fix(tools): use matching-refs API for prefix-filtered tag lookups

When a prefix is provided, get_latest_gh_tag now uses the GitHub
matching-refs API (/git/matching-refs/tags/<prefix>) for server-side
filtering. This fixes repos with 100+ tags (e.g. mongodb/mongo-tools
with 463 tags) where the relevant tags were beyond page 1 and never
found by the old tags?per_page=100 approach.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -410,27 +410,18 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 </details>
 
-## 2026-03-07
-
 ## 2026-03-06
 
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
 
   - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
 
-    - RustDesk Server: Fix update script [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#12625](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12625))
-    - [Node-RED] Restart service after update [@Aurelien30000](https://github.com/Aurelien30000) ([#12621](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12621))
-    - wealthfolio: update cors [@CrazyWolf13](https://github.com/CrazyWolf13) ([#12617](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12617))
     - CryptPad: Better update handling [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#12611](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12611))
 
   - #### ✨ New Features
 
     - RustDesk Server: Switch to updated repository [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#12083](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12083))
 
-  - #### 💥 Breaking Changes
-
-    - Semaphore: Move from BoltDB to SQLite [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#12624](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12624))
-
 ## 2026-03-05
 
 ### 🆕 New Scripts

ct/alpine-node-red.sh

@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ function update_script() {
   msg_info "Updating Node-RED"
   $STD npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red
   msg_ok "Updated Node-RED"
-
-  msg_info "Restarting Node-RED"
-  $STD rc-service nodered restart
-  msg_ok "Restarted Node-RED"
   msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
   exit 0
 }

ct/rustdeskserver.sh

@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ function update_script() {
     fi
     msg_info "Stopped Service"
 
-    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "rustdesk-hbbr" "lejianwen/rustdesk-server" "binary" "latest" "/opt/rustdesk" "rustdesk-server-hbbr*amd64.deb"
-    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "rustdesk-hbbs" "lejianwen/rustdesk-server" "binary" "latest" "/opt/rustdesk" "rustdesk-server-hbbs*amd64.deb"
-    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "rustdesk-utils" "lejianwen/rustdesk-server" "binary" "latest" "/opt/rustdesk" "rustdesk-server-utils*amd64.deb"
+    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "rustdesk-hbbr" "rustdesk/rustdesk-server" "binary" "latest" "/opt/rustdesk" "rustdesk-server-hbbr*amd64.deb"
+    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "rustdesk-hbbs" "rustdesk/rustdesk-server" "binary" "latest" "/opt/rustdesk" "rustdesk-server-hbbs*amd64.deb"
+    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "rustdesk-utils" "rustdesk/rustdesk-server" "binary" "latest" "/opt/rustdesk" "rustdesk-server-utils*amd64.deb"
     fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "rustdesk-api" "lejianwen/rustdesk-api" "binary" "latest" "/opt/rustdesk" "rustdesk-api-server*amd64.deb"
 
     msg_info "Starting services"

ct/semaphore.sh

@@ -28,34 +28,6 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
     exit
   fi
-
-  if [[ -f /opt/semaphore/semaphore_db.bolt ]]; then
-    msg_warn "WARNING: Due to bugs with BoltDB database, update script will move your application"
-    msg_warn "to use SQLite database instead. Unfortunately, this will reset your application and make it a fresh"
-    msg_warn "installation. All your data will be lost!"
-    echo ""
-    read -r -p "${TAB3}Do you want to continue? (y/N): " CONFIRM
-    if [[ ! "$CONFIRM" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-      exit 0
-    else
-      msg_info "Moving from BoltDB to SQLite"
-      systemctl stop semaphore
-      rm -rf /opt/semaphore/semaphore_db.bolt
-      sed -i \
-        -e 's|"bolt": {|"sqlite": {|' \
-        -e 's|/semaphore_db.bolt"|/database.sqlite"|' \
-        -e '/semaphore_db.bolt/d' \
-        -e '/"dialect"/d' \
-        -e '/^  },$/a\  "dialect": "sqlite",' \
-        /opt/semaphore/config.json
-      SEM_PW=$(cat ~/semaphore.creds)
-      systemctl start semaphore
-      $STD semaphore user add --admin --login admin --email admin@helper-scripts.com --name Administrator --password "${SEM_PW}" --config /opt/semaphore/config.json
-
-      msg_ok "Moved from BoltDB to SQLite"
-    fi
-  fi
-
   if check_for_gh_release "semaphore" "semaphoreui/semaphore"; then
     msg_info "Stopping Service"
     systemctl stop semaphore

ct/wealthfolio.sh

@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
 
-  if grep -q '^WF_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS=\*$' /opt/wealthfolio/.env; then
-    sed -i "s|^WF_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS=\*$|WF_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS=http://${LOCAL_IP}:8080|" /opt/wealthfolio/.env
-  fi
-
-  if check_for_gh_release "wealthfolio" "afadil/wealthfolio"; then
+  RELEASE="3.0.3"
+  if check_for_gh_release "wealthfolio" "afadil/wealthfolio" "${RELEASE}"; then
     msg_info "Stopping Service"
     systemctl stop wealthfolio
     msg_ok "Stopped Service"
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@ function update_script() {
     cp /opt/wealthfolio/.env /opt/wealthfolio_env_backup
     msg_ok "Backed up Data"
 
-    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "wealthfolio" "afadil/wealthfolio" "tarball"
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "wealthfolio" "afadil/wealthfolio" "tarball" "v${RELEASE}"
 
