Update .app files

* Add split-pro (ct)

* Update ct/split-pro.sh

Co-authored-by: Slaviša Arežina <58952836+tremor021@users.noreply.github.com>

* Enhance setup completion feedback in split-pro.sh

Add success message and access URL after setup completion.

* Refactor dependency installation command

* Apply suggestion from @tremor021

---------

Co-authored-by: push-app-to-main[bot] <203845782+push-app-to-main[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: CanbiZ (MickLesk) <47820557+MickLesk@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Slaviša Arežina <58952836+tremor021@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Tobias <96661824+CrazyWolf13@users.noreply.github.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -423,12 +423,53 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 </details>
 
-## 2026-03-16
+## 2026-03-18
 
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
 
   - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
 
+    - 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))
+
+  - #### 🔧 Refactor
+
+    - 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 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))

ct/anytype-server.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/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://anytype.io
+
+APP="Anytype-Server"
+var_tags="${var_tags:-notes;productivity;sync}"
+var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-4096}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-16}"
+var_os="${var_os:-ubuntu}"
+var_version="${var_version:-24.04}"
+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 /opt/anytype/any-sync-bundle ]]; then
+    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "anytype" "grishy/any-sync-bundle"; then
+    msg_info "Stopping Service"
+    systemctl stop anytype
+    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
+
+    msg_info "Backing up Data"
+    cp -r /opt/anytype/data /opt/anytype_data_backup
+    msg_ok "Backed up Data"
+
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "anytype" "grishy/any-sync-bundle" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/anytype" "any-sync-bundle_*_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
+    chmod +x /opt/anytype/any-sync-bundle
+
+    msg_info "Restoring Data"
+    cp -r /opt/anytype_data_backup/. /opt/anytype/data
+    rm -rf /opt/anytype_data_backup
+    msg_ok "Restored Data"
+
+    msg_info "Starting Service"
+    systemctl start anytype
+    msg_ok "Started Service"
+    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  fi
+  exit
+}
+
+start
+build_container
+description
+
+msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
+echo -e "${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}:33010${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Client config file:${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}/opt/anytype/data/client-config.yml${CL}"

ct/gluetun.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/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/qdm12/gluetun
+
+APP="Gluetun"
+var_tags="${var_tags:-vpn;wireguard;openvpn}"
+var_cpu="${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="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
+var_tun="${var_tun:-yes}"
+
+header_info "$APP"
+variables
+color
+catch_errors
+
+function update_script() {
+  header_info
+  check_container_storage
+  check_container_resources
+
+  if [[ ! -f /usr/local/bin/gluetun ]]; then
+    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "gluetun" "qdm12/gluetun"; then
+    msg_info "Stopping Service"
+    systemctl stop gluetun
+    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
+
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "gluetun" "qdm12/gluetun" "tarball"
+
+    msg_info "Building Gluetun"
+    cd /opt/gluetun
+    $STD go mod download
+    CGO_ENABLED=0 $STD go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w" -o /usr/local/bin/gluetun ./cmd/gluetun/
+    msg_ok "Built Gluetun"
+
+    msg_info "Starting Service"
+    systemctl start gluetun
+    msg_ok "Started Service"
+    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  fi
+  exit
+}
+
+start
+build_container
+description
+
+msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
+echo -e "${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}:8000${CL}"

ct/headers/anytype-server

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+    ___                __                        _____                          
+   /   |  ____  __  __/ /___  ______  ___       / ___/___  ______   _____  _____
+  / /| | / __ \/ / / / __/ / / / __ \/ _ \______\__ \/ _ \/ ___/ | / / _ \/ ___/
+ / ___ |/ / / / /_/ / /_/ /_/ / /_/ /  __/_____/__/ /  __/ /   | |/ /  __/ /    
+/_/  |_/_/ /_/\__, /\__/\__, / .___/\___/     /____/\___/_/    |___/\___/_/     
+             /____/    /____/_/                                                 

ct/headers/gluetun

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+   ________           __            
+  / ____/ /_  _____  / /___  ______ 
+ / / __/ / / / / _ \/ __/ / / / __ \
+/ /_/ / / /_/ /  __/ /_/ /_/ / / / /
+\____/_/\__,_/\___/\__/\__,_/_/ /_/ 
+                                    

ct/headers/split-pro

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+   _____       ___ __        ____           
+  / ___/____  / (_) /_      / __ \_________ 
+  \__ \/ __ \/ / / __/_____/ /_/ / ___/ __ \
+ ___/ / /_/ / / / /_/_____/ ____/ /  / /_/ /
+/____/ .___/_/_/\__/     /_/   /_/   \____/ 
+    /_/                                     

ct/immich.sh

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ EOF
   SOURCE_DIR=${STAGING_DIR}/image-source
   cd /tmp
   if [[ -f ~/.intel_version ]]; then
-    curl -fsSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/immich-app/immich/refs/heads/main/machine-learning/Dockerfile
+    curl_with_retry "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/immich-app/immich/refs/heads/main/machine-learning/Dockerfile" "Dockerfile"
     readarray -t INTEL_URLS < <(
       sed -n "/intel-[igc|opencl]/p" ./Dockerfile | awk '{print $3}'
       sed -n "/libigdgmm12/p" ./Dockerfile | awk '{print $3}'
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ EOF
     if [[ "$INTEL_RELEASE" != "$(cat ~/.intel_version)" ]]; then
       msg_info "Updating Intel iGPU dependencies"
       for url in "${INTEL_URLS[@]}"; do
-        curl -fsSLO "$url"
+        curl_with_retry "$url" "$(basename "$url")"
       done
       $STD apt-mark unhold libigdgmm12
       $STD apt install -y --allow-downgrades ./libigdgmm12*.deb
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ EOF
       $STD sudo -u postgres psql -d immich -c "REINDEX INDEX face_index;"
       $STD sudo -u postgres psql -d immich -c "REINDEX INDEX clip_index;"
     fi
-    ensure_dependencies ccache
+    ensure_dependencies ccache gcc-13 g++-13
 
