diff --git a/playbook/inventories/development/host_vars/development_01.yml b/playbook/inventories/development/host_vars/development_01.yml
index 9e1cd88..2756a75 100644
--- a/playbook/inventories/development/host_vars/development_01.yml
+++ b/playbook/inventories/development/host_vars/development_01.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ deployment_version_name: Development
 ### Webserver #########################################
 proxy_server_name: localhost
 proxy_server_url: http://{{ proxy_server_name }}
+# WARNING: This variable is for internal use only if using NGINX in the CKAN-Ansible deployment.
+# It is not necessary to modify it.
 proxy_local_services_url: http://localhost
 proxy_ckan_location: /catalog
 proxy_pycsw_location: /csw
@@ -195,6 +197,8 @@ ckanext__spatial__common_map__attribution: "Map tiles by <a href=\"http://openst
 ckanext__xloader__jobs_db__uri: "postgresql://{{ ckan_database.ckan_db_user }}:{{ ckan_database.ckan_db_password }}@{{ ckan_database.postgres_host }}:{{ ckan_database.postgres_port }}/{{ ckan_database.ckan_db }}"
 #### Enable or disable SSL certificate verification.  Setting verify to False should only be enabled during local development or testing.
 ckanext__xloader__ssl_verify: True
+#### Maximum content length for uploaded files (in bytes). Default 1000000000 (1GB)
+ckanext__xloader__max_content_length: 1000000000
 
 #### ckanext-pages
 ckanext__pages__organization: True
@@ -332,6 +336,7 @@ pycsw_output_schema: iso19139_inspire
 pycsw_cron_days_interval: 2
 pycsw_cron_hour_start: 4
 pycsw_app_dir: "{{ ckan_src_dir }}/ckan-pycsw"
+pycsw_local_ssl_unverified: false
 #### pycsw conf
 pycsw_identification_title: Sample Geospatial Catalogue
 pycsw_identification_abstract: OGC CSW server powered by pycsw
diff --git a/playbook/inventories/production/host_vars/production_01.yml b/playbook/inventories/production/host_vars/production_01.yml
index 6008411..d645b7f 100644
--- a/playbook/inventories/production/host_vars/production_01.yml
+++ b/playbook/inventories/production/host_vars/production_01.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ deployment_version_name: Production
 ### Webserver #########################################
 proxy_server_name: localhost
 proxy_server_url: http://{{ proxy_server_name }}
+# WARNING: This variable is for internal use only if using NGINX in the CKAN-Ansible deployment.
+# It is not necessary to modify it.
 proxy_local_services_url: http://localhost
 proxy_ckan_location: /catalog
 proxy_pycsw_location: /csw
@@ -194,6 +196,8 @@ ckanext__spatial__common_map__attribution: "Map tiles by <a href=\"http://openst
 ckanext__xloader__jobs_db__uri: "postgresql://{{ ckan_database.ckan_db_user }}:{{ ckan_database.ckan_db_password }}@{{ ckan_database.postgres_host }}:{{ ckan_database.postgres_port }}/{{ ckan_database.ckan_db }}"
 #### Enable or disable SSL certificate verification.  Setting verify to False should only be enabled during local development or testing.
 ckanext__xloader__ssl_verify: True
+#### Maximum content length for uploaded files (in bytes). Default 1000000000 (1GB)
+ckanext__xloader__max_content_length: 1000000000
 
 #### ckanext-pages
 ckanext__pages__organization: True
@@ -331,6 +335,7 @@ pycsw_output_schema: iso19139_inspire
 pycsw_cron_days_interval: 2
 pycsw_cron_hour_start: 4
 pycsw_app_dir: "{{ ckan_src_dir }}/ckan-pycsw"
+pycsw_local_ssl_unverified: false
 #### pycsw conf
 pycsw_identification_title: Sample Geospatial Catalogue
 pycsw_identification_abstract: OGC CSW server powered by pycsw
diff --git a/playbook/inventories/staging/host_vars/staging_01.yml b/playbook/inventories/staging/host_vars/staging_01.yml
index bf1c067..561db10 100644
--- a/playbook/inventories/staging/host_vars/staging_01.yml
+++ b/playbook/inventories/staging/host_vars/staging_01.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ deployment_version_name: Staging
 ### Webserver #########################################
 proxy_server_name: localhost
 proxy_server_url: http://{{ proxy_server_name }}
+# WARNING: This variable is for internal use only if using NGINX in the CKAN-Ansible deployment.
+# It is not necessary to modify it.
 proxy_local_services_url: http://localhost
 proxy_ckan_location: /catalog
 proxy_pycsw_location: /csw
@@ -194,6 +196,8 @@ ckanext__spatial__common_map__attribution: "Map tiles by <a href=\"http://openst
 ckanext__xloader__jobs_db__uri: "postgresql://{{ ckan_database.ckan_db_user }}:{{ ckan_database.ckan_db_password }}@{{ ckan_database.postgres_host }}:{{ ckan_database.postgres_port }}/{{ ckan_database.ckan_db }}"
 #### Enable or disable SSL certificate verification.  Setting verify to False should only be enabled during local development or testing.
 ckanext__xloader__ssl_verify: True
+#### Maximum content length for uploaded files (in bytes). Default 1000000000 (1GB)
+ckanext__xloader__max_content_length: 1000000000
 
