Update CHANGELOG.md

* Add birdnet (ct)

* Update author in birdnet.sh script

---------

Co-authored-by: push-app-to-main[bot] <203845782+push-app-to-main[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: CanbiZ (MickLesk) <47820557+MickLesk@users.noreply.github.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -426,6 +426,38 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 </details>
 
+## 2026-03-26
+
+### 🆕 New Scripts
+
+  - BirdNET ([#13313](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13313))
+
+### 🚀 Updated Scripts
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - Immich: Bump to 2.6.2 | use start.sh in service, ensure DB_HOSTNAME in .env | Fix Rights Issue with ZFS Shares [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13199](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13199))
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - Frigate: bump to v0.17.1 & change build order [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13304](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13304))
+    - SparkyFitness: add garmin microservice as addon [@tomfrenzel](https://github.com/tomfrenzel) ([#12642](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12642))
+
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - tools.func: pin npm to 11.11.0 to work around Node.js 22.22.2 regression [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13296](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13296))
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - core: APT/APK Mirror Fallback for CDN Failures [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13316](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13316))
+    - core/tools: replace generic return 1 exit_codes with more specific exit_codes [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13311](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13311))
+
+  - #### 🔧 Refactor
+
+    - core: use /usr/bin/install to prevent function shadowing [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13299](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13299))
+
 ## 2026-03-25
 
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts

ct/birdnet.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/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: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/tphakala/birdnet-go
+
+APP="BirdNET"
+var_tags="${var_tags:-monitoring;ai;nature}"
+var_cpu="${var_cpu:-4}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-12}"
+var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
+var_version="${var_version:-13}"
+var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
+var_gpu="${var_gpu:-no}"
+
+header_info "$APP"
+variables
+color
+catch_errors
+
+function update_script() {
+  header_info
+  check_container_storage
+  check_container_resources
+
+  if [[ ! -f /usr/local/bin/birdnet-go ]]; then
+    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "birdnet" "tphakala/birdnet-go"; then
+    msg_info "Stopping Service"
+    systemctl stop birdnet
+    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
+
+    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "birdnet" "tphakala/birdnet-go" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/birdnet" "birdnet-go-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
+
+    msg_info "Deploying Binary"
+    cp /opt/birdnet/birdnet-go /usr/local/bin/birdnet-go
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/birdnet-go
+    cp -r /opt/birdnet/libtensorflowlite_c.so /usr/local/lib/ || true
+    ldconfig
+    msg_ok "Deployed Binary"
+
+    msg_info "Starting Service"
+    systemctl start birdnet
+    msg_ok "Started Service"
+    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  fi
+  exit
+}
+
+start
+build_container
+description
+
+msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
+echo -e "${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}:8080${CL}"

ct/immich.sh

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ EOF
     msg_ok "Image-processing libraries up to date"
   fi
 
-  RELEASE="v2.6.1"
+  RELEASE="v2.6.2"
   if check_for_gh_release "Immich" "immich-app/immich" "${RELEASE}" "each release is tested individually before the version is updated. Please do not open issues for this"; then
     if [[ $(cat ~/.immich) > "2.5.1" ]]; then
       msg_info "Enabling Maintenance Mode"
@@ -214,7 +214,10 @@ EOF
 
     cd "$SRC_DIR"/machine-learning
     mkdir -p "$ML_DIR"
-    chown -R immich:immich "$INSTALL_DIR"
+    # chown excluding upload dir contents (may be a mount with restricted permissions)
+    chown immich:immich "$INSTALL_DIR"
+    find "$INSTALL_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 ! -name upload -exec chown -R immich:immich {} +
+    chown immich:immich "${UPLOAD_DIR:-$INSTALL_DIR/upload}" 2>/dev/null || true
     chown immich:immich ./uv.lock
     export VIRTUAL_ENV="${ML_DIR}"/ml-venv
     export UV_HTTP_TIMEOUT=300
@@ -263,7 +266,20 @@ EOF
     [[ ! -f /usr/bin/immich ]] && ln -sf "$APP_DIR"/cli/bin/immich /usr/bin/immich
     [[ ! -f /usr/bin/immich-admin ]] && ln -sf "$APP_DIR"/bin/immich-admin /usr/bin/immich-admin
 
-    chown -R immich:immich "$INSTALL_DIR"
+    if ! grep -q '^DB_HOSTNAME=' "$INSTALL_DIR"/.env; then
+      sed -i '/^DB_DATABASE_NAME/a DB_HOSTNAME=127.0.0.1' "$INSTALL_DIR"/.env
+    fi
+
+    if grep -q 'ExecStart=/usr/bin/node' /etc/systemd/system/immich-web.service; then
+      sed -i '/^EnvironmentFile=/d' /etc/systemd/system/immich-web.service
+      sed -i "s|^ExecStart=.*|ExecStart=${APP_DIR}/bin/start.sh|" /etc/systemd/system/immich-web.service
+      systemctl daemon-reload
+    fi
+
+    # chown excluding upload dir contents (may be a mount with restricted permissions)
+    chown immich:immich "$INSTALL_DIR"
+    find "$INSTALL_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 ! -name upload -exec chown -R immich:immich {} +
+    chown immich:immich "${UPLOAD_DIR:-$INSTALL_DIR/upload}" 2>/dev/null || true
     if [[ "${MAINT_MODE:-0}" == 1 ]]; then
       msg_info "Disabling Maintenance Mode"
       cd /opt/immich/app/bin

install/birdnet-install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/tphakala/birdnet-go
+
+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 \
+  libasound2 \
+  sox \
+  alsa-utils \
+  ffmpeg
+msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "birdnet" "tphakala/birdnet-go" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/birdnet" "birdnet-go-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
+
+msg_info "Setting up BirdNET"
+cp /opt/birdnet/birdnet-go /usr/local/bin/birdnet-go
+chmod +x /usr/local/bin/birdnet-go
+cp -r /opt/birdnet/libtensorflowlite_c.so /usr/local/lib/ || true
+ldconfig
+mkdir -p /opt/birdnet/data/clips
+msg_ok "Set up BirdNET"
+
+msg_info "Creating Service"
+cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/birdnet.service
+[Unit]
+Description=BirdNET
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=root
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/birdnet/data
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/birdnet-go realtime
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl enable -q --now birdnet
+msg_ok "Created Service"
+
+motd_ssh
+customize
+cleanup_lxc

install/frigate-install.sh

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export AUTOGRAPH_VERBOSITY=0
 export GLOG_minloglevel=3
 export GLOG_logtostderr=0
 
-fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "frigate" "blakeblackshear/frigate" "tarball" "v0.17.0" "/opt/frigate"
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "frigate" "blakeblackshear/frigate" "tarball" "v0.17.1" "/opt/frigate"
 
 msg_info "Building Nginx"
 $STD bash /opt/frigate/docker/main/build_nginx.sh
@@ -182,23 +182,6 @@ cp /opt/frigate/audio-labelmap.txt /audio-labelmap.txt
 rm -f /tmp/yamnet.tar.gz
 msg_ok "Downloaded Audio Model"
 
