Remove low-install-count CT scripts and installers.

Clean up rarely used container scripts and matching install wrappers to reduce maintenance overhead. Made-with: Cursor
2026-04-09 02:56:17 -04:00 · 2026-04-07 14:04:39 +02:00
16 changed files with 74 additions and 491 deletions
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -439,46 +439,6 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit

 </details>

-## 2026-04-08
-
-### 🆕 New Scripts
-
-  - IronClaw | Alpine-IronClaw ([#13591](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13591))
-
-### 🚀 Updated Scripts
-
-  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
-
-    - immich: disable upgrade-insecure-requests CSP directive [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13600](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13600))
-    - Immich: v2.7.2 [@vhsdream](https://github.com/vhsdream) ([#13579](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13579))
-    - Update flaresolverr-install.sh [@maztheman](https://github.com/maztheman) ([#13584](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13584))
-
-  - #### ✨ New Features
-
-    - bambuddy: add mkdir before data restore & add ffmpeg dependency [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13601](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13601))
-
-  - #### 🔧 Refactor
-
-    - feat: update UHF Server script to use setup_ffmpeg [@zackwithak13](https://github.com/zackwithak13) ([#13564](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13564))
-
-### 💾 Core
-
-  - #### ✨ New Features
-
-    - core: add script page badges to descriptions | change donate URL [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13596](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13596))
-
-## 2026-04-07
-
-### 🗑️ Deleted Scripts
-
-  - Remove low-install-count CT scripts and installers [@michelroegl-brunner](https://github.com/michelroegl-brunner) ([#13570](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13570))
-
-### 💾 Core
-
-  - #### ✨ New Features
-
-    - core: improve resilience for top Proxmox error codes (209, 215, 118, 206) [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13575](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13575))
-
 ## 2026-04-06

 ### 🆕 New Scripts
--- a/ct/alpine-ironclaw.sh
+++ b/ct/alpine-ironclaw.sh
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/build.func)
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
-# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
-# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
-# Source: https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw
-
-APP="Alpine-IronClaw"
-var_tags="${var_tags:-ai;agent;alpine}"
-var_cpu="${var_cpu:-1}"
-var_ram="${var_ram:-1024}"
-var_disk="${var_disk:-8}"
-var_os="${var_os:-alpine}"
-var_version="${var_version:-3.23}"
-var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
-
-header_info "$APP"
-variables
-color
-catch_errors
-
-function update_script() {
-  header_info
-  check_container_storage
-  check_container_resources
-
-  if [[ ! -f /usr/local/bin/ironclaw ]]; then
-    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
-    exit
-  fi
-
-  if check_for_gh_release "ironclaw-bin" "nearai/ironclaw"; then
-    msg_info "Stopping Service"
-    rc-service ironclaw stop 2>/dev/null || true
-    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
-
-    msg_info "Backing up Configuration"
-    cp /root/.ironclaw/.env /root/ironclaw.env.bak
-    msg_ok "Backed up Configuration"
-
-    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "ironclaw-bin" "nearai/ironclaw" "prebuild" "latest" "/usr/local/bin" \
-      "ironclaw-$(uname -m)-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
-    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ironclaw
-
-    msg_info "Restoring Configuration"
-    cp /root/ironclaw.env.bak /root/.ironclaw/.env
-    rm -f /root/ironclaw.env.bak
-    msg_ok "Restored Configuration"
-
-    msg_info "Starting Service"
-    rc-service ironclaw start
-    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} Complete setup by running:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}ironclaw onboard${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Then start the service:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}rc-service ironclaw start${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access the Web UI at:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:3000${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Auth token and database credentials:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}cat /root/.ironclaw/.env${CL}"
--- a/ct/bambuddy.sh
+++ b/ct/bambuddy.sh
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ function update_script() {
    exit
  fi

