diff --git a/mariadb.json b/mariadb.json
index 717fadf41e..70f2027c80 100644
--- a/mariadb.json
+++ b/mariadb.json
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
         "bin\\mysql_upgrade_wizard.exe",
         "bin\\my_print_defaults.exe"
     ],
+    "persist": [
+        "data"
+    ],
     "checkver": {
         "url": "https://downloads.mariadb.org/",
         "re": "Download ([\\d.]+) Stable"
diff --git a/mysql.json b/mysql.json
index 9b2c3ebfcf..4f64dea55e 100644
--- a/mysql.json
+++ b/mysql.json
@@ -26,9 +26,14 @@
         "bin\\mysqlslap.exe",
         "bin\\my_print_defaults.exe"
     ],
+    "persist": [
+        "data"
+    ],
     "post_install": "
 #Initialize data directory (without generating root password)
-mysqld --initialize-insecure
+if (!(Test-Path \"$dir\\data\\auto.cnf\")) {
+    mysqld --initialize-insecure
+}
 
 #Copy provided sample file to live file location
 cp $dir/my-default.ini $dir/my.ini
diff --git a/nginx.json b/nginx.json
index d2b56904ac..29640e890f 100644
--- a/nginx.json
+++ b/nginx.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "hash": "53ca945ffd3ceaa40c2c60e01218a3b7ac64e61d3907484461794ee13757cce9",
     "extract_dir": "nginx-1.11.12",
     "bin": "nginx.exe",
+    "persist": ["conf", "html", "logs"],
     "checkver": {
         "url": "https://nginx.org/en/CHANGES",
         "re": "Changes with nginx ([\\d.]+)"
diff --git a/nodejs.json b/nodejs.json
index 7985d845fd..3c7930e435 100644
--- a/nodejs.json
+++ b/nodejs.json
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
             "hash": "0eda7b5dabd72865f96985d5ef0ad7048df87a79ff52a77b352ca293f52e2930"
         }
     },
-    "env_add_path": "nodejs",
+    "extract_dir": "nodejs",
+    "persist": [ "bin" ],
+    "env_add_path": [ ".", "bin" ],
     "post_install": "
-# Remove npmrc that makes global modules get installed in AppData\\Roaming\\npm
-rm $dir\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\npmrc
-npm update -g",
+# Set npm prefix to install modules inside bin
+Set-Content -Value \"prefix=$dir\\bin\" -Path $dir\\node_modules\\npm\\npmrc",
     "checkver": {
         "url": "https://nodejs.org/en/download/current/",
         "re": "Current version: <strong>v([\\d.]+)</strong>"
diff --git a/php.json b/php.json
index 51e4454273..ea501b71f6 100644
--- a/php.json
+++ b/php.json
@@ -29,9 +29,15 @@
         "php-cgi.exe"
     ],
     "env_set": {
-        "PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR": "$dir\\..\\conf"
+        "PHP_INI_SCAN_DIR": "$persist_dir\\conf"
     },
     "post_install": "
+#Copy ini scan dir from old location before persistant update
+if ((Test-Path \"$dir\\..\\conf\") -and !(Test-Path \"$persist_dir\\conf\")) {
+    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan 'We are moving your php configuration to scoop/persist/php/conf'
+    Move-Item \"$dir\\..\\conf\" \"$persist_dir\\conf\"
+}
+
 #Copy PHP configuration file to expected location
 cp \"$dir\\php.ini-production\" \"$dir\\php.ini\"
 
diff --git a/python.json b/python.json
index fa9599fc7f..33afda8633 100644
--- a/python.json
+++ b/python.json
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
     "version": "3.6.1",
     "architecture": {
         "64bit": {
-            "url": "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.1/python-3.6.1-amd64.exe#/py361.exe",
-            "hash": "md5:ad69fdacde90f2ce8286c279b11ca188"
+            "url": "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.1/python-3.6.1-amd64.exe#/py3.exe",
+            "hash": "591922fbf5c4234b766dd672e539cba3d9a158e028e3c85c76bfec6ede56ded8"
         },
         "32bit": {
-            "url": "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.1/python-3.6.1.exe#/py361.exe",
-            "hash": "md5:3773db079c173bd6d8a631896c72a88f"
+            "url": "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.1/python-3.6.1.exe#/py3.exe",
+            "hash": "15dbc083264945ad1dcef8b0b712da41362f816f614acb60989541d8f426d845"
         }
     },
-    "pre_install": "copy-item $dir\\py361.exe $dir\\uninstall.exe",
+    "pre_install": "copy-item $dir\\py3.exe $dir\\uninstall.exe",
     "installer": {
         "args": [
             "/quiet",
@@ -25,14 +25,32 @@
     },
     "uninstaller": {
         "file": "uninstall.exe",
-        "args": [ "/uninstall", "/quiet", "InstallAllUsers=0"]
+        "args": [
+            "/uninstall",
+            "/quiet",
+            "InstallAllUsers=0"
+        ]
     },
     "bin": [
         "python.exe",
         "pythonw.exe",
-        [ "python.exe", "python3" ]
+        [
+            "python.exe",
+            "python3"
+        ]
     ],
-    "env_add_path": [ "scripts" ],
-    "checkver": "<p>Latest: <a href=\".*\">Python ([\\d.]+)</a> - <a.*>.*</a></p>"
+    "env_add_path": [
+        "scripts"
+    ],
+    "checkver": "<p>Latest: <a href=\".*\">Python ([\\d.]+)</a> - <a.*>.*</a></p>",
+    "autoupdate": {
+        "architecture": {
+            "64bit": {
+                "url": "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$version/python-$version-amd64.exe#/py3.exe"
+            },
+            "32bit": {
+                "url": "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$version/python-$version.exe#/py3.exe"
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
-
diff --git a/ruby.json b/ruby.json
index 89176035b9..837e691dc6 100644
--- a/ruby.json
+++ b/ruby.json
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@
         }
     },
     "extract_to": [ "", "devkit" ],
-    "env_add_path": "bin",
+    "env_add_path": ["bin", "$persist_dir\\gem\\bin"],
+    "env_set": {
+        "GEM_HOME": "$persist_dir\\gem",
+        "GEM_PATH": "$persist_dir\\gem"
+    },
     "post_install": "pushd $dir\\devkit;echo \"---`n- $dir\" | out-file config.yml -enc default; ruby dk.rb install;popd;",
     "checkver": {
         "url": "http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/",