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@@ -1,3 +1,173 @@
+## 2026-07-18
+
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - core: add configurable host CA inheritance during bootstrap [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15840](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15840))
+
+  - #### 🔧 Refactor
+
+    - tools.func: Safe Delete Directorys & Update PYTHON_VERSION with setup_uv [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15870](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15870))
+
+### 🧰 Tools
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - [tools.update-lxcs] feat: optional reporting success/failures to heathchecks.io (or others) [@sir106](https://github.com/sir106) ([#15701](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15701))
+
+## 2026-07-17
+
+### 🆕 New Scripts
+
+  - Invidious ([#15824](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15824))
+- OxiCloud ([#15823](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15823))
+
+### 🚀 Updated Scripts
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - webtrees: initialize database schema before admin user creation [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15837](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15837))
+    - Fix DocuSeal missing Leptonica deps on install and update [@Copilot](https://github.com/Copilot) ([#15858](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15858))
+    - apache-guacamole: detect installed extensions during update [@TowyTowy](https://github.com/TowyTowy) ([#15841](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15841))
+    - CLIProxyAPI: fix update deleting config.yaml [@austinpilz](https://github.com/austinpilz) ([#15834](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15834))
+    - esphome: install libusb-1.0-0 for ESP-IDF native builds [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15838](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15838))
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - AFFiNE: Bump to 0.27.0 [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15848](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15848))
+    - n8n: unpin / use latest release [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15817](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15817))
+    - Pin Opencloud to v7.3.0 [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#15826](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15826))
+
+  - #### 🔧 Refactor
+
+    - SFTPGo: Update APT Repo & Re-Enable Script [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15829](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15829))
+
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - tools.func: enhance rbenv with profile updates / bundle in bashrc [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15822](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15822))
+    - feat(build.func): notify users when already on a pinned script version [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15819](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15819))
+
+  - #### 💥 Breaking Changes
+
+    - MongoDB: Implement kernel version check and patch [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15821](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15821))
+
+### 🧰 Tools
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - update-lxc: autoremove and autoclean after apt full-upgrade [@soupy-boy](https://github.com/soupy-boy) ([#15831](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15831))
+
+## 2026-07-16
+
+### 🆕 New Scripts
+
+  - Sync-In ([#15812](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15812))
+- Beaverhabits ([#15813](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15813))
+- Notediscovery ([#15811](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15811))
+
+### 🚀 Updated Scripts
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - Pin Immich to v3.0.3 [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#15790](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15790))
+
+## 2026-07-15
+
+### 🆕 New Scripts
+
+  - Nexterm ([#15688](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15688))
+
+### 🚀 Updated Scripts
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - 2fauth: minor fixes for 8.0.0 [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15795](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15795))
+    - SnapOtter: refactor update process to prebuild [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15797](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15797))
+
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - #### 🔧 Refactor
+
+    - tools.func: default Docker setup to official repo [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15794](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15794))
+
+## 2026-07-14
+
+### 🆕 New Scripts
+
+  - Grav ([#15773](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15773))
+- Yuvomi ([#15772](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15772))
+
+### 🚀 Updated Scripts
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - Lychee: Preserve uploads and ownership during update [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15768](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15768))
+    - Wanderer: Clean deploy and install plugins for v0.20.0 update [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15759](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15759))
+    - FileFlows: Handle update API 401, force update, and Node install [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15766](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15766))
+    - BirdNET-Go: Match new upstream release asset naming [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15758](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15758))
+    - [Upstream Fix] Immich: Fix loader priority [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#15755](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15755))
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - Bump OpenCloud version to v7.2.2 [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15769](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15769))
+    - Silverbullet: Add optional Runtime API install via Chromium [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15761](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15761))
+
+  - #### 💥 Breaking Changes
+
+    - Pangolin: Bump to 1.20.0 | BREAKING: Switch to PostgreSQL [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15682](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15682))
+
+  - #### 🔧 Refactor
+
+    - AFFiNE: Pin to v0.26.3 [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15782](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15782))
+
+## 2026-07-13
+
+### 🆕 New Scripts
+
+  - LeafWiki ([#15748](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15748))
+
+### 🚀 Updated Scripts
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - fix(hyperion): keep service running after container reboot [@TowyTowy](https://github.com/TowyTowy) ([#15653](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15653))
+    - Change sign-in URL to admin URL in affine.sh [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15741](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15741))
+    - immich: use actual PostgreSQL version for VectorChord package lookup [@mnavon](https://github.com/mnavon) ([#15705](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15705))
+    - fix storyteller release selection for stable web tags [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15736](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15736))
+    - Docmost: Fix update procedure [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15732](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15732))
+    - fix(shinobi): remove obsolete --unsafe-perm npm flag [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15730](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15730))
+
+  - #### 💥 Breaking Changes
+
+    - reitti: update to v5 [@CrazyWolf13](https://github.com/CrazyWolf13) ([#15635](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15635))
+
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - fix(build.func): parse script status without jq dependency [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15729](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15729))
+
+  - #### 🔧 Refactor
+
+    - tools.func: some improvements (sql injection / command injection / guard) [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15661](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15661))
+
+## 2026-07-12
+
+### 🆕 New Scripts
+
+  - AFFiNE ([#15690](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15690))
+
+### 🚀 Updated Scripts
+
+  - Immich: Bump version to 3.0.2 [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#15668](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15668))
+
+### ❔ Uncategorized
+
+  - fix(immich): correct Python indentation error in ct/immich.sh heredoc patch [@Copilot](https://github.com/Copilot) ([#15723](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15723))
+
 ## 2026-07-11
 
 ### 🆕 New Scripts

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 
 
+
+
+
 
 
 
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 
 <details>
-<summary><h4>July (11 entries)</h4></summary>
+<summary><h4>July (18 entries)</h4></summary>
 
 [View July 2026 Changelog](.github/changelogs/2026/07.md)
 
@@ -502,6 +505,26 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 </details>
 
+## 2026-07-19
+
+## 2026-07-18
+
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - core: add configurable host CA inheritance during bootstrap [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15840](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15840))
+
+  - #### 🔧 Refactor
+
+    - tools.func: Safe Delete Directorys & Update PYTHON_VERSION with setup_uv [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15870](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15870))
+
+### 🧰 Tools
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - [tools.update-lxcs] feat: optional reporting success/failures to heathchecks.io (or others) [@sir106](https://github.com/sir106) ([#15701](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15701))
+
 ## 2026-07-17
 
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
@@ -1135,128 +1158,4 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
   - chore(ct): sync coredns defaults with PocketBase [@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/github-actions[bot]) ([#15182](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15182))
 - chore(ct): sync gatus defaults with PocketBase [@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/github-actions[bot]) ([#15184](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15184))
-- chore(ct): sync bitmagnet defaults with PocketBase [@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/github-actions[bot]) ([#15183](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15183))
+- chore(ct): sync bitmagnet defaults with PocketBase [@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/github-actions[bot]) ([#15183](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15183))
-
-## 2026-06-18
-
-### 🚀 Updated Scripts
-
-  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
-
-    - flowise: add deps / uv / python 3.11 [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15177](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15177))
-
-  - #### 💥 Breaking Changes
-
-    - refactor: crafty-controller [@CrazyWolf13](https://github.com/CrazyWolf13) ([#15178](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15178))
-
-## 2026-06-17
-
-### 🚀 Updated Scripts
-
-  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
-
-    - kasm: fix release detection [@CrazyWolf13](https://github.com/CrazyWolf13) ([#15151](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15151))
-
-  - #### ✨ New Features
-
-    - trek: update install and upgrade workflow for v3.1.0 [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15165](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15165))
-
-  - #### 💥 Breaking Changes
-
-    - TREK: Pin version [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#15156](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15156))
-
-  - #### 🔧 Refactor
-
-    - chore(paperless-ngx): pin version to prevent v3 update [@tomfrenzel](https://github.com/tomfrenzel) ([#15171](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15171))
-
-### 🧰 Tools
-
-  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
-
-    - immich public proxy: replace npm install with npm ci for consistent dependency installation [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15166](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15166))
-
-## 2026-06-16
-
-### 🆕 New Scripts
-
-  - Feishin ([#15130](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15130))
-- Kiwix ([#15131](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15131))
-- Add runtime status guard and deleted script stubs [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15125](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15125))
-
-### 🚀 Updated Scripts
-
-  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
-
-    - fix(degoog): use localhost for valkey url [@ethan-hgwr](https://github.com/ethan-hgwr) ([#15149](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15149))
-    - Fix InvoiceShelf install/update Yarn package manager mismatch [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15141](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15141))
-    - fix storyteller install failure with yarn 4 corepack [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15140](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15140))
-    - fix: generate policy-compliant OpenObserve root password [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15137](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15137))
-
-## 2026-06-15
-
-### 🚀 Updated Scripts
-
-  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
-
-    - Watcharr: Clean install on update [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#15119](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15119))
-    - Vaultwarden: extend version check for VaultWarden update [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15105](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15105))
-
-  - #### ✨ New Features
-
-    - degoog: add curl-impersonate to script [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15117](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15117))
-
-### 💾 Core
-
-  - #### ✨ New Features
-
-    - tools.func: extend mesa-vulkan-drivers and vulkan-tools to installation for ARC GPU's [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15106](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15106))
-
-  - #### 🔧 Refactor
-
-    - core: improve mirror selection and error handling [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15108](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15108))
-    - core: implement gateway validation for DHCP and static networks [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15107](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15107))
-
-## 2026-06-14
-
-### 🚀 Updated Scripts
-
-  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
-
-    - Iinvoiceninja: fix nginx setup assets port [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15090](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15090))
-    - CheckMK: remove stale backup site before creating new backup during update [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#15088](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15088))
-
-  - #### 🔧 Refactor
-
-    - Refactor: Implement backup functions for scripts C-D [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#15096](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15096))
-
-## 2026-06-13
-
-### 🆕 New Scripts
-
-  - BookOrbit ([#15080](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15080))
-
-### 🚀 Updated Scripts
-
-  - Update authentik version to 2026.5.3 [@thieneret](https://github.com/thieneret) ([#15093](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15093))
-
-  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
-
-    - Immich: Update image-processing libraries [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#15082](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15082))
-    - HomeBox: Support v0.26.0 [@tomfrenzel](https://github.com/tomfrenzel) ([#15086](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15086))
-
-  - #### 🔧 Refactor
-
-    - Refactor: Implement backup functions for scripts A-B [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#15075](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15075))
-
-## 2026-06-12
-
-### 🆕 New Scripts
-
-  - Twenty ([#15047](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15047))
-- Alpine-Cinny ([#15044](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15044))
-
-### 💾 Core
-
-  - #### ✨ New Features
-
-    - [core] Implement backup and restore functions [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#15067](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/15067))

