diff --git a/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Minimal.Template.TPDM.yml b/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Minimal.Template.TPDM.yml
index bdc00c944c..a8c23e16e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Minimal.Template.TPDM.yml	
+++ b/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Minimal.Template.TPDM.yml	
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ env:
   HEAD_REF:  ${{ GITHUB.HEAD_REF }}
   REF_NAME:  ${{ GITHUB.REF_NAME }}
   REPOSITORY_OWNER: ${{ GITHUB.REPOSITORY_OWNER }}
+  DB_PASS: temporaryDbP@ssw0rd!
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -39,7 +40,24 @@ jobs:
   build:
     if: ${{ always() }}
     needs: FindStandardAndExtensionVersions
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    services:
+      mssql:
+        image: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-latest
+        volumes:
+          - /MssqlBackupVolume:/DatabaseBackups
+        env:
+          ACCEPT_EULA: Y
+          SA_PASSWORD: ${{ env.DB_PASS }}
+        ports:
+          - 1433:1433
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "exit 0" 
+          --health-interval 10s 
+          --health-timeout 5s 
+          --health-retries 3
+          --name mssql
+          --user root
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         StandardVersion: ${{ fromJson(needs.FindStandardAndExtensionVersions.outputs.StandardVersions) }}
@@ -54,8 +72,9 @@ jobs:
       run: | 
         echo "::error::Missing Azure Token"
         exit 1 
-    - name: Support longpaths
-      run: git config --system core.longpaths true
+    - name: Set permissions for database server container backup directory
+      run: docker exec --user root mssql chmod 777 /DatabaseBackups
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Checkout Ed-Fi-ODS
       uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4
       with:
@@ -72,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         $standardTag = .\build.githubactions.ps1 StandardTag -standardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -ProjectFile "./Application/EdFi.Ods.Standard/EdFi.Ods.Standard.csproj"
         echo "EDFI_STANDARD_REFERENCE=$standardTag">> $env:GITHUB_ENV
         Write-host "Ed-Fi-Standard Tag is  $standardTag"
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Checkout Ed-Fi-Data-Standard
       uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4
       with:
@@ -85,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
         $tpdmTag = .\build.githubactions.ps1 TpdmTag -standardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -ProjectFile "./Application/EdFi.Ods.Standard/EdFi.Ods.Standard.csproj"
         echo "EDFI_TPDM_REFERENCE=$tpdmTag">> $env:GITHUB_ENV
         Write-host "EdFi-Tpdm Tag is  $tpdmTag"
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Checkout Ed-Fi-TPDM-Artifacts
       uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4
       with:
@@ -94,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ env.EDFI_TPDM_REFERENCE }}
     - name: Is pull request branch exists in Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 CheckoutBranch -RelativeRepoPath "../Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation"
     - name: update BUILD_INCREMENTER 
@@ -105,11 +124,6 @@ jobs:
                 echo "BUILD_INCREMENTER=$newRevision">> $env:GITHUB_ENV
             }
       shell: pwsh
-    - name: Install sql-server-2019 & sqlpackage
-      shell: powershell
-      run: |
-          choco install sql-server-2019  -y --params "'/IGNOREPENDINGREBOOT /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS /Q /ACTION=install /INSTANCEID=MSSQLSERVER /INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER /TCPENABLED=1 /UPDATEENABLED=FALSE /FEATURES=SQL,Tools'" --execution-timeout=$installTimeout
-          choco install sqlpackage
     - name: Cache Nuget packages
       uses: actions/cache@ab5e6d0c87105b4c9c2047343972218f562e4319 #v4.0.1
       with:
@@ -121,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 restore -Solution "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/Application/Ed-Fi-Ods.sln"
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Initialize-DevelopmentEnvironment
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/
       run: |
@@ -129,60 +143,37 @@ jobs:
         [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('msbuild_buildConfiguration', '${{ env.CONFIGURATION }}') 
         $PSVersionTable
         . $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/Initialize-PowershellForDevelopment.ps1
-        Initialize-DevelopmentEnvironment -UsePlugins -NoDeploy -NoRestore -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }} -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}
-      shell: powershell
+        Initialize-DevelopmentEnvironment -UsePlugins -NoDeploy -NoRestore -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }} -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -MssqlSaPassword ${{ env.DB_PASS }}
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Create Database Template (no extensions)
       working-directory: ./
       run: |
         $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