     msg_info "Building Frontend (patience)"
     cd /opt/wealthfolio

frontend/public/json/github-versions.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "generated": "2026-03-07T00:19:56Z",
+  "generated": "2026-03-06T12:10:39Z",
   "versions": [
     {
       "slug": "2fauth",
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "booklore",
       "repo": "booklore-app/BookLore",
-      "version": "v2.0.6",
+      "version": "v2.0.5",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-03-06T19:16:29Z"
+      "date": "2026-03-01T16:13:13Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "bookstack",
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "checkmate",
       "repo": "bluewave-labs/Checkmate",
-      "version": "v3.5.1",
+      "version": "v3.5.0",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-03-06T21:18:36Z"
+      "date": "2026-03-04T19:51:22Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "cleanuparr",
@@ -501,9 +501,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "grocy",
       "repo": "grocy/grocy",
-      "version": "v4.6.0",
+      "version": "v4.5.0",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-03-06T17:35:19Z"
+      "date": "2025-03-28T19:02:22Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "guardian",
@@ -550,9 +550,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "homarr",
       "repo": "homarr-labs/homarr",
-      "version": "v1.55.0",
+      "version": "v1.54.0",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-03-06T19:40:16Z"
+      "date": "2026-02-27T19:38:50Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "homebox",
@@ -641,9 +641,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "kapowarr",
       "repo": "Casvt/Kapowarr",
-      "version": "V1.3.0",
+      "version": "V1.2.0",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-03-06T16:38:21Z"
+      "date": "2025-04-16T14:55:28Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "karakeep",
@@ -872,9 +872,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "metube",
       "repo": "alexta69/metube",
-      "version": "2026.03.06",
+      "version": "2026.03.03",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-03-06T13:52:56Z"
+      "date": "2026-03-03T19:15:55Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "miniflux",
@@ -1229,9 +1229,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "pulse",
       "repo": "rcourtman/Pulse",
-      "version": "v5.1.21",
+      "version": "v5.1.20",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-03-06T12:13:08Z"
+      "date": "2026-03-06T00:30:32Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "pve-scripts-local",
@@ -1285,9 +1285,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "rclone",
       "repo": "rclone/rclone",
-      "version": "v1.73.2",
+      "version": "v1.73.1",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-03-06T20:42:26Z"
+      "date": "2026-02-17T18:27:21Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "rdtclient",
@@ -1411,9 +1411,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "silverbullet",
       "repo": "silverbulletmd/silverbullet",
-      "version": "2.5.2",
+      "version": "2.5.1",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-03-06T12:20:58Z"
+      "date": "2026-03-05T15:13:22Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "slskd",
@@ -1474,9 +1474,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "stirling-pdf",
       "repo": "Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF",
-      "version": "v2.7.0",
+      "version": "v2.6.0",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-03-06T11:21:47Z"
+      "date": "2026-03-03T20:46:42Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "streamlink-webui",
@@ -1593,9 +1593,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "traefik",
       "repo": "traefik/traefik",
-      "version": "v3.6.10",
+      "version": "v3.6.9",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-03-06T15:08:35Z"
+      "date": "2026-02-23T17:21:17Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "trilium",
@@ -1740,9 +1740,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "wealthfolio",
       "repo": "afadil/wealthfolio",
-      "version": "v3.0.3",
-      "pinned": true,
-      "date": "2026-03-03T21:47:55Z"
+      "version": "v3.0.4",
+      "pinned": false,
+      "date": "2026-03-05T19:58:24Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "web-check",

frontend/public/json/semaphore.json

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   },
   "notes": [
     {
-      "text": "This instance uses SQLite",
+      "text": "This instance uses BoltDB",
       "type": "info"
     },
     {

install/semaphore-install.sh

@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@ SEM_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
 SEM_PW=$(openssl rand -base64 12)
 cat <<EOF >/opt/semaphore/config.json
 {
-  "sqlite": {
-    "host": "/opt/semaphore/database.sqlite"
+  "bolt": {
+    "host": "/opt/semaphore/semaphore_db.bolt"
   },
-  "dialect": "sqlite",
   "tmp_path": "/opt/semaphore/tmp",
-  "cookie_hash": "${SEM_HASH}", 
+  "cookie_hash": "${SEM_HASH}",
   "cookie_encryption": "${SEM_ENCRYPTION}",
   "access_key_encryption": "${SEM_KEY}"
 }

install/wealthfolio-install.sh

@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ WF_DB_PATH=/opt/wealthfolio_data/wealthfolio.db
 WF_SECRET_KEY=${SECRET_KEY}
 WF_AUTH_PASSWORD_HASH=${WF_PASSWORD_HASH}
 WF_STATIC_DIR=/opt/wealthfolio/dist
+WF_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS=*
 WF_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS=30000
-WF_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS=http://${LOCAL_IP}:8080
 EOF
 echo "WF_PASSWORD=${WF_PASSWORD}" >~/wealthfolio.creds
 msg_ok "Configured Wealthfolio"

misc/build.func

@@ -3425,9 +3425,6 @@ start() {
     set_std_mode
     ensure_profile_loaded
     get_lxc_ip
-    if [[ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" == "arm64" ]] && declare -f update_script_arm64 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      update_script_arm64
-    fi
     update_script
     update_motd_ip
     cleanup_lxc
@@ -3456,9 +3453,6 @@ start() {
     esac
     ensure_profile_loaded
     get_lxc_ip
-    if [[ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" == "arm64" ]] && declare -f update_script_arm64 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      update_script_arm64
-    fi
     update_script
     update_motd_ip
     cleanup_lxc
@@ -4102,16 +4096,7 @@ EOF'
     # that sends "configuring" status AFTER the host already reported "failed"
     export CONTAINER_INSTALLING=true
 
-    local _install_script
-    _install_script="$(curl -fsSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/install/${var_install}.sh")"
-    if [[ "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]]; then
-      local _arm_script
-      _arm_script="$(curl -fsSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/install/arm/${var_install}.sh" 2>/dev/null || true)"
-      if [[ -n "$_arm_script" ]]; then
-        _install_script="${_arm_script}"$'\n'"${_install_script}"
-      fi
-    fi
-    lxc-attach -n "$CTID" -- bash -c "$_install_script"
+    lxc-attach -n "$CTID" -- bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/install/${var_install}.sh)"
     local lxc_exit=$?
 
     unset CONTAINER_INSTALLING
@@ -4489,16 +4474,7 @@ EOF'
           # Re-run install script in existing container (don't destroy/recreate)
           set +Eeuo pipefail
           trap - ERR
-          local _install_script
-          _install_script="$(curl -fsSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/install/${var_install}.sh")"
-          if [[ "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]]; then
-            local _arm_script
-            _arm_script="$(curl -fsSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/install/arm/${var_install}.sh" 2>/dev/null || true)"
-            if [[ -n "$_arm_script" ]]; then
-              _install_script="${_arm_script}"$'\n'"${_install_script}"
-            fi
-          fi
-          lxc-attach -n "$CTID" -- bash -c "$_install_script"
+          lxc-attach -n "$CTID" -- bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/install/${var_install}.sh)"
           local apt_retry_exit=$?
           set -Eeuo pipefail
           trap 'error_handler' ERR
@@ -5017,64 +4993,6 @@ create_lxc_container() {
     esac
   }
 
