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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+
+source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/refs/heads/main/misc/core.func)
+source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/api.func) 2>/dev/null || true
+load_functions
+declare -f init_tool_telemetry &>/dev/null && init_tool_telemetry "storage-share-helper" "pve"
+
+set -eEuo pipefail
+
+function header_info() {
+  clear
+  cat <<"EOF"
+    _____ __                                 ___    _________ 
+   / ___// /_____  _________ _____ ____     /   |  /  _/ __ \
+   \__ \/ __/ __ \/ ___/ __ `/ __ `/ _ \   / /| |  / // / / /
+  ___/ / /_/ /_/ / /  / /_/ / /_/ /  __/  / ___ |_/ // /_/ / 
+ /____/\__/\____/_/   \__,_/\__, /\___/  /_/  |_/___/_____/  
+                            /____/                            
+
+ Proxmox Storage Allrounder
+ SMB | NFS | iSCSI | LVM-on-iSCSI | LXC Mountpoints | Host Shares
+EOF
+}
+
+pause() {
+  read -r -p "Press Enter to continue..." _
+}
+
+require_pve() {
+  if ! command -v pct >/dev/null 2>&1 || ! command -v pvesm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_error "This script must run on a Proxmox VE host (pct/pvesm missing)."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+ensure_packages() {
+  local packages=()
+
+  command -v whiptail >/dev/null 2>&1 || packages+=("whiptail")
+  command -v mount.cifs >/dev/null 2>&1 || packages+=("cifs-utils")
+  command -v showmount >/dev/null 2>&1 || packages+=("nfs-common")
+  command -v iscsiadm >/dev/null 2>&1 || packages+=("open-iscsi")
+
+  if [[ ${#packages[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    msg_info "Installing required packages: ${packages[*]}"
+    apt update >/dev/null 2>&1
+    apt install -y "${packages[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    msg_ok "Dependencies installed"
+  fi
+}
+
+confirm_start() {
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Storage Share Allrounder" \
+    --yesno "This AIO wizard can test and configure SMB/NFS/iSCSI, create/remove Proxmox storages, manage LXC mountpoints and optionally create host shares. Proceed?" 13 100
+}
+
+read_input() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local prompt="$2"
+  local default_value="${3:-}"
+
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
+    --inputbox "$prompt" 11 100 "$default_value" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3
+}
+
+read_password() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local prompt="$2"
+
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
+    --passwordbox "$prompt" 11 100 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3
+}
+
+confirm_yes_no() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local prompt="$2"
+  local height="${3:-11}"
+  local width="${4:-100}"
+
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
+    --yesno "$prompt" "$height" "$width"
+}
+
+# Destructive confirmation: defaults to "No" so a stray Enter never removes anything.
+confirm_danger() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local prompt="$2"
+  local height="${3:-15}"
+  local width="${4:-100}"
+
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
+    --defaultno --yesno "$prompt" "$height" "$width"
+}
+
+# Shown before slow data gathering. Goes to stderr: inside $(...) captures, stdout is
+# swallowed — stderr is the real terminal.
+show_loading() {
+  echo -e "${YW}Loading... gathering data, this can take a moment (CTRL+C to abort)${CL}" >&2
+}
+
+# Info popup that stays visible inside $(...) captures: whiptail draws its UI on
+# stdout, so without 1>&2 the dialog would be captured and the script appears hung.
+notice_box() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local text="$2"
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
+    --msgbox "$text" 10 80 1>&2
+}
+
+# Interactive container picker (read-only): returns the chosen CTID on stdout.
+pick_container() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local -a rows=()
+  local ctid status name label
+
+  show_loading
+  while IFS=$'\t' read -r ctid status name; do
+    [[ -z "$ctid" ]] && continue
+    label=$(printf '%-58s' "${name:-<no-name>} [${status}]")
+    rows+=("$ctid" "$label")
+  done < <(pct list 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR>1 {print $1"\t"$2"\t"$NF}')
+
+  if [[ ${#rows[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+    notice_box "$title" "No LXC containers found on this host."
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
+    --menu "Select a container:" 24 80 16 "${rows[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3
+}
+
+# Interactive multi-select picker over ALL mountpoints across ALL containers (read-only).