         [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('msbuild_buildConfiguration', '${{ env.CONFIGURATION }}')        
         Import-Module -Force -Scope Global "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Modules/create-tpdm-minimal-template.psm1"
-        Initialize-TPDMMinimalTemplate -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }} -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}
-      shell: powershell
+        Initialize-TPDMMinimalTemplate -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }} -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -LocalDbBackupDirectory /MssqlBackupVolume -DbServerBackupDirectory /DatabaseBackups
+      shell: pwsh
+    - name: Set permissions for database backup file
+      working-directory: ./
+      run: sudo chmod -R 777 Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Database/
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: pack
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 pack -Configuration ${{ env.CONFIGURATION }} -InformationalVersion ${{ env.INFORMATIONAL_VERSION }} -BuildCounter ${{ github.run_number }} -BuildIncrementer ${{env.BUILD_INCREMENTER}} -NuspecFilePath "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Database/EdFi.Ods.Minimal.Template.TPDM.Core.${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }}.Standard.${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}.nuspec" -PackageName  "EdFi.Suite3.Ods.Minimal.Template.TPDM.Core.${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }}.Standard.${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}"
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Install-credential-handler
       if: ${{ env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_NUGET_KEY != '' &&  github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/
       run: |
-         Import-Module -Force -Scope Global "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/logistics/scripts/modules/utility/cross-platform.psm1"
-         if (Get-IsWindows -and -not Get-InstalledModule | Where-Object -Property Name -eq "7Zip4Powershell") {
-              Install-Module -Force -Scope CurrentUser -Name 7Zip4Powershell
-         }
-
-          # using WebClient is faster then Invoke-WebRequest but shows no progress
-          $sourceUrl = ' https://github.com/microsoft/artifacts-credprovider/releases/download/v1.0.0/Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider.zip'
-          $fileName = 'Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider.zip'
-          Write-host "Downloading file from $sourceUrl..."
-          $webClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
-          $webClient.DownloadFile($sourceUrl, "$env:temp/$fileName")
-
-          Write-host "Download complete." 
-
-          if (-not (Test-Path "$env:temp/$fileName")) {
-              Write-Warning "Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider file '$fileName' not found."
-              exit 0
-          }
-
-          $packageFolder = "$env:temp/Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider/"
-
-          if ($fileName.EndsWith('.zip')) {
-              Write-host "Extracting $fileName..."
-              $zipFilePath = "$env:temp/$fileName"
-              if (Test-Path $zipFilePath) { Expand-Archive -Force -Path $zipFilePath -DestinationPath $packageFolder }
-              Copy-Item -Path $packageFolder\* -Destination "$env:UserProfile/.nuget/" -Recurse -Force
-              Write-Host "Extracted to: $env:UserProfile\.nuget\plugins\" -ForegroundColor Green
-          }
-      shell: powershell
+        .\build.githubactions.ps1 InstallCredentialHandler
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: publish 
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
       if: ${{ env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_NUGET_KEY != '' &&  github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 publish -InformationalVersion ${{ env.INFORMATIONAL_VERSION }} -BuildCounter ${{ github.run_number }} -BuildIncrementer ${{env.BUILD_INCREMENTER}} -NuGetApiKey ${{ env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_NUGET_KEY }} -EdFiNuGetFeed ${{env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_URL}} -PackageName  "EdFi.Suite3.Ods.Minimal.Template.TPDM.Core.${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }}.Standard.${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}"
-      shell: powershell      
+      shell: pwsh      
     - name: Upload EdFi.Ods.Minimal.Template.TPDM.Core Artifacts
       if: success() || failure()
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@26f96dfa697d77e81fd5907df203aa23a56210a8 # v4.3.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Minimal.Template.yml b/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Minimal.Template.yml
index e8c4c37e6c..253fd09685 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Minimal.Template.yml	
+++ b/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Minimal.Template.yml	
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ env:
   HEAD_REF:  ${{ GITHUB.HEAD_REF }}
   REF_NAME:  ${{ GITHUB.REF_NAME }}
   REPOSITORY_OWNER: ${{ GITHUB.REPOSITORY_OWNER }}
+  DB_PASS: temporaryDbP@ssw0rd!