     INSTALL_DIR="/opt/${APP}"
     UPLOAD_DIR="$(sed -n '/^IMMICH_MEDIA_LOCATION/s/[^=]*=//p' /opt/immich/.env)"
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ EOF
 
     setup_uv
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "Immich" "immich-app/immich" "tarball" "${RELEASE}" "$SRC_DIR"
-    PNPM_VERSION="$(jq -r '.packageManager | split("@")[1]' ${SRC_DIR}/package.json)"
+    PNPM_VERSION="$(jq -r '.packageManager | split("@")[1] | split("+")[0]' ${SRC_DIR}/package.json)"
     NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="pnpm@${PNPM_VERSION}" setup_nodejs
 
     msg_info "Updating Immich web and microservices"
@@ -217,15 +217,36 @@ EOF
     chown -R immich:immich "$INSTALL_DIR"
     chown immich:immich ./uv.lock
     export VIRTUAL_ENV="${ML_DIR}"/ml-venv
+    export UV_HTTP_TIMEOUT=300
     if [[ -f ~/.openvino ]]; then
+      ML_PYTHON="python3.13"
+      msg_info "Pre-installing Python ${ML_PYTHON} for machine-learning"
+      for attempt in $(seq 1 3); do
+        $STD sudo --preserve-env=VIRTUAL_ENV -nu immich uv python install "${ML_PYTHON}" && break
+        [[ $attempt -lt 3 ]] && msg_warn "Python download attempt $attempt failed, retrying..." && sleep 5
+      done
+      msg_ok "Pre-installed Python ${ML_PYTHON}"
       msg_info "Updating HW-accelerated machine-learning"
-      $STD uv add --no-sync --optional openvino onnxruntime-openvino==1.24.1 --active -n -p python3.13 --managed-python
+      $STD uv add --no-sync --optional openvino onnxruntime-openvino==1.24.1 --active -n -p "${ML_PYTHON}" --managed-python
-      $STD sudo --preserve-env=VIRTUAL_ENV -nu immich uv sync --extra openvino --no-dev --active --link-mode copy -n -p python3.13 --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 HW-accelerated machine-learning"
     else
+      ML_PYTHON="python3.11"
+      msg_info "Pre-installing Python ${ML_PYTHON} for machine-learning"
+      for attempt in $(seq 1 3); do
+        $STD sudo --preserve-env=VIRTUAL_ENV -nu immich uv python install "${ML_PYTHON}" && break
+        [[ $attempt -lt 3 ]] && msg_warn "Python download attempt $attempt failed, retrying..." && sleep 5
+      done
+      msg_ok "Pre-installed Python ${ML_PYTHON}"
       msg_info "Updating machine-learning"
-      $STD sudo --preserve-env=VIRTUAL_ENV -nu immich uv sync --extra cpu --no-dev --active --link-mode copy -n -p python3.11 --managed-python
+      for attempt in $(seq 1 3); do
+        $STD sudo --preserve-env=VIRTUAL_ENV,UV_HTTP_TIMEOUT -nu immich uv sync --extra cpu --no-dev --active --link-mode copy -n -p "${ML_PYTHON}" --managed-python && break
+        [[ $attempt -lt 3 ]] && msg_warn "uv sync attempt $attempt failed, retrying..." && sleep 10
+      done
       msg_ok "Updated machine-learning"
     fi
     cd "$SRC_DIR"

ct/paperless-ngx.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxV
 APP="Paperless-ngx"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-document;management}"
 var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
-var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-3072}"
 var_disk="${var_disk:-12}"
 var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
 var_version="${var_version:-13}"

ct/plex.sh

@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ function update_script() {
   $STD apt update
   $STD apt install -y plexmediaserver
   msg_ok "Updated Plex Media Server"
+
+  msg_info "Restarting Plex Media Server"
+  systemctl restart plexmediaserver
+  msg_ok "Restarted Plex Media Server"
+
   msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
   exit
 }

ct/pve-scripts-local.sh

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ APP="PVE-Scripts-Local"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-pve-scripts-local}"
 var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
 var_ram="${var_ram:-4096}"
-var_disk="${var_disk:-4}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-10}"
 var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
 var_version="${var_version:-13}"
 var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"

ct/sparkyfitness.sh

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function update_script() {
 
     msg_info "Updating Sparky Fitness Backend"
     cd /opt/sparkyfitness/SparkyFitnessServer
-    $STD npm install --legacy-peer-deps
+    $STD pnpm install
     msg_ok "Updated Sparky Fitness Backend"
 
     msg_info "Updating Sparky Fitness Frontend (Patience)"

ct/split-pro.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/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: johanngrobe
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/oss-apps/split-pro
+
+APP="Split-Pro"
+var_tags="${var_tags:-finance;expense-sharing}"
+var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-4096}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-6}"
+var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
+var_version="${var_version:-13}"
+var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
+
+variables
+color
+catch_errors
+
+function update_script() {
+  header_info
+  check_container_storage
+  check_container_resources
+
+  if [[ ! -d /opt/split-pro ]]; then
+    msg_error "No Split Pro Installation Found!"
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "split-pro" "oss-apps/split-pro"; then
+    msg_info "Stopping Service"
+    systemctl stop split-pro
+    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
+
+    msg_info "Backing up Data"
+    cp /opt/split-pro/.env /opt/split-pro.env
+    msg_ok "Backed up Data"
+
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "split-pro" "oss-apps/split-pro" "tarball"
+
+    msg_info "Building Application"
+    cd /opt/split-pro
+    $STD pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+    $STD pnpm build
+    cp /opt/split-pro.env /opt/split-pro/.env
+    rm -f /opt/split-pro.env
+    ln -sf /opt/split-pro_data/uploads /opt/split-pro/uploads
+    $STD pnpm exec prisma migrate deploy
+    msg_ok "Built Application"
+
+    msg_info "Starting Service"
+    systemctl start split-pro
+    msg_ok "Started Service"
+    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  fi
+  exit
+}
+
+start
+build_container
+description
+
+msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
+echo -e "${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}:3000${CL}"