+# Returns chosen entries as "<ctid>:<mpX>" tokens on stdout.
+# Reads /etc/pve/lxc/*.conf directly (one 'pct config' per CT is far too slow);
+# awk stops at the first '[section]' so snapshot mp entries are not listed.
+pick_all_mountpoints_multi() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local -a rows=()
+  local conf ctid name line key def label
+
+  show_loading
+  for conf in /etc/pve/lxc/*.conf; do
+    [[ -e "$conf" ]] || continue
+    ctid="$(basename "$conf" .conf)"
+    name=$(awk '/^\[/{exit} $1=="hostname:"{print $2; exit}' "$conf")
+    while IFS= read -r line; do
+      [[ -z "$line" ]] && continue
+      key="${line%%:*}"
+      def="${line#*: }"
+      label=$(printf '%-86s' "CT ${ctid} ${name:-<no-name>} | ${key}: ${def}")
+      rows+=("${ctid}:${key}" "$label" "OFF")
+    done < <(awk '/^\[/{exit} /^mp[0-9]+:/{print}' "$conf")
+  done
+
+  if [[ ${#rows[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+    notice_box "$title" "No LXC mountpoints found on any container."
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
+    --checklist "Select mountpoint(s) to remove across all containers (Space to toggle, Enter to confirm):" \
+    24 112 16 "${rows[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3
+}
+
+# Interactive multi-select storage picker (read-only): returns chosen storage IDs on stdout.
+pick_storages_multi() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local -a rows=()
+  local stype sid label
+
+  show_loading
+  while read -r stype sid; do
+    [[ -z "$sid" ]] && continue
+    label=$(printf '%-58s' "[${stype}]")
+    rows+=("$sid" "$label" "OFF")
+  done < <(awk -F': ' '/^[a-z]+: /{print $1, $2}' /etc/pve/storage.cfg 2>/dev/null)
+
+  if [[ ${#rows[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+    notice_box "$title" "No storages found in /etc/pve/storage.cfg."
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
+    --checklist "Select storage(s) to remove (Space to toggle, Enter to confirm):" \
+    24 80 16 "${rows[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3
+}
+
+# Interactive multi-select container picker (read-only): returns chosen CTIDs on stdout.
+pick_containers_multi() {
+  local title="$1"
+  local -a rows=()
+  local ctid status name label
+
+  show_loading
+  while IFS=$'\t' read -r ctid status name; do
+    [[ -z "$ctid" ]] && continue
+    label=$(printf '%-58s' "${name:-<no-name>} [${status}]")
+    rows+=("$ctid" "$label" "OFF")
+  done < <(pct list 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR>1 {print $1"\t"$2"\t"$NF}')
+
+  if [[ ${#rows[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+    notice_box "$title" "No LXC containers found on this host."
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
+    --checklist "Select one or more containers (Space to toggle, Enter to confirm):" \
+    24 80 16 "${rows[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3
+}
+
+manual_smb_test() {
+  header_info
+  local server share username password domain vers mount_dir mount_opts
+
+  server=$(read_input "SMB Test" "SMB server/IP (e.g. 10.0.1.9)") || return
+  share=$(read_input "SMB Test" "Share name (without leading //)" "Proxmox") || return
+  username=$(read_input "SMB Test" "Username" "proxmox") || return
+  password=$(read_password "SMB Test" "Password for ${username}") || return
+  domain=$(read_input "SMB Test" "Domain/Workgroup (optional, leave empty if not needed)") || return
+  vers=$(read_input "SMB Test" "SMB version (e.g. 3.0, 3.1.1)" "3.1.1") || return
+  mount_dir="/mnt/test-smb"
+
+  mkdir -p "$mount_dir"
+
+  mount_opts="username=${username},password=${password},vers=${vers},sec=ntlmssp"
+  if [[ -n "$domain" ]]; then
+    mount_opts+=";domain=${domain}"
+  fi
+
+  msg_info "Testing SMB mount on ${mount_dir}"
+  if mount -t cifs "//${server}/${share}" "$mount_dir" -o "${mount_opts//;/,}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    touch "${mount_dir}/smb-test-$(date +%s)" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    umount "$mount_dir" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    msg_ok "SMB test successful"
+  else
+    msg_error "SMB test failed. Check network/firewall/credentials/share permissions."
