Harden code-server addon install script

Refactor the code-server installer to be more robust: introduce a config_path variable and preexisting_config flag, use quoted ${HOME} paths, and only write a default config.yaml when none exists. Move systemctl enable after config creation and add an active check that errors out if the code-server service fails to start. Also tidy up variable quoting and cleanup steps for safer execution.
2026-03-24 02:43:01 +01:00 · 2026-03-20 10:51:55 +01:00
54 changed files with 1460 additions and 2672 deletions
--- a/.github/changelogs/2026/03.md
+++ b/.github/changelogs/2026/03.md
@@ -1,183 +1,3 @@
 ## 2026-03-21
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - Anytype-server: wait for MongoDB readiness before rs.initiate() [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13165](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13165))
    - Frigate: use correct CPU model fallback path [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13164](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13164))
    - iSponsorBlockTV: Fix release fetching  [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#13157](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13157))
    - Isponsorblocktv: use quoted heredoc to prevent unbound variable error during CLI wrapper creation [@Copilot](https://github.com/Copilot) ([#13146](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13146))
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - Headscale: Enable TUN [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#13158](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13158))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - core: add missing -searchdomain/-nameserver prefix in base_settings [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13166](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13166))
 ## 2026-03-20
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
  - iSponsorBlockTV ([#13123](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13123))
 - Alpine-Wakapi ([#13119](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13119))
 - teleport ([#13086](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13086))
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - Reactive-Resume: add git dependency for v5.0.13+ [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13133](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13133))
    - Scanopy: increase default CPU, RAM, and HDD to prevent OOM during Rust build [@Copilot](https://github.com/Copilot) ([#13130](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13130))
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - Immich: v2.6.1 [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#13111](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13111))
    - VM's: add input validation and hostname sanitization to all VM scripts [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12973](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12973))
 ### 🧰 Tools
  - #### 🔧 Refactor
    - Harden code-server addon install script [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13116](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13116))
 ## 2026-03-19
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - Owncast: increase default disk size from 2GB to 10GB [@Copilot](https://github.com/Copilot) ([#13079](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13079))
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - fix: remove extra backslash to match single quoted here-doc [@Zelnes](https://github.com/Zelnes) ([#13108](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13108))
    - Reactive-Resume: Upgrade Node to 24 and enable Corepack [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13093](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13093))
    - Increase Tracearr RAM; derive APP_VERSION [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13087](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13087))
    - ProjectSend: Update application access URL [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#13078](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13078))
    - Dispatcharr: use npm install --no-audit --progress=false [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13074](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13074))
    - core: reorder hwaccel setup and adjust GPU group usermod [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13072](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13072))
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - tools.func: display pin reason in release-check messages [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13095](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13095))
    - NocoDB: Unpin Version to latest [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13094](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13094))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - tools.func: use dpkg-query for reliable JDK version detection [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13101](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13101))
 ### 📚 Documentation
  - Update link from helper-scripts.com to community-scripts.org [@adnanvaldes](https://github.com/adnanvaldes) ([#13098](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13098))
 - github: add PocketBase bot workflow [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13075](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13075))
 ## 2026-03-18
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
  - Alpine-Ntfy [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13048](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13048))
 - Split-Pro ([#12975](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12975))
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - Tdarr: use curl_with_retry and correct exit code [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13060](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13060))
    - reitti: fix: v4 [@CrazyWolf13](https://github.com/CrazyWolf13) ([#13039](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13039))
    - Paperless-NGX: increase default RAM to 3GB [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13018](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13018))
    - Plex: restart service after update to apply new version [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13017](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13017))
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - tools: centralize GPU group setup via setup_hwaccel [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13044](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13044))
    - Termix: add guacd build and systemd integration [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12999](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12999))
  - #### 🔧 Refactor
    - Podman: replace deprecated commands with Quadlets [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13052](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13052))
    - Refactor: Jellyfin repo, ffmpeg package and symlinks [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13045](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13045))
    - pve-scripts-local: Increase default disk size from 4GB to 10GB [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13009](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13009))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - tools.func Implement pg_cron setup for setup_postgresql [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13053](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13053))
    - tools.func: Implement check_for_gh_tag function [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12998](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12998))
    - tools.func: Implement fetch_and_deploy_gh_tag function [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13000](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13000))
 ## 2026-03-17
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - Gluetun: add OpenVPN process user and cleanup stale config [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13016](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13016))
    - Frigate: check OpenVino model files exist before configuring detector and use curl_with_retry instead of default wget [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13019](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13019))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### 🔧 Refactor
    - tools.func: Update `create_self_signed_cert()` [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#13008](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13008))
 ## 2026-03-16
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
  - Gluetun ([#12976](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12976))
 - Anytype-Server ([#12974](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12974))
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - Immich: use gcc-13 for compilation & add uv python pre-install with retry logic [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12935](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12935))
    - Tautulli: add setuptools<81 constraint to update script [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12959](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12959))
    - Seerr: add missing build deps [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12960](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12960))
    - fix: yubal update [@CrazyWolf13](https://github.com/CrazyWolf13) ([#12961](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12961))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - hwaccel: remove ROCm install from AMD APU setup [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12958](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12958))
 ## 2026-03-15
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
  - Yamtrack ([#12936](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12936))
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - Wishlist: use --frozen-lockfile for pnpm install [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12892](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12892))
    - SparkyFitness: use --legacy-peer-deps for npm install [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12888](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12888))
    - Frigate: add fallback for OpenVino labelmap file [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12889](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12889))
  - #### 🔧 Refactor
    - Refactor: ITSM-NG [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12918](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12918))
    - core: unify RELEASE variable for check_for_gh_release and fetch_and_deploy [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12917](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12917))
    - Standardize NSAPP names across VM scripts [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12924](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12924))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - core: retry downloads with exponential backoff [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12896](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12896))
 ### ❔ Uncategorized
  - [go2rtc] Add ffmpeg dependency to install script [@Copilot](https://github.com/Copilot) ([#12944](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12944))
 ## 2026-03-14
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
--- a/.github/workflows/update-script-timestamp-on-sh-change.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-script-timestamp-on-sh-change.yml
@@ -155,21 +155,13 @@ jobs:
                console.log('Slug not in DB, skipping: ' + slug);
                continue;
              }
              const today = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];
              const patchBody = {
                script_updated: today,
                last_update_commit: process.env.PR_URL || process.env.COMMIT_URL || ''
              };
              // When a dev script is merged into main, promote it to production
              if (record.is_dev === true) {
                patchBody.is_dev = false;
                patchBody.script_created = today;
                console.log('Promoting dev script to production: ' + slug);
              }
              const patchRes = await request(recordsUrl + '/' + record.id, {
                method: 'PATCH',
                headers: { 'Authorization': token, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-                body: JSON.stringify(patchBody)
+                body: JSON.stringify({
                  script_updated: new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0],
                  last_update_commit: process.env.PR_URL || process.env.COMMIT_URL || ''
                })
              });
              if (!patchRes.ok) {
                console.warn('PATCH failed for slug ' + slug + ': ' + patchRes.body);
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 <details>
-<summary><h4>March (21 entries)</h4></summary>
+<summary><h4>March (14 entries)</h4></summary>
 [View March 2026 Changelog](.github/changelogs/2026/03.md)
@@ -426,92 +423,11 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 </details>
 ## 2026-03-23
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
  - Alpine-Borgbackup-Server ([#13219](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13219))
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - NginxProxyManager: build OpenResty from source via GitHub releases [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13134](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13134))
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - Kometa: optimize config.yml sed patterns, add Quickstart integration [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13198](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13198))
 ## 2026-03-22
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
  - versitygw ([#13180](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13180))
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - Adventurelog: pin DRF <3.15 to fix coreapi module removal [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13194](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13194))
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - ConvertX: add libreoffice-writer for ODT/document conversions [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13196](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13196))
  - #### 🔧 Refactor
    - iSponsorblockTV: add AVX CPU check before installation [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13197](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13197))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - core: guard against empty IPv6 address in static mode [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13195](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13195))
