diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 17b183b..d7f0a5e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # main eclipse-temurin jre, which is debian-based
 ARG FROM_REPO_IMAGE=eclipse-temurin
-ARG FROM_TAG=17-jre-jammy
+ARG FROM_TAG=17-jre-noble
 
 # uncomment for alpine-based eclipse-temurin jre
 # ARG FROM_TAG=17-jre-alpine
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ RUN [ -n "${DEBUG}" ] && set -x; \
         apt-get update; \
         apt-get -yq --no-install-recommends install \
             openssl \
-            gettext-base=0.21-4ubuntu4 \
-            unzip=6.0-26ubuntu3.1 \
+            gettext-base=0.21-14ubuntu2 \
+            unzip=6.0-28ubuntu4.1 \
             ; \
         if [ -n "${DEBUG}" ]; then \
             # next 2 lines are to get postgres15 to install on ubuntu 22.04
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ RUN [ -n "${DEBUG}" ] && set -x; \
             wget -qO- https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/pgdg.asc > /dev/null 2>&1; \
             apt-get update; \
             apt-get -yq --no-install-recommends install \
-                iputils-ping=3:20211215-1 \
-                less=590-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 \
-                netcat=1.218-4ubuntu1 \
-                postgresql-client-15=15.5-1.pgdg22.04+1 \
-                sudo=1.9.9-1ubuntu2.4 \
-                tree=2.0.2-1 \
-                vim=2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13 \
+                iputils-ping=3:20240117-1build1 \
+                less=590-2ubuntu2.1 \
+                netcat-traditional=1.10-48 \
+                postgresql-client-16=16.6-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 \
+                sudo=1.9.15p5-3ubuntu5 \
+                tree=2.1.1-2ubuntu3 \
+                vim=2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.5 \
                 ; \
         fi; \
         apt-get -yq upgrade; \
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 717d60c..2871718 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ endif
 
 DEBUG ?=
 
-FROM_TAG ?= 17-jre-jammy
+FROM_TAG ?= 17-jre-noble
 
 CACHE_FLAG ?= --no-cache
 
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ LABKEY_VERSION ?= 21.5-SNAPSHOT
 LABKEY_DISTRIBUTION ?= community
 LABKEY_EK ?= 123abc456
 
+BUILD_ARCHITECTURE ?= linux/amd64
+
 # repo/image:tags must be lowercase
 BUILD_VERSION ?= $(shell      echo '$(LABKEY_VERSION)'      | tr A-Z a-z)
 BUILD_DISTRIBUTION := $(shell echo '$(LABKEY_DISTRIBUTION)' | tr A-Z a-z)
+BUILD_ARCHITECTURE ?= $(BUILD_ARCHITECTURE)
 
 BUILD_REPO_URI ?= $(AWS_ACCOUNT_ID).dkr.ecr.$(AWS_REGION).amazonaws.com
 BUILD_REPO_NAME := labkey/$(BUILD_DISTRIBUTION)
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ build:
 	docker build \
 		--rm \
 		--compress \
+		--platform $(BUILD_ARCHITECTURE) \
 		$(CACHE_FLAG) \
 		-t $(BUILD_REPO_NAME):latest \
 		-t $(BUILD_LOCAL_TAG) \
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index dc42f08..eece112 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ services:
       - JSON_OUTPUT=${JSON_OUTPUT-false}
       - DD_COLLECT_APM=${DD_COLLECT_APM-false}
       - SLEEP=${SLEEP:-0}
+      - PURGE_HEAP_AND_ERROR_LOGS_OLDER_THAN_DAYS=${PURGE_HEAP_AND_ERROR_LOGS_OLDER_THAN_DAYS:-90}
 
   pg-lims_starter:
     image: postgres:15
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 995eb5e..4cd9b57 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ CSP_ENFORCE="${CSP_ENFORCE:-}"
 DD_COLLECT_APM="${DD_COLLECT_APM:-false}"
 JAVA_RMI_SERVER_HOSTNAME="${JAVA_RMI_SERVER_HOSTNAME:-}"
 
+# set age past which old heap and error log directories are removed
+PURGE_HEAP_AND_ERROR_LOGS_OLDER_THAN_DAYS="${PURGE_HEAP_AND_ERROR_LOGS_OLDER_THAN_DAYS:-90}"
+
 SLEEP="${SLEEP:=0}"
 
 main() {
@@ -263,8 +266,13 @@ main() {
   unset LABKEY_CREATE_INITIAL_USER LABKEY_CREATE_INITIAL_USER_APIKEY LABKEY_INITIAL_USER_APIKEY LABKEY_INITIAL_USER_EMAIL LABKEY_INITIAL_USER_GROUP LABKEY_INITIAL_USER_ROLE
   unset LABKEY_EK SLEEP CONTAINER_PRIVATE_IP
 
-  HEAP_DUMP_PATH="$LABKEY_HOME/files/heap_dumps_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
-  mkdir -pv $HEAP_DUMP_PATH
+  echo "Creating new heap/error log directory..."
+  HEAP_AND_ERROR_PATH="$LABKEY_HOME/files/heap_dumps_and_errors_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)"
+  mkdir -pv $HEAP_AND_ERROR_PATH
+
+  # purge old heap/error directories
+  echo "Purging heap/error log directories older than $PURGE_HEAP_AND_ERROR_LOGS_OLDER_THAN_DAYS days..."
+  find "$LABKEY_HOME/files/" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -ctime +${PURGE_HEAP_AND_ERROR_LOGS_OLDER_THAN_DAYS} -name "heap*" | xargs rm -rf 
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086
   exec java \
@@ -272,13 +280,13 @@ main() {
     -Duser.timezone="${JAVA_TIMEZONE}" \
     \
     -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError \
-    -XX:HeapDumpPath="${HEAP_DUMP_PATH}" \
+    -XX:HeapDumpPath="${HEAP_AND_ERROR_PATH}" \
     \
     -XX:MaxRAMPercentage="${MAX_JVM_RAM_PERCENT}" \
     \
     -XX:+UseContainerSupport \
     \
-    -XX:ErrorFile="${LABKEY_HOME}/logs/error_%p.log" \
+    -XX:ErrorFile="${HEAP_AND_ERROR_PATH}/error_%p.log" \
     \
     -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true \
     \