diff --git a/conf/nginx-top.conf b/conf/nginx-top.conf
index 4d88836..c3f4c0d 100644
--- a/conf/nginx-top.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx-top.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 ##       your own --- please do not ask for help from us.
 
 upstream php-fpm {
-	server unix:/var/run/php/php7.2-fpm.sock;
+	server unix:/var/run/php/php8.0-fpm.sock;
 }
 
diff --git a/management/backup.py b/management/backup.py
index ce358e0..2e88c8d 100755
--- a/management/backup.py
+++ b/management/backup.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 			if quit:
 				sys.exit(code)
 
-	service_command("php7.2-fpm", "stop", quit=True)
+	service_command("php8.0-fpm", "stop", quit=True)
 	service_command("postfix", "stop", quit=True)
 	service_command("dovecot", "stop", quit=True)
 
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def perform_backup(full_backup):
 		# Start services again.
 		service_command("dovecot", "start", quit=False)
 		service_command("postfix", "start", quit=False)
-		service_command("php7.2-fpm", "start", quit=False)
+		service_command("php8.0-fpm", "start", quit=False)
 
 	# Remove old backups. This deletes all backup data no longer needed
 	# from more than 3 days ago.
diff --git a/setup/functions.sh b/setup/functions.sh
index 718a228..151c5f4 100644
--- a/setup/functions.sh
+++ b/setup/functions.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # -o pipefail: don't ignore errors in the non-last command in a pipeline
 set -euo pipefail
 
+PHP_VER=8.0
+
 function hide_output {
 	# This function hides the output of a command unless the command fails
 	# and returns a non-zero exit code.
diff --git a/setup/management.sh b/setup/management.sh
index 483a9c5..a4e9c8d 100755
--- a/setup/management.sh
+++ b/setup/management.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ done
 #
 # certbot installs EFF's certbot which we use to
 # provision free TLS certificates.
-apt_install duplicity python-pip virtualenv certbot rsync
+apt_install duplicity python3-pip virtualenv certbot rsync
 
 # b2sdk is used for backblaze backups.
 # boto is used for amazon aws backups.
diff --git a/setup/nextcloud.sh b/setup/nextcloud.sh
index 5525a37..4cd5a86 100755
--- a/setup/nextcloud.sh
+++ b/setup/nextcloud.sh
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ user_external_hash=3bf2609061d7214e7f0f69dd8883e55c4ec8f50a
 
 apt-get purge -qq -y owncloud* # we used to use the package manager
 
-apt_install php php-fpm \
-	php-cli php-sqlite3 php-gd php-imap php-curl php-pear curl \
-	php-dev php-gd php-xml php-mbstring php-zip php-apcu php-json \
-	php-intl php-imagick php-gmp php-bcmath
+apt_install curl php${PHP_VER} php${PHP_VER}-fpm \
+	php${PHP_VER}-cli php${PHP_VER}-sqlite3 php${PHP_VER}-gd php${PHP_VER}-imap php${PHP_VER}-curl \
+	php${PHP_VER}-dev php${PHP_VER}-gd php${PHP_VER}-xml php${PHP_VER}-mbstring php${PHP_VER}-zip php${PHP_VER}-apcu \
+	php${PHP_VER}-intl php${PHP_VER}-imagick php${PHP_VER}-gmp php${PHP_VER}-bcmath
 
 InstallNextcloud() {
 
@@ -112,20 +112,20 @@ InstallNextcloud() {
 	if [ -e $STORAGE_ROOT/owncloud/owncloud.db ]; then
 		# ownCloud 8.1.1 broke upgrades. It may fail on the first attempt, but
 		# that can be OK.
-		sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ upgrade
+		sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ upgrade
 		if [ \( $? -ne 0 \) -a \( $? -ne 3 \) ]; then
 			echo "Trying ownCloud upgrade again to work around ownCloud upgrade bug..."
-			sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ upgrade
+			sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ upgrade
 			if [ \( $? -ne 0 \) -a \( $? -ne 3 \) ]; then exit 1; fi
-			sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ maintenance:mode --off
+			sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ maintenance:mode --off
 			echo "...which seemed to work."
 		fi
 
 		# Add missing indices. NextCloud didn't include this in the normal upgrade because it might take some time.
-		sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ db:add-missing-indices
+		sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ db:add-missing-indices
 
 		# Run conversion to BigInt identifiers, this process may take some time on large tables.
-		sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ db:convert-filecache-bigint --no-interaction
+		sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ db:convert-filecache-bigint --no-interaction
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ InstallNextcloud() {
 