-  ARCH="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
-
-  # Maps OS type + version to the release variant name used by ARM64 template sources.
-  arm64_template_variant() {
-    case "$1" in
-    debian)
-      case "$2" in
-      11 | 11.*) echo "bullseye" ;; 12 | 12.*) echo "bookworm" ;;
-      13 | 13.*) echo "trixie" ;;   *) echo "trixie" ;;
-      esac ;;
-    alpine) echo "3.22" ;;
-    ubuntu)
-      case "$2" in
-      20.04* | focal) echo "focal" ;;     24.04* | noble) echo "noble" ;;
-      24.10* | oracular) echo "oracular" ;; *) echo "jammy" ;;
-      esac ;;
-    *) return 1 ;;
-    esac
-  }
-
-  # Downloads an ARM64 LXC rootfs template to $1.
-  # Debian: fetches latest release from asylumexp/debian-ifupdown2-lxc on GitHub.
-  # Others: fetches from jenkins.linuxcontainers.org.
-  download_arm64_template() {
-    local dest="$1" url
-
-    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$dest")" || { msg_error "Cannot create template dir."; exit 207; }
-
-    if [[ "$PCT_OSTYPE" == "debian" ]]; then
-      url=$(curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/asylumexp/debian-ifupdown2-lxc/releases/latest" \
-        | grep -Eo "https://[^\"]*debian-${CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_VARIANT}-arm64-rootfs\.tar\.xz" | head -n1)
-      [[ -n "$url" ]] || { msg_error "Could not find Debian ${CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_VARIANT} ARM64 template URL."; exit 207; }
-    else
-      url="https://jenkins.linuxcontainers.org/job/image-${PCT_OSTYPE}/architecture=arm64,release=${CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_VARIANT},variant=default/lastStableBuild/artifact/rootfs.tar.xz"
-    fi
-
-    msg_info "Downloading ${PCT_OSTYPE^} ${CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_VARIANT} ARM64 template"
-    if ! curl -fsSL -o "$dest" "$url"; then
-      msg_error "Failed to download ARM64 template from: $url"
-      exit 208
-    fi
-    msg_ok "Downloaded ARM64 LXC template"
-  }
-
-  # Architecture-aware template download wrapper.
-  # Optional $1 overrides destination path (for local-storage fallback).
-  download_template() {
-    local dest="${1:-$TEMPLATE_PATH}"
-    if [[ "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]]; then
-      download_arm64_template "$dest"
-    else
-      pveam download "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" "$TEMPLATE" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1 || {
-        msg_error "Failed to download template '$TEMPLATE' to storage '$TEMPLATE_STORAGE'"
-        exit 222
-      }
-    fi
-  }
-
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Required input variables
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -5211,116 +5129,153 @@ create_lxc_container() {
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Template discovery & validation
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_VARIANT=""
+  TEMPLATE_SEARCH="${PCT_OSTYPE}-${PCT_OSVERSION:-}"
+  case "$PCT_OSTYPE" in
+  debian | ubuntu) TEMPLATE_PATTERN="-standard_" ;;
+  alpine | fedora | rocky | centos) TEMPLATE_PATTERN="-default_" ;;
+  *) TEMPLATE_PATTERN="" ;;
+  esac
 
-  if [[ "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]]; then
-    # ARM64: use custom template download from linuxcontainers.org / GitHub
-    msg_info "Preparing ARM64 template"
+  msg_info "Searching for template '$TEMPLATE_SEARCH'"
 
-    CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_VARIANT=$(arm64_template_variant "$PCT_OSTYPE" "${PCT_OSVERSION:-}") || {
-      msg_error "No ARM64 template mapping for ${PCT_OSTYPE} ${PCT_OSVERSION:-latest}"
-      exit 207
-    }
+  # Initialize variables
+  ONLINE_TEMPLATE=""
+  ONLINE_TEMPLATES=()
 
-    TEMPLATE="${PCT_OSTYPE}-${CUSTOM_TEMPLATE_VARIANT}-rootfs.tar.xz"
-    TEMPLATE_SOURCE="custom-arm64"
-
-    # Resolve template path: pvesm → storage.cfg fallback → default
-    TEMPLATE_PATH="$(pvesm path "${TEMPLATE_STORAGE}:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE}" 2>/dev/null || true)"
-    if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
-      local _tpl_base
-      _tpl_base=$(awk -v s="$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" '$1==s {f=1} f && /path/ {print $2; exit}' /etc/pve/storage.cfg)
-      TEMPLATE_PATH="${_tpl_base:-/var/lib/vz}/template/cache/$TEMPLATE"
-    fi
-
-    # Download if missing, too small, or corrupt (single pass)
-    if [[ ! -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
-      download_arm64_template "$TEMPLATE_PATH"
-    elif [[ "$(stat -c%s "$TEMPLATE_PATH")" -lt 1000000 ]] || ! tar -tf "$TEMPLATE_PATH" &>/dev/null; then
-      msg_warn "Local template invalid – re-downloading."
-      rm -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH"
-      download_arm64_template "$TEMPLATE_PATH"
-    else
-      msg_ok "Template ${BL}$TEMPLATE${CL} found locally."
-    fi
+  # Step 1: Check local templates first (instant)
+  mapfile -t LOCAL_TEMPLATES < <(
+    pveam list "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" 2>/dev/null |
+      awk -v search="${TEMPLATE_SEARCH}" -v pattern="${TEMPLATE_PATTERN}" '$1 ~ search && $1 ~ pattern {print $1}' |
+      sed 's|.*/||' | sort -t - -k 2 -V
+  )
 
+  # Step 2: If local template found, use it immediately (skip pveam update)
+  if [[ ${#LOCAL_TEMPLATES[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    TEMPLATE="${LOCAL_TEMPLATES[-1]}"
+    TEMPLATE_SOURCE="local"
+    msg_ok "Template search completed"
   else
-    TEMPLATE_SEARCH="${PCT_OSTYPE}-${PCT_OSVERSION:-}"
-    case "$PCT_OSTYPE" in
-    debian | ubuntu) TEMPLATE_PATTERN="-standard_" ;;
-    alpine | fedora | rocky | centos) TEMPLATE_PATTERN="-default_" ;;
-    *) TEMPLATE_PATTERN="" ;;
-    esac
+    # Step 3: No local template - need to check online (this may be slow)
+    msg_info "No local template found, checking online catalog..."
 
