navidrome: restore data folder ownership on install and update

Upstream's deb postinstall runs chown navidrome:navidrome on
/var/lib/navidrome/cache without -R, and only behind an .installed
flag, so it never runs again on an upgrade. Every navidrome command
the packaging invokes as root creates cache content owned by root,
which the service then cannot write as the navidrome user - artwork
that was already cached keeps working while newly resolved album and
playlist covers fail.

Reassert ownership of the data folder after deploying the release.
The music folder is left alone, it is commonly a bind mount.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -543,30 +543,6 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 </details>
 
-## 2026-09-15
-
-### 🆕 New Scripts
-
-  - valhalla ([#17231](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/17231))
-
-### 🚀 Updated Scripts
-
-  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
-
-    - 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))
-
-### 💾 Core
-
-  - Add vm_extract_image, which two VM scripts already call [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([core#40](https://github.com/community-scripts/core/pull/40))
-- Releases: rank releases on their numbers, not on sort -V over the raw tag [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([core#39](https://github.com/community-scripts/core/pull/39))
-
-### 🧰 Tools
-
-  - #### 🔧 Refactor
-
-    - Refactor: monitor-all (decide on flag values, not on key presence) [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#17261](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/17261))
-
 ## 2026-09-14
 
 ### 🆕 New Scripts

ct/headers/valhalla

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

ct/immich.sh

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ EOF
     msg_ok "Image-processing libraries up to date"
   fi
 
-  RELEASE="v3.2.1"
+  RELEASE="v3.2.0"
   if check_for_gh_release "Immich" "immich-app/immich" "${RELEASE}" "each release is tested individually before the version is updated. Please do not open issues for this"; then
     if [[ $(cat ~/.immich) > "2.5.1" ]]; then
       msg_info "Enabling Maintenance Mode"

ct/navidrome.sh

@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ function update_script() {
 
     fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "navidrome" "navidrome/navidrome" "binary"
 
+    # The upstream postinstall only chowns the cache directory itself, and only
+    # on the very first install, so root-owned subdirectories survive upgrades
+    # and the service can no longer write its artwork there.
+    if id -u navidrome >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      msg_info "Fixing Data Folder Ownership"
+      chown -R navidrome:navidrome /var/lib/navidrome
+      msg_ok "Fixed Data Folder Ownership"
+    fi
+
     msg_info "Starting Services"
     systemctl start navidrome
     msg_ok "Started Services"

ct/tracearr.sh

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ EOF
     $STD pnpm turbo telemetry disable
     $STD pnpm turbo run build --no-daemon --filter=@tracearr/shared --filter=@tracearr/server --filter=@tracearr/web
     rm -rf /opt/tracearr
-    mkdir -p /opt/tracearr/{packages/shared,packages/emails,apps/server,apps/web,apps/server/src/db}
+    mkdir -p /opt/tracearr/{packages/shared,apps/server,apps/web,apps/server/src/db}
     cp -rf package.json /opt/tracearr/
     cp -rf pnpm-workspace.yaml /opt/tracearr/
     cp -rf pnpm-lock.yaml /opt/tracearr/
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ EOF
     cp -rf apps/web/dist /opt/tracearr/apps/web/dist
     cp -rf packages/shared/package.json /opt/tracearr/packages/shared/
     cp -rf packages/shared/dist /opt/tracearr/packages/shared/dist
-    cp -rf packages/emails/package.json /opt/tracearr/packages/emails/
-    cp -rf packages/emails/dist /opt/tracearr/packages/emails/dist
     cp -rf apps/server/src/db/migrations /opt/tracearr/apps/server/src/db/migrations
     cp -rf data /opt/tracearr/data
     mkdir -p /opt/tracearr/data/image-cache

