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CHANGELOG.md

@@ -776,7 +776,14 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
 
-  - writefreely ([#11524](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11524))
+  - Wishlist ([#11527](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11527))
+- WriteFreely ([#11524](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11524))
+
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - core: create vm-core.func from dev [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11528](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11528))
 
 ## 2026-02-03
 

ct/headers/wishlist

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+ _       ___      __    ___      __ 
+| |     / (_)____/ /_  / (_)____/ /_
+| | /| / / / ___/ __ \/ / / ___/ __/
+| |/ |/ / (__  ) / / / / (__  ) /_  
+|__/|__/_/____/_/ /_/_/_/____/\__/  
+                                    

ct/wishlist.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/build.func)
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: Dunky13
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/cmintey/wishlist
+
+APP="Wishlist"
+var_tags="${var_tags:-sharing}"
+var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-5}"
+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/wishlist ]]; then
+    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "wishlist" "cmintey/wishlist"; then
+    NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="pnpm" setup_nodejs
+
+    msg_info "Stopping Service"
+    systemctl stop wishlist
+    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
+
+    msg_info "Creating Backup"
+    mkdir -p /opt/wishlist-backup
+    cp /opt/wishlist/.env /opt/wishlist-backup/.env
+    cp -a /opt/wishlist/uploads /opt/wishlist-backup
+    cp -a /opt/wishlist/data /opt/wishlist-backup
+    msg_ok "Created Backup"
+
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "wishlist" "cmintey/wishlist" "tarball"
+    LATEST_APP_VERSION=$(get_latest_github_release "cmintey/wishlist")
+
+    msg_info "Updating Wishlist"
+    cd /opt/wishlist
+    $STD pnpm install
+    $STD pnpm svelte-kit sync
+    $STD pnpm prisma generate
+    sed -i 's|/usr/src/app/|/opt/wishlist/|g' $(grep -rl '/usr/src/app/' /opt/wishlist)
+    export VERSION="v${LATEST_APP_VERSION}"
+    export SHA="v${LATEST_APP_VERSION}"
+    $STD pnpm run build
+    $STD pnpm prune --prod
+    chmod +x /opt/wishlist/entrypoint.sh
+
+    msg_info "Restoring Backup"
+    cp /opt/wishlist-backup/.env /opt/wishlist/.env
+    cp -a /opt/wishlist-backup/uploads /opt/wishlist
+    cp -a /opt/wishlist-backup/data /opt/wishlist
+    rm -rf /opt/wishlist-backup
+    msg_ok "Restored Backup"
+    
+    msg_ok "Updated Wishlist"
+    msg_info "Starting Service"
+    systemctl start wishlist
+    msg_ok "Started Service"
+    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  fi
+  exit
+}
+
+start
+build_container
+description
+
+msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
+echo -e "${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}:3280${CL}"

frontend/public/json/wishlist.json

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+{
+    "name": "Wishlist",
+    "slug": "wishlist",
+    "categories": [
+        12
+    ],
+    "date_created": "2026-02-04",
+    "type": "ct",
+    "updateable": true,
+    "privileged": false,
+    "interface_port": 3280,
+    "documentation": "https://github.com/cmintey/wishlist/blob/main/README.md#getting-started",
+    "config_path": "/opt/wishlist/.env",
+    "website": "https://github.com/cmintey/wishlist",
+    "logo": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/selfhst/icons@main/webp/cmintey-wishlist.webp",
+    "description": "Wishlist is a self-hosted wishlist application that you can share with your friends and family. You no longer have to wonder what to get your family for the holidays, simply check their wishlist and claim any available item!",
+    "install_methods": [
+        {
+            "type": "default",
+            "script": "ct/wishlist.sh",
+            "resources": {
+                "cpu": 2,
+                "ram": 2048,
+                "hdd": 5,
+                "os": "Debian",
+                "version": "13"
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    "default_credentials": {
+        "username": null,
+        "password": null
+    },
+    "notes": []
+}

install/wishlist-install.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: Dunky13
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/cmintey/wishlist
+
+source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
+color
+verb_ip6
+catch_errors
+setting_up_container
+network_check
+update_os
+
+msg_info "Installing dependencies"
+$STD apt install -y \
+  build-essential \
+  openssl \
+  caddy
+msg_ok "Installed dependencies"
+
+NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="pnpm" setup_nodejs
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "wishlist" "cmintey/wishlist" "tarball"
+LATEST_APP_VERSION=$(get_latest_github_release "cmintey/wishlist")
+
+msg_info "Installing Wishlist"
+cd /opt/wishlist
+cp .env.example .env
+sed -i "s|^ORIGIN=.*|ORIGIN=http://${LOCAL_IP}:3280|" /opt/wishlist/.env
+echo "" >>/opt/wishlist/.env
+echo "NODE_ENV=production" >>/opt/wishlist/.env
+$STD pnpm install
+$STD pnpm svelte-kit sync
+$STD pnpm prisma generate
+sed -i 's|/usr/src/app/|/opt/wishlist/|g' $(grep -rl '/usr/src/app/' /opt/wishlist)
+export VERSION="v${LATEST_APP_VERSION}"
+export SHA="v${LATEST_APP_VERSION}"
+$STD pnpm run build
+$STD pnpm prune --prod
+chmod +x /opt/wishlist/entrypoint.sh
+mkdir -p /opt/wishlist/uploads
+mkdir -p /opt/wishlist/data
+msg_ok "Installed Wishlist"
+
+msg_info "Creating Service"
+cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/wishlist.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Wishlist Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/wishlist
+EnvironmentFile=/opt/wishlist/.env
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/env sh -c './entrypoint.sh'
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl enable -q --now wishlist
+msg_ok "Created Service"
+
+motd_ssh
+customize
+cleanup_lxc

