pocketbase-bot: label the sync PR as a bugfix

The sync corrects CT defaults that no longer match the PocketBase
record, so bugfix describes it better than website update, which is
meant for metadata changes on the site itself.

.github/autolabeler-config.json

@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
         "turnkey/**",
         "vm/**"
       ],
-      "excludeGlobs": []
+      "excludeGlobs": [
+        "**/headers/**",
+        "ct/headers/**",
+        "tools/headers/**",
+        "vm/headers/**"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "update script": [
@@ -41,7 +46,12 @@
       "includeGlobs": [
         "vm/**"
       ],
-      "excludeGlobs": []
+      "excludeGlobs": [
+        "**/headers/**",
+        "ct/headers/**",
+        "tools/headers/**",
+        "vm/headers/**"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "tools": [

.github/workflows/close-new-script-prs.yml

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
             const allowedBots = [
               "push-app-to-main[bot]",
               "push-app-to-main",
+              "community-scripts-pr-app[bot]",
               "community-scripts-pr-app"
             ];
 
@@ -62,7 +63,9 @@ jobs:
                 per_page: 100,
               });
               hasAddedScriptFile = files.some(
-                f => f.status === "added" && scriptPrefixes.some(p => f.filename.startsWith(p))
+                f => f.status === "added" &&
+                     !f.filename.includes("/headers/") &&
+                     scriptPrefixes.some(p => f.filename.startsWith(p))
               );
             } catch (error) {
               core.warning(`Could not list files for PR #${prNumber}: ${error.message}`);

.github/workflows/pocketbase-bot.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           COMMENT_BODY: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}
           COMMENT_ID: ${{ github.event.comment.id }}
           ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          IS_PR_COMMENT: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request && 'true' || 'false' }}
           REPO_OWNER: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           REPO_NAME: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
           ACTOR: ${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ jobs:
             const owner = process.env.REPO_OWNER;
             const repo = process.env.REPO_NAME;
             const issueNumber = parseInt(process.env.ISSUE_NUMBER, 10);
+            const isPrComment = process.env.IS_PR_COMMENT === 'true';
             const commentId = parseInt(process.env.COMMENT_ID, 10);
             const actor = process.env.ACTOR;
 
@@ -216,11 +218,22 @@ jobs:
 
               const prTitle = 'chore(ct): sync ' + slugValue + ' defaults with PocketBase';
               const prBody =
-                '## Summary\n' +
-                '- Sync default CT variables for `' + slugValue + '` after `/pocketbase` update.\n' +
-                '- Updated vars: `' + updateResult.updatedVars.join('`, `') + '`.\n\n' +
-                '## Source\n' +
-                '- Triggered by @' + actor + ' via PocketBase bot.\n';
+                '## ✍️ Description\n\n' +
+                'Sync of the default CT variables for `' + slugValue + '` after a `/pocketbase` update by @' + actor + '.\n\n' +
+                'Updated: `' + updateResult.updatedVars.join('`, `') + '`\n\n' +
+                '## 🔗 Related Issue\n\n' +
+                (isPrComment ? 'Triggered from #' : 'Fixes #') + issueNumber + '\n\n' +
+                '## ✅ Prerequisites (**X** in brackets)\n\n' +
+                '- [x] **Self-review completed** – Code follows project standards.\n' +
+                '- [ ] **Tested thoroughly** – Changes work as expected.\n' +
+                '- [x] **No security risks** – No hardcoded secrets, unnecessary privilege escalations, or permission issues.\n\n' +
+                '**Tested on:** not tested — generated from the PocketBase record, only `var_` defaults changed.\n\n' +
+                '---\n\n' +
+                '## 🤖 AI Assistance (**X** in brackets)\n\n' +
+                '- [x] **No AI used** – Scripts were written without AI assistance.\n\n' +
+                '---\n\n' +
+                '## 🛠️ Type of Change (**X** in brackets)\n\n' +
+                '- [x] 🐞 **Bug fix** – Resolves an issue without breaking functionality.\n';
               const createPrRes = await ghRequest('/repos/' + owner + '/' + repo + '/pulls', 'POST', {
                 title: prTitle,
                 body: prBody,
@@ -335,7 +348,10 @@ jobs:
               '`architectures` (amd64,arm64) `platforms` (pve,incus) ' +
               '`execute_in` (pve,lxc,pbs,vm,pmg,pdm) `categories` (names or ids) ' +
               '`type` (ct, vm, addon, …) ' +
-              '`is_disabled` `disable_message` `is_deleted` `deleted_message`\n\n' +
+              '`is_disabled` `disable_message` `is_deleted` `deleted_message` ' +
+              '`pin_reason` `last_update_commit`\n\n' +
+              'The `var_` names from the ct scripts work too: `var_cpu` `var_ram` `var_disk`\n' +
+              '`var_os` `var_version` `var_port` `var_tags` `var_unprivileged`\n\n' +
               '**Screenshots:**\n' +
               '```\n' +
               '/pocketbase <slug> screenshot https://example.com/one.png https://example.com/two.png\n' +
@@ -399,6 +415,14 @@ jobs:
 