 ## 2026-03-21
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - Anytype-server: wait for MongoDB readiness before rs.initiate() [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13165](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13165))
    - Frigate: use correct CPU model fallback path [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13164](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13164))
    - iSponsorBlockTV: Fix release fetching  [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#13157](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13157))
    - Isponsorblocktv: use quoted heredoc to prevent unbound variable error during CLI wrapper creation [@Copilot](https://github.com/Copilot) ([#13146](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13146))
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - Headscale: Enable TUN [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#13158](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13158))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - core: add missing -searchdomain/-nameserver prefix in base_settings [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13166](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13166))
 ## 2026-03-20
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
-  - iSponsorBlockTV ([#13123](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13123))
+  - teleport ([#13086](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13086))
 - Alpine-Wakapi ([#13119](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13119))
 - teleport ([#13086](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13086))
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - Reactive-Resume: add git dependency for v5.0.13+ [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13133](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13133))
    - Scanopy: increase default CPU, RAM, and HDD to prevent OOM during Rust build [@Copilot](https://github.com/Copilot) ([#13130](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13130))
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - Immich: v2.6.1 [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#13111](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13111))
    - VM's: add input validation and hostname sanitization to all VM scripts [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12973](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12973))
 ### 🧰 Tools
  - #### 🔧 Refactor
    - Harden code-server addon install script [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13116](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13116))
 ## 2026-03-19
@@ -1283,4 +1199,204 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
  - #### 📝 Script Information
-    - fixen broken link to dawarich documentation [@RiX012](https://github.com/RiX012) ([#12103](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12103))
+    - fixen broken link to dawarich documentation [@RiX012](https://github.com/RiX012) ([#12103](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12103))
 ## 2026-02-19
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
  - TrueNAS-VM ([#12059](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12059))
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - add: patchmon breaking change msg [@CrazyWolf13](https://github.com/CrazyWolf13) ([#12075](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12075))
    - LibreNMS: Various fixes [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#12089](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12089))
 ### 🌐 Website
  - #### 📝 Script Information
    - truenas-vm: slug fix for source code link [@juronja](https://github.com/juronja) ([#12088](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12088))
 ## 2026-02-18
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 💥 Breaking Changes
    - [Fix] PatchMon: use `SERVER_PORT` in Nginx config if set in env [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#12053](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12053))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - core: Execution ID & Telemetry Improvements [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12041](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12041))
 ## 2026-02-17
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
  - Databasus ([#12018](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12018))
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - [Hotfix] Cleanuparr: backup config before update [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#12039](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12039))
    - fix: pterodactyl-panel add symlink [@CrazyWolf13](https://github.com/CrazyWolf13) ([#11997](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11997))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - core: call get_lxc_ip in start() before updates [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12015](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12015))
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - tools/pve: add data analytics / formatting / linting [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12034](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12034))
    - core: smart recovery for failed installs | extend exit_codes  [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11221](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11221))
  - #### 🔧 Refactor
    - core: error-handler improvements | better exit_code handling | better tools.func source check [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12019](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12019))
 ### 🧰 Tools
  - #### 🔧 Refactor
    - Immich Public Proxy: centralize and fix systemd service creation [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#12025](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12025))
 ### 📚 Documentation
  - fix contribution/setup-fork [@andreasabeck](https://github.com/andreasabeck) ([#12047](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12047))
 ## 2026-02-16
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
  - RomM ([#11987](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11987))
 - LinkDing ([#11976](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11976))
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - Opencloud: Pin version to 5.1.0 [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#12004](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/12004))
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - Tududi: Fix sed command for DB_FILE configuration [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#11988](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11988))
    - slskd: fix exit position [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11963](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11963))
    - cryptpad: restore config earlier and run onlyoffice upgrade [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11964](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11964))
    - jellyseerr/overseerr: Migrate update script to Seerr; prompt rerun [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11965](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11965))
  - #### 🔧 Refactor
    - core/vm's: ensure script state is sent on script exit  [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11991](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11991))
    - Vaultwarden: export VW_VERSION as version number [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11966](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11966))
    - Zabbix: Improve zabbix-agent service detection [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11968](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11968))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - tools.func: ensure /usr/local/bin PATH persists for pct enter sessions [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11970](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11970))
  - #### 🔧 Refactor
    - core: remove duplicate error handler from alpine-install.func [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11971](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11971))
 ### 📂 Github
  - github: add "website" label if "json" changed [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11975](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11975))
 ### 🌐 Website
  - #### 📝 Script Information
    - Update Wishlist LXC webpage to include reverse proxy info [@summoningpixels](https://github.com/summoningpixels) ([#11973](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11973))
    - Update OpenCloud LXC webpage to include services ports [@summoningpixels](https://github.com/summoningpixels) ([#11969](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11969))
 ## 2026-02-15
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
  - ebusd ([#11942](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11942))
 - add: seer script and migrations [@CrazyWolf13](https://github.com/CrazyWolf13) ([#11930](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11930))
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - Fix seerr URL in jellyseerr script [@lucacome](https://github.com/lucacome) ([#11951](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11951))
    - Fix jellyseer and overseer script replacement [@lucacome](https://github.com/lucacome) ([#11949](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11949))
    - Tautulli: Add setuptools < 81 [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#11943](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11943))
  - #### 💥 Breaking Changes
    - Refactor: Patchmon [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#11888](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11888))
 ## 2026-02-14
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - Increase disk allocation for OpenWebUI and Ollama to prevent installation failures [@Copilot](https://github.com/Copilot) ([#11920](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11920))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - core: handle missing RAM speed in nested VMs [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11913](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11913))
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - core: overwriteable app version [@CrazyWolf13](https://github.com/CrazyWolf13) ([#11753](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11753))
    - core: validate container IDs cluster-wide across all nodes [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11906](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11906))
    - core: improve error reporting with structured error strings and better categorization + output formatting [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11907](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11907))
    - core: unified logging system with combined logs [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11761](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11761))
 ### 🧰 Tools
  - lxc-updater: add patchmon aware [@failure101](https://github.com/failure101) ([#11905](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11905))
 ### 🌐 Website
  - #### 📝 Script Information
    - Disable UniFi script - APT packages no longer available [@Copilot](https://github.com/Copilot) ([#11898](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11898))
 ## 2026-02-13
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
    - OpenWebUI: pin numba constraint [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11874](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11874))
    - Planka: add migrate step to update function [@ZimmermannLeon](https://github.com/ZimmermannLeon) ([#11877](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11877))
    - Pangolin: switch sqlite-specific back to generic [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11868](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11868))
    - [Hotfix] Jotty: Copy contents of config backup into /opt/jotty/config [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#11864](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11864))
  - #### 🔧 Refactor
    - Refactor: Radicale [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#11850](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11850))
    - chore(donetick): add config entry for v0.1.73 [@tomfrenzel](https://github.com/tomfrenzel) ([#11872](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11872))
 ### 💾 Core
  - #### 🔧 Refactor
    - core: retry reporting with fallback payloads [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11885](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11885))
 ### 📡 API
  - #### ✨ New Features
    - error-handler: Implement json_escape and enhance error handling [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11875](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11875))
 ### 🌐 Website
  - #### 📝 Script Information
    - SQLServer-2025: add PVE9/Kernel 6.x incompatibility warning [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#11829](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/11829))
--- a/ct/adventurelog.sh
+++ b/ct/adventurelog.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ function update_script() {
    fi
    $STD .venv/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip
    $STD .venv/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
    $STD .venv/bin/python -m pip install 'djangorestframework<3.15'
    $STD .venv/bin/python -m manage collectstatic --noinput
    $STD .venv/bin/python -m manage migrate
--- a/ct/alpine-borgbackup-server.sh
+++ b/ct/alpine-borgbackup-server.sh
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/build.func)
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
 # Author: Sander Koenders (sanderkoenders)
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://www.borgbackup.org/
 APP="Alpine-BorgBackup-Server"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-alpine;backup}"
 var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
 var_ram="${var_ram:-1024}"
 var_disk="${var_disk:-20}"
 var_os="${var_os:-alpine}"
 var_version="${var_version:-3.23}"
 var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
 header_info "$APP"
 variables
 color
 catch_errors
 function update_script() {
  header_info
  if [[ ! -f /usr/bin/borg ]]; then
    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
    exit
  fi
  CHOICE=$(msg_menu "BorgBackup Server Update Options" \
    "1" "Update BorgBackup Server" \
    "2" "Reset SSH Access" \
    "3" "Enable password authentication for backup user (not recommended, use SSH key instead)" \
    "4" "Disable password authentication for backup user (recommended for security, use SSH key)")
  case $CHOICE in
  1)
    msg_info "Updating $APP LXC"
    $STD apk -U upgrade
    msg_ok "Updated $APP LXC successfully!"
    ;;
  2)
    if [[ "${PHS_SILENT:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
      msg_warn "Reset SSH Public key requires interactive mode, skipping."