ct/valhalla.sh

@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-_CS_DEFAULT_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main"
-_cs_boot="${COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_CORE_DIR:-$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../../core}/core/build.func"
-source "$_cs_boot" 2>/dev/null || source <(curl -fsSL "${COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_CORE_URL:-https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/core/main}/core/build.func")
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
-# Author: CrazyWolf13
-# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
-# Source: https://github.com/valhalla/valhalla
-
-APP="Valhalla"
-var_tags="${var_tags:-mapping;routing}"
-var_cpu="${var_cpu:-6}"
-var_ram="${var_ram:-6144}"
-var_disk="${var_disk:-24}"
-var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
-var_version="${var_version:-13}"
-var_arm64="${var_arm64:-yes}"
-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 /etc/systemd/system/valhalla.service ]]; then
-    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
-    exit
-  fi
-
-  if check_for_gh_release "prime_server" "kevinkreiser/prime_server"; then
-    RELEASE="$CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE"
-
-    msg_info "Stopping Service"
-    systemctl stop valhalla
-    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
-
-    msg_info "Building prime_server ${RELEASE} (Patience)"
-    rm -rf /tmp/prime_server
-    $STD git clone --recurse-submodules --depth 1 --branch "$RELEASE" https://github.com/kevinkreiser/prime_server /tmp/prime_server
-    cd /tmp/prime_server
-    $STD ./autogen.sh
-    $STD ./configure
-    $STD make -j"$(nproc)"
-    $STD make install
-    cd /
-    rm -rf /tmp/prime_server
-    ldconfig
-    echo "${RELEASE#v}" >"$HOME/.prime_server"
-    msg_ok "Built prime_server ${RELEASE}"
-
-    msg_info "Starting Service"
-    systemctl start valhalla
-    msg_ok "Started Service"
-  fi
-
-  if check_for_gh_release "valhalla" "valhalla/valhalla"; then
-    RELEASE="$CHECK_UPDATE_RELEASE"
-
-    msg_info "Stopping Service"
-    systemctl stop valhalla
-    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
-
-    msg_info "Fetching Valhalla ${RELEASE} (Patience)"
-    rm -rf /opt/valhalla
-    $STD git clone --recurse-submodules --depth 1 --branch "$RELEASE" https://github.com/valhalla/valhalla.git /opt/valhalla
-    msg_ok "Fetched Valhalla ${RELEASE}"
-
-    msg_info "Compiling Valhalla ${RELEASE} (this takes 20-45+ minutes, be patient)"
-    MEM_MB=$(awk '/MemTotal/{print int($2/1024)}' /proc/meminfo)
-    BUILD_JOBS=$((MEM_MB / 2000))
-    [[ $BUILD_JOBS -lt 1 ]] && BUILD_JOBS=1
-    [[ $BUILD_JOBS -gt $(nproc) ]] && BUILD_JOBS=$(nproc)
-    cd /opt/valhalla
-    $STD cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF -DENABLE_TESTS=OFF -DENABLE_SINGLE_FILES_WERROR=OFF
-    $STD cmake --build build -- -j"$BUILD_JOBS"
-    $STD cmake --install build
-    ldconfig
-    echo "${RELEASE#v}" >"$HOME/.valhalla"
-    msg_ok "Compiled Valhalla ${RELEASE}"
-
-    msg_info "Starting Service"
-    systemctl start valhalla
-    msg_ok "Started Service"
-  fi
-
-  msg_ok "Updated Successfully!\n"
-  exit
-}
-
-start
-build_container
-description
-
-msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
-echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW}Access it using the following URL:${CL}"
-echo -e "${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:8002/status${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW}No routing tiles are built yet. Build them for your region with:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}/opt/valhalla_data/build-tiles.sh https://download.geofabrik.de/<continent>/<region>-latest.osm.pbf${CL}"

install/immich-install.sh

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ ML_DIR="${APP_DIR}/machine-learning"
 GEO_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR}/geodata"
 mkdir -p {"${APP_DIR}","${UPLOAD_DIR}","${GEO_DIR}","${INSTALL_DIR}"/cache}
 
-fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "Immich" "immich-app/immich" "tarball" "v3.2.1" "$SRC_DIR"
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "Immich" "immich-app/immich" "tarball" "v3.2.0" "$SRC_DIR"
 PNPM_VERSION="$(jq -r '.packageManager | split("@")[1] | split("+")[0]' ${SRC_DIR}/package.json)"
 export COREPACK_ENABLE_DOWNLOAD_PROMPT=0
 NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="corepack" setup_nodejs

install/navidrome-install.sh

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "navidrome" "navidrome/navidrome" "binary"
 
+if id -u navidrome >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  chown -R navidrome:navidrome /var/lib/navidrome
+fi
+
 msg_info "Starting Navidrome"
 systemctl enable -q --now navidrome
 msg_ok "Started Navidrome"

install/tracearr-install.sh

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ cd /opt/tracearr.build
 $STD pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --force
 $STD pnpm turbo telemetry disable
 $STD pnpm turbo run build --no-daemon --filter=@tracearr/shared --filter=@tracearr/server --filter=@tracearr/web
-mkdir -p /opt/tracearr/{packages/shared,packages/emails,apps/server,apps/web,apps/server/src/db}
+mkdir -p /opt/tracearr/{packages/shared,apps/server,apps/web,apps/server/src/db}
 cp -rf package.json /opt/tracearr/
 cp -rf pnpm-workspace.yaml /opt/tracearr/
 cp -rf pnpm-lock.yaml /opt/tracearr/
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ cp -rf apps/server/scripts /opt/tracearr/apps/server/scripts
 cp -rf apps/web/dist /opt/tracearr/apps/web/dist
 cp -rf packages/shared/package.json /opt/tracearr/packages/shared/
 cp -rf packages/shared/dist /opt/tracearr/packages/shared/dist
-cp -rf packages/emails/package.json /opt/tracearr/packages/emails/
-cp -rf packages/emails/dist /opt/tracearr/packages/emails/dist
 cp -rf apps/server/src/db/migrations /opt/tracearr/apps/server/src/db/migrations
 cp -rf data /opt/tracearr/data
 mkdir -p /opt/tracearr/data/image-cache