-    msg_info "Searching for template '$TEMPLATE_SEARCH'"
+    # Update catalog with timeout to prevent long hangs
+    if command -v timeout &>/dev/null; then
+      if ! timeout 30 pveam update >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        msg_warn "Template catalog update timed out (possible network/DNS issue). Run 'pveam update' manually to diagnose."
+      fi
+    else
+      pveam update >/dev/null 2>&1 || msg_warn "Could not update template catalog (pveam update failed)"
+    fi
 
-    # Initialize variables
-    ONLINE_TEMPLATE=""
     ONLINE_TEMPLATES=()
+    mapfile -t ONLINE_TEMPLATES < <(pveam available -section system 2>/dev/null | grep -E '\.(tar\.zst|tar\.xz|tar\.gz)$' | awk '{print $2}' | grep -E "^${TEMPLATE_SEARCH}.*${TEMPLATE_PATTERN}" | sort -t - -k 2 -V 2>/dev/null || true)
+    [[ ${#ONLINE_TEMPLATES[@]} -gt 0 ]] && ONLINE_TEMPLATE="${ONLINE_TEMPLATES[-1]}"
 
-    # Step 1: Check local templates first (instant)
-    mapfile -t LOCAL_TEMPLATES < <(
-      pveam list "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" 2>/dev/null |
-        awk -v search="${TEMPLATE_SEARCH}" -v pattern="${TEMPLATE_PATTERN}" '$1 ~ search && $1 ~ pattern {print $1}' |
-        sed 's|.*/||' | sort -t - -k 2 -V
+    TEMPLATE="$ONLINE_TEMPLATE"
+    TEMPLATE_SOURCE="online"
+    msg_ok "Template search completed"
+  fi
+
+  # If still no template, try to find alternatives
+  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE" ]]; then
+    msg_warn "No template found for ${PCT_OSTYPE} ${PCT_OSVERSION}, searching for alternatives..."
+
+    # Get all available versions for this OS type
+    AVAILABLE_VERSIONS=()
+    mapfile -t AVAILABLE_VERSIONS < <(
+      pveam available -section system 2>/dev/null |
+        grep -E '\.(tar\.zst|tar\.xz|tar\.gz)$' |
+        awk -F'\t' '{print $1}' |
+        grep "^${PCT_OSTYPE}-" |
+        sed -E "s/.*${PCT_OSTYPE}-([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?).*/\1/" |
+        sort -u -V 2>/dev/null
     )
 
-    # Step 2: If local template found, use it immediately (skip pveam update)
-    if [[ ${#LOCAL_TEMPLATES[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-      TEMPLATE="${LOCAL_TEMPLATES[-1]}"
-      TEMPLATE_SOURCE="local"
-      msg_ok "Template search completed"
-    else
-      # Step 3: No local template - need to check online (this may be slow)
-      msg_info "No local template found, checking online catalog..."
+    if [[ ${#AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+      echo ""
+      echo "${BL}Available ${PCT_OSTYPE} versions:${CL}"
+      for i in "${!AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]}"; do
+        echo "  [$((i + 1))] ${AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[$i]}"
+      done
+      echo ""
+      read -p "Select version [1-${#AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]}] or press Enter to cancel: " choice </dev/tty
 
-      # Update catalog with timeout to prevent long hangs
-      if command -v timeout &>/dev/null; then
-        if ! timeout 30 pveam update >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-          msg_warn "Template catalog update timed out (possible network/DNS issue). Run 'pveam update' manually to diagnose."
+      if [[ "$choice" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [[ "$choice" -ge 1 ]] && [[ "$choice" -le ${#AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]} ]]; then
+        PCT_OSVERSION="${AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[$((choice - 1))]}"
+        TEMPLATE_SEARCH="${PCT_OSTYPE}-${PCT_OSVERSION}"
+
+        ONLINE_TEMPLATES=()
+        mapfile -t ONLINE_TEMPLATES < <(
+          pveam available -section system 2>/dev/null |
+            grep -E '\.(tar\.zst|tar\.xz|tar\.gz)$' |
+            awk '{print $2}' |
+            grep -E "^${TEMPLATE_SEARCH}-.*${TEMPLATE_PATTERN}" |
+            sort -t - -k 2 -V 2>/dev/null || true
+        )
+
+        if [[ ${#ONLINE_TEMPLATES[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+          TEMPLATE="${ONLINE_TEMPLATES[-1]}"
+          TEMPLATE_SOURCE="online"
+        else
+          msg_error "No templates available for ${PCT_OSTYPE} ${PCT_OSVERSION}"
+          exit 225
         fi
       else
-        pveam update >/dev/null 2>&1 || msg_warn "Could not update template catalog (pveam update failed)"
+        msg_custom "🚫" "${YW}" "Installation cancelled"
+        exit 0
       fi
-
-      ONLINE_TEMPLATES=()
-      mapfile -t ONLINE_TEMPLATES < <(pveam available -section system 2>/dev/null | grep -E '\.(tar\.zst|tar\.xz|tar\.gz)$' | awk '{print $2}' | grep -E "^${TEMPLATE_SEARCH}.*${TEMPLATE_PATTERN}" | sort -t - -k 2 -V 2>/dev/null || true)
-      [[ ${#ONLINE_TEMPLATES[@]} -gt 0 ]] && ONLINE_TEMPLATE="${ONLINE_TEMPLATES[-1]}"
-
-      TEMPLATE="$ONLINE_TEMPLATE"
-      TEMPLATE_SOURCE="online"
-      msg_ok "Template search completed"
+    else
+      msg_error "No ${PCT_OSTYPE} templates available at all"
+      exit 225
     fi
+  fi
 
-    # If still no template, try to find alternatives
+  TEMPLATE_PATH="$(pvesm path $TEMPLATE_STORAGE:vztmpl/$TEMPLATE 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
+    TEMPLATE_BASE=$(awk -v s="$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" '$1==s {f=1} f && /path/ {print $2; exit}' /etc/pve/storage.cfg)
+    [[ -n "$TEMPLATE_BASE" ]] && TEMPLATE_PATH="$TEMPLATE_BASE/template/cache/$TEMPLATE"
+  fi
+
+  # If we still don't have a path but have a valid template name, construct it
+  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_PATH" && -n "$TEMPLATE" ]]; then
+    TEMPLATE_PATH="/var/lib/vz/template/cache/$TEMPLATE"
+  fi
+
+  [[ -n "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]] || {
     if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE" ]]; then
-      msg_warn "No template found for ${PCT_OSTYPE} ${PCT_OSVERSION}, searching for alternatives..."
+      msg_error "Template ${PCT_OSTYPE} ${PCT_OSVERSION} not available"
 