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+manual_nfs_test() {
+  header_info
+  local server export_path mount_dir
+
+  server=$(read_input "NFS Test" "NFS server/IP (e.g. 10.0.6.159)") || return
+  export_path=$(read_input "NFS Test" "NFS export path (e.g. /srv/proxmox-nfs)") || return
+  mount_dir="/mnt/test-nfs"
+
+  mkdir -p "$mount_dir"
+
+  msg_info "Testing NFS mount on ${mount_dir}"
+  if mount -t nfs "${server}:${export_path}" "$mount_dir" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    touch "${mount_dir}/nfs-test-$(date +%s)" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    umount "$mount_dir" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    msg_ok "NFS test successful"
+  else
+    msg_error "NFS test failed. Check export/firewall/network permissions."
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+manual_iscsi_discovery() {
+  header_info
+  local portal
+
+  portal=$(read_input "iSCSI Discovery" "iSCSI portal IP/FQDN (e.g. 10.0.1.20)") || return
+  msg_info "Running iSCSI target discovery on ${portal}"
+  if iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p "$portal"; then
+    msg_ok "iSCSI discovery completed"
+  else
+    msg_error "iSCSI discovery failed"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+add_smb_storage() {
+  header_info
+  local storage_id server share username password content nodes options
+
+  storage_id=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Storage ID (unique, e.g. smb-media)") || return
+  server=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "SMB server/IP") || return
+  share=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Share name (without //)") || return
+  username=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Username") || return
+  password=$(read_password "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Password for ${username}") || return
+  content=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Content types (comma separated)" "backup,iso,vztmpl,snippets") || return
+  nodes=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Nodes (optional, comma separated)") || return
+  options=$(read_input "Add SMB/CIFS Storage" "Mount options (optional, e.g. vers=3.1.1,domain=WORKGROUP)") || return
+
+  local cmd=(pvesm add cifs "$storage_id" --server "$server" --share "$share" --username "$username" --password "$password" --content "$content")
+  [[ -n "$nodes" ]] && cmd+=(--nodes "$nodes")
+  [[ -n "$options" ]] && cmd+=(--options "$options")
+
+  if "${cmd[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "SMB storage '${storage_id}' added"
+  else
+    msg_error "Failed to add SMB storage '${storage_id}'"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+add_nfs_storage() {
+  header_info
+  local storage_id server export_path content nodes options
+
+  storage_id=$(read_input "Add NFS Storage" "Storage ID (unique, e.g. nfs-vmdata)") || return
+  server=$(read_input "Add NFS Storage" "NFS server/IP") || return
+  export_path=$(read_input "Add NFS Storage" "Export path") || return
+  content=$(read_input "Add NFS Storage" "Content types (comma separated)" "images,rootdir") || return
+  nodes=$(read_input "Add NFS Storage" "Nodes (optional, comma separated)") || return
+  options=$(read_input "Add NFS Storage" "Mount options (optional)") || return
+
+  local cmd=(pvesm add nfs "$storage_id" --server "$server" --export "$export_path" --content "$content")
+  [[ -n "$nodes" ]] && cmd+=(--nodes "$nodes")
+  [[ -n "$options" ]] && cmd+=(--options "$options")
+
+  if "${cmd[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "NFS storage '${storage_id}' added"
+  else
+    msg_error "Failed to add NFS storage '${storage_id}'"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+add_iscsi_storage() {
+  header_info
+  local storage_id portal target nodes
+
+  storage_id=$(read_input "Add iSCSI Storage" "Storage ID (unique, e.g. iscsi-synology)") || return
+  portal=$(read_input "Add iSCSI Storage" "Portal IP/FQDN") || return
+  target=$(read_input "Add iSCSI Storage" "Target IQN (e.g. iqn.2000-01.com.synology:...)") || return
+  nodes=$(read_input "Add iSCSI Storage" "Nodes (optional, comma separated)") || return
+
+  local cmd=(pvesm add iscsi "$storage_id" --portal "$portal" --target "$target")
+  [[ -n "$nodes" ]] && cmd+=(--nodes "$nodes")
+
+  if "${cmd[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "iSCSI storage '${storage_id}' added"
+  else
+    msg_error "Failed to add iSCSI storage '${storage_id}'"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+add_lvm_on_base_storage() {
+  header_info
+  local storage_id base_storage vgname content shared
+
+  storage_id=$(read_input "Add LVM Storage" "LVM Storage ID (unique, e.g. lvm-iscsi01)") || return
+  base_storage=$(read_input "Add LVM Storage" "Base storage ID (usually iSCSI storage ID)") || return
+  vgname=$(read_input "Add LVM Storage" "Volume Group name on target") || return
+  content=$(read_input "Add LVM Storage" "Content types (comma separated)" "images,rootdir") || return
+  shared=$(read_input "Add LVM Storage" "Shared across nodes? 1=yes, 0=no" "1") || return
+
+  local cmd=(pvesm add lvm "$storage_id" --base "$base_storage" --vgname "$vgname" --content "$content" --shared "$shared")
+  if "${cmd[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "LVM storage '${storage_id}' added"
+  else
+    msg_error "Failed to add LVM storage '${storage_id}'"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+remove_storage() {
+  header_info
+  local selection storage_id
+  local -a results=()
+
+  selection=$(pick_storages_multi "Remove Storage") || return
+  if [[ -z "$selection" ]]; then
+    msg_warn "No storage selected."