             // ── Shared helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+            // The ct scripts name these var_cpu/var_ram/var_disk, and that is what
+            // people type. Accept them for the PocketBase keys.
+            const KEY_ALIASES = {
+              var_cpu: 'cpu', var_ram: 'ram', var_disk: 'hdd', var_hdd: 'hdd',
+              var_os: 'os', var_version: 'version', var_unprivileged: 'unprivileged',
+              var_port: 'port', var_tags: 'tags', disk: 'hdd', memory: 'ram',
+            };
+
             // Key=value parser: handles unquoted and "quoted" values
             function parseKVPairs(str) {
               const fields = {};
@@ -426,7 +450,7 @@ jobs:
                   while (pos < str.length && !/\s/.test(str[pos])) pos++;
                   value = str.substring(valStart, pos);
                 }
-                fields[key] = value;
+                fields[KEY_ALIASES[key.toLowerCase()] || key] = value;
               }
               return fields;
             }
@@ -982,6 +1006,8 @@ jobs:
                 disable_message:  'string',
                 is_deleted:       'boolean',
                 deleted_message:  'string',
+                pin_reason:       'string',
+                last_update_commit: 'string',
               };
 
               const parsedFields = parseKVPairs(rest);

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -543,6 +543,30 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 </details>
 
+## 2026-09-16
+
+### 🚀 Updated Scripts
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - navidrome: repair root-owned data folders left by 0.61.x [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#17275](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/17275))
+    - tor-snowflake: read the Go version from the module root [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#17276](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/17276))
+    - docmost: stop corepack asking for confirmation during the build [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#17282](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/17282))
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - Frigate: Bump to 0.18.0 [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#17273](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/17273))
+    - Refactor: HomeAssistant-OS (core / improve functions / performance) [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#17281](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/17281))
+
+  - #### 🔧 Refactor
+
+    - Refactor: TrueNAS VM (core / improve functions / performance) [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#17277](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/17277))
+
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - Read the IGC version compute-runtime pins, instead of taking the newest [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([core#43](https://github.com/community-scripts/core/pull/43))
+- Install the Intel driver dependency before the .deb that needs it [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([core#42](https://github.com/community-scripts/core/pull/42))
+
 ## 2026-09-15
 
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
@@ -553,6 +577,7 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
   - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
 
+    - borg-ui: missing dependency `sshpass` [@christian-forgacs](https://github.com/christian-forgacs) ([#17286](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/17286))
     - tracearr: copy packages/emails into the deploy tree [@connorgallopo](https://github.com/connorgallopo) ([#17268](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/17268))
     - Immich: Pin to v3.2.1 [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#17264](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/17264))
 

ct/docmost.sh

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ function update_script() {
 
     msg_info "Configuring Docmost"
     cd /opt/docmost
+    export COREPACK_ENABLE_DOWNLOAD_PROMPT=0
     $STD pnpm install --force
     $STD pnpm build
     msg_ok "Configured Docmost"

ct/frigate.sh

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ source "$_cs_boot" 2>/dev/null || source <(curl -fsSL "${COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_CORE_
 APP="Frigate"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-nvr}"
 var_cpu="${var_cpu:-8}"
-var_ram="${var_ram:-4096}"
-var_disk="${var_disk:-20}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-6144}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-25}"
 var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
 var_version="${var_version:-12}"
 var_arm64="${var_arm64:-no}"

ct/navidrome.sh

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ function update_script() {
 
     fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "navidrome" "navidrome/navidrome" "binary"
 
+    find /var/lib/navidrome/cache /var/lib/navidrome/artwork /var/lib/navidrome/plugins \
+      -maxdepth 0 -type d -user root -exec chown -h navidrome:navidrome {} + 2>/dev/null || true
+
     msg_info "Starting Services"
     systemctl start navidrome
     msg_ok "Started Services"

ct/tor-snowflake.sh

@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_ok "Stopped Service"
 
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 GITLAB_URL="https://gitlab.torproject.org" fetch_and_deploy_gl_release "tor-snowflake" "tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake" "tarball"
-    GO_VERSION="$(grep -m1 '^go ' /opt/tor-snowflake/proxy/go.mod | awk '{print $2}')" setup_go
+    GO_VERSION="$(awk '/^go /{print $2; exit}' /opt/tor-snowflake/go.mod 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    GO_VERSION="${GO_VERSION:-latest}" setup_go
 
     msg_info "Building Snowflake"
     cd /opt/tor-snowflake/proxy

install/borg-ui-install.sh

@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ $STD apt install -y \
   fuse3 \
   rsync \
   sshfs \
-  openssh-client
+  openssh-client \
+  sshpass
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 UV_PYTHON="3.12" setup_uv

install/docmost-install.sh

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ sed -i -e "s|APP_SECRET=.*|APP_SECRET=$(openssl rand -base64 32 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z
   -e "s|^STORAGE_DRIVER=azure|#STORAGE_DRIVER=azure|" \
   /opt/docmost/.env
 export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=2048"
+export COREPACK_ENABLE_DOWNLOAD_PROMPT=0
 $STD pnpm install
 $STD pnpm build
 msg_ok "Configured Docmost"

install/frigate-install.sh

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export AUTOGRAPH_VERBOSITY=0
 export GLOG_minloglevel=3
 export GLOG_logtostderr=0
 
-fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "frigate" "blakeblackshear/frigate" "tarball" "v0.17.2" "/opt/frigate"
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "frigate" "blakeblackshear/frigate" "tarball" "v0.18.0" "/opt/frigate"
 
 msg_info "Building Nginx"
 $STD bash /opt/frigate/docker/main/build_nginx.sh
@@ -122,7 +122,18 @@ msg_info "Building SQLite Extensions"
 $STD bash /opt/frigate/docker/main/build_sqlite_vec.sh
 msg_ok "Built SQLite Extensions"
 
-fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "go2rtc" "AlexxIT/go2rtc" "singlefile" "latest" "/usr/local/go2rtc/bin" "go2rtc_linux_$(arch_resolve)"
+if [[ "$(arch_resolve)" == "amd64" ]]; then
+  msg_info "Building Intel Media Driver (Patience)"
+  $STD bash /opt/frigate/docker/main/build_intel_media_driver.sh
+  cp -a /rootfs/. /
+  rm -rf /rootfs
+  rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/intel-gpu-jammy.list /usr/share/keyrings/intel-graphics.gpg
+  $STD apt update
+  ldconfig
+  msg_ok "Built Intel Media Driver"
+fi
+
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "go2rtc" "AlexxIT/go2rtc" "singlefile" "v1.9.14" "/usr/local/go2rtc/bin" "go2rtc_linux_$(arch_resolve)"
 
 msg_info "Installing Tempio"
 sed -i 's|/rootfs/usr/local|/usr/local|g' /opt/frigate/docker/main/install_tempio.sh
@@ -194,17 +205,7 @@ if python3 /opt/frigate/docker/main/build_ov_model.py &>/dev/null; then
   mkdir -p /openvino-model
   cp /models/ssdlite_mobilenet_v2.xml /openvino-model/
   cp /models/ssdlite_mobilenet_v2.bin /openvino-model/
-  OV_LABELS=$(python3 -c "import omz_tools; import os; print(os.path.join(omz_tools.__path__[0], 'data/dataset_classes/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt'))" 2>/dev/null)
-  if [[ -n "$OV_LABELS" && -f "$OV_LABELS" ]]; then
-    ln -sf "$OV_LABELS" /openvino-model/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt
-  else
-    OV_LABELS=$(find /usr/local/lib -name "coco_91cl_bkgr.txt" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-    if [[ -n "$OV_LABELS" ]]; then
-      ln -sf "$OV_LABELS" /openvino-model/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt
-    else
-      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
+  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"
   sed -i 's/truck/car/g' /openvino-model/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt
   msg_ok "Built OpenVino Model"
 else
@@ -251,8 +252,8 @@ curl_download "/media/frigate/person-bicycle-car-detection.mp4" "https://github.
 echo "tmpfs   /tmp/cache      tmpfs   defaults        0       0" >>/etc/fstab
 
 cat <<EOF >/etc/frigate.env
-DEFAULT_FFMPEG_VERSION="7.0"
-INCLUDED_FFMPEG_VERSIONS="7.0:5.0"
+DEFAULT_FFMPEG_VERSION="8.0"
+INCLUDED_FFMPEG_VERSIONS="8.0:7.0:5.0"
 NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all
 NVIDIA_DRIVER_CAPABILITIES="compute,video,utility"
 TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM=true
@@ -268,6 +269,23 @@ GLOG_minloglevel=3
 GLOG_logtostderr=0
 EOF
 
+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
+  DETECTOR_CONFIG="detectors:
+  detector01:
+    type: openvino
+    device: AUTO
+model:
+  width: 300
+  height: 300
+  input_tensor: nhwc
+  input_pixel_format: bgr
+  path: /openvino-model/ssdlite_mobilenet_v2.xml
+  labelmap_path: /openvino-model/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt"
+else
+  DETECTOR_CONFIG="model:
+  path: /models/cpu_model.tflite"
+fi
+
 cat <<EOF >/config/config.yml
 mqtt:
   enabled: false
@@ -287,32 +305,10 @@ auth:
   enabled: false
 detect:
   enabled: false
-EOF
-
-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
-detectors:
-  detector01:
-    type: openvino
-    device: AUTO
-model:
-  width: 300
-  height: 300
-  input_tensor: nhwc
-  input_pixel_format: bgr
-  path: /openvino-model/ssdlite_mobilenet_v2.xml
-  labelmap_path: /openvino-model/coco_91cl_bkgr.txt
+${DETECTOR_CONFIG}
 EOF
-else
-  cat <<EOF >/config/config.yml
-ffmpeg:
-  hwaccel_args: auto
-model:
-  path: /models/cpu_model.tflite
-EOF
-fi
 msg_ok "Configured Frigate"
 
 msg_info "Creating Services"

install/tor-snowflake-install.sh

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ update_os
 
 msg_info "Building Snowflake"
 GITLAB_URL="https://gitlab.torproject.org" fetch_and_deploy_gl_release "tor-snowflake" "tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake" "tarball"
-GO_VERSION="$(grep -m1 '^go ' /opt/tor-snowflake/proxy/go.mod | awk '{print $2}')" setup_go
+GO_VERSION="$(awk '/^go /{print $2; exit}' /opt/tor-snowflake/go.mod 2>/dev/null || true)"
+GO_VERSION="${GO_VERSION:-latest}" setup_go
 cd /opt/tor-snowflake/proxy
 $STD go build -o snowflake-proxy .
 msg_ok "Built Snowflake Proxy"

vm/headers/truenas

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

vm/truenas-vm.sh

@@ -1,64 +1,26 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
 # Author: juronja
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://www.truenas.com/truenas-community-edition/
 
