bump to 1.35

Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -409,10 +409,17 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 ## 2026-02-25
 
+### 🆕 New Scripts
+
+  - Zerobyte ([#12321](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12321))
+
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
 
   - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
 
+    - add: vikunja: daemon reload [@CrazyWolf13](https://github.com/CrazyWolf13) ([#12323](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12323))
+    - opnsense-VM: Use ip link to verify bridge existence [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12329](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12329))
+    - wger: Use $http_host for proxy Host header [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12327](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12327))
     - Passbolt: Update Nginx config `client_max_body_size` [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#12313](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12313))
     - Zammad: configure Elasticsearch before zammad start [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12308](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12308))
 
@@ -426,6 +433,10 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
     - Fix detection of ssh keys [@1-tempest](https://github.com/1-tempest) ([#12230](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12230))
 
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - tools.func: Improve GitHub/Codeberg API error handling and error output [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12330](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12330))
+
   - #### 🔧 Refactor
 
     - core: remove duplicate traps, consolidate error handling and harden signal traps [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12316](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12316))

ct/headers/zerobyte

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ _____                   __          __     
+/__  /  ___  _________  / /_  __  __/ /____ 
+  / /  / _ \/ ___/ __ \/ __ \/ / / / __/ _ \
+ / /__/  __/ /  / /_/ / /_/ / /_/ / /_/  __/
+/____/\___/_/   \____/_.___/\__, /\__/\___/ 
+                           /____/           

ct/overseerr.sh

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
 
-  if [[ -f "$HOME/.overseerr" ]] && [[ "$(cat "$HOME/.overseerr")" == "1.34.0" ]]; then
+  if [[ -f "$HOME/.overseerr" ]] && [[ "$(printf '%s\n' "1.34.0" "$(cat "$HOME/.overseerr")" | sort -V | head -n1)" == "1.35.0" ]]; then
     echo
     echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
     echo "Overseerr v1.34.0 detected."

ct/vikunja.sh

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_ok "Stopped Service"
 
     fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "vikunja" "go-vikunja/vikunja" "binary"
+    $STD systemctl daemon-reload
 
     msg_info "Starting Service"
     systemctl start vikunja

ct/zerobyte.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/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: community-scripts
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/nicotsx/zerobyte
+
+APP="Zerobyte"
+var_tags="${var_tags:-backup;encryption;restic}"
+var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-6144}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-10}"
+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/zerobyte ]]; then
+    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "zerobyte" "nicotsx/zerobyte"; then
+    msg_info "Stopping Service"
+    systemctl stop zerobyte
+    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
+
+    msg_info "Backing up Configuration"
+    cp /opt/zerobyte/.env /opt/zerobyte.env.bak
+    msg_ok "Backed up Configuration"
+    
+    NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "zerobyte" "nicotsx/zerobyte" "tarball"
+
+    msg_info "Building Zerobyte"
+    export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=3072"
+    cd /opt/zerobyte
+    $STD bun install
+    $STD node ./node_modules/vite/bin/vite.js build
+    msg_ok "Built Zerobyte"
+
+    msg_info "Restoring Configuration"
+    cp /opt/zerobyte.env.bak /opt/zerobyte/.env
+    rm -f /opt/zerobyte.env.bak
+    msg_ok "Restored Configuration"
+
+    msg_info "Starting Service"
+    systemctl start zerobyte
+    msg_ok "Started Service"
+    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  fi
+  exit
+}
+
+start
+build_container
+description
+
+msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
+echo -e "${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}:4096${CL}"

frontend/public/json/github-versions.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "generated": "2026-02-25T12:14:52Z",
+  "generated": "2026-02-25T18:24:12Z",
   "versions": [
     {
       "slug": "2fauth",
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "cosmos",
       "repo": "azukaar/Cosmos-Server",
-      "version": "v0.20.2",
+      "version": "v0.21.0",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-01-24T00:12:39Z"
+      "date": "2026-02-25T17:26:37Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "cronicle",
@@ -1264,9 +1264,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "radicale",
       "repo": "Kozea/Radicale",
-      "version": "v3.6.0",
+      "version": "v3.6.1",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-01-10T06:56:46Z"
+      "date": "2026-02-24T06:36:23Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "rclone",
@@ -1663,9 +1663,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "vikunja",
       "repo": "go-vikunja/vikunja",
-      "version": "v1.1.0",
+      "version": "v2.0.0",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-02-09T10:34:29Z"
+      "date": "2026-02-25T13:58:47Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "wallabag",
@@ -1779,6 +1779,13 @@
       "pinned": false,
       "date": "2026-02-24T15:15:46Z"
     },
+    {
+      "slug": "zerobyte",
+      "repo": "restic/restic",
+      "version": "v0.18.1",
+      "pinned": false,
+      "date": "2025-09-21T18:24:38Z"
+    },
     {
       "slug": "zigbee2mqtt",
       "repo": "Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt",