install/valhalla-install.sh

@@ -1,187 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
-# Author: CrazyWolf13
-# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
-# Source: https://github.com/valhalla/valhalla
-
-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 \
-  autoconf \
-  automake \
-  ccache \
-  clang \
-  clang-tidy \
-  coreutils \
-  cmake \
-  g++ \
-  gcc \
-  git \
-  jq \
-  lcov \
-  libboost-all-dev \
-  libcurl4-openssl-dev \
-  libczmq-dev \
-  libgdal-dev \
-  libgeos++-dev \
-  libgeos-dev \
-  libluajit-5.1-dev \
-  liblz4-dev \
-  libprotobuf-dev \
-  libspatialite-dev \
-  libsqlite3-dev \
-  libsqlite3-mod-spatialite \
-  libtool \
-  libzmq3-dev \
-  lld \
-  locales \
-  luajit \
-  make \
-  osmium-tool \
-  parallel \
-  pkgconf \
-  protobuf-compiler \
-  python3-all-dev \
-  python3-shapely \
-  python3-requests \
-  python3-pip \
-  spatialite-bin \
-  unzip \
-  zlib1g-dev
-msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
-
-PRIME_SERVER_RELEASE=$(get_latest_github_release "kevinkreiser/prime_server" "false")
-msg_info "Building prime_server ${PRIME_SERVER_RELEASE} (Patience)"
-$STD git clone --recurse-submodules --depth 1 --branch "$PRIME_SERVER_RELEASE" https://github.com/kevinkreiser/prime_server /tmp/prime_server
-cd /tmp/prime_server
-$STD ./autogen.sh
-$STD ./configure
-$STD make -j"$(nproc)"
-$STD make install
-cd /
-rm -rf /tmp/prime_server
-echo "${PRIME_SERVER_RELEASE#v}" >"$HOME/.prime_server"
-msg_ok "Built prime_server"
-
-RELEASE=$(get_latest_github_release "valhalla/valhalla" "false")
-msg_info "Cloning Valhalla ${RELEASE} (Patience)"
-mkdir -p /opt/valhalla
-$STD git clone --recurse-submodules --depth 1 --branch "$RELEASE" https://github.com/valhalla/valhalla.git /opt/valhalla
-msg_ok "Cloned Valhalla ${RELEASE}"
-
-msg_info "Compiling Valhalla ${RELEASE} (this takes 20-45+ minutes, be patient)"
-MEM_MB=$(awk '/MemTotal/{print int($2/1024)}' /proc/meminfo)
-BUILD_JOBS=$((MEM_MB / 2000))
-[[ $BUILD_JOBS -lt 1 ]] && BUILD_JOBS=1
-[[ $BUILD_JOBS -gt $(nproc) ]] && BUILD_JOBS=$(nproc)
-cd /opt/valhalla
-$STD cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF -DENABLE_TESTS=OFF -DENABLE_SINGLE_FILES_WERROR=OFF
-$STD cmake --build build -- -j"$BUILD_JOBS"
-$STD cmake --install build
-ldconfig
-echo "${RELEASE#v}" >"$HOME/.valhalla"
-msg_ok "Compiled Valhalla ${RELEASE}"
-
-msg_info "Configuring Valhalla"
-useradd --system --no-create-home --shell /usr/sbin/nologin valhalla 2>/dev/null || true
-mkdir -p /opt/valhalla_data/{valhalla_tiles,pbf}
-THREADS=$(nproc)
-valhalla_build_config \
-  --mjolnir-tile-dir /opt/valhalla_data/valhalla_tiles \
-  --mjolnir-tile-extract /opt/valhalla_data/valhalla_tiles.tar \
-  --mjolnir-admin /opt/valhalla_data/admins.sqlite \
-  --mjolnir-timezone /opt/valhalla_data/timezones.sqlite \
-  --mjolnir-concurrency "$THREADS" \
-  >/opt/valhalla_data/valhalla.json
-
-cat <<'EOF' >/opt/valhalla_data/build-tiles.sh
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# (Re)builds Valhalla routing tiles from one or more OSM extracts.
-# Usage: build-tiles.sh <pbf-url-or-path> [<pbf-url-or-path> ...]
-# Example: build-tiles.sh https://download.geofabrik.de/europe/germany-latest.osm.pbf
-set -euo pipefail
-export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:$PATH"
-if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
-  echo "Usage: $0 <pbf-url-or-path> [<pbf-url-or-path> ...]" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-DATA_DIR=/opt/valhalla_data
-CONFIG="$DATA_DIR/valhalla.json"
-mkdir -p "$DATA_DIR/pbf"
-
-FILES=()
-for src in "$@"; do
-  if [[ "$src" == http://* || "$src" == https://* ]]; then
-    fname="$DATA_DIR/pbf/$(basename "$src")"
-    echo "Downloading $src"
-    curl -fL --progress-bar -o "$fname" "$src"
-  else
-    fname="$src"
-  fi
-  FILES+=("$fname")
-done
-
-systemctl stop valhalla
-
-echo "Building admin database"
-valhalla_build_admins --config "$CONFIG" "${FILES[@]}"
-
-echo "Building timezone database"
-valhalla_build_timezones >"$DATA_DIR/timezones.sqlite"
-
-echo "Building initial tile graph"
-valhalla_build_tiles -c "$CONFIG" -e build "${FILES[@]}"
-
-echo "Enhancing tile graph"
-valhalla_build_tiles -c "$CONFIG" -s enhance "${FILES[@]}"
-
-echo "Packing tiles into a single extract"
-valhalla_build_extract -c "$CONFIG" -v
-
-chown -R valhalla:valhalla "$DATA_DIR"
-systemctl start valhalla
-echo "Done. Tiles are in $DATA_DIR/valhalla_tiles (and packed at $DATA_DIR/valhalla_tiles.tar)."
-EOF
-chmod +x /opt/valhalla_data/build-tiles.sh
-chown -R valhalla:valhalla /opt/valhalla_data
-msg_ok "Configured Valhalla"
-
-msg_info "Creating Service"
-cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/valhalla.service
-[Unit]
-Description=Valhalla Routing Engine
-After=network.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-User=valhalla
-Group=valhalla
-WorkingDirectory=/opt/valhalla_data
-ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/valhalla_service /opt/valhalla_data/valhalla.json ${THREADS}
-Restart=on-failure
-RestartSec=5
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-EOF
-systemctl enable -q --now valhalla
-msg_ok "Created Service"
-
-if [[ -n "${VALHALLA_PBF_URLS:-}" ]]; then
-  msg_info "Building Initial Tiles from VALHALLA_PBF_URLS (this can take a long time)"
-  $STD /opt/valhalla_data/build-tiles.sh $VALHALLA_PBF_URLS
-  msg_ok "Built Initial Tiles"
-fi
-
-motd_ssh
-customize
-cleanup_lxc