-msg_info "Installing HailoRT Runtime"
-$STD bash /opt/frigate/docker/main/install_hailort.sh
-cp -a /opt/frigate/docker/main/rootfs/. /
-sed -i '/^.*unset DEBIAN_FRONTEND.*$/d' /opt/frigate/docker/main/install_deps.sh
-echo "libedgetpu1-max libedgetpu/accepted-eula boolean true" | debconf-set-selections
-echo "libedgetpu1-max libedgetpu/install-confirm-max boolean true" | debconf-set-selections
-echo 'force-overwrite' >/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/force-overwrite
-$STD bash /opt/frigate/docker/main/install_deps.sh
-rm -f /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/force-overwrite
-$STD pip3 install -U /wheels/*.whl
-ldconfig
-msg_ok "Installed HailoRT Runtime"
-
-msg_info "Installing MemryX Runtime"
-$STD bash /opt/frigate/docker/main/install_memryx.sh
-msg_ok "Installed MemryX Runtime"
-
 msg_info "Installing OpenVino"
 $STD pip3 install -r /opt/frigate/docker/main/requirements-ov.txt
 msg_ok "Installed OpenVino"
@@ -228,6 +211,23 @@ else
   msg_warn "OpenVino build failed (CPU may not support required instructions). Frigate will use CPU model."
 fi
 
+msg_info "Installing HailoRT Runtime"
+$STD bash /opt/frigate/docker/main/install_hailort.sh
+cp -a /opt/frigate/docker/main/rootfs/. /
+sed -i '/^.*unset DEBIAN_FRONTEND.*$/d' /opt/frigate/docker/main/install_deps.sh
+echo "libedgetpu1-max libedgetpu/accepted-eula boolean true" | debconf-set-selections
+echo "libedgetpu1-max libedgetpu/install-confirm-max boolean true" | debconf-set-selections
+echo 'force-overwrite' >/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/force-overwrite
+$STD bash /opt/frigate/docker/main/install_deps.sh
+rm -f /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/force-overwrite
+$STD pip3 install -U /wheels/*.whl
+ldconfig
+msg_ok "Installed HailoRT Runtime"
+
+msg_info "Installing MemryX Runtime"
+$STD bash /opt/frigate/docker/main/install_memryx.sh
+msg_ok "Installed MemryX Runtime"
+
 msg_info "Building Frigate Application (Patience)"
 cd /opt/frigate
 $STD pip3 install -r /opt/frigate/docker/main/requirements-dev.txt

install/immich-install.sh

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ ML_DIR="${APP_DIR}/machine-learning"
 GEO_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR}/geodata"
 mkdir -p {"${APP_DIR}","${UPLOAD_DIR}","${GEO_DIR}","${INSTALL_DIR}"/cache}
 
-fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "Immich" "immich-app/immich" "tarball" "v2.6.1" "$SRC_DIR"
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "Immich" "immich-app/immich" "tarball" "v2.6.2" "$SRC_DIR"
 PNPM_VERSION="$(jq -r '.packageManager | split("@")[1] | split("+")[0]' ${SRC_DIR}/package.json)"
 NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="pnpm@${PNPM_VERSION}" setup_nodejs
 
@@ -344,7 +344,11 @@ msg_ok "Installed Immich Server, Web and Plugin Components"
 
 cd "$SRC_DIR"/machine-learning
 $STD useradd -U -s /usr/sbin/nologin -r -M -d "$INSTALL_DIR" immich
-mkdir -p "$ML_DIR" && chown -R immich:immich "$INSTALL_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$ML_DIR"
+# chown excluding upload dir contents (may be a mount with restricted permissions)
+chown immich:immich "$INSTALL_DIR"
+find "$INSTALL_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 ! -name upload -exec chown -R immich:immich {} +
+chown immich:immich "$UPLOAD_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
 export VIRTUAL_ENV="${ML_DIR}/ml-venv"
 export UV_HTTP_TIMEOUT=300
 if [[ -f ~/.openvino ]]; then
@@ -469,8 +473,7 @@ User=immich
 Group=immich
 UMask=0077
 WorkingDirectory=${APP_DIR}
-EnvironmentFile=${INSTALL_DIR}/.env
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/node ${APP_DIR}/dist/main
+ExecStart=${APP_DIR}/bin/start.sh
 Restart=on-failure
 SyslogIdentifier=immich-web
 StandardOutput=append:/var/log/immich/web.log
@@ -500,7 +503,11 @@ StandardError=append:/var/log/immich/ml.log
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
-chown -R immich:immich "$INSTALL_DIR" /var/log/immich
+chown -R immich:immich /var/log/immich
+# chown excluding upload dir contents (may be a mount with restricted permissions)
+chown immich:immich "$INSTALL_DIR"
+find "$INSTALL_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 ! -name upload -exec chown -R immich:immich {} +
+chown immich:immich "$UPLOAD_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
 systemctl enable -q --now immich-ml.service immich-web.service
 msg_ok "Modified user, created env file, scripts and services"
 

install/sparkyfitness-install.sh

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ sed \
   -e "s|^SPARKY_FITNESS_SERVER_HOST=.*|SPARKY_FITNESS_SERVER_HOST=localhost|" \
   -e "s|^SPARKY_FITNESS_SERVER_PORT=.*|SPARKY_FITNESS_SERVER_PORT=3010|" \
   -e "s|^SPARKY_FITNESS_FRONTEND_URL=.*|SPARKY_FITNESS_FRONTEND_URL=http://${LOCAL_IP}:80|" \
+  -e "s|^GARMIN_MICROSERVICE_URL=.*|GARMIN_MICROSERVICE_URL=http://${LOCAL_IP}:8000|" \
   -e "s|^SPARKY_FITNESS_API_ENCRYPTION_KEY=.*|SPARKY_FITNESS_API_ENCRYPTION_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32)|" \
   -e "s|^BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=.*|BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)|" \
   "/etc/sparkyfitness/.env"

misc/alpine-install.func

@@ -135,10 +135,34 @@ network_check() {
   trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
 }
 
-# This function updates the Container OS by running apt-get update and upgrade
+# This function updates the Container OS by running apk upgrade with mirror fallback
 update_os() {
   msg_info "Updating Container OS"
-  $STD apk -U upgrade
+  if ! $STD apk -U upgrade; then
+    msg_warn "apk update failed (dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org), trying alternate mirrors..."
+    local alpine_mirrors="mirror.init7.net ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de mirrors.edge.kernel.org alpine.mirror.wearetriple.com mirror.leaseweb.com uk.alpinelinux.org dl-2.alpinelinux.org dl-4.alpinelinux.org"
+    local apk_ok=false
+    for m in $(printf '%s\n' $alpine_mirrors | shuf); do
+      if timeout 2 bash -c "echo >/dev/tcp/$m/80" 2>/dev/null; then
+        msg_custom "${INFO}" "${YW}" "Attempting mirror: ${m}"
+        cat <<EOF >/etc/apk/repositories
+http://$m/alpine/latest-stable/main
+http://$m/alpine/latest-stable/community
+EOF
+        if $STD apk -U upgrade; then
+          msg_ok "CDN set to ${m}: tests passed"
+          apk_ok=true
+          break
+        else
+          msg_warn "Mirror ${m} failed"
+        fi
+      fi
+    done
+    if [[ "$apk_ok" != true ]]; then
+      msg_error "All Alpine mirrors failed. Check network or try again later."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
   local tools_content
   tools_content=$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/tools.func) || {
     msg_error "Failed to download tools.func"

misc/alpine-tools.func

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ need_tool() {
     msg_info "Installing tools: $*"
     apk add --no-cache "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
       msg_error "apk add failed for: $*"
-      return 1
+      return 100
     }
     msg_ok "Tools ready: $*"
   fi
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@ ensure_usr_local_bin_persist() {
 download_with_progress() {
   # $1 url, $2 dest
   local url="$1" out="$2" cl
-  need_tool curl pv || return 1
+  need_tool curl pv || return 127
   cl=$(curl -fsSLI "$url" 2>/dev/null | awk 'tolower($0) ~ /^content-length:/ {print $2}' | tr -d '\r')
   if [ -n "$cl" ]; then
     curl -fsSL "$url" | pv -s "$cl" >"$out" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $url"
-      return 1
+      return 250
     }
   else
     curl -fL# -o "$out" "$url" || {
       msg_error "Download failed: $url"
-      return 1
+      return 250
     }
   fi
 }
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ check_for_gh_release() {
 
   net_resolves api.github.com || {
     msg_error "DNS/network error: api.github.com"
-    return 1
+    return 6
   }
-  need_tool curl jq || return 1
+  need_tool curl jq || return 127
 
   tag=$(curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/${source}/releases/latest" | jq -r '.tag_name // empty')
   [ -z "$tag" ] && {
     msg_error "Unable to fetch latest tag for $app"
-    return 1
+    return 22
   }
   release="${tag#v}"
 