 # If config.php exists, get version number, otherwise CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER is empty.
 if [ -f "$STORAGE_ROOT/owncloud/config.php" ]; then
-	CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER=$(php -r "include(\"$STORAGE_ROOT/owncloud/config.php\"); echo(\$CONFIG['version']);")
+	CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER=$(php$PHP_VER -r "include(\"$STORAGE_ROOT/owncloud/config.php\"); echo(\$CONFIG['version']);")
 else
 	CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER=""
 fi
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ fi
 # from the version currently installed, do the install/upgrade
 if [ ! -d /usr/local/lib/owncloud/ ] || [[ ! ${CURRENT_NEXTCLOUD_VER} =~ ^$nextcloud_ver ]]; then
 
-	# Stop php-fpm if running. If theyre not running (which happens on a previously failed install), dont bail.
-	service php7.2-fpm stop &> /dev/null || /bin/true
+	# Stop php-fpm if running. If they are not running (which happens on a previously failed install), dont bail.
+	service php$PHP_VER-fpm stop &> /dev/null || /bin/true
 
 	# Backup the existing ownCloud/Nextcloud.
 	# Create a backup directory to store the current installation and database to
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ EOF
 	# Execute Nextcloud's setup step, which creates the Nextcloud sqlite database.
 	# It also wipes it if it exists. And it updates config.php with database
 	# settings and deletes the autoconfig.php file.
-	(cd /usr/local/lib/owncloud; sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/index.php;)
+	(cd /usr/local/lib/owncloud; sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/index.php;)
 fi
 
 # Update config.php.
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ fi
 # Use PHP to read the settings file, modify it, and write out the new settings array.
 TIMEZONE=$(cat /etc/timezone)
 CONFIG_TEMP=$(/bin/mktemp)
-php <<EOF > $CONFIG_TEMP && mv $CONFIG_TEMP $STORAGE_ROOT/owncloud/config.php;
+php$PHP_VER <<EOF > $CONFIG_TEMP && mv $CONFIG_TEMP $STORAGE_ROOT/owncloud/config.php;
 <?php
 include("$STORAGE_ROOT/owncloud/config.php");
 
@@ -324,25 +324,25 @@ chown www-data.www-data $STORAGE_ROOT/owncloud/config.php
 # The firstrunwizard gave Josh all sorts of problems, so disabling that.
 # user_external is what allows Nextcloud to use IMAP for login. The contacts
 # and calendar apps are the extensions we really care about here.
-hide_output sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/console.php app:disable firstrunwizard
-hide_output sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/console.php app:enable user_external
-hide_output sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/console.php app:enable contacts
-hide_output sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/console.php app:enable calendar
+hide_output sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/console.php app:disable firstrunwizard
+hide_output sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/console.php app:enable user_external
+hide_output sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/console.php app:enable contacts
+hide_output sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/console.php app:enable calendar
 
 # When upgrading, run the upgrade script again now that apps are enabled. It seems like
 # the first upgrade at the top won't work because apps may be disabled during upgrade?
 # Check for success (0=ok, 3=no upgrade needed).
-sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ upgrade
+sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ upgrade
 if [ \( $? -ne 0 \) -a \( $? -ne 3 \) ]; then exit 1; fi
 
 # Disable default apps that we don't support
 sudo -u www-data \
-	php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ app:disable photos dashboard activity \
+	php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ app:disable photos dashboard activity \
 	| (grep -v "No such app enabled" || /bin/true)
 
 # Set PHP FPM values to support large file uploads
 # (semicolon is the comment character in this file, hashes produce deprecation warnings)
-tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
+tools/editconf.py /etc/php/$PHP_VER/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
 	upload_max_filesize=16G \
 	post_max_size=16G \
 	output_buffering=16384 \
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
 	short_open_tag=On
 
 # Set Nextcloud recommended opcache settings
-tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/10-opcache.ini -c ';' \
+tools/editconf.py /etc/php/$PHP_VER/cli/conf.d/10-opcache.ini -c ';' \
 	opcache.enable=1 \
 	opcache.enable_cli=1 \
 	opcache.interned_strings_buffer=8 \
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/cli/conf.d/10-opcache.ini -c ';' \
 	opcache.revalidate_freq=1
 