install/anytype-server-install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/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://anytype.io
+
+source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
+color
+verb_ip6
+catch_errors
+setting_up_container
+network_check
+update_os
+
+setup_mongodb
+
+msg_info "Configuring MongoDB Replica Set"
+cat <<EOF >>/etc/mongod.conf
+
+replication:
+  replSetName: "rs0"
+EOF
+systemctl restart mongod
+sleep 3
+$STD mongosh --eval 'rs.initiate({_id: "rs0", members: [{_id: 0, host: "127.0.0.1:27017"}]})'
+msg_ok "Configured MongoDB Replica Set"
+
+msg_info "Installing Redis Stack"
+setup_deb822_repo \
+  "redis-stack" \
+  "https://packages.redis.io/gpg" \
+  "https://packages.redis.io/deb" \
+  "jammy" \
+  "main"
+$STD apt install -y redis-stack-server
+systemctl enable -q --now redis-stack-server
+msg_ok "Installed Redis Stack"
+
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "anytype" "grishy/any-sync-bundle" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/anytype" "any-sync-bundle_*_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
+chmod +x /opt/anytype/any-sync-bundle
+
+msg_info "Configuring Anytype"
+mkdir -p /opt/anytype/data/storage
+cat <<EOF >/opt/anytype/.env
+ANY_SYNC_BUNDLE_CONFIG=/opt/anytype/data/bundle-config.yml
+ANY_SYNC_BUNDLE_CLIENT_CONFIG=/opt/anytype/data/client-config.yml
+ANY_SYNC_BUNDLE_INIT_STORAGE=/opt/anytype/data/storage/
+ANY_SYNC_BUNDLE_INIT_EXTERNAL_ADDRS=${LOCAL_IP}
+ANY_SYNC_BUNDLE_INIT_MONGO_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/
+ANY_SYNC_BUNDLE_INIT_REDIS_URI=redis://127.0.0.1:6379/
+ANY_SYNC_BUNDLE_LOG_LEVEL=info
+EOF
+msg_ok "Configured Anytype"
+
+msg_info "Creating Service"
+cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/anytype.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Anytype Sync Server (any-sync-bundle)
+After=network-online.target mongod.service redis-stack-server.service
+Wants=network-online.target
+Requires=mongod.service redis-stack-server.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=root
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/anytype
+EnvironmentFile=/opt/anytype/.env
+ExecStart=/opt/anytype/any-sync-bundle start-bundle
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=10
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl enable -q --now anytype
+msg_ok "Created Service"
+
+motd_ssh
+customize
+cleanup_lxc

install/frigate-install.sh

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ ldconfig
 msg_ok "Built libUSB"
 
 msg_info "Bootstrapping pip"
-wget -q https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -O /tmp/get-pip.py
+curl_with_retry "https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py" "/tmp/get-pip.py"
 sed -i 's/args.append("setuptools")/args.append("setuptools==77.0.3")/' /tmp/get-pip.py
 $STD python3 /tmp/get-pip.py "pip"
 rm -f /tmp/get-pip.py
@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@ NODE_VERSION="20" setup_nodejs
 
 msg_info "Downloading Inference Models"
 mkdir -p /models /openvino-model
-wget -q -O /edgetpu_model.tflite https://github.com/google-coral/test_data/raw/release-frogfish/ssdlite_mobiledet_coco_qat_postprocess_edgetpu.tflite
+curl_with_retry "https://github.com/google-coral/test_data/raw/release-frogfish/ssdlite_mobiledet_coco_qat_postprocess_edgetpu.tflite" "/edgetpu_model.tflite"
-wget -q -O /models/cpu_model.tflite https://github.com/google-coral/test_data/raw/release-frogfish/ssdlite_mobiledet_coco_qat_postprocess.tflite
+curl_with_retry "https://github.com/google-coral/test_data/raw/release-frogfish/ssdlite_mobiledet_coco_qat_postprocess.tflite" "/models/cpu_model.tflite"
 cp /opt/frigate/labelmap.txt /labelmap.txt
 msg_ok "Downloaded Inference Models"
 
 msg_info "Downloading Audio Model"
-wget -q -O /tmp/yamnet.tar.gz https://www.kaggle.com/api/v1/models/google/yamnet/tfLite/classification-tflite/1/download
+curl_with_retry "https://www.kaggle.com/api/v1/models/google/yamnet/tfLite/classification-tflite/1/download" "/tmp/yamnet.tar.gz"
 $STD tar xzf /tmp/yamnet.tar.gz -C /
 mv /1.tflite /cpu_audio_model.tflite
 cp /opt/frigate/audio-labelmap.txt /audio-labelmap.txt
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ msg_ok "Installed OpenVino"
 
 msg_info "Building OpenVino Model"
 cd /models
-wget -q http://download.tensorflow.org/models/object_detection/ssdlite_mobilenet_v2_coco_2018_05_09.tar.gz
+curl_with_retry "http://download.tensorflow.org/models/object_detection/ssdlite_mobilenet_v2_coco_2018_05_09.tar.gz" "ssdlite_mobilenet_v2_coco_2018_05_09.tar.gz"
 $STD tar -zxf ssdlite_mobilenet_v2_coco_2018_05_09.tar.gz --no-same-owner
 if python3 /opt/frigate/docker/main/build_ov_model.py &>/dev/null; then
   mkdir -p /openvino-model
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ if python3 /opt/frigate/docker/main/build_ov_model.py &>/dev/null; then
     if [[ -n "$OV_LABELS" ]]; then
       ln -sf "$OV_LABELS" /openvino-model/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt
     else
-      wget -q "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openvinotoolkit/open_model_zoo/master/data/dataset_classes/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt" -O /openvino-model/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt
+      curl_with_retry "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openvinotoolkit/open_model_zoo/master/data/dataset_classes/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt" "/openvino-model/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt"
     fi
   fi
   sed -i 's/truck/car/g' /openvino-model/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ msg_info "Configuring Frigate"
 mkdir -p /config /media/frigate
 cp -r /opt/frigate/config/. /config
 
-curl -fsSL "https://github.com/intel-iot-devkit/sample-videos/raw/master/person-bicycle-car-detection.mp4" -o "/media/frigate/person-bicycle-car-detection.mp4"
+curl_with_retry "https://github.com/intel-iot-devkit/sample-videos/raw/master/person-bicycle-car-detection.mp4" "/media/frigate/person-bicycle-car-detection.mp4"
 
 echo "tmpfs   /tmp/cache      tmpfs   defaults        0       0" >>/etc/fstab
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ detect:
   enabled: false
 EOF
 