misc/vm-core.func

@@ -0,0 +1,620 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# License: MIT | https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/branch/main/LICENSE
+
+set -euo pipefail
+SPINNER_PID=""
+SPINNER_ACTIVE=0
+SPINNER_MSG=""
+declare -A MSG_INFO_SHOWN
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Loads core utility groups once (colors, formatting, icons, defaults).
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+[[ -n "${_CORE_FUNC_LOADED:-}" ]] && return
+_CORE_FUNC_LOADED=1
+
+load_functions() {
+  [[ -n "${__FUNCTIONS_LOADED:-}" ]] && return
+  __FUNCTIONS_LOADED=1
+  color
+  formatting
+  icons
+  default_vars
+  set_std_mode
+  shell_check
+  get_valid_nextid
+  cleanup_vmid
+  cleanup
+  check_root
+  pve_check
+  arch_check
+}
+
+# Function to download & save header files
+get_header() {
+  local app_name=$(echo "${APP,,}" | tr ' ' '-')
+  local app_type=${APP_TYPE:-vm}
+  local header_url="https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/branch/main/${app_type}/headers/${app_name}"
+  local local_header_path="/usr/local/community-scripts/headers/${app_type}/${app_name}"
+
+  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$local_header_path")"
+
+  if [ ! -s "$local_header_path" ]; then
+    if ! curl -fsSL "$header_url" -o "$local_header_path"; then
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  cat "$local_header_path" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+header_info() {
+  local app_name=$(echo "${APP,,}" | tr ' ' '-')
+  local header_content
+
+  header_content=$(get_header "$app_name") || header_content=""
+
+  clear
+  local term_width
+  term_width=$(tput cols 2>/dev/null || echo 120)
+
+  if [ -n "$header_content" ]; then
+    echo "$header_content"
+  fi
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Sets ANSI color codes used for styled terminal output.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+color() {
+  YW=$(echo "\033[33m")
+  YWB=$(echo "\033[93m")
+  BL=$(echo "\033[36m")
+  RD=$(echo "\033[01;31m")
+  BGN=$(echo "\033[4;92m")
+  GN=$(echo "\033[1;92m")
+  DGN=$(echo "\033[32m")
+  CL=$(echo "\033[m")
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Defines formatting helpers like tab, bold, and line reset sequences.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+formatting() {
+  BFR="\\r\\033[K"
+  BOLD=$(echo "\033[1m")
+  HOLD=" "
+  TAB="  "
+  TAB3="      "
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Sets symbolic icons used throughout user feedback and prompts.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+icons() {
+  CM="${TAB}✔️${TAB}"
+  CROSS="${TAB}✖️${TAB}"
+  DNSOK="✔️ "
+  DNSFAIL="${TAB}✖️${TAB}"
+  INFO="${TAB}💡${TAB}${CL}"
+  OS="${TAB}🖥️${TAB}${CL}"
+  OSVERSION="${TAB}🌟${TAB}${CL}"
+  CONTAINERTYPE="${TAB}📦${TAB}${CL}"
+  DISKSIZE="${TAB}💾${TAB}${CL}"
+  CPUCORE="${TAB}🧠${TAB}${CL}"
+  RAMSIZE="${TAB}🛠️${TAB}${CL}"
+  SEARCH="${TAB}🔍${TAB}${CL}"
+  VERBOSE_CROPPED="🔍${TAB}"
+  VERIFYPW="${TAB}🔐${TAB}${CL}"
+  CONTAINERID="${TAB}🆔${TAB}${CL}"
+  HOSTNAME="${TAB}🏠${TAB}${CL}"
+  BRIDGE="${TAB}🌉${TAB}${CL}"
+  NETWORK="${TAB}📡${TAB}${CL}"
+  GATEWAY="${TAB}🌐${TAB}${CL}"
+  DISABLEIPV6="${TAB}🚫${TAB}${CL}"
+  ICON_DISABLEIPV6="${TAB}🚫${TAB}${CL}"
+  DEFAULT="${TAB}⚙️${TAB}${CL}"
+  MACADDRESS="${TAB}🔗${TAB}${CL}"
+  VLANTAG="${TAB}🏷️${TAB}${CL}"
+  ROOTSSH="${TAB}🔑${TAB}${CL}"
+  CREATING="${TAB}🚀${TAB}${CL}"
+  ADVANCED="${TAB}🧩${TAB}${CL}"
+  FUSE="${TAB}🗂️${TAB}${CL}"
+  GPU="${TAB}🎮${TAB}${CL}"
+  HOURGLASS="${TAB}⏳${TAB}"
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Sets default verbose mode for script and os execution.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set_std_mode() {
+  if [ "${VERBOSE:-no}" = "yes" ]; then
+    STD=""
+  else
+    STD="silent"
+  fi
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# default_vars()
+#
+# - Sets default retry and wait variables used for system actions
+# - RETRY_NUM: Maximum number of retry attempts (default: 10)
+# - RETRY_EVERY: Seconds to wait between retries (default: 3)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+default_vars() {
+  RETRY_NUM=10
+  RETRY_EVERY=3
+  i=$RETRY_NUM
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# get_active_logfile()
+#
+# - Returns the appropriate log file based on execution context
+# - BUILD_LOG: Host operations (VM creation)
+# - Fallback to /tmp/build-<timestamp>.log if not set
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+get_active_logfile() {
+  if [[ -n "${BUILD_LOG:-}" ]]; then
+    echo "$BUILD_LOG"
+  else
+    # Fallback for legacy scripts
+    echo "/tmp/build-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).log"
+  fi
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# silent()
+#
+# - Executes command with output redirected to active log file
+# - On error: displays last 10 lines of log and exits with original exit code
+# - Temporarily disables error trap to capture exit code correctly
+# - Sources explain_exit_code() for detailed error messages
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+silent() {
+  local cmd="$*"
+  local caller_line="${BASH_LINENO[0]:-unknown}"
+  local logfile="$(get_active_logfile)"
+
+  set +Eeuo pipefail
+  trap - ERR
+
+  "$@" >>"$logfile" 2>&1
+  local rc=$?
+
+  set -Eeuo pipefail
+  trap 'error_handler' ERR
+
+  if [[ $rc -ne 0 ]]; then
+    # Source explain_exit_code if needed
+    if ! declare -f explain_exit_code >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/branch/main/misc/error_handler.func) 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+
+    local explanation=""
+    if declare -f explain_exit_code >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      explanation="$(explain_exit_code "$rc")"
+    fi
+
+    printf "\e[?25h"
+    if [[ -n "$explanation" ]]; then
+      msg_error "in line ${caller_line}: exit code ${rc} (${explanation})"
+    else
+      msg_error "in line ${caller_line}: exit code ${rc}"
+    fi
+    msg_custom "→" "${YWB}" "${cmd}"
+
+    if [[ -s "$logfile" ]]; then
+      local log_lines=$(wc -l <"$logfile")
+      echo "--- Last 10 lines of log ---"
+      tail -n 10 "$logfile"
+      echo "----------------------------"
+
+      # Show how to view full log if there are more lines
+      if [[ $log_lines -gt 10 ]]; then
+        msg_custom "📋" "${YW}" "View full log (${log_lines} lines): ${logfile}"
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    exit "$rc"
+  fi
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Performs a curl request with retry logic and inline feedback.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+run_curl() {
+  if [ "$VERB" = "no" ]; then
+    curl "$@" >/dev/null 2>>/tmp/curl_error.log
+  else
+    curl "$@" 2>>/tmp/curl_error.log
+  fi
+}
+
+curl_handler() {
+  local args=()
+  local url=""
+  local max_retries=0 delay=2 attempt=1
+  local exit_code has_output_file=false
+
+  for arg in "$@"; do
+    if [[ "$arg" != -* && -z "$url" ]]; then
+      url="$arg"
+    fi
+    [[ "$arg" == "-o" || "$arg" == --output ]] && has_output_file=true
+    args+=("$arg")
+  done
+
+  if [[ -z "$url" ]]; then
+    msg_error "no valid url or option entered for curl_handler"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  $STD msg_info "Fetching: $url"
+
+  while :; do
+    if $has_output_file; then
+      $STD run_curl "${args[@]}"
+      exit_code=$?
+    else
+      $STD result=$(run_curl "${args[@]}")
+      exit_code=$?
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then
+      stop_spinner
+      msg_ok "Fetched: $url"
+      $has_output_file || printf '%s' "$result"
+      return 0
+    fi
+
+    if ((attempt >= max_retries)); then
+      stop_spinner
+      if [ -s /tmp/curl_error.log ]; then
+        local curl_stderr
+        curl_stderr=$(</tmp/curl_error.log)
+        rm -f /tmp/curl_error.log
+      fi
+      __curl_err_handler "$exit_code" "$url" "$curl_stderr"
+      exit 1 # hard exit if exit_code is not 0
+    fi
+
+    $STD printf "\r\033[K${INFO}${YW}Retry $attempt/$max_retries in ${delay}s...${CL}" >&2
+    sleep "$delay"
+    ((attempt++))
+  done
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Handles specific curl error codes and displays descriptive messages.
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+__curl_err_handler() {
+  local exit_code="$1"
+  local target="$2"
+  local curl_msg="$3"
+
+  case $exit_code in
+  1) msg_error "Unsupported protocol: $target" ;;
+  2) msg_error "Curl init failed: $target" ;;
+  3) msg_error "Malformed URL: $target" ;;
+  5) msg_error "Proxy resolution failed: $target" ;;
+  6) msg_error "Host resolution failed: $target" ;;
+  7) msg_error "Connection failed: $target" ;;
+  9) msg_error "Access denied: $target" ;;
+  18) msg_error "Partial file transfer: $target" ;;
+  22) msg_error "HTTP error (e.g. 400/404): $target" ;;
+  23) msg_error "Write error on local system: $target" ;;
+  26) msg_error "Read error from local file: $target" ;;
+  28) msg_error "Timeout: $target" ;;