-  ensure_dependencies ffmpeg
-
  if check_for_gh_release "bambuddy" "maziggy/bambuddy"; then
    msg_info "Stopping Service"
    systemctl stop bambuddy
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@ function update_script() {
    msg_ok "Rebuilt Frontend"

    msg_info "Restoring Configuration and Data"
-    mkdir -p /opt/bambuddy/data
    cp /opt/bambuddy.env.bak /opt/bambuddy/.env
    cp -r /opt/bambuddy_data_bak/. /opt/bambuddy/data/
    rm -f /opt/bambuddy.env.bak
--- a/ct/headers/alpine-ironclaw
+++ b/ct/headers/alpine-ironclaw
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-    ___    __      _                  ____                 ________              
-   /   |  / /___  (_)___  ___        /  _/________  ____  / ____/ /___ __      __
-  / /| | / / __ \/ / __ \/ _ \______ / // ___/ __ \/ __ \/ /   / / __ `/ | /| / /
- / ___ |/ / /_/ / / / / /  __/_____// // /  / /_/ / / / / /___/ / /_/ /| |/ |/ / 
-/_/  |_/_/ .___/_/_/ /_/\___/     /___/_/   \____/_/ /_/\____/_/\__,_/ |__/|__/  
-        /_/                                                                      
--- a/ct/headers/ironclaw
+++ b/ct/headers/ironclaw
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-    ____                 ________              
-   /  _/________  ____  / ____/ /___ __      __
-   / // ___/ __ \/ __ \/ /   / / __ `/ | /| / /
- _/ // /  / /_/ / / / / /___/ / /_/ /| |/ |/ / 
-/___/_/   \____/_/ /_/\____/_/\__,_/ |__/|__/  
-                                               
--- a/ct/immich.sh
+++ b/ct/immich.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ EOF
    msg_ok "Image-processing libraries up to date"
  fi

-  RELEASE="v2.7.2"
+  RELEASE="v2.6.3"
  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"
@@ -181,12 +181,6 @@ EOF
    unset SHARP_IGNORE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS
    export SHARP_FORCE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS=true
    $STD pnpm --filter immich --frozen-lockfile --prod --no-optional deploy "$APP_DIR"
-
-    # Patch helmet.json: disable upgrade-insecure-requests for HTTP access
-    if [[ -f "$APP_DIR/helmet.json" ]]; then
-      jq '.contentSecurityPolicy.directives["upgrade-insecure-requests"] = null' "$APP_DIR/helmet.json" >"$APP_DIR/helmet.json.tmp" && mv "$APP_DIR/helmet.json.tmp" "$APP_DIR/helmet.json"
-    fi
-
    cp "$APP_DIR"/package.json "$APP_DIR"/bin
    sed -i "s|^start|${APP_DIR}/bin/start|" "$APP_DIR"/bin/immich-admin

@@ -275,9 +269,6 @@ EOF
    if ! grep -q '^DB_HOSTNAME=' "$INSTALL_DIR"/.env; then
      sed -i '/^DB_DATABASE_NAME/a DB_HOSTNAME=127.0.0.1' "$INSTALL_DIR"/.env
    fi
-    if ! grep -q 'HELMET_FILE' "$INSTALL_DIR"/.env; then
-      echo "IMMICH_HELMET_FILE=true" >>"$INSTALL_DIR"/.env
-    fi

    if grep -q 'ExecStart=/usr/bin/node' /etc/systemd/system/immich-web.service; then
      sed -i '/^EnvironmentFile=/d' /etc/systemd/system/immich-web.service
--- a/ct/ironclaw.sh
+++ b/ct/ironclaw.sh
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/build.func)
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
-# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
-# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
-# Source: https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw
-
-APP="IronClaw"
-var_tags="${var_tags:-ai;agent;security}"
-var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
-var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
-var_disk="${var_disk:-8}"
-var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
-var_version="${var_version:-13}"
-var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
-
-header_info "$APP"
-variables
-color
-catch_errors
-
-function update_script() {
-  header_info
-  check_container_storage
-  check_container_resources
-
-  if [[ ! -f /usr/local/bin/ironclaw ]]; then
-    msg_error "No ${APP} Installation Found!"
-    exit
-  fi
-
-  if check_for_gh_release "ironclaw-bin" "nearai/ironclaw"; then
-    msg_info "Stopping Service"
-    systemctl stop ironclaw
-    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
-
-    msg_info "Backing up Configuration"
-    cp /root/.ironclaw/.env /root/ironclaw.env.bak
-    msg_ok "Backed up Configuration"
-
-    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "ironclaw-bin" "nearai/ironclaw" "prebuild" "latest" "/usr/local/bin" \
-      "ironclaw-$(uname -m)-unknown-linux-$([[ -f /etc/alpine-release ]] && echo "musl" || echo "gnu").tar.gz"
-    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ironclaw
-
-    msg_info "Restoring Configuration"
-    cp /root/ironclaw.env.bak /root/.ironclaw/.env
-    rm -f /root/ironclaw.env.bak
-    msg_ok "Restored Configuration"
-
-    msg_info "Starting Service"
-    systemctl start ironclaw
-    msg_ok "Started Service"
-    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
-  fi
-  exit
-}
-
-start
-build_container
-description
-
-msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
-echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Complete setup by running:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}ironclaw onboard${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Then start the service:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}systemctl start ironclaw${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access the Web UI at:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}:3000${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Auth token and database credentials:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}cat /root/.ironclaw/.env${CL}"
--- a/ct/uhf.sh
+++ b/ct/uhf.sh
@@ -38,14 +38,8 @@ function update_script() {
    $STD apt -y upgrade
    msg_ok "Updated LXC"

