diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Installer/Installer.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Installer/Installer.razor
index d5bb7dfc..c00a0d7e 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Installer/Installer.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Installer/Installer.razor
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@
                 <div class="row mb-1 align-items-center">
                     <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="username" HelpText="Provide a username for the primary user account" ResourceKey="Username">Username:</Label>
                     <div class="col-sm-9">
-                        <input id="username" type="text" class="form-control" @bind="@_hostUsername" />
+                        <input id="username" type="text" class="form-control" maxlength="256" @bind="@_hostUsername" />
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="row mb-1 align-items-center">
                     <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="password" HelpText="Provide a password for the primary user account" ResourceKey="Password">Password:</Label>
                     <div class="col-sm-9">
 						<div class="input-group">
-							<input id="password" type="@_passwordType" class="form-control" @bind="@_hostPassword" autocomplete="new-password" />
+                            <input id="password" type="@_passwordType" class="form-control" maxlength="256" @bind="@_hostPassword" autocomplete="new-password" />
                             <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" @onclick="@TogglePassword" tabindex="-1">@_togglePassword</button>
 						</div>
                     </div>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
                     <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="confirm" HelpText="Please confirm the password entered above by entering it again" ResourceKey="Confirm">Confirm:</Label>
                     <div class="col-sm-9">
 						<div class="input-group">
-							<input id="confirm" type="@_confirmPasswordType" class="form-control" @bind="@_confirmPassword" autocomplete="new-password" />
+                            <input id="confirm" type="@_confirmPasswordType" class="form-control" maxlength="256" @bind="@_confirmPassword" autocomplete="new-password" />
                             <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" @onclick="@ToggleConfirmPassword" tabindex="-1">@_toggleConfirmPassword</button>
 						</div>
                     </div>
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@
                 <div class="row mb-1 align-items-center">
                     <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="email" HelpText="Provide the email address for the host user account" ResourceKey="Email">Email:</Label>
                     <div class="col-sm-9">
-                        <input type="text" class="form-control" @bind="@_hostEmail" />
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control" maxlength="256" @bind="@_hostEmail" />
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="row mb-1 align-items-center">
                     <Label Class="col-sm-3" For="name" HelpText="Provide the full name of the host user" ResourceKey="Name">Full Name:</Label>
                     <div class="col-sm-9">
-                        <input type="text" class="form-control" @bind="@_hostName" />
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control" maxlength="50" @bind="@_hostName" />
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="row mb-1 align-items-center">
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Services/InstallationService.cs b/Oqtane.Client/Services/InstallationService.cs
index e7fdce81..f1fbd057 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Services/InstallationService.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Services/InstallationService.cs
@@ -56,10 +56,5 @@ namespace Oqtane.Services
         {
             await PostAsync($"{ApiUrl}/restart");
         }
-
-        public async Task RegisterAsync(string email, string name)
-        {
-            await PostJsonAsync($"{ApiUrl}/register?email={WebUtility.UrlEncode(email)}&name={WebUtility.UrlEncode(name)}", true);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Services/Interfaces/IInstallationService.cs b/Oqtane.Client/Services/Interfaces/IInstallationService.cs
index 8f5853c8..e8a433c7 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Services/Interfaces/IInstallationService.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Services/Interfaces/IInstallationService.cs
@@ -34,14 +34,5 @@ namespace Oqtane.Services
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>internal status/message object</returns>
         Task RestartAsync();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Registers a new <see cref="User"/>
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="email">Email of the user to be registered</param>
-        /// <param name="name">Name of the user to be registered</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        Task RegisterAsync(string email, string name);
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/InstallationController.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/InstallationController.cs
index 48ddd513..48bbf8b8 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/InstallationController.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/InstallationController.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace Oqtane.Controllers
 
                 if (installation.Success)
                 {
-                    await RegisterContact(config.HostEmail, config.HostName);
+                    await RegisterContact(config.HostEmail, config.HostName, config.Register);
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ namespace Oqtane.Controllers
             }
         }
 
-        private async Task RegisterContact(string email, string name)
+        private async Task RegisterContact(string email, string name, bool register)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ namespace Oqtane.Controllers
                     {
                         client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Referer", HttpContext.Request.Scheme + "://" + HttpContext.Request.Host.Value);
                         client.DefaultRequestHeaders.UserAgent.Add(new ProductInfoHeaderValue(Constants.PackageId, Constants.Version));
-                        var response = await client.GetAsync(new Uri(url + $"/api/registry/contact/?id={_configManager.GetInstallationId()}&email={WebUtility.UrlEncode(email)}&name={WebUtility.UrlEncode(name)}")).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        var response = await client.GetAsync(new Uri(url + $"/api/registry/contact/?id={_configManager.GetInstallationId()}&email={WebUtility.UrlEncode(email)}&name={WebUtility.UrlEncode(name)}&register={register.ToString().ToLower()}")).ConfigureAwait(false);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -278,14 +278,6 @@ namespace Oqtane.Controllers
             }
         }
 
-        // GET api/<controller>/register?email=x&name=y
-        [HttpPost("register")]
-        [Authorize(Roles = RoleNames.Host)]
-        public async Task Register(string email, string name)
-        {
-            await RegisterContact(email, name);
-        }
-
         public struct ClientAssembly
         {
             public ClientAssembly(string filepath, bool hashfilename)