      exit
    fi
    msg_info "Setting up SSH Public Key for backup user"
    msg_info "Please paste your SSH public key (e.g., ssh-rsa AAAAB3... user@host): \n"
    read -p "Key: " SSH_PUBLIC_KEY
    echo
    if [[ -z "$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" ]]; then
      msg_error "No SSH public key provided!"
      exit 1
    fi
    if [[ ! "$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" =~ ^(ssh-rsa|ssh-dss|ssh-ed25519|ecdsa-sha2-) ]]; then
      msg_error "Invalid SSH public key format!"
      exit 1
    fi
    msg_info "Setting up SSH access"
    mkdir -p /home/backup/.ssh
    echo "$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" >/home/backup/.ssh/authorized_keys
    chown -R backup:backup /home/backup/.ssh
    chmod 700 /home/backup/.ssh
    chmod 600 /home/backup/.ssh/authorized_keys
    msg_ok "SSH access configured for backup user"
    ;;
  3)
    if [[ "${PHS_SILENT:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
      msg_warn "Enabling password authentication requires interactive mode, skipping."
      exit
    fi
    msg_info "Enabling password authentication for backup user"
    msg_warn "Password authentication is less secure than using SSH keys. Consider using SSH keys instead."
    passwd backup
    sed -i 's/^#*\s*PasswordAuthentication\s\+\(yes\|no\)/PasswordAuthentication yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
    rc-service sshd restart
    msg_ok "Password authentication enabled for backup user"
    ;;
  4)
    msg_info "Disabling password authentication for backup user"
    sed -i 's/^#*\s*PasswordAuthentication\s\+\(yes\|no\)/PasswordAuthentication no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
    rc-service sshd restart
    msg_ok "Password authentication disabled for backup user"
    ;;
  esac
  exit 0
 }
 start
 build_container
 description
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
 echo -e "${INFO}${YW}Connection information:${CL}"
 echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}ssh backup@${IP}${CL}"
 echo -e "${TAB}${VERIFYPW}${YW}To set SSH key, run this script with the 'update' option and select option 2${CL}"
--- a/ct/alpine-wakapi.sh
+++ b/ct/alpine-wakapi.sh
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
 #!/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: Slaviša Arežina (tremor021)
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://wakapi.dev/ | https://github.com/muety/wakapi
 APP="Alpine-Wakapi"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-code;time-tracking}"
 var_cpu="${var_cpu:-1}"
 var_ram="${var_ram:-512}"
 var_disk="${var_disk:-4}"
 var_os="${var_os:-alpine}"
 var_version="${var_version:-3.23}"
 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/wakapi ]]; then
    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
    exit
  fi
  RELEASE=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/muety/wakapi/releases/latest | grep "tag_name" | awk '{print substr($2, 2, length($2)-3) }')
  if [ "${RELEASE}" != "$(cat ~/.wakapi 2>/dev/null)" ] || [ ! -f ~/.wakapi ]; then
    msg_info "Stopping Wakapi Service"
    $STD rc-service wakapi stop
    msg_ok "Stopped Wakapi Service"
    msg_info "Updating Wakapi LXC"
    $STD apk -U upgrade
    msg_ok "Updated Wakapi LXC"
    msg_info "Creating backup"
    mkdir -p /opt/wakapi-backup
    cp /opt/wakapi/config.yml /opt/wakapi/wakapi_db.db /opt/wakapi-backup/
    msg_ok "Created backup"
    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "wakapi" "muety/wakapi" "tarball"
    msg_info "Configuring Wakapi"
    cd /opt/wakapi
    $STD go mod download
    $STD go build -o wakapi
    cp /opt/wakapi-backup/config.yml /opt/wakapi/
    cp /opt/wakapi-backup/wakapi_db.db /opt/wakapi/
    rm -rf /opt/wakapi-backup
    msg_ok "Configured Wakapi"
    msg_info "Starting Service"
    $STD rc-service wakapi start
    msg_ok "Started Service"
    msg_ok "Updated successfully"
  else
    msg_ok "No update required. ${APP} is already at ${RELEASE}"
  fi
  exit 0
 }
 start
 build_container
 description
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${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}:3000${CL}"
--- a/ct/convertx.sh
+++ b/ct/convertx.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function update_script() {
  header_info
  check_container_storage
  check_container_resources
-  if [[ ! -d /opt/convertx ]]; then
+  if [[ ! -d /var ]]; then
    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
    exit
  fi
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ function update_script() {
    systemctl stop convertx
    msg_info "Stopped Service"
    ensure_dependencies libreoffice-writer
    msg_info "Move data-Folder"
    if [[ -d /opt/convertx/data ]]; then
      mv /opt/convertx/data /opt/data
--- a/ct/headers/alpine-borgbackup-server
+++ b/ct/headers/alpine-borgbackup-server
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
    ___    __      _                  ____                   ____             __                    _____                          
   /   |  / /___  (_)___  ___        / __ )____  _________ _/ __ )____ ______/ /____  ______       / ___/___  ______   _____  _____
  / /| | / / __ \/ / __ \/ _ \______/ __  / __ \/ ___/ __ `/ __  / __ `/ ___/ //_/ / / / __ \______\__ \/ _ \/ ___/ | / / _ \/ ___/
 / ___ |/ / /_/ / / / / /  __/_____/ /_/ / /_/ / /  / /_/ / /_/ / /_/ / /__/ ,< / /_/ / /_/ /_____/__/ /  __/ /   | |/ /  __/ /    
 /_/  |_/_/ .___/_/_/ /_/\___/     /_____/\____/_/   \__, /_____/\__,_/\___/_/|_|\__,_/ .___/     /____/\___/_/    |___/\___/_/     
        /_/                                        /____/                           /_/                                            
--- a/ct/headers/alpine-wakapi
+++ b/ct/headers/alpine-wakapi
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
    ___    __      _                _       __      __               _ 
   /   |  / /___  (_)___  ___      | |     / /___ _/ /______ _____  (_)
  / /| | / / __ \/ / __ \/ _ \_____| | /| / / __ `/ //_/ __ `/ __ \/ / 
 / ___ |/ / /_/ / / / / /  __/_____/ |/ |/ / /_/ / ,< / /_/ / /_/ / /  
 /_/  |_/_/ .___/_/_/ /_/\___/      |__/|__/\__,_/_/|_|\__,_/ .___/_/   
        /_/                                               /_/          
--- a/ct/headers/isponsorblocktv
+++ b/ct/headers/isponsorblocktv
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
    _ _____                                   ____  __           __  _______    __
   (_) ___/____  ____  ____  _________  _____/ __ )/ /___  _____/ /_/_  __/ |  / /
  / /\__ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ ___/ __ \/ ___/ __  / / __ \/ ___/ //_// /  | | / / 
 / /___/ / /_/ / /_/ / / / (__  ) /_/ / /  / /_/ / / /_/ / /__/ ,<  / /   | |/ /  
 /_//____/ .___/\____/_/ /_/____/\____/_/  /_____/_/\____/\___/_/|_|/_/    |___/   
       /_/                                                                        
--- a/ct/headers/versitygw
+++ b/ct/headers/versitygw
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
 _    __               _ __        _______       __
 | |  / /__  __________(_) /___  __/ ____/ |     / /
 | | / / _ \/ ___/ ___/ / __/ / / / / __ | | /| / / 
 | |/ /  __/ /  (__  ) / /_/ /_/ / /_/ / | |/ |/ /  
 |___/\___/_/  /____/_/\__/\__, /\____/  |__/|__/   
                         /____/                    
--- a/ct/headscale.sh
+++ b/ct/headscale.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ var_disk="${var_disk:-2}"
 var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
 var_version="${var_version:-13}"
 var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
 var_tun="${var_tun:-yes}"
 header_info "$APP"
 variables
--- a/ct/immich.sh
+++ b/ct/immich.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ EOF
    )
    INTEL_RELEASE="$(grep "intel-opencl-icd_" ./Dockerfile | awk -F '_' '{print $2}')"
    if [[ "$INTEL_RELEASE" != "$(cat ~/.intel_version)" ]]; then
-      msg_info "Updating Intel OpenVINO dependencies"
+      msg_info "Updating Intel iGPU dependencies"
      for url in "${INTEL_URLS[@]}"; do
        curl_with_retry "$url" "$(basename "$url")"
      done
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ EOF
      rm ./*.deb
      $STD apt-mark hold libigdgmm12
      dpkg-query -W -f='${Version}\n' intel-opencl-icd >~/.intel_version
-      rm -f ./Dockerfile
+      msg_ok "Intel iGPU dependencies updated"
      msg_ok "Updated Intel OpenVINO dependencies"
    fi
    rm ./Dockerfile
  fi
  if [[ -f ~/.immich_library_revisions ]]; then
    libraries=("libjxl" "libheif" "libraw" "imagemagick" "libvips")
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ EOF
    msg_ok "Image-processing libraries up to date"
  fi
-  RELEASE="v2.6.1"
+  RELEASE="v2.5.6"
  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"
@@ -226,13 +226,14 @@ EOF
        [[ $attempt -lt 3 ]] && msg_warn "Python download attempt $attempt failed, retrying..." && sleep 5
      done
      msg_ok "Pre-installed Python ${ML_PYTHON}"
-      msg_info "Updating Intel OpenVINO machine-learning"
+      msg_info "Updating HW-accelerated machine-learning"
      $STD uv add --no-sync --optional openvino onnxruntime-openvino==1.24.1 --active -n -p "${ML_PYTHON}" --managed-python
      for attempt in $(seq 1 3); do
        $STD sudo --preserve-env=VIRTUAL_ENV,UV_HTTP_TIMEOUT -nu immich uv sync --extra openvino --no-dev --active --link-mode copy -n -p "${ML_PYTHON}" --managed-python && break
        [[ $attempt -lt 3 ]] && msg_warn "uv sync attempt $attempt failed, retrying..." && sleep 10
      done
      patchelf --clear-execstack "${VIRTUAL_ENV}/lib/python3.13/site-packages/onnxruntime/capi/onnxruntime_pybind11_state.cpython-313-x86_64-linux-gnu.so"
-      msg_ok "Updated Intel OpenVINO machine-learning"
+      msg_ok "Updated HW-accelerated machine-learning"
    else
      ML_PYTHON="python3.11"
      msg_info "Pre-installing Python ${ML_PYTHON} for machine-learning"
--- a/ct/isponsorblocktv.sh
+++ b/ct/isponsorblocktv.sh
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/build.func)
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
 # Author: Matthew Stern (sternma) | MickLesk (CanbiZ)
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV
 APP="iSponsorBlockTV"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-media;automation}"
 var_cpu="${var_cpu:-1}"
 var_ram="${var_ram:-1024}"
 var_disk="${var_disk:-4}"
 var_os="${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/isponsorblocktv ]]; then
    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
    exit
  fi
  if check_for_gh_release "isponsorblocktv" "dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV"; then
    msg_info "Stopping Service"
    systemctl stop isponsorblocktv
    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "isponsorblocktv" "dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV" "singlefile" "latest" "/opt/isponsorblocktv" "iSponsorBlockTV-x86_64-linux"
    msg_info "Starting Service"
    systemctl start isponsorblocktv
    msg_ok "Started Service"
    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
  fi
  exit
 }
 start
 build_container
 description
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
 echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Run the setup wizard inside the container with:${CL}"
 echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}iSponsorBlockTV setup${CL}"
--- a/ct/kometa.sh
+++ b/ct/kometa.sh
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ description
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access Kometa Quickstart:${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access the LXC at following IP address:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:7171${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}${IP}${CL}"
--- a/ct/nginxproxymanager.sh
+++ b/ct/nginxproxymanager.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/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: tteck (tteckster) | Co-Author: CrazyWolf13, MickLesk (CanbiZ)
+# Author: tteck (tteckster) | Co-Author: CrazyWolf13
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://nginxproxymanager.com/ | Github: https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ function update_script() {
    CURRENT_NODE_VERSION=$(node --version | cut -d'v' -f2 | cut -d'.' -f1)
    if [[ "$CURRENT_NODE_VERSION" != "22" ]]; then
      systemctl stop openresty
-      $STD apt purge -y nodejs npm
+      apt-get purge -y nodejs npm
-      $STD apt autoremove -y
+      apt-get autoremove -y
      rm -rf /usr/local/bin/node /usr/local/bin/npm
      rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node_modules
      rm -rf ~/.npm
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ function update_script() {
  NODE_VERSION="22" NODE_MODULE="yarn" setup_nodejs
-  RELEASE=$(get_latest_github_release "NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager")
+  RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/releases/latest |
    grep "tag_name" |
    awk '{print substr($2, 3, length($2)-4) }')
  CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "nginxproxymanager" "NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager" "tarball" "v${RELEASE}" "/opt/nginxproxymanager"
-
+  
  msg_info "Stopping Services"
  systemctl stop openresty
  systemctl stop npm
@@ -67,62 +69,12 @@ function update_script() {
    /var/cache/nginx
  msg_ok "Cleaned old files"
  msg_info "Migrating to OpenResty from source"
  rm -f /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/openresty-archive-keyring.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/openresty.gpg
  rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openresty.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openresty.sources
  if dpkg -l openresty &>/dev/null; then
    $STD apt remove -y openresty
    $STD apt autoremove -y
  fi
  local pcre_pkg="libpcre3-dev"
  if grep -qE 'VERSION_ID="1[3-9]"' /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null; then
    pcre_pkg="libpcre2-dev"
  fi
  $STD apt install -y build-essential "$pcre_pkg" libssl-dev zlib1g-dev
  msg_ok "Migrated to OpenResty from source"
  CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "openresty" "openresty/openresty" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/openresty" "openresty-*.tar.gz"
  if [[ -d /opt/openresty ]]; then
    msg_info "Building OpenResty"
    cd /opt/openresty
    $STD ./configure \
      --with-http_v2_module \
      --with-http_realip_module \
      --with-http_stub_status_module \
      --with-http_ssl_module \
      --with-http_sub_module \
      --with-http_auth_request_module \
      --with-pcre-jit \
      --with-stream \
      --with-stream_ssl_module
    $STD make -j"$(nproc)"
    $STD make install
    rm -rf /opt/openresty
    cat <<'EOF' >/lib/systemd/system/openresty.service
 [Unit]
 Description=The OpenResty Application Platform
 After=syslog.target network-online.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target
 Wants=network-online.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 ExecStartPre=/usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin/nginx -t
 ExecStart=/usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin/nginx -g 'daemon off;'