+  35) msg_error "SSL connect error: $target" ;;
+  47) msg_error "Too many redirects: $target" ;;
+  51) msg_error "SSL cert verify failed: $target" ;;
+  52) msg_error "Empty server response: $target" ;;
+  55) msg_error "Send error: $target" ;;
+  56) msg_error "Receive error: $target" ;;
+  60) msg_error "SSL CA not trusted: $target" ;;
+  67) msg_error "Login denied by server: $target" ;;
+  78) msg_error "Remote file not found (404): $target" ;;
+  *) msg_error "Curl failed with code $exit_code: $target" ;;
+  esac
+
+  [[ -n "$curl_msg" ]] && printf "%s\n" "$curl_msg" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# shell_check()
+#
+# - Verifies that the script is running under Bash shell
+# - Exits with error message if different shell is detected
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+shell_check() {
+  if [[ "$(ps -p $$ -o comm=)" != "bash" ]]; then
+    clear
+    msg_error "Your default shell is currently not set to Bash. To use these scripts, please switch to the Bash shell."
+    echo -e "\nExiting..."
+    sleep 2
+    exit
+  fi
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# clear_line()
+#
+# - Clears current terminal line using tput or ANSI escape codes
+# - Moves cursor to beginning of line (carriage return)
+# - Fallback to ANSI codes if tput not available
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+clear_line() {
+  tput cr 2>/dev/null || echo -en "\r"
+  tput el 2>/dev/null || echo -en "\033[K"
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# is_verbose_mode()
+#
+# - Determines if script should run in verbose mode
+# - Checks VERBOSE and var_verbose variables
+# - Also returns true if not running in TTY (pipe/redirect scenario)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+is_verbose_mode() {
+  local verbose="${VERBOSE:-${var_verbose:-no}}"
+  [[ "$verbose" != "no" || ! -t 2 ]]
+}
+
+### dev spinner ###
+SPINNER_ACTIVE=0
+SPINNER_PID=""
+SPINNER_MSG=""
+declare -A MSG_INFO_SHOWN=()
+
+# Trap cleanup on various signals
+trap 'cleanup_spinner' EXIT INT TERM HUP
+
+# Cleans up spinner process on exit
+cleanup_spinner() {
+  stop_spinner
+  # Additional cleanup if needed
+}
+
+start_spinner() {
+  local msg="${1:-Processing...}"
+  local frames=(⠋ ⠙ ⠹ ⠸ ⠼ ⠴ ⠦ ⠧ ⠇ ⠏)
+  local spin_i=0
+  local interval=0.1
+
+  # Set message and clear current line
+  SPINNER_MSG="$msg"
+  printf "\r\e[2K" >&2
+
+  # Stop any existing spinner
+  stop_spinner
+
+  # Set active flag
+  SPINNER_ACTIVE=1
+
+  # Start spinner in background
+  {
+    while [[ "$SPINNER_ACTIVE" -eq 1 ]]; do
+      printf "\r\e[2K%s %b" "${TAB}${frames[spin_i]}${TAB}" "${YW}${SPINNER_MSG}${CL}" >&2
+      spin_i=$(((spin_i + 1) % ${#frames[@]}))
+      sleep "$interval"
+    done
+  } &
+
+  SPINNER_PID=$!
+
+  # Disown to prevent getting "Terminated" messages
+  disown "$SPINNER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+stop_spinner() {
+  # Check if spinner is active and PID exists
+  if [[ "$SPINNER_ACTIVE" -eq 1 ]] && [[ -n "${SPINNER_PID}" ]]; then
+    SPINNER_ACTIVE=0
+
+    if kill -0 "$SPINNER_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+      kill "$SPINNER_PID" 2>/dev/null
+      # Give it a moment to terminate
+      sleep 0.1
+      # Force kill if still running
+      if kill -0 "$SPINNER_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+        kill -9 "$SPINNER_PID" 2>/dev/null
+      fi
+      # Wait for process but ignore errors
+      wait "$SPINNER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+
+    # Clear spinner line
+    printf "\r\e[2K" >&2
+    SPINNER_PID=""
+  fi
+}
+
+spinner_guard() {
+  # Safely stop spinner if it's running
+  if [[ "$SPINNER_ACTIVE" -eq 1 ]] && [[ -n "${SPINNER_PID}" ]]; then
+    stop_spinner
+  fi
+}
+
+msg_info() {
+  local msg="${1:-Information message}"
+
+  # Only show each message once unless reset
+  if [[ -n "${MSG_INFO_SHOWN["$msg"]+x}" ]]; then
+    return
+  fi
+  MSG_INFO_SHOWN["$msg"]=1
+
+  spinner_guard
+  start_spinner "$msg"
+}
+
+msg_ok() {
+  local msg="${1:-Operation completed successfully}"
+  stop_spinner
+  printf "\r\e[2K%s %b\n" "${CM}" "${GN}${msg}${CL}" >&2
+
+  # Remove from shown messages to allow it to be shown again
+  local sanitized_msg
+  sanitized_msg=$(printf '%s' "$msg" | sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*m//g; s/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]/_/g')
+  unset 'MSG_INFO_SHOWN['"$sanitized_msg"']' 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+msg_error() {
+  local msg="${1:-An error occurred}"
+  stop_spinner
+  printf "\r\e[2K%s %b\n" "${CROSS}" "${RD}${msg}${CL}" >&2
+}
+
+msg_warn() {
+  stop_spinner
+  local msg="$1"
+  echo -e "${BFR:-}${INFO:-ℹ️} ${YWB}${msg}${CL}" >&2
+}
+
+# Helper function to display a message with custom symbol and color
+msg_custom() {
+  local symbol="${1:-*}"
+  local color="${2:-$CL}"
+  local msg="${3:-Custom message}"
+  [[ -z "$msg" ]] && return
+  stop_spinner
+  printf "\r\e[2K%s %b\n" "$symbol" "${color}${msg}${CL}" >&2
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# msg_debug()
+#
+# - Displays debug message with timestamp when var_full_verbose=1
+# - Automatically enables var_verbose if not already set
+# - Uses bright yellow color for debug output
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+msg_debug() {
+  if [[ "${var_full_verbose:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    [[ "${var_verbose:-0}" != "1" ]] && var_verbose=1
+    echo -e "${YWB}[$(date '+%F %T')] [DEBUG]${CL} $*"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Displays error message and immediately terminates script
+fatal() {
+  msg_error "$1"
+  kill -INT $$
+}
+
+get_valid_nextid() {
+  local try_id
+  try_id=$(pvesh get /cluster/nextid)
+  while true; do
+    if [ -f "/etc/pve/qemu-server/${try_id}.conf" ] || [ -f "/etc/pve/lxc/${try_id}.conf" ]; then
+      try_id=$((try_id + 1))
+      continue
+    fi
+    if lvs --noheadings -o lv_name | grep -qE "(^|[-_])${try_id}($|[-_])"; then
+      try_id=$((try_id + 1))
+      continue
+    fi
+    break
+  done
+  echo "$try_id"
+}
+
+cleanup_vmid() {
+  if [[ -z "${VMID:-}" ]]; then
+    return
+  fi
+  if qm status "$VMID" &>/dev/null; then
+    qm stop "$VMID" &>/dev/null
+    qm destroy "$VMID" &>/dev/null
+  fi
+}
+
+cleanup() {
+  if [[ "$(dirs -p | wc -l)" -gt 1 ]]; then
+    popd >/dev/null || true
+  fi
+}
+
+check_root() {
+  if [[ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 || $(ps -o comm= -p $PPID) == "sudo" ]]; then
+    clear
+    msg_error "Please run this script as root."
+    echo -e "\nExiting..."
+    sleep 2
+    exit
+  fi
+}
+
+pve_check() {
+  if ! pveversion | grep -Eq "pve-manager/(8\.[1-4]|9\.[0-1])(\.[0-9]+)*"; then
+    msg_error "This version of Proxmox Virtual Environment is not supported"
+    echo -e "Requires Proxmox Virtual Environment Version 8.1 - 8.4 or 9.0 - 9.1."
+    echo -e "Exiting..."
+    sleep 2
+    exit
+  fi
+}
+
+arch_check() {
+  if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" != "amd64" ]; then
+    echo -e "\n ${INFO}${YWB}This script will not work with PiMox! \n"
+    echo -e "\n ${YWB}Visit https://github.com/asylumexp/Proxmox for ARM64 support. \n"
+    echo -e "Exiting..."
+    sleep 2
+    exit
+  fi
+}
+
+exit_script() {
+  clear
+  echo -e "\n${CROSS}${RD}User exited script${CL}\n"
+  exit
+}
+
+check_hostname_conflict() {
+  local hostname="$1"
+  if qm list | awk '{print $2}' | grep -qx "$hostname"; then
+    msg_error "Hostname $hostname already in use by another VM."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+set_description() {
+  DESCRIPTION=$(
+    cat <<EOF
+<div align='center'>
+  <a href='https://Helper-Scripts.com' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
+    <img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/images/logo-81x112.png' alt='Logo' style='width:81px;height:112px;'/>
+  </a>
+
+  <h2 style='font-size: 24px; margin: 20px 0;'>${NSAPP} VM</h2>
+
+  <p style='margin: 16px 0;'>
+    <a href='https://ko-fi.com/community_scripts' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
+      <img src='https://img.shields.io/badge/&#x2615;-Buy us a coffee-blue' alt='spend Coffee' />
+    </a>
+  </p>
+
+  <span style='margin: 0 10px;'>
+    <i class="fa fa-github fa-fw" style="color: #f5f5f5;"></i>
+    <a href='https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>GitHub</a>
+  </span>
+  <span style='margin: 0 10px;'>
+    <i class="fa fa-comments fa-fw" style="color: #f5f5f5;"></i>
+    <a href='https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/discussions' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>Discussions</a>
+  </span>
+  <span style='margin: 0 10px;'>
+    <i class="fa fa-exclamation-circle fa-fw" style="color: #f5f5f5;"></i>
+    <a href='https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/issues' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>Issues</a>
+  </span>
+</div>
+EOF
+  )
+  qm set "$VMID" -description "$DESCRIPTION" >/dev/null
+
+}