install/manyfold-install.sh

@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="corepack,yarn" setup_nodejs
 
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "manyfold" "manyfold3d/manyfold" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/manyfold/app"
 
+useradd -m -s /usr/bin/bash manyfold
+
 RUBY_INSTALL_VERSION=$(cat /opt/manyfold/app/.ruby-version)
 RUBY_VERSION=${RUBY_INSTALL_VERSION} RUBY_INSTALL_RAILS="true" HOME=/home/manyfold setup_ruby
 
 msg_info "Configuring Manyfold"
 YARN_VERSION=$(grep '"packageManager":' /opt/manyfold/app/package.json | sed -E 's/.*"(yarn@[0-9\.]+)".*/\1/')
 RELEASE=$(get_latest_github_release "manyfold3d/manyfold")
-useradd -m -s /usr/bin/bash manyfold
 cat <<EOF >/opt/manyfold/.env
 export APP_VERSION=${RELEASE}
 export GUID=1002

misc/build.func

@@ -1009,6 +1009,7 @@ base_settings() {
 
   APT_CACHER=${var_apt_cacher:-""}
   APT_CACHER_IP=${var_apt_cacher_ip:-""}
+  INHERIT_HOST_CA="${var_inherit_host_ca:-auto}"
 
   # Runtime check: Verify APT cacher is reachable if configured
   if [[ -n "$APT_CACHER_IP" && "$APT_CACHER" == "yes" ]]; then
@@ -1088,7 +1089,7 @@ load_vars_file() {
 
   # Allowed var_* keys
   local VAR_WHITELIST=(
-    var_apt_cacher var_apt_cacher_ip var_brg var_cpu var_disk var_fuse var_github_token var_gpu var_http_no_proxy var_http_proxy var_keyctl
+    var_apt_cacher var_apt_cacher_ip var_brg var_cpu var_disk var_fuse var_github_token var_gpu var_http_no_proxy var_http_proxy var_inherit_host_ca var_keyctl
     var_gateway var_hostname var_ipv6_method var_mac var_mknod var_mount_fs var_mtu
     var_net var_nesting var_ns var_os var_protection var_pw var_ram var_tags var_timezone var_tun var_unprivileged
     var_verbose var_version var_vlan var_ssh var_ssh_authorized_key var_container_storage var_template_storage var_searchdomain
@@ -1285,6 +1286,12 @@ load_vars_file() {
             continue
           fi
           ;;
+        var_inherit_host_ca)
+          if [[ "$var_val" != "yes" && "$var_val" != "no" && "$var_val" != "auto" ]]; then
+            msg_warn "Invalid host CA inheritance value '$var_val' in $file (must be yes/no/auto), ignoring"
+            continue
+          fi
+          ;;
         var_container_storage | var_template_storage)
           # Validate that the storage exists and is active on the current node
           local _storage_status
@@ -1324,7 +1331,7 @@ default_var_settings() {
   # Allowed var_* keys (alphabetically sorted)
   # Note: Removed var_ctid (can only exist once), var_ipv6_static (static IPs are unique)
   local VAR_WHITELIST=(
-    var_apt_cacher var_apt_cacher_ip var_brg var_cpu var_disk var_fuse var_github_token var_gpu var_http_no_proxy var_http_proxy var_keyctl
+    var_apt_cacher var_apt_cacher_ip var_brg var_cpu var_disk var_fuse var_github_token var_gpu var_http_no_proxy var_http_proxy var_inherit_host_ca var_keyctl
     var_gateway var_hostname var_ipv6_method var_mac var_mknod var_mount_fs var_mtu
     var_net var_nesting var_ns var_os var_protection var_pw var_ram var_tags var_timezone var_tun var_unprivileged
     var_verbose var_version var_vlan var_ssh var_ssh_authorized_key var_container_storage var_template_storage
@@ -1407,6 +1414,7 @@ var_ssh=no
 # HTTP/HTTPS proxy (optional - for networks requiring a proxy)
 # var_http_proxy=http://proxy.local:8080
 # var_http_no_proxy=localhost,127.0.0.1,.local
+# var_inherit_host_ca=auto
 
 # Features/Tags/verbosity
 var_fuse=no
@@ -1507,7 +1515,7 @@ get_app_defaults_path() {
 if ! declare -p VAR_WHITELIST >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   # Note: Removed var_ctid (can only exist once), var_ipv6_static (static IPs are unique)
   declare -ag VAR_WHITELIST=(
-    var_apt_cacher var_apt_cacher_ip var_brg var_cpu var_disk var_fuse var_github_token var_gpu var_http_no_proxy var_http_proxy var_keyctl
+    var_apt_cacher var_apt_cacher_ip var_brg var_cpu var_disk var_fuse var_github_token var_gpu var_http_no_proxy var_http_proxy var_inherit_host_ca var_keyctl
     var_gateway var_hostname var_ipv6_method var_mac var_mknod var_mount_fs var_mtu
     var_net var_nesting var_ns var_os var_protection var_pw var_ram var_tags var_timezone var_tun var_unprivileged
     var_verbose var_version var_vlan var_ssh var_ssh_authorized_key var_container_storage var_template_storage var_searchdomain
@@ -1657,6 +1665,7 @@ _build_current_app_vars_tmp() {
   _apt_cacher_ip="${APT_CACHER_IP:-}"
   _http_proxy="${HTTP_PROXY:-${var_http_proxy:-}}"
   _http_no_proxy="${HTTP_NO_PROXY:-${var_http_no_proxy:-}}"
+  _inherit_host_ca="${INHERIT_HOST_CA:-${var_inherit_host_ca:-auto}}"
   _fuse="${ENABLE_FUSE:-no}"
   _tun="${ENABLE_TUN:-no}"
   _gpu="${ENABLE_GPU:-no}"
@@ -1710,6 +1719,7 @@ _build_current_app_vars_tmp() {
     [ -n "$_apt_cacher_ip" ] && echo "var_apt_cacher_ip=$(_sanitize_value "$_apt_cacher_ip")"
     [ -n "$_http_proxy" ] && echo "var_http_proxy=$(_sanitize_value "$_http_proxy")"
     [ -n "$_http_no_proxy" ] && echo "var_http_no_proxy=$(_sanitize_value "$_http_no_proxy")"
+    [ -n "$_inherit_host_ca" ] && echo "var_inherit_host_ca=$(_sanitize_value "$_inherit_host_ca")"
 