-if grep -q -o -m1 -E 'avx[^ ]*|sse4_2' /proc/cpuinfo; then
+if grep -q -o -m1 -E 'avx[^ ]*|sse4_2' /proc/cpuinfo && [[ -f /openvino-model/ssdlite_mobilenet_v2.xml ]] && [[ -f /openvino-model/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt ]]; then
   cat <<EOF >>/config/config.yml
 ffmpeg:
   hwaccel_args: auto

install/gluetun-install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/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/qdm12/gluetun
+
+source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
+color
+verb_ip6
+catch_errors
+setting_up_container
+network_check
+update_os
+
+msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
+$STD apt install -y \
+  openvpn \
+  wireguard-tools \
+  iptables
+msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+
+msg_info "Configuring iptables"
+$STD update-alternatives --set iptables /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy
+$STD update-alternatives --set ip6tables /usr/sbin/ip6tables-legacy
+ln -sf /usr/sbin/openvpn /usr/sbin/openvpn2.6
+msg_ok "Configured iptables"
+
+setup_go
+
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "gluetun" "qdm12/gluetun" "tarball"
+
+msg_info "Building Gluetun"
+cd /opt/gluetun
+$STD go mod download
+CGO_ENABLED=0 $STD go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w" -o /usr/local/bin/gluetun ./cmd/gluetun/
+msg_ok "Built Gluetun"
+
+msg_info "Configuring Gluetun"
+mkdir -p /opt/gluetun-data
+touch /etc/alpine-release
+ln -sf /opt/gluetun-data /gluetun
+cat <<EOF >/opt/gluetun-data/.env
+VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER=custom
+VPN_TYPE=openvpn
+OPENVPN_CUSTOM_CONFIG=/opt/gluetun-data/custom.ovpn
+OPENVPN_USER=
+OPENVPN_PASSWORD=
+OPENVPN_PROCESS_USER=root
+PUID=0
+PGID=0
+HTTP_CONTROL_SERVER_ADDRESS=:8000
+HTTPPROXY=off
+SHADOWSOCKS=off
+PPROF_ENABLED=no
+PPROF_BLOCK_PROFILE_RATE=0
+PPROF_MUTEX_PROFILE_RATE=0
+PPROF_HTTP_SERVER_ADDRESS=:6060
+FIREWALL_ENABLED_DISABLING_IT_SHOOTS_YOU_IN_YOUR_FOOT=on
+HEALTH_SERVER_ADDRESS=127.0.0.1:9999
+DNS_UPSTREAM_RESOLVERS=cloudflare
+LOG_LEVEL=info
+STORAGE_FILEPATH=/gluetun/servers.json
+PUBLICIP_FILE=/gluetun/ip
+VPN_PORT_FORWARDING_STATUS_FILE=/gluetun/forwarded_port
+TZ=UTC
+EOF
+msg_ok "Configured Gluetun"
+
+msg_info "Creating Service"
+cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/gluetun.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Gluetun VPN Client
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=root
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/gluetun-data
+EnvironmentFile=/opt/gluetun-data/.env
+UnsetEnvironment=USER
+ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'rm -f /etc/openvpn/target.ovpn'
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/gluetun
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_ADMIN
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl enable -q --now gluetun
+msg_ok "Created Service"
+
+motd_ssh
+customize
+cleanup_lxc

install/immich-install.sh

@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ if [ -d /dev/dri ]; then
     $STD apt install -y --no-install-recommends patchelf
     tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
     $STD pushd "$tmp_dir"
-    curl -fsSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/immich-app/immich/refs/heads/main/machine-learning/Dockerfile
+    curl_with_retry "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/immich-app/immich/refs/heads/main/machine-learning/Dockerfile" "Dockerfile"
     readarray -t INTEL_URLS < <(
       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 -fsSLO "$url"
+      curl_with_retry "$url" "$(basename "$url")"
     done
     $STD apt install -y ./libigdgmm12*.deb
     rm ./libigdgmm12*.deb
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ sed -i "s/^#shared_preload.*/shared_preload_libraries = 'vchord.so'/" /etc/postg
 systemctl restart postgresql.service
 PG_DB_NAME="immich" PG_DB_USER="immich" PG_DB_GRANT_SUPERUSER="true" PG_DB_SKIP_ALTER_ROLE="true" setup_postgresql_db
 
+msg_info "Installing GCC-13 (available as fallback compiler)"
+$STD apt install -y gcc-13 g++-13
+msg_ok "Installed GCC-13"
+
 msg_warn "Compiling Custom Photo-processing Libraries (can take anywhere from 15min to 2h)"
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib
 export LD_RUN_PATH=/usr/local/lib
@@ -290,7 +294,7 @@ GEO_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR}/geodata"
 mkdir -p {"${APP_DIR}","${UPLOAD_DIR}","${GEO_DIR}","${INSTALL_DIR}"/cache}
 
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "Immich" "immich-app/immich" "tarball" "v2.5.6" "$SRC_DIR"
-PNPM_VERSION="$(jq -r '.packageManager | split("@")[1]' ${SRC_DIR}/package.json)"
+PNPM_VERSION="$(jq -r '.packageManager | split("@")[1] | split("+")[0]' ${SRC_DIR}/package.json)"
 NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="pnpm@${PNPM_VERSION}" setup_nodejs
 