frontend/public/json/zerobyte.json

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+    "name": "Zerobyte",
+    "slug": "zerobyte",
+    "categories": [
+        7
+    ],
+    "date_created": "2026-02-25",
+    "type": "ct",
+    "updateable": true,
+    "privileged": false,
+    "interface_port": 4096,
+    "documentation": "https://github.com/nicotsx/zerobyte#readme",
+    "website": "https://github.com/nicotsx/zerobyte",
+    "logo": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/selfhst/icons@main/webp/zerobyte.webp",
+    "config_path": "/opt/zerobyte/.env",
+    "description": "Zerobyte is a backup automation tool built on top of Restic that provides a modern web interface to schedule, manage, and monitor encrypted backups across multiple storage backends including NFS, SMB, WebDAV, SFTP, S3, and local directories.",
+    "install_methods": [
+        {
+            "type": "default",
+            "script": "ct/zerobyte.sh",
+            "resources": {
+                "cpu": 2,
+                "ram": 6144,
+                "hdd": 10,
+                "os": "Debian",
+                "version": "13"
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    "default_credentials": {
+        "username": null,
+        "password": null
+    },
+    "notes": [
+        {
+            "text": "For remote mount support (NFS, SMB, WebDAV, SFTP), enable FUSE device passthrough on the LXC container. (FUSE is pre-configured)",
+            "type": "info"
+        }
+    ]
+}

install/wger-install.sh

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ server {
 
     location / {
         proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
         proxy_redirect off;

install/zerobyte-install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: community-scripts
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/nicotsx/zerobyte
+
+source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
+color
+verb_ip6
+catch_errors
+setting_up_container
+network_check
+update_os
+
+msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
+echo "davfs2 davfs2/suid_file boolean false" | debconf-set-selections
+$STD apt-get install -y \
+  bzip2 \
+  fuse3 \
+  sshfs \
+  davfs2 \
+  openssh-client
+msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "restic" "restic/restic" "singlefile" "latest" "/usr/local/bin" "restic_*_linux_amd64.bz2"
+mv /usr/local/bin/restic /usr/local/bin/restic.bz2
+bzip2 -d /usr/local/bin/restic.bz2
+chmod +x /usr/local/bin/restic
+
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "rclone" "rclone/rclone" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/rclone" "rclone-*-linux-amd64.zip"
+ln -sf /opt/rclone/rclone /usr/local/bin/rclone
+
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "shoutrrr" "nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/shoutrrr" "shoutrrr_linux_amd64_*.tar.gz"
+ln -sf /opt/shoutrrr/shoutrrr /usr/local/bin/shoutrrr
+
+msg_info "Installing Bun"
+export BUN_INSTALL="/root/.bun"
+curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | $STD bash
+ln -sf /root/.bun/bin/bun /usr/local/bin/bun
+ln -sf /root/.bun/bin/bunx /usr/local/bin/bunx
+msg_ok "Installed Bun"
+
+NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "zerobyte" "nicotsx/zerobyte" "tarball"
+
+msg_info "Building Zerobyte (Patience)"
+cd /opt/zerobyte
+export VITE_RESTIC_VERSION=$(cat ~/.restic)
+export VITE_RCLONE_VERSION=$(cat ~/.rclone)
+export VITE_SHOUTRRR_VERSION=$(cat ~/.shoutrrr)
+export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=3072"
+$STD bun install
+$STD node ./node_modules/vite/bin/vite.js build
+msg_ok "Built Zerobyte"
+
+msg_info "Configuring Zerobyte"
+mkdir -p /var/lib/zerobyte/{data,restic/cache,repositories,volumes}
+APP_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
+cat <<EOF >/opt/zerobyte/.env
+BASE_URL=http://${LOCAL_IP}:4096
+APP_SECRET=${APP_SECRET}
+PORT=4096
+ZEROBYTE_DATABASE_URL=/var/lib/zerobyte/data/zerobyte.db
+RESTIC_CACHE_DIR=/var/lib/zerobyte/restic/cache
+ZEROBYTE_REPOSITORIES_DIR=/var/lib/zerobyte/repositories
+ZEROBYTE_VOLUMES_DIR=/var/lib/zerobyte/volumes
+MIGRATIONS_PATH=/opt/zerobyte/app/drizzle
+NODE_ENV=production
+EOF
+msg_ok "Configured Zerobyte"
+
+msg_info "Creating Service"
+cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/zerobyte.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Zerobyte Backup Automation
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=root
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/zerobyte
+EnvironmentFile=/opt/zerobyte/.env
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bun .output/server/index.mjs
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl enable -q --now zerobyte
+msg_ok "Created Service"
+
+motd_ssh
+customize
+cleanup_lxc

