fix(mealie): fallback heredoc if start.sh missing before backup

Instead of recreating start.sh from a heredoc after CLEAN_INSTALL wipes
/opt/mealie/*, simply back it up before the wipe and restore it together
with mealie.env. Simpler and avoids any drift between the hardcoded
heredoc and what was actually installed.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -445,6 +445,14 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 </details>
 
+## 2026-04-23
+
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - core: hotfix - prefer silent mode on PHS env conflict [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13951](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13951))
+
 ## 2026-04-22
 
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
@@ -460,6 +468,12 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
     - add --clear to uv venv in update_script() to prevent interactive prompt [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13926](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13926))
 
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - core: Add PHS_VERBOSE env var to skip verbose mode prompts [@gormanity](https://github.com/gormanity) ([#13797](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13797))
+
 ## 2026-04-21
 
 ### 🆕 New Scripts

ct/mealie.sh

@@ -38,10 +38,27 @@ function update_script() {
 
     msg_info "Backing up Configuration"
     cp -f /opt/mealie/mealie.env /opt/mealie.env
+    [[ -f /opt/mealie/start.sh ]] && cp -f /opt/mealie/start.sh /opt/mealie.start.sh
     msg_ok "Backup completed"
 
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "mealie" "mealie-recipes/mealie" "tarball"
 
+    msg_info "Restoring Configuration"
+    mv -f /opt/mealie.env /opt/mealie/mealie.env
+    if [[ -f /opt/mealie.start.sh ]]; then
+      mv -f /opt/mealie.start.sh /opt/mealie/start.sh
+    else
+      cat <<'STARTEOF' >/opt/mealie/start.sh
+#!/bin/bash
+set -a
+source /opt/mealie/mealie.env
+set +a
+exec uv run mealie
+STARTEOF
+    fi
+    chmod +x /opt/mealie/start.sh
+    msg_ok "Configuration restored"
+
     msg_info "Installing Python Dependencies with uv"
     cd /opt/mealie
     $STD uv sync --frozen --extra pgsql
@@ -70,18 +87,6 @@ function update_script() {
     $STD uv run python -m nltk.downloader -d /nltk_data averaged_perceptron_tagger_eng
     msg_ok "Updated NLTK Data"
 
-    msg_info "Restoring Configuration"
-    mv -f /opt/mealie.env /opt/mealie/mealie.env
-    cat <<'STARTEOF' >/opt/mealie/start.sh
-#!/bin/bash
-set -a
-source /opt/mealie/mealie.env
-set +a
-exec uv run mealie
-STARTEOF
-    chmod +x /opt/mealie/start.sh
-    msg_ok "Configuration restored"
-
     msg_info "Starting Service"
     systemctl start mealie
     msg_ok "Started Service"

misc/build.func

@@ -2702,6 +2702,10 @@ advanced_settings() {
     # STEP 28: Verbose Mode & Confirmation
     # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     28)
+      # PHS_VERBOSE forces verbose mode and skips the prompt
+      if [[ "$PHS_MODE" == "verbose" ]]; then
+        _verbose="yes"
+      else
         local verbose_default_flag="--defaultno"
         [[ "$_verbose" == "yes" ]] && verbose_default_flag=""
 
@@ -2713,6 +2717,7 @@ advanced_settings() {
         else
           _verbose="no"
         fi
+      fi
       # Build summary
       local ct_type_desc="Unprivileged"
       [[ "$_ct_type" == "0" ]] && ct_type_desc="Privileged"
@@ -3444,7 +3449,7 @@ configure_ssh_settings() {
 # msg_menu()
 #
 # - Displays a numbered menu for update_script() functions
-# - In silent mode (PHS_SILENT=1): auto-selects the default option
+# - In silent mode (PHS_MODE=silent): auto-selects the default option
 # - In interactive mode: shows menu via read with 10s timeout + default fallback
 # - Usage: CHOICE=$(msg_menu "Title" "tag1" "Description 1" "tag2" "Desc 2" ...)
 # - The first item is always the default
@@ -3468,7 +3473,7 @@ msg_menu() {
   local count=${#tags[@]}
 