 msg_info "Installing Immich (patience)"
@@ -340,15 +344,36 @@ cd "$SRC_DIR"/machine-learning
 $STD useradd -U -s /usr/sbin/nologin -r -M -d "$INSTALL_DIR" immich
 mkdir -p "$ML_DIR" && chown -R immich:immich "$INSTALL_DIR"
 export VIRTUAL_ENV="${ML_DIR}/ml-venv"
+export UV_HTTP_TIMEOUT=300
 if [[ -f ~/.openvino ]]; then
+  ML_PYTHON="python3.13"
+  msg_info "Pre-installing Python ${ML_PYTHON} for machine-learning"
+  for attempt in $(seq 1 3); do
+    $STD sudo --preserve-env=VIRTUAL_ENV -nu immich uv python install "${ML_PYTHON}" && break
+    [[ $attempt -lt 3 ]] && msg_warn "Python download attempt $attempt failed, retrying..." && sleep 5
+  done
+  msg_ok "Pre-installed Python ${ML_PYTHON}"
   msg_info "Installing HW-accelerated machine-learning"
-  $STD uv add --no-sync --optional openvino onnxruntime-openvino==1.24.1 --active -n -p python3.13 --managed-python
+  $STD uv add --no-sync --optional openvino onnxruntime-openvino==1.24.1 --active -n -p "${ML_PYTHON}" --managed-python
-  $STD sudo --preserve-env=VIRTUAL_ENV -nu immich uv sync --extra openvino --no-dev --active --link-mode copy -n -p python3.13 --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 HW-accelerated machine-learning"
 else
+  ML_PYTHON="python3.11"
+  msg_info "Pre-installing Python ${ML_PYTHON} for machine-learning"
+  for attempt in $(seq 1 3); do
+    $STD sudo --preserve-env=VIRTUAL_ENV -nu immich uv python install "${ML_PYTHON}" && break
+    [[ $attempt -lt 3 ]] && msg_warn "Python download attempt $attempt failed, retrying..." && sleep 5
+  done
+  msg_ok "Pre-installed Python ${ML_PYTHON}"
   msg_info "Installing machine-learning"
-  $STD sudo --preserve-env=VIRTUAL_ENV -nu immich uv sync --extra cpu --no-dev --active --link-mode copy -n -p python3.11 --managed-python
+  for attempt in $(seq 1 3); do
+    $STD sudo --preserve-env=VIRTUAL_ENV,UV_HTTP_TIMEOUT -nu immich uv sync --extra cpu --no-dev --active --link-mode copy -n -p "${ML_PYTHON}" --managed-python && break
+    [[ $attempt -lt 3 ]] && msg_warn "uv sync attempt $attempt failed, retrying..." && sleep 10
+  done
   msg_ok "Installed machine-learning"
 fi
 cd "$SRC_DIR"
@@ -365,10 +390,10 @@ ln -s "$UPLOAD_DIR" "$ML_DIR"/upload
 
 msg_info "Installing GeoNames data"
 cd "$GEO_DIR"
-curl -fsSLZ -O "https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/admin1CodesASCII.txt" \
+curl_with_retry "https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/admin1CodesASCII.txt" "admin1CodesASCII.txt"
-  -O "https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/admin2Codes.txt" \
+curl_with_retry "https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/admin2Codes.txt" "admin2Codes.txt"
-  -O "https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/cities500.zip" \
+curl_with_retry "https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/cities500.zip" "cities500.zip"
-  -O "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_0_countries.geojson"
+curl_with_retry "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_0_countries.geojson" "ne_10m_admin_0_countries.geojson"
 unzip -q cities500.zip
 date --iso-8601=seconds | tr -d "\n" >geodata-date.txt
 rm cities500.zip

install/sparkyfitness-install.sh

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ msg_ok "Configured Sparky Fitness"
 
 msg_info "Building Backend"
 cd /opt/sparkyfitness/SparkyFitnessServer
-$STD npm install --legacy-peer-deps
+$STD pnpm install
 msg_ok "Built Backend"
 
 msg_info "Building Frontend (Patience)"

install/split-pro-install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: johanngrobe
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/oss-apps/split-pro
+
+source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
+color
+verb_ip6
+catch_errors
+setting_up_container
+network_check
+update_os
+
+NODE_VERSION="22" NODE_MODULE="pnpm" setup_nodejs
+PG_VERSION="17" PG_MODULES="cron" setup_postgresql
+
+msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
+$STD apt install -y openssl
+msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+
+PG_DB_NAME="splitpro" PG_DB_USER="splitpro" PG_DB_EXTENSIONS="pg_cron" setup_postgresql_db
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "split-pro" "oss-apps/split-pro" "tarball"
+
+msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
+cd /opt/split-pro
+$STD pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+
+msg_info "Building Split Pro"
+cd /opt/split-pro
+mkdir -p /opt/split-pro_data/uploads
+ln -sf /opt/split-pro_data/uploads /opt/split-pro/uploads
+NEXTAUTH_SECRET=$(openssl rand -base64 32)
+cp .env.example .env
+sed -i "s|^DATABASE_URL=.*|DATABASE_URL=\"postgresql://${PG_DB_USER}:${PG_DB_PASS}@localhost:5432/${PG_DB_NAME}\"|" .env
+sed -i "s|^NEXTAUTH_SECRET=.*|NEXTAUTH_SECRET=\"${NEXTAUTH_SECRET}\"|" .env
+sed -i "s|^NEXTAUTH_URL=.*|NEXTAUTH_URL=\"http://${LOCAL_IP}:3000\"|" .env
+sed -i "s|^NEXTAUTH_URL_INTERNAL=.*|NEXTAUTH_URL_INTERNAL=\"http://localhost:3000\"|" .env
+sed -i "/^POSTGRES_CONTAINER_NAME=/d" .env
+sed -i "/^POSTGRES_USER=/d" .env
+sed -i "/^POSTGRES_PASSWORD=/d" .env
+sed -i "/^POSTGRES_DB=/d" .env
+sed -i "/^POSTGRES_PORT=/d" .env
+$STD pnpm build
+$STD pnpm exec prisma migrate deploy
+msg_ok "Built Split Pro"
+
+msg_info "Creating Service"
+cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/split-pro.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Split Pro
+After=network.target postgresql.service
+Requires=postgresql.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=root
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/split-pro
+EnvironmentFile=/opt/split-pro/.env
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/pnpm start
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl enable -q --now split-pro
+msg_ok "Created Service"
+
+motd_ssh
+customize
+cleanup_lxc