+    pause
+    return
+  fi
+
+  # Confirm each selected storage separately (defaults to No).
+  for storage_id in $selection; do
+    storage_id="${storage_id//\"/}"
+    [[ -z "$storage_id" ]] && continue
+
+    if confirm_danger "Remove Storage" \
+      "Really remove storage '${storage_id}' from the Proxmox config?
+
+This removes the storage definition only.
+Data on the underlying share/target is NOT deleted."; then
+      if pvesm remove "$storage_id" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        results+=("removed  ${storage_id}")
+      else
+        results+=("FAILED   ${storage_id}")
+      fi
+    else
+      results+=("skipped  ${storage_id}")
+    fi
+  done
+
+  header_info
+  echo -e "${BL}Remove storage — result${CL}\n"
+  printf '  %s\n' "${results[@]}"
+  echo
+  pause
+}
+
+find_next_mp_slot() {
+  local ctid="$1"
+  local used
+
+  used=$(pct config "$ctid" | awk -F: '/^mp[0-9]+:/ {gsub("mp", "", $1); print $1}')
+  for i in $(seq 0 255); do
+    if ! grep -qx "$i" <<<"$used"; then
+      echo "$i"
+      return
+    fi
+  done
+
+  echo ""
+}
+
+add_lxc_mountpoint() {
+  header_info
+  local ctid host_path ct_path mp_slot
+
+  ctid=$(pick_container "LXC: add mountpoint") || return
+  host_path=$(read_input "LXC Mountpoint" "Host path (must exist, e.g. /mnt/pve/smb-media)") || return
+  ct_path=$(read_input "LXC Mountpoint" "Container path (e.g. /mnt/media)") || return
+
+  if [[ ! -d "$host_path" ]]; then
+    msg_error "Host path does not exist: ${host_path}"
+    pause
+    return
+  fi
+
+  mp_slot=$(find_next_mp_slot "$ctid")
+  if [[ -z "$mp_slot" ]]; then
+    msg_error "No free mp slot available for container ${ctid}"
+    pause
+    return
+  fi
+
+  confirm_yes_no "LXC: add mountpoint" \
+    "Add mp${mp_slot} to CT ${ctid}?
+
+  ${host_path}  ->  ${ct_path}" 13 100 || return
+
+  if pct set "$ctid" -mp"$mp_slot" "$host_path",mp="$ct_path" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "Added mp${mp_slot}: ${host_path} -> ${ct_path} on CT ${ctid}"
+    msg_warn "If CT is unprivileged, ensure UID/GID mapping and filesystem permissions fit your workload."
+  else
+    msg_error "Failed to add mountpoint to CT ${ctid}"
+  fi
+
+  pause
+}
+
+remove_lxc_mountpoint() {
+  header_info
+  local selection entry ctid mp_key mp_def
+  local -a results=()
+
+  selection=$(pick_all_mountpoints_multi "LXC: remove mountpoint") || return
+  if [[ -z "$selection" ]]; then
+    msg_warn "No mountpoint selected."