misc/tools.func

@@ -783,16 +783,25 @@ github_api_call() {
 
   for attempt in $(seq 1 $max_retries); do
     local http_code
-    http_code=$(curl -fsSL -w "%{http_code}" -o "$output_file" \
+    http_code=$(curl -sSL -w "%{http_code}" -o "$output_file" \
       -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
       -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
       "${header_args[@]}" \
-      "$url" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
+      "$url" 2>/dev/null) || true
 
     case "$http_code" in
     200)
       return 0
       ;;
+    401)
+      msg_error "GitHub API authentication failed (HTTP 401)."
+      if [[ -n "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+        msg_error "Your GITHUB_TOKEN appears to be invalid or expired."
+      else
+        msg_error "The repository may require authentication. Try: export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"ghp_your_token\""
+      fi
+      return 1
+      ;;
     403)
       # Rate limit - check if we can retry
       if [[ $attempt -lt $max_retries ]]; then
@@ -801,11 +810,22 @@ github_api_call() {
         retry_delay=$((retry_delay * 2))
         continue
       fi
-      msg_error "GitHub API rate limit exceeded. Set GITHUB_TOKEN to increase limits."
+      msg_error "GitHub API rate limit exceeded (HTTP 403)."
+      msg_error "To increase the limit, export a GitHub token before running the script:"
+      msg_error "  export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"ghp_your_token_here\""
       return 1
       ;;
     404)
-      msg_error "GitHub API endpoint not found: $url"
+      msg_error "GitHub repository or release not found (HTTP 404): $url"
+      return 1
+      ;;
+    000 | "")
+      if [[ $attempt -lt $max_retries ]]; then
+        sleep "$retry_delay"
+        continue
+      fi
+      msg_error "GitHub API connection failed (no response)."
+      msg_error "Check your network/DNS: curl -sSL https://api.github.com/rate_limit"
       return 1
       ;;
     *)
@@ -813,7 +833,7 @@ github_api_call() {
         sleep "$retry_delay"
         continue
       fi
-      msg_error "GitHub API call failed with HTTP $http_code"
+      msg_error "GitHub API call failed (HTTP $http_code)."
       return 1
       ;;
     esac
@@ -833,14 +853,18 @@ codeberg_api_call() {
 
   for attempt in $(seq 1 $max_retries); do
     local http_code
-    http_code=$(curl -fsSL -w "%{http_code}" -o "$output_file" \
+    http_code=$(curl -sSL -w "%{http_code}" -o "$output_file" \
       -H "Accept: application/json" \
-      "$url" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
+      "$url" 2>/dev/null) || true
 
     case "$http_code" in
     200)
       return 0
       ;;
+    401)
+      msg_error "Codeberg API authentication failed (HTTP 401)."
+      return 1
+      ;;
     403)
       # Rate limit - retry
       if [[ $attempt -lt $max_retries ]]; then
@@ -849,11 +873,20 @@ codeberg_api_call() {
         retry_delay=$((retry_delay * 2))
         continue
       fi
-      msg_error "Codeberg API rate limit exceeded."
+      msg_error "Codeberg API rate limit exceeded (HTTP 403)."
       return 1
       ;;
     404)
-      msg_error "Codeberg API endpoint not found: $url"
+      msg_error "Codeberg repository or release not found (HTTP 404): $url"
+      return 1
+      ;;
+    000 | "")
+      if [[ $attempt -lt $max_retries ]]; then
+        sleep "$retry_delay"
+        continue
+      fi
+      msg_error "Codeberg API connection failed (no response)."
+      msg_error "Check your network/DNS: curl -sSL https://codeberg.org"
       return 1
       ;;
     *)
@@ -861,7 +894,7 @@ codeberg_api_call() {
         sleep "$retry_delay"
         continue
       fi
-      msg_error "Codeberg API call failed with HTTP $http_code"
+      msg_error "Codeberg API call failed (HTTP $http_code)."
       return 1
       ;;
     esac
@@ -1441,7 +1474,7 @@ get_latest_github_release() {
 