     [ -n "$_fuse" ] && echo "var_fuse=$(_sanitize_value "$_fuse")"
     [ -n "$_tun" ] && echo "var_tun=$(_sanitize_value "$_tun")"
@@ -1874,7 +1884,7 @@ advanced_settings() {
     TAGS="community-script${var_tags:+;${var_tags}}"
   fi
   local STEP=1
-  local MAX_STEP=30
+  local MAX_STEP=31
 
   # Store values for back navigation - inherit from var_* app defaults
   local _ct_type="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
@@ -1896,6 +1906,7 @@ advanced_settings() {
   local _apt_cacher_ip="${var_apt_cacher_ip:-}"
   local _http_proxy="${var_http_proxy:-}"
   local _http_no_proxy="${var_http_no_proxy:-}"
+  local _inherit_host_ca="${var_inherit_host_ca:-auto}"
   local _mtu="${var_mtu:-}"
   local _sd="${var_searchdomain:-}"
   local _ns="${var_ns:-}"
@@ -2725,9 +2736,47 @@ advanced_settings() {
       ;;
 
     # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-    # STEP 25: Container Timezone
+    # STEP 25: Host CA Inheritance
     # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     25)
+      local host_ca_count=0
+      local host_ca_dir="/usr/local/share/ca-certificates"
+      local cert
+      shopt -s nullglob
+      for cert in "$host_ca_dir"/*.crt; do
+        host_ca_count=$((host_ca_count + 1))
+      done
+      shopt -u nullglob
+
+      if [[ $host_ca_count -eq 0 ]]; then
+        _inherit_host_ca="auto"
+        ((STEP++))
+        continue
+      fi
+
+      local host_ca_default_flag=""
+      [[ "$_inherit_host_ca" == "no" ]] && host_ca_default_flag="--defaultno"
+      if whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts [Step $STEP/$MAX_STEP]" \
+        --title "HOST CA INHERITANCE" \
+        --ok-button "Next" --cancel-button "Back" \
+        $host_ca_default_flag \
+        --yesno "\nInherit host CA certificates into this container?\n\nDetected on host: ${host_ca_count} certificate(s) in:\n${host_ca_dir}\n\nRecommended for private PKI / TLS-inspection environments.\n\n(App default: ${var_inherit_host_ca:-auto})" 16 72; then
+        _inherit_host_ca="yes"
+      else
+        if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
+          _inherit_host_ca="no"
+        else
+          ((STEP--))
+          continue
+        fi
+      fi
+      ((STEP++))
+      ;;
+
+    # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    # STEP 26: Container Timezone
+    # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+    26)
       local tz_hint="$_ct_timezone"
       [[ -z "$tz_hint" ]] && tz_hint="(empty - will use host timezone)"
 
@@ -2750,9 +2799,9 @@ advanced_settings() {
       ;;
 
     # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-    # STEP 26: Container Protection
+    # STEP 27: Container Protection
     # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-    26)
+    27)
       local protect_default_flag="--defaultno"
       [[ "$_protect_ct" == "yes" || "$_protect_ct" == "1" ]] && protect_default_flag=""
 
@@ -2904,6 +2953,7 @@ Leave empty to skip."
       local apt_display="${_apt_cacher:-no}"
       [[ "$_apt_cacher" == "yes" && -n "$_apt_cacher_ip" ]] && apt_display="$_apt_cacher_ip"
       local http_proxy_display="${_http_proxy:-(none)}"
+      local inherit_ca_display="${_inherit_host_ca:-auto}"
 
       local post_install_display="${_post_install:-(none)}"
       local post_install_warn=""
@@ -2934,6 +2984,7 @@ Advanced:
   Timezone: $tz_display
   APT Cacher: $apt_display
   HTTP Proxy: $http_proxy_display
+  Inherit Host CAs: $inherit_ca_display
   Verbose: $_verbose
   Post-Install Script: ${post_install_display}${post_install_warn}"
 
@@ -2979,6 +3030,7 @@ Advanced:
   APT_CACHER_IP="$_apt_cacher_ip"
   HTTP_PROXY="$_http_proxy"
   HTTP_NO_PROXY="$_http_no_proxy"
+  INHERIT_HOST_CA="$_inherit_host_ca"
   VERBOSE="$_verbose"
   var_post_install="$_post_install"
 
@@ -2997,6 +3049,7 @@ Advanced:
   var_sdn_vnet="$_sdn_vnet"
   var_http_proxy="$_http_proxy"
   var_http_no_proxy="$_http_no_proxy"
+  var_inherit_host_ca="$_inherit_host_ca"
 
   # Format optional values
   [[ -n "$_mtu" ]] && MTU=",mtu=$_mtu" || MTU=""
@@ -3945,6 +3998,81 @@ EOF
   msg_ok "Applied HTTP proxy in container"
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _apply_host_ca_certs_in_container()
+#
+# - Copies administrator-provided CA certificates from the Proxmox host into the
+#   container before base package bootstrap
+# - Source: /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/*.crt (Debian convention)
+# - Refreshes the container trust store when update-ca-certificates is available
+# - No-op when no host certificates are present; failures are non-fatal
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+_apply_host_ca_certs_in_container() {
+  local host_ca_dir="/usr/local/share/ca-certificates"
+  [[ -z "${CTID:-}" ]] && return 0
+  local inherit_host_ca="${INHERIT_HOST_CA:-${var_inherit_host_ca:-auto}}"
+
+  local -a host_certs=()
+  local cert
+  shopt -s nullglob
+  for cert in "$host_ca_dir"/*.crt; do
+    host_certs+=("$cert")
+  done
+  shopt -u nullglob
+
+  [[ ${#host_certs[@]} -eq 0 ]] && return 0
+
+  case "${inherit_host_ca,,}" in
+  no | false | 0 | off)
+    msg_info "Skipping host CA inheritance by configuration"
+    return 0
+    ;;
+  esac
+
+  msg_info "Inheriting host CA certificates into container"
+
+  local found=${#host_certs[@]}
+  local copied=0
+  local skipped=0
+  local cert_name
+
+  pct exec "$CTID" -- mkdir -p /usr/local/share/ca-certificates >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+    msg_warn "Failed to create CA certificate directory in container"
+    return 0
+  }
+
+  for cert in "${host_certs[@]}"; do
+    cert_name="$(basename "$cert")"
+    if [[ ! -r "$cert" || "$cert_name" != *.crt ]]; then
+      msg_warn "Skipping invalid or unreadable host CA certificate: ${cert_name}"
+      skipped=$((skipped + 1))
+      continue
+    fi
+
+    if pct push "$CTID" "$cert" "/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/${cert_name}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      pct exec "$CTID" -- chmod 644 "/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/${cert_name}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+      copied=$((copied + 1))
+    else
+      msg_warn "Failed to push host CA certificate: ${cert_name}"
+      skipped=$((skipped + 1))
+    fi
+  done
+
+  if [[ $copied -eq 0 ]]; then
+    msg_warn "No host CA certificates were copied (${found} found, ${skipped} skipped)"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  local refresh_shell="bash"
+  [[ "$var_os" == "alpine" ]] && refresh_shell="ash"
+
+  if pct exec "$CTID" -- "$refresh_shell" -c 'command -v update-ca-certificates >/dev/null 2>&1 && update-ca-certificates' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    msg_ok "Inherited ${copied} host CA certificate(s) and updated trust store (${skipped} skipped)"
+  else
+    msg_warn "Copied ${copied} host CA certificate(s), but trust store update failed or update-ca-certificates is unavailable (${skipped} skipped)"
+  fi
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # build_container()
 #
@@ -4565,6 +4693,7 @@ EOF
   local install_exit_code=0
 
