diff --git a/ct/watchstate.sh b/ct/watchstate.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+_cs_boot="${COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_CORE_DIR:-$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../../core}/core/build.func"
+source "$_cs_boot" 2>/dev/null || source <(curl -fsSL "${COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_CORE_URL:-https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/core/main}/core/build.func")
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/arabcoders/watchstate
+
+APP="WatchState"
+var_tags="${var_tags:-media;plex;jellyfin;emby}"
+var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-6}"
+var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
+var_version="${var_version:-13}"
+var_arm64="${var_arm64:-yes}"
+var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
+
+header_info "$APP"
+variables
+color
+catch_errors
+
+function update_script() {
+  header_info
+  check_container_storage
+  check_container_resources
+
+  if [[ ! -d /opt/watchstate ]]; then
+    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "watchstate" "arabcoders/watchstate" "" "" "v"; then
+    msg_info "Stopping WatchState"
+    systemctl stop watchstate-worker php8.5-fpm
+    msg_ok "Stopped WatchState"
+
+    create_backup /opt/watchstate/.env
+    setup_composer
+    NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="bun" setup_nodejs
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "watchstate" "arabcoders/watchstate" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/watchstate" "" "v"
+    restore_backup
+
+    msg_info "Building WatchState"
+    cd /opt/watchstate
+    sed -i "s/'version' => 'dev-master'/'version' => 'v$(cat ~/.watchstate)'/" config/config.php
+    $STD composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader --no-interaction
+    cd /opt/watchstate/frontend
+    $STD bun install --frozen-lockfile --production
+    NODE_ENV=production $STD bun run generate
+    mv /opt/watchstate/frontend/exported /opt/watchstate/public/exported
+    rm -rf /opt/watchstate/frontend/node_modules /opt/watchstate/frontend/.nuxt
+    msg_ok "Built WatchState"
+
+    msg_info "Migrating WatchState Database"
+    $STD php /opt/watchstate/bin/console db:migrate --execute
+    $STD php /opt/watchstate/bin/console db:index
+    chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/watchstate_data
+    msg_ok "Migrated WatchState Database"
+
+    msg_info "Starting WatchState"
+    systemctl start php8.5-fpm watchstate-worker
+    msg_ok "Started WatchState"
+    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  fi
+  exit
+}
+
+start
+build_container
+description
+
+msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
+echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW}Access it using the following URL:${CL}"
+echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:8080${CL}"
diff --git a/install/watchstate-install.sh b/install/watchstate-install.sh
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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: https://github.com/arabcoders/watchstate
+
+source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
+color
+verb_ip6
+catch_errors
+setting_up_container
+network_check
+update_os
+
+msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
+$STD apt install -y \
+  nginx \
+  redis-server \
+  ripgrep \
+  sqlite3
+msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+
+PHP_VERSION="8.5" PHP_FPM="YES" setup_php
+setup_composer
+setup_ffmpeg
+NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="bun" setup_nodejs
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "watchstate" "arabcoders/watchstate" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/watchstate" "" "v"
+
+msg_info "Building WatchState"
+cd /opt/watchstate
+sed -i "s/'version' => 'dev-master'/'version' => 'v$(cat ~/.watchstate)'/" config/config.php
+$STD composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader --no-interaction
+cd /opt/watchstate/frontend
+$STD bun install --frozen-lockfile --production
+NODE_ENV=production $STD bun run generate
+mv /opt/watchstate/frontend/exported /opt/watchstate/public/exported
+rm -rf /opt/watchstate/frontend/node_modules /opt/watchstate/frontend/.nuxt
+msg_ok "Built WatchState"
+
+msg_info "Configuring WatchState"
+# loaded first by CLI, worker and php-fpm alike; the default data dir is /opt/watchstate/var, which every update wipes
+cat <<EOF >/opt/watchstate/.env
+WS_DATA_PATH=/opt/watchstate_data
+EOF
+$STD php /opt/watchstate/bin/console db:migrate --execute
+$STD php /opt/watchstate/bin/console system:apikey
+chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/watchstate_data
+msg_ok "Configured WatchState"
+
+msg_info "Configuring Nginx"
+PHP_SOCK=$(get_php_fpm_socket)
+cat <<EOF >/etc/nginx/sites-available/watchstate
+server {
+    listen 8080;
+    server_name _;
+    root /opt/watchstate/public;
+    index index.php;
+    client_max_body_size 100M;
+
+    location / {
+        try_files \$uri /index.php\$is_args\$args;
+    }
+
+    location ~ \.php\$ {
+        fastcgi_pass unix:${PHP_SOCK};
+        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME \$realpath_root\$fastcgi_script_name;
+        include fastcgi_params;
+        fastcgi_read_timeout 600;
+    }
+}
+EOF
+nginx_enable_site "watchstate"
+msg_ok "Configured Nginx"
+
+msg_info "Creating Service"
+cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/watchstate-worker.service
+[Unit]
+Description=WatchState Worker
+After=network.target redis-server.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=www-data
+Group=www-data
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/watchstate
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/php /opt/watchstate/bin/console system:worker -v
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl enable -q --now watchstate-worker
+msg_ok "Created Service"
+
+motd_ssh
+customize
+cleanup_lxc