   if ! github_api_call "https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/releases/latest" "$temp_file"; then
     rm -f "$temp_file"
-    return 1
+    return 0
   fi
 
   local version
@@ -1449,7 +1482,8 @@ get_latest_github_release() {
   rm -f "$temp_file"
 
   if [[ -z "$version" ]]; then
-    return 1
+    msg_error "Could not determine latest version for ${repo}"
+    return 0
   fi
 
   echo "$version"
@@ -1466,7 +1500,7 @@ get_latest_codeberg_release() {
   # Codeberg API: get all releases and pick the first non-draft/non-prerelease
   if ! codeberg_api_call "https://codeberg.org/api/v1/repos/${repo}/releases" "$temp_file"; then
     rm -f "$temp_file"
-    return 1
+    return 0
   fi
 
   local version
@@ -1480,7 +1514,8 @@ get_latest_codeberg_release() {
   rm -f "$temp_file"
 
   if [[ -z "$version" ]]; then
-    return 1
+    msg_error "Could not determine latest version for ${repo}"
+    return 0
   fi
 
   echo "$version"
@@ -1567,13 +1602,34 @@ get_latest_gh_tag() {
     "${header_args[@]}" \
     "https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/tags?per_page=100" 2>/dev/null) || true
 
+  if [[ "$http_code" == "401" ]]; then
+    msg_error "GitHub API authentication failed (HTTP 401)."
+    if [[ -n "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+      msg_error "Your GITHUB_TOKEN appears to be invalid or expired."
+    else
+      msg_error "The repository may require authentication. Try: export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"ghp_your_token\""
+    fi
+    rm -f /tmp/gh_tags.json
+    return 1
+  fi
+
   if [[ "$http_code" == "403" ]]; then
-    msg_warn "GitHub API rate limit exceeded while fetching tags for ${repo}"
+    msg_error "GitHub API rate limit exceeded (HTTP 403)."
+    msg_error "To increase the limit, export a GitHub token before running the script:"
+    msg_error "  export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"ghp_your_token_here\""
+    rm -f /tmp/gh_tags.json
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$http_code" == "000" || -z "$http_code" ]]; then
+    msg_error "GitHub API connection failed (no response)."
+    msg_error "Check your network/DNS: curl -sSL https://api.github.com/rate_limit"
     rm -f /tmp/gh_tags.json
     return 1
   fi
 
   if [[ "$http_code" != "200" ]] || [[ ! -s /tmp/gh_tags.json ]]; then
+    msg_error "Unable to fetch tags for ${repo} (HTTP ${http_code})"
     rm -f /tmp/gh_tags.json
     return 1
   fi
@@ -1659,6 +1715,15 @@ check_for_gh_release() {
 
     if [[ "$http_code" == "200" ]] && [[ -s /tmp/gh_check.json ]]; then
       releases_json="[$(</tmp/gh_check.json)]"
+    elif [[ "$http_code" == "401" ]]; then
+      msg_error "GitHub API authentication failed (HTTP 401)."
+      if [[ -n "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+        msg_error "Your GITHUB_TOKEN appears to be invalid or expired."
+      else
+        msg_error "The repository may require authentication. Try: export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"ghp_your_token\""
+      fi
+      rm -f /tmp/gh_check.json
+      return 1
     elif [[ "$http_code" == "403" ]]; then
       msg_error "GitHub API rate limit exceeded (HTTP 403)."
       msg_error "To increase the limit, export a GitHub token before running the script:"
@@ -1679,12 +1744,26 @@ check_for_gh_release() {
 