-source /dev/stdin <<<$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/api.func)
+COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_URL="${COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_URL:-https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main}"
+source <(curl -fsSL "${COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_CORE_URL:-https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/core/main}/pve/vm-core.func")
+load_functions
 
-function header_info() {
-  clear
-  cat <<"EOF"
-  ______                _   _____   _____
- /_  __/______  _____  / | / /   | / ___/
-  / / / ___/ / / / _ \/  |/ / /| | \__ \
- / / / /  / /_/ /  __/ /|  / ___ |___/ /
-/_/ /_/   \__,_/\___/_/ |_/_/  |_/____/
-                                           (Community Edition)
-EOF
-}
-header_info
-echo -e "\n Loading..."
 GEN_MAC=02:$(openssl rand -hex 5 | awk '{print toupper($0)}' | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//')
 RANDOM_UUID="$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid)"
 METHOD=""
+APP="TrueNAS"
+APP_TYPE="vm"
 NSAPP="truenas-vm"
 
-YW=$(echo "\033[33m")
-BL=$(echo "\033[36m")
-RD=$(echo "\033[01;31m")
-BGN=$(echo "\033[4;92m")
-GN=$(echo "\033[1;92m")
-DGN=$(echo "\033[32m")
-CL=$(echo "\033[m")
+header_info
+echo -e "\n Loading..."
 
-CL=$(echo "\033[m")
-BOLD=$(echo "\033[1m")
-BFR="\\r\\033[K"
-HOLD=" "
-TAB="  "
-
-CM="${TAB}✔️${TAB}${CL}"
-CROSS="${TAB}✖️${TAB}${CL}"
-INFO="${TAB}💡${TAB}${CL}"
-OS="${TAB}🖥️${TAB}${CL}"
-CONTAINERTYPE="${TAB}📦${TAB}${CL}"
 ISO="${TAB}📀${TAB}${CL}"
-DISKSIZE="${TAB}💾${TAB}${CL}"
-CPUCORE="${TAB}🧠${TAB}${CL}"
-RAMSIZE="${TAB}🛠️${TAB}${CL}"
-CONTAINERID="${TAB}🆔${TAB}${CL}"
-HOSTNAME="${TAB}🏠${TAB}${CL}"
-BRIDGE="${TAB}🌉${TAB}${CL}"
-GATEWAY="${TAB}🌐${TAB}${CL}"
 DISK="${TAB}💽${TAB}${CL}"
-DEFAULT="${TAB}⚙️${TAB}${CL}"
-MACADDRESS="${TAB}🔗${TAB}${CL}"
-VLANTAG="${TAB}🏷️${TAB}${CL}"
-CREATING="${TAB}🚀${TAB}${CL}"
-ADVANCED="${TAB}🧩${TAB}${CL}"
-CLOUD="${TAB}☁️${TAB}${CL}"
 
 set -e
 trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
@@ -66,15 +28,6 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "130"' SIGINT
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "143"' SIGTERM
 trap 'post_update_to_api "failed" "129"; exit 129' SIGHUP
-function error_handler() {
-  local exit_code="$?"
-  local line_number="$1"
-  local command="$2"
-  local error_message="${RD}[ERROR]${CL} in line ${RD}$line_number${CL}: exit code ${RD}$exit_code${CL}: while executing command ${YW}$command${CL}"
-  post_update_to_api "failed" "${command}"
-  echo -e "\n$error_message\n"
-  cleanup_vmid
-}
 
 function truenas_iso_lookup() {
   local BASE_URL="https://download.truenas.com"
@@ -100,7 +53,7 @@ function truenas_iso_lookup() {
       pre_releases+=("$path")
     else
       local major_version=$(echo "$version" | cut -d'.' -f1,2)
-      local current_stored_path=${latest_stables["$major_version"]}
+      local current_stored_path=${latest_stables["$major_version"]:-}
       if [[ -z "$current_stored_path" ]]; then
         latest_stables["$major_version"]="$path"
       else
@@ -121,135 +74,17 @@ function truenas_iso_lookup() {
   done | sort -V
 }
 