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh() {
 
   net_resolves api.github.com || {
     msg_error "DNS/network error"
-    return 1
+    return 6
   }
-  need_tool curl jq tar || return 1
+  need_tool curl jq tar || return 127
   [ "$mode" = "prebuild" ] || [ "$mode" = "singlefile" ] && need_tool unzip >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 
-  tmpd="$(mktemp -d)" || return 1
+  tmpd="$(mktemp -d)" || return 252
   mkdir -p "$target"
 
   # Release JSON
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh() {
     json="$(curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest")" || {
       msg_error "GitHub API failed"
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 22
     }
   else
     json="$(curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/tags/$version")" || {
       msg_error "GitHub API failed"
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 22
     }
   fi
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh() {
   [ -z "$version" ] && {
     msg_error "No tag in release json"
     rm -rf "$tmpd"
-    return 1
+    return 65
   }
 
   case "$mode" in
@@ -173,26 +173,26 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh() {
     filename="${app_lc}-${version}.tar.gz"
     download_with_progress "$url" "$tmpd/$filename" || {
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 250
     }
     tar -xzf "$tmpd/$filename" -C "$tmpd" || {
       msg_error "tar extract failed"
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 251
     }
     unpack="$(find "$tmpd" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n1)"
     # copy content of unpack to target
     (cd "$unpack" && tar -cf - .) | (cd "$target" && tar -xf -) || {
       msg_error "copy failed"
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 252
     }
     ;;
   prebuild)
     [ -n "$pattern" ] || {
       msg_error "prebuild requires asset pattern"
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 65
     }
     url="$(printf '%s' "$json" | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' | awk -v p="$pattern" '
         BEGIN{IGNORECASE=1}
@@ -201,19 +201,19 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh() {
     [ -z "$url" ] && {
       msg_error "asset not found for pattern: $pattern"
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 250
     }
     filename="${url##*/}"
     download_with_progress "$url" "$tmpd/$filename" || {
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 250
     }
     # unpack archive (Zip or tarball)
     case "$filename" in
     *.zip)
       need_tool unzip || {
         rm -rf "$tmpd"
-        return 1
+        return 127
       }
       mkdir -p "$tmpd/unp"
       unzip -q "$tmpd/$filename" -d "$tmpd/unp"
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh() {
     *)
       msg_error "unsupported archive: $filename"
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 251
       ;;
     esac
     # top-level folder strippen
@@ -234,13 +234,13 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh() {
       (cd "$unpack" && tar -cf - .) | (cd "$target" && tar -xf -) || {
         msg_error "copy failed"
         rm -rf "$tmpd"
-        return 1
+        return 252
       }
     else
       (cd "$tmpd/unp" && tar -cf - .) | (cd "$target" && tar -xf -) || {
         msg_error "copy failed"
         rm -rf "$tmpd"
-        return 1
+        return 252
       }
     fi
     ;;
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh() {
     [ -n "$pattern" ] || {
       msg_error "singlefile requires asset pattern"
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 65
     }
     url="$(printf '%s' "$json" | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' | awk -v p="$pattern" '
         BEGIN{IGNORECASE=1}
@@ -257,19 +257,19 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh() {
     [ -z "$url" ] && {
       msg_error "asset not found for pattern: $pattern"
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 250
     }
     filename="${url##*/}"
     download_with_progress "$url" "$target/$app" || {
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 250
     }
     chmod +x "$target/$app"
     ;;
   *)
     msg_error "Unknown mode: $mode"
     rm -rf "$tmpd"
-    return 1
+    return 65
     ;;
   esac
 
@@ -291,20 +291,20 @@ setup_yq() {
     return 0
   fi
 
-  need_tool curl || return 1
+  need_tool curl || return 127
   local arch bin url tmp
   case "$(uname -m)" in
   x86_64) arch="amd64" ;;
   aarch64) arch="arm64" ;;
   *)
     msg_error "Unsupported arch for yq: $(uname -m)"
-    return 1
+    return 238
     ;;
   esac
   url="https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/latest/download/yq_linux_${arch}"
   tmp="$(mktemp)"
-  download_with_progress "$url" "$tmp" || return 1
-  install -m 0755 "$tmp" /usr/local/bin/yq
+  download_with_progress "$url" "$tmp" || return 250
+  /usr/bin/install -m 0755 "$tmp" /usr/local/bin/yq
   rm -f "$tmp"
   msg_ok "Setup yq ($(yq --version 2>/dev/null))"
 }
@@ -313,13 +313,13 @@ setup_yq() {
 # Adminer – Alpine
 # ------------------------------
 setup_adminer() {
-  need_tool curl || return 1
+  need_tool curl || return 127
   msg_info "Setup Adminer (Alpine)"
   mkdir -p /var/www/localhost/htdocs/adminer
   curl -fsSL https://github.com/vrana/adminer/releases/latest/download/adminer.php \
     -o /var/www/localhost/htdocs/adminer/index.php || {
     msg_error "Adminer download failed"
-    return 1
+    return 250
   }
   msg_ok "Adminer at /adminer (served by your webserver)"
 }
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ setup_adminer() {
 # optional: PYTHON_VERSION="3.12"
 # ------------------------------
 setup_uv() {
-  need_tool curl tar || return 1
+  need_tool curl tar || return 127
   local UV_BIN="/usr/local/bin/uv"
   local arch tarball url tmpd ver installed
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ setup_uv() {
   aarch64) arch="aarch64-unknown-linux-musl" ;;
   *)
     msg_error "Unsupported arch for uv: $(uname -m)"
-    return 1
+    return 238
     ;;
   esac
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ setup_uv() {
   ver="${ver#v}"
   [ -z "$ver" ] && {
     msg_error "uv: cannot determine latest version"
-    return 1
+    return 250
   }
 
   if has "$UV_BIN"; then
@@ -360,29 +360,29 @@ setup_uv() {
     msg_info "Setup uv $ver"
   fi
 
-  tmpd="$(mktemp -d)" || return 1
+  tmpd="$(mktemp -d)" || return 252
   tarball="uv-${arch}.tar.gz"
   url="https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases/download/v${ver}/${tarball}"
 
   download_with_progress "$url" "$tmpd/uv.tar.gz" || {
     rm -rf "$tmpd"
-    return 1
+    return 250
   }
   tar -xzf "$tmpd/uv.tar.gz" -C "$tmpd" || {
     msg_error "uv: extract failed"
     rm -rf "$tmpd"
-    return 1
+    return 251
   }
 
