diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_package.yml b/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
index 19d55d63..8e868f65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_package.yml
@@ -35,4 +35,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: development_build_not_a_release
         path: ./package
+
+    - name: Upload a Build Artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3.1.3
+      with:
+        name: zip_only_package
+        path: ./zip
+      
       
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d0d2df97..0ce64a31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ hgt
 /package
 /build
 /DCS Olympus backups
+/zip
 
 *.user
 *.aps
diff --git a/frontend/server/app.js b/frontend/server/app.js
index 7fbdf87a..1f43110f 100644
--- a/frontend/server/app.js
+++ b/frontend/server/app.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module.exports = function (configLocation) {
     /* Default routers */
     var atcRouter = require('./routes/api/atc');
     var airbasesRouter = require('./routes/api/airbases');
-    var elevationRouter = require('./routes/api/elevation');
+    var elevationRouter = require('./routes/api/elevation')(configLocation);
     var databasesRouter = require('./routes/api/databases')(path.join(path.dirname(configLocation), "..", "Mods", "Services", "Olympus", "databases"));
     var indexRouter = require('./routes/index');
     var uikitRouter = require('./routes/uikit');
diff --git a/frontend/server/routes/api/elevation.js b/frontend/server/routes/api/elevation.js
index 14990bb1..f2450065 100644
--- a/frontend/server/routes/api/elevation.js
+++ b/frontend/server/routes/api/elevation.js
@@ -1,28 +1,30 @@
-const express = require('express');
-var fs = require('fs');
-const router = express.Router();
-const TileSet = require('srtm-elevation').TileSet;
-const SRTMElevationDownloader = require('srtm-elevation').SRTMElevationDownloader;
+module.exports = function (configLocation) {
+    const express = require('express');
+    var fs = require('fs');
+    const router = express.Router();
+    const TileSet = require('srtm-elevation').TileSet;
+    const SRTMElevationDownloader = require('srtm-elevation').SRTMElevationDownloader;
 
-let rawdata = fs.readFileSync('../../olympus.json');
-let config = JSON.parse(rawdata);
-var tileset = null;
+    let rawdata = fs.readFileSync(configLocation);
+    let config = JSON.parse(rawdata);
+    var tileset = null;
 
-if (config["frontend"] === undefined || config["frontend"]["elevationProvider"] === undefined)
-    tileset = new TileSet('./hgt');
-else
-    tileset = new TileSet('./hgt', {downloader: new SRTMElevationDownloader('./hgt', config["frontend"]["elevationProvider"])});
+    if (config["frontend"] === undefined || config["frontend"]["elevationProvider"] === undefined)
+        tileset = new TileSet('./hgt');
+    else
+        tileset = new TileSet('./hgt', {downloader: new SRTMElevationDownloader('./hgt', config["frontend"]["elevationProvider"])});
 
-router.get( "/:lat/:lng", ( req, res ) => {
-    tileset.getElevation([req.params.lat, req.params.lng], function(err, elevation) {
-        if (err) {
-            console.log('getElevation failed: ' + err.message);
-            res.send("n/a");
-        } else {
-            res.send(String(elevation));
-        }
+    router.get( "/:lat/:lng", ( req, res ) => {
+        tileset.getElevation([req.params.lat, req.params.lng], function(err, elevation) {
+            if (err) {
+                console.log('getElevation failed: ' + err.message);
+                res.send("n/a");
+            } else {
+                res.send(String(elevation));
+            }
+        });
+        
     });
-    
-});
 
-module.exports = router;
\ No newline at end of file
+    return router; 
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/manager/scripts/mirror-package.bat b/manager/scripts/mirror-package.bat
index 7b2055b1..77b6de89 100644
--- a/manager/scripts/mirror-package.bat
+++ b/manager/scripts/mirror-package.bat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-nodemon --watch ./**/*.* --exec "./scripts/copy-package"
\ No newline at end of file
+nodemon --watch .\**\*.* --exec ".\scripts\copy-package"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/batch/package.bat b/scripts/batch/package.bat
index b037fafc..5999d04d 100644
--- a/scripts/batch/package.bat
+++ b/scripts/batch/package.bat
@@ -41,4 +41,24 @@ REM copy the dependencies
 echo D|xcopy /Y /S /E .\dependencies .\package\dependencies
 
 REM other version tags are changed after compilation only in the package folder and should not be committed
-call node .\scripts\node\set_version_text.js
\ No newline at end of file
+call node .\scripts\node\set_version_text.js
+
+REM create the package for the zip version 
+mkdir zip
+
+REM copy the main configuration file
+echo F|xcopy /Y .\package\olympus.json .\zip\config\olympus.json
+
+REM copy the hooks script
+echo F|xcopy /Y .\package\Scripts\OlympusHook.lua .\zip\Scripts\Hooks\OlympusHook.lua
+
+REM copy the mod folder
+echo D|xcopy /Y /S /E .\package\mod .\zip\Mods\Services\Olympus
+
+REM copy the frontend
+echo D|xcopy /Y /S /E .\package\frontend .\zip\Mods\Services\Olympus\frontend
+
+REM install the node_modules in the frontend
+cd .\zip\Mods\Services\Olympus\frontend
+call npm install
+cd ..\..\..\..\..