-    msg_info "Updating UHF Server"
-    if dpkg -l ffmpeg 2>&1 | grep -q "ii"; then
-      apt remove ffmpeg -y && apt autoremove -y
-    fi
-    setup_ffmpeg
    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "comskip" "swapplications/comskip" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/comskip" "comskip-x64-*.zip"
    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "uhf-server" "swapplications/uhf-server-dist" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/uhf-server" "UHF.Server-linux-x64-*.zip"
-    msg_ok "Updated UHF Server"

    msg_info "Starting Service"
    systemctl start uhf-server
--- a/install/alpine-ironclaw-install.sh
+++ b/install/alpine-ironclaw-install.sh
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
-# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
-# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
-# Source: https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw
-
-source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
-color
-verb_ip6
-catch_errors
-setting_up_container
-network_check
-update_os
-
-msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-$STD apk add openssl
-msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
-
-msg_info "Installing PostgreSQL"
-$STD apk add postgresql17 postgresql17-openrc postgresql-pgvector postgresql-common
-$STD rc-service postgresql setup
-$STD rc-update add postgresql default
-$STD rc-service postgresql start
-msg_ok "Installed PostgreSQL"
-
-msg_info "Setting up Database"
-PG_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 18 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | cut -c1-13)
-$STD su -s /bin/sh postgres -c "psql -c \"CREATE ROLE ironclaw WITH LOGIN PASSWORD '${PG_PASS}';\""
-$STD su -s /bin/sh postgres -c "psql -c \"CREATE DATABASE ironclaw WITH OWNER ironclaw;\""
-$STD su -s /bin/sh postgres -c "psql -d ironclaw -c \"CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS vector;\""
-msg_ok "Set up Database"
-
-fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "ironclaw-bin" "nearai/ironclaw" "prebuild" "latest" "/usr/local/bin" \
-  "ironclaw-$(uname -m)-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
-chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ironclaw
-
-msg_info "Configuring IronClaw"
-mkdir -p /root/.ironclaw
-GATEWAY_TOKEN=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
-cat <<EOF >/root/.ironclaw/.env
-DATABASE_URL=postgresql://ironclaw:${PG_PASS}@localhost:5432/ironclaw?sslmode=disable
-GATEWAY_ENABLED=true
-GATEWAY_HOST=0.0.0.0
-GATEWAY_PORT=3000
-GATEWAY_AUTH_TOKEN=${GATEWAY_TOKEN}
-CLI_ENABLED=false
-AGENT_NAME=ironclaw
-RUST_LOG=ironclaw=info,tower_http=info
-EOF
-chmod 600 /root/.ironclaw/.env
-msg_ok "Configured IronClaw"
-
-msg_info "Creating Service"
-cat <<EOF >/etc/init.d/ironclaw
-#!/sbin/openrc-run
-
-name="IronClaw"
-description="IronClaw AI Agent"
-command="/usr/local/bin/ironclaw"
-command_background=true
-pidfile="/run/ironclaw.pid"
-directory="/root"
-supervise_daemon_args="--env-file /root/.ironclaw/.env"
-
-depend() {
-  need net postgresql
-}
-EOF
-chmod +x /etc/init.d/ironclaw
-$STD rc-update add ironclaw default
-msg_ok "Created Service"
-
-motd_ssh
-customize
--- a/install/bambuddy-install.sh
+++ b/install/bambuddy-install.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ network_check
 update_os

