diff --git a/ct/headers/nextexplorer b/ct/headers/nextexplorer
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+                    __  ______           __                    
+   ____  ___  _  __/ /_/ ____/  ______  / /___  ________  _____
+  / __ \/ _ \| |/_/ __/ __/ | |/_/ __ \/ / __ \/ ___/ _ \/ ___/
+ / / / /  __/>  </ /_/ /____>  </ /_/ / / /_/ / /  /  __/ /    
+/_/ /_/\___/_/|_|\__/_____/_/|_/ .___/_/\____/_/   \___/_/     
+                              /_/                              
diff --git a/ct/nextexplorer.sh b/ct/nextexplorer.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/build.func)
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: vhsdream
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/nxzai/nextExplorer
+
+APP="nextExplorer"
+var_tags="${var_tags:-files;documents}"
+var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-3072}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-8}"
+var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
+var_version="${var_version:-13}"
+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/nextExplorer ]]; then
+    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "nextExplorer" "nxzai/nextExplorer"; then
+    msg_info "Stopping nextExplorer"
+    $STD systemctl stop nextexplorer
+    msg_ok "Stopped nextExplorer"
+
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "nextExplorer" "nxzai/nextExplorer" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/nextExplorer"
+
+    msg_info "Updating nextExplorer"
+    APP_DIR="/opt/nextExplorer/app"
+    mkdir -p "$APP_DIR"
+    cd /opt/nextExplorer
+    export NODE_ENV=production
+    $STD npm ci --omit=dev --workspace backend
+    mv node_modules "$APP_DIR"
+    mv backend/{src,package.json} "$APP_DIR"
+    unset NODE_ENV
+    export NODE_ENV=development
+    $STD npm ci --workspace frontend
+    $STD npm run -w frontend build -- --sourcemap false
+    unset NODE_ENV
+    mv frontend/dist/ "$APP_DIR"/src/public
+    chown -R explorer:explorer "$APP_DIR" /etc/nextExplorer
+    sed -i "\|version|s|$(jq -cr '.version' ${APP_DIR}/package.json)|$(cat ~/.nextexplorer)|" "$APP_DIR"/package.json
+    sed -i 's/app.js/server.js/' /etc/systemd/system/nextexplorer.service && systemctl daemon-reload
+    msg_ok "Updated nextExplorer"
+
+    msg_info "Starting nextExplorer"
+    $STD systemctl start nextexplorer
+    msg_ok "Started nextExplorer"
+    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  fi
+  exit
+}
+
+start
+build_container
+description
+
+msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
+echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access it using the following URL:${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:3000${CL}"
diff --git a/install/nextexplorer-install.sh b/install/nextexplorer-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6510a71d
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+++ b/install/nextexplorer-install.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: vhsdream
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/nxzai/nextExplorer
+
+source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
+color
+verb_ip6
+catch_errors
+setting_up_container
+network_check
+update_os
+
+msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
+$STD apt install -y \
+  ripgrep \
+  imagemagick \
+  ffmpeg \
+  libva-drm2 \
+  libva2 \
+  mesa-va-drivers \
+  vainfo
+msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+
+NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
+
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "nextExplorer" "nxzai/nextExplorer" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/nextExplorer"
+
+msg_info "Building nextExplorer"
+APP_DIR="/opt/nextExplorer/app"
+LOCAL_IP="$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')"
+mkdir -p "$APP_DIR"
+mkdir -p /etc/nextExplorer
+cd /opt/nextExplorer
+export NODE_ENV=production
+$STD npm ci --omit=dev --workspace backend
+mv node_modules "$APP_DIR"
+mv backend/{src,package.json} "$APP_DIR"
+unset NODE_ENV
+
+export NODE_ENV=development
+export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=2048"
+$STD npm ci --workspace frontend
+$STD npm run -w frontend build -- --sourcemap false
+unset NODE_ENV
+mv frontend/dist/ "$APP_DIR"/src/public
+msg_ok "Built nextExplorer"
+
+msg_info "Configuring nextExplorer"
+SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
+cat <<EOF >/etc/nextExplorer/.env
+NODE_ENV=production
+PORT=3000
+
+VOLUME_ROOT=/mnt
+CONFIG_DIR=/etc/nextExplorer
+CACHE_DIR=/etc/nextExplorer/cache
+# USER_ROOT=
+
+PUBLIC_URL=${LOCAL_IP}:3000
+# TRUST_PROXY=
+# CORS_ORIGINS=
+
+TERMINAL_ENABLED=false
+
+LOG_LEVEL=info
+DEBUG=false
+ENABLE_HTTP_LOGGING=false
+
+AUTH_ENABLED=true
+AUTH_MODE=both
+SESSION_SECRET="${SECRET}"
+# AUTH_MAX_FAILED=
+# AUTH_LOCK_MINUTES=
+# AUTH_USER_EMAIL=
+# AUTH_USER_PASSWORD=
+
+# OIDC_ENABLED=
+# OIDC_ISSUER=
+# OIDC_AUTHORIZATION_URL=
+# OIDC_TOKEN_URL=
+# OIDC_USERINFO_URL=
+# OIDC_CLIENT_ID=
+# OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET=
+# OIDC_CALLBACK_URL=
+# OIDC_LOGOUT_URL=
+# OIDC_SCOPES=
+# OIDC_AUTO_CREATE_USERS=true
+
+# SEARCH_DEEP=
+# SEARCH_RIPGREP=
+# SEARCH_MAX_FILESIZE=
+
+# ONLYOFFICE_URL=
+# ONLYOFFICE_SECRET=
+# ONLYOFFICE_LANG=
+# ONLYOFFICE_FORCE_SAVE=
+# ONLYOFFICE_FILE_EXTENSIONS=
+
+# COLLABORA_URL=
+# COLLABORA_DISCOVERY_URL=
+# COLLABORA_SECRET=
+# COLLABORA_LANG=
+# COLLABORA_FILE_EXTENSIONS=
+
+SHOW_VOLUME_USAGE=true
+# USER_DIR_ENABLED=
+# SKIP_HOME=
+
+# EDITOR_EXTENSIONS=
+
+# FFMPEG_PATH=
+# FFPROBE_PATH=
+
+## Hardware acceleration
+# FFMPEG_HWACCEL=vaapi
+# FFMPEG_HWACCEL_DEVICE=/dev/dri/renderD128
+# FFMPEG_HWACCEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT=nv12
+
+FAVORITES_DEFAULT_ICON=outline.StarIcon
+
+SHARES_ENABLED=true
+# SHARES_TOKEN_LENGTH=10
+# SHARES_MAX_PER_USER=100
+# SHARES_DEFAULT_EXPIRY_DAYS=30
+# SHARES_GUEST_SESSION_HOURS=24
+# SHARES_ALLOW_PASSWORD=true
+# SHARES_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS=true
+EOF
+chmod 600 /etc/nextExplorer/.env
+$STD useradd -U -s /usr/sbin/nologin -m -d /home/explorer explorer
+chown -R explorer:explorer "$APP_DIR" /etc/nextExplorer
+sed -i "\|version|s|$(jq -cr '.version' ${APP_DIR}/package.json)|$(cat ~/.nextexplorer)|" "$APP_DIR"/package.json
+msg_ok "Configured nextExplorer"
+
+msg_info "Creating nextExplorer Service"
+cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/nextexplorer.service
+[Unit]
+Description=nextExplorer Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=explorer
+Group=explorer
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/nextExplorer/app
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/nextExplorer/.env
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/node ./src/server.js
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+$STD systemctl enable -q --now nextexplorer
+msg_ok "Created nextExplorer Service"
+
+motd_ssh
+customize
+cleanup_lxc