diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index cbdd58dba..9fbf055df 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ importers:
     devDependencies:
       vitepress:
         specifier: ^2.0.0-alpha.9
-        version: 2.0.0-alpha.9(@types/node@24.1.0)(axios@1.10.0)(jwt-decode@4.0.0)(postcss@8.5.6)(tsx@4.20.3)(typescript@5.8.3)
+        version: 2.0.0-alpha.9(@types/node@24.1.0)(axios@1.11.0)(jwt-decode@4.0.0)(postcss@8.5.6)(tsx@4.20.3)(typescript@5.8.3)
 
   src:
     dependencies:
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^3.2.6
         version: 3.2.6
       axios:
-        specifier: ^1.10.0
-        version: 1.10.0
+        specifier: ^1.11.0
+        version: 1.11.0
       cookie-parser:
         specifier: ^1.4.7
         version: 1.4.7
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ importers:
       express-session:
         specifier: ^1.18.2
         version: 1.18.2
-      fast-deep-equal:
-        specifier: ^3.1.3
-        version: 3.1.3
       find-root:
         specifier: 1.1.0
         version: 1.1.0
@@ -312,6 +309,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/jsdom':
         specifier: ^21.1.7
         version: 21.1.7
+      '@types/jsonminify':
+        specifier: ^0.4.3
+        version: 0.4.3
       '@types/jsonwebtoken':
         specifier: ^9.0.10
         version: 9.0.10
@@ -1615,6 +1615,9 @@ packages:
   '@types/json5@0.0.29':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dRLjCWHYg4oaA77cxO64oO+7JwCwnIzkZPdrrC71jQmQtlhM556pwKo5bUzqvZndkVbeFLIIi+9TC40JNF5hNQ==}
 
+  '@types/jsonminify@0.4.3':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-+oz7EbPz1Nwmn/sr3UztgXpRhdFpvFrjGi5ictEYxUri5ZvQMTcdTi36MTfD/gCb1A5xhJKdH8Hwz2uz5k6s9A==}
+
   '@types/jsonwebtoken@9.0.10':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-asx5hIG9Qmf/1oStypjanR7iKTv0gXQ1Ov/jfrX6kS/EO0OFni8orbmGCn0672NHR3kXHwpAwR+B368ZGN/2rA==}
 
@@ -2171,6 +2174,9 @@ packages:
   axios@1.10.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/1xYAC4MP/HEG+3duIhFr4ZQXR4sQXOIe+o6sdqzeykGLx6Upp/1p8MHqhINOvGeP7xyNHe7tsiJByc4SSVUxw==}
 
+  axios@1.11.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-1Lx3WLFQWm3ooKDYZD1eXmoGO9fxYQjrycfHFC8P0sCfQVXyROp0p9PFWBehewBOdCwHc+f/b8I0fMto5eSfwA==}
+
   bail@2.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-0xO6mYd7JB2YesxDKplafRpsiOzPt9V02ddPCLbY1xYGPOX24NTyN50qnUxgCPcSoYMhKpAuBTjQoRZCAkUDRw==}
 
@@ -6049,6 +6055,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/json5@0.0.29': {}
 
+  '@types/jsonminify@0.4.3': {}
+
   '@types/jsonwebtoken@9.0.10':
     dependencies:
       '@types/ms': 2.1.0
@@ -6527,13 +6535,13 @@ snapshots:
       '@vueuse/shared': 13.6.0(vue@3.5.18(typescript@5.8.3))
       vue: 3.5.18(typescript@5.8.3)
 