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -37,9 +38,26 @@ jobs:
       calling_branch: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
 
   build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ always() }}
     needs: FindStandardAndExtensionVersions
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    services:
+      mssql:
+        image: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-latest
+        volumes:
+          - /MssqlBackupVolume:/DatabaseBackups
+        env:
+          ACCEPT_EULA: Y
+          SA_PASSWORD: ${{ env.DB_PASS }}
+        ports:
+          - 1433:1433
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "exit 0" 
+          --health-interval 10s 
+          --health-timeout 5s 
+          --health-retries 3
+          --name mssql
+          --user root
     strategy:
       matrix:
         StandardVersion: ${{ fromJson(needs.FindStandardAndExtensionVersions.outputs.StandardVersions) }}
@@ -53,8 +71,9 @@ jobs:
       run: | 
         echo "::error::Missing Azure Token"
         exit 1 
-    - name: Support longpaths
-      run: git config --system core.longpaths true
+    - name: Set permissions for database server container backup directory
+      run: docker exec --user root mssql chmod 777 /DatabaseBackups
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Checkout Ed-Fi-ODS
       uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4
       with:
@@ -71,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         $standardTag = .\build.githubactions.ps1 StandardTag -standardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -ProjectFile "./Application/EdFi.Ods.Standard/EdFi.Ods.Standard.csproj"
         echo "EDFI_STANDARD_REFERENCE=$standardTag">> $env:GITHUB_ENV
         Write-host "Ed-Fi-Standard Tag is  $standardTag"
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Checkout Ed-Fi-Data-Standard
       uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4
       with:
@@ -80,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ env.EDFI_STANDARD_REFERENCE }}
     - name: Is pull request branch exists in Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 CheckoutBranch -RelativeRepoPath "../Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation"
     - name: update BUILD_INCREMENTER 
@@ -91,11 +110,6 @@ jobs:
                 echo "BUILD_INCREMENTER=$newRevision">> $env:GITHUB_ENV
             }
       shell: pwsh
-    - name: Install sql-server-2019 & sqlpackage
-      shell: powershell
-      run: |
-          choco install sql-server-2019  -y --params "'/IGNOREPENDINGREBOOT /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS /Q /ACTION=install /INSTANCEID=MSSQLSERVER /INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER /TCPENABLED=1 /UPDATEENABLED=FALSE /FEATURES=SQL,Tools'" --execution-timeout=$installTimeout
-          choco install sqlpackage
     - name: Cache Nuget packages
       uses: actions/cache@ab5e6d0c87105b4c9c2047343972218f562e4319 #v4.0.1
       with:
@@ -107,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 restore -Solution "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/Application/Ed-Fi-Ods.sln"
-      shell: powershell                
+      shell: pwsh                
     - name: Initialize-DevelopmentEnvironment
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/
       run: |
@@ -115,66 +129,43 @@ jobs:
         [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('msbuild_buildConfiguration', '${{ env.CONFIGURATION }}')
         $PSVersionTable
           . $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/Initialize-PowershellForDevelopment.ps1
-        Initialize-DevelopmentEnvironment  -NoDeploy -NoRestore -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }}
-      shell: powershell
+        Initialize-DevelopmentEnvironment  -NoDeploy -NoRestore -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }} -MssqlSaPassword ${{ env.DB_PASS }}
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Remove Plug-Ins
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/
       run: |
         $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
-        rm -R "./Plugin/Extensions.*"
-      shell: powershell 
+        rm -r Plugin/Extensions.*
+      shell: pwsh 
     - name: Create Database Template (no extensions)
       working-directory: ./
       run: |
         $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
         [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('msbuild_buildConfiguration', '${{ env.CONFIGURATION }}')
         Import-Module -Force -Scope Global "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Modules/create-minimal-template.psm1"
-        Initialize-MinimalTemplate -samplePath './Ed-Fi-Data-Standard/Descriptors' -noExtensions -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}  -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }}