vm/docker-vm.sh

@@ -1,45 +1,71 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
-# Author: thost96 (thost96) | Co-Author: michelroegl-brunner | Refactored: MickLesk
-# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Author: thost96 (thost96) | Co-Author: michelroegl-brunner
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 
-# ==============================================================================
-# Docker VM - Creates a Docker-ready Virtual Machine
-# ==============================================================================
+source /dev/stdin <<<$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/api.func)
 
-source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/branch/main/misc/api.func) 2>/dev/null
-source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/branch/main/misc/vm-core.func) 2>/dev/null
-source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/branch/main/misc/cloud-init.func) 2>/dev/null || true
-load_functions
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# SCRIPT VARIABLES
-# ==============================================================================
-APP="Docker"
-APP_TYPE="vm"
-NSAPP="docker-vm"
-var_os="debian"
-var_version="13"
+function header_info() {
+  clear
+  cat <<"EOF"
+    ____             __                _    ____  ___
+   / __ \____  _____/ /_____  _____   | |  / /  |/  /
+  / / / / __ \/ ___/ //_/ _ \/ ___/   | | / / /|_/ /
+ / /_/ / /_/ / /__/ ,< /  __/ /       | |/ / /  / /
+/_____/\____/\___/_/|_|\___/_/        |___/_/  /_/
 
+EOF
+}
+header_info
+echo -e "\n Loading..."
 GEN_MAC=02:$(openssl rand -hex 5 | awk '{print toupper($0)}' | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//')
 RANDOM_UUID="$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid)"
 METHOD=""
+NSAPP="docker-vm"
+var_os="debian"
+var_version="12"
 DISK_SIZE="10G"
-USE_CLOUD_INIT="no"
-OS_TYPE=""
-OS_VERSION=""
-THIN="discard=on,ssd=1,"
 
-# ==============================================================================
-# ERROR HANDLING & CLEANUP
-# ==============================================================================
+YW=$(echo "\033[33m")
+BL=$(echo "\033[36m")
+RD=$(echo "\033[01;31m")
+BGN=$(echo "\033[4;92m")
+GN=$(echo "\033[1;92m")
+DGN=$(echo "\033[32m")
+CL=$(echo "\033[m")
+
+CL=$(echo "\033[m")
+BOLD=$(echo "\033[1m")
+BFR="\\r\\033[K"
+HOLD=" "
+TAB="  "
+
+CM="${TAB}✔️${TAB}${CL}"
+CROSS="${TAB}✖️${TAB}${CL}"
+INFO="${TAB}💡${TAB}${CL}"
+OS="${TAB}🖥️${TAB}${CL}"
+CONTAINERTYPE="${TAB}📦${TAB}${CL}"
+DISKSIZE="${TAB}💾${TAB}${CL}"
+CPUCORE="${TAB}🧠${TAB}${CL}"
+RAMSIZE="${TAB}🛠️${TAB}${CL}"
+CONTAINERID="${TAB}🆔${TAB}${CL}"
+HOSTNAME="${TAB}🏠${TAB}${CL}"
+BRIDGE="${TAB}🌉${TAB}${CL}"
+GATEWAY="${TAB}🌐${TAB}${CL}"
+DEFAULT="${TAB}⚙️${TAB}${CL}"
+MACADDRESS="${TAB}🔗${TAB}${CL}"
+VLANTAG="${TAB}🏷️${TAB}${CL}"
+CREATING="${TAB}🚀${TAB}${CL}"
+ADVANCED="${TAB}🧩${TAB}${CL}"
+CLOUD="${TAB}☁️${TAB}${CL}"
+
+THIN="discard=on,ssd=1,"
 set -e
 trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
 trap cleanup EXIT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "INTERRUPTED"' SIGINT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "TERMINATED"' SIGTERM
-
 function error_handler() {
   local exit_code="$?"
   local line_number="$1"
@@ -50,96 +76,140 @@ function error_handler() {
   cleanup_vmid
 }
 
