diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9ed4433..8d80627 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,25 +15,56 @@ jobs:
         mkdir dist/
         python3 dev_tools/build_zip_dist.py . dist/GWARipper-${{github.ref_name}}.zip
 
-    # output will be in src/dist/windows
+    - name: Get date
+      run: echo "date_year=$(date +'%Y')" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+    - name: Cache binary deps
+      id: cache-binary-deps
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: binary_deps/
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.date_year }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ env.date_year }}
+          ${{ runner.os }}-build-
+          ${{ runner.os }}-
+
+    # only download deps if we don't have a cached version
+    - if: ${{ steps.cache-binary-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
+      name: Download binary deps Windows
+      run: |
+        mkdir binary_deps
+        wget -O ffmpeg.zip https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-release-essentials.zip
+        unzip ffmpeg.zip -d binary_deps/
+        find binary_deps/ffmpeg*-essentials_build/ -name ffmpeg.exe -exec cp {} binary_deps/ \;
+        rm -rf binary_deps/ffmpeg*-essentials_build/
+        rm ffmpeg.zip
+
+    # output (dir named 'gwaripper') will be in dist/windows
     - name: Package Application on Windows
       uses: JackMcKew/pyinstaller-action-windows@main
       with:
         path: .
         spec: gwaripper.spec
 
-    - name: Rename output Windows
-      run: mv src/dist/windows src/dist/GWARipper-${{github.ref_name}}_single-folder_win-x64
+    - name: Bundle Windows
+      run: |
+        pushd dist/windows/gwaripper
+        zip -r ../../GWARipper-${{github.ref_name}}_single-folder_win-x64.zip .
+        popd
 
-    # output will be in src/dist/linux
+    # output (dir named 'gwaripper') will be in dist/linux
     - name: Package Application on Linux
       uses: JackMcKew/pyinstaller-action-linux@main
       with:
         path: .
         spec: gwaripper.spec
 
-    - name: Rename output Linux
-      run: mv src/dist/linux src/dist/GWARipper-${{github.ref_name}}_single-folder_lin-x64
+    - name: Bundle Linux
+      run: |
+        pushd dist/linux/gwaripper
+        zip -r ../../GWARipper-${{github.ref_name}}_single-folder_lin-x64.zip .
+        popd
 
     - name: Release
       uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
@@ -42,5 +73,5 @@ jobs:
         generate_release_notes: true
         files: |
           dist/GWARipper-${{github.ref_name}}.zip
-          src/dist/GWARipper-${{github.ref_name}}_single-folder_win-x64
-          src/dist/GWARipper-${{github.ref_name}}_single-folder_lin-x64
+          dist/GWARipper-${{github.ref_name}}_single-folder_win-x64.zip
+          dist/GWARipper-${{github.ref_name}}_single-folder_lin-x64.zip
diff --git a/gwaripper.spec b/gwaripper.spec
index 682a2b2..df4d8d9 100644
--- a/gwaripper.spec
+++ b/gwaripper.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
 # -*- mode: python -*-
+import os
+from sys import platform
 
 block_cipher = None
 
+data_files = [
+    # praw needs praw.ini (which it looks for in 3 places appdata etc. including cwd)
+    # -> pyinstaller automatically changes __file__ refs to be relative to the bundle
+    # praw was looking praw.ini in ./praw/ because thats were the __file__ presumably
+    # was
+    ("praw.ini", "praw/"),
+    # also include webgui files
+    ("gwaripper_webGUI/static", "static"),
+    ("gwaripper_webGUI/templates", "templates"),
+    ("gwaripper/migrations/*.py", "gwaripper/migrations"),
+]
+
+if platform == "win32" and os.path.exists(os.path.join("binary_deps", "ffmpeg.exe")):
+    data_files.append(("binary_deps/ffmpeg.exe", "./"))
+
 # IMPORTANT: pyinstaller will apparently just bundle everything it finds in the current python
 # env so use a venv with only the required additional packages installed
 # pyinstaller needs to be installed in the venv as well and then started (on Win) using
@@ -9,18 +26,7 @@ block_cipher = None
 a = Analysis(['gwaripper-runner.py'],
              pathex=['gwaripper', 'gwaripper_webGUI'],
              binaries=[],
-             # praw needs praw.ini (which it looks for in 3 places appdata etc. including cwd)
-             # -> pyinstaller automatically changes __file__ refs to be relative to the bundle
-             # praw was looking praw.ini in ./praw/ because thats were the __file__ presumably
-             # was
-             datas=[
-                ("venv/Lib/site-packages/praw/praw.ini", "praw/"),
-                 # also include webgui files
-                ("gwaripper_webGUI/static", "static"),
-                ("gwaripper_webGUI/templates", "templates"),
-                ("gwaripper/migrations/*.py", "gwaripper/migrations"),
-                ("binary_deps/ffmpeg.exe", "./"),
-             ],
+             datas=data_files,
              hiddenimports=[],
              hookspath=[],
              runtime_hooks=[],
diff --git a/praw.ini b/praw.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3f4b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/praw.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+# A boolean to indicate whether or not to check for package updates.
+check_for_updates=True
+
+# Object to kind mappings
+comment_kind=t1
+message_kind=t4
+redditor_kind=t2
+submission_kind=t3
+subreddit_kind=t5
+trophy_kind=t6
+
+# The URL prefix for OAuth-related requests.
+oauth_url=https://oauth.reddit.com
+
+# The amount of seconds of ratelimit to sleep for upon encountering a specific type of 429 error.
+ratelimit_seconds=5
+
+# The URL prefix for regular requests.
+reddit_url=https://www.reddit.com
+
+# The URL prefix for short URLs.
+short_url=https://redd.it
+
+# The timeout for requests to Reddit in number of seconds
+timeout=16