diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6eccfb04..4d724072 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 ## Core functionality
 Once your YouTube video collection grows, it becomes hard to search and find a specific video. That's where Tube Archivist comes in: By indexing your video collection with metadata from YouTube, you can organize, search and enjoy your archived YouTube videos without hassle offline through a convenient web interface. This includes:  
 * Subscribe to your favorite YouTube channels
-* Download Videos using **yt-dlp**
+* Download Videos using **[yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp)**
 * Index and make videos searchable
 * Play videos
 * Keep track of viewed and unviewed videos
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ This is your time to shine, [read this](https://github.com/tubearchivist/tubearc
 - [lamusmaser/create_info_json](https://gist.github.com/lamusmaser/837fb58f73ea0cad784a33497932e0dd): Script to generate `.info.json` files using `ffmpeg` collecting information from downloaded videos.
 - [lamusmaser/ta_fix_for_video_redirection](https://github.com/lamusmaser/ta_fix_for_video_redirection): Script to fix videos that were incorrectly indexed by YouTube's "Video is Unavailable" response. 
 - [RoninTech/ta-helper](https://github.com/RoninTech/ta-helper): Helper script to provide a symlink association to reference TubeArchivist videos with their original titles.
+- [tangyjoust/Tautulli-Notify-TubeArchivist-of-Plex-Watched-State](https://github.com/tangyjoust/Tautulli-Notify-TubeArchivist-of-Plex-Watched-State) Mark videos watched in Plex (through streaming not manually) through Tautulli back to TubeArchivist
 
 ## Donate
 The best donation to **Tube Archivist** is your time, take a look at the [contribution page](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started.  
@@ -212,6 +213,8 @@ Second best way to support the development is to provide for caffeinated beverag
 
 ## Notable mentions
 This is a selection of places where this project has been featured on reddit, in the news, blogs or any other online media, newest on top.
+* **xda-developers.com**: 5 obscure self-hosted services worth checking out - Tube Archivist - To save your essential YouTube videos, [2024-10-13][[link](https://www.xda-developers.com/obscure-self-hosted-services/)]
+* **selfhosted.show**: why we're trying Tube Archivist, [2024-06-14][[link](https://selfhosted.show/125)]
 * **ycombinator**: Tube Archivist on Hackernews front page, [2023-07-16][[link](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36744395)]
 * **linux-community.de**: Tube Archivist bringt Ordnung in die Youtube-Sammlung, [German][2023-05-01][[link](https://www.linux-community.de/ausgaben/linuxuser/2023/05/tube-archivist-bringt-ordnung-in-die-youtube-sammlung/)]
 * **noted.lol**: Dev Debrief, An Interview With the Developer of Tube Archivist, [2023-03-30] [[link](https://noted.lol/dev-debrief-tube-archivist/)]
@@ -223,13 +226,3 @@ This is a selection of places where this project has been featured on reddit, in
 * **reddit.com**: Celebrating TubeArchivist v0.1, [2022-01-09] [[link](https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/rzh084/celebrating_tubearchivist_v01/)]
 * **linuxunplugged.com**: Pick: tubearchivist — Your self-hosted YouTube media server, [2021-09-11] [[link](https://linuxunplugged.com/425)] and [2021-10-05] [[link](https://linuxunplugged.com/426)]
 * **reddit.com**: Introducing Tube Archivist, your self hosted Youtube media server, [2021-09-12] [[link](https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/pmj07b/introducing_tube_archivist_your_self_hosted/)]
-
-
-## Sponsor
-Big thank you to [Digitalocean](https://www.digitalocean.com/) for generously donating credit for the tubearchivist.com VPS and buildserver. 
-<p>
-  <a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/">
-    <img src="https://opensource.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/attribution/assets/PoweredByDO/DO_Powered_by_Badge_blue.svg" width="201px">
-  </a>
-</p>
-
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index cf98c321..5158ba4d 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-apprise==1.8.1
+apprise==1.9.0
 celery==5.4.0
-Django==5.0.7
-django-auth-ldap==4.8.0
-django-celery-beat==2.6.0
-django-cors-headers==4.4.0
+django-auth-ldap==5.1.0
+django-celery-beat==2.7.0
+django-cors-headers==4.5.0
+Django==5.1.2
 djangorestframework==3.15.2
-Pillow==10.4.0
-redis==5.0.8
+Pillow==11.0.0
+redis==5.1.1
 requests==2.32.3
 ryd-client==0.0.6
-uWSGI==2.0.26
+uWSGI==2.0.27
 whitenoise==6.7.0
-yt-dlp==2024.8.6
+yt-dlp==2024.10.7