-# ==============================================================================
-# OS SELECTION FUNCTIONS
-# ==============================================================================
-function select_os() {
-  if OS_CHOICE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "SELECT OS" --radiolist \
-    "Choose Operating System for Docker VM" 14 68 4 \
-    "debian13" "Debian 13 (Trixie) - Latest" ON \
-    "debian12" "Debian 12 (Bookworm) - Stable" OFF \
-    "ubuntu2404" "Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble)" OFF \
-    "ubuntu2204" "Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy)" OFF \
-    3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    case $OS_CHOICE in
-    debian13)
-      OS_TYPE="debian"
-      OS_VERSION="13"
-      OS_CODENAME="trixie"
-      OS_DISPLAY="Debian 13 (Trixie)"
-      ;;
-    debian12)
-      OS_TYPE="debian"
-      OS_VERSION="12"
-      OS_CODENAME="bookworm"
-      OS_DISPLAY="Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
-      ;;
-    ubuntu2404)
-      OS_TYPE="ubuntu"
-      OS_VERSION="24.04"
-      OS_CODENAME="noble"
-      OS_DISPLAY="Ubuntu 24.04 LTS"
-      ;;
-    ubuntu2204)
-      OS_TYPE="ubuntu"
-      OS_VERSION="22.04"
-      OS_CODENAME="jammy"
-      OS_DISPLAY="Ubuntu 22.04 LTS"
-      ;;
-    esac
-    echo -e "${OS}${BOLD}${DGN}Operating System: ${BGN}${OS_DISPLAY}${CL}"
-  else
-    exit_script
-  fi
-}
-
-function select_cloud_init() {
-  if [ "$OS_TYPE" = "ubuntu" ]; then
-    USE_CLOUD_INIT="yes"
-    echo -e "${CLOUD:-${TAB}☁️${TAB}${CL}}${BOLD}${DGN}Cloud-Init: ${BGN}yes (Ubuntu requires Cloud-Init)${CL}"
-    return
-  fi
-
-  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "CLOUD-INIT" \
-    --yesno "Enable Cloud-Init for VM configuration?\n\nCloud-Init allows automatic configuration of:\n- User accounts and passwords\n- SSH keys\n- Network settings (DHCP/Static)\n- DNS configuration\n\nYou can also configure these settings later in Proxmox UI.\n\nNote: Debian without Cloud-Init will use nocloud image with console auto-login." 18 68); then
-    USE_CLOUD_INIT="yes"
-    echo -e "${CLOUD:-${TAB}☁️${TAB}${CL}}${BOLD}${DGN}Cloud-Init: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
-  else
-    USE_CLOUD_INIT="no"
-    echo -e "${CLOUD:-${TAB}☁️${TAB}${CL}}${BOLD}${DGN}Cloud-Init: ${BGN}no${CL}"
-  fi
-}
-
-function get_image_url() {
-  local arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
-  case $OS_TYPE in
-  debian)
-    if [ "$USE_CLOUD_INIT" = "yes" ]; then
-      echo "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/${OS_CODENAME}/latest/debian-${OS_VERSION}-generic-${arch}.qcow2"
-    else
-      echo "https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/${OS_CODENAME}/latest/debian-${OS_VERSION}-nocloud-${arch}.qcow2"
+function get_valid_nextid() {
+  local try_id
+  try_id=$(pvesh get /cluster/nextid)
+  while true; do
+    if [ -f "/etc/pve/qemu-server/${try_id}.conf" ] || [ -f "/etc/pve/lxc/${try_id}.conf" ]; then
+      try_id=$((try_id + 1))
+      continue
     fi
-    ;;
-  ubuntu)
-    echo "https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/${OS_CODENAME}/current/${OS_CODENAME}-server-cloudimg-${arch}.img"
-    ;;
-  esac
+    if lvs --noheadings -o lv_name | grep -qE "(^|[-_])${try_id}($|[-_])"; then
+      try_id=$((try_id + 1))
+      continue
+    fi
+    break
+  done
+  echo "$try_id"
 }
 
-# ==============================================================================
-# SETTINGS FUNCTIONS
-# ==============================================================================
-function default_settings() {
-  select_os
-  select_cloud_init
+function cleanup_vmid() {
+  if qm status $VMID &>/dev/null; then
+    qm stop $VMID &>/dev/null
+    qm destroy $VMID &>/dev/null
+  fi
+}
 
+function cleanup() {
+  popd >/dev/null
+  post_update_to_api "done" "none"
+  rm -rf $TEMP_DIR
+}
+
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+pushd $TEMP_DIR >/dev/null
+if whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Docker VM" --yesno "This will create a New Docker VM. Proceed?" 10 58; then
+  :
+else
+  header_info && echo -e "${CROSS}${RD}User exited script${CL}\n" && exit
+fi
+
+function msg_info() {
+  local msg="$1"
+  echo -ne "${TAB}${YW}${HOLD}${msg}${HOLD}"
+}
+
+function msg_ok() {
+  local msg="$1"
+  echo -e "${BFR}${CM}${GN}${msg}${CL}"
+}
+
+function msg_error() {
+  local msg="$1"
+  echo -e "${BFR}${CROSS}${RD}${msg}${CL}"
+}
+
+function check_root() {
+  if [[ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 || $(ps -o comm= -p $PPID) == "sudo" ]]; then
+    clear
+    msg_error "Please run this script as root."
+    echo -e "\nExiting..."
+    sleep 2
+    exit
+  fi
+}
+
+# This function checks the version of Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) and exits if the version is not supported.
+# Supported: Proxmox VE 8.0.x – 8.9.x, 9.0 and 9.1
+pve_check() {
+  local PVE_VER
+  PVE_VER="$(pveversion | awk -F'/' '{print $2}' | awk -F'-' '{print $1}')"
+
+  # Check for Proxmox VE 8.x: allow 8.0–8.9
+  if [[ "$PVE_VER" =~ ^8\.([0-9]+) ]]; then
+    local MINOR="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+    if ((MINOR < 0 || MINOR > 9)); then
+      msg_error "This version of Proxmox VE is not supported."
+      msg_error "Supported: Proxmox VE version 8.0 – 8.9"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  # Check for Proxmox VE 9.x: allow 9.0 and 9.1
+  if [[ "$PVE_VER" =~ ^9\.([0-9]+) ]]; then
+    local MINOR="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+    if ((MINOR < 0 || MINOR > 1)); then
+      msg_error "This version of Proxmox VE is not supported."
+      msg_error "Supported: Proxmox VE version 9.0 – 9.1"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  # All other unsupported versions
+  msg_error "This version of Proxmox VE is not supported."
+  msg_error "Supported versions: Proxmox VE 8.0 – 8.x or 9.0 – 9.1"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+function arch_check() {
+  if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" != "amd64" ]; then
+    echo -e "\n ${INFO}${YWB}This script will not work with PiMox! \n"
+    echo -e "\n ${YWB}Visit https://github.com/asylumexp/Proxmox for ARM64 support. \n"
+    echo -e "Exiting..."
+    sleep 2
+    exit
+  fi
+}
+
+function ssh_check() {
+  if command -v pveversion >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if [ -n "${SSH_CLIENT:+x}" ]; then
+      if whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --defaultno --title "SSH DETECTED" --yesno "It's suggested to use the Proxmox shell instead of SSH, since SSH can create issues while gathering variables. Would you like to proceed with using SSH?" 10 62; then
+        echo "you've been warned"
+      else
+        clear
+        exit
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+function exit-script() {
+  clear
+  echo -e "\n${CROSS}${RD}User exited script${CL}\n"
+  exit
+}
+
+function default_settings() {
   VMID=$(get_valid_nextid)
-  FORMAT=""
-  MACHINE=" -machine q35"
+  FORMAT=",efitype=4m"
+  MACHINE=""
   DISK_CACHE=""
   DISK_SIZE="10G"
   HN="docker"
-  CPU_TYPE=" -cpu host"
+  CPU_TYPE=""
   CORE_COUNT="2"
   RAM_SIZE="4096"
   BRG="vmbr0"
@@ -148,13 +218,12 @@ function default_settings() {
   MTU=""
   START_VM="yes"
   METHOD="default"
-
   echo -e "${CONTAINERID}${BOLD}${DGN}Virtual Machine ID: ${BGN}${VMID}${CL}"
-  echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}Q35 (Modern)${CL}"
+  echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}i440fx${CL}"
   echo -e "${DISKSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}Disk Size: ${BGN}${DISK_SIZE}${CL}"
   echo -e "${DISKSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}Disk Cache: ${BGN}None${CL}"
   echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}${HN}${CL}"
-  echo -e "${OS}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Model: ${BGN}Host${CL}"
+  echo -e "${OS}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Model: ${BGN}KVM64${CL}"
   echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}${CORE_COUNT}${CL}"
   echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}${RAM_SIZE}${CL}"
   echo -e "${BRIDGE}${BOLD}${DGN}Bridge: ${BGN}${BRG}${CL}"
@@ -162,17 +231,12 @@ function default_settings() {
   echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}Default${CL}"
   echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}Default${CL}"
   echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
-  echo -e "${CREATING}${BOLD}${DGN}Creating a Docker VM using the above settings${CL}"
+  echo -e "${CREATING}${BOLD}${DGN}Creating a Docker VM using the above default settings${CL}"
 }
 
 function advanced_settings() {
-  select_os
-  select_cloud_init
-
   METHOD="advanced"
   [ -z "${VMID:-}" ] && VMID=$(get_valid_nextid)
-
-  # VM ID
   while true; do
     if VMID=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Virtual Machine ID" 8 58 $VMID --title "VIRTUAL MACHINE ID" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
       if [ -z "$VMID" ]; then
@@ -186,29 +250,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
       echo -e "${CONTAINERID}${BOLD}${DGN}Virtual Machine ID: ${BGN}$VMID${CL}"
       break
     else
-      exit_script
+      exit-script
     fi
   done
 