   # tar contains ./uv
   if [ -x "$tmpd/uv" ]; then
-    install -m 0755 "$tmpd/uv" "$UV_BIN"
+    /usr/bin/install -m 0755 "$tmpd/uv" "$UV_BIN"
   else
     # fallback: in subfolder
-    install -m 0755 "$tmpd"/*/uv "$UV_BIN" 2>/dev/null || {
+    /usr/bin/install -m 0755 "$tmpd"/*/uv "$UV_BIN" 2>/dev/null || {
       msg_error "uv binary not found in tar"
       rm -rf "$tmpd"
-      return 1
+      return 252
     }
   fi
   rm -rf "$tmpd"
@@ -395,13 +395,13 @@ setup_uv() {
       $0 ~ "^cpython-"maj"\\." { print $0 }' | awk -F- '{print $2}' | sort -V | tail -n1)"
     [ -z "$match" ] && {
       msg_error "No matching Python for $PYTHON_VERSION"
-      return 1
+      return 250
     }
     if ! uv python list | grep -q "cpython-${match}-linux"; then
       msg_info "Installing Python $match via uv"
       uv python install "$match" || {
         msg_error "uv python install failed"
-        return 1
+        return 150
       }
       msg_ok "Python $match installed (uv)"
     fi
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ setup_java() {
   msg_info "Setup Java (OpenJDK $JAVA_VERSION)"
   apk add --no-cache "$pkg" >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
     msg_error "apk add $pkg failed"
-    return 1
+    return 100
   }
   # set JAVA_HOME
   local prof="/etc/profile.d/20-java.sh"
@@ -441,32 +441,32 @@ setup_go() {
     msg_info "Setup Go (apk)"
     apk add --no-cache go >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
       msg_error "apk add go failed"
-      return 1
+      return 100
     }
     msg_ok "Go ready: $(go version 2>/dev/null)"
     return 0
   fi
 
-  need_tool curl tar || return 1
+  need_tool curl tar || return 127
   local ARCH TARBALL URL TMP
   case "$(uname -m)" in
   x86_64) ARCH="amd64" ;;
   aarch64) ARCH="arm64" ;;
   *)
     msg_error "Unsupported arch for Go: $(uname -m)"
-    return 1
+    return 238
     ;;
   esac
   TARBALL="go${GO_VERSION}.linux-${ARCH}.tar.gz"
   URL="https://go.dev/dl/${TARBALL}"
   msg_info "Setup Go $GO_VERSION (tarball)"
   TMP="$(mktemp)"
-  download_with_progress "$URL" "$TMP" || return 1
+  download_with_progress "$URL" "$TMP" || return 250
   rm -rf /usr/local/go
   tar -C /usr/local -xzf "$TMP" || {
     msg_error "extract go failed"
     rm -f "$TMP"
-    return 1
+    return 251
   }
   rm -f "$TMP"
   ln -sf /usr/local/go/bin/go /usr/local/bin/go
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ setup_composer() {
       # Fallback to generic php if 83 not available
       apk add --no-cache php-cli php-openssl php-phar php-iconv >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
         msg_error "Failed to install php-cli for composer"
-        return 1
+        return 100
       }
     }
     msg_ok "PHP CLI ready: $(php -v | head -n1)"
@@ -500,14 +500,14 @@ setup_composer() {
     msg_info "Setup Composer"
   fi
 
-  need_tool curl || return 1
+  need_tool curl || return 127
   curl -fsSL https://getcomposer.org/installer -o /tmp/composer-setup.php || {
     msg_error "composer installer download failed"
-    return 1
+    return 250
   }
   php /tmp/composer-setup.php --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
     msg_error "composer install failed"
-    return 1
+    return 150
   }
   rm -f /tmp/composer-setup.php
   ensure_usr_local_bin_persist

misc/build.func

@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ install_ssh_keys_into_ct() {
     msg_info "Installing selected SSH keys into CT ${CTID}"
     pct exec "$CTID" -- sh -c 'mkdir -p /root/.ssh && chmod 700 /root/.ssh' || {
       msg_error "prepare /root/.ssh failed"
-      return 1
+      return 252
     }
     pct push "$CTID" "$SSH_KEYS_FILE" /root/.ssh/authorized_keys >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
       pct exec "$CTID" -- sh -c "cat > /root/.ssh/authorized_keys" <"$SSH_KEYS_FILE" || {
       msg_error "write authorized_keys failed"
-      return 1
+      return 252
     }
     pct exec "$CTID" -- sh -c 'chmod 600 /root/.ssh/authorized_keys' || true
     msg_ok "Installed SSH keys into CT ${CTID}"
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ choose_and_set_storage_for_file() {
   template) key="var_template_storage" ;;
   *)
     msg_error "Unknown storage class: $class"
-    return 1
+    return 65
     ;;
   esac
 
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ choose_and_set_storage_for_file() {
     fi
   else
     # If the current value is preselectable, we could show it, but per your requirement we always offer selection
-    select_storage "$class" || return 1
+    select_storage "$class" || return 150
   fi
 
   _write_storage_to_vars "$vf" "$key" "$STORAGE_RESULT"
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ default_var_settings() {
         return 0
       }
     done
-    return 1
+    return 252
   }
   # Allow override of storages via env (for non-interactive use cases)
   [ -n "${var_template_storage:-}" ] && TEMPLATE_STORAGE="$var_template_storage"
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ EOF
   local dv
   dv="$(_find_default_vars)" || {
     msg_error "default.vars not found after ensure step"
-    return 1
+    return 252
   }
   load_vars_file "$dv"
 
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ maybe_offer_save_app_defaults() {
     if whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" \
       --yesno "Save these advanced settings as defaults for ${APP}?\n\nThis will create:\n${app_vars_path}" 12 72; then
       mkdir -p "$(dirname "$app_vars_path")"
-      install -m 0644 "$new_tmp" "$app_vars_path"
+      /usr/bin/install -m 0644 "$new_tmp" "$app_vars_path"
       msg_ok "Saved app defaults: ${app_vars_path}"
     fi
     rm -f "$new_tmp" "$diff_tmp"
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ maybe_offer_save_app_defaults() {
 
     case "$sel" in
     "Update Defaults")
-      install -m 0644 "$new_tmp" "$app_vars_path"
+      /usr/bin/install -m 0644 "$new_tmp" "$app_vars_path"
       msg_ok "Updated app defaults: ${app_vars_path}"
       break
       ;;
@@ -4088,8 +4088,31 @@ https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/main
 https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/community
 EOF'
     pct exec "$CTID" -- ash -c "apk add bash newt curl openssh nano mc ncurses jq" >>"$BUILD_LOG" 2>&1 || {
-      msg_error "Failed to install base packages in Alpine container"
-      install_exit_code=1
+      msg_warn "apk install failed (dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org), trying alternate mirrors..."
+      local alpine_exit=0
+      pct exec "$CTID" -- ash -c '
+        ALPINE_MIRRORS="mirror.init7.net ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de mirrors.edge.kernel.org alpine.mirror.wearetriple.com mirror.leaseweb.com uk.alpinelinux.org dl-2.alpinelinux.org dl-4.alpinelinux.org"
+        for m in $(printf "%s\n" $ALPINE_MIRRORS | shuf); do
+          if wget -q --spider --timeout=2 "http://$m/alpine/latest-stable/main/" 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "  Attempting mirror: $m"
+            cat <<EOF >/etc/apk/repositories
+http://$m/alpine/latest-stable/main
+http://$m/alpine/latest-stable/community
+EOF
+            if apk update >/dev/null 2>&1 && apk add bash newt curl openssh nano mc ncurses jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              echo "  CDN set to $m: tests passed"
+              exit 0
+            else
+              echo "  Mirror $m failed"
+            fi
+          fi
+        done
+        exit 2
+      ' && alpine_exit=0 || alpine_exit=$?
+      if [[ $alpine_exit -ne 0 ]]; then
+        msg_error "Failed to install base packages in Alpine container"
+        install_exit_code=1
+      fi
     }
   else
     sleep 3
@@ -4115,9 +4138,140 @@ EOF'
       msg_warn "Skipping timezone setup – zone '$tz' not found in container"
     fi
 