-      shell: powershell
+        Initialize-MinimalTemplate -samplePath './Ed-Fi-Data-Standard/Descriptors' -noExtensions -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}  -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }} -LocalDbBackupDirectory /MssqlBackupVolume -DbServerBackupDirectory /DatabaseBackups
+      shell: pwsh
+    - name: Set permissions for database backup file
+      working-directory: ./
+      run: sudo chmod -R 777 Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Database/
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: pack
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 pack -Configuration ${{ env.CONFIGURATION }} -InformationalVersion ${{ env.INFORMATIONAL_VERSION }} -BuildCounter ${{ github.run_number }} -BuildIncrementer ${{env.BUILD_INCREMENTER}} -NuspecFilePath "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Database/EdFi.Ods.Minimal.Template.Standard.${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}.nuspec" -PackageName  "EdFi.Suite3.Ods.Minimal.Template.Standard.${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}" 
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Install-credential-handler
       if: ${{ env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_NUGET_KEY != '' &&  github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/
       run: |
-         Import-Module -Force -Scope Global "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/logistics/scripts/modules/utility/cross-platform.psm1"
-         if (Get-IsWindows -and -not Get-InstalledModule | Where-Object -Property Name -eq "7Zip4Powershell") {
-              Install-Module -Force -Scope CurrentUser -Name 7Zip4Powershell
-         }
-
-          # using WebClient is faster then Invoke-WebRequest but shows no progress
-          $sourceUrl = ' https://github.com/microsoft/artifacts-credprovider/releases/download/v1.0.0/Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider.zip'
-          $fileName = 'Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider.zip'
-          Write-host "Downloading file from $sourceUrl..."
-          $webClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
-          $webClient.DownloadFile($sourceUrl, "$env:temp/$fileName")
-
-          Write-host "Download complete." 
-
-          if (-not (Test-Path "$env:temp/$fileName")) {
-              Write-Warning "Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider file '$fileName' not found."
-              exit 0
-          }
-
-          $packageFolder = "$env:temp/Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider/"
-
-          if ($fileName.EndsWith('.zip')) {
-              Write-host "Extracting $fileName..."
-              $zipFilePath = "$env:temp/$fileName"
-              if (Test-Path $zipFilePath) { Expand-Archive -Force -Path $zipFilePath -DestinationPath $packageFolder }
-              Copy-Item -Path $packageFolder\* -Destination "$env:UserProfile/.nuget/" -Recurse -Force
-              Write-Host "Extracted to: $env:UserProfile\.nuget\plugins\" -ForegroundColor Green
-          }
-      shell: powershell
+        .\build.githubactions.ps1 InstallCredentialHandler
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: publish 
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
       if: ${{ env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_NUGET_KEY != '' &&  github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 publish -InformationalVersion ${{ env.INFORMATIONAL_VERSION }} -BuildCounter ${{ github.run_number }} -BuildIncrementer ${{env.BUILD_INCREMENTER}} -NuGetApiKey ${{ env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_NUGET_KEY }} -EdFiNuGetFeed ${{env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_URL}} -PackageName  "EdFi.Suite3.Ods.Minimal.Template.Standard.${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}"
-      shell: powershell      
+      shell: pwsh      
     - name: Upload EdFi.Ods.Minimal.Template Artifacts
       if: success() || failure()
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@26f96dfa697d77e81fd5907df203aa23a56210a8 # v4.3.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Populated.Template.TPDM.yml b/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Populated.Template.TPDM.yml
index b73cbdf8c3..269cd94291 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Populated.Template.TPDM.yml	
+++ b/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Populated.Template.TPDM.yml	
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ env:
   HEAD_REF:  ${{ GITHUB.HEAD_REF }}
   REF_NAME:  ${{ GITHUB.REF_NAME }}
   REPOSITORY_OWNER: ${{ GITHUB.REPOSITORY_OWNER }}
+  DB_PASS: temporaryDbP@ssw0rd!