tools/pve/monitor-all.sh

@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ add() {
 excluded_instances=("$@")
 echo "Excluded instances: ${excluded_instances[@]}"
 
-value_of() { sed -n "s/^$1:[[:space:]]*//p" <<<"$config" | head -n1; }
-
 while true; do
 
   for instance in $(pct list | awk 'NR>1 {print $1}'; qm list | awk 'NR>1 {print $1}'); do
@@ -61,21 +59,21 @@ while true; do
     if [ -r "/etc/pve/lxc/$instance.conf" ]; then
       type="ct"
       config_file="/etc/pve/lxc/$instance.conf"
-    elif [ -r "/etc/pve/qemu-server/$instance.conf" ]; then
+    else
       type="vm"
       config_file="/etc/pve/qemu-server/$instance.conf"
-    else
-      echo "Skipping $instance because its config is no longer readable"
-      continue
     fi
     config=$(sed '/^\[/,$d' "$config_file")
 
-    # Both are booleans that Proxmox also writes as 0, so the value decides and
+    # Skip templates and onboot-disabled
-    # not the presence of the key.
+    if grep -q "onboot: 0" <<<"$config" || ! grep -q "onboot" <<<"$config"; then
-    [ "$(value_of onboot)" = "1" ] && onboot="true" || onboot="false"
+      onboot="true"
-    [ "$(value_of template)" = "1" ] && template="true" || template="false"
+    else
+      onboot="false"
+    fi
+    template=$(grep -q "^template:" <<<"$config" && echo "true" || echo "false")
 
-    if [ "$onboot" != "true" ]; then
+    if [ "$onboot" == "true" ]; then
       echo "Skipping $instance because it is set not to boot"
       continue
     elif [ "$template" == "true" ]; then
@@ -83,40 +81,34 @@ while true; do
       continue
     fi
 
-    # Tags are semicolon separated, so match a whole entry instead of a
+    # Check for mon-restart tag
-    # substring of a longer tag such as mon-restart-disabled.
+    has_tag=$(grep -q "tags:.*mon-restart" <<<"$config" && echo "true" || echo "false")
-    tags=";$(value_of tags | tr -d '[:space:]');"
+    if [ "$has_tag" != "true" ]; then
-    if [[ "$tags" != *";mon-restart;"* ]]; then
       echo "Skipping $instance because it does not have 'mon-restart' tag"
       continue
     fi
 
     # Responsiveness check and restart if needed
     if [ "$type" == "vm" ]; then
-      if ! qm status "$instance" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "status: running"; then
+      # Check if guest agent responds
-        echo "$(date): VM $instance is not running, starting..."
+      if qm guest cmd $instance ping >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        qm start "$instance" >/dev/null 2>&1
-      elif qm guest cmd "$instance" ping >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         echo "VM $instance is responsive via guest agent"
       else
         echo "$(date): VM $instance is not responding to agent ping, restarting..."
-        qm stop "$instance" >/dev/null 2>&1
+        if qm status $instance | grep -q "status: running"; then
-        sleep 5
+          qm stop $instance >/dev/null 2>&1
-        qm start "$instance" >/dev/null 2>&1
+          sleep 5
+        fi
+        qm start $instance >/dev/null 2>&1
       fi
     else
-      if ! pct status "$instance" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "status: running"; then
+      # Container: get IP and ping
-        echo "$(date): CT $instance is not running, starting..."
+      IP=$(pct exec $instance ip a s dev eth0 | awk '/inet / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1 | head -n1)
-        pct start "$instance" >/dev/null 2>&1
+      if ! ping -c 1 $IP >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        continue
-      fi
-      # Not every container names its interface eth0.
-      IP=$(pct exec "$instance" -- ip -4 -o addr show scope global 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1 | head -n1)
-      if [ -z "$IP" ] || ! ping -c 1 -W 2 "$IP" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         echo "$(date): CT $instance is not responding, restarting..."
-        pct stop "$instance" >/dev/null 2>&1
+        pct stop $instance >/dev/null 2>&1
         sleep 5
-        pct start "$instance" >/dev/null 2>&1
+        pct start $instance >/dev/null 2>&1
       else
         echo "CT $instance is responsive"
       fi
@@ -132,18 +124,23 @@ EOF
   touch /var/log/ping-instances.log
   chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ping-instances.sh
 
