pro"
 import { QuotaUsageType, StaticQuotaName } from "@budibase/types"
 
 export const run = async () => {
   // get app count
-  const devApps = await getAllApps({ dev: true })
+  const devApps = await dbCore.getAllApps({ dev: true })
   const appCount = devApps ? devApps.length : 0
 
   // sync app count
-  const tenantId = getTenantId()
+  const tenantId = tenancy.getTenantId()
   console.log(`[Tenant: ${tenantId}] Syncing app count: ${appCount}`)
   await quotas.setUsage(appCount, StaticQuotaName.APPS, QuotaUsageType.STATIC)
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/usageQuotas/syncRows.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/usageQuotas/syncRows.ts
index e5c8a1743c..92574d1f27 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/usageQuotas/syncRows.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/usageQuotas/syncRows.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import { getTenantId } from "@budibase/backend-core/tenancy"
-import { getAllApps } from "@budibase/backend-core/db"
+import { tenancy, db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { getUniqueRows } from "../../../utilities/usageQuota/rows"
 import { quotas } from "@budibase/pro"
 import { StaticQuotaName, QuotaUsageType, App } from "@budibase/types"
 
 export const run = async () => {
   // get all rows in all apps
-  const allApps = (await getAllApps({ all: true })) as App[]
+  const allApps = (await dbCore.getAllApps({ all: true })) as App[]
   const appIds = allApps ? allApps.map((app: { appId: any }) => app.appId) : []
   const { appRows } = await getUniqueRows(appIds)
 
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ export const run = async () => {
   })
 
   // sync row count
-  const tenantId = getTenantId()
+  const tenantId = tenancy.getTenantId()
   console.log(`[Tenant: ${tenantId}] Syncing row count: ${rowCount}`)
   await quotas.setUsagePerApp(
     counts,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/usageQuotas/tests/syncRows.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/usageQuotas/tests/syncRows.spec.ts
index b0d429fbe8..a5cb203e0f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/usageQuotas/tests/syncRows.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/usageQuotas/tests/syncRows.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import TestConfig from "../../../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration"
 import * as syncRows from "../syncRows"
 import { quotas } from "@budibase/pro"
 import { QuotaUsageType, StaticQuotaName } from "@budibase/types"
-const { getProdAppID } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
+const { db: dbCore } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
 
 describe("syncRows", () => {
   let config = new TestConfig(false)
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ describe("syncRows", () => {
       // assert the migration worked
       usageDoc = await quotas.getQuotaUsage()
       expect(usageDoc.usageQuota.rows).toEqual(3)
-      expect(usageDoc.apps?.[getProdAppID(app1.appId)].usageQuota.rows).toEqual(
-        1
-      )
-      expect(usageDoc.apps?.[getProdAppID(app2.appId)].usageQuota.rows).toEqual(
-        2
-      )
+      expect(
+        usageDoc.apps?.[dbCore.getProdAppID(app1.appId)].usageQuota.rows
+      ).toEqual(1)
+      expect(
+        usageDoc.apps?.[dbCore.getProdAppID(app2.appId)].usageQuota.rows
+      ).toEqual(2)
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/userEmailViewCasing.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/userEmailViewCasing.ts
index fe58692a27..078289cddf 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/userEmailViewCasing.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/userEmailViewCasing.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { createNewUserEmailView } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
+import { db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
 /**
  * Date:
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ const { createNewUserEmailView } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
  * Recreate the user email view to include latest changes i.e. lower casing the email address
  */
 
-export const run = async (db: any) => {
-  await createNewUserEmailView(db)
+export const run = async () => {
+  await dbCore.createNewUserEmailView()
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/module.d.ts b/packages/server/src/module.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ada45a3a66..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/src/module.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/tenancy"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/db"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/context"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/cache"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/permissions"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/roles"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/constants"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/auth"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/sessions"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/encryption"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/utils"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/redis"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/objectStore"
-declare module "@budibase/backend-core/plugins"
diff --git a/packages/server/src/startup.ts b/packages/server/src/startup.ts
index 7d3302655a..53fcf3ebef 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/startup.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/startup.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as env from "./environment"
-import redis from "./utilities/redis"
+import * as redis from "./utilities/redis"
 import {
   createAdminUser,
   generateApiKey,
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import eventEmitter from "./events"
 import * as migrations from "./migrations"
 import bullboard from "./automations/bullboard"
 import * as pro from "@budibase/pro"
-import api from "./api"
+import * as api from "./api"
 import sdk from "./sdk"
 const pino = require("koa-pino-logger")
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
index 3552ffa0f3..5e2817ed06 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts
@@ -23,15 +23,14 @@ import {
   AutomationMetadata,
 } from "../definitions/automations"
 import { WorkerCallback } from "./definitions"
-const { doInAppContext, getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
-const { logAlertWithInfo, logWarn } = require("@budibase/backend-core/logging")
-const { processObject } = require("@budibase/string-templates")
+import { context, logging } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { processObject } from "@budibase/string-templates"
+import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
+import env from "../environment"
 const FILTER_STEP_ID = actions.ACTION_DEFINITIONS.FILTER.stepId
 const LOOP_STEP_ID = actions.ACTION_DEFINITIONS.LOOP.stepId
 const CRON_STEP_ID = triggerDefs.CRON.stepId
 const STOPPED_STATUS = { success: true, status: AutomationStatus.STOPPED }
-const { cloneDeep } = require("lodash/fp")
-const env = require("../environment")
 