   _apply_http_proxy_in_container
+  _apply_host_ca_certs_in_container
 
   # Continue with standard container setup
   if [ "$var_os" == "alpine" ]; then

misc/tools.func

@@ -2483,6 +2483,150 @@ verify_gpg_fingerprint() {
   return 65
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _download_source_tarball <url> <dest> [curl args...]
+#
+# Downloads a source .tar.gz to <dest> and verifies the gzip stream is complete
+# before returning. Source forges (GitHub/GitLab/Codeberg) build these archives
+# on the fly; for large repos the response is occasionally a truncated-but-
+# cleanly-closed gzip that curl accepts as success (HTTP 200) and which then
+# fails at extraction time. We validate with `gzip -t` and re-download on
+# failure, and abort stalled transfers (--speed-time) so a hung generation
+# retries instead of blocking for minutes. Extra args pass through to curl
+# (e.g. auth headers like -H "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ...").
+#
+# Returns: 0 on success, 250 on persistent failure.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+_download_source_tarball() {
+  local url="$1" dest="$2"
+  shift 2
+  local attempt max=3
+  for ((attempt = 1; attempt <= max; attempt++)); do
+    if curl --connect-timeout 15 --max-time 900 --speed-limit 1024 --speed-time 60 \
+      -fsSL "$@" -o "$dest" "$url" && gzip -t "$dest" 2>/dev/null; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    rm -f "$dest"
+    ((attempt < max)) && {
+      msg_warn "Source archive download failed or incomplete (attempt ${attempt}/${max}), retrying..."
+      sleep $((attempt * 3))
+    }
+  done
+  return 250
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _deploy_source_tarball <tarball_path> <target> <workdir>
+#
+# Shared tail for the *source tarball* modes of the fetch_and_deploy_* helpers
+# (GitHub/GitLab/Codeberg archive tarballs that contain a single top-level
+# directory). Extracts <tarball_path> into <workdir>, then copies the contents
+# of that top-level directory into <target>.
+#
+#   - Honors CLEAN_INSTALL=1 (wipes <target> first, dotfiles included).
+#   - Does NOT own <workdir>: the caller creates it and is responsible for its
+#     cleanup (typically via a RETURN trap on its tmpdir).
+#   - cp failures are non-fatal here, matching the previous inline behavior.
+#
+# Returns: 0 on success (or non-fatal cp failure), 251 on extraction failure.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+_deploy_source_tarball() {
+  local tarball="$1" target="$2" workdir="$3"
+
+  mkdir -p "$target"
+  if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    find "${target:?}" -mindepth 1 -delete
+  fi
+
+  tar --no-same-owner -xzf "$tarball" -C "$workdir" || {
+    msg_error "Failed to extract tarball"
+    return 251
+  }
+
+  local unpack_dir
+  unpack_dir=$(find "$workdir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n1)
+
+  shopt -s dotglob nullglob
+  cp -r "$unpack_dir"/* "$target/"
+  shopt -u dotglob nullglob
+  return 0
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# _deploy_unpacked_archive <archive_path> <target> <workdir>
+#
+# Shared tail for the *prebuild* modes of the fetch_and_deploy_*_release helpers
+# (release assets shipped as .zip / .tar.* / .tgz / .txz). Extracts the archive
+# into <workdir>, then copies its payload into <target>. If the archive contains
+# a single top-level directory, that directory is stripped (its contents land
+# directly in <target>); otherwise the archive contents are copied as-is.
+#
+#   - Honors CLEAN_INSTALL=1 (wipes <target> first, dotfiles included).
+#   - Does NOT own <workdir>: the caller creates it and cleans it up.
+#
+# Returns: 0 on success, 65 on unsupported format, 251 on extraction failure,
+#          252 on copy failure / empty archive.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+_deploy_unpacked_archive() {
+  local archive="$1" target="$2" workdir="$3"
+  local filename="${archive##*/}"
+
+  mkdir -p "$target"
+  if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    find "${target:?}" -mindepth 1 -delete
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$filename" == *.zip ]]; then
+    ensure_dependencies unzip
+    unzip -q "$archive" -d "$workdir" || {
+      msg_error "Failed to extract ZIP archive"
+      return 251
+    }
+  elif [[ "$filename" == *.tar.* || "$filename" == *.tgz || "$filename" == *.txz ]]; then
+    tar --no-same-owner -xf "$archive" -C "$workdir" || {
+      msg_error "Failed to extract TAR archive"
+      return 251
+    }
+  else
+    msg_error "Unsupported archive format: $filename"
+    return 65
+  fi
+
+  local top_entries inner_dir
+  top_entries=$(find "$workdir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1)
+  if [[ "$(echo "$top_entries" | wc -l)" -eq 1 && -d "$top_entries" ]]; then
+    inner_dir="$top_entries"
+    shopt -s dotglob nullglob
+    if compgen -G "$inner_dir/*" >/dev/null; then
+      cp -r "$inner_dir"/* "$target/" || {
+        msg_error "Failed to copy contents from $inner_dir to $target"
+        shopt -u dotglob nullglob
+        return 252
+      }
+    else
+      msg_error "Inner directory is empty: $inner_dir"
+      shopt -u dotglob nullglob
+      return 252
+    fi
+    shopt -u dotglob nullglob
+  else
+    shopt -s dotglob nullglob
+    if compgen -G "$workdir/*" >/dev/null; then
+      cp -r "$workdir"/* "$target/" || {
+        msg_error "Failed to copy contents to $target"
+        shopt -u dotglob nullglob
+        return 252
+      }
+    else
+      msg_error "Unpacked archive is empty"
+      shopt -u dotglob nullglob
+      return 252
+    fi
+    shopt -u dotglob nullglob
+  fi
+  return 0
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Fetches and deploys a GitHub tag-based source tarball.
 #
@@ -2531,36 +2675,19 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_tag() {
 
   local tmpdir
   tmpdir=$(mktemp -d) || return 1
+  trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' RETURN
   local tarball_url="https://github.com/${repo}/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
   local filename="${app_lc}-${version}.tar.gz"
 
   msg_info "Fetching GitHub tag: ${app} (${version})"
 
-  download_file "$tarball_url" "$tmpdir/$filename" || {
+  _download_source_tarball "$tarball_url" "$tmpdir/$filename" || {
     msg_error "Download failed: $tarball_url"
-    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
     return 7
   }
 
-  mkdir -p "$target"
+  _deploy_source_tarball "$tmpdir/$filename" "$target" "$tmpdir" || return 251
-  if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-    rm -rf "${target:?}/"*
-  fi
 
-  tar --no-same-owner -xzf "$tmpdir/$filename" -C "$tmpdir" || {
-    msg_error "Failed to extract tarball"
-    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
-    return 251
-  }
-
-  local unpack_dir
-  unpack_dir=$(find "$tmpdir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n1)
-
-  shopt -s dotglob nullglob
-  cp -r "$unpack_dir"/* "$target/"
-  shopt -u dotglob nullglob
-
-  rm -rf "$tmpdir"
   echo "$version" >"$version_file"
   msg_ok "Deployed ${app} ${version} to ${target}"
   return 0
@@ -2725,35 +2852,18 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_tag() {
 
   local tmpdir
   tmpdir=$(mktemp -d) || return 1
+  trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' RETURN
   local filename="${app_lc}-${version_safe}.tar.gz"
 
   msg_info "Fetching GitLab tag: ${app} (${resolved_tag})"
 
-  curl $download_timeout -fsSL "${header[@]}" -o "$tmpdir/$filename" "$tarball_url" || {
+  _download_source_tarball "$tarball_url" "$tmpdir/$filename" "${header[@]}" || {
     msg_error "Download failed: $tarball_url"
-    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
     return 7
   }
 
-  mkdir -p "$target"
+  _deploy_source_tarball "$tmpdir/$filename" "$target" "$tmpdir" || return 251
-  if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-    rm -rf "${target:?}/"*
-  fi
 
-  tar --no-same-owner -xzf "$tmpdir/$filename" -C "$tmpdir" || {
-    msg_error "Failed to extract tarball"
-    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
-    return 251
-  }
-
-  local unpack_dir
-  unpack_dir=$(find "$tmpdir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n1)
-
-  shopt -s dotglob nullglob
-  cp -r "$unpack_dir"/* "$target/"
-  shopt -u dotglob nullglob
-
-  rm -rf "$tmpdir"
   echo "$resolved_tag" >"$version_file"
   msg_ok "Deployed ${app} ${resolved_tag} to ${target}"
   return 0
@@ -3450,6 +3560,7 @@ fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
 
     local tmpdir
     tmpdir=$(mktemp -d) || return 252
+    trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' RETURN
 
     msg_info "Fetching Codeberg tag: $app ($tag_name)"
 
@@ -3460,37 +3571,19 @@ fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
 
     # Codeberg archive URL format: https://codeberg.org/{owner}/{repo}/archive/{tag}.tar.gz
     local archive_url="https://codeberg.org/$repo/archive/${tag_name}.tar.gz"
-    if curl_download "$tmpdir/$filename" "$archive_url"; then
+    if _download_source_tarball "$archive_url" "$tmpdir/$filename"; then
       download_success=true
     fi
 
     if [[ "$download_success" != "true" ]]; then
       msg_error "Download failed for $app ($tag_name)"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 250
     fi
 
-    mkdir -p "$target"
+    _deploy_source_tarball "$tmpdir/$filename" "$target" "$tmpdir" || return 251
-    if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-      rm -rf "${target:?}/"*
-    fi
-
-    tar --no-same-owner -xzf "$tmpdir/$filename" -C "$tmpdir" || {
-      msg_error "Failed to extract tarball"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
-      return 251
-    }
-
-    local unpack_dir
-    unpack_dir=$(find "$tmpdir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n1)
-
-    shopt -s dotglob nullglob
-    cp -r "$unpack_dir"/* "$target/"
-    shopt -u dotglob nullglob
 
     echo "$version" >"$version_file"
     msg_ok "Deployed: $app ($version)"
-    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
     return 0
   fi
 