 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-$STD apt install -y libglib2.0-0 ffmpeg
+$STD apt install -y libglib2.0-0
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"

 PYTHON_VERSION="3.13" setup_uv
--- a/install/flaresolverr-install.sh
+++ b/install/flaresolverr-install.sh
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ setup_deb822_repo \
 $STD apt update
 $STD apt install -y google-chrome-stable
 # remove google-chrome.list added by google-chrome-stable
-if [ -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list ]; then
-  rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
-fi
+rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
 msg_ok "Installed Chrome"

 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "flaresolverr" "FlareSolverr/FlareSolverr" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/flaresolverr" "flaresolverr_linux_x64.tar.gz"
--- a/install/immich-install.sh
+++ b/install/immich-install.sh
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ ML_DIR="${APP_DIR}/machine-learning"
 GEO_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR}/geodata"
 mkdir -p {"${APP_DIR}","${UPLOAD_DIR}","${GEO_DIR}","${INSTALL_DIR}"/cache}

-fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "Immich" "immich-app/immich" "tarball" "v2.7.2" "$SRC_DIR"
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "Immich" "immich-app/immich" "tarball" "v2.6.3" "$SRC_DIR"
 PNPM_VERSION="$(jq -r '.packageManager | split("@")[1] | split("+")[0]' ${SRC_DIR}/package.json)"
 NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="pnpm@${PNPM_VERSION}" setup_nodejs

@@ -312,12 +312,6 @@ $STD pnpm --filter immich --frozen-lockfile build
 unset SHARP_IGNORE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS
 export SHARP_FORCE_GLOBAL_LIBVIPS=true
 $STD pnpm --filter immich --frozen-lockfile --prod --no-optional deploy "$APP_DIR"
-
-# Patch helmet.json: disable upgrade-insecure-requests for HTTP access
-if [[ -f "$APP_DIR/helmet.json" ]]; then
-  jq '.contentSecurityPolicy.directives["upgrade-insecure-requests"] = null' "$APP_DIR/helmet.json" >"$APP_DIR/helmet.json.tmp" && mv "$APP_DIR/helmet.json.tmp" "$APP_DIR/helmet.json"
-fi
-
 cp "$APP_DIR"/package.json "$APP_DIR"/bin
 sed -i "s|^start|${APP_DIR}/bin/start|" "$APP_DIR"/bin/immich-admin

@@ -425,9 +419,6 @@ IMMICH_VERSION=release
 NODE_ENV=production
 IMMICH_ALLOW_SETUP=true

-## Change to 'false' to disable CSP
-IMMICH_HELMET_FILE=true
-
 DB_HOSTNAME=127.0.0.1
 DB_USERNAME=${PG_DB_USER}
 DB_PASSWORD=${PG_DB_PASS}
--- a/install/ironclaw-install.sh
+++ b/install/ironclaw-install.sh
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
-# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
-# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
-# Source: https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw
-
-source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
-color
-verb_ip6
-catch_errors
-setting_up_container
-network_check
-update_os
-
-PG_VERSION="17" PG_MODULES="pgvector" setup_postgresql
-PG_DB_NAME="ironclaw" PG_DB_USER="ironclaw" PG_DB_EXTENSIONS="vector" setup_postgresql_db
-
-fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "ironclaw-bin" "nearai/ironclaw" "prebuild" "latest" "/usr/local/bin" \
-  "ironclaw-$(uname -m)-unknown-linux-$([[ -f /etc/alpine-release ]] && echo "musl" || echo "gnu").tar.gz"
-chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ironclaw
-
-msg_info "Configuring IronClaw"
-mkdir -p /root/.ironclaw
-GATEWAY_TOKEN=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
-cat <<EOF >/root/.ironclaw/.env
-DATABASE_URL=postgresql://${PG_DB_USER}:${PG_DB_PASS}@localhost:5432/${PG_DB_NAME}?sslmode=disable
-GATEWAY_ENABLED=true
-GATEWAY_HOST=0.0.0.0
-GATEWAY_PORT=3000
-GATEWAY_AUTH_TOKEN=${GATEWAY_TOKEN}
-CLI_ENABLED=false
-AGENT_NAME=ironclaw
-RUST_LOG=ironclaw=info,tower_http=info
-EOF
-chmod 600 /root/.ironclaw/.env
-msg_ok "Configured IronClaw"
-
-msg_info "Creating Service"
-cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/ironclaw.service
-[Unit]
-Description=IronClaw AI Agent
-After=network.target postgresql.service
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-User=root
-WorkingDirectory=/root
-ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ironclaw
-Restart=on-failure
-RestartSec=5
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-EOF
-systemctl enable -q ironclaw
-msg_ok "Created Service"
-
-motd_ssh
-customize
-cleanup_lxc
--- a/install/uhf-install.sh
+++ b/install/uhf-install.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ update_os
 setup_hwaccel

