diff --git a/benchmark/README.md b/benchmark/README.md
index e2491173..27b1c430 100644
--- a/benchmark/README.md
+++ b/benchmark/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 These results are created mostly for development, but I'm making them public for curious users.
 
-## PiGallery2 v1.5.8, 06.01.2019
+## PiGallery2 v1.5.8, 26.01.2019
 
 **System**: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, 16GB Ram, SHDD: 1TB, 5400 rpm
 **Gallery**: directories: 0 media: 341, faces: 39
diff --git a/benchmark/index.ts b/benchmark/index.ts
index 9a1b975d..b2aaf471 100644
--- a/benchmark/index.ts
+++ b/benchmark/index.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const printLine = (text: string) => {
 const printHeader = async () => {
   const dt = new Date();
   printLine('## PiGallery2 v' + require('./../package.json').version +
-    ', ' + Utils.zeroPrefix(dt.getDay(), 2) +
+    ', ' + Utils.zeroPrefix(dt.getDate(), 2) +
     '.' + Utils.zeroPrefix(dt.getMonth() + 1, 2) +
     '.' + dt.getFullYear());
   printLine('**System**: ' + config.system);
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a1d23dfc..00000000
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,195 +0,0 @@
-var ts = require('gulp-typescript');
-var gulp = require('gulp');
-var zip = require('gulp-zip');
-var fs = require('fs');
-var runSequence = require('run-sequence');
-var jsonModify = require('gulp-json-modify');
-var exec = require('child_process').exec;
-
-var translationFolder = "translate";
-var tsBackendProject = ts.createProject('tsconfig.json');
-gulp.task('build-backend', function () {
-  return gulp.src([
-    "common/**/*.ts",
-    "backend/**/*.ts"], {base: "."})
-    .pipe(tsBackendProject())
-    .js
-    .pipe(gulp.dest("./release"))
-
-});
-var createFrontendTask = function (type, script) {
-  gulp.task(type, function (cb) {
-    exec(script, function (err, stdout, stderr) {
-      console.log(stdout);
-      console.log(stderr);
-      cb(err);
-    });
-  });
-};
-
-gulp.task('build-frontend', function (done) {
-  var languages = getLanguages().filter(function (l) {
-    return l !== "en";
-  });
-  var tasks = [];
-  createFrontendTask('build-frontend-release default',
-    "ng build --aot --prod --output-path=./release/dist --no-progress --i18n-locale=en" +
-    " --i18n-format xlf --i18n-file frontend/" + translationFolder + "/messages.en.xlf" +
-    " --i18n-missing-translation warning");
-  tasks.push('build-frontend-release default');
-  for (var i = 0; i < languages.length; i++) {
-    createFrontendTask('build-frontend-release ' + languages[i],
-      "ng build --aot --prod --output-path=./release/dist/" + languages[i] +
-      " --no-progress --i18n-locale=" + languages[i] +
-      " --i18n-format xlf --i18n-file frontend/" + translationFolder + "/messages." + languages[i] + ".xlf" +
-      " --i18n-missing-translation warning");
-    tasks.push('build-frontend-release ' + languages[i]);
-  }
-  tasks.push(function () {
-    done();
-  });
-
-  runSequence.apply(this, tasks);
-
-});
-
-gulp.task('copy-static', function () {
-   return gulp.src([
-    "backend/model/diagnostics/blank.jpg",
-    "README.md",
-    "LICENSE"], {base: "."})
-    .pipe(gulp.dest('./release'));
-});
-
-gulp.task('copy-package', function () {
-  return gulp.src([
-    "package.json"], {base: "."})
-    .pipe(jsonModify({
-      key: 'devDependencies',
-      value: {}
-    }))
-    .pipe(jsonModify({
-      key: 'scripts',
-      value: {"start": "node ./backend/index.js"}
-    }))
-    .pipe(gulp.dest('./release'));
-});
-
-
-gulp.task('zip-release', function () {