-  # The service loops with its own five minute sleep, so the timer that earlier
+  cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/ping-instances.timer
-  # versions installed could only ever start a unit that was already running.
+[Unit]
-  if [[ -f /etc/systemd/system/ping-instances.timer ]]; then
+Description=Delay ping-instances.service by 5 minutes
-    systemctl disable -q --now ping-instances.timer 2>/dev/null || true
+
-    rm -f /etc/systemd/system/ping-instances.timer
+[Timer]
-  fi
+OnBootSec=300
+OnUnitActiveSec=300
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target
+EOF
 
   cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/ping-instances.service
 [Unit]
 Description=Ping instances every 5 minutes and restart if necessary
-After=pve-cluster.service
+After=ping-instances.timer
-Wants=pve-cluster.service
+Requires=ping-instances.timer
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
@@ -161,6 +158,7 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
 
   systemctl daemon-reload
+  systemctl enable -q --now ping-instances.timer
   systemctl enable -q --now ping-instances.service
   clear
   echo -e "\n Monitor All installed."
@@ -169,7 +167,7 @@ EOF
 }
 
 remove() {
-  systemctl disable -q --now ping-instances.timer 2>/dev/null || true
+  systemctl disable -q --now ping-instances.timer
   systemctl disable -q --now ping-instances.service
   rm -f /etc/systemd/system/ping-instances.service
   rm -f /etc/systemd/system/ping-instances.timer

vm/haos-vm.sh

@@ -1,55 +1,289 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 tteck
-# Author: tteck (tteckster) | MickLesk (CanbiZ)
+# Author: tteck (tteckster)
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
 
-COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_URL="${COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_URL:-https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main}"
+source /dev/stdin <<<$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/api.func)
-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"
+    __  __                        ___              _      __              __     ____  _____
+   / / / /___  ____ ___  ___     /   |  __________(_)____/ /_____ _____  / /_   / __ \/ ___/
+  / /_/ / __ \/ __ `__ \/ _ \   / /| | / ___/ ___/ / ___/ __/ __ `/ __ \/ __/  / / / /\__ \
+ / __  / /_/ / / / / / /  __/  / ___ |(__  |__  ) (__  ) /_/ /_/ / / / / /_   / /_/ /___/ /
+/_/ /_/\____/_/ /_/ /_/\___/  /_/  |_/____/____/_/____/\__/\__,_/_/ /_/\__/   \____//____/
+
+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)"
+VERSIONS=(stable beta dev)
 METHOD=""
-APP="Home Assistant OS"
-APP_TYPE="vm"
 NSAPP="haos-vm"
 var_os="homeassistant"
 DISK_SIZE="32G"
 
-for channel in stable beta dev; do
+for version in "${VERSIONS[@]}"; do
-  channel_version=$(curl -fsSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/home-assistant/version/master/${channel}.json" | grep '"ova"' | cut -d '"' -f 4) || channel_version=""
+  eval "$version=$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/home-assistant/version/master/stable.json | grep '"ova"' | cut -d '"' -f 4)"
-  printf -v "$channel" '%s' "$channel_version"
 done
-if [ -z "$stable" ]; then
+YW=$(echo "\033[33m")
-  echo -e "Could not determine the current Home Assistant OS release."
+BL=$(echo "\033[36m")
-  exit 1
-fi
-beta="${beta:-$stable}"
-dev="${dev:-$stable}"
 HA=$(echo "\033[1;34m")
+RD=$(echo "\033[01;31m")
+BGN=$(echo "\033[4;92m")
+GN=$(echo "\033[1;92m")
+DGN=$(echo "\033[32m")
+CL=$(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}"
+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}${CL}"
+DEFAULT="${TAB}⚙️${TAB}${CL}"
+MACADDRESS="${TAB}🔗${TAB}${CL}"
+VLANTAG="${TAB}🏷️${TAB}${CL}"
+CREATING="${TAB}🚀${TAB}${CL}"
+ADVANCED="${TAB}🧩${TAB}${CL}"
+CLOUD="${TAB}☁️${TAB}${CL}"
 
 THIN="discard=on,ssd=1,"
-
-header_info
-echo -e "\n Loading..."
 set -e
 trap 'error_handler $LINENO "$BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
 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${CL}"
+  post_update_to_api "failed" "${exit_code}"
+  echo -e "\n$error_message\n"
+  cleanup_vmid
+}
+
+function get_valid_nextid() {
+  local try_id
+  try_id=$(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 $VMID &>/dev/null
+  fi
+}
+
+function cleanup() {
+  local exit_code=$?
+  popd >/dev/null
+  # Only send telemetry if post_to_api_vm was called (installing status was sent)
+  if [[ "${POST_TO_API_DONE:-}" == "true" && "${POST_UPDATE_DONE:-}" != "true" ]]; then
+    if [[ $exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then
+      post_update_to_api "done" "none"
+    else
+      post_update_to_api "failed" "$exit_code"
+    fi
+  fi
+  rm -rf $TEMP_DIR
+}
 
 TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 pushd $TEMP_DIR >/dev/null
+if whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Homeassistant OS VM" --yesno "This will create a New Homeassistant OS VM. Proceed?" 10 58; then
+  :
+else
+  header_info && echo -e "${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 $PPID) == "sudo" ]]; then
+    clear
+    msg_error "Please run this script as root."
+    echo -e "\nExiting..."
+    sleep 2
+    exit
+  fi
+}
+
+# This function checks the version of Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) and exits if the version is not supported.
+# Supported: Proxmox VE 8.0.x – 8.9.x, 9.0 and 9.2
+pve_check() {
+  local PVE_VER
+  PVE_VER="$(pveversion | awk -F'/' '{print $2}' | awk -F'-' '{print $1}')"
+
+  # Check for Proxmox VE 8.x: allow 8.0–8.9
+  if [[ "$PVE_VER" =~ ^8\.([0-9]+) ]]; then
+    local MINOR="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+    if ((MINOR < 0 || MINOR > 9)); then
+      msg_error "This version of Proxmox VE is not supported."
+      msg_error "Supported: Proxmox VE version 8.0 – 8.9"
+      exit 105
+    fi
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  # Check for Proxmox VE 9.x: allow 9.0 and 9.2
+  if [[ "$PVE_VER" =~ ^9\.([0-9]+) ]]; then
+    local MINOR="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+    if ((MINOR < 0 || MINOR > 2)); then
+      msg_error "This version of Proxmox VE is not supported."
+      msg_error "Supported: Proxmox VE version 9.0 – 9.2"
+      exit 105
+    fi
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  # All other unsupported versions
+  msg_error "This version of Proxmox VE is not supported."
+  msg_error "Supported versions: Proxmox VE 8.0 – 8.x or 9.0 – 9.2"
+  exit 105
+}
+
+function arch_check() {
+  if [ "$(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
+}
+
+# Ensure pv is installed or abort with instructions
+function ensure_pv() {
+  if ! command -v pv &>/dev/null; then
+    msg_info "Installing required package: pv"
+    if ! apt-get update -qq &>/dev/null || ! apt-get install -y pv &>/dev/null; then
+      msg_error "Failed to install pv automatically."
+      echo -e "\nPlease run manually on the Proxmox host:\n  apt install pv\n"
+      exit 237
+    fi
+    msg_ok "Installed pv"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Download an .xz file and validate it
+# Args: $1=url $2=cache_file
+function download_and_validate_xz() {
+  local url="$1"
+  local file="$2"
+
+  # If file exists, check validity
+  if [[ -s "$file" ]]; then
+    if xz -t "$file" &>/dev/null; then
+      msg_ok "Using cached image $(basename "$file")"
+      return 0
+    else
+      msg_error "Cached file $(basename "$file") is corrupted. Deleting and retrying download..."
+      rm -f "$file"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Download fresh file
+  msg_info "Downloading image: $(basename "$file")"
+  if ! curl -fSL -o "$file" "$url"; then
+    msg_error "Download failed: $url"
+    rm -f "$file"
+    exit 115
+  fi
+
+  # Validate again
+  if ! xz -t "$file" &>/dev/null; then
+    msg_error "Downloaded file $(basename "$file") is corrupted. Please try again later."
+    rm -f "$file"
+    exit 115
+  fi
+  msg_ok "Downloaded and validated $(basename "$file")"
+}
+
+# Extract .xz with pv
+# Args: $1=cache_file $2=target_img
+function extract_xz_with_pv() {
+  set -o pipefail
+  local file="$1"
+  local target="$2"
+
+  msg_info "Decompressing $(basename "$file") to $target"
+  if ! xz -dc "$file" | pv -N "Extracting" >"$target"; then
+    msg_error "Failed to extract $file"
+    rm -f "$target"
+    exit 115
+  fi
+  msg_ok "Decompressed to $target"
+}
 
 function default_settings() {
   BRANCH="$stable"
-  var_version="${BRANCH}"
   VMID=$(get_valid_nextid)
-  vm_apply_machine_type "q35"
+  MACHINE=" -machine q35"
+  FORMAT=""
   DISK_SIZE="32G"
-  DISK_CACHE=""
+  HN="haos-${BRANCH}"
-  HN="homeassistant"
   CPU_TYPE=""
   CORE_COUNT="2"
   RAM_SIZE="4096"
@@ -59,52 +293,297 @@ function default_settings() {
   MTU=""
   START_VM="yes"
   METHOD="default"
-  vm_echo_default_settings
+  echo -e "${CONTAINERID}${BOLD}${DGN}Virtual Machine ID: ${BGN}${VMID}${CL}"
+  echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}q35${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: ${BGN}KVM64${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}${DGN}Creating a Homeassistant OS VM using the above default settings${CL}"
 }
 
 function advanced_settings() {
   METHOD="advanced"
-  if vm_dialog radiolist "Homeassistant OS Version" --cancel-button Exit-Script "Choose Version" 10 58 3 \
+  if BRANCH=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Homeassistant OS Version" --radiolist "Choose Version" --cancel-button Exit-Script 10 58 3 \
     "$stable" "Stable  " ON \
     "$beta" "Beta  " OFF \
-    "$dev" "Dev  " OFF; then
+    "$dev" "Dev  " OFF \
-    BRANCH="$VM_DIALOG_RESULT"
+    3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
     var_version="${BRANCH}"
     echo -e "${DGN}Using HAOS Version: ${BGN}$BRANCH${CL}"
   else
-    exit_script
+    exit-script
   fi
 