-  '@vueuse/integrations@13.6.0(axios@1.10.0)(focus-trap@7.6.5)(jwt-decode@4.0.0)(vue@3.5.18(typescript@5.8.3))':
+  '@vueuse/integrations@13.6.0(axios@1.11.0)(focus-trap@7.6.5)(jwt-decode@4.0.0)(vue@3.5.18(typescript@5.8.3))':
     dependencies:
       '@vueuse/core': 13.6.0(vue@3.5.18(typescript@5.8.3))
       '@vueuse/shared': 13.6.0(vue@3.5.18(typescript@5.8.3))
       vue: 3.5.18(typescript@5.8.3)
     optionalDependencies:
-      axios: 1.10.0
+      axios: 1.11.0
       focus-trap: 7.6.5
       jwt-decode: 4.0.0
 
@@ -6678,6 +6686,14 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - debug
 
+  axios@1.11.0:
+    dependencies:
+      follow-redirects: 1.15.9
+      form-data: 4.0.4
+      proxy-from-env: 1.1.0
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - debug
+
   bail@2.0.2: {}
 
   balanced-match@1.0.2: {}
@@ -9686,7 +9702,7 @@ snapshots:
       fsevents: 2.3.3
       tsx: 4.20.3
 
-  vitepress@2.0.0-alpha.9(@types/node@24.1.0)(axios@1.10.0)(jwt-decode@4.0.0)(postcss@8.5.6)(tsx@4.20.3)(typescript@5.8.3):
+  vitepress@2.0.0-alpha.9(@types/node@24.1.0)(axios@1.11.0)(jwt-decode@4.0.0)(postcss@8.5.6)(tsx@4.20.3)(typescript@5.8.3):
     dependencies:
       '@docsearch/css': 4.0.0-beta.5
       '@docsearch/js': 4.0.0-beta.5
@@ -9698,7 +9714,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@vue/devtools-api': 7.7.7
       '@vue/shared': 3.5.18
       '@vueuse/core': 13.6.0(vue@3.5.18(typescript@5.8.3))
-      '@vueuse/integrations': 13.6.0(axios@1.10.0)(focus-trap@7.6.5)(jwt-decode@4.0.0)(vue@3.5.18(typescript@5.8.3))
+      '@vueuse/integrations': 13.6.0(axios@1.11.0)(focus-trap@7.6.5)(jwt-decode@4.0.0)(vue@3.5.18(typescript@5.8.3))
       focus-trap: 7.6.5
       mark.js: 8.11.1
       minisearch: 7.1.2
diff --git a/src/node/db/API.ts b/src/node/db/API.ts
index 88910ca68..9ca5ca03c 100644
--- a/src/node/db/API.ts
+++ b/src/node/db/API.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {Attribute} from "../../static/js/types/Attribute";
 const CustomError = require('../utils/customError');
 const padManager = require('./PadManager');
 const padMessageHandler = require('../handler/PadMessageHandler');
-const readOnlyManager = require('./ReadOnlyManager');
+import readOnlyManager from './ReadOnlyManager';
 const groupManager = require('./GroupManager');
 const authorManager = require('./AuthorManager');
 const sessionManager = require('./SessionManager');
diff --git a/src/node/db/Pad.ts b/src/node/db/Pad.ts
index 8937fc0eb..e726d8a09 100644
--- a/src/node/db/Pad.ts
+++ b/src/node/db/Pad.ts
@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@ const padManager = require('./PadManager');
 const padMessageHandler = require('../handler/PadMessageHandler');
 const groupManager = require('./GroupManager');
 const CustomError = require('../utils/customError');
-const readOnlyManager = require('./ReadOnlyManager');
-const randomString = require('../utils/randomstring');
+import readOnlyManager from './ReadOnlyManager';
+import randomString from '../utils/randomstring';
 const hooks = require('../../static/js/pluginfw/hooks');
 import pad_utils from "../../static/js/pad_utils";
 import {SmartOpAssembler} from "../../static/js/SmartOpAssembler";
-import {} from '../utils/promises';
 import {timesLimit} from "async";
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/node/db/ReadOnlyManager.ts b/src/node/db/ReadOnlyManager.ts
index 23639d665..b341dfbe4 100644
--- a/src/node/db/ReadOnlyManager.ts
+++ b/src/node/db/ReadOnlyManager.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 
 const db = require('./DB');
-const randomString = require('../utils/randomstring');
+import randomString from '../utils/randomstring';
 