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -39,7 +40,24 @@ jobs:
   build:
     if: ${{ always() }}
     needs: FindStandardAndExtensionVersions
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    services:
+      mssql:
+        image: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-latest
+        volumes:
+          - /MssqlBackupVolume:/DatabaseBackups
+        env:
+          ACCEPT_EULA: Y
+          SA_PASSWORD: ${{ env.DB_PASS }}
+        ports:
+          - 1433:1433
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "exit 0" 
+          --health-interval 10s 
+          --health-timeout 5s 
+          --health-retries 3
+          --name mssql
+          --user root
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         StandardVersion: ${{ fromJson(needs.FindStandardAndExtensionVersions.outputs.StandardVersions) }}
@@ -54,8 +72,9 @@ jobs:
       run: | 
         echo "::error::Missing Azure Token"
         exit 1 
-    - name: Support longpaths
-      run: git config --system core.longpaths true
+    - name: Set permissions for database server container backup directory
+      run: docker exec --user root mssql chmod 777 /DatabaseBackups
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Checkout Ed-Fi-ODS
       uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4
       with:
@@ -72,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         $standardTag = .\build.githubactions.ps1 StandardTag -standardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -ProjectFile "./Application/EdFi.Ods.Standard/EdFi.Ods.Standard.csproj"
         echo "EDFI_STANDARD_REFERENCE=$standardTag">> $env:GITHUB_ENV
         Write-host "Ed-Fi-Standard Tag is  $standardTag"
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Checkout Ed-Fi-Data-Standard
       uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4
       with:
@@ -85,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
         $tpdmTag = .\build.githubactions.ps1 TpdmTag -standardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -ProjectFile "./Application/EdFi.Ods.Standard/EdFi.Ods.Standard.csproj"
         echo "EDFI_TPDM_REFERENCE=$tpdmTag">> $env:GITHUB_ENV
         Write-host "EdFi-Tpdm Tag is  $tpdmTag"
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Checkout Ed-Fi-TPDM-Artifacts
       uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4
       with:
@@ -94,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ env.EDFI_TPDM_REFERENCE }}
     - name: Is pull request branch exists in Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 CheckoutBranch -RelativeRepoPath "../Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation"
     - name: update BUILD_INCREMENTER 
@@ -105,11 +124,6 @@ jobs:
                 echo "BUILD_INCREMENTER=$newRevision">> $env:GITHUB_ENV
             }
       shell: pwsh
-    - name: Install sql-server-2019 & sqlpackage
-      shell: powershell
-      run: |
-          choco install sql-server-2019  -y --params "'/IGNOREPENDINGREBOOT /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS /Q /ACTION=install /INSTANCEID=MSSQLSERVER /INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER /TCPENABLED=1 /UPDATEENABLED=FALSE /FEATURES=SQL,Tools'" --execution-timeout=$installTimeout
-          choco install sqlpackage
     - name: Cache Nuget packages
       uses: actions/cache@ab5e6d0c87105b4c9c2047343972218f562e4319 #v4.0.1
       with:
@@ -121,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 restore -Solution "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/Application/Ed-Fi-Ods.sln"
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Initialize-DevelopmentEnvironment
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/
       run: |
@@ -129,60 +143,37 @@ jobs:
         [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('msbuild_buildConfiguration', '${{ env.CONFIGURATION }}') 
         $PSVersionTable
         . $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/Initialize-PowershellForDevelopment.ps1
-        Initialize-DevelopmentEnvironment -UsePlugins -NoDeploy  -NoRestore  -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }} -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}
-      shell: powershell
+        Initialize-DevelopmentEnvironment -UsePlugins -NoDeploy  -NoRestore  -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }} -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -MssqlSaPassword ${{ env.DB_PASS }}
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Create Database Template (no extensions)
       working-directory: ./
       run: |
         $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
         [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('msbuild_buildConfiguration', '${{ env.CONFIGURATION }}')        
-        Import-Module -Force -Scope Global "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Modules/create-tpdm-template.psm1"
-        Initialize-TPDMTemplate -extensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }} -standardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}
-      shell: powershell
