diff --git a/.github/workflows/ecode-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/ecode-nightly.yml
index 7a2f67e1e..a0154779d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ecode-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ecode-nightly.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ permissions: write-all
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Create Nightly Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     outputs:
       upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
       version: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.version }}
@@ -42,18 +42,14 @@ jobs:
           body: >
             Builds that include most recent changes as they happen. For stable releases check the whole list of [releases](https://github.com/SpartanJ/ecode/releases).
 
-  build_linux:
+  build_linux_x86_64:
     name: Linux Nightly
     needs: release
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config:
-          - compiler: default
-            arch: x86_64
-            container: ubuntu-22.04
-          - compiler: gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu
-            arch: aarch64
-            container: ubuntu-22.04
+          - arch: x86_64
+            container: ubuntu-20.04
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.container }}
     env:
       CC: gcc
@@ -67,54 +63,75 @@ jobs:
           echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
           echo "/usr/lib/ccache" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
           echo "INSTALL_REF=${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          if [[ $(uname -m) != ${{ matrix.config.arch }} ]]; then
-            echo "CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-            echo "CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-            echo "RARCH=arm64" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          else
-            echo "RARCH=$(uname -m)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          fi
+          echo "RARCH=$(uname -m)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo $(ldd --version)
+          echo $(gcc --version)
       - name: Update Packages
         run: |
-          if [[ $(uname -m) = ${{ matrix.config.arch }} ]]; then
-            sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
-            sudo add-apt-repository -y multiverse
-            sudo apt-get update
-          else
-            url="http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports"
-            repos="main restricted universe multiverse"
-            echo "deb [arch=arm64] $url jammy $repos" > arm64.list
-            echo "deb [arch=arm64] $url jammy-updates $repos" >> arm64.list
-            echo "deb [arch=arm64] $url jammy-security $repos" >> arm64.list
-            echo "deb [arch=arm64] $url jammy-backports $repos" >> arm64.list
-            sudo mv arm64.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
-            sudo apt-get update
-            sudo dpkg --add-architecture arm64
-          fi
+          sudo add-apt-repository -y universe
+          sudo add-apt-repository -y multiverse
+          sudo apt-get update
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get install -y premake4 libfuse2 fuse
-          if [[ $(uname -m) = "x86_64" ]]; then
-              wget https://github.com/premake/premake-core/releases/download/v5.0.0-beta2/premake-5.0.0-beta2-linux.tar.gz
-              tar xvzf premake-5.0.0-beta2-linux.tar.gz
-          fi
-          if [[ $(uname -m) = ${{ matrix.config.arch }} ]]; then
-            sudo apt install -y gcc-12 g++-12 libsdl2-2.0-0 libsdl2-dev
-            sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-12 10
-            sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-12 10
-            sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/cc cc /usr/bin/gcc 30
-            sudo update-alternatives --set cc /usr/bin/gcc
-            sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/c++ c++ /usr/bin/g++ 30
-            sudo update-alternatives --set c++ /usr/bin/g++
-            sudo update-alternatives --config gcc
-            sudo update-alternatives --config g++
-            bash projects/linux/scripts/install_sdl2.sh
-          else
-            sudo apt-get install -y libsdl2-dev:arm64 libsdl2-2.0-0:arm64
-          fi
-      - name: Install Cross Compiler
-        if: ${{ matrix.config.compiler != 'default' }}
-        run: sudo apt-get install -y ${{ matrix.config.compiler }}
+          sudo apt-get install -y libfuse2 fuse premake4 mesa-common-dev libgl1-mesa-dev
+          bash projects/linux/scripts/install_sdl2.sh
+      - name: Build ecode
+        run: |
+          bash projects/linux/ecode/build.app.sh --version ${{ env.INSTALL_REF }} --arch ${{ matrix.config.arch }}
+      - name: Upload Files
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: true
+          files: |
+            projects/linux/ecode/ecode-linux-${{ env.INSTALL_REF }}-${{ env.RARCH }}.AppImage
+            projects/linux/ecode/ecode-linux-${{ env.INSTALL_REF }}-${{ env.RARCH }}.tar.gz
+
+  build_linux_arm64:
+    name: Linux Nightly
+    needs: release
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        config:
+          - arch: aarch64
+            container: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.container }}
+    env:
+      CC: gcc
+      CXX: g++
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with: { fetch-depth: 0, submodules: 'recursive' }
+      - name: Set Environment Variables
+        run: |
+          echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          echo "/usr/lib/ccache" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          echo "INSTALL_REF=${{ needs.release.outputs.version }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "AR=aarch64-linux-gnu-ar" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "RANLIB=aarch64-linux-gnu-ranlib" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "STRIP=aarch64-linux-gnu-strip" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "RARCH=arm64" >> "$GITHUB_ENV" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo $(ldd --version)
+          echo $(gcc --version)
+      - name: Update Packages
+        run: |
+          url="http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports"
+          repos="main restricted universe multiverse"
+          echo "deb [arch=arm64] $url focal $repos" > arm64.list
+          echo "deb [arch=arm64] $url focal-updates $repos" >> arm64.list
+          echo "deb [arch=arm64] $url focal-security $repos" >> arm64.list
+          echo "deb [arch=arm64] $url focal-backports $repos" >> arm64.list
+          sudo mv arm64.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo dpkg --add-architecture arm64
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install -y premake4 libfuse2 fuse gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu libsdl2-dev:arm64 libsdl2-2.0-0:arm64
+          bash projects/linux/scripts/install_sdl2.sh --aarch64
       - name: Build ecode
         run: |
           bash projects/linux/ecode/build.app.sh --version ${{ env.INSTALL_REF }} --arch ${{ matrix.config.arch }}
diff --git a/projects/linux/ecode/build.app.sh b/projects/linux/ecode/build.app.sh
index f7b4e86ff..41a6194bb 100755
--- a/projects/linux/ecode/build.app.sh
+++ b/projects/linux/ecode/build.app.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ for i in "$@"; do
 			shift
 			shift
 			;;
-		-*|--*)
+		-*)
 			echo "Unknown option $i"
 			exit 1
 			;;
@@ -35,19 +35,22 @@ if [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
 	ARCH="arm64"
 fi
 