 
 /**
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ const randomString = require('../utils/randomstring');
  * @param {String} id the pad's id
  * @return {Boolean} true if the id is readonly
  */
-exports.isReadOnlyId = (id:string) => id.startsWith('r.');
+const isReadOnlyId = (id:string) => id.startsWith('r.');
 
 /**
  * returns a read only id for a pad
  * @param {String} padId the id of the pad
  * @return {String} the read only id
  */
-exports.getReadOnlyId = async (padId:string) => {
+const getReadOnlyId = async (padId:string) => {
   // check if there is a pad2readonly entry
   let readOnlyId = await db.get(`pad2readonly:${padId}`);
 
@@ -57,19 +57,29 @@ exports.getReadOnlyId = async (padId:string) => {
  * @param {String} readOnlyId read only id
  * @return {String} the padId
  */
-exports.getPadId = async (readOnlyId:string) => await db.get(`readonly2pad:${readOnlyId}`);
+const getPadId = async (readOnlyId:string) => await db.get(`readonly2pad:${readOnlyId}`);
 
 /**
  * returns the padId and readonlyPadId in an object for any id
  * @param {String} id read only id or real pad id
  * @return {Object} an object with the padId and readonlyPadId
  */
-exports.getIds = async (id:string) => {
-  const readonly = exports.isReadOnlyId(id);
+const getIds = async (id:string) => {
+  const readonly = isReadOnlyId(id);
 
   // Might be null, if this is an unknown read-only id
-  const readOnlyPadId = readonly ? id : await exports.getReadOnlyId(id);
-  const padId = readonly ? await exports.getPadId(id) : id;
+  const readOnlyPadId = readonly ? id : await getReadOnlyId(id);
+  const padId = readonly ? await getPadId(id) : id;
 
   return {readOnlyPadId, padId, readonly};
 };
+
+export default {
+  isReadOnlyId,
+  getReadOnlyId,
+  getPadId,
+  getIds,
+  // Export for testing purposes
+  __getReadOnlyId: getReadOnlyId, // eslint-disable-line no-underscore-dangle
+  __getPadId: getPadId, // eslint-disable-line no-underscore-dangle
+}
diff --git a/src/node/db/SecurityManager.ts b/src/node/db/SecurityManager.ts
index c2f209a01..3935efba3 100644
--- a/src/node/db/SecurityManager.ts
+++ b/src/node/db/SecurityManager.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {UserSettingsObject} from "../types/UserSettingsObject";
 const authorManager = require('./AuthorManager');
 const hooks = require('../../static/js/pluginfw/hooks');
 const padManager = require('./PadManager');
-const readOnlyManager = require('./ReadOnlyManager');
+import readOnlyManager from './ReadOnlyManager';
 const sessionManager = require('./SessionManager');
 const settings = require('../utils/Settings');
 const webaccess = require('../hooks/express/webaccess');
diff --git a/src/node/db/SessionManager.ts b/src/node/db/SessionManager.ts
index 2d1327aa6..b8b1b2562 100644
--- a/src/node/db/SessionManager.ts
+++ b/src/node/db/SessionManager.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 const CustomError = require('../utils/customError');
 import {firstSatisfies} from '../utils/promises';
-const randomString = require('../utils/randomstring');
+import randomString from '../utils/randomstring';
 const db = require('./DB');
 const groupManager = require('./GroupManager');
 const authorManager = require('./AuthorManager');
diff --git a/src/node/handler/APIKeyHandler.ts b/src/node/handler/APIKeyHandler.ts
index 5a00453b1..6f1d67907 100644
--- a/src/node/handler/APIKeyHandler.ts
+++ b/src/node/handler/APIKeyHandler.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const absolutePaths = require('../utils/AbsolutePaths');
 import fs from 'fs';
 import log4js from 'log4js';
-const randomString = require('../utils/randomstring');
+import randomString from '../utils/randomstring';
 const argv = require('../utils/Cli').argv;
 const settings = require('../utils/Settings');
 