+    pause
+    return
+  fi
+
+  # Confirm each selected mountpoint separately (defaults to No).
+  for entry in $selection; do
+    entry="${entry//\"/}"
+    [[ -z "$entry" ]] && continue
+    ctid="${entry%%:*}"
+    mp_key="${entry#*:}"
+    mp_def=$(pct config "$ctid" | awk -F': ' -v k="$mp_key" '$1==k{print $2}')
+
+    if confirm_danger "LXC: remove mountpoint" \
+      "Remove ${mp_key} from CT ${ctid}?
+
+  ${mp_key}: ${mp_def}
+
+This only detaches the mountpoint from the container.
+Data on the host is NOT deleted."; then
+      if pct set "$ctid" -delete "$mp_key" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        results+=("removed  CT ${ctid}  ${mp_key}")
+      else
+        results+=("FAILED   CT ${ctid}  ${mp_key}")
+      fi
+    else
+      results+=("skipped  CT ${ctid}  ${mp_key}")
+    fi
+  done
+
+  header_info
+  echo -e "${BL}Remove mountpoint — result${CL}\n"
+  printf '  %s\n' "${results[@]}"
+  echo
+  pause
+}
+
+list_lxc_mountpoints() {
+  header_info
+  local selection ctid mps
+
+  selection=$(pick_containers_multi "LXC: list mountpoints") || return
+  if [[ -z "$selection" ]]; then
+    msg_warn "No container selected."
+    pause
+    return
+  fi
+
+  for ctid in $selection; do
+    ctid="${ctid//\"/}"
+    [[ -z "$ctid" ]] && continue
+    echo -e "${BL}Mountpoints for CT ${ctid}${CL}"
+    mps=$(pct config "$ctid" | awk '/^mp[0-9]+:/{print}')
+    if [[ -n "$mps" ]]; then
+      echo "$mps"
+    else
+      echo "  (no mountpoints configured)"
+    fi
+    echo
+  done
+
+  pause
+}
+
+host_create_samba_share() {
+  header_info
+  local share_name share_path user_name user_pass
+
+  share_name=$(read_input "Host Samba Share" "Share name (e.g. data)") || return
+  share_path=$(read_input "Host Samba Share" "Share path on host (e.g. /srv/samba/data)" "/srv/samba/${share_name}") || return
+  user_name=$(read_input "Host Samba Share" "Linux/Samba username") || return
+  user_pass=$(read_password "Host Samba Share" "Password for ${user_name}") || return
+
+  msg_info "Installing Samba on host if needed"
+  apt update >/dev/null 2>&1
+  apt install -y samba >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+  mkdir -p "$share_path"
+  getent group sambashare >/dev/null 2>&1 || groupadd sambashare
+  id "$user_name" >/dev/null 2>&1 || useradd -M -s /usr/sbin/nologin -G sambashare "$user_name"
+  usermod -aG sambashare "$user_name"
+  chown -R root:sambashare "$share_path"
+  chmod 2775 "$share_path"
+
+  if ! (
+    echo "$user_pass"
+    echo "$user_pass"
+  ) | smbpasswd -s -a "$user_name" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_error "Failed to set Samba password for ${user_name}"
+    pause
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if ! grep -q "^\[${share_name}\]" /etc/samba/smb.conf; then
+    cat <<EOF >>/etc/samba/smb.conf
+
+[${share_name}]
+   comment = Proxmox Host Share (${share_name})
+   path = ${share_path}
+   browseable = yes
+   read only = no
+   guest ok = no
+   create mask = 0664
+   directory mask = 2775
+   valid users = @sambashare
+EOF
+  fi
+
+  testparm -s >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+    msg_error "Samba config validation failed (testparm). Check /etc/samba/smb.conf"
+    pause
+    return
+  }
+
+  systemctl enable --now smbd nmbd >/dev/null 2>&1
+  systemctl restart smbd nmbd >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+  msg_ok "Host SMB share created: //$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')/${share_name}"
+  msg_warn "Best practice: prefer running Samba in a dedicated LXC/VM for cleaner host separation."