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
    systemctl daemon-reload
    msg_ok "Built OpenResty"
  fi
  msg_info "Setting up Environment"
  ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
  ln -sf /usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin/nginx /usr/sbin/nginx
  ln -sf /usr/local/openresty/nginx/ /etc/nginx
-  sed -i "0,/\"version\": \"[^\"]*\"/s|\"version\": \"[^\"]*\"|\"version\": \"$RELEASE\"|" /opt/nginxproxymanager/backend/package.json
+  sed -i "s|\"version\": \"2.0.0\"|\"version\": \"$RELEASE\"|" /opt/nginxproxymanager/backend/package.json
-  sed -i "0,/\"version\": \"[^\"]*\"/s|\"version\": \"[^\"]*\"|\"version\": \"$RELEASE\"|" /opt/nginxproxymanager/frontend/package.json
+  sed -i "s|\"version\": \"2.0.0\"|\"version\": \"$RELEASE\"|" /opt/nginxproxymanager/frontend/package.json
  sed -i 's+^daemon+#daemon+g' /opt/nginxproxymanager/docker/rootfs/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
  NGINX_CONFS=$(find /opt/nginxproxymanager -type f -name "*.conf")
  for NGINX_CONF in $NGINX_CONFS; do
@@ -198,11 +150,23 @@ EOF
 EOF
  fi
  sed -i 's/"client": "sqlite3"/"client": "better-sqlite3"/' /app/config/production.json
-  cd /app
+  cd /app 
  $STD yarn install --network-timeout 600000
  msg_ok "Initialized Backend"
  msg_info "Updating Certbot"
  [ -f /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/openresty-archive-keyring.gpg ] && rm -f /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/openresty-archive-keyring.gpg
  [ -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openresty.list ] && rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openresty.list
  [ ! -f /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/openresty.gpg ] && curl -fsSL https://openresty.org/package/pubkey.gpg | gpg --dearmor --yes -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/openresty.gpg
  [ ! -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openresty.sources ] && cat <<'EOF' >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/openresty.sources
 Types: deb
 URIs: http://openresty.org/package/debian/
 Suites: bookworm
 Components: openresty
 Signed-By: /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/openresty.gpg
 EOF
  $STD apt update
  $STD apt -y install openresty
  if [ -d /opt/certbot ]; then
    $STD /opt/certbot/bin/pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
    $STD /opt/certbot/bin/pip install --upgrade certbot certbot-dns-cloudflare
@@ -212,9 +176,9 @@ EOF
  msg_info "Starting Services"
  sed -i 's/user npm/user root/g; s/^pid/#pid/g' /usr/local/openresty/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
  sed -r -i 's/^([[:space:]]*)su npm npm/\1#su npm npm/g;' /etc/logrotate.d/nginx-proxy-manager
  systemctl daemon-reload
  systemctl enable -q --now openresty
  systemctl enable -q --now npm
  systemctl restart openresty
  msg_ok "Started Services"
  msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
--- a/ct/reactive-resume.sh
+++ b/ct/reactive-resume.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ function update_script() {
    systemctl stop reactive-resume
    msg_ok "Stopped services"
    ensure_dependencies git
    cp /opt/reactive-resume/.env /opt/reactive-resume.env.bak
    NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "reactive-resume" "amruthpillai/reactive-resume" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/reactive-resume"
--- a/ct/scanopy.sh
+++ b/ct/scanopy.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxV
 APP="Scanopy"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-analytics}"
-var_cpu="${var_cpu:-4}"
+var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
-var_ram="${var_ram:-4096}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-3072}"
-var_disk="${var_disk:-8}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-6}"
 var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
 var_version="${var_version:-13}"
 var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
--- a/ct/versitygw.sh
+++ b/ct/versitygw.sh
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/build.func)
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
 # Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://github.com/versity/versitygw
 APP="VersityGW"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-s3;storage;gateway}"
 var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
 var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
 var_disk="${var_disk:-8}"
 var_os="${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 [[ ! -f /usr/bin/versitygw ]]; then
    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
    exit
  fi
  if check_for_gh_release "versitygw" "versity/versitygw"; then
    msg_info "Stopping Service"
    systemctl stop versitygw@gateway
    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "versitygw" "versity/versitygw" "binary"
    msg_info "Starting Service"
    systemctl start versitygw@gateway
    msg_ok "Started Service"
    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
  fi
  exit
 }
 start
 build_container
 description
 msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${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}:7070 (Gateway) or http://${IP}:7070 (WebUI)${CL}"
--- a/install/adventurelog-install.sh
+++ b/install/adventurelog-install.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ $STD uv venv --clear /opt/adventurelog/backend/server/.venv
 $STD /opt/adventurelog/backend/server/.venv/bin/python -m ensurepip --upgrade
 $STD /opt/adventurelog/backend/server/.venv/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 $STD /opt/adventurelog/backend/server/.venv/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 $STD /opt/adventurelog/backend/server/.venv/bin/python -m pip install 'djangorestframework<3.15'
 $STD /opt/adventurelog/backend/server/.venv/bin/python -m manage collectstatic --noinput
 $STD /opt/adventurelog/backend/server/.venv/bin/python -m manage migrate
 $STD /opt/adventurelog/backend/server/.venv/bin/python -m manage download-countries
--- a/install/alpine-borgbackup-server-install.sh
+++ b/install/alpine-borgbackup-server-install.sh
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
 # Author: Sander Koenders (sanderkoenders)
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://www.borgbackup.org/
 source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
 color
 verb_ip6
 catch_errors
 setting_up_container
 network_check
 update_os
 msg_info "Installing BorgBackup"
 $STD apk add --no-cache borgbackup openssh
 $STD rc-update add sshd
 $STD rc-service sshd start
 msg_ok "Installed BorgBackup"
 msg_info "Creating backup user"
 $STD adduser -D -s /bin/bash -h /home/backup backup
 $STD passwd -d backup
 msg_ok "Created backup user"
 msg_info "Configure SSH, disabling password authentication and enabling public key authentication"
 $STD sed -i -e 's/^#\?PasswordAuthentication.*/PasswordAuthentication no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 $STD rc-service sshd restart
 msg_ok "Configured SSH"
 motd_ssh
 customize
 cleanup_lxc
--- a/install/alpine-wakapi-install.sh
+++ b/install/alpine-wakapi-install.sh
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
 # Author: Slaviša Arežina (tremor021)
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://wakapi.dev/ | https://github.com/muety/wakapi
 source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
 color
 verb_ip6
 catch_errors
 setting_up_container
 network_check
 update_os
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
 $STD apk add --no-cache \
  ca-certificates \
  tzdata
 $STD update-ca-certificates
 $STD apk add --no-cache go --repository=https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "wakapi" "muety/wakapi" "tarball"
 msg_info "Configuring Wakapi"
 LOCAL_IP=$(/sbin/ip -o -4 addr list eth0 | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1)
 cd /opt/wakapi
 $STD go mod download
 $STD go build -o wakapi
 cp config.default.yml config.yml
 sed -i 's/listen_ipv6: ::1/listen_ipv6: "-"/g' config.yml
 sed -i 's/listen_ipv4: 127.0.0.1/listen_ipv4: "0.0.0.0"/g' config.yml
 sed -i "s/public_url: http:\/\/localhost:3000/public_url: http:\/\/$LOCAL_IP:3000/g" config.yml
 msg_ok "Configured Wakapi"
 msg_info "Enabling Wakapi Service"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/init.d/wakapi
 #!/sbin/openrc-run
 description="Wakapi Service"
 directory="/opt/wakapi"
 command="/opt/wakapi/wakapi"
 command_args="-config config.yml"
 command_background="true"
 command_user="root"
 pidfile="/var/run/wakapi.pid"
 depend() {
    use net
 }
 EOF
 chmod +x /etc/init.d/wakapi
 $STD rc-update add wakapi default
 msg_ok "Enabled Wakapi Service"
 msg_info "Starting Wakapi"
 $STD rc-service wakapi start
 msg_ok "Started Wakapi"
 motd_ssh
 customize
--- a/install/anytype-server-install.sh
+++ b/install/anytype-server-install.sh
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ replication:
  replSetName: "rs0"
 EOF
 systemctl restart mongod
-for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+sleep 3
  if mongosh --quiet --eval "db.adminCommand('ping')" &>/dev/null; then
    break
  fi
  sleep 2
 done
 $STD mongosh --eval 'rs.initiate({_id: "rs0", members: [{_id: 0, host: "127.0.0.1:27017"}]})'
 msg_ok "Configured MongoDB Replica Set"
--- a/install/convertx-install.sh
+++ b/install/convertx-install.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ $STD apt install -y \
  dvisvgm \
  ffmpeg \
  inkscape \
  libreoffice-writer \
  libva2 \
  libvips-tools \
  lmodern \
--- a/install/frigate-install.sh
+++ b/install/frigate-install.sh
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ else
 ffmpeg:
  hwaccel_args: auto
 model:
-  path: /models/cpu_model.tflite
+  path: /cpu_model.tflite
 EOF
 fi
 msg_ok "Configured Frigate"
--- a/install/immich-install.sh
+++ b/install/immich-install.sh
@@ -13,43 +13,41 @@ setting_up_container
 network_check
 update_os
-if lscpu | grep -q 'GenuineIntel'; then
+if [ -d /dev/dri ]; then
  echo ""
  echo ""
-  echo -e "🤖 ${BL}Immich Machine-Learning Options${CL}"
+  echo -e "🤖 ${BL}Immich Machine Learning Options${CL}"
  echo "─────────────────────────────────────────"
  echo "Please choose your machine-learning type:"
  echo ""
  echo " 1) CPU only (default)"
-  echo " 2) **NEW** Intel OpenVINO CPU or iGPU"
+  echo " 2) Intel OpenVINO (requires GPU passthrough)"
  echo ""
  read -r -p "${TAB3}Select machine-learning type [1]: " ML_TYPE
  ML_TYPE="${ML_TYPE:-1}"
  if [[ "$ML_TYPE" == "2" ]]; then
    msg_info "Installing OpenVINO dependencies"
    touch ~/.openvino
    $STD apt install -y --no-install-recommends patchelf
-    if [[ -d /dev/dri ]]; then
+    tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
-      msg_info "Installing Intel OpenVINO dependencies"
+    $STD pushd "$tmp_dir"
-      tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+    curl_with_retry "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/immich-app/immich/refs/heads/main/machine-learning/Dockerfile" "Dockerfile"
-      $STD pushd "$tmp_dir"
+    readarray -t INTEL_URLS < <(
-      curl_with_retry "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/immich-app/immich/refs/heads/main/machine-learning/Dockerfile" "Dockerfile"
+      sed -n "/intel-[igc|opencl]/p" ./Dockerfile | awk '{print $3}'
-      readarray -t INTEL_URLS < <(
+      sed -n "/libigdgmm12/p" ./Dockerfile | awk '{print $3}'
-        sed -n "/intel-[igc|opencl]/p" ./Dockerfile | awk '{print $3}'
+    )
-        sed -n "/libigdgmm12/p" ./Dockerfile | awk '{print $3}'
+    for url in "${INTEL_URLS[@]}"; do
-      )
+      curl_with_retry "$url" "$(basename "$url")"
-      for url in "${INTEL_URLS[@]}"; do
+    done
-        curl_with_retry "$url" "$(basename "$url")"
+    $STD apt install -y ./libigdgmm12*.deb
-      done
+    rm ./libigdgmm12*.deb
-      $STD apt install -y ./libigdgmm12*.deb
+    $STD apt install -y ./*.deb
-      rm ./libigdgmm12*.deb
+    $STD apt-mark hold libigdgmm12
-      $STD apt install -y ./*.deb
+    $STD popd
-      $STD apt-mark hold libigdgmm12
+    rm -rf "$tmp_dir"
-      $STD popd
+    dpkg-query -W -f='${Version}\n' intel-opencl-icd >~/.intel_version
-      rm -rf "$tmp_dir"
+    msg_ok "Installed OpenVINO dependencies"
      dpkg-query -W -f='${Version}\n' intel-opencl-icd >~/.intel_version
      msg_ok "Installed Intel OpenVINO dependencies"
    fi
  fi
 fi
@@ -295,7 +293,7 @@ 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" "$SRC_DIR"
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "Immich" "immich-app/immich" "tarball" "v2.5.6" "$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
@@ -355,13 +353,14 @@ if [[ -f ~/.openvino ]]; then
    [[ $attempt -lt 3 ]] && msg_warn "Python download attempt $attempt failed, retrying..." && sleep 5
  done
  msg_ok "Pre-installed Python ${ML_PYTHON}"
-  msg_info "Installing Intel OpenVINO machine-learning"
+  msg_info "Installing HW-accelerated machine-learning"
  $STD uv add --no-sync --optional openvino onnxruntime-openvino==1.24.1 --active -n -p "${ML_PYTHON}" --managed-python
  for attempt in $(seq 1 3); do
    $STD sudo --preserve-env=VIRTUAL_ENV,UV_HTTP_TIMEOUT -nu immich uv sync --extra openvino --no-dev --active --link-mode copy -n -p "${ML_PYTHON}" --managed-python && break
    [[ $attempt -lt 3 ]] && msg_warn "uv sync attempt $attempt failed, retrying..." && sleep 10
  done
  patchelf --clear-execstack "${VIRTUAL_ENV}/lib/python3.13/site-packages/onnxruntime/capi/onnxruntime_pybind11_state.cpython-313-x86_64-linux-gnu.so"
-  msg_ok "Installed Intel OpenVINO machine-learning"
+  msg_ok "Installed HW-accelerated machine-learning"
 else
  ML_PYTHON="python3.11"
  msg_info "Pre-installing Python ${ML_PYTHON} for machine-learning"
--- a/install/isponsorblocktv-install.sh
+++ b/install/isponsorblocktv-install.sh
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
 # Author: Matthew Stern (sternma) | MickLesk (CanbiZ)
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV
 source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
 color
 verb_ip6
 catch_errors
 setting_up_container
 network_check
 update_os
 if ! grep -q ' avx ' /proc/cpuinfo 2>/dev/null; then
  msg_error "CPU does not support AVX instructions (required by iSponsorBlockTV/PyApp)"
  exit 106
 fi
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "isponsorblocktv" "dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV" "singlefile" "latest" "/opt/isponsorblocktv" "iSponsorBlockTV-x86_64-linux"
 msg_info "Setting up iSponsorBlockTV"
 install -d /var/lib/isponsorblocktv
 msg_ok "Set up iSponsorBlockTV"
 msg_info "Creating Service"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/isponsorblocktv.service
 [Unit]
 Description=iSponsorBlockTV
 After=network-online.target
 Wants=network-online.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 User=root
 Group=root
 Environment=iSPBTV_data_dir=/var/lib/isponsorblocktv
 ExecStart=/opt/isponsorblocktv/isponsorblocktv
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
 systemctl enable -q isponsorblocktv
 msg_ok "Created Service"
 msg_info "Creating CLI wrapper"
 cat <<'EOF' >/usr/local/bin/iSponsorBlockTV
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 export iSPBTV_data_dir="/var/lib/isponsorblocktv"
 set +e
 /opt/isponsorblocktv/isponsorblocktv "$@"
 status=$?