 # If apc is explicitly disabled we need to enable it
-if grep -q apc.enabled=0 /etc/php/7.2/mods-available/apcu.ini; then
-	tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/mods-available/apcu.ini -c ';' \
+if grep -q apc.enabled=0 /etc/php/$PHP_VER/mods-available/apcu.ini; then
+	tools/editconf.py /etc/php/$PHP_VER/mods-available/apcu.ini -c ';' \
 		apc.enabled=1
 fi
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ fi
 cat > /etc/cron.d/mailinabox-nextcloud << EOF;
 #!/bin/bash
 # Mail-in-a-Box
-*/5 * * * *	root	sudo -u www-data php -f /usr/local/lib/owncloud/cron.php
+*/5 * * * *	root	sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER -f /usr/local/lib/owncloud/cron.php
 EOF
 chmod +x /etc/cron.d/mailinabox-nextcloud
 
@@ -387,4 +387,4 @@ rm -f /etc/cron.hourly/mailinabox-owncloud
 # ```
 
 # Enable PHP modules and restart PHP.
-restart_service php7.2-fpm
+restart_service php$PHP_VER-fpm
diff --git a/setup/system.sh b/setup/system.sh
index b128a6b..8c7ff13 100755
--- a/setup/system.sh
+++ b/setup/system.sh
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ hide_output add-apt-repository -y universe
 # Install the duplicity PPA.
 hide_output add-apt-repository -y ppa:duplicity-team/duplicity-release-git
 
+# Stock PHP is now 8.1, but we're transitioning through 8.0 because
+# of Nextcloud.
+hide_output add-apt-repository --y ppa:ondrej/php
+
 # ### Update Packages
 
 # Update system packages to make sure we have the latest upstream versions
diff --git a/setup/web.sh b/setup/web.sh
index 4433ff0..392b6d9 100755
--- a/setup/web.sh
+++ b/setup/web.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "Installing Nginx (web server)..."
 
-apt_install nginx php-cli php-fpm idn2
+apt_install nginx php${PHP_VER}-cli php${PHP_VER}-fpm idn2
 
 rm -f /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
 
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ tools/editconf.py /etc/nginx/nginx.conf -s \
 	ssl_protocols="TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;"
 
 # Tell PHP not to expose its version number in the X-Powered-By header.
-tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
+tools/editconf.py /etc/php/$PHP_VER/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
 	expose_php=Off
 
 # Set PHPs default charset to UTF-8, since we use it. See #367.
-tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
+tools/editconf.py /etc/php/$PHP_VER/fpm/php.ini -c ';' \
         default_charset="UTF-8"
 
 # Configure the path environment for php-fpm
-tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
+tools/editconf.py /etc/php/$PHP_VER/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
 	env[PATH]=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin \
 
 # Configure php-fpm based on the amount of memory the machine has
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
 TOTAL_PHYSICAL_MEM=$(head -n 1 /proc/meminfo | awk '{print $2}' || /bin/true)
 if [ $TOTAL_PHYSICAL_MEM -lt 1000000 ]
 then
-        tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
+        tools/editconf.py /etc/php/$PHP_VER/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
                 pm=ondemand \
                 pm.max_children=8 \
                 pm.start_servers=2 \
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ then
                 pm.max_spare_servers=3
 elif [ $TOTAL_PHYSICAL_MEM -lt 2000000 ]
 then
-        tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
+        tools/editconf.py /etc/php/$PHP_VER/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
                 pm=ondemand \
                 pm.max_children=16 \
                 pm.start_servers=4 \
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ then
                 pm.max_spare_servers=6
 elif [ $TOTAL_PHYSICAL_MEM -lt 3000000 ]
 then
-        tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
+        tools/editconf.py /etc/php/$PHP_VER/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
                 pm=dynamic \
                 pm.max_children=60 \
                 pm.start_servers=6 \
                 pm.min_spare_servers=3 \
                 pm.max_spare_servers=9
 else
-        tools/editconf.py /etc/php/7.2/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
+        tools/editconf.py /etc/php/$PHP_VER/fpm/pool.d/www.conf -c ';' \
                 pm=dynamic \
                 pm.max_children=120 \
                 pm.start_servers=12 \
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ chown -R $STORAGE_USER $STORAGE_ROOT/www
 