-  return gulp.src(['release/**/*'], {base: "./release"})
-    .pipe(zip('pigallery2.zip'))
-    .pipe(gulp.dest('.'));
-});
-
-gulp.task('build-release', function (done) {
-  runSequence('build-frontend', 'build-backend', 'copy-static', 'copy-package', 'zip-release', function () {
-    done();
-  });
-});
-
-var getLanguages = function () {
-  if (!fs.existsSync("./frontend/" + translationFolder)) {
-    return [];
-  }
-  var dirCont = fs.readdirSync("./frontend/" + translationFolder);
-  var files = dirCont.filter(function (elm) {
-    return elm.match(/.*\.[a-zA-Z]+\.(xlf)/ig);
-  });
-  return files.map(function (f) {
-    return f.split(".")[1]
-  });
-};
-
-var simpleBuild = function (isProd) {
-  return function (done) {
-    var languages = getLanguages().filter(function (l) {
-      return l !== "en";
-    });
-    var tasks = [];
-    var cmd = "ng build --aot ";
-    if (isProd) {
-      cmd += " --prod --no-extract-licenses "
-    }
-    createFrontendTask('build-frontend default', cmd + "--output-path=./dist --no-progress --no-progress --i18n-locale en" +
-      " --i18n-format=xlf --i18n-file=frontend/" + translationFolder + "/messages.en.xlf" + " --i18n-missing-translation warning");
-    tasks.push('build-frontend default');
-    for (var i = 0; i < languages.length; i++) {
-      createFrontendTask('build-frontend ' + languages[i], cmd + "--output-path=./dist/" + languages[i] + " --no-progress --i18n-locale " + languages[i] +
-        " --i18n-format=xlf --i18n-file=frontend/" + translationFolder + "/messages." + languages[i] + ".xlf" + " --i18n-missing-translation warning");
-      tasks.push('build-frontend ' + languages[i]);
-    }
-    tasks.push(function () {
-      done();
-    });
-
-    runSequence.apply(this, tasks);
-  };
-};
-
-gulp.task("extract-locale", function (cb) {
-  console.log("creating source translation file:  locale.source.xlf");
-  exec('ng xi18n --out-file=./../locale.source.xlf  --i18n-format=xlf --i18n-locale=en', {maxBuffer: 1024 * 1024}, function (err, stdout, stderr) {
-    console.log(stdout);
-    console.log(stderr);
-    if (err) {
-      return cb(err);
-    }
-    exec('ngx-extractor -i frontend/**/*.ts -f xlf --out-file locale.source.xlf', function (err, stdout, stderr) {
-      console.log(stdout);
-      console.log(stderr);
-      cb(err);
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-var translate = function (list, cb) {
-  var localsStr = '"[\\"' + list.join('\\",\\"') + '\\"]"';
-  exec('xlf-google-translate --source-lang="en" --source-file="./locale.source.xlf" --destination-folder="./frontend/"' +
-    translationFolder + ' --destination-languages=' + localsStr, function (err, stdout, stderr) {
-    console.log(stdout);
-    console.log(stderr);
-    cb(err);
-  });
-};
-
-gulp.task("update-translation-only", function (cb) {
-  translate(getLanguages(), cb)
-});
-
-gulp.task("update-translation", function (done) {
-  runSequence('extract-locale', 'update-translation-only', function () {
-    done();
-  });
-});
-
-
-gulp.task("add-translation-only", function (cb) {
-  var languages = getLanguages();
-  var lng = null;
-  for (var i = 0; i < process.argv.length - 1; i++) {
-    if (process.argv[i] === "add-translation") {
-      lng = process.argv[i + 1].replace("--", "");
-    }
-  }
-  if (lng == null) {
-    console.error("Error: set language with '--' e.g: npm run add-translation -- --en");
-    return cb();
-  }
-  if (languages.indexOf(lng) !== -1) {
-    console.error("Error: language already exists, can't add. These language(s) already exist(s): " + languages);
-    return cb();
-  }
-  translate([lng], cb)
-});
-
-