+    # Detect broken DNS resolver (e.g. Tailscale MagicDNS) and inject public DNS
+    if ! pct exec "$CTID" -- bash -c "getent hosts deb.debian.org >/dev/null 2>&1 && getent hosts archive.ubuntu.com >/dev/null 2>&1"; then
+      msg_warn "APT repository DNS resolution failed in container, injecting public DNS servers"
+      pct exec "$CTID" -- bash -c "echo -e 'nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 1.1.1.1' >/etc/resolv.conf"
+    fi
+
     pct exec "$CTID" -- bash -c "apt-get update 2>&1 && apt-get install -y sudo curl mc gnupg2 jq 2>&1" >>"$BUILD_LOG" 2>&1 || {
-      msg_error "apt-get base packages installation failed"
-      install_exit_code=1
+      local failed_mirror
+      failed_mirror=$(pct exec "$CTID" -- bash -c "grep -m1 -oP '(?<=URIs: https?://)[^/]+' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources 2>/dev/null || grep -m1 -oP '(?<=deb https?://)[^/]+' /etc/apt/sources.list 2>/dev/null" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+      msg_warn "apt-get update failed (${failed_mirror}), trying alternate mirrors..."
+      local mirror_exit=0
+      pct exec "$CTID" -- bash -c '
+        APT_BASE="sudo curl mc gnupg2 jq"
+        DISTRO=$(. /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null && echo "$ID" || echo "debian")
+
+        if [ "$DISTRO" = "ubuntu" ]; then
+          EU_MIRRORS="de.archive.ubuntu.com fr.archive.ubuntu.com se.archive.ubuntu.com nl.archive.ubuntu.com it.archive.ubuntu.com ch.archive.ubuntu.com mirrors.xtom.de"
+          US_MIRRORS="us.archive.ubuntu.com archive.ubuntu.com mirrors.edge.kernel.org mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu mirror.math.princeton.edu"
+          AP_MIRRORS="au.archive.ubuntu.com jp.archive.ubuntu.com kr.archive.ubuntu.com tw.archive.ubuntu.com mirror.aarnet.edu.au"
+        else
+          EU_MIRRORS="ftp.de.debian.org ftp.fr.debian.org ftp.nl.debian.org ftp.uk.debian.org ftp.ch.debian.org ftp.se.debian.org ftp.it.debian.org ftp.fau.de ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de debian.mirror.lrz.de mirror.init7.net debian.ethz.ch mirrors.dotsrc.org debian.mirrors.ovh.net"
+          US_MIRRORS="ftp.us.debian.org ftp.ca.debian.org debian.csail.mit.edu mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu mirrors.wikimedia.org debian.osuosl.org mirror.cogentco.com"
+          AP_MIRRORS="ftp.au.debian.org ftp.jp.debian.org ftp.tw.debian.org ftp.kr.debian.org ftp.hk.debian.org ftp.sg.debian.org mirror.aarnet.edu.au mirror.nitc.ac.in"
+        fi
+
+        TZ=$(cat /etc/timezone 2>/dev/null || echo "UTC")
+        case "$TZ" in
+          Europe/*|Arctic/*) REGIONAL="$EU_MIRRORS"; OTHERS="$US_MIRRORS $AP_MIRRORS" ;;
+          America/*) REGIONAL="$US_MIRRORS"; OTHERS="$EU_MIRRORS $AP_MIRRORS" ;;
+          Asia/*|Australia/*|Pacific/*) REGIONAL="$AP_MIRRORS"; OTHERS="$EU_MIRRORS $US_MIRRORS" ;;
+          *) REGIONAL=""; OTHERS="$EU_MIRRORS $US_MIRRORS $AP_MIRRORS" ;;
+        esac
+
+        echo "Acquire::By-Hash \"no\";" >/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99no-by-hash
+
+        try_mirrors() {
+          for src in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources /etc/apt/sources.list; do
+            [ -f "$src" ] && sed -i "s|URIs: http[s]*://[^/]*/|URIs: http://${1}/|g; s|deb http[s]*://[^/]*/|deb http://${1}/|g" "$src"
+          done
+          rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+          APT_OUT=$(apt-get update 2>&1)
+          APT_RC=$?
+          if echo "$APT_OUT" | grep -qi "hashsum\|hash sum"; then
+            echo "  Mirror $1 failed (hash mismatch)"
+            return 1
+          elif echo "$APT_OUT" | grep -qi "SSL\|certificate"; then
+            echo "  Mirror $1 failed (SSL/certificate error)"
+            return 1
+          elif [ $APT_RC -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "  Mirror $1 failed (apt-get update error)"
+            return 1
+          elif apt-get install -y $APT_BASE >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "  CDN set to $1: tests passed"
+            return 0
+          else
+            echo "  Mirror $1 failed (package install error)"
+            return 1
+          fi
+        }
+
+        scan_reachable() {
+          local result=""
+          for m in $1; do
+            if timeout 2 bash -c "echo >/dev/tcp/$m/80" 2>/dev/null; then
+              result="$result $m"
+            fi
+          done
+          echo "$result" | xargs
+        }
+
+        # Phase 1: Scan global mirrors first (independent of local CDN issues)
+        OTHERS_OK=$(scan_reachable "$OTHERS")
+        OTHERS_PICK=$(printf "%s\n" $OTHERS_OK | shuf | head -3 | xargs)
+
+        for mirror in $OTHERS_PICK; do
+          echo "  Attempting mirror: $mirror"
+          try_mirrors "$mirror" && exit 0
+        done
+
+        # Phase 2: Try primary mirror
+        if [ "$DISTRO" = "ubuntu" ]; then
+          PRIMARY="archive.ubuntu.com"
+        else
+          PRIMARY="ftp.debian.org"
+        fi
+        if timeout 2 bash -c "echo >/dev/tcp/$PRIMARY/80" 2>/dev/null; then
+          echo "  Attempting mirror: $PRIMARY"
+          try_mirrors "$PRIMARY" && exit 0
+        fi
+
+        # Phase 3: Fall back to regional mirrors
+        REGIONAL_OK=$(scan_reachable "$REGIONAL")
+        REGIONAL_PICK=$(printf "%s\n" $REGIONAL_OK | shuf | head -3 | xargs)
+
+        for mirror in $REGIONAL_PICK; do
+          echo "  Attempting mirror: $mirror"
+          try_mirrors "$mirror" && exit 0
+        done
+
+        exit 2
+      ' && mirror_exit=0 || mirror_exit=$?
+      if [[ $mirror_exit -eq 2 ]]; then
+        msg_warn "Multiple mirrors failed (possible CDN synchronization issue)."
+        if [[ "$var_os" == "ubuntu" ]]; then
+          msg_warn "Find Ubuntu mirrors at: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors"
+        else
+          msg_warn "Find Debian mirrors at: https://www.debian.org/mirror/list"
+        fi
+        local custom_mirror=""
+        while true; do
+          read -rp "  Enter a mirror hostname (or 'skip' to abort): " custom_mirror </dev/tty
+          [[ -z "$custom_mirror" ]] && continue
+          [[ "$custom_mirror" == "skip" ]] && break
+          [[ ! "$custom_mirror" =~ ^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$ ]] && {
+            msg_warn "Invalid hostname format."
+            continue
+          }
+          pct exec "$CTID" -- bash -c "
+            for src in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources /etc/apt/sources.list; do
+              [ -f \"\$src\" ] && sed -i \"s|URIs: http[s]*://[^/]*/|URIs: http://${custom_mirror}/|g; s|deb http[s]*://[^/]*/|deb http://${custom_mirror}/|g\" \"\$src\"
+            done
+            rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+            apt-get update >/dev/null 2>&1 && apt-get install -y sudo curl mc gnupg2 jq >/dev/null 2>&1
+          " && break
+          msg_warn "Mirror '${custom_mirror}' also failed. Try another or type 'skip'."
+        done
+        if [[ "$custom_mirror" == "skip" ]]; then
+          msg_error "apt-get base packages installation failed"
+          install_exit_code=1
+        fi
+      elif [[ $mirror_exit -ne 0 ]]; then
+        msg_error "apt-get base packages installation failed"
+        install_exit_code=1
+      fi
     }
   fi
 