-  # Machine Type
   if MACH=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "MACHINE TYPE" --radiolist --cancel-button Exit-Script "Choose Type" 10 58 2 \
-    "q35" "Q35 (Modern, PCIe)" ON \
-    "i440fx" "i440fx (Legacy, PCI)" OFF \
+    "i440fx" "Machine i440fx" ON \
+    "q35" "Machine q35" OFF \
     3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ $MACH = q35 ]; then
-      echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}Q35 (Modern)${CL}"
+      echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}$MACH${CL}"
       FORMAT=""
       MACHINE=" -machine q35"
     else
-      echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}i440fx (Legacy)${CL}"
+      echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}$MACH${CL}"
       FORMAT=",efitype=4m"
       MACHINE=""
     fi
   else
-    exit_script
+    exit-script
   fi
 
-  # Disk Size
   if DISK_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Disk Size in GiB (e.g., 10, 20)" 8 58 "$DISK_SIZE" --title "DISK SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     DISK_SIZE=$(echo "$DISK_SIZE" | tr -d ' ')
     if [[ "$DISK_SIZE" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
@@ -218,13 +280,12 @@ function advanced_settings() {
       echo -e "${DISKSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}Disk Size: ${BGN}$DISK_SIZE${CL}"
     else
       echo -e "${DISKSIZE}${BOLD}${RD}Invalid Disk Size. Please use a number (e.g., 10 or 10G).${CL}"
-      exit_script
+      exit-script
     fi
   else
-    exit_script
+    exit-script
   fi
 
-  # Disk Cache
   if DISK_CACHE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "DISK CACHE" --radiolist "Choose" --cancel-button Exit-Script 10 58 2 \
     "0" "None (Default)" ON \
     "1" "Write Through" OFF \
@@ -237,25 +298,24 @@ function advanced_settings() {
       DISK_CACHE=""
     fi
   else
-    exit_script
+    exit-script
   fi
 
-  # Hostname
   if VM_NAME=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Hostname" 8 58 docker --title "HOSTNAME" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z $VM_NAME ]; then
       HN="docker"
+      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
     else
       HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
+      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
     fi
-    echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
   else
-    exit_script
+    exit-script
   fi
 
-  # CPU Model
   if CPU_TYPE1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "CPU MODEL" --radiolist "Choose" --cancel-button Exit-Script 10 58 2 \
-    "1" "Host (Recommended)" ON \
-    "0" "KVM64" OFF \
+    "0" "KVM64 (Default)" ON \
+    "1" "Host" OFF \
     3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ $CPU_TYPE1 = "1" ]; then
       echo -e "${OS}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Model: ${BGN}Host${CL}"
@@ -265,78 +325,80 @@ function advanced_settings() {
       CPU_TYPE=""
     fi
   else
-    exit_script
+    exit-script
   fi
 
-  # CPU Cores
   if CORE_COUNT=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
       CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
     fi
-    echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
   else
-    exit_script
+    exit-script
   fi
 
-  # RAM Size
-  if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 4096 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      RAM_SIZE="4096"
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
     fi
-    echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
   else
-    exit_script
+    exit-script
   fi
 
-  # Bridge
   if BRG=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Bridge" 8 58 vmbr0 --title "BRIDGE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z $BRG ]; then
       BRG="vmbr0"
+      echo -e "${BRIDGE}${BOLD}${DGN}Bridge: ${BGN}$BRG${CL}"
+    else
+      echo -e "${BRIDGE}${BOLD}${DGN}Bridge: ${BGN}$BRG${CL}"
     fi
-    echo -e "${BRIDGE}${BOLD}${DGN}Bridge: ${BGN}$BRG${CL}"
   else
-    exit_script
+    exit-script
   fi
 
-  # MAC Address
   if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
     else
       MAC="$MAC1"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
     fi
-    echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
   else
-    exit_script
+    exit-script
   fi
 
-  # VLAN
-  if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+  if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
     else
       VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
     fi
-    echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
   else
-    exit_script
+    exit-script
   fi
 
-  # MTU
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
     else
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
     fi
-    echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
   else
-    exit_script
+    exit-script
   fi
 
-  # Start VM
   if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
     echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
     START_VM="yes"
@@ -345,7 +407,6 @@ function advanced_settings() {
     START_VM="no"
   fi
 
-  # Confirm
   if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "ADVANCED SETTINGS COMPLETE" --yesno "Ready to create a Docker VM?" --no-button Do-Over 10 58); then
     echo -e "${CREATING}${BOLD}${DGN}Creating a Docker VM using the above advanced settings${CL}"
   else
@@ -366,28 +427,13 @@ function start_script() {
     advanced_settings
   fi
 }
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# MAIN EXECUTION
-# ==============================================================================
-header_info
-
 check_root
 arch_check
 pve_check
-
-if whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Docker VM" --yesno "This will create a New Docker VM. Proceed?" 10 58; then
-  :
-else
-  header_info && echo -e "${CROSS}${RD}User exited script${CL}\n" && exit
-fi
-
+ssh_check
 start_script
 post_to_api_vm
 
-# ==============================================================================
-# STORAGE SELECTION
-# ==============================================================================
 msg_info "Validating Storage"
 while read -r line; do
   TAG=$(echo $line | awk '{print $1}')
@@ -400,7 +446,6 @@ while read -r line; do
   fi
   STORAGE_MENU+=("$TAG" "$ITEM" "OFF")
 done < <(pvesm status -content images | awk 'NR>1')
-
 VALID=$(pvesm status -content images | awk 'NR>1')
 if [ -z "$VALID" ]; then
   msg_error "Unable to detect a valid storage location."
@@ -408,8 +453,6 @@ if [ -z "$VALID" ]; then
 elif [ $((${#STORAGE_MENU[@]} / 3)) -eq 1 ]; then
   STORAGE=${STORAGE_MENU[0]}
 else
-  if [ -n "$SPINNER_PID" ] && ps -p $SPINNER_PID >/dev/null; then kill $SPINNER_PID >/dev/null; fi
-  printf "\e[?25h"
   while [ -z "${STORAGE:+x}" ]; do
     STORAGE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Storage Pools" --radiolist \
       "Which storage pool would you like to use for ${HN}?\nTo make a selection, use the Spacebar.\n" \
@@ -419,288 +462,112 @@ else
 fi
 msg_ok "Using ${CL}${BL}$STORAGE${CL} ${GN}for Storage Location."
 msg_ok "Virtual Machine ID is ${CL}${BL}$VMID${CL}."
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# PREREQUISITES
-# ==============================================================================
-if ! command -v virt-customize &>/dev/null; then
-  msg_info "Installing libguestfs-tools"
-  apt-get -qq update >/dev/null
-  apt-get -qq install libguestfs-tools lsb-release -y >/dev/null
-  apt-get -qq install dhcpcd-base -y >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-  msg_ok "Installed libguestfs-tools"
-fi
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# IMAGE DOWNLOAD
-# ==============================================================================
-msg_info "Retrieving the URL for the ${OS_DISPLAY} Qcow2 Disk Image"
-URL=$(get_image_url)
-CACHE_DIR="/var/lib/vz/template/cache"
-CACHE_FILE="$CACHE_DIR/$(basename "$URL")"
-mkdir -p "$CACHE_DIR"
+msg_info "Retrieving the URL for the Debian 12 Qcow2 Disk Image"
+URL="https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/bookworm/latest/debian-12-nocloud-$(dpkg --print-architecture).qcow2"
+sleep 2
 msg_ok "${CL}${BL}${URL}${CL}"
+curl -f#SL -o "$(basename "$URL")" "$URL"
+echo -en "\e[1A\e[0K"
+FILE=$(basename $URL)
+msg_ok "Downloaded ${CL}${BL}${FILE}${CL}"
 
-if [[ ! -s "$CACHE_FILE" ]]; then
-  curl -f#SL -o "$CACHE_FILE" "$URL"
-  echo -en "\e[1A\e[0K"
-  msg_ok "Downloaded ${CL}${BL}$(basename "$CACHE_FILE")${CL}"
-else
-  msg_ok "Using cached image ${CL}${BL}$(basename "$CACHE_FILE")${CL}"
-fi
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# STORAGE TYPE DETECTION
-# ==============================================================================
 STORAGE_TYPE=$(pvesm status -storage "$STORAGE" | awk 'NR>1 {print $2}')
 case $STORAGE_TYPE in
 nfs | dir)
   DISK_EXT=".qcow2"
   DISK_REF="$VMID/"
-  DISK_IMPORT="--format qcow2"
+  DISK_IMPORT="-format qcow2"
   THIN=""
   ;;
 btrfs)
   DISK_EXT=".raw"
   DISK_REF="$VMID/"
-  DISK_IMPORT="--format raw"
+  DISK_IMPORT="-format raw"
   FORMAT=",efitype=4m"
   THIN=""
   ;;
-*)
-  DISK_EXT=""
-  DISK_REF=""
-  DISK_IMPORT="--format raw"
-  ;;
 esac
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# IMAGE CUSTOMIZATION WITH DOCKER
-# ==============================================================================
-msg_info "Preparing ${OS_DISPLAY} image with Docker"
-
-WORK_FILE=$(mktemp --suffix=.qcow2)
-cp "$CACHE_FILE" "$WORK_FILE"
-
-export LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND_SETTINGS=dns=8.8.8.8,1.1.1.1
-
-DOCKER_PREINSTALLED="no"
-
-# Install qemu-guest-agent and Docker during image customization
-msg_info "Installing base packages in image"
-if virt-customize -a "$WORK_FILE" --install qemu-guest-agent,curl,ca-certificates >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  msg_ok "Installed base packages"
-
-  msg_info "Installing Docker (this may take 2-5 minutes)"
-  if virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command "curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
-    virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command "systemctl enable docker" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    msg_ok "Installed Docker"
-
-    msg_info "Configuring Docker daemon"
-    # Optimize Docker daemon configuration
-    virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command "mkdir -p /etc/docker" >/dev/null 2>&1
-    virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command 'cat > /etc/docker/daemon.json << EOF
-{
-  "storage-driver": "overlay2",
-  "log-driver": "json-file",
-  "log-opts": {
-    "max-size": "10m",
-    "max-file": "3"
-  }
-}
-EOF' >/dev/null 2>&1
-    DOCKER_PREINSTALLED="yes"
-    msg_ok "Configured Docker daemon"
-  else
-    msg_ok "Docker will be installed on first boot"
-  fi
-else
-  msg_ok "Packages will be installed on first boot"
-fi
-
-msg_info "Finalizing image (hostname, SSH config)"
-# Set hostname and prepare for unique machine-id
-virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --hostname "${HN}" >/dev/null 2>&1
-virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command "truncate -s 0 /etc/machine-id" >/dev/null 2>&1
-virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command "rm -f /var/lib/dbus/machine-id" >/dev/null 2>&1
-
-# Configure SSH for Cloud-Init
-if [ "$USE_CLOUD_INIT" = "yes" ]; then
-  virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command "sed -i 's/^#*PermitRootLogin.*/PermitRootLogin yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-  virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command "sed -i 's/^#*PasswordAuthentication.*/PasswordAuthentication yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-else
-  # Configure auto-login for nocloud images (no Cloud-Init)
-  virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command "mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/serial-getty@ttyS0.service.d" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-  virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command 'cat > /etc/systemd/system/serial-getty@ttyS0.service.d/autologin.conf << EOF
-[Service]
-ExecStart=
-ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --autologin root --noclear %I \$TERM
-EOF' >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-  virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command "mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-  virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command 'cat > /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d/autologin.conf << EOF
-[Service]
-ExecStart=
-ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --autologin root --noclear %I \$TERM
-EOF' >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-fi
-msg_ok "Finalized image"
-
-# Create first-boot Docker install script (fallback if virt-customize failed)
-if [ "$DOCKER_PREINSTALLED" = "no" ]; then
-  virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command 'cat > /root/install-docker.sh << "DOCKERSCRIPT"
-#!/bin/bash
-exec > /var/log/install-docker.log 2>&1
-echo "[$(date)] Starting Docker installation"
-
-for i in {1..30}; do
-  ping -c 1 8.8.8.8 >/dev/null 2>&1 && break
-  sleep 2
+for i in {0,1}; do
+  disk="DISK$i"
+  eval DISK${i}=vm-${VMID}-disk-${i}${DISK_EXT:-}
+  eval DISK${i}_REF=${STORAGE}:${DISK_REF:-}${!disk}
 done
 
-apt-get update
-apt-get install -y qemu-guest-agent curl ca-certificates
-curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
-systemctl enable docker
-systemctl start docker
-
-mkdir -p /etc/docker
-cat > /etc/docker/daemon.json << DAEMON
-{
-  "storage-driver": "overlay2",
-  "log-driver": "json-file",
-  "log-opts": { "max-size": "10m", "max-file": "3" }
-}
-DAEMON
-systemctl restart docker
-
-touch /root/.docker-installed
-echo "[$(date)] Docker installation completed"
-DOCKERSCRIPT
-chmod +x /root/install-docker.sh' >/dev/null 2>&1
-
-  virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command 'cat > /etc/systemd/system/install-docker.service << "DOCKERSERVICE"
-[Unit]
-Description=Install Docker on First Boot
-After=network-online.target
-Wants=network-online.target
-ConditionPathExists=!/root/.docker-installed
-
-[Service]
-Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/root/install-docker.sh
-RemainAfterExit=yes
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-DOCKERSERVICE
-systemctl enable install-docker.service' >/dev/null 2>&1
+if ! command -v virt-customize &>/dev/null; then
+  msg_info "Installing Pre-Requisite libguestfs-tools onto Host"
+  apt-get -qq update >/dev/null
+  apt-get -qq install libguestfs-tools lsb-release -y >/dev/null
+  # Workaround for Proxmox VE 9.0 libguestfs issue
+  apt-get -qq install dhcpcd-base -y >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  msg_ok "Installed libguestfs-tools successfully"
 fi
 
-# Resize disk to target size
-msg_info "Resizing disk image to ${DISK_SIZE}"
-qemu-img resize "$WORK_FILE" "${DISK_SIZE}" >/dev/null 2>&1
-msg_ok "Resized disk image"
+msg_info "Adding Docker and Docker Compose Plugin to Debian 12 Qcow2 Disk Image"
+virt-customize -q -a "${FILE}" --install qemu-guest-agent,apt-transport-https,ca-certificates,curl,gnupg,software-properties-common,lsb-release >/dev/null &&
+  virt-customize -q -a "${FILE}" --run-command "mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings && curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg" >/dev/null &&
+  virt-customize -q -a "${FILE}" --run-command "echo 'deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian bookworm stable' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list" >/dev/null &&
+  virt-customize -q -a "${FILE}" --run-command "apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin" >/dev/null &&
+  virt-customize -q -a "${FILE}" --run-command "systemctl enable docker" >/dev/null &&
+  virt-customize -q -a "${FILE}" --hostname "${HN}" >/dev/null &&
+  virt-customize -q -a "${FILE}" --run-command "echo -n > /etc/machine-id" >/dev/null
+msg_ok "Added Docker and Docker Compose Plugin to Debian 12 Qcow2 Disk Image successfully"
 
-# ==============================================================================
-# VM CREATION
-# ==============================================================================
-msg_info "Creating Docker VM shell"
+msg_info "Expanding root partition to use full disk space"
+qemu-img create -f qcow2 expanded.qcow2 ${DISK_SIZE} >/dev/null 2>&1
+virt-resize --expand /dev/sda1 ${FILE} expanded.qcow2 >/dev/null 2>&1
+mv expanded.qcow2 ${FILE} >/dev/null 2>&1
+msg_ok "Expanded image to full size"
 
+msg_info "Creating a Docker VM"
 qm create $VMID -agent 1${MACHINE} -tablet 0 -localtime 1 -bios ovmf${CPU_TYPE} -cores $CORE_COUNT -memory $RAM_SIZE \
-  -name $HN -tags community-script -net0 virtio,bridge=$BRG,macaddr=$MAC$VLAN$MTU -onboot 1 -ostype l26 -scsihw virtio-scsi-pci >/dev/null
-
-msg_ok "Created VM shell"
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# DISK IMPORT
-# ==============================================================================
-msg_info "Importing disk into storage ($STORAGE)"
-
-if qm disk import --help >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  IMPORT_CMD=(qm disk import)
-else
-  IMPORT_CMD=(qm importdisk)
-fi
-
-IMPORT_OUT="$("${IMPORT_CMD[@]}" "$VMID" "$WORK_FILE" "$STORAGE" ${DISK_IMPORT:-} 2>&1 || true)"
-DISK_REF_IMPORTED="$(printf '%s\n' "$IMPORT_OUT" | sed -n "s/.*successfully imported disk '\([^']\+\)'.*/\1/p" | tr -d "\r\"'")"
-[[ -z "$DISK_REF_IMPORTED" ]] && DISK_REF_IMPORTED="$(pvesm list "$STORAGE" | awk -v id="$VMID" '$5 ~ ("vm-"id"-disk-") {print $1":"$5}' | sort | tail -n1)"
-[[ -z "$DISK_REF_IMPORTED" ]] && {
-  msg_error "Unable to determine imported disk reference."
-  echo "$IMPORT_OUT"
-  exit 1
-}
-
-msg_ok "Imported disk (${CL}${BL}${DISK_REF_IMPORTED}${CL})"
-
-# Clean up work file
-rm -f "$WORK_FILE"
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# VM CONFIGURATION
-# ==============================================================================
-msg_info "Attaching EFI and root disk"
-
-qm set "$VMID" \
-  --efidisk0 "${STORAGE}:0,efitype=4m" \
-  --scsi0 "${DISK_REF_IMPORTED},${DISK_CACHE}${THIN%,}" \
-  --boot order=scsi0 \
-  --serial0 socket >/dev/null
-
+  -name $HN -tags community-script -net0 virtio,bridge=$BRG,macaddr=$MAC$VLAN$MTU -onboot 1 -ostype l26 -scsihw virtio-scsi-pci
+pvesm alloc $STORAGE $VMID $DISK0 4M 1>&/dev/null
+qm importdisk $VMID ${FILE} $STORAGE ${DISK_IMPORT:-} 1>&/dev/null
+qm set $VMID \
+  -efidisk0 ${DISK0_REF}${FORMAT} \
+  -scsi0 ${DISK1_REF},${DISK_CACHE}${THIN}size=${DISK_SIZE} \
+  -boot order=scsi0 \
+  -serial0 socket >/dev/null
+qm resize $VMID scsi0 8G >/dev/null
 qm set $VMID --agent enabled=1 >/dev/null
 
-msg_ok "Attached EFI and root disk"
+DESCRIPTION=$(
+  cat <<EOF
+<div align='center'>
+  <a href='https://Helper-Scripts.com' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
+    <img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/images/logo-81x112.png' alt='Logo' style='width:81px;height:112px;'/>
+  </a>
 
-# Set VM description
-set_description
+  <h2 style='font-size: 24px; margin: 20px 0;'>Docker VM</h2>
 
-# Cloud-Init configuration
-if [ "$USE_CLOUD_INIT" = "yes" ]; then
-  msg_info "Configuring Cloud-Init"
-  setup_cloud_init "$VMID" "$STORAGE" "$HN" "yes"
-  msg_ok "Cloud-Init configured"
-fi
+  <p style='margin: 16px 0;'>
+    <a href='https://ko-fi.com/community_scripts' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
+      <img src='https://img.shields.io/badge/&#x2615;-Buy us a coffee-blue' alt='spend Coffee' />
+    </a>
+  </p>
 
-# Start VM
+  <span style='margin: 0 10px;'>
+    <i class="fa fa-github fa-fw" style="color: #f5f5f5;"></i>
+    <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/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/ProxmoxVE/issues' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>Issues</a>
+  </span>
+</div>
+EOF
+)
+qm set $VMID -description "$DESCRIPTION" >/dev/null
+
+msg_ok "Created a Docker VM ${CL}${BL}(${HN})"
 if [ "$START_VM" == "yes" ]; then
   msg_info "Starting Docker VM"
-  qm start $VMID >/dev/null 2>&1
+  qm start $VMID
   msg_ok "Started Docker VM"
 fi
-
-# ==============================================================================
-# FINAL OUTPUT
-# ==============================================================================
-VM_IP=""
-if [ "$START_VM" == "yes" ]; then
-  set +e
-  for i in {1..10}; do
-    VM_IP=$(qm guest cmd "$VMID" network-get-interfaces 2>/dev/null |
-      jq -r '.[] | select(.name != "lo") | ."ip-addresses"[]? | select(."ip-address-type" == "ipv4") | ."ip-address"' 2>/dev/null |
-      grep -v "^127\." | head -1) || true
-    [ -n "$VM_IP" ] && break
-    sleep 3
-  done
-  set -e
-fi
-
-echo -e "\n${INFO}${BOLD}${GN}Docker VM Configuration Summary:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${DGN}VM ID: ${BGN}${VMID}${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}${HN}${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${DGN}OS: ${BGN}${OS_DISPLAY}${CL}"
-[ -n "$VM_IP" ] && echo -e "${TAB}${DGN}IP Address: ${BGN}${VM_IP}${CL}"
-
-if [ "$DOCKER_PREINSTALLED" = "yes" ]; then
-  echo -e "${TAB}${DGN}Docker: ${BGN}Pre-installed (via get.docker.com)${CL}"
-else
-  echo -e "${TAB}${DGN}Docker: ${BGN}Installing on first boot${CL}"
-  echo -e "${TAB}${YW}⚠️  Wait 2-3 minutes for installation to complete${CL}"
-  echo -e "${TAB}${YW}⚠️  Check progress: ${BL}cat /var/log/install-docker.log${CL}"
-fi
-
-if [ "$USE_CLOUD_INIT" = "yes" ]; then
-  display_cloud_init_info "$VMID" "$HN" 2>/dev/null || true
-fi
-
 post_update_to_api "done" "none"
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"