misc/tools.func

@@ -2077,101 +2077,129 @@ verify_gpg_fingerprint() {
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Get latest GitHub tag for a repository.
+# Fetches and deploys a GitHub tag-based source tarball.
 #
 # Description:
-#   - Queries the GitHub API for tags (not releases)
+#   - Downloads the source tarball for a given tag from GitHub
-#   - Useful for repos that only create tags, not full releases
+#   - Extracts to the target directory
-#   - Supports optional prefix filter and version-only extraction
+#   - Writes the version to ~/.<app>
-#   - Returns the latest tag name (printed to stdout)
 #
 # Usage:
-#   MONGO_VERSION=$(get_latest_gh_tag "mongodb/mongo-tools")
+#     fetch_and_deploy_gh_tag "guacd" "apache/guacamole-server"
-#   LATEST=$(get_latest_gh_tag "owner/repo" "v")          # only tags starting with "v"
+#     fetch_and_deploy_gh_tag "guacd" "apache/guacamole-server" "latest" "/opt/guacamole-server"
-#   LATEST=$(get_latest_gh_tag "owner/repo" "" "true")     # strip leading "v"
 #
 # Arguments:
-#   $1 - GitHub repo (owner/repo)
+#   $1 - App name (used for version file ~/.<app>)
-#   $2 - Tag prefix filter (optional, e.g. "v" or "100.")
+#   $2 - GitHub repo (owner/repo)
-#   $3 - Strip prefix from result (optional, "true" to strip $2 prefix)
+#   $3 - Tag version (default: "latest" → auto-detect via get_latest_gh_tag)
-#
+#   $4 - Target directory (default: /opt/$app)
-# Returns:
-#   0 on success (tag printed to stdout), 1 on failure
 #
 # Notes:
-#   - Skips tags containing "rc", "alpha", "beta", "dev", "test"
+#   - Supports CLEAN_INSTALL=1 to wipe target before extracting
-#   - Sorts by version number (sort -V) to find the latest
+#   - For repos that only publish tags, not GitHub Releases
-#   - Respects GITHUB_TOKEN for rate limiting
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-get_latest_gh_tag() {
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_tag() {
-  local repo="$1"
+  local app="$1"
-  local prefix="${2:-}"
+  local repo="$2"
-  local strip_prefix="${3:-false}"
+  local version="${3:-latest}"
+  local target="${4:-/opt/$app}"
+  local app_lc=""
+  app_lc="$(echo "${app,,}" | tr -d ' ')"
+  local version_file="$HOME/.${app_lc}"
 
-  local header_args=()
+  if [[ "$version" == "latest" ]]; then
-  [[ -n "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]] && header_args=(-H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN")
+    version=$(get_latest_gh_tag "$repo") || {
-
+      msg_error "Failed to determine latest tag for ${repo}"
-  local http_code=""
-  http_code=$(curl -sSL --max-time 20 -w "%{http_code}" -o /tmp/gh_tags.json \
-    -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
-    -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28' \
-    "${header_args[@]}" \
-    "https://api.github.com/repos/${repo}/tags?per_page=100" 2>/dev/null) || true
-
-  if [[ "$http_code" == "401" ]]; then
-    msg_error "GitHub API authentication failed (HTTP 401)."
-    if [[ -n "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
-      msg_error "Your GITHUB_TOKEN appears to be invalid or expired."
-    else
-      msg_error "The repository may require authentication. Try: export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"ghp_your_token\""
-    fi
-    rm -f /tmp/gh_tags.json
       return 1
+    }
   fi
 
-  if [[ "$http_code" == "403" ]]; then
+  local current_version=""
-    msg_error "GitHub API rate limit exceeded (HTTP 403)."
+  [[ -f "$version_file" ]] && current_version=$(<"$version_file")
-    msg_error "To increase the limit, export a GitHub token before running the script:"
-    msg_error "  export GITHUB_TOKEN=\"ghp_your_token_here\""
-    rm -f /tmp/gh_tags.json
-    return 1
-  fi
 
-  if [[ "$http_code" == "000" || -z "$http_code" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$current_version" == "$version" ]]; then
-    msg_error "GitHub API connection failed (no response)."
+    msg_ok "$app is already up-to-date ($version)"
-    msg_error "Check your network/DNS: curl -sSL https://api.github.com/rate_limit"
-    rm -f /tmp/gh_tags.json
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if [[ "$http_code" != "200" ]] || [[ ! -s /tmp/gh_tags.json ]]; then
-    msg_error "Unable to fetch tags for ${repo} (HTTP ${http_code})"
-    rm -f /tmp/gh_tags.json
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  local tags_json
-  tags_json=$(</tmp/gh_tags.json)
-  rm -f /tmp/gh_tags.json
-
-  # Extract tag names, filter by prefix, exclude pre-release patterns, sort by version
-  local latest=""
-  latest=$(echo "$tags_json" | grep -oP '"name":\s*"\K[^"]+' |
-    { [[ -n "$prefix" ]] && grep "^${prefix}" || cat; } |
-    grep -viE '(rc|alpha|beta|dev|test|preview|snapshot)' |
-    sort -V | tail -n1)
-
-  if [[ -z "$latest" ]]; then
-    msg_warn "No matching tags found for ${repo}${prefix:+ (prefix: $prefix)}"
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  if [[ "$strip_prefix" == "true" && -n "$prefix" ]]; then
-    latest="${latest#"$prefix"}"
-  fi
-
-  echo "$latest"
     return 0
+  fi
+
+  local tmpdir
+  tmpdir=$(mktemp -d) || return 1
+  local tarball_url="https://github.com/${repo}/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
+  local filename="${app_lc}-${version}.tar.gz"
+
+  msg_info "Fetching GitHub tag: ${app} (${version})"
+
+  download_file "$tarball_url" "$tmpdir/$filename" || {
+    msg_error "Download failed: $tarball_url"
+    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
+    return 1
+  }
+
+  mkdir -p "$target"
+  if [[ "${CLEAN_INSTALL:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    rm -rf "${target:?}/"*
+  fi
+
+  tar --no-same-owner -xzf "$tmpdir/$filename" -C "$tmpdir" || {
+    msg_error "Failed to extract tarball"
+    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
+    return 1
+  }
+
+  local unpack_dir
+  unpack_dir=$(find "$tmpdir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | head -n1)
+
+  shopt -s dotglob nullglob
+  cp -r "$unpack_dir"/* "$target/"
+  shopt -u dotglob nullglob
+
+  rm -rf "$tmpdir"
+  echo "$version" >"$version_file"
+  msg_ok "Deployed ${app} ${version} to ${target}"
+  return 0
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Checks for new GitHub tag (for repos without releases).
+#
+# Description:
+#   - Uses get_latest_gh_tag to fetch the latest tag
+#   - Compares it to a local cached version (~/.<app>)
+#   - If newer, sets global CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE and returns 0
+#
+# Usage:
+#     if check_for_gh_tag "guacd" "apache/guacamole-server"; then
+#       fetch_and_deploy_gh_tag "guacd" "apache/guacamole-server" "/opt/guacamole-server"
+#     fi
+#
+# Notes:
+#   - For repos that only publish tags, not GitHub Releases
+#   - Same interface as check_for_gh_release
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+check_for_gh_tag() {
+  local app="$1"
+  local repo="$2"
+  local prefix="${3:-}"
+  local app_lc=""
+  app_lc="$(echo "${app,,}" | tr -d ' ')"
+  local current_file="$HOME/.${app_lc}"
+
+  msg_info "Checking for update: ${app}"
+
+  local latest=""
+  latest=$(get_latest_gh_tag "$repo" "$prefix") || return 1
+
+  local current=""
+  [[ -f "$current_file" ]] && current="$(<"$current_file")"
+
+  if [[ -z "$current" || "$current" != "$latest" ]]; then
+    CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE="$latest"
+    msg_ok "Update available: ${app} ${current:-not installed} → ${latest}"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  msg_ok "No update available: ${app} (${latest})"
+  return 1
 }
 