 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-setup_ffmpeg
+$STD apt install -y ffmpeg
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"

 msg_info "Setting Up UHF Server Environment"
--- a/misc/build.func
+++ b/misc/build.func
@@ -4018,7 +4018,7 @@ EOF

    # Wait for IP assignment (IPv4 or IPv6)
    local ip_in_lxc=""
-    for i in {1..60}; do
+    for i in {1..20}; do
      # Try IPv4 first
      ip_in_lxc=$(pct exec "$CTID" -- ip -4 addr show dev eth0 2>/dev/null | awk '/inet / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1)
      # Fallback to IPv6 if IPv4 not available
@@ -4026,18 +4026,11 @@ EOF
        ip_in_lxc=$(pct exec "$CTID" -- ip -6 addr show dev eth0 scope global 2>/dev/null | awk '/inet6 / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1 | head -n1)
      fi
      [ -n "$ip_in_lxc" ] && break
-      # Progressive backoff: 1s for first 20, 2s for next 20, 3s for last 20
-      if [ "$i" -le 20 ]; then
-        sleep 1
-      elif [ "$i" -le 40 ]; then
-        sleep 2
-      else
-        sleep 3
-      fi
+      sleep 1
    done

    if [ -z "$ip_in_lxc" ]; then
-      msg_error "No IP assigned to CT $CTID after 60 attempts"
+      msg_error "No IP assigned to CT $CTID after 20s"
      msg_custom "🔧" "${YW}" "Troubleshooting:"
      echo "  • Verify bridge ${BRG} exists and has connectivity"
      echo "  • Check if DHCP server is reachable (if using DHCP)"
@@ -5268,10 +5261,9 @@ create_lxc_container() {
    exit 205
  }
  if qm status "$CTID" &>/dev/null || pct status "$CTID" &>/dev/null; then
-    msg_warn "Container/VM ID $CTID is already in use (detected late). Reassigning..."
-    CTID=$(get_valid_container_id "$((CTID + 1))")
-    export CTID
-    msg_ok "Reassigned to container ID $CTID"
+    unset CTID
+    msg_error "Cannot use ID that is already in use."
+    exit 206
  fi

  # Report installation start to API early - captures failures in storage/template/create
@@ -5747,77 +5739,30 @@ create_lxc_container() {
  if ! pct create "$CTID" "${TEMPLATE_STORAGE}:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE}" $PCT_OPTIONS >"$LOGFILE" 2>&1; then
    msg_debug "Container creation failed on ${TEMPLATE_STORAGE}. Checking error..."

-    # Check if CTID collision (race condition: ID claimed between validation and creation)
-    if grep -qiE 'already exists|already in use' "$LOGFILE"; then
-      local old_ctid="$CTID"
-      CTID=$(get_valid_container_id "$((CTID + 1))")
-      export CTID
-      msg_warn "Container ID $old_ctid was claimed by another process. Retrying with ID $CTID"
-      LOGFILE="/tmp/pct_create_${CTID}_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)_${SESSION_ID}.log"
-      if pct create "$CTID" "${TEMPLATE_STORAGE}:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE}" $PCT_OPTIONS >"$LOGFILE" 2>&1; then
-        msg_ok "Container successfully created with new ID $CTID"
-      else
-        msg_error "Container creation failed even with new ID $CTID. See $LOGFILE"
-        _flush_pct_log
-        exit 209
-      fi
-    else
-      # Not a CTID collision - check if template issue and retry with fresh download
-      if grep -qiE 'unable to open|corrupt|invalid' "$LOGFILE"; then
-        msg_info "Template may be corrupted – re-downloading"
-        rm -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH"
-        pveam download "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" "$TEMPLATE" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1
-        msg_ok "Template re-downloaded"
-      fi
+    # Check if template issue - retry with fresh download
+    if grep -qiE 'unable to open|corrupt|invalid' "$LOGFILE"; then
+      msg_info "Template may be corrupted – re-downloading"
+      rm -f "$TEMPLATE_PATH"
+      pveam download "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" "$TEMPLATE" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1
+      msg_ok "Template re-downloaded"
+    fi