diff --git a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.ts b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.ts
index 79f4a8182..180324d53 100644
--- a/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.ts
+++ b/src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import AttributePool from '../../static/js/AttributePool';
 const AttributeManager = require('../../static/js/AttributeManager');
 const authorManager = require('../db/AuthorManager');
 import padutils from '../../static/js/pad_utils';
-const readOnlyManager = require('../db/ReadOnlyManager');
+import readOnlyManager from '../db/ReadOnlyManager';
 const settings = require('../utils/Settings');
 const securityManager = require('../db/SecurityManager');
 const plugins = require('../../static/js/pluginfw/plugin_defs');
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/adminsettings.ts b/src/node/hooks/express/adminsettings.ts
index 4c60a05ad..06411738b 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/adminsettings.ts
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/adminsettings.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@
 
 
 import {PadQueryResult, PadSearchQuery} from "../../types/PadSearchQuery";
-import {PadType} from "../../types/PadType";
 import log4js from 'log4js';
 
-const eejs = require('../../eejs');
 const fsp = require('fs').promises;
 const hooks = require('../../../static/js/pluginfw/hooks');
 const plugins = require('../../../static/js/pluginfw/plugins');
 const settings = require('../../utils/Settings');
-const UpdateCheck = require('../../utils/UpdateCheck');
+import {getLatestVersion} from '../../utils/UpdateCheck';
 const padManager = require('../../db/PadManager');
 const api = require('../../db/API');
-const cleanup = require('../../utils/Cleanup');
+import {deleteRevisions} from '../../utils/Cleanup';
 
 
 const queryPadLimit = 12;
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ exports.socketio = (hookName: string, {io}: any) => {
                 installedParts: plugins.getParts(),
                 installedServerHooks: mapToObject(hooks),
                 installedClientHooks: mapToObject(clientHooks),
-                latestVersion: UpdateCheck.getLatestVersion(),
+                latestVersion: getLatestVersion(),
             })
         });
 
@@ -265,7 +263,7 @@ exports.socketio = (hookName: string, {io}: any) => {
           if (padExists) {
             logger.info(`Cleanup pad revisions: ${padId}`);
             try {
-              const result = await cleanup.deleteRevisions(padId, settings.cleanup.keepRevisions)
+              const result = await deleteRevisions(padId, settings.cleanup.keepRevisions)
               if (result) {
                 socket.emit('results:cleanupPadRevisions', {
                   padId: padId,
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/importexport.ts b/src/node/hooks/express/importexport.ts
index 3a361d005..279dea8f3 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/importexport.ts
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/importexport.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const settings = require('../../utils/Settings');
 const exportHandler = require('../../handler/ExportHandler');
 const importHandler = require('../../handler/ImportHandler');
 const padManager = require('../../db/PadManager');
-const readOnlyManager = require('../../db/ReadOnlyManager');
+import readOnlyManager from '../../db/ReadOnlyManager';
 const rateLimit = require('express-rate-limit');
 const securityManager = require('../../db/SecurityManager');
 const webaccess = require('./webaccess');
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.ts b/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.ts
index 00d3d874d..2c8579623 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.ts
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {SettingsUser} from "../../types/SettingsUser";
 const httpLogger = log4js.getLogger('http');
 const settings = require('../../utils/Settings');
 const hooks = require('../../../static/js/pluginfw/hooks');
-const readOnlyManager = require('../../db/ReadOnlyManager');
+import readOnlyManager from '../../db/ReadOnlyManager';
 
 hooks.deprecationNotices.authFailure = 'use the authnFailure and authzFailure hooks instead';
 