-  vm_prompt_vmid "${VMID:-$(get_valid_nextid)}"
+  [ -z "${VMID:-}" ] && VMID=$(get_valid_nextid)
-  vm_prompt_machine_type "q35"
+  while true; do
-  vm_prompt_disk_size "$DISK_SIZE" "Set Disk Size in GiB (e.g., 10, 20)"
+    if VMID=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Virtual Machine ID" 8 58 $VMID --title "VIRTUAL MACHINE ID" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
-  vm_prompt_disk_cache "writethrough"
+      if [ -z "$VMID" ]; then
-  vm_prompt_hostname "homeassistant"
+        VMID=$(get_valid_nextid)
-  vm_prompt_cpu_model "kvm64"
+      fi
-  vm_prompt_cpu_cores "2"
+      if pct status "$VMID" &>/dev/null || qm status "$VMID" &>/dev/null; then
-  vm_prompt_ram "4096"
+        echo -e "${CROSS}${RD} ID $VMID is already in use${CL}"
-  vm_prompt_bridge "vmbr0"
+        sleep 2
-  vm_prompt_mac "$GEN_MAC"
+        continue
-  vm_prompt_vlan
+      fi
-  vm_prompt_mtu
+      echo -e "${CONTAINERID}${BOLD}${DGN}Virtual Machine ID: ${BGN}$VMID${CL}"
-  vm_prompt_verbose "no"
+      break
-  vm_prompt_start_vm "yes"
+    else
+      exit-script
+    fi
+  done
 
-  if vm_confirm_advanced_settings "Ready to create Homeassistant OS ${BRANCH} VM?"; then
+  if MACH=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "MACHINE TYPE" --radiolist --cancel-button Exit-Script "Choose Machine Type" 10 58 2 \
-    echo -e "${CREATING}${BOLD}${DGN}Creating a Homeassistant OS VM using the above advanced settings${CL}"
+    "q35" "Modern (PCIe, UEFI, default)" ON \
+    "i440fx" "Legacy (older compatibility)" OFF \
+    3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    if [ "$MACH" = "q35" ]; then
+      echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}q35${CL}"
+      FORMAT=""
+      MACHINE=" -machine q35"
+    else
+      echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}i440fx${CL}"
+      FORMAT=",efitype=4m"
+      MACHINE=""
+    fi
+  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
+      DISK_SIZE="${DISK_SIZE}G"
+      echo -e "${DISKSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}Disk Size: ${BGN}$DISK_SIZE${CL}"
+    elif [[ "$DISK_SIZE" =~ ^[0-9]+G$ ]]; 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 or 10G).${CL}"
+      exit-script
+    fi
+  else
+    exit-script
+  fi
+
+  if DISK_CACHE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "DISK CACHE" --radiolist "Choose" --cancel-button Exit-Script 10 58 2 \
+    "0" "None" OFF \
+    "1" "Write Through (Default)" ON \
+    3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    if [ $DISK_CACHE = "1" ]; then
+      echo -e "${DISKSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}Disk Cache: ${BGN}Write Through${CL}"
+      DISK_CACHE="cache=writethrough,"
+    else
+      echo -e "${DISKSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}Disk Cache: ${BGN}None${CL}"
+      DISK_CACHE=""
+    fi
+  else
+    exit-script
+  fi
+
+  if VM_NAME=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Set Hostname" 8 58 haos${BRANCH} --title "HOSTNAME" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    if [ -z $VM_NAME ]; then
+      HN="haos${BRANCH}"
+      echo -e "${HOSTNAME}${BOLD}${DGN}Hostname: ${BGN}$HN${CL}"
+    else
+      HN=$(echo "${VM_NAME,,}" | tr -cs 'a-z0-9-' '-' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//')
+      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 12 74 3 \
+    "KVM64" "Default - safe for migration/compatibility" ON \
+    "x86-64-v2-AES" "Wider feature set, needed by newer HA releases (PVE 8+, host CPU 2010+)" OFF \
+    "Host" "Use host CPU features (faster, no migration)" OFF \
+    3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+    case "$CPU_TYPE1" in
+    Host)
+      echo -e "${OS}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Model: ${BGN}Host${CL}"
+      CPU_TYPE=" -cpu host"
+      ;;
+    x86-64-v2-AES)
+      echo -e "${OS}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Model: ${BGN}x86-64-v2-AES${CL}"
+      CPU_TYPE=" -cpu x86-64-v2-AES"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo -e "${OS}${BOLD}${DGN}CPU Model: ${BGN}KVM64${CL}"
+      CPU_TYPE=""
+      ;;
+    esac
+  else
+    exit-script
+  fi
+
+  while true; do
+    if CORE_COUNT=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "Allocate CPU Cores" 8 58 2 --title "CORE COUNT" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+      if [ -z "$CORE_COUNT" ]; then CORE_COUNT="2"; fi
+      if [[ "$CORE_COUNT" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; 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 2048 --title "RAM" --cancel-button Exit-Script 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3); then
+      if [ -z "$RAM_SIZE" ]; then RAM_SIZE="4096"; fi
+      if [[ "$RAM_SIZE" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]*$ ]]; then
+        echo -e "${RAMSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}RAM Size: ${BGN}$RAM_SIZE${CL}"
+        break
+      fi
+      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "RAM Size must be a positive integer in MiB (e.g., 4096)." 8 58
+    else
+      exit-script
+    fi
+  done
+
+  if BRG=$(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 $BRG ]; then
+      BRG="vmbr0"
+      echo -e "${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${CL}"
+        break
+      fi
+      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "INVALID INPUT" --msgbox "MTU Size must be a number between 576 and 65520, or leave blank for default." 8 58
+    else
+      exit-script
+    fi
+  done
+
+  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "START VIRTUAL MACHINE" --yesno "Start VM when completed?" 10 58); then
+    echo -e "${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}yes${CL}"
+    START_VM="yes"
+  else
+    echo -e "${DGN}Start VM when completed: ${BGN}no${CL}"
+    START_VM="no"
+  fi
+
+  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "ADVANCED SETTINGS COMPLETE" --yesno "Ready to create Homeassistant OS ${BRANCH} VM?" --no-button Do-Over 10 58); then
+    echo -e "${RD}Creating a Homeassistant OS VM using the above advanced settings${CL}"
   else
     header_info
-    echo -e "${ADVANCED}${BOLD}${RD}Using Advanced Settings${CL}"
+    echo -e "${RD}Using Advanced Settings${CL}"
     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 "${BL}Using Default Settings${CL}"
+    default_settings
+  else
+    header_info
+    echo -e "${RD}Using Advanced Settings${CL}"
+    advanced_settings
+  fi
+}
 