+CONFIG_NAME=
 if command -v premake4 &> /dev/null
 then
     premake4 $DEBUG_SYMBOLS gmake || exit
+    CONFIG_NAME=release
 elif command -v premake5 &> /dev/null
 then
     premake5 $DEBUG_SYMBOLS gmake2 || exit
+    CONFIG_NAME=release_"$ARCH"
 else
     echo "Neither premake5 nor premake4 is available. Please install one."
     exit 1
 fi
 
 cd make/linux || exit
-make -j"$(nproc)" config=release ecode || exit
+make -j"$(nproc)" config="$CONFIG_NAME" ecode || exit
 cd "$DIRPATH" || exit
 rm -rf ./ecode.app
 mkdir -p ecode.app/assets
@@ -58,8 +61,8 @@ cp ecode.desktop ecode.app/
 cp ../../../bin/assets/icon/ecode.png ecode.app/ecode.png
 cp ../../../libs/linux/libeepp.so ecode.app/libs/
 cp ../../../bin/ecode ecode.app/ecode.bin
-cp -L "$(whereis libSDL2-2.0.so.0 | awk '{print $NF}')" ecode.app/libs/
-strip ecode.app/libs/libSDL2-2.0.so.0
+cp -L "$(whereis libSDL2-2.0.so.0 | awk '{print $NF}')" ecode.app/libs/ || exit
+${STRIP:-strip} ecode.app/libs/libSDL2-2.0.so.0
 mkdir -p ecode.app/assets/colorschemes
 mkdir -p ecode.app/assets/fonts
 mkdir -p ecode.app/assets/i18n
diff --git a/projects/linux/scripts/install_sdl2.sh b/projects/linux/scripts/install_sdl2.sh
index 043ae780e..5e4d6f3a3 100644
--- a/projects/linux/scripts/install_sdl2.sh
+++ b/projects/linux/scripts/install_sdl2.sh
@@ -3,15 +3,46 @@
 # Define SDL version and download URL
 SDL_VERSION="2.30.8"
 SDL_URL="https://libsdl.org/release/SDL2-${SDL_VERSION}.zip"
+ARCH="x86_64" # Default architecture for host
 
-# Install necessary dependencies
-sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get install -y build-essential unzip wget libasound2-dev libpulse-dev libudev-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev libxinerama-dev libxss-dev libxkbcommon-dev
+# Function to install dependencies
+install_dependencies() {
+    sudo apt-get update
+    sudo apt-get install -y build-essential unzip wget libasound2-dev libpulse-dev \
+                            libudev-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev \
+                            libxcursor-dev libxi-dev libxinerama-dev libxss-dev \
+                            libxkbcommon-dev libwayland-dev wayland-protocols \
+                            libegl1-mesa-dev libgbm-dev || exit
+}
+
+# Function to install cross-compile dependencies for aarch64
+install_cross_dependencies() {
+    sudo apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu || exit
+}
+
+# Function to configure for cross-compilation
+configure_for_aarch64() {
+    export CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
+    export CXX=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
+    export AR=aarch64-linux-gnu-ar
+    export RANLIB=aarch64-linux-gnu-ranlib
+    export STRIP=aarch64-linux-gnu-strip
+    ./configure --host=aarch64-linux-gnu --enable-video-x11 --enable-video-wayland --enable-wayland-shared || exit
+}
+
+# Parse options
+if [ "$1" == "--aarch64" ]; then
+    ARCH="aarch64"
+    install_cross_dependencies
+fi
 
 # Create a temporary directory for the SDL2 build
 mkdir -p ./sdl2_build
 cd ./sdl2_build || exit
 
+# Install dependencies
+install_dependencies
+
 # Download SDL2 source code
 echo "Downloading SDL2 version ${SDL_VERSION}..."
 wget "${SDL_URL}" -O SDL2.zip || exit
@@ -23,12 +54,18 @@ unzip SDL2.zip || exit
 # Enter the SDL2 directory
 cd "SDL2-${SDL_VERSION}" || exit
 
-# Configure, build, and install SDL2
-echo "Configuring SDL2..."
-./configure || exit
+# Configure the build (with optional cross-compilation)
+if [ "$ARCH" == "aarch64" ]; then
+    echo "Configuring SDL2 for aarch64 cross-compilation..."
+    configure_for_aarch64
+else
+    echo "Configuring SDL2 for host system..."
+    ./configure --enable-video-x11 --enable-video-wayland --enable-wayland-shared || exit
+fi
 
-echo "Building SDL2..."
-make -j"$(nproc)" || exit
+# Build and install SDL2
+echo "Building SDL2 for ${ARCH}..."
+make -j"$(nproc)"
 
 echo "Installing SDL2..."
 sudo make install || exit
@@ -40,4 +77,4 @@ rm -rf ./sdl2_build
 # Update shared library cache
 sudo ldconfig
 
-echo "SDL2 version ${SDL_VERSION} installed successfully!"
+echo "SDL2 version ${SDL_VERSION} installed successfully for ${ARCH}!"