-      # Get all available versions for this OS type
-      AVAILABLE_VERSIONS=()
+      # Get available versions
       mapfile -t AVAILABLE_VERSIONS < <(
         pveam available -section system 2>/dev/null |
-          grep -E '\.(tar\.zst|tar\.xz|tar\.gz)$' |
-          awk -F'\t' '{print $1}' |
           grep "^${PCT_OSTYPE}-" |
-          sed -E "s/.*${PCT_OSTYPE}-([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?).*/\1/" |
-          sort -u -V 2>/dev/null
+          sed -E 's/.*'"${PCT_OSTYPE}"'-([0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*/\1/' |
+          grep -E '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$' |
+          sort -u -V 2>/dev/null || sort -u
       )
 
       if [[ ${#AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-        echo ""
-        echo "${BL}Available ${PCT_OSTYPE} versions:${CL}"
+        echo -e "\n${BL}Available versions:${CL}"
         for i in "${!AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]}"; do
           echo "  [$((i + 1))] ${AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[$i]}"
         done
+
         echo ""
-        read -p "Select version [1-${#AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]}] or press Enter to cancel: " choice </dev/tty
+        read -p "Select version [1-${#AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]}] or Enter to exit: " choice </dev/tty
 
         if [[ "$choice" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [[ "$choice" -ge 1 ]] && [[ "$choice" -le ${#AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]} ]]; then
-          PCT_OSVERSION="${AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[$((choice - 1))]}"
-          TEMPLATE_SEARCH="${PCT_OSTYPE}-${PCT_OSVERSION}"
+          export var_version="${AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[$((choice - 1))]}"
+          export PCT_OSVERSION="$var_version"
+          msg_ok "Switched to ${PCT_OSTYPE} ${var_version}"
 
-          ONLINE_TEMPLATES=()
+          # Retry template search with new version
+          TEMPLATE_SEARCH="${PCT_OSTYPE}-${PCT_OSVERSION:-}"
+
+          mapfile -t LOCAL_TEMPLATES < <(
+            pveam list "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" 2>/dev/null |
+              awk -v search="${TEMPLATE_SEARCH}-" -v pattern="${TEMPLATE_PATTERN}" '$1 ~ search && $1 ~ pattern {print $1}' |
+              sed 's|.*/||' | sort -t - -k 2 -V
+          )
           mapfile -t ONLINE_TEMPLATES < <(
             pveam available -section system 2>/dev/null |
               grep -E '\.(tar\.zst|tar\.xz|tar\.gz)$' |
@@ -5328,181 +5283,109 @@ create_lxc_container() {
               grep -E "^${TEMPLATE_SEARCH}-.*${TEMPLATE_PATTERN}" |
               sort -t - -k 2 -V 2>/dev/null || true
           )
+          ONLINE_TEMPLATE=""
+          [[ ${#ONLINE_TEMPLATES[@]} -gt 0 ]] && ONLINE_TEMPLATE="${ONLINE_TEMPLATES[-1]}"
 
-          if [[ ${#ONLINE_TEMPLATES[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-            TEMPLATE="${ONLINE_TEMPLATES[-1]}"
-            TEMPLATE_SOURCE="online"
+          if [[ ${#LOCAL_TEMPLATES[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+            TEMPLATE="${LOCAL_TEMPLATES[-1]}"
+            TEMPLATE_SOURCE="local"
           else
-            msg_error "No templates available for ${PCT_OSTYPE} ${PCT_OSVERSION}"
-            exit 225
+            TEMPLATE="$ONLINE_TEMPLATE"
+            TEMPLATE_SOURCE="online"
           fi
+
+          TEMPLATE_PATH="$(pvesm path $TEMPLATE_STORAGE:vztmpl/$TEMPLATE 2>/dev/null || true)"
+          if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
+            TEMPLATE_BASE=$(awk -v s="$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" '$1==s {f=1} f && /path/ {print $2; exit}' /etc/pve/storage.cfg)
+            [[ -n "$TEMPLATE_BASE" ]] && TEMPLATE_PATH="$TEMPLATE_BASE/template/cache/$TEMPLATE"
+          fi
+
+          # If we still don't have a path but have a valid template name, construct it
+          if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_PATH" && -n "$TEMPLATE" ]]; then
+            TEMPLATE_PATH="/var/lib/vz/template/cache/$TEMPLATE"
+          fi
+
+          [[ -n "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]] || {
+            msg_error "Template still not found after version change"
+            exit 220
+          }
         else
           msg_custom "🚫" "${YW}" "Installation cancelled"
           exit 0
         fi
       else
-        msg_error "No ${PCT_OSTYPE} templates available at all"
-        exit 225
+        msg_error "No ${PCT_OSTYPE} templates available"
+        exit 220
       fi
     fi
+  }
 
-    TEMPLATE_PATH="$(pvesm path $TEMPLATE_STORAGE:vztmpl/$TEMPLATE 2>/dev/null || true)"
-    if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
-      TEMPLATE_BASE=$(awk -v s="$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" '$1==s {f=1} f && /path/ {print $2; exit}' /etc/pve/storage.cfg)
-      [[ -n "$TEMPLATE_BASE" ]] && TEMPLATE_PATH="$TEMPLATE_BASE/template/cache/$TEMPLATE"
-    fi
+  # Validate that we found a template
+  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE" ]]; then
+    msg_error "No template found for ${PCT_OSTYPE} ${PCT_OSVERSION}"
+    msg_custom "ℹ️" "${YW}" "Please check:"
+    msg_custom "  •" "${YW}" "Is pveam catalog available? (run: pveam available -section system)"
+    msg_custom "  •" "${YW}" "Does the template exist for your OS version?"
+    exit 225
+  fi
 
-    # If we still don't have a path but have a valid template name, construct it
-    if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_PATH" && -n "$TEMPLATE" ]]; then
-      TEMPLATE_PATH="/var/lib/vz/template/cache/$TEMPLATE"
-    fi
+  msg_ok "Template ${BL}$TEMPLATE${CL} [$TEMPLATE_SOURCE]"
+  msg_debug "Resolved TEMPLATE_PATH=$TEMPLATE_PATH"
 