@@ -3509,7 +3602,7 @@ fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
 
   local codeberg_rel_json
   codeberg_rel_json=$(mktemp /tmp/tools-codeberg-rel-XXXXXX) || return 73
-  trap 'rm -f "$codeberg_rel_json"' RETURN
+  trap 'rm -f "$codeberg_rel_json"; rm -rf "${tmpdir:-}" "${unpack_tmp:-}"' RETURN
 
   local attempt=0 success=false resp http_code
 
@@ -3563,32 +3656,16 @@ fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
 
     # Codeberg archive URL format
     local archive_url="https://codeberg.org/$repo/archive/${tag_name}.tar.gz"
-    if curl_download "$tmpdir/$filename" "$archive_url"; then
+    if _download_source_tarball "$archive_url" "$tmpdir/$filename"; then
       download_success=true
     fi
 
     if [[ "$download_success" != "true" ]]; then
       msg_error "Download failed for $app ($tag_name)"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 250
     fi
 
-    mkdir -p "$target"
+    _deploy_source_tarball "$tmpdir/$filename" "$target" "$tmpdir" || return 251
-    if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-      rm -rf "${target:?}/"*
-    fi
-
-    tar --no-same-owner -xzf "$tmpdir/$filename" -C "$tmpdir" || {
-      msg_error "Failed to extract tarball"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
-      return 251
-    }
-    local unpack_dir
-    unpack_dir=$(find "$tmpdir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n1)
-
-    shopt -s dotglob nullglob
-    cp -r "$unpack_dir"/* "$target/"
-    shopt -u dotglob nullglob
 
   ### Binary Mode ###
   elif [[ "$mode" == "binary" ]]; then
@@ -3636,14 +3713,12 @@ fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
 
     if [[ -z "$url_match" ]]; then
       msg_error "No suitable .deb asset found for $app"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 252
     fi
 
     filename="${url_match##*/}"
     curl_download "$tmpdir/$filename" "$url_match" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $url_match"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 250
     }
 
@@ -3651,7 +3726,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
     $STD apt install -y "$tmpdir/$filename" || {
       $STD dpkg -i "$tmpdir/$filename" || {
         _diagnose_deb_failure "$tmpdir/$filename"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir"
         return 100
       }
     }
@@ -3662,7 +3736,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
     pattern="${pattern#\"}"
     [[ -z "$pattern" ]] && {
       msg_error "Mode 'prebuild' requires 6th parameter (asset filename pattern)"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 65
     }
 
@@ -3679,77 +3752,18 @@ fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
 
     [[ -z "$asset_url" ]] && {
       msg_error "No asset matching '$pattern' found"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 252
     }
 
     filename="${asset_url##*/}"
     curl_download "$tmpdir/$filename" "$asset_url" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $asset_url"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 250
     }
 
     local unpack_tmp
     unpack_tmp=$(mktemp -d)
-    mkdir -p "$target"
+    _deploy_unpacked_archive "$tmpdir/$filename" "$target" "$unpack_tmp" || return
-    if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-      rm -rf "${target:?}/"*
-    fi
-
-    if [[ "$filename" == *.zip ]]; then
-      ensure_dependencies unzip
-      unzip -q "$tmpdir/$filename" -d "$unpack_tmp" || {
-        msg_error "Failed to extract ZIP archive"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-        return 251
-      }
-    elif [[ "$filename" == *.tar.* || "$filename" == *.tgz ]]; then
-      tar --no-same-owner -xf "$tmpdir/$filename" -C "$unpack_tmp" || {
-        msg_error "Failed to extract TAR archive"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-        return 251
-      }
-    else
-      msg_error "Unsupported archive format: $filename"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-      return 251
-    fi
-
-    local top_dirs
-    top_dirs=$(find "$unpack_tmp" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | wc -l)
-    local top_entries inner_dir
-    top_entries=$(find "$unpack_tmp" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1)
-    if [[ "$(echo "$top_entries" | wc -l)" -eq 1 && -d "$top_entries" ]]; then
-      inner_dir="$top_entries"
-      shopt -s dotglob nullglob
-      if compgen -G "$inner_dir/*" >/dev/null; then
-        cp -r "$inner_dir"/* "$target/" || {
-          msg_error "Failed to copy contents from $inner_dir to $target"
-          rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-          return 252
-        }
-      else
-        msg_error "Inner directory is empty: $inner_dir"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-        return 252
-      fi
-      shopt -u dotglob nullglob
-    else
-      shopt -s dotglob nullglob
-      if compgen -G "$unpack_tmp/*" >/dev/null; then
-        cp -r "$unpack_tmp"/* "$target/" || {
-          msg_error "Failed to copy contents to $target"
-          rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-          return 252
-        }
-      else
-        msg_error "Unpacked archive is empty"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-        return 252
-      fi
-      shopt -u dotglob nullglob
-    fi
 
   ### Singlefile Mode ###
   elif [[ "$mode" == "singlefile" ]]; then
@@ -3757,7 +3771,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
     pattern="${pattern#\"}"
     [[ -z "$pattern" ]] && {
       msg_error "Mode 'singlefile' requires 6th parameter (asset filename pattern)"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 65
     }
 
@@ -3774,7 +3787,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
 
     [[ -z "$asset_url" ]] && {
       msg_error "No asset matching '$pattern' found"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 252
     }
 
@@ -3787,7 +3799,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
 
     curl_download "$target/$target_file" "$asset_url" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $asset_url"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 250
     }
 
@@ -3797,13 +3808,11 @@ fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
 
   else
     msg_error "Unknown mode: $mode"
-    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
     return 65
   fi
 
   echo "$version" >"$version_file"
   msg_ok "Deployed: $app ($version)"
-  rm -rf "$tmpdir"
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -4090,6 +4099,7 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
 
   local tmpdir
   tmpdir=$(mktemp -d) || return 1
+  trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir" "${unpack_tmp:-}"' RETURN
   local filename="" url=""
 
   msg_info "Fetching GitHub release: $app ($version)"
@@ -4104,28 +4114,12 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
     local direct_tarball_url="https://github.com/$repo/archive/refs/tags/$tag_name.tar.gz"
     filename="${app_lc}-${version_safe}.tar.gz"
 
-    curl_download "$tmpdir/$filename" "$direct_tarball_url" || {
+    _download_source_tarball "$direct_tarball_url" "$tmpdir/$filename" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $direct_tarball_url"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 250
     }
 
-    mkdir -p "$target"
+    _deploy_source_tarball "$tmpdir/$filename" "$target" "$tmpdir" || return 251
-    if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-      rm -rf "${target:?}/"*
-    fi
-
-    tar --no-same-owner -xzf "$tmpdir/$filename" -C "$tmpdir" || {
-      msg_error "Failed to extract tarball"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
-      return 251
-    }
-    local unpack_dir
-    unpack_dir=$(find "$tmpdir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n1)
-
-    shopt -s dotglob nullglob
-    cp -r "$unpack_dir"/* "$target/"
-    shopt -u dotglob nullglob
 
     ### Binary Mode ###
   elif [[ "$mode" == "binary" ]]; then
@@ -4210,14 +4204,12 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
 
     if [[ -z "$url_match" ]]; then
       msg_error "No suitable .deb asset found for $app"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 252
     fi
 
     filename="${url_match##*/}"
     curl_download "$tmpdir/$filename" "$url_match" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $url_match"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 250
     }
 
@@ -4230,7 +4222,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive SYSTEMD_OFFLINE=1 $STD apt install -y $dpkg_opts "$tmpdir/$filename" || {
       SYSTEMD_OFFLINE=1 $STD dpkg -i "$tmpdir/$filename" || {
         _diagnose_deb_failure "$tmpdir/$filename"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir"
         return 100
       }
     }
@@ -4241,7 +4232,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
     pattern="${pattern#\"}"
     [[ -z "$pattern" ]] && {
       msg_error "Mode 'prebuild' requires 6th parameter (asset filename pattern)"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 65
     }
 