+        Import-Module -Force -Scope Global "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Modules/create-tpdm-template.psm1" 
+        Initialize-TPDMTemplate -extensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }} -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -LocalDbBackupDirectory /MssqlBackupVolume -DbServerBackupDirectory /DatabaseBackups
+      shell: pwsh
+    - name: Set permissions for database backup file
+      working-directory: ./
+      run: sudo chmod -R 777 Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Database/
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: pack
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 pack -Configuration ${{ env.CONFIGURATION }} -InformationalVersion ${{ env.INFORMATIONAL_VERSION }} -BuildCounter ${{ github.run_number }} -BuildIncrementer ${{env.BUILD_INCREMENTER}} -NuspecFilePath "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Database/EdFi.Ods.Populated.Template.TPDM.Core.${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }}.Standard.${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}.nuspec" -PackageName  "EdFi.Suite3.Ods.Populated.Template.TPDM.Core.${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }}.Standard.${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}"
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Install-credential-handler
       if: ${{ env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_NUGET_KEY != '' &&  github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/
       run: |
-         Import-Module -Force -Scope Global "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/logistics/scripts/modules/utility/cross-platform.psm1"
-         if (Get-IsWindows -and -not Get-InstalledModule | Where-Object -Property Name -eq "7Zip4Powershell") {
-              Install-Module -Force -Scope CurrentUser -Name 7Zip4Powershell
-         }
-
-          # using WebClient is faster then Invoke-WebRequest but shows no progress
-          $sourceUrl = ' https://github.com/microsoft/artifacts-credprovider/releases/download/v1.0.0/Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider.zip'
-          $fileName = 'Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider.zip'
-          Write-host "Downloading file from $sourceUrl..."
-          $webClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
-          $webClient.DownloadFile($sourceUrl, "$env:temp/$fileName")
-
-          Write-host "Download complete." 
-
-          if (-not (Test-Path "$env:temp/$fileName")) {
-              Write-Warning "Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider file '$fileName' not found."
-              exit 0
-          }
-
-          $packageFolder = "$env:temp/Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider/"
-
-          if ($fileName.EndsWith('.zip')) {
-              Write-host "Extracting $fileName..."
-              $zipFilePath = "$env:temp/$fileName"
-              if (Test-Path $zipFilePath) { Expand-Archive -Force -Path $zipFilePath -DestinationPath $packageFolder }
-              Copy-Item -Path $packageFolder\* -Destination "$env:UserProfile/.nuget/" -Recurse -Force
-              Write-Host "Extracted to: $env:UserProfile\.nuget\plugins\" -ForegroundColor Green
-          }
-      shell: powershell
+        .\build.githubactions.ps1 InstallCredentialHandler
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: publish
       if: ${{ env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_NUGET_KEY != '' &&  github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 publish -InformationalVersion ${{ env.INFORMATIONAL_VERSION }} -BuildCounter ${{ github.run_number }} -BuildIncrementer ${{env.BUILD_INCREMENTER}} -NuGetApiKey ${{ env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_NUGET_KEY }} -EdFiNuGetFeed ${{env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_URL}} -PackageName  "EdFi.Suite3.Ods.Populated.Template.TPDM.Core.${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }}.Standard.${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}"
-      shell: powershell      
+      shell: pwsh      
     - name: Upload EdFi.Ods.Populated.Template.TPDM.Core Artifacts
       if: success() || failure()
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@26f96dfa697d77e81fd5907df203aa23a56210a8 # v4.3.0
@@ -211,4 +202,4 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: Create Database Template Logs-${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}
         path: |
-          ${{ github.workspace }}/CreateDatabaseTemplateLogs/*.*          
\ No newline at end of file
+          ${{ github.workspace }}/CreateDatabaseTemplateLogs/*.*          
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Populated.Template.yml b/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Populated.Template.yml
index c72cd12599..5ab65e03a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Populated.Template.yml	
+++ b/.github/workflows/Pkg EdFi.Ods.Populated.Template.yml	
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ env:
   HEAD_REF:  ${{ GITHUB.HEAD_REF }}
   REF_NAME:  ${{ GITHUB.REF_NAME }}
   REPOSITORY_OWNER: ${{ GITHUB.REPOSITORY_OWNER }}
+  DB_PASS: temporaryDbP@ssw0rd!