-    [[ -n "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]] || {
-      if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE" ]]; then
-        msg_error "Template ${PCT_OSTYPE} ${PCT_OSVERSION} not available"
-
-        # Get available versions
-        mapfile -t AVAILABLE_VERSIONS < <(
-          pveam available -section system 2>/dev/null |
-            grep "^${PCT_OSTYPE}-" |
-            sed -E 's/.*'"${PCT_OSTYPE}"'-([0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*/\1/' |
-            grep -E '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$' |
-            sort -u -V 2>/dev/null || sort -u
-        )
-
-        if [[ ${#AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-          echo -e "\n${BL}Available versions:${CL}"
-          for i in "${!AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]}"; do
-            echo "  [$((i + 1))] ${AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[$i]}"
-          done
-
-          echo ""
-          read -p "Select version [1-${#AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]}] or Enter to exit: " choice </dev/tty
-
-          if [[ "$choice" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [[ "$choice" -ge 1 ]] && [[ "$choice" -le ${#AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[@]} ]]; then
-            export var_version="${AVAILABLE_VERSIONS[$((choice - 1))]}"
-            export PCT_OSVERSION="$var_version"
-            msg_ok "Switched to ${PCT_OSTYPE} ${var_version}"
-
-            # Retry template search with new version
-            TEMPLATE_SEARCH="${PCT_OSTYPE}-${PCT_OSVERSION:-}"
-
-            mapfile -t LOCAL_TEMPLATES < <(
-              pveam list "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" 2>/dev/null |
-                awk -v search="${TEMPLATE_SEARCH}-" -v pattern="${TEMPLATE_PATTERN}" '$1 ~ search && $1 ~ pattern {print $1}' |
-                sed 's|.*/||' | sort -t - -k 2 -V
-            )
-            mapfile -t ONLINE_TEMPLATES < <(
-              pveam available -section system 2>/dev/null |
-                grep -E '\.(tar\.zst|tar\.xz|tar\.gz)$' |
-                awk '{print $2}' |
-                grep -E "^${TEMPLATE_SEARCH}-.*${TEMPLATE_PATTERN}" |
-                sort -t - -k 2 -V 2>/dev/null || true
-            )
-            ONLINE_TEMPLATE=""
-            [[ ${#ONLINE_TEMPLATES[@]} -gt 0 ]] && ONLINE_TEMPLATE="${ONLINE_TEMPLATES[-1]}"
-
-            if [[ ${#LOCAL_TEMPLATES[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
-              TEMPLATE="${LOCAL_TEMPLATES[-1]}"
-              TEMPLATE_SOURCE="local"
-            else
-              TEMPLATE="$ONLINE_TEMPLATE"
-              TEMPLATE_SOURCE="online"
-            fi
-
-            TEMPLATE_PATH="$(pvesm path $TEMPLATE_STORAGE:vztmpl/$TEMPLATE 2>/dev/null || true)"
-            if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
-              TEMPLATE_BASE=$(awk -v s="$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" '$1==s {f=1} f && /path/ {print $2; exit}' /etc/pve/storage.cfg)
-              [[ -n "$TEMPLATE_BASE" ]] && TEMPLATE_PATH="$TEMPLATE_BASE/template/cache/$TEMPLATE"
-            fi
-
-            # If we still don't have a path but have a valid template name, construct it
-            if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_PATH" && -n "$TEMPLATE" ]]; then
-              TEMPLATE_PATH="/var/lib/vz/template/cache/$TEMPLATE"
-            fi
-
-            [[ -n "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]] || {
-              msg_error "Template still not found after version change"
-              exit 220
-            }
-          else
-            msg_custom "🚫" "${YW}" "Installation cancelled"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-        else
-          msg_error "No ${PCT_OSTYPE} templates available"
-          exit 220
-        fi
-      fi
-    }
-
-    # Validate that we found a template
-    if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE" ]]; then
-      msg_error "No template found for ${PCT_OSTYPE} ${PCT_OSVERSION}"
-      msg_custom "ℹ️" "${YW}" "Please check:"
-      msg_custom "  •" "${YW}" "Is pveam catalog available? (run: pveam available -section system)"
-      msg_custom "  •" "${YW}" "Does the template exist for your OS version?"
-      exit 225
-    fi
-
-    msg_ok "Template ${BL}$TEMPLATE${CL} [$TEMPLATE_SOURCE]"
-    msg_debug "Resolved TEMPLATE_PATH=$TEMPLATE_PATH"
-
-    NEED_DOWNLOAD=0
-    if [[ ! -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
-      msg_info "Template not present locally – will download."
+  NEED_DOWNLOAD=0
+  if [[ ! -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
+    msg_info "Template not present locally – will download."
+    NEED_DOWNLOAD=1
+  elif [[ ! -r "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
+    msg_error "Template file exists but is not readable – check permissions."
+    exit 221
+  elif [[ "$(stat -c%s "$TEMPLATE_PATH")" -lt 1000000 ]]; then
+    if [[ -n "$ONLINE_TEMPLATE" ]]; then
+      msg_warn "Template file too small (<1MB) – re-downloading."
       NEED_DOWNLOAD=1
-    elif [[ ! -r "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
-      msg_error "Template file exists but is not readable – check permissions."
-      exit 221
-    elif [[ "$(stat -c%s "$TEMPLATE_PATH")" -lt 1000000 ]]; then
-      if [[ -n "$ONLINE_TEMPLATE" ]]; then
-        msg_warn "Template file too small (<1MB) – re-downloading."
-        NEED_DOWNLOAD=1
-      else
-        msg_warn "Template looks too small, but no online version exists. Keeping local file."
-      fi
-    elif ! tar -tf "$TEMPLATE_PATH" &>/dev/null; then
-      if [[ -n "$ONLINE_TEMPLATE" ]]; then
-        msg_warn "Template appears corrupted – re-downloading."
-        NEED_DOWNLOAD=1
-      else
-        msg_warn "Template appears corrupted, but no online version exists. Keeping local file."
-      fi
     else
-      $STD msg_ok "Template $TEMPLATE is present and valid."
+      msg_warn "Template looks too small, but no online version exists. Keeping local file."
     fi
+  elif ! tar -tf "$TEMPLATE_PATH" &>/dev/null; then
+    if [[ -n "$ONLINE_TEMPLATE" ]]; then
+      msg_warn "Template appears corrupted – re-downloading."
+      NEED_DOWNLOAD=1
+    else
+      msg_warn "Template appears corrupted, but no online version exists. Keeping local file."
+    fi
+  else
+    $STD msg_ok "Template $TEMPLATE is present and valid."
+  fi
 