 # Start services.
 restart_service nginx
-restart_service php7.2-fpm
+restart_service php$PHP_VER-fpm
 
 # Open ports.
 ufw_allow http
diff --git a/setup/webmail.sh b/setup/webmail.sh
index 938bcdd..839b653 100755
--- a/setup/webmail.sh
+++ b/setup/webmail.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ source /etc/mailinabox.conf # load global vars
 echo "Installing Roundcube (webmail)..."
 apt_install \
 	dbconfig-common \
-	php-cli php-sqlite3 php-intl php-json php-common php-curl php-ldap \
-	php-gd php-pspell libjs-jquery libjs-jquery-mousewheel libmagic1 php-mbstring
+	php${PHP_VER}-cli php${PHP_VER}-sqlite3 php${PHP_VER}-intl php${PHP_VER}-common php${PHP_VER}-curl php${PHP_VER}-ldap \
+	php${PHP_VER}-gd php${PHP_VER}-pspell php${PHP_VER}-mbstring libjs-jquery libjs-jquery-mousewheel libmagic1
 
 # Install Roundcube from source if it is not already present or if it is out of date.
 # Combine the Roundcube version number with the commit hash of plugins to track
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ chown -f -R root.www-data ${RCM_PLUGIN_DIR}/carddav
 chmod -R 774 ${RCM_PLUGIN_DIR}/carddav
 
 # Run Roundcube database migration script (database is created if it does not exist)
-${RCM_DIR}/bin/updatedb.sh --dir ${RCM_DIR}/SQL --package roundcube
+php$PHP_VER ${RCM_DIR}/bin/updatedb.sh --dir ${RCM_DIR}/SQL --package roundcube
 chown www-data:www-data $STORAGE_ROOT/mail/roundcube/roundcube.sqlite
 chmod 664 $STORAGE_ROOT/mail/roundcube/roundcube.sqlite
 
 # Enable PHP modules.
-phpenmod -v php mcrypt imap
-restart_service php7.2-fpm
+phpenmod -v $PHP_VER imap
+restart_service php$PHP_VER-fpm
diff --git a/setup/zpush.sh b/setup/zpush.sh
index c1c00f2..4fdfadc 100755
--- a/setup/zpush.sh
+++ b/setup/zpush.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ source /etc/mailinabox.conf # load global vars
 
 echo "Installing Z-Push (Exchange/ActiveSync server)..."
 apt_install \
-	php-soap php-imap libawl-php php-xsl
+       php${PHP_VER}-soap php${PHP_VER}-imap libawl-php php$PHP_VER-xml
 
-phpenmod -v php imap
+phpenmod -v $PHP_VER imap
 
 # Copy Z-Push into place.
 VERSION=2.6.2
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ if [ $needs_update == 1 ]; then
 	rm -rf /tmp/z-push.zip /tmp/z-push
 
 	rm -f /usr/sbin/z-push-{admin,top}
-	ln -s /usr/local/lib/z-push/z-push-admin.php /usr/sbin/z-push-admin
-	ln -s /usr/local/lib/z-push/z-push-top.php /usr/sbin/z-push-top
 	echo $VERSION > /usr/local/lib/z-push/version
 fi
 
@@ -102,8 +100,8 @@ EOF
 
 # Restart service.
 
-restart_service php7.2-fpm
+restart_service php$PHP_VER-fpm
 
 # Fix states after upgrade
 
-hide_output z-push-admin -a fixstates
+hide_output php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/z-push/z-push-admin.php -a fixstates
diff --git a/tools/owncloud-restore.sh b/tools/owncloud-restore.sh
index 4b0ba4d..108c8b7 100755
--- a/tools/owncloud-restore.sh
+++ b/tools/owncloud-restore.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if [ ! -f $1/config.php ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Restoring backup from $1"
-service php7.2-fpm stop
+service php8.0-fpm stop
 
 # remove the current ownCloud/Nextcloud installation
 rm -rf /usr/local/lib/owncloud/
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ln -sf $STORAGE_ROOT/owncloud/config.php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/config/config.p
 chown -f -R www-data.www-data $STORAGE_ROOT/owncloud /usr/local/lib/owncloud
 chown www-data.www-data $STORAGE_ROOT/owncloud/config.php
 
-sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ maintenance:mode --off
+sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ maintenance:mode --off
 
-service php7.2-fpm start
+service php8.0-fpm start
 echo "Done"
diff --git a/tools/owncloud-unlockadmin.sh b/tools/owncloud-unlockadmin.sh
index 50e3b01..0b7ffc9 100755
--- a/tools/owncloud-unlockadmin.sh
+++ b/tools/owncloud-unlockadmin.sh
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ echo
 echo Press enter to continue.
 read
 
-sudo -u www-data php /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ group:adduser admin $ADMIN && echo Done.
+sudo -u www-data php$PHP_VER /usr/local/lib/owncloud/occ group:adduser admin $ADMIN && echo Done.