Update .app files

* Add ironclaw (ct)

* add alpine variant

---------

Co-authored-by: push-app-to-main[bot] <203845782+push-app-to-main[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: CanbiZ (MickLesk) <47820557+MickLesk@users.noreply.github.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -439,6 +439,31 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 </details>
 
+## 2026-04-08
+
+### 🚀 Updated Scripts
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - 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))
+
+  - #### 🔧 Refactor
+
+    - feat: update UHF Server script to use setup_ffmpeg [@zackwithak13](https://github.com/zackwithak13) ([#13564](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/13564))
+
+## 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

ct/alpine-ironclaw.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/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}"

ct/headers/alpine-ironclaw

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+    ___    __      _                  ____                 ________              
+   /   |  / /___  (_)___  ___        /  _/________  ____  / ____/ /___ __      __
+  / /| | / / __ \/ / __ \/ _ \______ / // ___/ __ \/ __ \/ /   / / __ `/ | /| / /
+ / ___ |/ / /_/ / / / / /  __/_____// // /  / /_/ / / / / /___/ / /_/ /| |/ |/ / 
+/_/  |_/_/ .___/_/_/ /_/\___/     /___/_/   \____/_/ /_/\____/_/\__,_/ |__/|__/  
+        /_/                                                                      

ct/headers/ironclaw

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

ct/immich.sh

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ EOF
     msg_ok "Image-processing libraries up to date"
   fi
 
-  RELEASE="v2.6.3"
+  RELEASE="v2.7.2"
   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 [[ $(cat ~/.immich) > "2.5.1" ]]; then
       msg_info "Enabling Maintenance Mode"
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ EOF
     if ! grep -q '^DB_HOSTNAME=' "$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

ct/ironclaw.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/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}"

ct/uhf.sh

@@ -38,8 +38,14 @@ 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

install/alpine-ironclaw-install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#!/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

install/flaresolverr-install.sh

@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ setup_deb822_repo \
 $STD apt update
 $STD apt install -y google-chrome-stable
 # remove google-chrome.list added by google-chrome-stable
-rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
+if [ -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list ]; then
+  rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
+fi
 msg_ok "Installed Chrome"
 
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "flaresolverr" "FlareSolverr/FlareSolverr" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/flaresolverr" "flaresolverr_linux_x64.tar.gz"

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" "v2.6.3" "$SRC_DIR"
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "Immich" "immich-app/immich" "tarball" "v2.7.2" "$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
 
@@ -419,6 +419,9 @@ 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}

install/ironclaw-install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/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

install/uhf-install.sh

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ update_os
 setup_hwaccel
 
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-$STD apt install -y ffmpeg
+setup_ffmpeg
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 msg_info "Setting Up UHF Server Environment"

misc/build.func

@@ -4018,7 +4018,7 @@ EOF
 
     # Wait for IP assignment (IPv4 or IPv6)
     local ip_in_lxc=""
-    for i in {1..20}; do
+    for i in {1..60}; do
       # Try IPv4 first
       ip_in_lxc=$(pct exec "$CTID" -- ip -4 addr show dev eth0 2>/dev/null | awk '/inet / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1)
       # Fallback to IPv6 if IPv4 not available
@@ -4026,11 +4026,18 @@ EOF
         ip_in_lxc=$(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
-      sleep 1
+      # 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
     done
 
     if [ -z "$ip_in_lxc" ]; then
-      msg_error "No IP assigned to CT $CTID after 20s"
+      msg_error "No IP assigned to CT $CTID after 60 attempts"
       msg_custom "🔧" "${YW}" "Troubleshooting:"
       echo "  • Verify bridge ${BRG} exists and has connectivity"
       echo "  • Check if DHCP server is reachable (if using DHCP)"
@@ -5261,9 +5268,10 @@ create_lxc_container() {
     exit 205
   }
   if qm status "$CTID" &>/dev/null || pct status "$CTID" &>/dev/null; then
-    unset CTID
-    msg_error "Cannot use ID that is already in use."
-    exit 206
+    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"
   fi
 
   # Report installation start to API early - captures failures in storage/template/create
@@ -5739,30 +5747,77 @@ 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 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" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1
-      msg_ok "Template re-downloaded"
-    fi
+    # Check if CTID collision (race condition: ID claimed between validation and creation)
+    if grep -qiE 'already exists|already in use' "$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
 
-    # 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" >>"${BUILD_LOG:-/dev/null}" 2>&1
-          msg_ok "Template downloaded to local"
+      # Retry after repair
+      if ! pct create "$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
         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
+          # Already on local storage and still failed - check LXC stack version
           if grep -qiE 'unsupported .* version' "$LOGFILE"; then
             msg_warn "pct reported 'unsupported version' – LXC stack might be too old for this template"
             offer_lxc_stack_upgrade_and_maybe_retry "yes"
@@ -5790,50 +5845,28 @@ create_lxc_container() {
             _flush_pct_log
             exit 209
           fi
-        else
-          msg_ok "Container successfully created using local fallback."
         fi
       else
-        # Already on local storage and still failed - check LXC stack version
-        if grep -qiE 'unsupported .* version' "$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
+        msg_ok "Container successfully created after template repair."
       fi
-    else
-      msg_ok "Container successfully created after template repair."
-    fi
+    fi # close CTID collision else-branch
   fi
 
-  # Verify container exists
-  pct list | awk '{print $1}' | grep -qx "$CTID" || {
-    msg_error "Container ID $CTID not listed in 'pct list'. See $LOGFILE"
+  # 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."
     _flush_pct_log
     exit 215
-  }
+  fi
 
   # Verify config rootfs
   grep -q '^rootfs:' "/etc/pve/lxc/$CTID.conf" || {