Update api.func

1. Disable globbing (set -f) around pct create calls to prevent
   passwords containing * or ? from expanding to filenames.

2. Fix TAGS: use semicolons (pct format), prevent duplicate
   community-script prefix, remove trailing separator.

3. Skip keyctl dialog for unprivileged containers — pct always
   forces keyctl=1 for CT_TYPE=1, so the dialog was misleading.

4. Remove dead IPV6_STATIC variable (IPv6 is handled via
   IPV6_ADDR/IPV6_GATE which are properly wired into NET_STRING).

5. Remove dead UDHCPC_FIX variable — set and exported but never
   consumed by any install script.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -442,23 +442,43 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 </details>
 
+## 2026-04-16
+
+### 🚀 Updated Scripts
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - Add pnpm as a dependency to ghost-cli install [@YourFavoriteKyle](https://github.com/YourFavoriteKyle) ([#13789](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13789))
+
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - #### ✨ New Features
+
+    - core: wire ENABLE_MKNOD and ALLOW_MOUNT_FS into LXC features [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13796](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13796))
+
 ## 2026-04-15
 
 ### 🆕 New Scripts
 
-  - GitHub-Runner ([#13709](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13709))
+  - iGotify ([#13773](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13773))
+- GitHub-Runner ([#13709](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13709))
 - Revert "Remove low-install-count CT scripts and installers (#13570)" [@CrazyWolf13](https://github.com/CrazyWolf13) ([#13752](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13752))
 
 ### 🚀 Updated Scripts
 
   - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
 
+    - [alpine-nextcloud] Update Nginx MIME types to support .mjs files [@GuiltyFox](https://github.com/GuiltyFox) ([#13771](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13771))
     - Domain Monitor: Fix file ownership after update [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#13759](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13759))
 
   - #### 💥 Breaking Changes
 
     - Reitti: refactor scripts for v4 - remove RabbitMQ and Photon [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13728](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13728))
 
+  - #### 🔧 Refactor
+
+    - Semaphore: add BoltDB to SQLite migration [@tremor021](https://github.com/tremor021) ([#13779](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13779))
+
 ### 📚 Documentation
 
   - cleanup: remove docs/, update README & CONTRIBUTING, fix repo config [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#13770](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13770))

ct/ghost.sh

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function update_script() {
   check_container_resources
 
   setup_mariadb
-  NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
+  NODE_VERSION="22" NODE_MODULE="pnpm" setup_nodejs
   ensure_dependencies git
 
   msg_info "Updating Ghost"

ct/headers/igotify

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+    _ ______      __  _ ____     
+   (_) ____/___  / /_(_) __/_  __
+  / / / __/ __ \/ __/ / /_/ / / /
+ / / /_/ / /_/ / /_/ / __/ /_/ / 
+/_/\____/\____/\__/_/_/  \__, /  
+                        /____/   

ct/igotify.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/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: pfassina
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/androidseb25/iGotify-Notification-Assistent
+
+APP="iGotify"
+var_tags="${var_tags:-notifications;gotify}"
+var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
+var_disk="${var_disk:-4}"
+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 [[ ! -d /opt/igotify ]]; then
+    msg_error "No iGotify Installation Found!"
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  if check_for_gh_release "igotify" "androidseb25/iGotify-Notification-Assistent"; then
+    msg_info "Stopping Service"
+    systemctl stop igotify
+    msg_ok "Stopped Service"
+
+    msg_info "Backing up Configuration"
+    cp /opt/igotify/.env /opt/igotify.env.bak
+    msg_ok "Backed up Configuration"
+
+    CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "igotify" "androidseb25/iGotify-Notification-Assistent" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/igotify" "iGotify-Notification-Service-amd64-v*.zip"
+
+    msg_info "Restoring Configuration"
+    cp /opt/igotify.env.bak /opt/igotify/.env
+    rm -f /opt/igotify.env.bak
+    msg_ok "Restored Configuration"
+
+    msg_info "Starting Service"
+    systemctl start igotify
+    msg_ok "Started Service"
+    msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
+  fi
+  exit
+}
+
+start
+build_container
+description
+
+msg_ok "Completed Successfully!\n"
+echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Access it using the following URL:${CL}"
+echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}http://${IP}${CL}"