-vm_preflight
+check_root
-vm_start_script "Use Default Settings?" 10 58
+arch_check
+pve_check
+ssh_check
+ensure_pv
+start_script
 post_to_api_vm
 
-vm_select_storage "$HN"
+msg_info "Validating Storage"
+while read -r line; do
+  TAG=$(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}."
 
 var_version="${BRANCH}"
 msg_info "Retrieving the URL for Home Assistant ${BRANCH} Disk Image"
@@ -114,10 +593,14 @@ else
   URL="https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/releases/download/${BRANCH}/haos_ova-${BRANCH}.qcow2.xz"
 fi
 
-CACHE_FILE="$(vm_image_cache_path "$URL")"
+CACHE_DIR="/var/lib/vz/template/cache"
+CACHE_FILE="$CACHE_DIR/$(basename "$URL")"
+FILE_IMG="/var/lib/vz/template/tmp/${CACHE_FILE##*/%.xz}" # .qcow2
+
+mkdir -p "$CACHE_DIR" "$(dirname "$FILE_IMG")"
 msg_ok "${CL}${BL}${URL}${CL}"
 
-vm_fetch_image "$URL" "$CACHE_FILE" --cache --verify-xz || exit 115
+download_and_validate_xz "$URL" "$CACHE_FILE"
 
 msg_info "Creating Home Assistant OS VM shell"
 qm create $VMID${MACHINE} -bios ovmf -agent 1 -tablet 0 -localtime 1 ${CPU_TYPE} \
@@ -125,8 +608,7 @@ qm create $VMID${MACHINE} -bios ovmf -agent 1 -tablet 0 -localtime 1 ${CPU_TYPE}
   -net0 "virtio,bridge=$BRG,macaddr=$MAC$VLAN$MTU" -onboot 1 -ostype l26 -scsihw virtio-scsi-pci >/dev/null
 msg_ok "Created VM shell"
 
-vm_extract_image "$CACHE_FILE" || exit 115
+extract_xz_with_pv "$CACHE_FILE" "$FILE_IMG"
-FILE_IMG="$VM_IMAGE_FILE"
 
 msg_info "Importing disk into storage ($STORAGE)"
 if qm disk import --help >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -155,20 +637,54 @@ qm set $VMID \
 qm set $VMID --agent enabled=1 >/dev/null
 msg_ok "Attached EFI and root disk"
 
-vm_resize_disk
+msg_info "Resizing disk to $DISK_SIZE"
+qm resize $VMID scsi0 ${DISK_SIZE} >/dev/null
+msg_ok "Resized disk"
 
-set_description
+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;'>Homeassistant OS VM</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
 msg_ok "Created Homeassistant OS VM ${CL}${BL}(${HN})"
 
-# vm_fetch_image --cache keeps it, as it does for every other VM script.
+if whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Image Cache" \
-if [[ "${VM_KEEP_IMAGE:-yes}" != "yes" ]]; then
+  --yesno "Keep downloaded Home Assistant OS image for future VMs?\n\nFile: $CACHE_FILE" 10 70; then
+  msg_ok "Keeping cached image"
+else
   rm -f "$CACHE_FILE"
   msg_ok "Deleted cached image"
 fi
 
 if [ "$START_VM" == "yes" ]; then
   msg_info "Starting Home Assistant OS VM"
-  $STD qm start $VMID
+  qm start $VMID
   msg_ok "Started Home Assistant OS VM"
 fi
 post_update_to_api "done" "none"