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -39,7 +40,24 @@ jobs:
   build:
     if: ${{ always() }}
     needs: FindStandardAndExtensionVersions
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      mssql:
+        image: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-latest
+        volumes:
+          - /MssqlBackupVolume:/DatabaseBackups
+        env:
+          ACCEPT_EULA: Y
+          SA_PASSWORD: ${{ env.DB_PASS }}
+        ports:
+          - 1433:1433
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "exit 0" 
+          --health-interval 10s 
+          --health-timeout 5s 
+          --health-retries 3
+          --name mssql
+          --user root
     strategy:
       matrix:
         StandardVersion: ${{ fromJson(needs.FindStandardAndExtensionVersions.outputs.StandardVersions) }}
@@ -53,8 +71,9 @@ jobs:
       run: | 
         echo "::error::Missing Azure Token"
         exit 1 
-    - name: Support longpaths
-      run: git config --system core.longpaths true
+    - name: Set permissions for database server container backup directory
+      run: docker exec --user root mssql chmod 777 /DatabaseBackups
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Checkout Ed-Fi-ODS
       uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4
       with:
@@ -71,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         $standardTag = .\build.githubactions.ps1 StandardTag -standardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -ProjectFile "./Application/EdFi.Ods.Standard/EdFi.Ods.Standard.csproj"
         echo "EDFI_STANDARD_REFERENCE=$standardTag">> $env:GITHUB_ENV
         Write-host "Ed-Fi-Standard Tag is  $standardTag"
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Checkout Ed-Fi-Data-Standard
       uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4
       with:
@@ -80,14 +99,9 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ env.EDFI_STANDARD_REFERENCE }}
     - name: Is pull request branch exists in Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 CheckoutBranch -RelativeRepoPath "../Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation"
-    - name: Install sql-server-2019 & sqlpackage
-      shell: powershell
-      run: |
-          choco install sql-server-2019  -y --params "'/IGNOREPENDINGREBOOT /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS /Q /ACTION=install /INSTANCEID=MSSQLSERVER /INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER /TCPENABLED=1 /UPDATEENABLED=FALSE /FEATURES=SQL,Tools'" --execution-timeout=$installTimeout
-          choco install sqlpackage
     - name: Cache Nuget packages
       uses: actions/cache@ab5e6d0c87105b4c9c2047343972218f562e4319 #v4.0.1
       with:
@@ -107,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 restore -Solution "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/Application/Ed-Fi-Ods.sln"
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Initialize-DevelopmentEnvironment
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/
       run: |
@@ -115,66 +129,43 @@ jobs:
         [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('msbuild_buildConfiguration', '${{ env.CONFIGURATION }}')
         $PSVersionTable
         . $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/Initialize-PowershellForDevelopment.ps1
-        Initialize-DevelopmentEnvironment  -NoDeploy  -NoRestore  -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }}
-      shell: powershell
+        Initialize-DevelopmentEnvironment  -NoDeploy  -NoRestore  -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }} -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }} -MssqlSaPassword ${{ env.DB_PASS }}
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Remove Plug-Ins
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/
       run: |
         $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
-        rm -R "./Plugin/Extensions.*"
-      shell: powershell 
+        rm -r Plugin/Extensions.*
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Create Database Template (no extensions)
       working-directory: ./
       run: |
         $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
         [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('msbuild_buildConfiguration', '${{ env.CONFIGURATION }}')
         Import-Module -Force -Scope Global "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Modules/create-populated-template.psm1"