 function typecastForLooping(loopStep: LoopStep, input: LoopInput) {
   if (!input || !input.binding) {
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ class Orchestrator {
 
   async getMetadata(): Promise<AutomationMetadata> {
     const metadataId = generateAutomationMetadataID(this._automation._id!)
-    const db = getAppDB()
+    const db = context.getAppDB()
     let metadata: AutomationMetadata
     try {
       metadata = await db.get(metadataId)
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ class Orchestrator {
     if (!this._job.opts.repeat) {
       return
     }
-    logWarn(
+    logging.logWarn(
       `CRON disabled reason=${reason} - ${this._appId}/${this._automation._id}`
     )
     const automation = this._automation
@@ -184,14 +183,14 @@ class Orchestrator {
     } else {
       metadata.errorCount = 0
     }
-    const db = getAppDB()
+    const db = context.getAppDB()
     try {
       await db.put(metadata)
     } catch (err) {
-      logAlertWithInfo(
+      logging.logAlertWithInfo(
         "Failed to write automation metadata",
         db.name,
-        automation._id,
+        automation._id!,
         err
       )
     }
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ class Orchestrator {
 
     for (let step of automation.definition.steps) {
       stepCount++
-      let input,
+      let input: any,
         iterations = 1,
         iterationCount = 0
 
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ class Orchestrator {
         let originalStepInput = cloneDeep(step.inputs)
         // Handle if the user has set a max iteration count or if it reaches the max limit set by us
         if (loopStep && input.binding) {
-          let newInput = await processObject(
+          let newInput: any = await processObject(
             loopStep.inputs,
             cloneDeep(this._context)
           )
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@ class Orchestrator {
             }
           }
           if (
-            index === env.AUTOMATION_MAX_ITERATION ||
+            index === env.AUTOMATION_MAX_ITERATIONS ||
             index === parseInt(loopStep.inputs.iterations)
           ) {
             this.updateContextAndOutput(loopStepNumber, step, tempOutput, {
@@ -481,7 +480,7 @@ export function execute(job: Job, callback: WorkerCallback) {
   if (!appId) {
     throw new Error("Unable to execute, event doesn't contain app ID.")
   }
-  doInAppContext(appId, async () => {
+  return context.doInAppContext(appId, async () => {
     const automationOrchestrator = new Orchestrator(job)
     try {
       const response = await automationOrchestrator.execute()
@@ -497,7 +496,7 @@ export const removeStalled = async (job: Job) => {
   if (!appId) {
     throw new Error("Unable to execute, event doesn't contain app ID.")
   }
-  await doInAppContext(appId, async () => {
+  await context.doInAppContext(appId, async () => {
     const automationOrchestrator = new Orchestrator(job)
     await automationOrchestrator.stopCron("stalled")
   })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/query.ts b/packages/server/src/threads/query.ts
index 86cbf89c87..8ee8bcb463 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/query.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/query.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 import { default as threadUtils } from "./utils"
 threadUtils.threadSetup()
 import { WorkerCallback, QueryEvent, QueryVariable } from "./definitions"
-const ScriptRunner = require("../utilities/scriptRunner")
-const { getIntegration } = require("../integrations")
-const { processStringSync } = require("@budibase/string-templates")
-const { doInAppContext, getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
-const {
-  refreshOAuthToken,
-  updateUserOAuth,
-} = require("@budibase/backend-core/auth")
-const { user: userCache } = require("@budibase/backend-core/cache")
-const { getGlobalIDFromUserMetadataID } = require("../db/utils")
-const { cloneDeep } = require("lodash/fp")
+import ScriptRunner from "../utilities/scriptRunner"
+import { getIntegration } from "../integrations"
+import { processStringSync } from "@budibase/string-templates"
+import { context, cache, auth } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { getGlobalIDFromUserMetadataID } from "../db/utils"
+import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
 
 const { isSQL } = require("../integrations/utils")
 const {
@@ -170,7 +165,7 @@ class QueryRunner {
   }
 
   async runAnotherQuery(queryId: string, parameters: any) {
-    const db = getAppDB()
+    const db = context.getAppDB()
     const query = await db.get(queryId)
     const datasource = await db.get(query.datasourceId)
     return new QueryRunner(
@@ -194,7 +189,7 @@ class QueryRunner {
       throw new Error("No refresh token found for authenticated user")
     }
 
