diff --git a/WebHost.py b/WebHost.py
index 08ef3c430795..e597de24763d 100644
--- a/WebHost.py
+++ b/WebHost.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import argparse
 import os
 import multiprocessing
 import logging
@@ -31,6 +32,15 @@ def get_app() -> "Flask":
         import yaml
         app.config.from_file(configpath, yaml.safe_load)
         logging.info(f"Updated config from {configpath}")
+    # inside get_app() so it's usable in systems like gunicorn, which do not run WebHost.py, but import it.
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('--config_override', default=None,
+                        help="Path to yaml config file that overrules config.yaml.")
+    args = parser.parse_known_args()[0]
+    if args.config_override:
+        import yaml
+        app.config.from_file(os.path.abspath(args.config_override), yaml.safe_load)
+        logging.info(f"Updated config from {args.config_override}")
     if not app.config["HOST_ADDRESS"]:
         logging.info("Getting public IP, as HOST_ADDRESS is empty.")
         app.config["HOST_ADDRESS"] = Utils.get_public_ipv4()
diff --git a/WebHostLib/requirements.txt b/WebHostLib/requirements.txt
index c61a153d24e0..c593cd63df7e 100644
--- a/WebHostLib/requirements.txt
+++ b/WebHostLib/requirements.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 flask>=3.0.3
-werkzeug>=3.0.3
-pony>=0.7.18
+werkzeug>=3.0.4
+pony>=0.7.19
 waitress>=3.0.0
 Flask-Caching>=2.3.0
 Flask-Compress>=1.15
-Flask-Limiter>=3.7.0
+Flask-Limiter>=3.8.0
 bokeh>=3.1.1; python_version <= '3.8'
-bokeh>=3.4.1; python_version >= '3.9'
+bokeh>=3.4.3; python_version == '3.9'
+bokeh>=3.5.2; python_version >= '3.10'
 markupsafe>=2.1.5
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index db4f5445036a..6fe14c9f32ce 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 colorama>=0.4.6
-websockets>=12.0
-PyYAML>=6.0.1
-jellyfish>=1.0.3
+websockets>=13.0.1
+PyYAML>=6.0.2
+jellyfish>=1.1.0
 jinja2>=3.1.4
 schema>=0.7.7
 kivy>=2.3.0
 bsdiff4>=1.2.4
 platformdirs>=4.2.2
-certifi>=2024.6.2
-cython>=3.0.10
+certifi>=2024.8.30
+cython>=3.0.11
 cymem>=2.0.8
-orjson>=3.10.3
-typing_extensions>=4.12.1
+orjson>=3.10.7
+typing_extensions>=4.12.2