diff --git a/playbooks/nextcloud-upgrade.yml b/playbooks/nextcloud-upgrade.yml
index bff50cd..2727d06 100644
--- a/playbooks/nextcloud-upgrade.yml
+++ b/playbooks/nextcloud-upgrade.yml
@@ -1,27 +1,23 @@
-- name: Resilient & Environment-Aware Nextcloud Upgrade
+- name: Resilient & Environment-Aware Nextcloud Upgrade (Standalone)
   hosts: all
   become: yes
 
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # ⚠️ REQUIRED USER VARIABLES
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # YOU MUST EDIT THESE 3 VARIABLES TO MATCH YOUR SERVER
   vars:
-    # 1. The full path to your Nextcloud installation
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # ⚠️ REQUIRED USER VARIABLES (Set by you)
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # 1. The root path to your Nextcloud installation (Confirmed)
     nextcloud_dir: /var/www/nextcloud
 
-    # 2. The *exact* PHP CLI binary your Nextcloud uses
-    # (e.g., /usr/bin/php, /usr/bin/php8.1, /opt/remi/php81/root/bin/php)
+    # 2. The *exact* PHP CLI binary path (Confirmed or set to standard)
     php_cli_path: /usr/bin/php
 
-    # 3. The service name for your webserver or PHP-FPM
-    # (e.g., httpd, apache2, nginx, php8.1-fpm)
+    # 3. The service name for your webserver or PHP-FPM (Set to standard)
     web_service_name: httpd
 
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # INTERNAL PLAYBOOK VARIABLES
-  # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-  vars:
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # INTERNAL PLAYBOOK VARIABLES
+    # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Environment for all occ commands
     occ_env:
       TMPDIR: /tmp
@@ -45,6 +41,15 @@
 
   tasks:
 
+    - name: Reminder - ensure backups exist
+      debug:
+        msg: "⚠️ CRITICAL: Ensure you have valid DB + data directory backups BEFORE PROCEEDING!"
+      
+    - name: Pause playbook for 10 seconds to allow backup cancellation
+      pause:
+        seconds: 10
+        prompt: "Press Ctrl+C and then 'A' to abort if you do not have backups."
+
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 🛡️ STAGE 1: PREFLIGHT CHECKS & FACT GATHERING
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@
       stat:
         path: "{{ nextcloud_dir }}/config/config.php"
       register: config_stat
-      
+
     - name: 1.2 - Fail if 'config.php' not found
       fail:
         msg: |
@@ -111,16 +116,7 @@
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 🔄 STAGE 2: PRE-UPGRADE PREPARATION
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-    - name: 2.1 - Backup Reminder
-      debug:
-        msg: "⚠️ CRITICAL: Ensure you have valid DB + data directory backups BEFORE PROCEEDING!"
-      
-    - name: 2.2 - Pause playbook for 10 seconds to allow cancellation
-      pause:
-        seconds: 10
-        prompt: "Press Ctrl+C and then 'A' to abort if you do not have backups."
-
-    - name: 2.3 - Get list of installed apps
+    - name: 2.1 - Get list of installed apps
       command: "{{ php_cli_path }} occ app:list"
       args:
         chdir: "{{ nextcloud_dir }}"
@@ -128,7 +124,7 @@
       register: app_list
       changed_when: false
 
-    - name: 2.4 - Disable all non-core 3rd party apps
+    - name: 2.2 - Disable all non-core 3rd party apps
       command: "{{ php_cli_path }} occ app:disable {{ item }}"
       args:
         chdir: "{{ nextcloud_dir }}"
@@ -137,9 +133,9 @@
       loop: "{{ app_list.stdout_lines | select('match', '^[ ]*-[ ](.*):[ ]enabled$') | map('regex_replace', '^[ ]*-[ ](.*):[ ]enabled$', '\\1') | list }}"
       register: app_disable_result
       when: item not in core_apps
-      ignore_errors: yes # Don't fail if an app can't be disabled
+      ignore_errors: yes
 
-    - name: 2.5 - Save list of successfully disabled apps
+    - name: 2.3 - Save list of successfully disabled apps for re-enabling
       set_fact:
         disabled_apps: "{{ app_disable_result.results | selectattr('changed', 'defined') | selectattr('changed') | map(attribute='item') | list }}"
       when: app_disable_result is defined and app_disable_result.results is defined
@@ -173,13 +169,13 @@
             - updater_result.rc != 0
             - "'Nextcloud is already latest version' not in updater_result.stdout"
 
-        - name: 3.3 - Run occ upgrade (This is the most critical step)
+        - name: 3.3 - Run occ upgrade (Critical Database Step)
           command: "{{ php_cli_path }} occ upgrade"
           args:
             chdir: "{{ nextcloud_dir }}"
           become_user: "{{ nc_web_user }}"
           environment: "{{ occ_env }}"
-          # CRITICAL: Do NOT ignore errors here. If this fails, we must stop.
+          # CRITICAL: This must fail if the upgrade fails.
 
         - name: 3.4 - Run optional cleanup commands
           command: "{{ item }}"
@@ -190,7 +186,7 @@
           loop:
             - "{{ php_cli_path }} occ db:add-missing-indices"
             - "{{ php_cli_path }} occ db:convert-filecache-bigint --no-interaction"
-          ignore_errors: yes # These are optional, so we ignore failures
+          ignore_errors: yes
 
         - name: 3.5 - Disable maintenance mode (SUCCESS)
           command: "{{ php_cli_path }} occ maintenance:mode --off"
@@ -207,7 +203,7 @@
           environment: "{{ occ_env }}"
           loop: "{{ disabled_apps | default([]) }}"
           when: disabled_apps is defined and disabled_apps | length > 0
-          ignore_errors: yes # Don't let a single app fail the whole restart
+          ignore_errors: yes
           
         - name: 3.7 - Restart web service
           service: