Update tools/addon/add-tailscale-lxc.sh

Co-authored-by: Chris <punk.sand7393@fastmail.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -409,6 +409,10 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
     - Pangolin: Update database generation command in install script [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#11825](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11825))
 
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - Debian13-VM: Optimize First Boot & add noCloud/Cloud Selection [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11810](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11810))
+
 ### 💾 Core
 
   - #### ✨ New Features

frontend/public/json/github-versions.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "generated": "2026-02-12T06:25:40Z",
+  "generated": "2026-02-12T12:15:15Z",
   "versions": [
     {
       "slug": "2fauth",
@@ -543,9 +543,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "huntarr",
       "repo": "plexguide/Huntarr.io",
-      "version": "9.2.3",
+      "version": "9.2.4",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-02-07T04:44:20Z"
+      "date": "2026-02-12T08:31:23Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "immich-public-proxy",
@@ -599,9 +599,9 @@
     {
       "slug": "jotty",
       "repo": "fccview/jotty",
-      "version": "1.19.1",
+      "version": "1.20.0",
       "pinned": false,
-      "date": "2026-01-26T21:30:39Z"
+      "date": "2026-02-12T09:23:30Z"
     },
     {
       "slug": "kapowarr",

misc/api.func

@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ EOF
 #   * ct_type=2 (VM instead of LXC)
 #   * type="vm"
 #   * Disk size without 'G' suffix
+# - Includes hardware detection: CPU, GPU, RAM speed
 # - Only executes if DIAGNOSTICS=yes and RANDOM_UUID is set
 # - Never blocks or fails script execution
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -473,6 +474,27 @@ post_to_api_vm() {
     pve_version=$(pveversion 2>/dev/null | awk -F'[/ ]' '{print $2}') || true
   fi
 
+  # Detect GPU if not already set
+  if [[ -z "${GPU_VENDOR:-}" ]]; then
+    detect_gpu
+  fi
+  local gpu_vendor="${GPU_VENDOR:-unknown}"
+  local gpu_model="${GPU_MODEL:-}"
+  local gpu_passthrough="${GPU_PASSTHROUGH:-unknown}"
+
+  # Detect CPU if not already set
+  if [[ -z "${CPU_VENDOR:-}" ]]; then
+    detect_cpu
+  fi
+  local cpu_vendor="${CPU_VENDOR:-unknown}"
+  local cpu_model="${CPU_MODEL:-}"
+
+  # Detect RAM if not already set
+  if [[ -z "${RAM_SPEED:-}" ]]; then
+    detect_ram
+  fi
+  local ram_speed="${RAM_SPEED:-}"
+
   # Remove 'G' suffix from disk size
   local DISK_SIZE_API="${DISK_SIZE%G}"
 
@@ -492,6 +514,12 @@ post_to_api_vm() {
     "os_version": "${var_version:-}",
     "pve_version": "${pve_version}",
     "method": "${METHOD:-default}",
+    "cpu_vendor": "${cpu_vendor}",
+    "cpu_model": "${cpu_model}",
+    "gpu_vendor": "${gpu_vendor}",
+    "gpu_model": "${gpu_model}",
+    "gpu_passthrough": "${gpu_passthrough}",
+    "ram_speed": "${ram_speed}",
     "repo_source": "${REPO_SOURCE}"
 }
 EOF

tools/addon/add-tailscale-lxc.sh

@@ -75,14 +75,37 @@ pct exec "$CTID" -- bash -c '
 set -e
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-ID=$(grep "^ID=" /etc/os-release | cut -d"=" -f2)
-VER=$(grep "^VERSION_CODENAME=" /etc/os-release | cut -d"=" -f2)
+# Source os-release properly (handles quoted values)
+source /etc/os-release
 
-# fallback if DNS is poisoned or blocked
+# Fallback if DNS is poisoned or blocked
 ORIG_RESOLV="/etc/resolv.conf"
 BACKUP_RESOLV="/tmp/resolv.conf.backup"
 
-if ! dig +short pkgs.tailscale.com | grep -qvE "^127\.|^0\.0\.0\.0$"; then
+# Check DNS resolution using multiple methods (dig may not be installed)
+dns_check_failed=true
+if command -v dig &>/dev/null; then
+  if dig +short pkgs.tailscale.com 2>/dev/null | grep -qvE "^127\.|^0\.0\.0\.0$|^$"; then
+    dns_check_failed=false
+  fi
+elif command -v host &>/dev/null; then
+  if host pkgs.tailscale.com 2>/dev/null | grep -q "has address"; then
+    dns_check_failed=false
+  fi
+elif command -v nslookup &>/dev/null; then
+  if nslookup pkgs.tailscale.com 2>/dev/null | grep -q "Address:"; then
+    dns_check_failed=false
+  fi
+elif command -v getent &>/dev/null; then
+  if getent hosts pkgs.tailscale.com &>/dev/null; then
+    dns_check_failed=false
+  fi
+else
+  # No DNS tools available, try curl directly and assume DNS works
+  dns_check_failed=false
+fi
+
+if $dns_check_failed; then
   echo "[INFO] DNS resolution for pkgs.tailscale.com failed (blocked or redirected)."
   echo "[INFO] Temporarily overriding /etc/resolv.conf with Cloudflare DNS (1.1.1.1)"
   cp "$ORIG_RESOLV" "$BACKUP_RESOLV"
@@ -92,17 +115,22 @@ fi
 if ! command -v curl &>/dev/null; then
   echo "[INFO] curl not found, installing..."
   apt-get update -qq
-  apt-get install -y curl >/dev/null
+ apt update -qq
+ apt install -y curl >/dev/null
 fi
 