-    const resp = await refreshOAuthToken(
+    const resp: any = await auth.refreshOAuthToken(
       oauth2.refreshToken,
       providerType,
       configId
@@ -204,8 +199,8 @@ class QueryRunner {
     // There are several other properties available in 'resp'
     if (!resp.err) {
       const globalUserId = getGlobalIDFromUserMetadataID(_id)
-      await updateUserOAuth(globalUserId, resp)
-      this.ctx.user = await userCache.getUser(globalUserId)
+      await auth.updateUserOAuth(globalUserId, resp)
+      this.ctx.user = await cache.user.getUser(globalUserId)
     } else {
       // In this event the user may have oAuth issues that
       // could require re-authenticating with their provider.
@@ -285,7 +280,7 @@ class QueryRunner {
 }
 
 export function execute(input: QueryEvent, callback: WorkerCallback) {
-  doInAppContext(input.appId, async () => {
+  context.doInAppContext(input.appId!, async () => {
     const Runner = new QueryRunner(input)
     try {
       const response = await Runner.execute()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/threads/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/threads/utils.ts
index a51c861b00..53120160a8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/threads/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/threads/utils.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { QueryVariable } from "./definitions"
-const env = require("../environment")
-const db = require("../db")
-const redis = require("@budibase/backend-core/redis")
-const { SEPARATOR } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
+import env from "../environment"
+import db from "../db"
+import { redis, db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
 const VARIABLE_TTL_SECONDS = 3600
 let client: any
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ process.on("exit", async () => {
 })
 
 function makeVariableKey(queryId: string, variable: string) {
-  return `${queryId}${SEPARATOR}${variable}`
+  return `${queryId}${dbCore.SEPARATOR}${variable}`
 }
 
 export function threadSetup() {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/redis.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/redis.ts
index 8659843dbb..1b7a3ce64c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/redis.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/redis.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { redis } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { getGlobalIDFromUserMetadataID } from "../db/utils"
-import { User } from "@budibase/types"
+import { ContextUser } from "@budibase/types"
 
 const APP_DEV_LOCK_SECONDS = 600
 const AUTOMATION_TEST_FLAG_SECONDS = 60
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export async function shutdown() {
   console.log("Redis shutdown")
 }
 
-export async function doesUserHaveLock(devAppId: string, user: User) {
+export async function doesUserHaveLock(devAppId: string, user: ContextUser) {
   const value = await devAppClient.get(devAppId)
   if (!value) {
     return true
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export async function getLocksById(appIds: string[]) {
   return await devAppClient.bulkGet(appIds)
 }
 
-export async function updateLock(devAppId: string, user: User) {
+export async function updateLock(devAppId: string, user: ContextUser) {
   // make sure always global user ID
   const globalId = getGlobalIDFromUserMetadataID(user._id!)
   const inputUser = {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export async function updateLock(devAppId: string, user: User) {
   await devAppClient.store(devAppId, inputUser, APP_DEV_LOCK_SECONDS)
 }
 
-export async function clearLock(devAppId: string, user: User) {
+export async function clearLock(devAppId: string, user: ContextUser) {
   const value = await devAppClient.get(devAppId)
   if (!value) {
     return
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
index 2b4f4e05a6..5595d0c5fb 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export function inputProcessing(
  */
 export async function outputProcessing(
   table: Table,
-  rows: Row[],
+  rows: Row[] | Row,
   opts = { squash: true }
 ) {
   let wasArray = true
diff --git a/packages/server/src/watch.ts b/packages/server/src/watch.ts
index 4beef5ddb8..2ef132c19d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/watch.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/watch.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import path from "path"
 import * as env from "./environment"
 import chokidar from "chokidar"
 import fs from "fs"
-import { tenancy } from "@budibase/backend-core"
-import { DEFAULT_TENANT_ID } from "@budibase/backend-core/constants"
+import { constants, tenancy } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { processUploadedPlugin } from "./api/controllers/plugin"
 
 export function watch() {
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ export function watch() {
       if (!path?.endsWith(".tar.gz") || !fs.existsSync(path)) {
         return
       }
-      await tenancy.doInTenant(DEFAULT_TENANT_ID, async () => {
+      await tenancy.doInTenant(constants.DEFAULT_TENANT_ID, async () => {
         try {
           const split = path.split("/")
           const name = split[split.length - 1]
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/events/role.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/events/role.ts
index adeb169a53..b04b9b8ee5 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/events/role.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/events/role.ts
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ import { BaseEvent } from "./event"
 export interface RoleCreatedEvent extends BaseEvent {
   roleId: string
   permissionId: string
-  inherits: string
+  inherits?: string
 }
 
 export interface RoleUpdatedEvent extends BaseEvent {
   roleId: string
   permissionId: string
-  inherits: string
+  inherits?: string
 }
 
 export interface RoleDeletedEvent extends BaseEvent {
   roleId: string
   permissionId: string
-  inherits: string
+  inherits?: string
 }
 
 export interface RoleAssignedEvent extends BaseEvent {