   # Silent mode: return default immediately
-  if [[ -n "${PHS_SILENT+x}" ]] && [[ "${PHS_SILENT}" == "1" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$PHS_MODE" == "silent" ]]; then
     echo "$default_tag"
     return 0
   fi
@@ -3504,6 +3509,34 @@ msg_menu() {
   return 0
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# resolve_phs_mode()
+#
+# - Resolves PHS_SILENT/PHS_VERBOSE env vars into a single PHS_MODE enum
+# - Values: "silent", "verbose", "interactive"
+# - If both PHS_SILENT=1 and PHS_VERBOSE=1, shows a conflict warning
+#   and defaults to "interactive"
+# - Should be called once early, before any mode-dependent logic
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+resolve_phs_mode() {
+  if [[ -n "${PHS_SILENT+x}" ]] && [[ "${PHS_SILENT}" == "1" ]] && [[ -n "${PHS_VERBOSE+x}" ]] && [[ "${PHS_VERBOSE}" == "1" ]]; then
+    # Conflict handling must never block unattended/non-TTY updates.
+    # Prefer silent mode to keep automation safe.
+    if [[ -t 0 ]] && [[ -t 1 ]] && command -v whiptail >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" \
+        --title "Configuration Conflict Warning" \
+        --msgbox "PHS_SILENT and PHS_VERBOSE are both set.\n\nFalling back to silent mode." 10 58 || true
+    fi
+    PHS_MODE="silent"
+  elif [[ -n "${PHS_SILENT+x}" ]] && [[ "${PHS_SILENT}" == "1" ]]; then
+    PHS_MODE="silent"
+  elif [[ -n "${PHS_VERBOSE+x}" ]] && [[ "${PHS_VERBOSE}" == "1" ]]; then
+    PHS_MODE="verbose"
+  else
+    PHS_MODE="interactive"
+  fi
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # start()
 #
@@ -3514,17 +3547,16 @@ msg_menu() {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 start() {
   source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/misc/tools.func)
+  resolve_phs_mode
   if command -v pveversion >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     install_script || return 0
     return 0
-  elif [ ! -z ${PHS_SILENT+x} ] && [[ "${PHS_SILENT}" == "1" ]]; then
+  elif [[ "$PHS_MODE" == "silent" ]]; then
     VERBOSE="no"
     set_std_mode
-    ensure_profile_loaded
+  elif [[ "$PHS_MODE" == "verbose" ]]; then
-    get_lxc_ip
+    VERBOSE="yes"
-    update_script
+    set_std_mode
-    update_motd_ip
-    cleanup_lxc
   else
     CHOICE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "${APP} LXC Update/Setting" --menu \
       "Support/Update functions for ${APP} LXC. Choose an option:" \
@@ -3548,12 +3580,12 @@ start() {
       exit 0
       ;;
     esac
+  fi
   ensure_profile_loaded
   get_lxc_ip
   update_script
   update_motd_ip
   cleanup_lxc
-  fi
 }
 
 # ==============================================================================

misc/core.func

@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ is_verbose_mode() {
 #
 # - Detects if script is running in unattended/non-interactive mode
 # - Checks MODE variable first (primary method)
-# - Falls back to legacy flags (PHS_SILENT, var_unattended)
+# - Falls back to legacy flags (PHS_MODE, var_unattended)
 # - Returns 0 (true) if unattended, 1 (false) otherwise
 # - Used by prompt functions to auto-apply defaults
 #
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ is_unattended() {
   esac
 
   # Legacy fallbacks for compatibility
-  [[ "${PHS_SILENT:-0}" == "1" ]] && return 0
+  [[ "${PHS_MODE:-}" == "silent" ]] && return 0
   [[ "${var_unattended:-}" =~ ^(yes|true|1)$ ]] && return 0
   [[ "${UNATTENDED:-}" =~ ^(yes|true|1)$ ]] && return 0