-gulp.task("add-translation", function (done) {
-  runSequence('extract-locale', 'add-translation-only', function () {
-    done();
-  });
-});
-
-
-gulp.task('build-dev', simpleBuild(false));
-gulp.task('build-prod', simpleBuild(true));
diff --git a/gulpfile.ts b/gulpfile.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09e1d033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gulpfile.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+import * as gulp from 'gulp';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import * as zip from 'gulp-zip';
+import * as ts from 'gulp-typescript';
+// @ts-ignore
+import * as jsonModify from 'gulp-json-modify';
+
+
+const exec = require('child_process').exec;
+
+const translationFolder = 'translate';
+const tsBackendProject = ts.createProject('tsconfig.json');
+
+gulp.task('build-backend', function () {
+  return gulp.src([
+    'common/**/*.ts',
+    'backend/**/*.ts'], {base: '.'})
+    .pipe(tsBackendProject())
+    .js
+    .pipe(gulp.dest('./release'));
+
+});
+
+const handleError = (cb: (err: any) => void) => {
+  return (err: any, stdout: string, stderr: string) => {
+    console.log(stdout);
+    console.log(stderr);
+    cb(err);
+  };
+};
+
+const createFrontendTask = (type: string, script: string) => {
+  gulp.task(type, (cb) => {
+    exec(script, handleError(cb));
+  });
+};
+
+const getLanguages = () => {
+  if (!fs.existsSync('./frontend/' + translationFolder)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const dirCont = fs.readdirSync('./frontend/' + translationFolder);
+  const files: string[] = dirCont.filter((elm) => {
+    return elm.match(/.*\.[a-zA-Z]+\.(xlf)/ig);
+  });
+  return files.map((f: string) => {
+    return f.split('.')[1];
+  });
+};
+
+gulp.task('build-frontend', (() => {
+  const languages = getLanguages().filter((l) => {
+    return l !== 'en';
+  });
+  const tasks = [];
+  createFrontendTask('build-frontend-release default',
+    'ng build --aot --prod --output-path=./release/dist --no-progress --i18n-locale=en' +
+    ' --i18n-format xlf --i18n-file frontend/' + translationFolder + '/messages.en.xlf' +
+    ' --i18n-missing-translation warning');
+  tasks.push('build-frontend-release default');
+  for (let i = 0; i < languages.length; i++) {
+    createFrontendTask('build-frontend-release ' + languages[i],
+      'ng build --aot --prod --output-path=./release/dist/' + languages[i] +
+      ' --no-progress --i18n-locale=' + languages[i] +
+      ' --i18n-format xlf --i18n-file frontend/' + translationFolder + '/messages.' + languages[i] + '.xlf' +
+      ' --i18n-missing-translation warning');
+    tasks.push('build-frontend-release ' + languages[i]);
+  }
+  return gulp.series(...tasks);
+})());
+
+gulp.task('copy-static', function () {
+  return gulp.src([
+    'backend/model/diagnostics/blank.jpg',
+    'README.md',
+    'LICENSE'], {base: '.'})
+    .pipe(gulp.dest('./release'));
+});
+
+gulp.task('copy-package', function () {
+  return gulp.src([
+    'package.json'], {base: '.'})
+    .pipe(jsonModify({
+      key: 'devDependencies',
+      value: {}
+    }))
+    .pipe(jsonModify({
+      key: 'scripts',
+      value: {'start': 'node ./backend/index.js'}
+    }))
+    .pipe(gulp.dest('./release'));
+});
+
+
+gulp.task('zip-release', function () {
+  return gulp.src(['release/**/*'], {base: './release'})
+    .pipe(zip('pigallery2.zip'))
+    .pipe(gulp.dest('.'));
+});
+
+gulp.task('build-release', gulp.series('build-frontend', 'build-backend', 'copy-static', 'copy-package', 'zip-release'));
+
+
+const simpleBuild = (isProd: boolean) => {
+  const languages = getLanguages().filter(function (l) {