-function get_valid_nextid() {
-  local try_id
-  try_id=$(pvesh get /cluster/nextid)
-  while true; do
-    if [ -f "/etc/pve/qemu-server/${try_id}.conf" ] || [ -f "/etc/pve/lxc/${try_id}.conf" ]; then
-      try_id=$((try_id + 1))
-      continue
-    fi
-    if lvs --noheadings -o lv_name | grep -qE "(^|[-_])${try_id}($|[-_])"; then
-      try_id=$((try_id + 1))
-      continue
-    fi
-    break
-  done
-  echo "$try_id"
-}
-
-function cleanup_vmid() {
-  if qm status $VMID &>/dev/null; then
-    qm stop $VMID &>/dev/null
-    qm destroy $VMID &>/dev/null
-  fi
-}
-
-function cleanup() {
-  popd >/dev/null
-  post_update_to_api "done" "none"
-  rm -rf $TEMP_DIR
-}
-
 TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 pushd $TEMP_DIR >/dev/null
-if whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "TrueNAS VM" --yesno "This will create a New TrueNAS VM. Proceed?" 10 58; then
-  :
-else
-  header_info && echo -e "${CROSS}${RD}User exited script${CL}\n" && exit
-fi
-
-function msg_info() {
-  local msg="$1"
-  echo -ne "${TAB}${YW}${HOLD}${msg}${HOLD}"
-}
-
-function msg_ok() {
-  local msg="$1"
-  echo -e "${BFR}${CM}${GN}${msg}${CL}"
-}
-
-function msg_error() {
-  local msg="$1"
-  echo -e "${BFR}${CROSS}${RD}${msg}${CL}"
-}
-
-function check_root() {
-  if [[ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 || $(ps -o comm= -p $PPID) == "sudo" ]]; then
-    clear
-    msg_error "Please run this script as root."
-    echo -e "\nExiting..."
-    sleep 2
-    exit
-  fi
-}
-
-function pve_check() {
-  local PVE_VER
-  PVE_VER="$(pveversion | awk -F'/' '{print $2}' | awk -F'-' '{print $1}')"
-
-  if [[ "$PVE_VER" =~ ^8\.([0-9]+) ]]; then
-    local MINOR="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-    if ((MINOR < 0 || MINOR > 9)); then
-      msg_error "This version of Proxmox VE is not supported."
-      msg_error "Supported: Proxmox VE version 8.0 – 8.9"
-      exit 105
-    fi
-    return 0
-  fi
-
-  if [[ "$PVE_VER" =~ ^9\.([0-9]+) ]]; then
-    local MINOR="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-    if ((MINOR < 0 || MINOR > 2)); then
-      msg_error "This version of Proxmox VE is not yet supported."
-      msg_error "Supported: Proxmox VE version 9.0 – 9.2"
-      exit 105
-    fi
-    return 0
-  fi
-
-  msg_error "This version of Proxmox VE is not supported."
-  msg_error "Supported versions: Proxmox VE 8.0 – 8.x or 9.0 – 9.2"
-  exit 105
-}
-
-function arch_check() {
-  if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" != "amd64" ]; then
-    echo -e "\n ${INFO}${YWB}This script will not work with PiMox! \n"
-    echo -e "\n ${YWB}Visit https://github.com/asylumexp/Proxmox for ARM64 support. \n"
-    echo -e "Exiting..."
-    sleep 2
-    exit
-  fi
-}
-
-function ssh_check() {
-  if command -v pveversion >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    if [ -n "${SSH_CLIENT:+x}" ]; then
-      if whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --defaultno --title "SSH DETECTED" --yesno "It's suggested to use the Proxmox shell instead of SSH, since SSH can create issues while gathering variables. Would you like to proceed with using SSH?" 10 62; then
-        echo "you've been warned"
-      else
-        clear
-        exit
-      fi
-    fi
-  fi
-}
-
-function exit-script() {
-  clear
-  echo -e "\n${CROSS}${RD}User exited script${CL}\n"
-  exit
-}
 
 function default_settings() {
   VMID=$(get_valid_nextid)
   ISO_DEFAULT="latest stable"
-  FORMAT=""
-  MACHINE="q35"
+  vm_apply_machine_type "q35"
   DISK_SIZE="16"
+  DISK_CACHE=""
   HN="truenas"
-  CPU_TYPE="host"
+  CPU_TYPE=" -cpu host"
   CORE_COUNT="2"
   RAM_SIZE="8192"
   BRG="vmbr0"
@@ -257,242 +92,38 @@ function default_settings() {
   VLAN=""
   MTU=""
   START_VM="yes"
+  IMPORT_DISKS="no"
   METHOD="default"
-  echo -e "${CONTAINERID}${BOLD}${DGN}Virtual Machine ID: ${BGN}${VMID}${CL}"
   echo -e "${ISO}${BOLD}${DGN}ISO Chosen: ${BGN}${ISO_DEFAULT}${CL}"
-  echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}${MACHINE}${CL}"
-  echo -e "${DISKSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}Disk Size: ${BGN}${DISK_SIZE}${CL}"
-  echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}${HN}${CL}"
-  echo -e "${OS}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Model: ${BGN}${CPU_TYPE}${CL}"
-  echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}${CORE_COUNT}${CL}"
-  echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}${RAM_SIZE}${CL}"
-  echo -e "${BRIDGE}${BOLD}${DGN}Bridge: ${BGN}${BRG}${CL}"
-  echo -e "${MACADDRESS}${BOLD}${DGN}MAC Address: ${BGN}${MAC}${CL}"
-  echo -e "${VLANTAG}${BOLD}${DGN}VLAN: ${BGN}Default${CL}"
-  echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${DGN}Interface MTU Size: ${BGN}Default${CL}"
-  echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
-  echo -e "${CREATING}${BOLD}${DGN}Creating a TrueNAS VM using the above default settings${CL}"
+  vm_echo_default_settings
 }
 