ct/semaphore.sh

@@ -29,40 +29,38 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
 
-  if [[ -f /opt/semaphore/semaphore_db.bolt ]]; then
-    msg_warn "WARNING: Due to bugs with BoltDB database, update script will move your application"
-    msg_warn "to use SQLite database instead. Unfortunately, this will reset your application and make it a fresh"
-    msg_warn "installation. All your data will be lost!"
-    echo ""
-    read -r -p "${TAB3}Do you want to continue? (y/N): " CONFIRM
-    if [[ ! "$CONFIRM" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-      exit 0
-    else
-      msg_info "Moving from BoltDB to SQLite"
-      systemctl stop semaphore
-      rm -rf /opt/semaphore/semaphore_db.bolt
-      sed -i \
-        -e 's|"bolt": {|"sqlite": {|' \
-        -e 's|/semaphore_db.bolt"|/database.sqlite"|' \
-        -e '/semaphore_db.bolt/d' \
-        -e '/"dialect"/d' \
-        -e '/^  },$/a\  "dialect": "sqlite",' \
-        /opt/semaphore/config.json
-      SEM_PW=$(cat ~/semaphore.creds)
-      systemctl start semaphore
-      $STD semaphore user add --admin --login admin --email admin@community-scripts.org --name Administrator --password "${SEM_PW}" --config /opt/semaphore/config.json
-
-      msg_ok "Moved from BoltDB to SQLite"
-    fi
-  fi
-
   if check_for_gh_release "semaphore" "semaphoreui/semaphore"; then
+    if [[ -f /opt/semaphore/semaphore_db.bolt ]]; then
+      msg_warn "WARNING: Due to bugs with BoltDB database, update script will move your application"
+      msg_warn "to use SQLite database instead. Make sure you have a backup of your data!"
+      echo ""
+      read -r -p "${TAB3}Do you want to continue? (y/N): " CONFIRM
+      if [[ ! "$CONFIRM" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+        exit 0
+      else
+        msg_info "Moving from BoltDB to SQLite"
+        sed -i \
+          -e 's|"bolt": {|"sqlite": {|' \
+          -e 's|/semaphore_db.bolt"|/database.sqlite"|' \
+          -e '/semaphore_db.bolt/d' \
+          -e '/"dialect"/d' \
+          -e '/^  },$/a\  "dialect": "sqlite",' \
+          /opt/semaphore/config.json
+        msg_ok "Moved from BoltDB to SQLite"
+      fi
+    fi
+
     msg_info "Stopping Service"
     systemctl stop semaphore
     msg_ok "Stopped Service"
 
     fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "semaphore" "semaphoreui/semaphore" "binary" "latest" "/opt/semaphore" "semaphore_*_linux_amd64.deb"
 
+    if [[ -f /opt/semaphore/semaphore_db.bolt ]]; then
+      $STD semaphore migrate --from-boltdb /opt/semaphore/semaphore_db.bolt --config /opt/semaphore/config.json
+      rm -f /opt/semaphore/semaphore_db.bolt
+    fi
+
     msg_info "Starting Service"
     systemctl start semaphore
     msg_ok "Started Service"

install/alpine-nextcloud-install.sh

@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ EOF
 sed -i -e 's|memory_limit = 128M|memory_limit = 512M|; $aapc.enable_cli=1' /etc/php83/php.ini
 sed -i -e 's|upload_max_file_size = 2M|upload_max_file_size = 16G|' /etc/php83/php.ini
 sed -i -E '/^php_admin_(flag|value)\[opcache/s/^/;/' /etc/php83/php-fpm.d/nextcloud.conf
+sed -i -e 's| js;| mjs js;|' /etc/nginx/mime.types
 msg_ok "Installed Nextcloud"
 
 msg_info "Adding Additional Nextcloud Packages"

install/ghost-install.sh

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 setup_mariadb
 MARIADB_DB_NAME="ghost" MARIADB_DB_USER="ghostuser" setup_mariadb_db
-NODE_VERSION="22" setup_nodejs
+NODE_VERSION="22" NODE_MODULE="pnpm" setup_nodejs
 
 msg_info "Installing Ghost CLI"
 $STD npm install ghost-cli@latest -g

install/igotify-install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
+# Author: pfassina
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
+# Source: https://github.com/androidseb25/iGotify-Notification-Assistent
+
+source /dev/stdin <<<"$FUNCTIONS_FILE_PATH"
+color
+verb_ip6
+catch_errors
+setting_up_container
+network_check
+update_os
+
+msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
+setup_deb822_repo \
+  "microsoft" \
+  "https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft-2025.asc" \
+  "https://packages.microsoft.com/debian/13/prod/" \
+  "trixie" \
+  "main"
+$STD apt install -y aspnetcore-runtime-10.0
+msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
+
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "igotify" "androidseb25/iGotify-Notification-Assistent" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/igotify" "iGotify-Notification-Service-amd64-v*.zip"
+
+msg_info "Creating Service"
+cat <<EOF >/opt/igotify/.env
+ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://0.0.0.0:80
+ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
+GOTIFY_DEFAULTUSER_PASS=
+GOTIFY_URLS=
+GOTIFY_CLIENT_TOKENS=
+SECNTFY_TOKENS=
+EOF
+cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/igotify.service
+[Unit]
+Description=iGotify Notification Service
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+EnvironmentFile=/opt/igotify/.env
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/igotify
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/dotnet "/opt/igotify/iGotify Notification Assist.dll"
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10
+KillSignal=SIGINT
+TimeoutStopSec=10
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+systemctl enable -q --now igotify
+msg_ok "Created Service"
+
+motd_ssh
+customize
+cleanup_lxc