+
+  pause
+}
+
+host_create_nfs_export() {
+  header_info
+  local export_path subnet options
+
+  export_path=$(read_input "Host NFS Export" "Export path on host (e.g. /srv/proxmox-nfs)" "/srv/proxmox-nfs") || return
+  subnet=$(read_input "Host NFS Export" "Allowed subnet/CIDR (e.g. 10.0.0.0/16)") || return
+  options=$(read_input "Host NFS Export" "Export options" "rw,sync,no_subtree_check,no_root_squash") || return
+
+  msg_info "Installing NFS server on host if needed"
+  apt update >/dev/null 2>&1
+  apt install -y nfs-kernel-server >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+  mkdir -p "$export_path"
+  chmod 0770 "$export_path"
+
+  if ! grep -qE "^${export_path//\//\/}[[:space:]]+${subnet//\//\/}\(" /etc/exports; then
+    echo "${export_path} ${subnet}(${options})" >>/etc/exports
+  fi
+
+  exportfs -ra >/dev/null 2>&1
+  systemctl enable --now nfs-kernel-server >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+  msg_ok "Host NFS export created: ${export_path} ${subnet}(${options})"
+  msg_warn "Best practice: use host exports carefully; dedicated storage VM/LXC is often cleaner."
+  pause
+}
+
+show_status() {
+  header_info
+  echo -e "${BL}pvesm status${CL}"
+  pvesm status || true
+  echo
+  echo -e "${BL}Mounted /mnt/pve paths${CL}"
+  mount | grep /mnt/pve || true
+  echo
+  echo -e "${BL}Mounted CIFS/NFS/iSCSI related paths${CL}"
+  mount | grep -E ' type (cifs|nfs|nfs4)' || true
+  echo
+  echo -e "${BL}iSCSI sessions${CL}"
+  iscsiadm -m session 2>/dev/null || true
+  echo
+  pause
+}
+
+main_menu() {
+  while true; do
+    local choice
+    choice=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Storage Share Allrounder" \
+      --menu "Select action  (read-only actions are safe; write/remove actions ask for confirmation):" 30 116 22 \
+      " " "──────────  READ-ONLY (safe, no changes)  ──────────" \
+      "1" "Test   | SMB: manual mount test" \
+      "2" "Test   | NFS: manual mount test" \
+      "3" "Test   | iSCSI: discovery test" \
+      "4" "Read   | LXC: list mountpoints" \
+      "5" "Read   | Show storage/mount/iSCSI status" \
+      "  " "──────────  WRITE (modifies config / host)  ──────────" \
+      "6" "Write  | Proxmox: add SMB/CIFS storage" \
+      "7" "Write  | Proxmox: add NFS storage" \
+      "8" "Write  | Proxmox: add iSCSI storage" \
+      "9" "Write  | Proxmox: add LVM on base storage (e.g. iSCSI)" \
+      "10" "Write  | LXC: add bind mountpoint (pct set -mpX)" \
+      "11" "Write  | Host: install Samba + create SMB share" \
+      "12" "Write  | Host: install NFS server + create export" \
+      "   " "──────────  REMOVE (destructive, defaults to No)  ──────────" \
+      "13" "Remove | Proxmox: remove storage definition" \
+      "14" "Remove | LXC: remove mountpoint (pct set -delete mpX)" \
+      "0" "Exit" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || break
+
+    # '|| true' so a cancelled sub-dialog (whiptail returns non-zero) returns to the
+    # menu instead of tripping 'set -e' and exiting the whole script.
+    case "$choice" in
+    1) manual_smb_test || true ;;
+    2) manual_nfs_test || true ;;
+    3) manual_iscsi_discovery || true ;;
+    4) list_lxc_mountpoints || true ;;
+    5) show_status || true ;;
+    6) add_smb_storage || true ;;
+    7) add_nfs_storage || true ;;
+    8) add_iscsi_storage || true ;;
+    9) add_lvm_on_base_storage || true ;;
+    10) add_lxc_mountpoint || true ;;
+    11) host_create_samba_share || true ;;
+    12) host_create_nfs_export || true ;;
+    13) remove_storage || true ;;
+    14) remove_lxc_mountpoint || true ;;
+    0) break ;;
+    *) ;;
+    esac
+  done
+}
+
+header_info
+root_check
+pve_check
+require_pve
+ensure_packages
+confirm_start || exit 0
+main_menu
+
+header_info
+msg_ok "Finished."