 # ==============================================================================
@@ -2519,6 +2547,8 @@ check_for_codeberg_release() {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 create_self_signed_cert() {
   local APP_NAME="${1:-${APPLICATION}}"
+  local HOSTNAME="$(hostname -f)"
+  local IP="$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')"
   local APP_NAME_LC=$(echo "${APP_NAME,,}" | tr -d ' ')
   local CERT_DIR="/etc/ssl/${APP_NAME_LC}"
   local CERT_KEY="${CERT_DIR}/${APP_NAME_LC}.key"
@@ -2536,8 +2566,8 @@ create_self_signed_cert() {
 
   mkdir -p "$CERT_DIR"
   $STD openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -days 365 -nodes -x509 \
-    -subj "/CN=${APP_NAME}" \
+    -subj "/CN=${HOSTNAME}" \
-    -addext "subjectAltName=DNS:${APP_NAME}" \
+    -addext "subjectAltName=DNS:${HOSTNAME},DNS:localhost,IP:${IP},IP:127.0.0.1" \
     -keyout "$CERT_KEY" \
     -out "$CERT_CRT" || {
     msg_error "Failed to create self-signed certificate"
@@ -4676,16 +4706,9 @@ _setup_rocm() {
     return 0
   }
 
-  # AMDGPU driver repository (append to same keyring)
+  # Note: The amdgpu/latest/ubuntu repo (kernel driver packages) is intentionally
-  {
+  # omitted — kernel drivers are managed by the Proxmox host, not the LXC container.
-    echo ""
+  # Only the ROCm userspace compute stack is needed inside the container.
-    echo "Types: deb"
-    echo "URIs: https://repo.radeon.com/amdgpu/latest/ubuntu"
-    echo "Suites: ${ROCM_REPO_CODENAME}"
-    echo "Components: main"
-    echo "Architectures: amd64"
-    echo "Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/rocm.gpg"
-  } >>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/rocm.sources
 
   # Pin ROCm packages to prefer radeon repo
   cat <<EOF >/etc/apt/preferences.d/rocm-pin-600
@@ -4694,7 +4717,26 @@ Pin: release o=repo.radeon.com
 Pin-Priority: 600
 EOF
 
-  $STD apt update || msg_warn "apt update failed (AMD repo may be temporarily unavailable) — continuing anyway"
+  # apt update with retry — repo.radeon.com CDN can be mid-sync (transient size mismatches).
+  # Run with ERR trap disabled so a transient failure does not abort the entire install.
+  local _apt_ok=0
+  for _attempt in 1 2 3; do
+    if (
+      set +e
+      apt-get update -qq 2>&1
+      exit $?
+    ) 2>/dev/null; then
+      _apt_ok=1
+      break
+    fi
+    msg_warn "apt update failed (attempt ${_attempt}/3) — AMD repo may be temporarily unavailable, retrying in 30s…"
+    sleep 30
+  done
+  if [[ $_apt_ok -eq 0 ]]; then
+    msg_warn "apt update still failing after 3 attempts — skipping ROCm install"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
   # Install only runtime packages — full 'rocm' meta-package includes 15GB+ dev tools
   $STD apt install -y rocm-opencl-runtime rocm-hip-runtime rocm-smi-lib 2>/dev/null || {
     msg_warn "ROCm runtime install failed — trying minimal set"

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+    if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        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
   fi
-  done
 
   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 [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
       echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
       echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
       echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
       echo -e "${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
   fi
-  done
 
   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}"

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+    if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        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
   fi
-  done
 
   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 [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
       echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
       echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
       echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
       echo -e "${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
   fi
-  done
 
   select_cloud_init
 

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        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
   fi
-  done
 
   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 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
       echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
       echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
       echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
       echo -e "${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
   fi
-  done
 
   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}"

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
-        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        break
     fi
-      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
+    echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
   else
     exit_script
   fi
-  done
 
   # RAM Size
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 4096 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="4096"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="4096"
-        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        break
     fi
-      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 4096)." 8 58
+    echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
   else
     exit_script
   fi
-  done
 
   # 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 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
-        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
+    else
-        break
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
       MAC="$MAC1"
-        echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
     fi
-      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
+    echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
   else
     exit_script
   fi
-  done
 
   # VLAN
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
-        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
+    else
-        break
-      fi
-      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
       VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
-        echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
     fi
-      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
+    echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
   else
     exit_script
   fi
-  done
 
   # MTU
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
-        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
+    else
-        break
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
-        echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
     fi
-      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
+    echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
   else
     exit_script
   fi
-  done
 
   # Start VM
   if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="4096"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="4096"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${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
 
   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 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
       echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
       echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
       echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
       echo -e "${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
   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}"

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        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
   fi
-  done
 