diff --git a/src/node/server.ts b/src/node/server.ts
index f81cabdc2..793909bd2 100755
--- a/src/node/server.ts
+++ b/src/node/server.ts
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ if (process.env['https_proxy']) {
  * early check for version compatibility before calling
  * any modules that require newer versions of NodeJS
  */
-const NodeVersion = require('./utils/NodeVersion');
-NodeVersion.enforceMinNodeVersion(pkg.engines.node.replace(">=", ""));
-NodeVersion.checkDeprecationStatus(pkg.engines.node.replace(">=", ""), '2.1.0');
+import {enforceMinNodeVersion, checkDeprecationStatus} from './utils/NodeVersion';
+enforceMinNodeVersion(pkg.engines.node.replace(">=", ""));
+checkDeprecationStatus(pkg.engines.node.replace(">=", ""), '2.1.0');
 
-const UpdateCheck = require('./utils/UpdateCheck');
+import {check} from './utils/UpdateCheck';
 const db = require('./db/DB');
 const express = require('./hooks/express');
 const hooks = require('../static/js/pluginfw/hooks');
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ exports.start = async () => {
   startDoneGate = new Gate();
   state = State.STARTING;
   try {
-    // Check if Etherpad version is up-to-date
-    UpdateCheck.check();
+    // Check if the Etherpad version is up to date
+    check();
 
     // @ts-ignore
     stats.gauge('memoryUsage', () => process.memoryUsage().rss);
diff --git a/src/node/utils/Cleanup.ts b/src/node/utils/Cleanup.ts
index 7e480020d..30967654f 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/Cleanup.ts
+++ b/src/node/utils/Cleanup.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 import {AChangeSet} from "../types/PadType";
 import {Revision} from "../types/Revision";
 
-const promises = require('./promises');
+import {timesLimit, firstSatisfies} from './promises';
 const padManager = require('ep_etherpad-lite/node/db/PadManager');
 const db = require('ep_etherpad-lite/node/db/DB');
 const Changeset = require('ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/Changeset');
 const padMessageHandler = require('ep_etherpad-lite/node/handler/PadMessageHandler');
-const log4js = require('log4js');
+import log4js from 'log4js';
 const logger = log4js.getLogger('cleanup');
 
-exports.deleteAllRevisions = async (padID: string): Promise<void> => {
+
+export const deleteAllRevisions = async (padID: string): Promise<void> => {
 
   const randomPadId = padID + 'aertdfdf' + Math.random().toString(10)
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ const createRevision = async (aChangeset: AChangeSet, timestamp: number, isKeyRe
   };
 }
 
-exports.deleteRevisions = async (padId: string, keepRevisions: number): Promise<boolean> => {
+export const deleteRevisions = async (padId: string, keepRevisions: number): Promise<boolean> => {
 
   logger.debug('Start cleanup revisions', padId)
 
@@ -61,14 +62,14 @@ exports.deleteRevisions = async (padId: string, keepRevisions: number): Promise<
 
   const revisions: Revision[] = [];
 
-  await promises.timesLimit(keepRevisions + 1, 500, async (i: number) => {
+  await timesLimit(keepRevisions + 1, 500, async (i: number) => {
     const rev = i + cleanupUntilRevision
     revisions[rev] = await pad.getRevision(rev)
   });
 
   logger.debug('Loaded revisions: ', revisions.length)
 
-  await promises.timesLimit(pad.head + 1, 500, async (i: string) => {
+  await timesLimit(pad.head + 1, 500, async (i: string) => {
     await db.remove(`pad:${padId}:revs:${i}`, null);
   });
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ exports.deleteRevisions = async (padId: string, keepRevisions: number): Promise<
 
   p.push(db.set(`pad:${padId}:revs:0`, revision))
 
-  p.push(promises.timesLimit(keepRevisions, 500, async (i: number) => {
+  p.push(timesLimit(keepRevisions, 500, async (i: number) => {
     const rev = i + cleanupUntilRevision + 1
     const newRev = rev - cleanupUntilRevision;
 