 #### ckanext-pages
 ckanext__pages__organization: True
@@ -331,6 +335,7 @@ pycsw_output_schema: iso19139_inspire
 pycsw_cron_days_interval: 2
 pycsw_cron_hour_start: 4
 pycsw_app_dir: "{{ ckan_src_dir }}/ckan-pycsw"
+pycsw_local_ssl_unverified: false
 #### pycsw conf
 pycsw_identification_title: Sample Geospatial Catalogue
 pycsw_identification_abstract: OGC CSW server powered by pycsw
diff --git a/playbook/roles/ckan/templates/ckan.ini.j2 b/playbook/roles/ckan/templates/ckan.ini.j2
index 68360ac..3d5050d 100644
--- a/playbook/roles/ckan/templates/ckan.ini.j2
+++ b/playbook/roles/ckan/templates/ckan.ini.j2
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ ckanext.geoview.geojson.max_file_size = {{ ckanext__geoview__geojson__max_file_s
 
 ### ckanext-xloader
 ckanext.xloader.api_token = xloader_api_token
-ckanext.xloader.jobs_db.uri={{ ckanext__xloader__jobs_db__uri }}
+ckanext.xloader.jobs_db.uri = {{ ckanext__xloader__jobs_db__uri }}
 ckanext.xloader.ssl_verify = {{ ckanext__xloader__ssl_verify }}
+ckanext.xloader.max_content_length = {{ ckanext__xloader__max_content_length }}
 
 ### ckanext-pages
 ckan.pages.allow_html = False
diff --git a/playbook/roles/ckan_pycsw/tasks/ckan_pycsw_install.yml b/playbook/roles/ckan_pycsw/tasks/ckan_pycsw_install.yml
index 21fa58f..6c03095 100644
--- a/playbook/roles/ckan_pycsw/tasks/ckan_pycsw_install.yml
+++ b/playbook/roles/ckan_pycsw/tasks/ckan_pycsw_install.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@
     path: "{{ pycsw_app_dir }}/.git"
   register: repo
 
-- name: Get current ckan-pycsw version
-  become: true
-  become_user: "{{ ckan_user }}"
-  shell: "git -C {{ pycsw_app_dir }} describe --tags"
-  register: current_version
-  when: repo.stat.exists
-
 - name: Pull ckan-pycsw:{{ ckan_pycsw_version }} from GitHub
   become: true
   become_user: "{{ ckan_user }}"
@@ -17,23 +10,7 @@
     repo: https://github.com/mjanez/ckan-pycsw
     dest: "{{ pycsw_app_dir }}"
     version: "{{ ckan_pycsw_version }}"
-  when: not repo.stat.exists or (repo.stat.exists and ckan_pycsw_version is version(current_version.stdout, 'gt'))
-
-- name: Confirm update
-  pause:
-    prompt: "Do you want to update ckan-pycsw to version {{ ckan_pycsw_version }}? (y/n)"
-    echo: yes
-  register: confirm_update
-  when: repo.stat.exists and ckan_pycsw_version is version(current_version.stdout, 'gt')
-
-- name: "Update ckan-pycsw to version: {{ ckan_pycsw_version }}"
-  become: true
-  become_user: "{{ ckan_user }}"
-  git:
-    repo: https://github.com/mjanez/ckan-pycsw
-    dest: "{{ pycsw_app_dir }}"
-    version: "{{ ckan_pycsw_version }}"
-  when: confirm_update is defined and confirm_update.user_input is defined and confirm_update.user_input | lower == 'y'
+    force: yes
 
 - name: Install PDM
   shell: curl -sSL https://pdm-project.org/install-pdm.py | python3 -
diff --git a/playbook/roles/supervisor/templates/workers/ckan_pycsw.conf.j2 b/playbook/roles/supervisor/templates/workers/ckan_pycsw.conf.j2
index 970a3dc..2c66cd2 100644
--- a/playbook/roles/supervisor/templates/workers/ckan_pycsw.conf.j2
+++ b/playbook/roles/supervisor/templates/workers/ckan_pycsw.conf.j2
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ environment=
     APP_DIR={{ pycsw_app_dir }},
     PYCSW_CKAN_SCHEMA={{ pycsw_ckan_schema }},
     PYCSW_OUPUT_SCHEMA={{ pycsw_output_schema}},
+    SSL_UNVERIFIED_MODE={{ pycsw_local_ssl_unverified }},
 user={{ ckan_user }}
 numprocs=1
 stdout_logfile={{ ckan_log_dir }}/ckan_pycsw.log