@@ -4277,79 +4267,18 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
 
     [[ -z "$asset_url" ]] && {
       msg_error "No asset matching '$pattern' found"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 252
     }
 
     filename="${asset_url##*/}"
     curl_download "$tmpdir/$filename" "$asset_url" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $asset_url"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 250
     }
 
     local unpack_tmp
     unpack_tmp=$(mktemp -d)
-    mkdir -p "$target"
+    _deploy_unpacked_archive "$tmpdir/$filename" "$target" "$unpack_tmp" || return
-    if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-      rm -rf "${target:?}/"*
-    fi
-
-    if [[ "$filename" == *.zip ]]; then
-      ensure_dependencies unzip
-      unzip -q "$tmpdir/$filename" -d "$unpack_tmp" || {
-        msg_error "Failed to extract ZIP archive"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-        return 251
-      }
-    elif [[ "$filename" == *.tar.* || "$filename" == *.tgz || "$filename" == *.txz ]]; then
-      tar --no-same-owner -xf "$tmpdir/$filename" -C "$unpack_tmp" || {
-        msg_error "Failed to extract TAR archive"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-        return 251
-      }
-    else
-      msg_error "Unsupported archive format: $filename"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-      return 65
-    fi
-
-    local top_dirs
-    top_dirs=$(find "$unpack_tmp" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | wc -l)
-    local top_entries inner_dir
-    top_entries=$(find "$unpack_tmp" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1)
-    if [[ "$(echo "$top_entries" | wc -l)" -eq 1 && -d "$top_entries" ]]; then
-      # Strip leading folder
-      inner_dir="$top_entries"
-      shopt -s dotglob nullglob
-      if compgen -G "$inner_dir/*" >/dev/null; then
-        cp -r "$inner_dir"/* "$target/" || {
-          msg_error "Failed to copy contents from $inner_dir to $target"
-          rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-          return 252
-        }
-      else
-        msg_error "Inner directory is empty: $inner_dir"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-        return 252
-      fi
-      shopt -u dotglob nullglob
-    else
-      # Copy all contents
-      shopt -s dotglob nullglob
-      if compgen -G "$unpack_tmp/*" >/dev/null; then
-        cp -r "$unpack_tmp"/* "$target/" || {
-          msg_error "Failed to copy contents to $target"
-          rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-          return 252
-        }
-      else
-        msg_error "Unpacked archive is empty"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-        return 252
-      fi
-      shopt -u dotglob nullglob
-    fi
 
     ### Singlefile Mode ###
   elif [[ "$mode" == "singlefile" ]]; then
@@ -4357,7 +4286,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
     pattern="${pattern#\"}"
     [[ -z "$pattern" ]] && {
       msg_error "Mode 'singlefile' requires 6th parameter (asset filename pattern)"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 65
     }
 
@@ -4392,7 +4320,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
     fi
     [[ -z "$asset_url" ]] && {
       msg_error "No asset matching '$pattern' found"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 252
     }
 
@@ -4405,7 +4332,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
 
     curl_download "$target/$target_file" "$asset_url" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $asset_url"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 250
     }
 
@@ -4415,13 +4341,11 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
 
   else
     msg_error "Unknown mode: $mode"
-    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
     return 65
   fi
 
   echo "$version" >"$version_file"
   msg_ok "Deployed: $app ($version)"
-  rm -rf "$tmpdir"
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -7157,7 +7081,7 @@ setup_meilisearch() {
         MEILI_DB_PATH="${MEILI_DB_PATH:-/var/lib/meilisearch/data}"
 
         msg_info "Removing old MeiliSearch database for migration"
-        rm -rf "${MEILI_DB_PATH:?}"/*
+        find "${MEILI_DB_PATH:?}" -mindepth 1 -delete
 
         # Import dump using CLI flag (this is the supported method)
         local DUMP_FILE="${MEILI_DUMP_DIR}/${DUMP_UID}.dump"
@@ -8713,6 +8637,11 @@ setup_ruby() {
   local BASHRC_FILE="$HOME/.bashrc"
   local TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 
+  # Ensure HOME exists: callers may pass a not-yet-created home (e.g. a service
+  # user that is created later in the install), so the profile writes below do
+  # not fail on a missing directory.
+  mkdir -p "$HOME"
+
   if ! grep -q 'rbenv init' "$PROFILE_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
     cat <<'EOF' >>"$PROFILE_FILE"
 export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"
@@ -9131,6 +9060,16 @@ setup_uv() {
       msg_ok "uvx wrapper installed"
     fi
 
+    # Install specific Python version if requested (even when uv is already up to date)
+    if [[ -n "${PYTHON_VERSION:-}" ]]; then
+      msg_info "Installing Python $PYTHON_VERSION via uv"
+      $STD uv python install "$PYTHON_VERSION" || {
+        msg_error "Failed to install Python $PYTHON_VERSION"
+        return 150
+      }
+      msg_ok "Python $PYTHON_VERSION installed"
+    fi
+
     return 0
   fi
 
@@ -9333,10 +9272,10 @@ fetch_and_deploy_from_url() {
     msg_error "Failed to create temporary directory"
     return 252
   }
+  trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir" "${unpack_tmp:-}"' RETURN
 
   curl -fsSL -o "$tmpdir/$filename" "$url" || {
     msg_error "Download failed: $url"
-    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
     return 250
   }
 
@@ -9356,7 +9295,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_from_url() {
     archive_type="tar"
   else
     msg_error "Unsupported or unknown archive type: $file_desc"
-    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
     return 65
   fi
 
@@ -9369,19 +9307,16 @@ fetch_and_deploy_from_url() {
     $STD apt install -y "$tmpdir/$filename" || {
       $STD dpkg -i "$tmpdir/$filename" || {
         _diagnose_deb_failure "$tmpdir/$filename"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir"
         return 100
       }
     }
 
-    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
     msg_ok "Successfully installed .deb package"
     return 0
   fi
 
   if [[ -z "$directory" ]]; then
     msg_error "Directory parameter is required for archive extraction"
-    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
     return 65
   fi
 
@@ -9390,7 +9325,7 @@ fetch_and_deploy_from_url() {
   mkdir -p "$directory"
 
   if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-    rm -rf "${directory:?}/"*
+    find "${directory:?}" -mindepth 1 -delete
   fi
 
   local unpack_tmp
@@ -9400,13 +9335,11 @@ fetch_and_deploy_from_url() {
     ensure_dependencies unzip
     unzip -q "$tmpdir/$filename" -d "$unpack_tmp" || {
       msg_error "Failed to extract ZIP archive"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
       return 251
     }
   elif [[ "$archive_type" == "tar" ]]; then
     tar --no-same-owner -xf "$tmpdir/$filename" -C "$unpack_tmp" || {
       msg_error "Failed to extract TAR archive"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
       return 251
     }
   fi
@@ -9420,12 +9353,12 @@ fetch_and_deploy_from_url() {
     if compgen -G "$inner_dir/*" >/dev/null; then
       cp -r "$inner_dir"/* "$directory/" || {
         msg_error "Failed to copy contents from $inner_dir to $directory"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
+        shopt -u dotglob nullglob
         return 252
       }
     else
       msg_error "Inner directory is empty: $inner_dir"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
+      shopt -u dotglob nullglob
       return 252
     fi
     shopt -u dotglob nullglob
@@ -9434,18 +9367,17 @@ fetch_and_deploy_from_url() {
     if compgen -G "$unpack_tmp/*" >/dev/null; then
       cp -r "$unpack_tmp"/* "$directory/" || {
         msg_error "Failed to copy contents to $directory"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
+        shopt -u dotglob nullglob
         return 252
       }
     else
       msg_error "Unpacked archive is empty"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
+      shopt -u dotglob nullglob
       return 252
     fi
     shopt -u dotglob nullglob
   fi
 
-  rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
   msg_ok "Successfully deployed archive to $directory"
   return 0
 }
@@ -9846,7 +9778,7 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
 
   local gl_rel_json
   gl_rel_json=$(mktemp /tmp/tools-gl-rel-XXXXXX) || return 73
-  trap 'rm -f "$gl_rel_json"' RETURN
+  trap 'rm -f "$gl_rel_json"; rm -rf "${tmpdir:-}" "${unpack_tmp:-}"' RETURN
 
   local repo_encoded
   repo_encoded=$(printf '%s' "$repo" | sed 's|/|%2F|g')
@@ -9958,28 +9890,12 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
     local direct_tarball_url="https://gitlab.com/$repo/-/archive/$tag_name/${app_lc}-${version_safe}.tar.gz"
     filename="${app_lc}-${version_safe}.tar.gz"
 
-    curl $download_timeout -fsSL "${header[@]}" -o "$tmpdir/$filename" "$direct_tarball_url" || {
+    _download_source_tarball "$direct_tarball_url" "$tmpdir/$filename" "${header[@]}" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $direct_tarball_url"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 1
     }
 