misc/api.func

@@ -344,21 +344,36 @@ explain_exit_code() {
 # - Escapes a string for safe JSON embedding
 # - Strips ANSI escape sequences and non-printable control characters
 # - Handles backslashes, quotes, newlines, tabs, and carriage returns
+# - Uses jq when available (guaranteed correct), falls back to awk
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 json_escape() {
-  # Escape a string for safe JSON embedding using awk (handles any input size).
+  local input
-  # Pipeline: strip ANSI → remove control chars → escape \ " TAB → join lines with \n
+  # Pipeline: strip ANSI → remove control chars → escape for JSON
-  printf '%s' "$1" |
+  input=$(printf '%s' "$1" |
     sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]//g' |
-    tr -d '\000-\010\013\014\016-\037\177\r' |
+    tr -d '\000-\010\013\014\016-\037\177\r')
+
+  # Prefer jq: guaranteed correct JSON string encoding (handles all edge cases)
+  if command -v jq &>/dev/null; then
+    # jq -Rs reads raw stdin as string, outputs JSON-encoded string with quotes.
+    # We strip the surrounding quotes since the heredoc adds them.
+    printf '%s' "$input" | jq -Rs '.' | sed 's/^"//;s/"$//'
+    return
+  fi
+
+  # Fallback: character-by-character processing with awk (avoids gsub replacement pitfalls)
+  printf '%s' "$input" |
     awk '
-        BEGIN { ORS = "" }
+        BEGIN { ORS="" }
         {
-          gsub(/\\/, "\\\\")   # backslash → \\
+          if (NR > 1) printf "%s", "\\n"
-          gsub(/"/, "\\\"")    # double quote → \"
+          for (i = 1; i <= length($0); i++) {
-          gsub(/\t/, "\\t")   # tab → \t
+            c = substr($0, i, 1)
-          if (NR > 1) printf "\\n"
+            if (c == "\\") printf "%s", "\\\\"
-          printf "%s", $0
+            else if (c == "\"") printf "%s", "\\\""
+            else if (c == "\t") printf "%s", "\\t"
+            else printf "%s", c
+          }
         }'
 }
 

misc/build.func

@@ -979,7 +979,6 @@ base_settings() {
   fi
 
   IPV6_METHOD=${var_ipv6_method:-"none"}
-  IPV6_STATIC=${var_ipv6_static:-""}
   GATE=${var_gateway:-""}
   APT_CACHER=${var_apt_cacher:-""}
   APT_CACHER_IP=${var_apt_cacher_ip:-""}
@@ -1015,8 +1014,12 @@ base_settings() {
   VLAN=${var_vlan:-""}
   SSH=${var_ssh:-"no"}
   SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEY=${var_ssh_authorized_key:-""}
-  UDHCPC_FIX=${var_udhcpc_fix:-""}
+  # Build TAGS: ensure community-script prefix, use semicolons (pct format), no duplicates
-  TAGS="community-script,${var_tags:-}"
+  if [[ "${var_tags:-}" == *community-script* ]]; then
+    TAGS="${var_tags:-community-script}"
+  else
+    TAGS="community-script${var_tags:+;${var_tags}}"
+  fi
   ENABLE_FUSE=${var_fuse:-"${1:-no}"}
   ENABLE_TUN=${var_tun:-"${1:-no}"}
 