@@ -4690,7 +4844,7 @@ EOF'
 destroy_lxc() {
   if [[ -z "$CT_ID" ]]; then
     msg_error "No CT_ID found. Nothing to remove."
-    return 1
+    return 65
   fi
 
   # Abort on Ctrl-C / Ctrl-D / ESC
@@ -4729,12 +4883,12 @@ resolve_storage_preselect() {
   case "$class" in
   template) required_content="vztmpl" ;;
   container) required_content="rootdir" ;;
-  *) return 1 ;;
+  *) return 65 ;;
   esac
   [[ -z "$preselect" ]] && return 1
   if ! pvesm status -content "$required_content" | awk 'NR>1{print $1}' | grep -qx -- "$preselect"; then
     msg_warn "Preselected storage '${preselect}' does not support content '${required_content}' (or not found)"
-    return 1
+    return 238
   fi
 
   local line total used free
@@ -4858,7 +5012,7 @@ select_storage() {
     ;;
   *)
     msg_error "Invalid storage class '$CLASS'"
-    return 1
+    return 65
     ;;
   esac
 
@@ -4940,7 +5094,7 @@ validate_storage_space() {
   # Check if storage exists and is active
   if [[ -z "$storage_line" ]]; then
     [[ "$show_dialog" == "yes" ]] && whiptail --msgbox "⚠️  Warning: Storage '$storage' not found!\n\nThe storage may be unavailable or disabled." 10 60
-    return 2
+    return 236
   fi
 
   # Check storage status (column 3)
@@ -4948,7 +5102,7 @@ validate_storage_space() {
   status=$(awk '{print $3}' <<<"$storage_line")
   if [[ "$status" == "disabled" ]]; then
     [[ "$show_dialog" == "yes" ]] && whiptail --msgbox "⚠️  Warning: Storage '$storage' is disabled!\n\nPlease enable the storage first." 10 60
-    return 2
+    return 236
   fi
 
   # Get storage type and free space (column 6)
@@ -4971,7 +5125,7 @@ validate_storage_space() {
     if [[ "$show_dialog" == "yes" ]]; then
       whiptail --msgbox "⚠️  Warning: Storage '$storage' may not have enough space!\n\nStorage Type: ${storage_type}\nRequired: ${required_gb}GB\nAvailable: ${free_gb_fmt}\n\nYou can continue, but creation might fail." 14 70
     fi
-    return 1
+    return 236
   fi
 
   return 0

misc/cloud-init.func

@@ -319,11 +319,11 @@ function setup_cloud_init() {
   if [ "$network_mode" = "static" ]; then
     if [ -n "$static_ip" ] && ! validate_ip_cidr "$static_ip"; then
       _ci_msg_error "Invalid static IP format: $static_ip (expected: x.x.x.x/xx)"
-      return 1
+      return 65
     fi
     if [ -n "$gateway" ] && ! validate_ip "$gateway"; then
       _ci_msg_error "Invalid gateway IP format: $gateway"
-      return 1
+      return 65
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ function configure_cloud_init_interactive() {
   if ! command -v whiptail >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "Warning: whiptail not available, skipping interactive configuration"
     export CLOUDINIT_ENABLE="no"
-    return 1
+    return 127
   fi
 
   # Ask if user wants to enable Cloud-Init
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ function get_vm_ip() {
     elapsed=$((elapsed + 2))
   done
 
-  return 1
+  return 7
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ function wait_for_cloud_init() {
 
   if [ -z "$vm_ip" ]; then
     _ci_msg_warn "Unable to determine VM IP address"
-    return 1
+    return 7
   fi
 
   _ci_msg_info "Waiting for Cloud-Init to complete on ${vm_ip}"
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ function wait_for_cloud_init() {
   done
 
   _ci_msg_warn "Cloud-Init did not complete within ${timeout}s"
-  return 1
+  return 150
 }
 
 # ==============================================================================

misc/core.func

@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ get_header() {
   if [ ! -s "$local_header_path" ]; then
     if ! curl -fsSL "$header_url" -o "$local_header_path"; then
       msg_warn "Failed to download header: $header_url"
-      return 1
+      return 250
     fi
   fi
 
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ prompt_select() {
   if [[ $num_options -eq 0 ]]; then
     msg_warn "prompt_select called with no options"
     echo "" >&2
-    return 1
+    return 65
   fi
 
   # Validate default
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ check_or_create_swap() {
   swap_size_mb=$(prompt_input "Enter swap size in MB (e.g., 2048 for 2GB):" "2048" 60)
   if ! [[ "$swap_size_mb" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
     msg_error "Invalid swap size: '${swap_size_mb}' (must be a number in MB)"
-    return 1
+    return 65
   fi
 
   local swap_file="/swapfile"
@@ -1608,19 +1608,19 @@ check_or_create_swap() {
   msg_info "Creating ${swap_size_mb}MB swap file at $swap_file"
   if ! dd if=/dev/zero of="$swap_file" bs=1M count="$swap_size_mb" status=progress; then
     msg_error "Failed to allocate swap file (dd failed)"
-    return 1
+    return 150
   fi
   if ! chmod 600 "$swap_file"; then
     msg_error "Failed to set permissions on $swap_file"
-    return 1
+    return 150
   fi
   if ! mkswap "$swap_file"; then
     msg_error "Failed to format swap file (mkswap failed)"
-    return 1
+    return 150
   fi
   if ! swapon "$swap_file"; then
     msg_error "Failed to activate swap (swapon failed)"
-    return 1
+    return 150
   fi
   msg_ok "Swap file created and activated successfully"
 }
@@ -1699,13 +1699,13 @@ function get_lxc_ip() {
         fi
       done
 