 function advanced_settings() {
-  DISK_SIZE="16"
-  HN="truenas"
-  CORE_COUNT="2"
-  RAM_SIZE="8192"
-  BRG="vmbr0"
-
   METHOD="advanced"
-  [ -z "${VMID:-}" ] && VMID=$(get_valid_nextid)
-  while true; do
-    if VMID=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Virtual Machine ID" 8 58 $VMID --title "VIRTUAL MACHINE ID" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-      if [ -z "$VMID" ]; then
-        VMID=$(get_valid_nextid)
-      fi
-      if pct status "$VMID" &>/dev/null || qm status "$VMID" &>/dev/null; then
-        echo -e "${CROSS}${RD} ID $VMID is already in use${CL}"
-        sleep 2
-        continue
-      fi
-      echo -e "${CONTAINERID}${BOLD}${DGN}Virtual Machine ID: ${BGN}$VMID${CL}"
-      break
-    else
-      exit-script
-    fi
-  done
+  vm_prompt_vmid "${VMID:-$(get_valid_nextid)}"
+  vm_prompt_machine_type "q35"
+  vm_prompt_disk_size "16G" "Set Disk Size in GiB (e.g., 16, 32)"
+  vm_prompt_disk_cache "none"
+  vm_prompt_hostname "truenas"
+  vm_prompt_cpu_model "host"
+  vm_prompt_cpu_cores "2"
+  vm_prompt_ram "8192"
+  vm_prompt_bridge "vmbr0"
+  vm_prompt_mac "$GEN_MAC"
+  vm_prompt_vlan
+  vm_prompt_mtu
+  vm_prompt_verbose "no"
 
-  ISOARRAY=()
-  mapfile -t ALL_ISOS < <(truenas_iso_lookup | sort -V)
-  ISO_COUNT=${#ALL_ISOS[@]}
-
-  if [ $ISO_COUNT -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "No ISOs found."
-    exit 115
-  fi
-
-  # Identify the index of the last stable release
-  LAST_STABLE_INDEX=-1
-  for i in "${!ALL_ISOS[@]}"; do
-    if [[ ! "${ALL_ISOS[$i]}" =~ (BETA|RC) ]]; then
-      LAST_STABLE_INDEX=$i
-    fi
-  done
-
-  # Build the whiptail array
-  for i in "${!ALL_ISOS[@]}"; do
-    ISOPATH="${ALL_ISOS[$i]}"
-    FILENAME=$(basename "$ISOPATH")
-
-    # Select ON if it's the last stable found, OR fallback to last item if no stable exists
-    if [[ "$i" -eq "$LAST_STABLE_INDEX" ]]; then
-      ISOARRAY+=("$ISOPATH" "$FILENAME" "ON")
-    elif [[ "$LAST_STABLE_INDEX" -eq -1 && "$i" -eq "$((ISO_COUNT - 1))" ]]; then
-      # Fallback: if somehow no stable is found, select the very last item
-      ISOARRAY+=("$ISOPATH" "$FILENAME" "ON")
-    else
-      ISOARRAY+=("$ISOPATH" "$FILENAME" "OFF")
-    fi
-  done
-
-  if SELECTED_ISO=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "SELECT ISO TO INSTALL" --notags --radiolist "\nSelect version (BETA/RC/Latest stable):" 20 58 12 "${ISOARRAY[@]}" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    echo -e "${ISO}${BOLD}${DGN}ISO Chosen: ${BGN}$(basename "$SELECTED_ISO")${CL}"
-  else
-    exit-script
-  fi
-
-  if DISK_SIZE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Disk Size in GiB (e.g., 10, 20)" 8 58 "$DISK_SIZE" --title "DISK SIZE" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    DISK_SIZE=$(echo "$DISK_SIZE" | tr -d ' ')
-    if [[ "$DISK_SIZE" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-      echo -e "${DISKSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}Disk Size: ${BGN}$DISK_SIZE${CL}"
-    else
-      echo -e "${DISKSIZE}${BOLD}${RD}Invalid Disk Size. Please use a number (e.g., 10).${CL}"
-      exit-script
-    fi
-  else
-    exit-script
-  fi
-
-  if VM_NAME=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Hostname" 8 58 "$HN" --title "HOSTNAME" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    if [ -z $VM_NAME ]; then
-      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
-    else
-      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
-      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${CL}"
-    fi
-  else
-    exit-script
-  fi
-
-  if CPU_TYPE1=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "CPU MODEL" --radiolist "Choose CPU Model" --cancel-button Exit-Script 10 58 2 \
-    "KVM64" "Default – safe for migration/compatibility" OFF \
-    "Host" "Use host CPU features (faster, no migration)" ON \
-    3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-    case "$CPU_TYPE1" in
-    Host)
-      echo -e "${OS}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Model: ${BGN}Host${CL}"
-      CPU_TYPE="host"
-      ;;
-    *)
-      echo -e "${OS}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Model: ${BGN}KVM64${CL}"
-      CPU_TYPE=""
-      ;;
-    esac
-  else
-    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 "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
-      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
-        echo -e "${CPUCORE}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Cores: ${BGN}$CORE_COUNT${CL}"
-        break
-      fi
-      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "CPU Cores must be a positive integer (e.g., 2)." 8 58
-    else
-      exit-script
-    fi
-  done
-
-  while true; do
-    if RAM_SIZE=$(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 [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
-        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
-        break
-      fi
-      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 8192)." 8 58
-    else
-      exit-script
-    fi
-  done
-
-  if BRG=$(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 $BRG ]; then
-      BRG="vmbr0"
-      echo -e "${BRIDGE}${BOLD}${DGN}Bridge: ${BGN}$BRG${CL}"
-    else
-      echo -e "${BRIDGE}${BOLD}${DGN}Bridge: ${BGN}$BRG${CL}"
-    fi
-  else
-    exit-script
-  fi
-
-  while true; do
-    if MAC1=$(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${CL}"
-        break
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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${CL}"
-        break
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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${CL}"
-        break
-      fi
-      if [[ "$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}"
+  if vm_dialog yesno "IMPORT ONBOARD DISKS" --defaultno "Would you like to import onboard disks?" 10 58; then
     IMPORT_DISKS="yes"
   else
-    echo -e "${DISK}${BOLD}${DGN}Import onboard disks: ${BGN}no${CL}"
     IMPORT_DISKS="no"
   fi
+  echo -e "${DISK}${BOLD}${DGN}Import onboard disks: ${BGN}${IMPORT_DISKS}${CL}"
 