@@ -1025,6 +1028,7 @@ base_settings() {
   ENABLE_NESTING=${var_nesting:-"1"}
   ENABLE_KEYCTL=${var_keyctl:-"0"}
   ENABLE_MKNOD=${var_mknod:-"0"}
+  ALLOW_MOUNT_FS=${var_mount_fs:-""}
   PROTECT_CT=${var_protection:-"no"}
   CT_TIMEZONE=${var_timezone:-"$timezone"}
   [[ "${CT_TIMEZONE:-}" == Etc/* ]] && CT_TIMEZONE="host" # pct doesn't accept Etc/* zones
@@ -1203,6 +1207,18 @@ load_vars_file() {
             continue
           fi
           ;;
+        var_mknod)
+          if [[ "$var_val" != "0" && "$var_val" != "1" ]]; then
+            msg_warn "Invalid mknod value '$var_val' in $file (must be 0 or 1), ignoring"
+            continue
+          fi
+          ;;
+        var_mount_fs)
+          if [[ ! "$var_val" =~ ^[a-zA-Z0-9,]+$ ]]; then
+            msg_warn "Invalid mount_fs value '$var_val' in $file (comma-separated fs names only, e.g. nfs,cifs), ignoring"
+            continue
+          fi
+          ;;
         var_ipv6_method)
           if [[ "$var_val" != "auto" && "$var_val" != "dhcp" && "$var_val" != "static" && "$var_val" != "none" ]]; then
             msg_warn "Invalid IPv6 method '$var_val' in $file (must be auto/dhcp/static/none), ignoring"
@@ -1428,10 +1444,10 @@ get_app_defaults_path() {
 if ! declare -p VAR_WHITELIST >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   # Note: Removed var_ctid (can only exist once), var_ipv6_static (static IPs are unique)
   declare -ag VAR_WHITELIST=(
-    var_apt_cacher var_apt_cacher_ip var_brg var_cpu var_disk var_fuse var_github_token var_gpu
+    var_apt_cacher var_apt_cacher_ip var_brg var_cpu var_disk var_fuse var_github_token var_gpu var_keyctl
-    var_gateway var_hostname var_ipv6_method var_mac var_mtu
+    var_gateway var_hostname var_ipv6_method var_mac var_mknod var_mount_fs var_mtu
-    var_net var_ns var_os var_pw var_ram var_tags var_tun var_unprivileged
+    var_net var_nesting var_ns var_os var_protection var_pw var_ram var_tags var_timezone var_tun var_unprivileged
-    var_verbose var_version var_vlan var_ssh var_ssh_authorized_key var_container_storage var_template_storage
+    var_verbose var_version var_vlan var_ssh var_ssh_authorized_key var_container_storage var_template_storage var_searchdomain
   )
 fi
 
@@ -1781,7 +1797,12 @@ advanced_settings() {
   trap 'tput rmcup 2>/dev/null || true' RETURN
 
   # Initialize defaults
-  TAGS="community-script;${var_tags:-}"
+  # Build TAGS: ensure community-script prefix, use semicolons (pct format), no duplicates
+  if [[ "${var_tags:-}" == *community-script* ]]; then
+    TAGS="${var_tags:-community-script}"
+  else
+    TAGS="community-script${var_tags:+;${var_tags}}"
+  fi
   local STEP=1
   local MAX_STEP=28
 
@@ -2518,6 +2539,13 @@ advanced_settings() {
     # STEP 22: Keyctl Support (Docker/systemd)
     # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     22)
+      # Keyctl is always required for unprivileged containers — skip dialog
+      if [[ "$_ct_type" == "1" ]]; then
+        _enable_keyctl="1"
+        ((STEP++))
+        continue
+      fi
+
       local keyctl_default_flag="--defaultno"
       [[ "$_enable_keyctl" == "1" ]] && keyctl_default_flag=""
 
@@ -2525,7 +2553,7 @@ advanced_settings() {
         --title "KEYCTL SUPPORT" \
         --ok-button "Next" --cancel-button "Back" \
         $keyctl_default_flag \
-        --yesno "\nEnable Keyctl support?\n\nRequired for: Docker containers, systemd-networkd,\nand kernel keyring operations.\n\nNote: Automatically enabled for unprivileged containers.\n\n(App default: ${var_keyctl:-0})" 16 62; then
+        --yesno "\nEnable Keyctl support?\n\nRequired for: Docker containers, systemd-networkd,\nand kernel keyring operations.\n\n(App default: ${var_keyctl:-0})" 14 62; then
         _enable_keyctl="1"
       else
         if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
@@ -2711,6 +2739,7 @@ Network:
 Features:
   FUSE: $_enable_fuse | TUN: $_enable_tun
   Nesting: $nesting_desc | Keyctl: $keyctl_desc
+  Mknod: $([ "$_enable_mknod" == "1" ] && echo Enabled || echo Disabled) | Mount FS: ${_mount_fs:-(none)}
   GPU: $_enable_gpu | Protection: $protect_desc
 
 Advanced:
@@ -2780,13 +2809,6 @@ Advanced:
   [[ -n "$_mac" ]] && MAC=",hwaddr=$_mac" || MAC=""
   [[ -n "$_vlan" ]] && VLAN=",tag=$_vlan" || VLAN=""
 