+    return l !== 'en';
+  });
+  const tasks = [];
+  let cmd = 'ng build --aot ';
+  if (isProd) {
+    cmd += ' --prod --no-extract-licenses ';
+  }
+  createFrontendTask('build-frontend default', cmd + '--output-path=./dist --no-progress --no-progress --i18n-locale en' +
+    ' --i18n-format=xlf --i18n-file=frontend/' + translationFolder + '/messages.en.xlf' + ' --i18n-missing-translation warning');
+  tasks.push('build-frontend default');
+  for (let i = 0; i < languages.length; i++) {
+    createFrontendTask('build-frontend ' + languages[i], cmd +
+      '--output-path=./dist/' + languages[i] +
+      ' --no-progress --i18n-locale ' + languages[i] +
+      ' --i18n-format=xlf --i18n-file=frontend/' + translationFolder +
+      '/messages.' + languages[i] + '.xlf' + ' --i18n-missing-translation warning');
+    tasks.push('build-frontend ' + languages[i]);
+  }
+  return gulp.series(...tasks);
+};
+
+gulp.task('extract-locale', (cb) => {
+  console.log('creating source translation file:  locale.source.xlf');
+  exec('ng xi18n --out-file=./../locale.source.xlf  --i18n-format=xlf --i18n-locale=en',
+    {maxBuffer: 1024 * 1024}, (error: any, stdOut: string, stdErr: string) => {
+      console.log(stdOut);
+      console.log(stdErr);
+      if (error) {
+        return cb(error);
+      }
+      exec('ngx-extractor -i frontend/**/*.ts -f xlf --out-file locale.source.xlf',
+        handleError(cb));
+    });
+});
+
+const translate = (list: any[], cb: (err: any) => void) => {
+  const localsStr = '"[\\"' + list.join('\\",\\"') + '\\"]"';
+  exec('xlf-google-translate --source-lang="en" --source-file="./locale.source.xlf" --destination-folder="./frontend/"' +
+    translationFolder + ' --destination-languages=' + localsStr,
+    handleError(cb));
+};
+
+gulp.task('update-translation-only', function (cb) {
+  translate(getLanguages(), cb);
+});
+
+gulp.task('update-translation', gulp.series('extract-locale', 'update-translation-only'));
+
+
+gulp.task('add-translation-only', (cb) => {
+  const languages = getLanguages();
+  let lng = null;
+  for (let i = 0; i < process.argv.length - 1; i++) {
+    if (process.argv[i] === 'add-translation') {
+      lng = process.argv[i + 1].replace('--', '');
+    }
+  }
+  if (lng == null) {
+    console.error('Error: set language with \'--\' e.g: npm run add-translation -- --en');
+    return cb();
+  }
+  if (languages.indexOf(lng) !== -1) {
+    console.error('Error: language already exists, can\'t add. These language(s) already exist(s): ' + languages);
+    return cb();
+  }
+  translate([lng], cb);
+});
+
+
+gulp.task('add-translation', gulp.series('extract-locale', 'add-translation-only'));
+
+
+gulp.task('build-dev', simpleBuild(false));
+gulp.task('build-prod', simpleBuild(true));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63bc4285..fb23df45 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,58 +30,60 @@
     "cookie-parser": "1.4.3",
     "cookie-session": "2.0.0-beta.3",
     "ejs": "2.6.1",
-    "exifreader": "2.5.0",
+    "exifreader": "2.6.0",
     "express": "4.16.4",
     "fluent-ffmpeg": "2.1.2",
-    "image-size": "0.6.3",
+    "image-size": "0.7.1",
     "jdataview": "2.5.0",
     "jimp": "0.6.0",
     "locale": "0.1.0",
-    "reflect-metadata": "0.1.12",
-    "sqlite3": "4.0.4",
+    "reflect-metadata": "0.1.13",
+    "sqlite3": "4.0.6",
     "ts-exif-parser": "0.1.4",
     "ts-node-iptc": "1.0.11",
     "typeconfig": "1.0.7",
-    "typeorm": "0.2.11",
-    "winston": "2.4.2",
+    "typeorm": "0.2.12",
+    "winston": "2.4.4",
     "xmldom": "0.1.27"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "0.11.4",