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ exports.deleteRevisions = async (padId: string, keepRevisions: number): Promise<
   return true
 }
 
-exports.checkTodos = async () => {
+export const checkTodos = async () => {
   await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
 
   // TODO: Move to settings
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ exports.checkTodos = async () => {
     }
 
     try {
-      const result = await exports.deleteRevisions(padId, settings.keepRevisions)
+      const result = await deleteRevisions(padId, settings.keepRevisions)
       if (result) {
         logger.info('successful cleaned up pad: ', padId)
       }
diff --git a/src/node/utils/NodeVersion.ts b/src/node/utils/NodeVersion.ts
index 8507412d1..f24bf1831 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/NodeVersion.ts
+++ b/src/node/utils/NodeVersion.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const semver = require('semver');
  *
  * @param  {String}     minNodeVersion   Minimum required Node version
  */
-exports.enforceMinNodeVersion = (minNodeVersion: string) => {
+export const enforceMinNodeVersion = (minNodeVersion: string) => {
   const currentNodeVersion = process.version;
 
   // we cannot use template literals, since we still do not know if we are
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ exports.enforceMinNodeVersion = (minNodeVersion: string) => {
  * @param {Function} epRemovalVersion Etherpad version that will remove support for deprecated
  *     Node releases
  */
-exports.checkDeprecationStatus = (lowestNonDeprecatedNodeVersion: string, epRemovalVersion:Function) => {
+export const checkDeprecationStatus = (lowestNonDeprecatedNodeVersion: string, epRemovalVersion: string) => {
   const currentNodeVersion = process.version;
 
   if (semver.lt(currentNodeVersion, lowestNonDeprecatedNodeVersion)) {
diff --git a/src/node/utils/Settings.ts b/src/node/utils/Settings.ts
index 645713d44..e5f3fa302 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/node/utils/Settings.ts
@@ -32,14 +32,13 @@ import {SettingsNode, SettingsTree} from "./SettingsTree";
 import {coerce} from "semver";
 
 const absolutePaths = require('./AbsolutePaths');
-const deepEqual = require('fast-deep-equal/es6');
-const fs = require('fs');
-const os = require('os');
-const path = require('path');
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import os from 'node:os';
+import path from 'node:path';
 const argv = require('./Cli').argv;
-const jsonminify = require('jsonminify');
-const log4js = require('log4js');
-const randomString = require('./randomstring');
+import jsonminify from 'jsonminify';
+import log4js from 'log4js';
+import randomString from './randomstring';
 const suppressDisableMsg = ' -- To suppress these warning messages change ' +
     'suppressErrorsInPadText to true in your settings.json\n';
 const _ = require('underscore');
diff --git a/src/node/utils/UpdateCheck.ts b/src/node/utils/UpdateCheck.ts
index de7d2eea6..764bbcb27 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/UpdateCheck.ts
+++ b/src/node/utils/UpdateCheck.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
-const semver = require('semver');
+import semver from 'semver';
 const settings = require('./Settings');
 import axios from 'axios';
 const headers = {
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ const loadEtherpadInformations = () => {
 }
 
 
-exports.getLatestVersion = () => {
-  exports.needsUpdate().catch();
+export const getLatestVersion = () => {
+  needsUpdate().catch();
   return infos?.latestVersion;
 };
 
-exports.needsUpdate = async (cb?: Function) => {
+const needsUpdate = async (cb?: Function) => {
   try {
     const info = await loadEtherpadInformations()
     if (semver.gt(info!.latestVersion, settings.getEpVersion())) {
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ exports.needsUpdate = async (cb?: Function) => {
   }
 };
 