 set -e
 case "${1:-}" in
  setup|setup-cli)
    systemctl restart isponsorblocktv >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
    ;;
 esac
 exit $status
 EOF
 chmod +x /usr/local/bin/iSponsorBlockTV
 ln -sf /usr/local/bin/iSponsorBlockTV /usr/bin/iSponsorBlockTV
 msg_ok "Created CLI wrapper"
 motd_ssh
 customize
 cleanup_lxc
--- a/install/kometa-install.sh
+++ b/install/kometa-install.sh
@@ -23,20 +23,12 @@ mkdir -p config/assets
 cp config/config.yml.template config/config.yml
 msg_ok "Setup Kometa"
-read -r -p "${TAB3}Enter your TMDb API key: " TMDBKEY
+read -p "${TAB3}Enter your TMDb API key: " TMDBKEY
-read -r -p "${TAB3}Enter your Plex URL: " PLEXURL
+read -p "${TAB3}Enter your Plex URL: " PLEXURL
-read -r -p "${TAB3}Enter your Plex token: " PLEXTOKEN
+read -p "${TAB3}Enter your Plex token: " PLEXTOKEN
-sed -i '/^plex:/,/^[^ ]/{s|  url:.*|  url: '"$PLEXURL"'|}' /opt/kometa/config/config.yml
+sed -i -e "s#url: http://192.168.1.12:32400#url: $PLEXURL #g" /opt/kometa/config/config.yml
-sed -i '/^plex:/,/^[^ ]/{s|  token:.*|  token: '"$PLEXTOKEN"'|}' /opt/kometa/config/config.yml
+sed -i -e "s/token: ####################/token: $PLEXTOKEN/g" /opt/kometa/config/config.yml
-sed -i '/^tmdb:/,/^[^ ]/{s|  apikey:.*|  apikey: '"$TMDBKEY"'|}' /opt/kometa/config/config.yml
+sed -i -e "s/apikey: ################################/apikey: $TMDBKEY/g" /opt/kometa/config/config.yml
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "kometa-quickstart" "Kometa-Team/Quickstart" "tarball"
 msg_info "Installing Kometa Quickstart"
 cd /opt/kometa-quickstart
 $STD uv venv /opt/kometa-quickstart/.venv
 $STD /opt/kometa-quickstart/.venv/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 msg_ok "Installed Kometa Quickstart"
 msg_info "Creating Service"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/kometa.service
@@ -54,22 +46,7 @@ RestartSec=30
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
-cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/kometa-quickstart.service
+systemctl enable -q --now kometa
 [Unit]
 Description=Kometa Quickstart
 After=network-online.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 WorkingDirectory=/opt/kometa-quickstart
 ExecStart=/opt/kometa-quickstart/.venv/bin/python quickstart.py
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=10
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
 systemctl enable -q --now kometa kometa-quickstart
 msg_ok "Created Service"
 motd_ssh
--- a/install/nginxproxymanager-install.sh
+++ b/install/nginxproxymanager-install.sh
@@ -14,20 +14,23 @@ network_check
 update_os
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-$STD apt install -y \
+$STD apt update
 $STD apt -y install \
  ca-certificates \
  apache2-utils \
  logrotate \
  build-essential \
-  libpcre3-dev \
+  git
-  libssl-dev \
+msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
-  zlib1g-dev \
+
-  git \
+msg_info "Installing Python Dependencies"
 $STD apt install -y \
  python3 \
  python3-dev \
  python3-pip \
  python3-venv \
  python3-cffi
-msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+msg_ok "Installed Python Dependencies"
 msg_info "Setting up Certbot"
 $STD python3 -m venv /opt/certbot
@@ -36,50 +39,33 @@ $STD /opt/certbot/bin/pip install certbot certbot-dns-cloudflare
 ln -sf /opt/certbot/bin/certbot /usr/local/bin/certbot
 msg_ok "Set up Certbot"
-fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "openresty" "openresty/openresty" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/openresty" "openresty-*.tar.gz"
+msg_info "Installing Openresty"
-
+curl -fsSL "https://openresty.org/package/pubkey.gpg" | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/openresty.gpg
-msg_info "Building OpenResty"
+cat <<'EOF' >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/openresty.sources
-cd /opt/openresty
+Types: deb
-$STD ./configure \
+URIs: http://openresty.org/package/debian/
-  --with-http_v2_module \
+Suites: bookworm
-  --with-http_realip_module \
+Components: openresty
-  --with-http_stub_status_module \
+Signed-By: /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/openresty.gpg
  --with-http_ssl_module \
  --with-http_sub_module \
  --with-http_auth_request_module \
  --with-pcre-jit \
  --with-stream \
  --with-stream_ssl_module
 $STD make -j"$(nproc)"
 $STD make install
 rm -rf /opt/openresty
 cat <<'EOF' >/lib/systemd/system/openresty.service
 [Unit]
 Description=The OpenResty Application Platform
 After=syslog.target network-online.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target
 Wants=network-online.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 ExecStartPre=/usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin/nginx -t
 ExecStart=/usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin/nginx -g 'daemon off;'
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
-msg_ok "Built OpenResty"
+$STD apt update
 $STD apt -y install openresty
 msg_ok "Installed Openresty"
 NODE_VERSION="22" NODE_MODULE="yarn" setup_nodejs
-RELEASE=$(get_latest_github_release "NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager")
+
 RELEASE=$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/releases/latest |
  grep "tag_name" |
  awk '{print substr($2, 3, length($2)-4) }')
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "nginxproxymanager" "NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager" "tarball" "v${RELEASE}"
 msg_info "Setting up Environment"
 ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
 ln -sf /usr/local/openresty/nginx/sbin/nginx /usr/sbin/nginx
 ln -sf /usr/local/openresty/nginx/ /etc/nginx
-sed -i "0,/\"version\": \"[^\"]*\"/s|\"version\": \"[^\"]*\"|\"version\": \"$RELEASE\"|" /opt/nginxproxymanager/backend/package.json
+sed -i "s|\"version\": \"2.0.0\"|\"version\": \"$RELEASE\"|" /opt/nginxproxymanager/backend/package.json
-sed -i "0,/\"version\": \"[^\"]*\"/s|\"version\": \"[^\"]*\"|\"version\": \"$RELEASE\"|" /opt/nginxproxymanager/frontend/package.json
+sed -i "s|\"version\": \"2.0.0\"|\"version\": \"$RELEASE\"|" /opt/nginxproxymanager/frontend/package.json
 sed -i 's+^daemon+#daemon+g' /opt/nginxproxymanager/docker/rootfs/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 NGINX_CONFS=$(find /opt/nginxproxymanager -type f -name "*.conf")
 for NGINX_CONF in $NGINX_CONFS; do
@@ -183,6 +169,7 @@ sed -i 's/user npm/user root/g; s/^pid/#pid/g' /usr/local/openresty/nginx/conf/n
 sed -r -i 's/^([[:space:]]*)su npm npm/\1#su npm npm/g;' /etc/logrotate.d/nginx-proxy-manager
 systemctl enable -q --now openresty
 systemctl enable -q --now npm
 systemctl restart openresty
 msg_ok "Started Services"
 motd_ssh
--- a/install/reactive-resume-install.sh
+++ b/install/reactive-resume-install.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ PG_DB_NAME="reactive_resume" PG_DB_USER="reactive_resume" setup_postgresql_db
 NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-$STD apt install -y \
+$STD apt install -y chromium
  chromium \
  git
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "reactive-resume" "amruthpillai/reactive-resume" "tarball"
--- a/install/versitygw-install.sh
+++ b/install/versitygw-install.sh
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
 # Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://github.com/versity/versitygw
 source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
 color
 verb_ip6
 catch_errors
 setting_up_container
 network_check
 update_os
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "versitygw" "versity/versitygw" "binary"
 WEBUI_CONF=""
 read -rp "Would you like to enable the VersityGW WebGUI (Beta)? (y/N): " webui_prompt
 if [[ "${webui_prompt,,}" =~ ^(y|yes)$ ]]; then
  WEBUI_CONF="\nVGW_WEBUI_PORT=:7071\nVGW_WEBUI_NO_TLS=true"
  msg_ok "WebGUI will be enabled on port 7071"
 fi
 msg_info "Configuring VersityGW"
 mkdir -p /opt/versitygw-data
 ACCESS_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 18 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | cut -c1-20)
 SECRET_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 36 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | cut -c1-40)
 cat <<EOF >/etc/versitygw.d/gateway.conf
 VGW_BACKEND=posix
 VGW_BACKEND_ARG=/opt/versitygw-data
 VGW_PORT=:7070
 ROOT_ACCESS_KEY_ID=${ACCESS_KEY}
 ROOT_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=${SECRET_KEY}
 EOF
 if [[ -n "$WEBUI_CONF" ]]; then
  echo -e "$WEBUI_CONF" >>/etc/versitygw.d/gateway.conf
 fi
 msg_ok "Configured VersityGW"
 msg_info "Enabling Service"
 systemctl enable -q --now versitygw@gateway
 msg_ok "Enabled Service"
 motd_ssh
 customize
 cleanup_lxc
--- a/misc/alpine-install.func
+++ b/misc/alpine-install.func
@@ -67,22 +67,22 @@ EOF
 # This function sets up the Container OS by generating the locale, setting the timezone, and checking the network connection
 setting_up_container() {
  msg_info "Setting up Container OS"
  local _ip=""
  while [ $i -gt 0 ]; do
-    _ip=$(ip -4 addr show 2>/dev/null | awk '/inet [0-9]/ && !/127\.0\.0\.1/ {sub(/\/.*/, "", $2); print $2; exit}')
+    if [ "$(ip addr show | grep 'inet ' | grep -v '127.0.0.1' | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d'/' -f1)" != "" ]; then
-    [[ -n "$_ip" ]] && break
+      break
    fi
    echo 1>&2 -en "${CROSS}${RD} No Network! "
    sleep $RETRY_EVERY
    i=$((i - 1))
  done
-  if [[ -z "$_ip" ]]; then
+  if [ "$(ip addr show | grep 'inet ' | grep -v '127.0.0.1' | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d'/' -f1)" = "" ]; then
    echo 1>&2 -e "\n${CROSS}${RD} No Network After $RETRY_NUM Tries${CL}"
    echo -e "${NETWORK}Check Network Settings"
    exit 121
  fi
  msg_ok "Set up Container OS"
-  msg_ok "Network Connected: ${BL}${_ip}${CL}"
+  msg_ok "Network Connected: ${BL}$(ip addr show | grep 'inet ' | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d'/' -f1 | tail -n1)${CL}"
  post_progress_to_api
 }
--- a/misc/alpine-tools.func
+++ b/misc/alpine-tools.func
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ download_with_progress() {
  # $1 url, $2 dest
  local url="$1" out="$2" cl
  need_tool curl pv || return 1
-  cl=$(curl -fsSLI "$url" 2>/dev/null | awk 'tolower($0) ~ /^content-length:/ {gsub(/\r/,""); print $2}')
+  cl=$(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"