-        Initialize-PopulatedTemplate -samplePath './Ed-Fi-Data-Standard/' -noExtensions -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}  -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }}
-      shell: powershell
+        Initialize-PopulatedTemplate -samplePath './Ed-Fi-Data-Standard/' -noExtensions -StandardVersion ${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}  -ExtensionVersion ${{ matrix.ExtensionVersion }} -LocalDbBackupDirectory /MssqlBackupVolume -DbServerBackupDirectory /DatabaseBackups
+      shell: pwsh
+    - name: Set permissions for database backup file
+      working-directory: ./
+      run: sudo chmod -R 777 Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Database/
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: pack
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 pack -Configuration ${{ env.CONFIGURATION }} -InformationalVersion ${{ env.INFORMATIONAL_VERSION }} -BuildCounter ${{ github.run_number }} -BuildIncrementer ${{env.BUILD_INCREMENTER}} -NuspecFilePath "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/DatabaseTemplate/Database/EdFi.Ods.Populated.Template.Standard.${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}.nuspec" -PackageName  "EdFi.Suite3.Ods.Populated.Template.Standard.${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}" 
-      shell: powershell
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: Install-credential-handler
       if: ${{ env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_NUGET_KEY != '' &&  github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/
       run: |
-         Import-Module -Force -Scope Global "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Ed-Fi-ODS-Implementation/logistics/scripts/modules/utility/cross-platform.psm1"
-         if (Get-IsWindows -and -not Get-InstalledModule | Where-Object -Property Name -eq "7Zip4Powershell") {
-              Install-Module -Force -Scope CurrentUser -Name 7Zip4Powershell
-         }
-
-          # using WebClient is faster then Invoke-WebRequest but shows no progress
-          $sourceUrl = ' https://github.com/microsoft/artifacts-credprovider/releases/download/v1.0.0/Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider.zip'
-          $fileName = 'Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider.zip'
-          Write-host "Downloading file from $sourceUrl..."
-          $webClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
-          $webClient.DownloadFile($sourceUrl, "$env:temp/$fileName")
-
-          Write-host "Download complete." 
-
-          if (-not (Test-Path "$env:temp/$fileName")) {
-              Write-Warning "Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider file '$fileName' not found."
-              exit 0
-          }
-
-          $packageFolder = "$env:temp/Microsoft.NuGet.CredentialProvider/"
-
-          if ($fileName.EndsWith('.zip')) {
-              Write-host "Extracting $fileName..."
-              $zipFilePath = "$env:temp/$fileName"
-              if (Test-Path $zipFilePath) { Expand-Archive -Force -Path $zipFilePath -DestinationPath $packageFolder }
-              Copy-Item -Path $packageFolder\* -Destination "$env:UserProfile/.nuget/" -Recurse -Force
-              Write-Host "Extracted to: $env:UserProfile\.nuget\plugins\" -ForegroundColor Green
-          }
-      shell: powershell
+        .\build.githubactions.ps1 InstallCredentialHandler
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: publish 
       if: ${{ env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_NUGET_KEY != '' &&  github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
       working-directory: ./Ed-Fi-ODS/
       run: |
         .\build.githubactions.ps1 publish -InformationalVersion ${{ env.INFORMATIONAL_VERSION }} -BuildCounter ${{ github.run_number }} -BuildIncrementer ${{env.BUILD_INCREMENTER}} -NuGetApiKey ${{ env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_NUGET_KEY }} -EdFiNuGetFeed ${{env.AZURE_ARTIFACT_URL}} -PackageName  "EdFi.Suite3.Ods.Populated.Template.Standard.${{ matrix.StandardVersion }}"
-      shell: powershell      
+      shell: pwsh      
     - name: Upload EdFi.Ods.Populated.Template Artifacts
       if: success() || failure()
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@26f96dfa697d77e81fd5907df203aa23a56210a8 # v4.3.0