-      return 1
+      return 6
     }
 
     LOCAL_IP="$(get_current_ip || true)"
     if [[ -z "$LOCAL_IP" ]]; then
       msg_error "Could not determine LOCAL_IP (checked: eth0, hostname -I, ip route, IPv6 targets)"
-      return 1
+      return 6
     fi
   fi
 

misc/install.func

@@ -210,6 +210,173 @@ network_check() {
 # SECTION 3: OS UPDATE & PACKAGE MANAGEMENT
 # ==============================================================================
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# apt_update_safe()
+#
+# - Runs apt-get update with CDN mirror fallback
+# - On failure, detects distro (Debian/Ubuntu) and tries alternate mirrors
+# - Three-phase approach: global mirrors → primary mirror → regional mirrors
+# - Falls back to manual user prompt if all auto mirrors fail
+# - Detects hash mismatch, SSL errors, and generic apt failures
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+apt_update_safe() {
+  if $STD apt-get update; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  local failed_mirror
+  failed_mirror=$(grep -m1 -oP '(?<=URIs: https?://)[^/]+' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources 2>/dev/null || grep -m1 -oP '(?<=deb https?://)[^/]+' /etc/apt/sources.list 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+  msg_warn "apt-get update failed (${failed_mirror}), trying alternate mirrors..."
+
+  local distro
+  distro=$(. /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null && echo "$ID" || echo "debian")
+
+  local eu_mirrors us_mirrors ap_mirrors
+  if [[ "$distro" == "ubuntu" ]]; then
+    eu_mirrors="de.archive.ubuntu.com fr.archive.ubuntu.com se.archive.ubuntu.com nl.archive.ubuntu.com it.archive.ubuntu.com ch.archive.ubuntu.com mirrors.xtom.de"
+    us_mirrors="us.archive.ubuntu.com archive.ubuntu.com mirrors.edge.kernel.org mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu mirror.math.princeton.edu"
+    ap_mirrors="au.archive.ubuntu.com jp.archive.ubuntu.com kr.archive.ubuntu.com tw.archive.ubuntu.com mirror.aarnet.edu.au"
+  else
+    eu_mirrors="ftp.de.debian.org ftp.fr.debian.org ftp.nl.debian.org ftp.uk.debian.org ftp.ch.debian.org ftp.se.debian.org ftp.it.debian.org ftp.fau.de ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de debian.mirror.lrz.de mirror.init7.net debian.ethz.ch mirrors.dotsrc.org debian.mirrors.ovh.net"
+    us_mirrors="ftp.us.debian.org ftp.ca.debian.org debian.csail.mit.edu mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu mirrors.wikimedia.org debian.osuosl.org mirror.cogentco.com"
+    ap_mirrors="ftp.au.debian.org ftp.jp.debian.org ftp.tw.debian.org ftp.kr.debian.org ftp.hk.debian.org ftp.sg.debian.org mirror.aarnet.edu.au mirror.nitc.ac.in"
+  fi
+
+  local tz regional others
+  tz=$(cat /etc/timezone 2>/dev/null || echo "UTC")
+  case "$tz" in
+  Europe/* | Arctic/*)
+    regional="$eu_mirrors"
+    others="$us_mirrors $ap_mirrors"
+    ;;
+  America/*)
+    regional="$us_mirrors"
+    others="$eu_mirrors $ap_mirrors"
+    ;;
+  Asia/* | Australia/* | Pacific/*)
+    regional="$ap_mirrors"
+    others="$eu_mirrors $us_mirrors"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    regional=""
+    others="$eu_mirrors $us_mirrors $ap_mirrors"
+    ;;
+  esac
+
+  echo 'Acquire::By-Hash "no";' >/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99no-by-hash
+
+  _try_apt_mirror() {
+    local m=$1
+    for src in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources /etc/apt/sources.list; do
+      [[ -f "$src" ]] && sed -i "s|URIs: http[s]*://[^/]*/|URIs: http://${m}/|g; s|deb http[s]*://[^/]*/|deb http://${m}/|g" "$src"
+    done
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+    local out
+    out=$(apt-get update 2>&1)
+    if echo "$out" | grep -qi "hashsum\|hash sum"; then
+      msg_warn "Mirror ${m} failed (hash mismatch)"
+      return 1
+    elif echo "$out" | grep -qi "SSL\|certificate"; then
+      msg_warn "Mirror ${m} failed (SSL/certificate error)"
+      return 1
+    elif echo "$out" | grep -q "^E:"; then
+      msg_warn "Mirror ${m} failed (apt-get update error)"
+      return 1
+    else
+      msg_ok "CDN set to ${m}: tests passed"
+      return 0
+    fi
+  }
+
+  _scan_reachable() {
+    local result=""
+    for m in $1; do
+      if timeout 2 bash -c "echo >/dev/tcp/$m/80" 2>/dev/null; then
+        result="$result $m"
+      fi
+    done
+    echo "$result" | xargs
+  }
+
+  local apt_ok=false
+
+  # Phase 1: Scan global mirrors first (independent of local CDN issues)
+  local others_ok
+  others_ok=$(_scan_reachable "$others")
+  local others_pick
+  others_pick=$(printf '%s\n' $others_ok | shuf | head -3 | xargs)
+
+  for mirror in $others_pick; do
+    msg_custom "${INFO}" "${YW}" "Attempting mirror: ${mirror}"
+    if _try_apt_mirror "$mirror"; then
+      apt_ok=true
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+
+  # Phase 2: Try primary mirror
+  if [[ "$apt_ok" != true ]]; then
+    local primary
+    if [[ "$distro" == "ubuntu" ]]; then
+      primary="archive.ubuntu.com"
+    else
+      primary="ftp.debian.org"
+    fi
+    if timeout 2 bash -c "echo >/dev/tcp/$primary/80" 2>/dev/null; then
+      msg_custom "${INFO}" "${YW}" "Attempting mirror: ${primary}"
+      if _try_apt_mirror "$primary"; then
+        apt_ok=true
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Phase 3: Fall back to regional mirrors
+  if [[ "$apt_ok" != true ]]; then
+    local regional_ok
+    regional_ok=$(_scan_reachable "$regional")
+    local regional_pick
+    regional_pick=$(printf '%s\n' $regional_ok | shuf | head -3 | xargs)
+
+    for mirror in $regional_pick; do
+      msg_custom "${INFO}" "${YW}" "Attempting mirror: ${mirror}"
+      if _try_apt_mirror "$mirror"; then
+        apt_ok=true
+        break
+      fi
+    done
+  fi
+
+  # Phase 4: All auto mirrors failed, prompt user
+  if [[ "$apt_ok" != true ]]; then
+    msg_warn "Multiple mirrors failed (possible CDN synchronization issue)."
+    if [[ "$distro" == "ubuntu" ]]; then
+      msg_warn "Find Ubuntu mirrors at: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors"
+    else
+      msg_warn "Find Debian mirrors at: https://www.debian.org/mirror/list"
+    fi
+    local custom_mirror
+    while true; do
+      read -rp "  Enter a mirror hostname (or 'skip' to abort): " custom_mirror </dev/tty
+      [[ -z "$custom_mirror" ]] && continue
+      [[ "$custom_mirror" == "skip" ]] && break
+      [[ ! "$custom_mirror" =~ ^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$ ]] && {
+        msg_warn "Invalid hostname format."
+        continue
+      }
+      if _try_apt_mirror "$custom_mirror"; then
+        apt_ok=true
+        break
+      fi
+      msg_warn "Mirror '${custom_mirror}' also failed. Try another or type 'skip'."
+    done
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$apt_ok" != true ]]; then
+    msg_error "All mirrors failed. Check network or try again later."
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # update_os()
 #