-    if [[ "$TEMPLATE_SOURCE" == "local" && -n "$ONLINE_TEMPLATE" && "$TEMPLATE" != "$ONLINE_TEMPLATE" ]]; then
-      msg_warn "Local template is outdated: $TEMPLATE (latest available: $ONLINE_TEMPLATE)"
-      if whiptail --yesno "A newer template is available:\n$ONLINE_TEMPLATE\n\nDo you want to download and use it instead?" 12 70; then
-        TEMPLATE="$ONLINE_TEMPLATE"
-        NEED_DOWNLOAD=1
-      else
-        msg_custom "ℹ️" "${BL}" "Continuing with local template $TEMPLATE"
+  if [[ "$TEMPLATE_SOURCE" == "local" && -n "$ONLINE_TEMPLATE" && "$TEMPLATE" != "$ONLINE_TEMPLATE" ]]; then
+    msg_warn "Local template is outdated: $TEMPLATE (latest available: $ONLINE_TEMPLATE)"
+    if whiptail --yesno "A newer template is available:\n$ONLINE_TEMPLATE\n\nDo you want to download and use it instead?" 12 70; then
+      TEMPLATE="$ONLINE_TEMPLATE"
+      NEED_DOWNLOAD=1
+    else
+      msg_custom "ℹ️" "${BL}" "Continuing with local template $TEMPLATE"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$NEED_DOWNLOAD" -eq 1 ]]; then
+    [[ -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]] && rm -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH"
+    for attempt in {1..3}; do
+      msg_info "Attempt $attempt: Downloading template $TEMPLATE to $TEMPLATE_STORAGE"
+      if pveam download "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" "$TEMPLATE" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1; then
+        msg_ok "Template download successful."
+        break
       fi
-    fi
+      if [[ $attempt -eq 3 ]]; then
+        msg_error "Failed after 3 attempts. Please check network access, permissions, or manually run:\n  pveam download $TEMPLATE_STORAGE $TEMPLATE"
+        exit 222
+      fi
+      sleep $((attempt * 5))
+    done
+  fi
 
-    if [[ "$NEED_DOWNLOAD" -eq 1 ]]; then
-      [[ -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH" ]] && rm -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH"
-      for attempt in {1..3}; do
-        msg_info "Attempt $attempt: Downloading template $TEMPLATE to $TEMPLATE_STORAGE"
-        if pveam download "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" "$TEMPLATE" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1; then
-          msg_ok "Template download successful."
-          break
-        fi
-        if [[ $attempt -eq 3 ]]; then
-          msg_error "Failed after 3 attempts. Please check network access, permissions, or manually run:\n  pveam download $TEMPLATE_STORAGE $TEMPLATE"
-          exit 222
-        fi
-        sleep $((attempt * 5))
-      done
-    fi
-
-    if ! pveam list "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$TEMPLATE"; then
-      msg_error "Template $TEMPLATE not available in storage $TEMPLATE_STORAGE after download."
-      exit 223
-    fi
+  if ! pveam list "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$TEMPLATE"; then
+    msg_error "Template $TEMPLATE not available in storage $TEMPLATE_STORAGE after download."
+    exit 223
   fi
 
   # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -5581,13 +5464,19 @@ create_lxc_container() {
   if [[ ! -s "$TEMPLATE_PATH" || "$(stat -c%s "$TEMPLATE_PATH" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)" -lt 1000000 ]]; then
     msg_info "Template file missing or too small – downloading"
     rm -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH"
-    download_template
+    pveam download "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" "$TEMPLATE" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1 || {
+      msg_error "Failed to download template '$TEMPLATE' to storage '$TEMPLATE_STORAGE'"
+      exit 222
+    }
     msg_ok "Template downloaded"
   elif ! tar -tf "$TEMPLATE_PATH" &>/dev/null; then
-    if [[ "$ARCH" == "arm64" || -n "$ONLINE_TEMPLATE" ]]; then
+    if [[ -n "$ONLINE_TEMPLATE" ]]; then
       msg_info "Template appears corrupted – re-downloading"
       rm -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH"
-      download_template
+      pveam download "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" "$TEMPLATE" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1 || {
+        msg_error "Failed to re-download template '$TEMPLATE'"
+        exit 222
+      }
       msg_ok "Template re-downloaded"
     else
       msg_warn "Template appears corrupted, but no online version exists. Skipping re-download."
@@ -5608,7 +5497,7 @@ create_lxc_container() {
     if grep -qiE 'unable to open|corrupt|invalid' "$LOGFILE"; then
       msg_info "Template may be corrupted – re-downloading"
       rm -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH"
-      download_template
+      pveam download "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" "$TEMPLATE" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1
       msg_ok "Template re-downloaded"
     fi
 
@@ -5621,11 +5510,7 @@ create_lxc_container() {
         if [[ ! -f "$LOCAL_TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
           msg_ok "Trying local storage fallback"
           msg_info "Downloading template to local"
-          if [[ "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]]; then
-            download_arm64_template "$LOCAL_TEMPLATE_PATH"
-          else
-            pveam download local "$TEMPLATE" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1
-          fi
+          pveam download local "$TEMPLATE" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1
           msg_ok "Template downloaded to local"
         else
           msg_ok "Trying local storage fallback"
@@ -5761,15 +5646,15 @@ description() {
 
   <span style='margin: 0 10px;'>
     <i class="fa fa-github fa-fw" style="color: #f5f5f5;"></i>
-    <a href='https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>GitHub</a>
+    <a href='https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>GitHub</a>
   </span>
   <span style='margin: 0 10px;'>
     <i class="fa fa-comments fa-fw" style="color: #f5f5f5;"></i>
-    <a href='https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/discussions' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>Discussions</a>
+    <a href='https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/discussions' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>Discussions</a>
   </span>
   <span style='margin: 0 10px;'>
     <i class="fa fa-exclamation-circle fa-fw" style="color: #f5f5f5;"></i>
-    <a href='https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/issues' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>Issues</a>
+    <a href='https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/issues' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>Issues</a>
   </span>
 </div>
 EOF

misc/core.func

@@ -344,10 +344,9 @@ pve_check() {
 # - Provides link to ARM64-compatible scripts
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 arch_check() {
-  local arch
-  arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
-  if [[ "$arch" != "amd64" && "$arch" != "arm64" ]]; then
-    msg_error "This script requires amd64 or arm64 (detected: $arch)."
+  if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" != "amd64" ]; then
+    msg_error "This script will not work with PiMox (ARM architecture detected)."
+    msg_warn "Visit https://github.com/asylumexp/Proxmox for ARM64 support."
     sleep 2
     exit 106
   fi