-  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
-    echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
-    START_VM="yes"
-  else
-    echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BOLD}${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}no${CL}"
-    START_VM="no"
-  fi
+  vm_prompt_start_vm "yes"
 
-  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "ADVANCED SETTINGS COMPLETE" --yesno "Ready to create a TrueNAS VM?" --no-button Do-Over 10 58); then
+  if vm_confirm_advanced_settings "Ready to create a TrueNAS VM?"; then
     echo -e "${CREATING}${BOLD}${DGN}Creating a TrueNAS VM using the above advanced settings${CL}"
   else
     header_info
@@ -501,54 +132,11 @@ function advanced_settings() {
   fi
 }
 
-function start_script() {
-  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "SETTINGS" --yesno "Use Default Settings?" --no-button Advanced 10 58); then
-    header_info
-    echo -e "${DEFAULT}${BOLD}${BL}Using Default Settings${CL}"
-    default_settings
-  else
-    header_info
-    echo -e "${ADVANCED}${BOLD}${RD}Using Advanced Settings${CL}"
-    advanced_settings
-  fi
-}
-check_root
-arch_check
-pve_check
-ssh_check
-start_script
+vm_preflight
+vm_start_script "Use Default Settings?" 10 58
 post_to_api_vm
 
-msg_info "Validating Storage"
-while read -r line; do
-  TAG=$(echo $line | awk '{print $1}')
-  TYPE=$(echo $line | awk '{printf "%-10s", $2}')
-  FREE=$(echo $line | numfmt --field 4-6 --from-unit=K --to=iec --format %.2f | awk '{printf( "%9sB", $6)}')
-  ITEM="  Type: $TYPE Free: $FREE "
-  OFFSET=2
-  if [[ $((${#ITEM} + $OFFSET)) -gt ${MSG_MAX_LENGTH:-} ]]; then
-    MSG_MAX_LENGTH=$((${#ITEM} + $OFFSET))
-  fi
-  STORAGE_MENU+=("$TAG" "$ITEM" "OFF")
-done < <(pvesm status -content images | awk 'NR>1')
-VALID=$(pvesm status -content images | awk 'NR>1')
-if [ -z "$VALID" ]; then
-  msg_error "Unable to detect a valid storage location."
-  exit
-elif [ $((${#STORAGE_MENU[@]} / 3)) -eq 1 ]; then
-  STORAGE=${STORAGE_MENU[0]}
-else
-  while [ -z "${STORAGE:+x}" ]; do
-    if [ -n "$SPINNER_PID" ] && ps -p $SPINNER_PID >/dev/null; then kill $SPINNER_PID >/dev/null; fi
-    printf "\e[?25h"
-    STORAGE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Storage Pools" --radiolist \
-      "Which storage pool would you like to use for ${HN}?\nTo make a selection, use the Spacebar.\n" \
-      16 $(($MSG_MAX_LENGTH + 23)) 6 \
-      "${STORAGE_MENU[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
-  done
-fi
-msg_ok "Using ${CL}${BL}$STORAGE${CL} ${GN}for Storage Location."
-msg_ok "Virtual Machine ID is ${CL}${BL}$VMID${CL}."
+vm_select_storage "$HN"
 
 if [ -z "${SELECTED_ISO:-}" ]; then
   SELECTED_ISO=$(truenas_iso_lookup | grep -vE 'RC|BETA' | sort -V | tail -n 1)
@@ -564,21 +152,17 @@ ISO_NAME=$(basename "$FULL_URL")
 CACHE_DIR="/var/lib/vz/template/iso"
 CACHE_FILE="$CACHE_DIR/$ISO_NAME"
 
