I gave up trying to find the answer and uploaded the backup.
I'll install on my local server to see if I can replicate the issue and find an answer but for now, I gave up trying to find the answer to the 403.
Things I tried:
changed permission directories to 777 or a+w
changed permission on config files
switched from php7.3 to 7.4 to 8.05
cleared browser cache
checked .htaccess
Hope this helps find the answer if you run in to my issue. The thing that's strange is that the previous version of Rivie works without issues.
Thank you