-    mkdir -p "$target"
+    _deploy_source_tarball "$tmpdir/$filename" "$target" "$tmpdir" || return 1
-    if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-      rm -rf "${target:?}/"*
-    fi
-
-    tar --no-same-owner -xzf "$tmpdir/$filename" -C "$tmpdir" || {
-      msg_error "Failed to extract tarball"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
-      return 1
-    }
-    local unpack_dir
-    unpack_dir=$(find "$tmpdir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n1)
-
-    shopt -s dotglob nullglob
-    cp -r "$unpack_dir"/* "$target/"
-    shopt -u dotglob nullglob
 
   ### Binary Mode ###
   elif [[ "$mode" == "binary" ]]; then
@@ -10049,14 +9965,12 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
 
     if [[ -z "$url_match" ]]; then
       msg_error "No suitable .deb asset found for $app"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 1
     fi
 
     filename="${url_match##*/}"
     curl $download_timeout -fsSL "${header[@]}" -o "$tmpdir/$filename" "$url_match" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $url_match"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 1
     }
 
@@ -10067,7 +9981,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive SYSTEMD_OFFLINE=1 $STD apt install -y $dpkg_opts "$tmpdir/$filename" || {
       SYSTEMD_OFFLINE=1 $STD dpkg -i "$tmpdir/$filename" || {
         _diagnose_deb_failure "$tmpdir/$filename"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir"
         return 1
       }
     }
@@ -10078,7 +9991,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
     pattern="${pattern#\"}"
     [[ -z "$pattern" ]] && {
       msg_error "Mode 'prebuild' requires 6th parameter (asset filename pattern)"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 1
     }
 
@@ -10113,75 +10025,18 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
 
     [[ -z "$asset_url" ]] && {
       msg_error "No asset matching '$pattern' found"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 1
     }
 
     filename="${asset_url##*/}"
     curl $download_timeout -fsSL "${header[@]}" -o "$tmpdir/$filename" "$asset_url" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $asset_url"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 1
     }
 
     local unpack_tmp
     unpack_tmp=$(mktemp -d)
-    mkdir -p "$target"
+    _deploy_unpacked_archive "$tmpdir/$filename" "$target" "$unpack_tmp" || return
-    if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
-      rm -rf "${target:?}/"*
-    fi
-
-    if [[ "$filename" == *.zip ]]; then
-      ensure_dependencies unzip
-      unzip -q "$tmpdir/$filename" -d "$unpack_tmp" || {
-        msg_error "Failed to extract ZIP archive"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-        return 1
-      }
-    elif [[ "$filename" == *.tar.* || "$filename" == *.tgz || "$filename" == *.txz ]]; then
-      tar --no-same-owner -xf "$tmpdir/$filename" -C "$unpack_tmp" || {
-        msg_error "Failed to extract TAR archive"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-        return 1
-      }
-    else
-      msg_error "Unsupported archive format: $filename"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-      return 1
-    fi
-
-    local top_entries inner_dir
-    top_entries=$(find "$unpack_tmp" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1)
-    if [[ "$(echo "$top_entries" | wc -l)" -eq 1 && -d "$top_entries" ]]; then
-      inner_dir="$top_entries"
-      shopt -s dotglob nullglob
-      if compgen -G "$inner_dir/*" >/dev/null; then
-        cp -r "$inner_dir"/* "$target/" || {
-          msg_error "Failed to copy contents from $inner_dir to $target"
-          rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-          return 1
-        }
-      else
-        msg_error "Inner directory is empty: $inner_dir"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-        return 1
-      fi
-      shopt -u dotglob nullglob
-    else
-      shopt -s dotglob nullglob
-      if compgen -G "$unpack_tmp/*" >/dev/null; then
-        cp -r "$unpack_tmp"/* "$target/" || {
-          msg_error "Failed to copy contents to $target"
-          rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-          return 1
-        }
-      else
-        msg_error "Unpacked archive is empty"
-        rm -rf "$tmpdir" "$unpack_tmp"
-        return 1
-      fi
-      shopt -u dotglob nullglob
-    fi
 
   ### Singlefile Mode ###
   elif [[ "$mode" == "singlefile" ]]; then
@@ -10189,7 +10044,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
     pattern="${pattern#\"}"
     [[ -z "$pattern" ]] && {
       msg_error "Mode 'singlefile' requires 6th parameter (asset filename pattern)"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 1
     }
 
@@ -10224,7 +10078,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
 
     [[ -z "$asset_url" ]] && {
       msg_error "No asset matching '$pattern' found"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 1
     }
 
@@ -10237,7 +10090,6 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
 
     curl $download_timeout -fsSL "${header[@]}" -o "$target/$target_file" "$asset_url" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $asset_url"
-      rm -rf "$tmpdir"
       return 1
     }
 
@@ -10247,13 +10099,11 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gl_release() {
 
   else
     msg_error "Unknown mode: $mode"
-    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
     return 1
   fi
 
   echo "$version" >"$version_file"
   msg_ok "Deployed: $app ($version)"
-  rm -rf "$tmpdir"
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

tools/pve/cron-update-lxcs.sh

@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ add() {
 # Add container IDs to exclude from updates (comma-separated):
 # EXCLUDE=100,101,102
 EXCLUDE=
+
+# Healthchecks.io Ping URL (optional)
+# PING_URL=
 CONF
     ok "Created config ${CONF_FILE}"
   fi
@@ -235,9 +238,11 @@ view_cron_config() {
   fi
   if [[ -f "$CONF_FILE" ]]; then
     echo -e " \e[36mConfig file:\e[0m ${CONF_FILE}"
-    local excludes
+    local excludes ping_url
     excludes=$(grep -oP '^\s*EXCLUDE\s*=\s*\K.*' "$CONF_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    ping_url=$(grep -oP '^\s*PING_URL\s*=\s*\K.*' "$CONF_FILE" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '"' | tr -d "'" || true)
     echo -e " \e[36mExcluded:\e[0m    ${excludes:-(none)}"
+    echo -e " \e[36mPing URL:\e[0m    ${ping_url:-(none)}"
     echo ""
     echo -e " \e[90m--- ${CONF_FILE} ---\e[0m"
     cat "$CONF_FILE"
@@ -284,9 +289,11 @@ show_status() {
   fi
 
   if [[ -f "$CONF_FILE" ]]; then
-    local excludes
+    local excludes ping_url
     excludes=$(grep -oP '^\s*EXCLUDE\s*=\s*\K.*' "$CONF_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "(none)")
+    ping_url=$(grep -oP '^\s*PING_URL\s*=\s*\K.*' "$CONF_FILE" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '"' | tr -d "'" || echo "(none)")
     echo -e "   \e[36mExcluded:\e[0m  ${excludes:-"(none)"}"
+    echo -e "   \e[36mPing URL:\e[0m  ${ping_url:-"(none)"}"
   fi
 