-  # Alpine UDHCPC fix
-  if [ "$var_os" == "alpine" ] && [ "$NET" == "dhcp" ] && [ -n "$_ns" ]; then
-    UDHCPC_FIX="yes"
-  else
-    UDHCPC_FIX="no"
-  fi
-  export UDHCPC_FIX
   export SSH_KEYS_FILE
 
   # Exit alternate screen buffer before showing summary (so output remains visible)
@@ -2811,6 +2833,8 @@ Advanced:
   echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Nesting: ${BGN}$([ "${ENABLE_NESTING:-1}" == "1" ] && echo "Enabled" || echo "Disabled")${CL}"
   [[ "${ENABLE_KEYCTL:-0}" == "1" ]] && echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Keyctl: ${BGN}Enabled${CL}"
   echo -e "${GPU}${BOLD}${DGN}GPU Passthrough: ${BGN}${ENABLE_GPU:-no}${CL}"
+  [[ "${ENABLE_MKNOD:-0}" == "1" ]] && echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Mknod: ${BGN}Enabled${CL}"
+  [[ -n "${ALLOW_MOUNT_FS:-}" ]] && echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Mount FS: ${BGN}${ALLOW_MOUNT_FS}${CL}"
   [[ "${PROTECT_CT:-no}" == "yes" || "${PROTECT_CT:-no}" == "1" ]] && echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Protection: ${BGN}Enabled${CL}"
   [[ -n "${CT_TIMEZONE:-}" ]] && echo -e "${INFO}${BOLD}${DGN}Timezone: ${BGN}$CT_TIMEZONE${CL}"
   [[ "$APT_CACHER" == "yes" ]] && echo -e "${INFO}${BOLD}${DGN}APT Cacher: ${BGN}$APT_CACHER_IP${CL}"
@@ -2833,6 +2857,8 @@ Advanced:
   log_msg "IPv6: $IPV6_METHOD"
   log_msg "FUSE Support: ${ENABLE_FUSE:-no}"
   log_msg "Nesting: $([ "${ENABLE_NESTING:-1}" == "1" ] && echo "Enabled" || echo "Disabled")"
+  log_msg "Mknod: $([ "${ENABLE_MKNOD:-0}" == "1" ] && echo "Enabled" || echo "Disabled")"
+  [[ -n "${ALLOW_MOUNT_FS:-}" ]] && log_msg "Mount FS: ${ALLOW_MOUNT_FS}"
   log_msg "GPU Passthrough: ${ENABLE_GPU:-no}"
   log_msg "Verbose Mode: $VERBOSE"
   log_msg "Session ID: ${SESSION_ID}"
@@ -3612,6 +3638,18 @@ build_container() {
     FEATURES="${FEATURES}fuse=1"
   fi
 
+  # Mknod support (user configurable via advanced settings)
+  if [ "${ENABLE_MKNOD:-0}" == "1" ]; then
+    [ -n "$FEATURES" ] && FEATURES="$FEATURES,"
+    FEATURES="${FEATURES}mknod=1"
+  fi
+
+  # Mount filesystem types (user configurable via advanced settings)
+  if [ -n "${ALLOW_MOUNT_FS:-}" ]; then
+    [ -n "$FEATURES" ] && FEATURES="$FEATURES,"
+    FEATURES="${FEATURES}mount=${ALLOW_MOUNT_FS//,/;}"
+  fi
+
   # Build PCT_OPTIONS as string for export
   local _func_url
   if [ "$var_os" == "alpine" ]; then
@@ -5751,6 +5789,9 @@ create_lxc_container() {
   msg_debug "Logfile: $LOGFILE"
 
   # First attempt (PCT_OPTIONS is a multi-line string, use it directly)
+  # Disable globbing: unquoted $PCT_OPTIONS needs word-splitting but must not glob-expand
+  # (e.g. passwords containing * or ? would match filenames otherwise)
+  set -f
   if ! pct create "$CTID" "${TEMPLATE_STORAGE}:vztmpl/${TEMPLATE}" $PCT_OPTIONS >"$LOGFILE" 2>&1; then
     msg_debug "Container creation failed on ${TEMPLATE_STORAGE}. Checking error..."
 
@@ -5858,6 +5899,7 @@ create_lxc_container() {
       fi
     fi # close CTID collision else-branch
   fi
+  set +f  # re-enable globbing after pct create block
 
   # Verify container exists (allow up to 10s for pmxcfs sync in clusters)
   local _pct_visible=false