misc/vm-core.func

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ get_header() {
 
   if [ ! -s "$local_header_path" ]; then
     if ! curl -fsSL "$header_url" -o "$local_header_path"; then
-      return 1
+      return 250
     fi
   fi
 

tools/addon/sparkyfitness-garmin.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: Tom Frenzel (tomfrenzel)
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/CodeWithCJ/SparkyFitness
+
+if ! command -v curl &>/dev/null; then
+  printf "\r\e[2K%b" '\033[93m Setup Source \033[m' >&2
+  apt-get update >/dev/null 2>&1
+  apt-get install -y curl >/dev/null 2>&1
+fi
+source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/core.func)
+source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/tools.func)
+source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/error_handler.func)
+source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/api.func) 2>/dev/null || true
+declare -f init_tool_telemetry &>/dev/null && init_tool_telemetry "sparkyfitness-garmin" "addon"
+
+# Enable error handling
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+trap 'error_handler' ERR
+load_functions
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# CONFIGURATION
+# ==============================================================================
+APP="SparkyFitness Garmin Microservice"
+APP_TYPE="addon"
+INSTALL_PATH="/opt/sparkyfitness-garmin"
+CONFIG_PATH="/etc/sparkyfitness-garmin/.env"
+SERVICE_PATH="/etc/systemd/system/sparkyfitness-garmin.service"
+DEFAULT_PORT=8000
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# OS DETECTION
+# ==============================================================================
+if ! grep -qE 'ID=debian|ID=ubuntu' /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo -e "${CROSS} Unsupported OS detected. This script only supports Debian and Ubuntu."
+  exit 238
+fi
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# SparkyFitness LXC DETECTION
+# ==============================================================================
+if [[ ! -d /opt/sparkyfitness ]]; then
+  echo -e "${CROSS} No SparkyFitness installation detected. This addon must be installed within a container that already has SparkyFitness installed."
+  exit 238
+fi
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# UNINSTALL
+# ==============================================================================
+function uninstall() {
+  msg_info "Uninstalling ${APP}"
+  systemctl disable --now sparkyfitness-garmin.service &>/dev/null || true
+  rm -rf "$SERVICE_PATH" "$CONFIG_PATH" "$INSTALL_PATH" ~/.sparkyfitness-garmin
+  msg_ok "${APP} has been uninstalled"
+}
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# UPDATE
+# ==============================================================================
+function update() {
+  if check_for_gh_release "sparkyfitness-garmin" "CodeWithCJ/SparkyFitness"; then
+    PYTHON_VERSION="3.13" setup_uv
+
+    msg_info "Stopping service"
+    systemctl stop sparkyfitness-garmin.service &>/dev/null || true
+    msg_ok "Stopped service"
+
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "sparkyfitness-garmin" "CodeWithCJ/SparkyFitness" "tarball" "latest" $INSTALL_PATH
+
+    msg_info "Starting service"
+    systemctl start sparkyfitness-garmin
+    msg_ok "Started service"
+    msg_ok "Updated successfully"
+    exit
+  fi
+}
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# INSTALL
+# ==============================================================================
+function install() {
+  PYTHON_VERSION="3.13" setup_uv
+  fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "sparkyfitness-garmin" "CodeWithCJ/SparkyFitness" "tarball" "latest" $INSTALL_PATH
+
+  msg_info "Setting up ${APP}"
+  mkdir -p "/etc/sparkyfitness-garmin"
+  cp "/opt/sparkyfitness-garmin/docker/.env.example" $CONFIG_PATH
+  cd $INSTALL_PATH/SparkyFitnessGarmin
+  $STD uv venv --clear .venv
+  $STD uv pip install -r requirements.txt
+  sed -i -e "s|^#\?GARMIN_MICROSERVICE_URL=.*|GARMIN_MICROSERVICE_URL=http://${LOCAL_IP}:${DEFAULT_PORT}|" $CONFIG_PATH
+  cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/sparkyfitness-garmin.service
+[Unit]
+Description=${APP}
+After=network.target sparkyfitness-server.service
+Requires=sparkyfitness-server.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory=$INSTALL_PATH/SparkyFitnessGarmin
+EnvironmentFile=$CONFIG_PATH
+ExecStart=$INSTALL_PATH/SparkyFitnessGarmin/.venv/bin/python3 -m uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port ${DEFAULT_PORT}
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+  systemctl enable -q --now sparkyfitness-garmin
+  msg_ok "Set up ${APP} - reachable at http://${LOCAL_IP}:${DEFAULT_PORT}"
+  msg_ok "You might need to update the GARMIN_MICROSERVICE_URL in your SparkyFitness .env file to http://${LOCAL_IP}:${DEFAULT_PORT}"
+}
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# MAIN
+# ==============================================================================
+header_info
+ensure_usr_local_bin_persist
+get_lxc_ip
+
+# Handle type=update (called from update script)
+if [[ "${type:-}" == "update" ]]; then
+  if [[ -d "$INSTALL_PATH" ]]; then
+    update
+  else
+    msg_error "${APP} is not installed. Nothing to update."
+    exit 233
+  fi
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Check if already installed
+if [[ -d "$INSTALL_PATH" && -n "$(ls -A "$INSTALL_PATH" 2>/dev/null)" ]]; then
+  msg_warn "${APP} is already installed."
+  echo ""
+
+  echo -n "${TAB}Uninstall ${APP}? (y/N): "
+  read -r uninstall_prompt
+  if [[ "${uninstall_prompt,,}" =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
+    uninstall
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  echo -n "${TAB}Update ${APP}? (y/N): "
+  read -r update_prompt
+  if [[ "${update_prompt,,}" =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
+    update
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  msg_warn "No action selected. Exiting."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Fresh installation
+msg_warn "${APP} is not installed."
+echo ""
+echo -e "${TAB}${INFO} This will install:"
+echo -e "${TAB}  - UV (Python Version Manager)"
+echo -e "${TAB}  - SparkyFitness Garmin Microservice"
+echo ""
+
+echo -n "${TAB}Install ${APP}? (y/N): "
+read -r install_prompt
+if [[ "${install_prompt,,}" =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
+  install
+else
+  msg_warn "Installation cancelled. Exiting."
+  exit 0
+fi

tools/headers/sparkyfitnessgarmin

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+   _____                  __         _______ __                          ______                     _          __  ____                                      _         
+  / ___/____  ____ ______/ /____  __/ ____(_) /_____  ___  __________   / ____/___ __________ ___  (_)___     /  |/  (_)_____________  ________  ______   __(_)_______ 
+  \__ \/ __ \/ __ `/ ___/ //_/ / / / /_  / / __/ __ \/ _ \/ ___/ ___/  / / __/ __ `/ ___/ __ `__ \/ / __ \   / /|_/ / / ___/ ___/ __ \/ ___/ _ \/ ___/ | / / / ___/ _ \
+ ___/ / /_/ / /_/ / /  / ,< / /_/ / __/ / / /_/ / / /  __(__  |__  )  / /_/ / /_/ / /  / / / / / / / / / /  / /  / / / /__/ /  / /_/ (__  )  __/ /   | |/ / / /__/  __/
+/____/ .___/\__,_/_/  /_/|_|\__, /_/   /_/\__/_/ /_/\___/____/____/   \____/\__,_/_/  /_/ /_/ /_/_/_/ /_/  /_/  /_/_/\___/_/   \____/____/\___/_/    |___/_/\___/\___/ 
+    /_/                    /____/