--- a/misc/api.func
+++ b/misc/api.func
@@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ explain_exit_code() {
 json_escape() {
  # Escape a string for safe JSON embedding using awk (handles any input size).
  # Pipeline: strip ANSI → remove control chars → escape \ " TAB → join lines with \n
-  printf '%s' "$1" |
+  printf '%s' "$1" \
-    sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]//g' |
+    | sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]//g' \
-    tr -d '\000-\010\013\014\016-\037\177\r' |
+    | tr -d '\000-\010\013\014\016-\037\177\r' \
-    awk '
+    | awk '
        BEGIN { ORS = "" }
        {
          gsub(/\\/, "\\\\")   # backslash → \\
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ get_error_text() {
  fi
  if [[ -n "$logfile" && -s "$logfile" ]]; then
-    tail -n 20 "$logfile" 2>/dev/null | sed -E 's/\r$//; s/\x1b\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]//g'
+    tail -n 20 "$logfile" 2>/dev/null | sed 's/\r$//' | sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]//g'
  fi
 }
@@ -508,8 +508,7 @@ detect_gpu() {
  if [[ -n "$gpu_line" ]]; then
    # Extract model: everything after the colon, clean up
-    GPU_MODEL=$(echo "$gpu_line" | sed -E 's/.*: //; s/ \(rev .*\)$//')
+    GPU_MODEL=$(echo "$gpu_line" | sed 's/.*: //' | sed 's/ (rev .*)$//' | cut -c1-64)
    GPU_MODEL="${GPU_MODEL:0:64}"
    # Detect vendor and passthrough type
    if echo "$gpu_line" | grep -qi "Intel"; then
@@ -558,8 +557,7 @@ detect_cpu() {
    esac
    # Extract model name and clean it up
-    CPU_MODEL=$(grep -m1 "model name" /proc/cpuinfo 2>/dev/null | cut -d: -f2 | sed -E 's/^ *//; s/\(R\)//g; s/\(TM\)//g; s/  +/ /g')
+    CPU_MODEL=$(grep -m1 "model name" /proc/cpuinfo 2>/dev/null | cut -d: -f2 | sed 's/^ *//' | sed 's/(R)//g' | sed 's/(TM)//g' | sed 's/  */ /g' | cut -c1-64)
    CPU_MODEL="${CPU_MODEL:0:64}"
  fi
  export CPU_VENDOR CPU_MODEL
@@ -1327,16 +1325,11 @@ post_addon_to_api() {
    error_category=$(categorize_error "$exit_code")
  fi
-  # Detect OS info (single read)
+  # Detect OS info
  local os_type="" os_version=""
  if [[ -f /etc/os-release ]]; then
-    while IFS='=' read -r _k _v; do
+    os_type=$(grep "^ID=" /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2 | tr -d '"')
-      _v="${_v//\"/}"
+    os_version=$(grep "^VERSION_ID=" /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2 | tr -d '"')
      case "$_k" in
      ID) os_type="$_v" ;;
      VERSION_ID) os_version="$_v" ;;
      esac
    done </etc/os-release
  fi
  local JSON_PAYLOAD
--- a/misc/build.func
+++ b/misc/build.func
--- a/misc/core.func
+++ b/misc/core.func
@@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@ function get_lxc_ip() {
      local ip
      # Try direct interface lookup for eth0 FIRST (most reliable for LXC) - IPv4
-      ip=$(ip -4 addr show eth0 2>/dev/null | awk '/inet / {sub(/\/.*/, "", $2); print $2; exit}')
+      ip=$(ip -4 addr show eth0 2>/dev/null | awk '/inet / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1 | head -n1)
      if [[ -n "$ip" && "$ip" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
        echo "$ip"
        return 0
@@ -1652,14 +1652,11 @@ function get_lxc_ip() {
      # Fallback: Try hostname -I (returns IPv4 first if available)
      if command -v hostname >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        local -a _ips
+        ip=$(hostname -I 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}')
-        read -ra _ips <<<"$(hostname -I 2>/dev/null)"
+        if [[ -n "$ip" && "$ip" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-        for ip in "${_ips[@]}"; do
+          echo "$ip"
-          if [[ "$ip" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+          return 0
-            echo "$ip"
+        fi
            return 0
          fi
        done
      fi
      # Try routing table with IPv4 targets
@@ -1677,7 +1674,7 @@ function get_lxc_ip() {
      done
      # IPv6 fallback: Try direct interface lookup for eth0
-      ip=$(ip -6 addr show eth0 scope global 2>/dev/null | awk '/inet6 / {sub(/\/.*/, "", $2); print $2; exit}')
+      ip=$(ip -6 addr show eth0 scope global 2>/dev/null | awk '/inet6 / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1 | head -n1)
      if [[ -n "$ip" && "$ip" =~ : ]]; then
        echo "$ip"
        return 0
@@ -1685,14 +1682,11 @@ function get_lxc_ip() {
      # IPv6 fallback: Try hostname -I for IPv6
      if command -v hostname >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        local -a _ips6
+        ip=$(hostname -I 2>/dev/null | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -E ':' | head -n1)
-        read -ra _ips6 <<<"$(hostname -I 2>/dev/null)"
+        if [[ -n "$ip" && "$ip" =~ : ]]; then
-        for ip in "${_ips6[@]}"; do
+          echo "$ip"
-          [[ "$ip" == *:* ]] && {
+          return 0
-            echo "$ip"
+        fi
            return 0
          }
        done
      fi
      # IPv6 fallback: Use routing table with IPv6 targets
--- a/misc/install.func
+++ b/misc/install.func
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ setting_up_container() {
    (chown root:root / 2>/dev/null) || true
  fi
  local _host_ip=""
  for ((i = RETRY_NUM; i > 0; i--)); do
-    _host_ip=$(hostname -I 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}')
+    if [ "$(hostname -I)" != "" ]; then
-    [[ -n "$_host_ip" ]] && break
+      break
    fi
    echo 1>&2 -en "${CROSS}${RD} No Network! "
    sleep $RETRY_EVERY
  done
-  if [[ -z "$_host_ip" ]]; then
+  if [ "$(hostname -I)" = "" ]; then
    echo 1>&2 -e "\n${CROSS}${RD} No Network After $RETRY_NUM Tries${CL}"
    echo -e "${NETWORK}Check Network Settings"
    exit 121
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ setting_up_container() {
  rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
  systemctl disable -q --now systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
  msg_ok "Set up Container OS"
-  msg_ok "Network Connected: ${BL}${_host_ip}"
+  #msg_custom "${CM}" "${GN}" "Network Connected: ${BL}$(hostname -I)"
  msg_ok "Network Connected: ${BL}$(hostname -I)"
  post_progress_to_api
 }
--- a/misc/tools.func
+++ b/misc/tools.func
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ manage_tool_repository() {
  local gpg_key_url="${4:-}"
  local distro_id repo_component suite
-  distro_id=$(get_os_info id)
+  distro_id=$(awk -F= '/^ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release | tr -d '"')
  case "$tool_name" in
  mariadb)
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ manage_tool_repository() {
    # Get suite for fallback handling
    local distro_codename
-    distro_codename=$(get_os_info codename)
+    distro_codename=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_CODENAME=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)
    suite=$(get_fallback_suite "$distro_id" "$distro_codename" "$repo_url/$distro_id")
    # Setup new repository using deb822 format
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ manage_tool_repository() {
    # Setup repository
    local distro_codename
-    distro_codename=$(get_os_info codename)
+    distro_codename=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_CODENAME=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)
    # Suite mapping with fallback for newer releases not yet supported by upstream
    if [[ "$distro_id" == "debian" ]]; then
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ EOF
    # NodeSource uses deb822 format with GPG from repo
    local distro_codename
-    distro_codename=$(get_os_info codename)
+    distro_codename=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_CODENAME=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)
    # Download GPG key from NodeSource with retry logic
    if ! download_gpg_key "$gpg_key_url" "/etc/apt/keyrings/nodesource.gpg" "dearmor"; then
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ EOF
    # Setup repository
    local distro_codename
-    distro_codename=$(get_os_info codename)
+    distro_codename=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_CODENAME=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)
    cat <<EOF >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.sources
 Types: deb
 URIs: https://packages.sury.org/php
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ EOF
    # Setup repository
    local distro_codename
-    distro_codename=$(get_os_info codename)
+    distro_codename=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_CODENAME=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)
    cat <<EOF >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/postgresql.sources
 Types: deb
 URIs: http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt
@@ -1323,16 +1323,10 @@ get_os_info() {
  # Cache OS info to avoid repeated file reads
  if [[ -z "${_OS_ID:-}" ]]; then
-    local _line
+    export _OS_ID=$(awk -F= '/^ID=/{gsub(/"/,"",$2); print $2}' /etc/os-release)
-    while IFS='=' read -r _key _val; do
+    export _OS_CODENAME=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_CODENAME=/{gsub(/"/,"",$2); print $2}' /etc/os-release)
-      _val="${_val//\"/}"
+    export _OS_VERSION=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_ID=/{gsub(/"/,"",$2); print $2}' /etc/os-release)
-      case "$_key" in
+    export _OS_VERSION_FULL=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION=/{gsub(/"/,"",$2); print $2}' /etc/os-release)
      ID) export _OS_ID="$_val" ;;
      VERSION_CODENAME) export _OS_CODENAME="$_val" ;;
      VERSION_ID) export _OS_VERSION="$_val" ;;
      VERSION) export _OS_VERSION_FULL="$_val" ;;
      esac
    done </etc/os-release
  fi
  case "$field" in
@@ -2150,8 +2144,8 @@ fetch_and_deploy_gh_tag() {
  local repo="$2"
  local version="${3:-latest}"
  local target="${4:-/opt/$app}"
-  local app_lc="${app,,}"
+  local app_lc=""
-  app_lc="${app_lc// /}"
+  app_lc="$(echo "${app,,}" | tr -d ' ')"
  local version_file="$HOME/.${app_lc}"
  if [[ "$version" == "latest" ]]; then
@@ -2227,8 +2221,8 @@ check_for_gh_tag() {
  local app="$1"
  local repo="$2"
  local prefix="${3:-}"
-  local app_lc="${app,,}"
+  local app_lc=""
-  app_lc="${app_lc// /}"
+  app_lc="$(echo "${app,,}" | tr -d ' ')"
  local current_file="$HOME/.${app_lc}"
  msg_info "Checking for update: ${app}"
@@ -2278,8 +2272,8 @@ check_for_gh_release() {
  local source="$2"
  local pinned_version_in="${3:-}" # optional
  local pin_reason="${4:-}"        # optional reason shown to user
-  local app_lc="${app,,}"
+  local app_lc=""
-  app_lc="${app_lc// /}"
+  app_lc="$(echo "${app,,}" | tr -d ' ')"
  local current_file="$HOME/.${app_lc}"
  msg_info "Checking for update: ${app}"
@@ -2606,8 +2600,7 @@ create_self_signed_cert() {
  local APP_NAME="${1:-${APPLICATION}}"
  local HOSTNAME="$(hostname -f)"
  local IP="$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')"
-  local APP_NAME_LC="${APP_NAME,,}"
+  local APP_NAME_LC=$(echo "${APP_NAME,,}" | tr -d ' ')
  APP_NAME_LC="${APP_NAME_LC// /}"
  local CERT_DIR="/etc/ssl/${APP_NAME_LC}"
  local CERT_KEY="${CERT_DIR}/${APP_NAME_LC}.key"
  local CERT_CRT="${CERT_DIR}/${APP_NAME_LC}.crt"
@@ -2654,7 +2647,7 @@ function download_with_progress() {
  # Content-Length aus HTTP-Header holen
  local content_length
-  content_length=$(curl -fsSLI "$url" | awk '/Content-Length/ {gsub(/\r/,""); print $2}' || true)
+  content_length=$(curl -fsSLI "$url" | awk '/Content-Length/ {print $2}' | tr -d '\r' || true)
  if [[ -z "$content_length" ]]; then
    if ! curl -fL# -o "$output" "$url"; then
@@ -2773,8 +2766,7 @@ function fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
  local target="${5:-/opt/$app}"
  local asset_pattern="${6:-}"
-  local app_lc="${app,,}"
+  local app_lc=$(echo "${app,,}" | tr -d ' ')
  app_lc="${app_lc// /}"
  local version_file="$HOME/.${app_lc}"
  local api_timeouts=(60 120 240)
@@ -3326,8 +3318,7 @@ function fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
    fi
  fi
-  local app_lc="${app,,}"
+  local app_lc=$(echo "${app,,}" | tr -d ' ')
  app_lc="${app_lc// /}"
  local version_file="$HOME/.${app_lc}"
  local api_timeouts=(60 120 240)
@@ -4418,7 +4409,7 @@ function setup_hwaccel() {
      # Parse comma-separated numbers
      IFS=',' read -ra nums <<<"$selection"
      for num in "${nums[@]}"; do
-        num="${num// /}"
+        num=$(echo "$num" | tr -d ' ')
        if [[ "$num" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && ((num >= 1 && num <= gpu_count)); then
          SELECTED_INDICES+=("$((num - 1))")
        fi
@@ -4460,9 +4451,9 @@ function setup_hwaccel() {
  # OS Detection
  # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  local os_id os_codename os_version
-  os_id=$(get_os_info id)
+  os_id=$(grep -oP '(?<=^ID=).+' /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null | tr -d '"' || echo "debian")
-  os_codename=$(get_os_info codename)
+  os_codename=$(grep -oP '(?<=^VERSION_CODENAME=).+' /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null | tr -d '"' || echo "unknown")
-  os_version=$(get_os_info version)
+  os_version=$(grep -oP '(?<=^VERSION_ID=).+' /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null | tr -d '"' || echo "")
  [[ -z "$os_id" ]] && os_id="debian"
  local in_ct="${CTTYPE:-0}"
@@ -5348,8 +5339,8 @@ function setup_imagemagick() {
 function setup_java() {
  local JAVA_VERSION="${JAVA_VERSION:-21}"
  local DISTRO_ID DISTRO_CODENAME
-  DISTRO_ID=$(get_os_info id)
+  DISTRO_ID=$(awk -F= '/^ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release | tr -d '"')
-  DISTRO_CODENAME=$(get_os_info codename)
+  DISTRO_CODENAME=$(awk -F= '/VERSION_CODENAME/ { print $2 }' /etc/os-release)
  local DESIRED_PACKAGE="temurin-${JAVA_VERSION}-jdk"
  # Prepare repository (cleanup + validation)
@@ -5604,7 +5595,7 @@ EOF
    if [[ -n "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]]; then
      # Get available distro version
      local DISTRO_VERSION=""
-      DISTRO_VERSION=$(apt-cache policy mariadb-server 2>/dev/null | awk '/Candidate:/ {sub(/^[0-9]+:/, "", $2); print $2}' || echo "")
+      DISTRO_VERSION=$(apt-cache policy mariadb-server 2>/dev/null | grep -E "Candidate:" | awk '{print $2}' | grep -oP '^\d+:\K\d+\.\d+\.\d+' || echo "")
      if [[ -n "$DISTRO_VERSION" ]]; then
        # Compare versions - if current is higher, keep it
@@ -6005,8 +5996,8 @@ function setup_mysql() {
  local MYSQL_VERSION="${MYSQL_VERSION:-8.0}"
  local USE_MYSQL_REPO="${USE_MYSQL_REPO:-true}"
  local DISTRO_ID DISTRO_CODENAME
-  DISTRO_ID=$(get_os_info id)
+  DISTRO_ID=$(awk -F= '/^ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release | tr -d '"')
-  DISTRO_CODENAME=$(get_os_info codename)
+  DISTRO_CODENAME=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_CODENAME=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)
  # Ensure non-interactive mode for all apt operations
  export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
@@ -6352,7 +6343,7 @@ function setup_nodejs() {
      # Check if the module is already installed
      if $STD npm list -g --depth=0 "$MODULE_NAME" 2>&1 | grep -q "$MODULE_NAME@"; then
-        MODULE_INSTALLED_VERSION="$(npm list -g --depth=0 "$MODULE_NAME" 2>&1 | awk -F@ -v mod="$MODULE_NAME" '$0 ~ mod"@" {gsub(/[[:space:]]/, "", $2); print $2}' || echo '')"
+        MODULE_INSTALLED_VERSION="$(npm list -g --depth=0 "$MODULE_NAME" 2>&1 | grep "$MODULE_NAME@" | awk -F@ '{print $2}' 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]' || echo '')"
        if [[ "$MODULE_REQ_VERSION" != "latest" && "$MODULE_REQ_VERSION" != "$MODULE_INSTALLED_VERSION" ]]; then
          msg_info "Updating $MODULE_NAME from v$MODULE_INSTALLED_VERSION to v$MODULE_REQ_VERSION"
          if ! $STD npm install -g "${MODULE_NAME}@${MODULE_REQ_VERSION}" 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -6423,8 +6414,8 @@ function setup_php() {
  local PHP_APACHE="${PHP_APACHE:-NO}"
  local PHP_FPM="${PHP_FPM:-NO}"
  local DISTRO_ID DISTRO_CODENAME
-  DISTRO_ID=$(get_os_info id)
+  DISTRO_ID=$(awk -F= '/^ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release | tr -d '"')
-  DISTRO_CODENAME=$(get_os_info codename)
+  DISTRO_CODENAME=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_CODENAME=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)