misc/install.func

@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ EOF
   fi
   apt_update_safe
   $STD apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" -y dist-upgrade
-	$STD apt-get install -y sudo curl mc gnupg2 openssh-server wget gcc
   rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
   msg_ok "Updated Container OS"
   post_progress_to_api

misc/tools.func

@@ -2008,6 +2008,8 @@ verify_gpg_fingerprint() {
 #   0 on success (tag printed to stdout), 1 on failure
 #
 # Notes:
+#   - When a prefix is given, uses the matching-refs API for server-side
+#     filtering (avoids pagination issues with repos that have 100+ tags)
 #   - Skips tags containing "rc", "alpha", "beta", "dev", "test"
 #   - Sorts by version number (sort -V) to find the latest
 #   - Respects GITHUB_TOKEN for rate limiting
@@ -2021,11 +2023,21 @@ get_latest_gh_tag() {
   [[ -n "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]] && header_args=(-H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN")
 
   local http_code=""
+  local api_url=""
+
+  # When a prefix is given, use the matching-refs API for server-side filtering.
+  # This avoids pagination issues with repos that have hundreds of tags (e.g. mongodb/mongo-tools).
+  if [[ -n "$prefix" ]]; then
+    api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/git/matching-refs/tags/${prefix}"
+  else
+    api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/tags?per_page=100"
+  fi
+
   http_code=$(curl -sSL --max-time 20 -w "%{http_code}" -o /tmp/gh_tags.json \
     -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
     -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28' \
     "${header_args[@]}" \
-    "https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/tags?per_page=100" 2>/dev/null) || true
+    "$api_url" 2>/dev/null) || true
 
   if [[ "$http_code" == "401" ]]; then
     msg_error "GitHub API authentication failed (HTTP 401)."
@@ -2063,12 +2075,19 @@ get_latest_gh_tag() {
   tags_json=$(</tmp/gh_tags.json)
   rm -f /tmp/gh_tags.json
 
-  # Extract tag names, filter by prefix, exclude pre-release patterns, sort by version
+  # Extract tag names depending on API response format
   local latest=""
-  latest=$(echo "$tags_json" | grep -oP '"name":\s*"\K[^"]+' |
-    { [[ -n "$prefix" ]] && grep "^${prefix}" || cat; } |
-    grep -viE '(rc|alpha|beta|dev|test|preview|snapshot)' |
-    sort -V | tail -n1)
+  if [[ -n "$prefix" ]]; then
+    # matching-refs API returns {"ref": "refs/tags/100.14.1", ...}
+    latest=$(echo "$tags_json" | grep -oP '"ref":\s*"refs/tags/\K[^"]+' |
+      grep -viE '(rc|alpha|beta|dev|test|preview|snapshot)' |
+      sort -V | tail -n1)
+  else
+    # tags API returns {"name": "v1.2.3", ...}
+    latest=$(echo "$tags_json" | grep -oP '"name":\s*"\K[^"]+' |
+      grep -viE '(rc|alpha|beta|dev|test|preview|snapshot)' |
+      sort -V | tail -n1)
+  fi
 
   if [[ -z "$latest" ]]; then
     msg_warn "No matching tags found for ${repo}${prefix:+ (prefix: $prefix)}"
@@ -2735,13 +2754,10 @@ function fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
     # Fall back to architecture heuristic
     if [[ -z "$url_match" ]]; then
       for u in $assets; do
-        if [[ "${arch,,}" =~ ^(amd64|x86_64)$ ]]; then
-          [[ "$u" =~ (amd64|x86_64).*\.deb$ ]] || continue
-        elif [[ "${arch,,}" =~ ^(arm64|aarch64)$ ]]; then
-          [[ "$u" =~ (arm64|aarch64).*\.deb$ ]] || continue
+        if [[ "$u" =~ ($arch|amd64|x86_64|aarch64|arm64).*\.deb$ ]]; then
+          url_match="$u"
+          break
         fi
-        url_match="$u"
-        break
       done
     fi
 
@@ -3038,11 +3054,7 @@ _gh_scan_older_releases() {
         done)
       fi
       if [[ "$has_match" != "true" ]]; then
-        if [[ "${arch,,}" =~ ^(amd64|x86_64)$ ]]; then
-          has_match=$(echo "$releases_list" | jq -r ".[$i].assets[].browser_download_url" | grep -qE '(amd64|x86_64).*\.deb$' && echo true)
-        elif [[ "${arch,,}" =~ ^(arm64|aarch64)$ ]]; then
-          has_match=$(echo "$releases_list" | jq -r ".[$i].assets[].browser_download_url" | grep -qE '(arm64|aarch64).*\.deb$' && echo true)
-        fi
+        has_match=$(echo "$releases_list" | jq -r ".[$i].assets[].browser_download_url" | grep -qE "($arch|amd64|x86_64|aarch64|arm64).*\.deb$" && echo true)
       fi
       if [[ "$has_match" != "true" ]]; then
         has_match=$(echo "$releases_list" | jq -r ".[$i].assets[].browser_download_url" | grep -qE '\.deb$' && echo true)
@@ -3240,13 +3252,10 @@ function fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
     # If no match via explicit pattern, fall back to architecture heuristic
     if [[ -z "$url_match" ]]; then
       for u in $assets; do
-        if [[ "${arch,,}" =~ ^(amd64|x86_64)$ ]]; then
-          [[ "$u" =~ (amd64|x86_64).*\.deb$ ]] || continue
-        elif [[ "${arch,,}" =~ ^(arm64|aarch64)$ ]]; then
-          [[ "$u" =~ (arm64|aarch64).*\.deb$ ]] || continue
+        if [[ "$u" =~ ($arch|amd64|x86_64|aarch64|arm64).*\.deb$ ]]; then
+          url_match="$u"
+          break
         fi
-        url_match="$u"
-        break
       done
     fi
 
@@ -3277,13 +3286,10 @@ function fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
         fi
         if [[ -z "$url_match" ]]; then
           for u in $assets; do
-            if [[ "${arch,,}" =~ ^(amd64|x86_64)$ ]]; then
-              [[ "$u" =~ (amd64|x86_64).*\.deb$ ]] || continue
-            elif [[ "${arch,,}" =~ ^(arm64|aarch64)$ ]]; then
-              [[ "$u" =~ (arm64|aarch64).*\.deb$ ]] || continue
+            if [[ "$u" =~ ($arch|amd64|x86_64|aarch64|arm64).*\.deb$ ]]; then
+              url_match="$u"
+              break
             fi
-            url_match="$u"
-            break
           done
         fi
         if [[ -z "$url_match" ]]; then