-      # Retry after repair
-      if ! pct create "$CTID" "${TEMPLATE_STORAGE}:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE}" $PCT_OPTIONS >>"$LOGFILE" 2>&1; then
-        # Fallback to local storage if not already on local
-        if [[ "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" != "local" ]]; then
-          msg_info "Retrying container creation with fallback to local storage"
-          LOCAL_TEMPLATE_PATH="/var/lib/vz/template/cache/$TEMPLATE"
-          if [[ ! -f "$LOCAL_TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
-            msg_ok "Trying local storage fallback"
-            msg_info "Downloading template to local"
-            pveam download local "$TEMPLATE" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1
-            msg_ok "Template downloaded to local"
-          else
-            msg_ok "Trying local storage fallback"
-          fi
-          if ! pct create "$CTID" "local:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE}" $PCT_OPTIONS >>"$LOGFILE" 2>&1; then
-            # Local fallback also failed - check for LXC stack version issue
-            if grep -qiE 'unsupported .* version' "$LOGFILE"; then
-              msg_warn "pct reported 'unsupported version' – LXC stack might be too old for this template"
-              offer_lxc_stack_upgrade_and_maybe_retry "yes"
-              rc=$?
-              case $rc in
-              0) : ;; # success - container created, continue
-              2)
-                msg_error "Upgrade declined. Please update and re-run: apt update && apt install --only-upgrade pve-container lxc-pve"
-                _flush_pct_log
-                exit 231
-                ;;
-              3)
-                msg_error "Upgrade and/or retry failed. Please inspect: $LOGFILE"
-                _flush_pct_log
-                exit 231
-                ;;
-              esac
-            else
-              msg_error "Container creation failed. See $LOGFILE"
-              if whiptail --yesno "pct create failed.\nDo you want to enable verbose debug mode and view detailed logs?" 12 70; then
-                set -x
-                pct create "$CTID" "local:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE}" $PCT_OPTIONS 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
-                set +x
-              fi
-              _flush_pct_log
-              exit 209
-            fi
-          else
-            msg_ok "Container successfully created using local fallback."
-          fi
+    # Retry after repair
+    if ! pct create "$CTID" "${TEMPLATE_STORAGE}:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE}" $PCT_OPTIONS >>"$LOGFILE" 2>&1; then
+      # Fallback to local storage if not already on local
+      if [[ "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" != "local" ]]; then
+        msg_info "Retrying container creation with fallback to local storage"
+        LOCAL_TEMPLATE_PATH="/var/lib/vz/template/cache/$TEMPLATE"
+        if [[ ! -f "$LOCAL_TEMPLATE_PATH" ]]; then
+          msg_ok "Trying local storage fallback"
+          msg_info "Downloading template to local"
+          pveam download local "$TEMPLATE" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1
+          msg_ok "Template downloaded to local"
        else
-          # Already on local storage and still failed - check LXC stack version
+          msg_ok "Trying local storage fallback"
+        fi
+        if ! pct create "$CTID" "local:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE}" $PCT_OPTIONS >>"$LOGFILE" 2>&1; then
+          # Local fallback also failed - check for LXC stack version issue
          if grep -qiE 'unsupported .* version' "$LOGFILE"; then
            msg_warn "pct reported 'unsupported version' – LXC stack might be too old for this template"
            offer_lxc_stack_upgrade_and_maybe_retry "yes"
@@ -5845,28 +5790,50 @@ create_lxc_container() {
            _flush_pct_log
            exit 209
          fi
+        else
+          msg_ok "Container successfully created using local fallback."
        fi
      else
-        msg_ok "Container successfully created after template repair."
+        # Already on local storage and still failed - check LXC stack version
+        if grep -qiE 'unsupported .* version' "$LOGFILE"; then
+          msg_warn "pct reported 'unsupported version' – LXC stack might be too old for this template"
+          offer_lxc_stack_upgrade_and_maybe_retry "yes"
+          rc=$?
+          case $rc in
+          0) : ;; # success - container created, continue
+          2)
+            msg_error "Upgrade declined. Please update and re-run: apt update && apt install --only-upgrade pve-container lxc-pve"
+            _flush_pct_log
+            exit 231
+            ;;
+          3)
+            msg_error "Upgrade and/or retry failed. Please inspect: $LOGFILE"
+            _flush_pct_log
+            exit 231
+            ;;
+          esac
+        else
+          msg_error "Container creation failed. See $LOGFILE"
+          if whiptail --yesno "pct create failed.\nDo you want to enable verbose debug mode and view detailed logs?" 12 70; then
+            set -x
+            pct create "$CTID" "local:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE}" $PCT_OPTIONS 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOGFILE"
+            set +x
+          fi
+          _flush_pct_log
+          exit 209
+        fi
      fi
-    fi # close CTID collision else-branch
+    else
+      msg_ok "Container successfully created after template repair."
+    fi
  fi