  # Parse version for compatibility checks
  local PHP_MAJOR="${PHP_VERSION%%.*}"
@@ -6471,7 +6462,7 @@ function setup_php() {
  local FILTERED_MODULES=""
  IFS=',' read -ra ALL_MODULES <<<"$COMBINED_MODULES"
  for mod in "${ALL_MODULES[@]}"; do
-    mod="${mod//[[:space:]]/}"
+    mod=$(echo "$mod" | tr -d '[:space:]')
    [[ -z "$mod" ]] && continue
    # Skip if it's a known built-in module
@@ -6488,7 +6479,7 @@ function setup_php() {
  done
  # Deduplicate
-  COMBINED_MODULES=$(awk -v RS=',' '!seen[$0]++{printf "%s%s", sep, $0; sep=","}' <<<"$FILTERED_MODULES")
+  COMBINED_MODULES=$(echo "$FILTERED_MODULES" | tr ',' '\n' | awk '!seen[$0]++' | paste -sd, -)
  # Get current PHP-CLI version
  local CURRENT_PHP=""
@@ -6557,7 +6548,7 @@ EOF
  IFS=',' read -ra MODULES <<<"$COMBINED_MODULES"
  for mod in "${MODULES[@]}"; do
-    mod="${mod//[[:space:]]/}"
+    mod=$(echo "$mod" | tr -d '[:space:]')
    [[ -z "$mod" ]] && continue
    local pkg_name="php${PHP_VERSION}-${mod}"
@@ -6736,8 +6727,8 @@ setup_postgresql() {
  local PG_MODULES="${PG_MODULES:-}"
  local USE_PGDG_REPO="${USE_PGDG_REPO:-true}"
  local DISTRO_ID DISTRO_CODENAME
-  DISTRO_ID=$(get_os_info id)
+  DISTRO_ID=$(awk -F= '/^ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release | tr -d '"')
-  DISTRO_CODENAME=$(get_os_info codename)
+  DISTRO_CODENAME=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_CODENAME=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)
  # Ensure non-interactive mode for all apt operations
  export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
@@ -7580,8 +7571,8 @@ EOF
 function setup_clickhouse() {
  local CLICKHOUSE_VERSION="${CLICKHOUSE_VERSION:-latest}"
  local DISTRO_ID DISTRO_CODENAME
-  DISTRO_ID=$(get_os_info id)
+  DISTRO_ID=$(awk -F= '/^ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release | tr -d '"')
-  DISTRO_CODENAME=$(get_os_info codename)
+  DISTRO_CODENAME=$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_CODENAME=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)
  # Ensure non-interactive mode for all apt operations
  export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
@@ -7795,7 +7786,7 @@ function setup_rust() {
      # Check if already installed
      if echo "$CRATE_LIST" | grep -q "^${NAME} "; then
-        INSTALLED_VER=$(echo "$CRATE_LIST" | grep "^${NAME} " | head -1 | awk '{gsub(/[v:]/, "", $2); print $2}' || echo '')
+        INSTALLED_VER=$(echo "$CRATE_LIST" | grep "^${NAME} " | head -1 | awk '{print $2}' 2>/dev/null | tr -d 'v:' || echo '')
        if [[ -n "$VER" && "$VER" != "$INSTALLED_VER" ]]; then
          msg_info "Upgrading $NAME from v$INSTALLED_VER to v$VER"
--- a/vm/archlinux-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/archlinux-vm.sh
@@ -310,10 +310,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
      HN="arch-linux"
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  else
@@ -335,31 +332,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(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 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
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(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 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
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 2048)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(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 "$BRG" ]; then
@@ -372,61 +365,43 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 "$GEN_MAC" --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
-        VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
-        MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
    echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
--- a/vm/debian-13-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/debian-13-vm.sh
@@ -325,10 +325,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
      HN="debian"
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  else
@@ -350,31 +347,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(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 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
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(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 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
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 2048)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(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 "$BRG" ]; then
@@ -387,61 +380,43 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 "$GEN_MAC" --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
-        VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
-        MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  select_cloud_init
--- a/vm/debian-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/debian-vm.sh
@@ -315,10 +315,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
      HN="debian"
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  else
@@ -340,31 +337,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(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 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 $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(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 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 $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 2048)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(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 $BRG ]; then
@@ -377,61 +370,43 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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 $MAC1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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 $VLAN1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
-        VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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 $MTU1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
-        MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "CLOUD-INIT" --yesno "Configure the VM with Cloud-init?" --defaultno 10 58); then
    echo -e "${CLOUD}${BOLD}${DGN}Configure Cloud-init: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
--- a/vm/docker-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/docker-vm.sh
@@ -251,10 +251,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    if [ -z $VM_NAME ]; then
      HN="docker"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
    fi
    echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
  else
@@ -278,32 +275,24 @@ function advanced_settings() {
  fi
  # CPU Cores
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(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 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 $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
      exit_script
    fi
-  done
+    echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
  else
    exit_script
  fi
  # RAM Size
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(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 4096 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="4096"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="4096"
      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 4096)." 8 58
    else
      exit_script
    fi
-  done
+    echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
  else
    exit_script
  fi
  # Bridge
  if BRG=$(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
@@ -316,63 +305,42 @@ function advanced_settings() {
  fi
  # MAC Address
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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 $MAC1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit_script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
    fi
-  done
+    echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
  else
    exit_script
  fi
  # VLAN
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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 $VLAN1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
        VLAN=""
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit_script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
    fi
-  done
+    echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
  else
    exit_script
  fi
  # MTU
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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 $MTU1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
        MTU=""
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit_script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
    fi
-  done
+    echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
  else
    exit_script
  fi
  # Start VM
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
--- a/vm/haos-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/haos-vm.sh
@@ -391,10 +391,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
      HN="haos${BRANCH}"
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  else
@@ -419,31 +416,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(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 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 $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(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 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 $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="4096"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="4096"
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 4096)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(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 $BRG ]; then
@@ -456,61 +449,43 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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 $MAC1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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 $VLAN1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
-        VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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 $MTU1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
-        MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
    echo -e "${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
--- a/vm/mikrotik-routeros.sh
+++ b/vm/mikrotik-routeros.sh
@@ -377,10 +377,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
      HN="mikrotik-routeros-chr"
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  else
@@ -402,31 +399,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(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 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 $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(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 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 $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 2048)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(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 $BRG ]; then
@@ -439,61 +432,43 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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 $MAC1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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 $VLAN1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
-        VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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 $MTU1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
-        MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
    echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
--- a/vm/nextcloud-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/nextcloud-vm.sh
@@ -313,10 +313,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
      HN="nextcloud-vm"
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  else
@@ -338,31 +335,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(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 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 $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(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 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 $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 2048)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(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 $BRG ]; then
@@ -375,61 +368,43 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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 $MAC1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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 $VLAN1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
-        VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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 $MTU1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
-        MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
    echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
--- a/vm/openwrt-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/openwrt-vm.sh
@@ -328,41 +328,30 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    if [ -z $VM_NAME ]; then
      HN="openwrt"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
    fi
    echo -e "${DGN}Using Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 1 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if CORE_COUNT=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 1 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="1"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="1"
      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
        echo -e "${DGN}Allocated Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 1)." 8 58
    else
      exit-script
    fi
-  done
+    echo -e "${DGN}Allocated Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 256 --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 58 256 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="256"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="256"
      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
        echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 256)." 8 58
    else
      exit-script
    fi
-  done
+    echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if DISK_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" \
    --inputbox "Set Disk Size in GiB (e.g., 1, 2, 4)" 8 58 "1" \
@@ -433,62 +422,41 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a WAN Vlan (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "WAN VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a WAN Vlan (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "WAN VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
        VLAN=""
        echo -e "${DGN}Using WAN Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${DGN}Using WAN Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
    fi
-  done
+    echo -e "${DGN}Using WAN Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN2=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a LAN Vlan" 8 58 999 --title "LAN VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if VLAN2=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a LAN Vlan" 8 58 999 --title "LAN VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    if [ -z $VLAN2 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN2" ]; then
+      VLAN2="Default"
-        VLAN2="Default"
+      LAN_VLAN=""
        LAN_VLAN=""
        echo -e "${DGN}Using LAN Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN2${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN2" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN2" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN2" -le 4094 ]; then
        LAN_VLAN=",tag=$VLAN2"
        echo -e "${DGN}Using LAN Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN2${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      LAN_VLAN=",tag=$VLAN2"
    fi
-  done
+    echo -e "${DGN}Using LAN Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN2${CL}"
  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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 $MTU1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
        MTU=""
        echo -e "${DGN}Using Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DGN}Using Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
    fi