-curl -fsSL https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/${ID}/${VER}.noarmor.gpg \
+# Ensure keyrings directory exists
+mkdir -p /usr/share/keyrings
+
+curl -fsSL "https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/${ID}/${VERSION_CODENAME}.noarmor.gpg" \
   | tee /usr/share/keyrings/tailscale-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null
 
-echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/tailscale-archive-keyring.gpg] https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/${ID} ${VER} main" \
+echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/tailscale-archive-keyring.gpg] https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/${ID} ${VERSION_CODENAME} main" \
   >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/tailscale.list
 
 apt-get update -qq
-apt-get install -y tailscale >/dev/null
+apt update -qq
+apt install -y tailscale >/dev/null
 
 if [[ -f /tmp/resolv.conf.backup ]]; then
   echo "[INFO] Restoring original /etc/resolv.conf"

vm/debian-13-vm.sh

@@ -201,6 +201,17 @@ function exit-script() {
   exit
 }
 
+function select_cloud_init() {
+  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: Without Cloud-Init, the nocloud image will be used with console auto-login." --defaultno 18 68); then
+    CLOUD_INIT="yes"
+    echo -e "${CLOUD}${BOLD}${DGN}Cloud-Init: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
+  else
+    CLOUD_INIT="no"
+    echo -e "${CLOUD}${BOLD}${DGN}Cloud-Init: ${BGN}no${CL}"
+  fi
+}
+
 function default_settings() {
   VMID=$(get_valid_nextid)
   FORMAT=",efitype=4m"
@@ -216,7 +227,6 @@ function default_settings() {
   VLAN=""
   MTU=""
   START_VM="yes"
-  CLOUD_INIT="no"
   METHOD="default"
   echo -e "${CONTAINERID}${BOLD}${DGN}Virtual Machine ID: ${BGN}${VMID}${CL}"
   echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}i440fx${CL}"
@@ -230,7 +240,7 @@ function default_settings() {
   echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}${MAC}${CL}"
   echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}Default${CL}"
   echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}Default${CL}"
-  echo -e "${CLOUD}${BOLD}${DGN}Configure Cloud-init: ${BGN}no${CL}"
+  select_cloud_init
   echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
   echo -e "${CREATING}${BOLD}${DGN}Creating a Debian 13 VM using the above default settings${CL}"
 }
@@ -400,13 +410,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
     exit-script
   fi
 
-  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "CLOUD-INIT" --yesno "Configure the VM with Cloud-init?" --defaultno 10 58); then
-    echo -e "${CLOUD}${BOLD}${DGN}Configure Cloud-init: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
-    CLOUD_INIT="yes"
-  else
-    echo -e "${CLOUD}${BOLD}${DGN}Configure Cloud-init: ${BGN}no${CL}"
-    CLOUD_INIT="no"
-  fi
+  select_cloud_init
 
   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}"
@@ -473,6 +477,17 @@ 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 update >/dev/null 2>&1
+  apt-get install -y libguestfs-tools >/dev/null 2>&1
+  msg_ok "Installed libguestfs-tools"
+fi
+
 msg_info "Retrieving the URL for the Debian 13 Qcow2 Disk Image"
 if [ "$CLOUD_INIT" == "yes" ]; then
   URL=https://cloud.debian.org/images/cloud/trixie/latest/debian-13-genericcloud-amd64.qcow2
@@ -486,6 +501,50 @@ echo -en "\e[1A\e[0K"
 FILE=$(basename $URL)
 msg_ok "Downloaded ${CL}${BL}${FILE}${CL}"
 
+# ==============================================================================
+# IMAGE CUSTOMIZATION
+# ==============================================================================
+msg_info "Customizing ${FILE} image"
+
+WORK_FILE=$(mktemp --suffix=.qcow2)
+cp "$FILE" "$WORK_FILE"
+
+# Set hostname
+virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --hostname "${HN}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+# Prepare for unique machine-id on first boot
+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
+
+# Disable systemd-firstboot to prevent interactive prompts blocking the console
+virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command "systemctl disable systemd-firstboot.service 2>/dev/null; rm -f /etc/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/systemd-firstboot.service; ln -sf /dev/null /etc/systemd/system/systemd-firstboot.service" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+# Pre-seed firstboot settings so it won't prompt even if triggered
+virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command "echo 'Etc/UTC' > /etc/timezone && ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/UTC /etc/localtime" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+virt-customize -q -a "$WORK_FILE" --run-command "touch /etc/locale.conf" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+if [ "$CLOUD_INIT" == "yes" ]; then
+  # Cloud-Init handles SSH and login
+  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 on serial console (ttyS0) and virtual console (tty1)
+  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 "Customized image"
+
 STORAGE_TYPE=$(pvesm status -storage "$STORAGE" | awk 'NR>1 {print $2}')
 case $STORAGE_TYPE in
 nfs | dir)
@@ -512,7 +571,7 @@ msg_info "Creating a Debian 13 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
 pvesm alloc $STORAGE $VMID $DISK0 4M 1>&/dev/null
-qm importdisk $VMID ${FILE} $STORAGE ${DISK_IMPORT:-} 1>&/dev/null
+qm importdisk $VMID ${WORK_FILE} $STORAGE ${DISK_IMPORT:-} 1>&/dev/null
 if [ "$CLOUD_INIT" == "yes" ]; then
   qm set $VMID \
     -efidisk0 ${DISK0_REF}${FORMAT} \
@@ -527,6 +586,10 @@ else
     -boot order=scsi0 \
     -serial0 socket >/dev/null
 fi
+
+# Clean up work file
+rm -f "$WORK_FILE"
+
 DESCRIPTION=$(
   cat <<EOF
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