-  # Verify container exists (allow up to 10s for pmxcfs sync in clusters)
-  local _pct_visible=false
-  for _pct_check in {1..10}; do
-    if pct list | awk '{print $1}' | grep -qx "$CTID"; then
-      _pct_visible=true
-      break
-    fi
-    sleep 1
-  done
-  if [[ "$_pct_visible" != true ]]; then
-    msg_error "Container ID $CTID not listed in 'pct list' after 10s. See $LOGFILE"
-    msg_custom "🔧" "${YW}" "This can happen in clusters with pmxcfs sync delays."
+  # Verify container exists
+  pct list | awk '{print $1}' | grep -qx "$CTID" || {
+    msg_error "Container ID $CTID not listed in 'pct list'. See $LOGFILE"
    _flush_pct_log
    exit 215
-  fi
+  }

  # Verify config rootfs
  grep -q '^rootfs:' "/etc/pve/lxc/$CTID.conf" || {
@@ -5906,12 +5873,6 @@ create_lxc_container() {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 description() {
  IP=$(pct exec "$CTID" ip a s dev eth0 | awk '/inet / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1)
-  local script_slug script_url donate_url
-
-  script_slug="${SCRIPT_SLUG:-${NSAPP}}"
-  script_slug="$(echo "$script_slug" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr ' ' '-')"
-  script_url="https://community-scripts.org/scripts/${script_slug}"
-  donate_url="https://community-scripts.org/donate"

  # Generate LXC Description
  DESCRIPTION=$(
@@ -5924,14 +5885,8 @@ description() {
  <h2 style='font-size: 24px; margin: 20px 0;'>${APP} LXC</h2>

  <p style='margin: 16px 0;'>
-    <a href='${donate_url}' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
-      <img src='https://img.shields.io/badge/❤️-Sponsoring%20%26%20Donations-FF5E5B' alt='Sponsoring and donations' />
-    </a>
-  </p>
-
-  <p style='margin: 12px 0;'>
-    <a href='${script_url}' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
-      <img src='https://img.shields.io/badge/📦-Open%20Script%20Page-00617f' alt='Open script page' />
+    <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>

--- a/misc/vm-core.func
+++ b/misc/vm-core.func
@@ -577,13 +577,6 @@ check_hostname_conflict() {
 }

 set_description() {
-  local app_name script_slug script_url donate_url
-  app_name=$(echo "${APP,,}" | tr ' ' '-')
-  script_slug="${SCRIPT_SLUG:-${app_name}}"
-  script_slug="$(echo "$script_slug" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr ' ' '-')"
-  script_url="https://community-scripts.org/scripts/${script_slug}"
-  donate_url="https://community-scripts.org/donate"
-
  DESCRIPTION=$(
    cat <<EOF
 <div align='center'>
@@ -594,14 +587,8 @@ set_description() {
  <h2 style='font-size: 24px; margin: 20px 0;'>${NSAPP} VM</h2>

  <p style='margin: 16px 0;'>
-    <a href='${donate_url}' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
-      <img src='https://img.shields.io/badge/❤️-Sponsoring%20%26%20Donations-FF5E5B' alt='Sponsoring and donations' />
-    </a>
-  </p>
-
-  <p style='margin: 12px 0;'>
-    <a href='${script_url}' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>
-      <img src='https://img.shields.io/badge/📦-Open%20Script%20Page-00617f' alt='Open script page' />
+    <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>