     if [[ "$http_code" == "200" ]] && [[ -s /tmp/gh_check.json ]]; then
       releases_json=$(</tmp/gh_check.json)
+    elif [[ "$http_code" == "401" ]]; then
+      msg_error "GitHub API authentication failed (HTTP 401)."
+      if [[ -n "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+        msg_error "Your GITHUB_TOKEN appears to be invalid or expired."
+      else
+        msg_error "The repository may require authentication. Try: export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"ghp_your_token\""
+      fi
+      rm -f /tmp/gh_check.json
+      return 1
     elif [[ "$http_code" == "403" ]]; then
       msg_error "GitHub API rate limit exceeded (HTTP 403)."
       msg_error "To increase the limit, export a GitHub token before running the script:"
       msg_error "  export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"ghp_your_token_here\""
       rm -f /tmp/gh_check.json
       return 1
+    elif [[ "$http_code" == "000" || -z "$http_code" ]]; then
+      msg_error "GitHub API connection failed (no response)."
+      msg_error "Check your network/DNS: curl -sSL https://api.github.com/rate_limit"
+      rm -f /tmp/gh_check.json
+      return 1
     else
       msg_error "Unable to fetch releases for ${app} (HTTP ${http_code})"
       rm -f /tmp/gh_check.json
@@ -2608,12 +2687,22 @@ function fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
   done
 
   if ! $success; then
-    if [[ "$http_code" == "403" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$http_code" == "401" ]]; then
+      msg_error "GitHub API authentication failed (HTTP 401)."
+      if [[ -n "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
+        msg_error "Your GITHUB_TOKEN appears to be invalid or expired."
+      else
+        msg_error "The repository may require authentication. Try: export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"ghp_your_token\""
+      fi
+    elif [[ "$http_code" == "403" ]]; then
       msg_error "GitHub API rate limit exceeded (HTTP 403)."
       msg_error "To increase the limit, export a GitHub token before running the script:"
       msg_error "  export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"ghp_your_token_here\""
+    elif [[ "$http_code" == "000" || -z "$http_code" ]]; then
+      msg_error "GitHub API connection failed (no response)."
+      msg_error "Check your network/DNS: curl -sSL https://api.github.com/rate_limit"
     else
-      msg_error "Failed to fetch release metadata from $api_url after $max_retries attempts (HTTP $http_code)"
+      msg_error "Failed to fetch release metadata (HTTP $http_code)"
     fi
     return 1
   fi

vm/opnsense-vm.sh

@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ function default_settings() {
   echo -e "${DGN}Using Hostname: ${BGN}${HN}${CL}"
   echo -e "${DGN}Allocated Cores: ${BGN}${CORE_COUNT}${CL}"
   echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}${RAM_SIZE}${CL}"
-  if ! grep -q "^iface ${BRG}" /etc/network/interfaces; then
-    msg_error "Bridge '${BRG}' does not exist in /etc/network/interfaces"
+  if ! ip link show "${BRG}" &>/dev/null; then
+    msg_error "Bridge '${BRG}' does not exist"
     exit
   else
     echo -e "${DGN}Using LAN Bridge: ${BGN}${BRG}${CL}"
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ function default_settings() {
     if [ "$NETWORK_MODE" = "dual" ]; then
       echo -e "${DGN}Network Mode: ${BGN}Dual Interface (Firewall)${CL}"
       echo -e "${DGN}Using WAN MAC Address: ${BGN}${WAN_MAC}${CL}"
-      if ! grep -q "^iface ${WAN_BRG}" /etc/network/interfaces; then
-        msg_error "Bridge '${WAN_BRG}' does not exist in /etc/network/interfaces"
+      if ! ip link show "${WAN_BRG}" &>/dev/null; then
+        msg_error "Bridge '${WAN_BRG}' does not exist"
         exit
       else
         echo -e "${DGN}Using WAN Bridge: ${BGN}${WAN_BRG}${CL}"
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ function advanced_settings() {
     if [ -z $BRG ]; then
       BRG="vmbr0"
     fi
-    if ! grep -q "^iface ${BRG}" /etc/network/interfaces; then
-      msg_error "Bridge '${BRG}' does not exist in /etc/network/interfaces"
+    if ! ip link show "${BRG}" &>/dev/null; then
+      msg_error "Bridge '${BRG}' does not exist"
       exit
     fi
     echo -e "${DGN}Using LAN Bridge: ${BGN}$BRG${CL}"
@@ -474,8 +474,8 @@ function advanced_settings() {
     if [ -z $WAN_BRG ]; then
       WAN_BRG="vmbr1"
     fi
-    if ! grep -q "^iface ${WAN_BRG}" /etc/network/interfaces; then
-      msg_error "WAN Bridge '${WAN_BRG}' does not exist in /etc/network/interfaces"
+    if ! ip link show "${WAN_BRG}" &>/dev/null; then
+      msg_error "WAN Bridge '${WAN_BRG}' does not exist"
       exit
     fi
     echo -e "${DGN}Using WAN Bridge: ${BGN}$WAN_BRG${CL}"