-  done
+    echo -e "${DGN}Using Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
    START_VM="yes"
--- a/vm/opnsense-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/opnsense-vm.sh
@@ -421,41 +421,30 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    if [ -z "$VM_NAME" ]; then
      HN="OPNsense"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
    fi
    echo -e "${DGN}Using Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 4 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if CORE_COUNT=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 4 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="4"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
        echo -e "${DGN}Allocated Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 4)." 8 58
    else
      exit-script
    fi
-  done
+    echo -e "${DGN}Allocated Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 8192 --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 8192 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="8192"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="8192"
      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
        echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 8192)." 8 58
    else
      exit-script
    fi
-  done
+    echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a LAN Bridge" 8 58 vmbr0 --title "LAN BRIDGE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
    if [ -z $BRG ]; then
--- a/vm/owncloud-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/owncloud-vm.sh
@@ -314,10 +314,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
      HN="owncloud-vm"
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  else
@@ -339,31 +336,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(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 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 $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(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 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 $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 2048)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(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 $BRG ]; then
@@ -376,61 +369,43 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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 $MAC1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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 $VLAN1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
-        VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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 $MTU1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
-        MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
    echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
--- a/vm/pimox-haos-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/pimox-haos-vm.sh
@@ -274,35 +274,26 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    echo -e "${DGN}Using Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
  else
    if [ $exitstatus = 0 ]; then
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${DGN}Using Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  fi
-  while true; do
+  CORE_COUNT=$(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)
-    CORE_COUNT=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
+  exitstatus=$?
-    exitstatus=$?
+  if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-    if [ $exitstatus -ne 0 ]; then exit-script; fi
+    CORE_COUNT="2"
-    if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    echo -e "${DGN}Allocated Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-    if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+  else
-      echo -e "${DGN}Allocated Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    if [ $exitstatus = 0 ]; then echo -e "${DGN}Allocated Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"; fi
-      break
+  fi
-    fi
+  RAM_SIZE=$(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)
-    whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
+  exitstatus=$?
-  done
+  if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-  while true; do
+    RAM_SIZE="4096"
-    RAM_SIZE=$(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)
+    echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-    exitstatus=$?
+  else
-    if [ $exitstatus -ne 0 ]; then exit-script; fi
+    if [ $exitstatus = 0 ]; then echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"; fi
-    if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="4096"; fi
+  fi
    if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
      echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
      break
    fi
    whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 4096)." 8 58
  done
  BRG=$(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)
  exitstatus=$?
  if [ -z $BRG ]; then
@@ -311,56 +302,39 @@ function advanced_settings() {
  else
    if [ $exitstatus = 0 ]; then echo -e "${DGN}Using Bridge: ${BGN}$BRG${CL}"; fi
  fi
-  while true; do
+  MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
-    MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
+  exitstatus=$?
-    exitstatus=$?
+  if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
-    if [ $exitstatus -ne 0 ]; then exit-script; fi
+    MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-    if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+    echo -e "${DGN}Using MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+  else
-      echo -e "${DGN}Using MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
+    if [ $exitstatus = 0 ]; then
      break
    fi
    if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${DGN}Using MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
      break
    fi
-    whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
+  fi
-  done
+  VLAN1=$(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)
-  while true; do
+  exitstatus=$?
-    VLAN1=$(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)
+  if [ $exitstatus = 0 ]; then
-    exitstatus=$?
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
-    if [ $exitstatus -ne 0 ]; then exit-script; fi
+      VLAN1="Default" VLAN=""
    if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
      VLAN1="Default"
      VLAN=""
      echo -e "${DGN}Using Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-      break
+    else
    fi
    if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${DGN}Using Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
      break
    fi
-    whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
+  fi
-  done
+  MTU1=$(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)
-  while true; do
+  exitstatus=$?
-    MTU1=$(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)
+  if [ $exitstatus = 0 ]; then
-    exitstatus=$?
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
-    if [ $exitstatus -ne 0 ]; then exit-script; fi
+      MTU1="Default" MTU=""
    if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
      MTU1="Default"
      MTU=""
      echo -e "${DGN}Using Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-      break
+    else
    fi
    if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DGN}Using Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
      break
    fi
-    whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
+  fi
  done
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
    echo -e "${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
    START_VM="yes"
--- a/vm/truenas-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/truenas-vm.sh
@@ -355,10 +355,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    if [ -z $VM_NAME ]; then
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  else
@@ -383,31 +380,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 "$CORE_COUNT" --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if CORE_COUNT=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 "$CORE_COUNT" --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 "$RAM_SIZE" --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 "$RAM_SIZE" --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="8192"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="8192"
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 8192)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Bridge" 8 58 "$BRG" --title "BRIDGE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
    if [ -z $BRG ]; then
@@ -420,61 +413,43 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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 $MAC1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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 $VLAN1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
-        VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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 $MTU1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
-        MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --defaultno --title "IMPORT ONBOARD DISKS" --yesno "Would you like to import onboard disks?" 10 58); then
    echo -e "${DISK}${BOLD}${DGN}Import onboard disks: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
--- a/vm/ubuntu2204-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/ubuntu2204-vm.sh
@@ -310,10 +310,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
      HN="ubuntu"
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  else
@@ -335,31 +332,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(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 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 $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(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 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 $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 2048)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(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 $BRG ]; then
@@ -372,61 +365,43 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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 $MAC1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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 $VLAN1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
-        VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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 $MTU1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
-        MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
    echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
--- a/vm/ubuntu2404-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/ubuntu2404-vm.sh
@@ -313,10 +313,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
      HN="ubuntu"
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  else
@@ -338,31 +335,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(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 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 $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(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 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 $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 2048)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(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 $BRG ]; then
@@ -375,61 +368,43 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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 $MAC1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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 $VLAN1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
-        VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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 $MTU1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
-        MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
    echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
--- a/vm/ubuntu2504-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/ubuntu2504-vm.sh
@@ -312,10 +312,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
      HN="ubuntu"
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  else
@@ -337,31 +334,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(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 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 $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(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 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 $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 2048)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(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 $BRG ]; then
@@ -374,61 +367,43 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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 $MAC1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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 $VLAN1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
-        VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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 $MTU1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
-        MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
    echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
--- a/vm/umbrel-os-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/umbrel-os-vm.sh
@@ -373,10 +373,7 @@ function advanced_settings() {
      HN="umbrelos"
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      HN=$(echo ${VM_NAME,,} | tr -d ' ')
      if [ "$HN" != "${VM_NAME,,}" ]; then
        whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "HOSTNAME ADJUSTED" --msgbox "Invalid characters detected. Hostname has been adjusted to:\n\n  $HN" 10 58
      fi
      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
    fi
  else
@@ -401,31 +398,27 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if CORE_COUNT=$(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 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 $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if RAM_SIZE=$(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 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 $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 2048)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if BRG=$(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 $BRG ]; then
@@ -438,61 +431,43 @@ function advanced_settings() {
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MAC1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a MAC Address" 8 58 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if MAC1=$(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 $MAC1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+      MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        MAC="$GEN_MAC"
+      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
        MAC="$MAC1"
        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MAC="$MAC1"
      echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if VLAN1=$(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 $VLAN1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+      VLAN1="Default"
-        VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN=""
-        VLAN=""
+      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
        VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
      echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
-  while true; do
+  if MTU1=$(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 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 $MTU1 ]; then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+      MTU1="Default"
-        MTU1="Default"
+      MTU=""
-        MTU=""
+      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
        MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
        break
      fi
      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
    else
-      exit-script
+      MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
      echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
    fi
-  done
+  else
    exit-script
  fi
  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
    echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"