-    "@angular-devkit/build-optimizer": "0.11.4",
-    "@angular/animations": "7.1.4",
-    "@angular/cli": "7.1.4",
-    "@angular/common": "7.1.4",
-    "@angular/compiler": "7.1.4",
-    "@angular/compiler-cli": "7.1.4",
-    "@angular/core": "7.1.4",
-    "@angular/forms": "7.1.4",
-    "@angular/http": "7.1.4",
-    "@angular/language-service": "7.1.4",
-    "@angular/platform-browser": "7.1.4",
-    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "7.1.4",
-    "@angular/router": "7.1.4",
+    "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "0.12.3",
+    "@angular-devkit/build-optimizer": "0.12.3",
+    "@angular/animations": "7.2.2",
+    "@angular/cli": "7.2.3",
+    "@angular/common": "7.2.2",
+    "@angular/compiler": "7.2.2",
+    "@angular/compiler-cli": "7.2.2",
+    "@angular/core": "7.2.2",
+    "@angular/forms": "7.2.2",
+    "@angular/http": "7.2.2",
+    "@angular/language-service": "7.2.2",
+    "@angular/platform-browser": "7.2.2",
+    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "7.2.2",
+    "@angular/router": "7.2.2",
     "@ngx-translate/i18n-polyfill": "1.0.0",
     "@types/bcryptjs": "2.4.2",
     "@types/chai": "4.1.7",
     "@types/cookie-parser": "1.4.1",
     "@types/cookie-session": "2.0.36",
     "@types/ejs": "2.6.1",
-    "@types/express": "4.16.0",
+    "@types/express": "4.16.1",
     "@types/fluent-ffmpeg": "2.1.9",
     "@types/gm": "1.18.2",
-    "@types/image-size": "0.0.29",
-    "@types/jasmine": "3.3.5",
+    "@types/gulp": "^4.0.5",
+    "@types/gulp-zip": "^4.0.0",
+    "@types/image-size": "0.7.0",
+    "@types/jasmine": "3.3.8",
     "@types/node": "10.12.18",
-    "@types/sharp": "0.21.0",
-    "@types/winston": "2.3.9",
+    "@types/sharp": "0.21.2",
+    "@types/winston": "2.4.4",
     "@yaga/leaflet-ng2": "1.0.0",
     "bootstrap": "4.1.3",
     "chai": "4.2.0",
     "codelyzer": "4.5.0",
-    "core-js": "2.6.1",
+    "core-js": "2.6.3",
     "ejs-loader": "0.3.1",
-    "gulp": "3.9.1",
+    "gulp": "4.0.0",
     "gulp-json-modify": "1.0.2",
     "gulp-typescript": "5.0.0",
     "gulp-zip": "4.2.0",
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@
     "intl": "1.2.5",
     "jasmine-core": "3.3.0",
     "jasmine-spec-reporter": "4.2.1",
-    "jw-bootstrap-switch-ng2": "2.0.2",
-    "karma": "3.1.4",
+    "jw-bootstrap-switch-ng2": "2.0.4",
+    "karma": "4.0.0",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "2.2.0",
     "karma-cli": "2.0.0",
     "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "2.0.4",
@@ -106,18 +108,18 @@
     "ngx-clipboard": "11.1.9",
     "ngx-toastr": "9.1.1",
     "open-iconic": "1.1.1",
-    "protractor": "5.4.1",
-    "remap-istanbul": "0.12.0",
-    "rimraf": "2.6.2",
+    "protractor": "5.4.2",
+    "remap-istanbul": "0.13.0",
+    "rimraf": "2.6.3",
     "run-sequence": "2.2.1",
     "rxjs": "6.3.3",
     "rxjs-compat": "^6.3.3",
     "ts-helpers": "1.1.2",
-    "ts-node": "7.0.1",
-    "tslint": "5.12.0",
-    "typescript": "3.1.6",
+    "ts-node": "8.0.2",
+    "tslint": "5.12.1",
+    "typescript": "3.2.4",
     "xlf-google-translate": "1.0.0-beta.13",
-    "zone.js": "0.8.26"
+    "zone.js": "0.8.29"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "natives": "1.1.3"
@@ -125,10 +127,10 @@
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "@ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg": "1.0.17",
     "@ffprobe-installer/ffprobe": "1.0.9",
-    "bcrypt": "3.0.2",
+    "bcrypt": "3.0.3",
     "gm": "1.23.1",
     "mysql": "2.16.0",
-    "sharp": "0.21.1"
+    "sharp": "0.21.3"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 6.9 <11.0"