   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 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
       echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
       echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
       echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
       echo -e "${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
   fi
-  done
 
   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}"

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        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
   fi
-  done
 
   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 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
       echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
       echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
       echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
       echo -e "${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
   fi
-  done
 
   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}"

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 1 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="1"; fi
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="1"
+    fi
     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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 256 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="256"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="256"
-        echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        break
     fi
-      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 256)." 8 58
+    echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
   else
     exit-script
   fi
-  done
 
   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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a WAN Vlan (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "WAN VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
-        echo -e "${DGN}Using WAN Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
+    else
-        break
-      fi
-      if [[ "$VLAN1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN1" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN1" -le 4094 ]; then
       VLAN=",tag=$VLAN1"
-        echo -e "${DGN}Using WAN Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
     fi
-      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
+    echo -e "${DGN}Using WAN Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
   else
     exit-script
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN2=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a LAN Vlan" 8 58 999 --title "LAN VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN2" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN2 ]; then
       VLAN2="Default"
       LAN_VLAN=""
-        echo -e "${DGN}Using LAN Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN2${CL}"
+    else
-        break
-      fi
-      if [[ "$VLAN2" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$VLAN2" -ge 1 ] && [ "$VLAN2" -le 4094 ]; then
       LAN_VLAN=",tag=$VLAN2"
-        echo -e "${DGN}Using LAN Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN2${CL}"
-        break
     fi
-      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
+    echo -e "${DGN}Using LAN Vlan: ${BGN}$VLAN2${CL}"
   else
     exit-script
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
-        echo -e "${DGN}Using Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
+    else
-        break
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
-        echo -e "${DGN}Using Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
     fi
-      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
+    echo -e "${DGN}Using Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
   else
     exit-script
   fi
-  done
 
   if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
     START_VM="yes"

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 4 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="4"; fi
+    if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+    fi
     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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 8192 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="8192"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="8192"
-        echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        break
     fi
-      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 8192)." 8 58
+    echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
   else
     exit-script
   fi
-  done
 
   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

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        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
   fi
-  done
 
   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 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
       echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
       echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
       echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
       echo -e "${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
   fi
-  done
 
   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}"

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)
   exitstatus=$?
-    if [ $exitstatus -ne 0 ]; then exit-script; fi
+  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 "${DGN}Allocated Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-      break
+  else
+    if [ $exitstatus = 0 ]; then echo -e "${DGN}Allocated Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"; fi
   fi
-    whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
-  done
-  while true; do
   RAM_SIZE=$(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)
   exitstatus=$?
-    if [ $exitstatus -ne 0 ]; then exit-script; fi
+  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 "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-      break
+  else
+    if [ $exitstatus = 0 ]; then echo -e "${DGN}Allocated RAM: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"; fi
   fi
-    whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 4096)." 8 58
-  done
   BRG=$(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 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
   exitstatus=$?
-    if [ $exitstatus -ne 0 ]; then exit-script; fi
+  if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
-    if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
     MAC="$GEN_MAC"
     echo -e "${DGN}Using MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-      break
+  else
-    fi
+    if [ $exitstatus = 0 ]; then
-    if [[ "$MAC1" =~ ^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}:){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$ ]]; then
       MAC="$MAC1"
       echo -e "${DGN}Using MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC1${CL}"
-      break
     fi
-    whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "Invalid MAC address format. Use XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (e.g., AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF)." 8 58
+  fi
-  done
-  while true; do
   VLAN1=$(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)
   exitstatus=$?
-    if [ $exitstatus -ne 0 ]; then exit-script; fi
+  if [ $exitstatus = 0 ]; then
-    if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
-      VLAN1="Default"
+      VLAN1="Default" VLAN=""
-      VLAN=""
       echo -e "${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${CL}"
-      break
     fi
-    whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "VLAN must be a number between 1 and 4094, or leave blank for default." 8 58
+  fi
-  done
-  while true; do
   MTU1=$(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)
   exitstatus=$?
-    if [ $exitstatus -ne 0 ]; then exit-script; fi
+  if [ $exitstatus = 0 ]; then
-    if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
-      MTU1="Default"
+      MTU1="Default" MTU=""
-      MTU=""
       echo -e "${DGN}Using Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-      break
+    else
-    fi
-    if [[ "$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"

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 [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        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
 
-  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 [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="8192"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="8192"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${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
   fi
-  done
 
   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 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
       echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
       echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
       echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
       echo -e "${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
   fi
-  done
 
   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}"

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        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
   fi
-  done
 
   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 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
       echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
       echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
       echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
       echo -e "${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
   fi
-  done
 
   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}"

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        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
   fi
-  done
 
   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 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
       echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
       echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
       echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
       echo -e "${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
   fi
-  done
 
   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}"

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        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
   fi
-  done
 
   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 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
       echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
       echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
       echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
       echo -e "${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
   fi
-  done
 
   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}"

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=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+    if [ -z $CORE_COUNT ]; then
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      CORE_COUNT="2"
+      echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        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
 
-  while true; do
   if RAM_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate RAM in MiB" 8 58 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="2048"; fi
+    if [ -z $RAM_SIZE ]; then
-      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+      RAM_SIZE="2048"
+      echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+    else
       echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        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
   fi
-  done
 
   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 $GEN_MAC --title "MAC ADDRESS" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MAC1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MAC1 ]; then
       MAC="$GEN_MAC"
       echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}$MAC${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if VLAN1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set a Vlan(leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "VLAN" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VLAN1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $VLAN1 ]; then
       VLAN1="Default"
       VLAN=""
       echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}$VLAN1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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
   fi
-  done
 
-  while true; do
   if MTU1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Interface MTU Size (leave blank for default)" 8 58 --title "MTU SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$MTU1" ]; then
+    if [ -z $MTU1 ]; then
       MTU1="Default"
       MTU=""
       echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}$MTU1${CL}"
-        break
+    else
-      fi
-      if [[ "$MTU1" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$MTU1" -ge 576 ] && [ "$MTU1" -le 65520 ]; then
       MTU=",mtu=$MTU1"
       echo -e "${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
   fi
-  done
 
   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}"