-exports.check = () => {
-  exports.needsUpdate((needsUpdate: boolean) => {
+export const check = () => {
+  needsUpdate((needsUpdate: boolean) => {
     if (needsUpdate) {
       console.warn(`Update available: Download the actual version ${infos.latestVersion}`);
     }
-  });
+  }).then(()=>{});
 };
diff --git a/src/node/utils/randomstring.ts b/src/node/utils/randomstring.ts
index a86d28566..9b87b55a7 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/randomstring.ts
+++ b/src/node/utils/randomstring.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-'use strict';
 /**
  * Generates a random String with the given length. Is needed to generate the
  * Author, Group, readonly, session Ids
  */
-const cryptoMod = require('crypto');
+import cryptoMod from 'crypto';
 
 const randomString = (len: number) => cryptoMod.randomBytes(len).toString('hex');
 
-module.exports = randomString;
+export default randomString;
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index d0cd6a89b..477ef4dec 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^3.2.6",
-    "axios": "^1.10.0",
+    "axios": "^1.11.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "cross-spawn": "^7.0.6",
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "express-rate-limit": "^8.0.1",
     "express-session": "^1.18.2",
-    "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
     "find-root": "1.1.0",
     "formidable": "^3.5.4",
     "http-errors": "^2.0.0",
@@ -85,14 +84,15 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@playwright/test": "^1.54.1",
     "@types/async": "^3.2.24",
-    "@types/express": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/cookie-parser": "^1.4.9",
+    "@types/express": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/express-session": "^1.18.2",
     "@types/formidable": "^3.4.5",
     "@types/http-errors": "^2.0.5",
     "@types/jquery": "^3.5.32",
     "@types/js-cookie": "^3.0.6",
     "@types/jsdom": "^21.1.7",
+    "@types/jsonminify": "^0.4.3",
     "@types/jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.10",
     "@types/mime-types": "^3.0.1",
     "@types/mocha": "^10.0.9",
diff --git a/src/tests/backend-new/specs/promises.ts b/src/tests/backend-new/specs/promises.ts
index 2ce6aed27..b007063ef 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend-new/specs/promises.ts
+++ b/src/tests/backend-new/specs/promises.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import {MapArrayType} from "../../../node/types/MapType";
-
 import {timesLimit} from '../../../node/utils/promises';
 import {describe, it, expect} from "vitest";
 
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/ExportEtherpad.ts b/src/tests/backend/specs/ExportEtherpad.ts
index 677890cbb..1ee7ab001 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/ExportEtherpad.ts
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/ExportEtherpad.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const common = require('../common');
 const exportEtherpad = require('../../../node/utils/ExportEtherpad');
 const padManager = require('../../../node/db/PadManager');
 const plugins = require('../../../static/js/pluginfw/plugin_defs');
-const readOnlyManager = require('../../../node/db/ReadOnlyManager');
+import readOnlyManager from '../../../node/db/ReadOnlyManager';
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
   let padId:string;
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/messages.ts b/src/tests/backend/specs/messages.ts
index 9d91b2342..c25057569 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/messages.ts
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/messages.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const assert = require('assert').strict;
 const common = require('../common');
 const padManager = require('../../../node/db/PadManager');
 const plugins = require('../../../static/js/pluginfw/plugin_defs');
-const readOnlyManager = require('../../../node/db/ReadOnlyManager');
+import readOnlyManager from '../../../node/db/ReadOnlyManager';
 
 describe(__filename, function () {
   let agent:any;
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/socketio.ts b/src/tests/backend/specs/socketio.ts
index cde554e5e..556f28a69 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/socketio.ts
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/socketio.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const assert = require('assert').strict;
 const common = require('../common');
 const padManager = require('../../../node/db/PadManager');
 const plugins = require('../../../static/js/pluginfw/plugin_defs');
-const readOnlyManager = require('../../../node/db/ReadOnlyManager');
+import readOnlyManager from '../../../node/db/ReadOnlyManager';
 const settings = require('../../../node/utils/Settings');
 const socketIoRouter = require('../../../node/handler/SocketIORouter');