-if [[ ! -s "$CACHE_FILE" ]]; then
-  msg_info "Retrieving the ISO for the TrueNAS Disk Image"
-  curl -f#SL -o "$CACHE_FILE" "$FULL_URL"
-  msg_ok "Downloaded ${CL}${BL}$(basename "$CACHE_FILE")${CL}"
-else
-  msg_ok "Using cached image ${CL}${BL}$(basename "$CACHE_FILE")${CL}"
-fi
+msg_info "Retrieving the ISO for the TrueNAS Disk Image"
+MIN_ISO_BYTES=$((500 * 1024 * 1024))
+vm_fetch_image "$FULL_URL" "$CACHE_FILE" --cache --min-bytes "$MIN_ISO_BYTES" || exit 115
 
 set -o pipefail
 msg_info "Creating TrueNAS VM shell"
-qm create "$VMID" -machine q35 -bios ovmf -agent enabled=1 -tablet 0 -localtime 1 -cpu "$CPU_TYPE" \
+qm create "$VMID"${MACHINE} -bios ovmf -agent enabled=1 -tablet 0 -localtime 1${CPU_TYPE} \
   -cores "$CORE_COUNT" -memory "$RAM_SIZE" -balloon 0 -name "$HN" -tags community-script \
   -net0 "virtio,bridge=$BRG,macaddr=$MAC$VLAN$MTU" -onboot 1 -ostype l26 \
   -efidisk0 $STORAGE:1,efitype=4m,pre-enrolled-keys=0 -sata0 $STORAGE:$DISK_SIZE,ssd=1 \
-  -scsihw virtio-scsi-single -cdrom local:iso/$ISO_NAME -vga virtio >/dev/null
+  -scsihw virtio-scsi-single -cdrom local:iso/$ISO_NAME -boot order='sata0;ide2' -vga virtio >/dev/null
 msg_ok "Created VM shell"
 
 if [ "$IMPORT_DISKS" == "yes" ]; then
@@ -594,7 +178,9 @@ if [ "$IMPORT_DISKS" == "yes" ]; then
     DISKARRAY+=("$LSOUTPUT" "$TRUNCATED" "OFF")
   done < <(ls /dev/disk/by-id | grep -E '^ata-|^nvme-|^usb-' | grep -v 'part')
 
-  SELECTIONS=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "SELECT DISKS TO IMPORT" --checklist "\nSelect disk IDs to import. (Use Spacebar to select)\n" --notags --cancel-button "Exit Script" 20 58 10 "${DISKARRAY[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 | tr -d '"') || exit
+  vm_dialog checklist "SELECT DISKS TO IMPORT" --notags --cancel-button "Exit Script" \
+    "\nSelect disk IDs to import. (Use Spacebar to select)\n" 20 58 10 "${DISKARRAY[@]}" || exit
+  SELECTIONS=$(echo "$VM_DIALOG_RESULT" | tr -d '"')
 
   for SELECTION in $SELECTIONS; do
     ((++SCSI_NR))
@@ -607,44 +193,14 @@ if [ "$IMPORT_DISKS" == "yes" ]; then
   msg_ok "Disks imported successfully"
 fi
 
-DESCRIPTION=$(
-  cat <<EOF
-<div align='center'>
-  <a href='https://community-scripts.org' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
-    <img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/images/logo-81x112.png' alt='Logo' style='width:81px;height:112px;'/>
-  </a>
-
-  <h2 style='font-size: 24px; margin: 20px 0;'>TrueNAS Community Edition</h2>
-
-  <p style='margin: 16px 0;'>
-    <a href='https://ko-fi.com/community_scripts' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
-      <img src='https://img.shields.io/badge/&#x2615;-Buy us a coffee-blue' alt='spend Coffee' />
-    </a>
-  </p>
-
-  <span style='margin: 0 10px;'>
-    <i class="fa fa-github fa-fw" style="color: #f5f5f5;"></i>
-    <a href='https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>GitHub</a>
-  </span>
-  <span style='margin: 0 10px;'>
-    <i class="fa fa-comments fa-fw" style="color: #f5f5f5;"></i>
-    <a href='https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/discussions' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>Discussions</a>
-  </span>
-  <span style='margin: 0 10px;'>
-    <i class="fa fa-exclamation-circle fa-fw" style="color: #f5f5f5;"></i>
-    <a href='https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/issues' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' style='text-decoration: none; color: #00617f;'>Issues</a>
-  </span>
-</div>
-EOF
-)
-qm set "$VMID" -description "$DESCRIPTION" >/dev/null
+set_description
 
 sleep 3
 
 msg_ok "Created a TrueNAS VM ${CL}${BL}(${HN})"
 if [ "$START_VM" == "yes" ]; then
   msg_info "Starting TrueNAS VM"
-  qm start $VMID
+  $STD qm start $VMID
   msg_ok "Started TrueNAS VM"
 fi