   if [[ -f "$LOG_FILE" ]]; then

tools/pve/storage-share-helper.sh

@@ -1,517 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
-# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
-# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/main/LICENSE
-
-set -eEuo pipefail
-
-function header_info() {
-  clear
-  cat <<"EOF"
-    _____ __                                 ___    _________ 
-   / ___// /_____  _________ _____ ____     /   |  /  _/ __ \
-   \__ \/ __/ __ \/ ___/ __ `/ __ `/ _ \   / /| |  / // / / /
-  ___/ / /_/ /_/ / /  / /_/ / /_/ /  __/  / ___ |_/ // /_/ / 
- /____/\__/\____/_/   \__,_/\__, /\___/  /_/  |_/___/_____/  
-                            /____/                            
-
- Proxmox Storage Allrounder
- SMB | NFS | iSCSI | LVM-on-iSCSI | LXC Mountpoints | Host Shares
-EOF
-}
-
-YW="\033[33m"
-BL="\033[36m"
-GN="\033[1;92m"
-RD="\033[01;31m"
-CL="\033[m"
-
-msg_info() { echo -e "${BL}[INFO]${CL} ${YW}$1${CL}"; }
-msg_ok() { echo -e "${GN}[OK]${CL} $1"; }
-msg_warn() { echo -e "${YW}[WARN]${CL} $1"; }
-msg_error() { echo -e "${RD}[ERROR]${CL} $1"; }
-
-pause() {
-  read -r -p "Press Enter to continue..." _
-}
-
-require_root() {
-  if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
-    msg_error "Run this script as root."
-    exit 1
-  fi
-}
-
-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?" 12 96
-}
-
-read_input() {
-  local title="$1"
-  local prompt="$2"
-  local default_value="${3:-}"
-
-  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
-    --inputbox "$prompt" 11 84 "$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 84 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3
-}
-
-confirm_yes_no() {
-  local title="$1"
-  local prompt="$2"
-
-  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "$title" \
-    --yesno "$prompt" 11 84
-}
-
-manual_smb_test() {
-  header_info
-  local server share username password domain vers mount_dir mount_opts
-
-  server=$(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 '${storage_id}'"
-  fi
-
-  pause
-}
-
-remove_storage() {
-  header_info
-  local storage_id
-
-  storage_id=$(read_input "Remove Storage" "Storage ID to remove") || return
-  confirm_yes_no "Remove Storage" "Really remove storage '${storage_id}' from Proxmox config?" || return
-
-  if pvesm remove "$storage_id" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    msg_ok "Storage '${storage_id}' removed"
-  else
-    msg_error "Failed to remove storage '${storage_id}'"
-  fi
-
-  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=$(read_input "LXC Mountpoint" "Container ID (CTID)") || return
-  host_path=$(read_input "LXC Mountpoint" "Host path (must exist, e.g. /mnt/pve/smb-media)") || return
-  ct_path=$(read_input "LXC Mountpoint" "Container path (e.g. /mnt/media)") || return
-
-  if ! pct config "$ctid" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    msg_error "Container ${ctid} not found"
-    pause
-    return
-  fi
-
-  if [[ ! -d "$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 ${ctid}"
-    pause
-    return
-  fi
-
-  if pct set "$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 ${ctid}"
-  fi
-
-  pause
-}
-
-remove_lxc_mountpoint() {
-  header_info
-  local ctid mp_key
-
-  ctid=$(read_input "Remove LXC Mountpoint" "Container ID (CTID)") || return
-  mp_key=$(read_input "Remove LXC Mountpoint" "Mountpoint key (e.g. mp0, mp1)") || return
-
-  if ! pct config "$ctid" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    msg_error "Container ${ctid} not found"
-    pause
-    return
-  fi
-
-  if pct set "$ctid" -delete "$mp_key" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    msg_ok "Removed ${mp_key} from CT ${ctid}"
-  else
-    msg_error "Failed to remove ${mp_key} from CT ${ctid}"
-  fi
-
-  pause
-}
-
-list_lxc_mountpoints() {
-  header_info
-  local ctid
-
-  ctid=$(read_input "List LXC Mountpoints" "Container ID (CTID)") || return
-  if ! pct config "$ctid" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    msg_error "Container ${ctid} not found"
-    pause
-    return
-  fi
-
-  echo -e "${BL}Mountpoints for CT ${ctid}${CL}\n"
-  pct config "$ctid" | awk '/^mp[0-9]+:/{print}'
-  echo
-  pause
-}
-
-host_create_samba_share() {
-  header_info
-  local share_name share_path user_name user_pass
-
-  share_name=$(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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Storage Share Allrounder" \
-      --menu "Select action:" 30 110 20 \
-      "1" "SMB: manual mount test" \
-      "2" "NFS: manual mount test" \
-      "3" "iSCSI: discovery test" \
-      "4" "Proxmox: add SMB/CIFS storage" \
-      "5" "Proxmox: add NFS storage" \
-      "6" "Proxmox: add iSCSI storage" \
-      "7" "Proxmox: add LVM on base storage (e.g. iSCSI)" \
-      "8" "Proxmox: remove storage definition" \
-      "9" "LXC: add bind mountpoint (pct set -mpX)" \
-      "10" "LXC: remove mountpoint (pct set -delete mpX)" \
-      "11" "LXC: list mountpoints" \
-      "12" "Host: install Samba + create SMB share" \
-      "13" "Host: install NFS server + create export" \
-      "14" "Show storage/mount/iSCSI status" \
-      "0" "Exit" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || break
-
-    case "$choice" in
-    1) manual_smb_test ;;
-    2) manual_nfs_test ;;
-    3) manual_iscsi_discovery ;;
-    4) add_smb_storage ;;
-    5) add_nfs_storage ;;
-    6) add_iscsi_storage ;;
-    7) add_lvm_on_base_storage ;;
-    8) remove_storage ;;
-    9) add_lxc_mountpoint ;;
-    10) remove_lxc_mountpoint ;;
-    11) list_lxc_mountpoints ;;
-    12) host_create_samba_share ;;
-    13) host_create_nfs_export ;;
-    14) show_status ;;
-    0) break ;;
-    *) ;;
-    esac
-  done
-}
-
-header_info
-require_root
-require_pve
-ensure_packages
-confirm_start || exit 0
-main_menu
-
-header_info
-msg_ok "Finished."

tools/pve/update-lxcs-cron.sh

@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@
 export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
 
 CONF_FILE="/etc/update-lxcs.conf"
-
+LOG_FILE="/var/log/update-lxcs-cron.log"
-echo -e "\n $(date)"
+PING_URL=""
 
 # Collect excluded containers from arguments
 excluded_containers=("$@")
 
-# Merge exclusions from config file if it exists
+# Merge exclusions and healthchecks URL from config file if it exists
 if [[ -f "$CONF_FILE" ]]; then
+  PING_URL=$(grep -oP '^\s*PING_URL\s*=\s*\K.+' "$CONF_FILE" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '"' | tr -d "'" || true)
   conf_exclude=$(grep -oP '^\s*EXCLUDE\s*=\s*\K[0-9,]+' "$CONF_FILE" 2>/dev/null || true)
   IFS=',' read -ra conf_ids <<<"$conf_exclude"
   for id in "${conf_ids[@]}"; do
@@ -27,6 +28,17 @@ if [[ -f "$CONF_FILE" ]]; then
   done
 fi
 
+# Overwrite logfile on each run when healthchecks is used
+if [[ -n "$PING_URL" ]]; then
+  true > "$LOG_FILE"
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$PING_URL" ]]; then
+  curl -fsS -m 10 --retry 5 "${PING_URL}/start" -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+echo -e "\n $(date)"
+
 function update_container() {
   local container=$1
   local name
@@ -38,12 +50,36 @@ function update_container() {
   alpine) pct exec "$container" -- ash -c "apk -U upgrade" ;;
   archlinux) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "pacman -Syyu --noconfirm" ;;
   fedora | rocky | centos | alma) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "dnf -y update && dnf -y upgrade" ;;
-  ubuntu | debian | devuan) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::='--force-confold' dist-upgrade -y; rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED" ;;
+  ubuntu | debian | devuan) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "apt-get update; DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::='--force-confold' dist-upgrade -y; status=\$?; rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED || true; exit \$status" ;;
   opensuse) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "zypper ref && zypper --non-interactive dup" ;;
   *) echo " [Warn] Unknown OS type '$os' for container $container, skipping" ;;
   esac
 }
 
+update_status=0
+
+# Define exit handler to send healthchecks.io status (with logfile on failure/success)
+function exit_handler() {
+  local exit_code=$?
+  if [[ -n "$PING_URL" ]]; then
+    sync
+    if [[ $exit_code -ne 0 || $update_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+      if [[ -f "$LOG_FILE" ]]; then
+        curl -fsS -m 10 --retry 5 --data-binary @"$LOG_FILE" "${PING_URL}/fail" -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null || true
+      else
+        curl -fsS -m 10 --retry 5 "${PING_URL}/fail" -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null || true
+      fi
+    else
+      if [[ -f "$LOG_FILE" ]]; then
+        curl -fsS -m 10 --retry 5 --data-binary @"$LOG_FILE" "$PING_URL" -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null || true
+      else
+        curl -fsS -m 10 --retry 5 "$PING_URL" -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null || true
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+trap exit_handler EXIT
+
 for container in $(pct list | awk '{if(NR>1) print $1}'); do
   excluded=false
   for excluded_container in "${excluded_containers[@]}"; do
@@ -65,7 +101,7 @@ for container in $(pct list | awk '{if(NR>1) print $1}'); do
       echo -e "[Info] Starting $container"
       pct start "$container"
       sleep 5
-      update_container "$container" || echo " [Error] Update failed for $container"
+      update_container "$container" || { echo " [Error] Update failed for $container"; update_status=1; }
       # check if patchmon agent is present in container and run a report if found
       if pct exec "$container" -- [ -e "/usr/local/bin/patchmon-agent" ]; then
         echo -e "${BL}[Info]${GN} patchmon-agent found in ${BL} $container ${CL}, triggering report. \n"
@@ -74,7 +110,7 @@ for container in $(pct list | awk '{if(NR>1) print $1}'); do
       echo -e "[Info] Shutting down $container"
       pct shutdown "$container" --timeout 60 &
     elif [ "$status" == "status: running" ]; then
-      update_container "$container" || echo " [Error] Update failed for $container"
+      update_container "$container" || { echo " [Error] Update failed for $container"; update_status=1; }
       # check if patchmon agent is present in container and run a report if found
       if pct exec "$container" -- [ -e "/usr/local/bin/patchmon-agent" ]; then
         echo -e "${BL}[Info]${GN} patchmon-agent found in ${BL} $container ${CL}, triggering report. \n"