diff --git a/ct/nginx-ui.sh b/ct/nginx-ui.sh
index c06ad5924..81cb0018e 100644
--- a/ct/nginx-ui.sh
+++ b/ct/nginx-ui.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ source <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxV
 # License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/main/LICENSE
 # Source: https://nginxui.com
 
-APP="Nginx UI"
+APP="Nginx-UI"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-webserver;nginx;proxy}"
 var_cpu="${var_cpu:-1}"
 var_ram="${var_ram:-512}"
diff --git a/install/nginx-ui-install.sh b/install/nginx-ui-install.sh
index 43aaae01a..b309fb5fe 100644
--- a/install/nginx-ui-install.sh
+++ b/install/nginx-ui-install.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ network_check
 update_os
 
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-$STD apt-get install -y \
+$STD apt install -y \
   nginx \
   logrotate
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
@@ -59,24 +59,40 @@ msg_ok "Configured Nginx UI"
 msg_info "Creating Service"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/nginx-ui.service
 [Unit]
-Description=Nginx UI - Web-based Nginx Management
+Description=Yet another WebUI for Nginx
 Documentation=https://nginxui.com
 After=network.target nginx.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-User=root
-WorkingDirectory=/usr/local/etc/nginx-ui
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/nginx-ui --config /usr/local/etc/nginx-ui/app.ini
+RuntimeDirectory=nginx-ui
+WorkingDirectory=/var/run/nginx-ui
 Restart=on-failure
-RestartSec=5
+TimeoutStopSec=5
+KillMode=mixed
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
-systemctl enable -q --now nginx-ui
+systemctl daemon-reload
 msg_ok "Created Service"
 
+msg_info "Creating Initial Admin User"
+systemctl start nginx-ui
+sleep 3
+systemctl stop nginx-ui
+sleep 1
+/usr/local/bin/nginx-ui reset-password --config /usr/local/etc/nginx-ui/app.ini &>/tmp/nginx-ui-reset.log || true
+ADMIN_PASS=$(grep -oP 'Password: \K\S+' /tmp/nginx-ui-reset.log || echo "admin")
+echo -e "Nginx-UI Credentials\nUsername: admin\nPassword: $ADMIN_PASS" >~/nginx-ui.creds
+rm -f /tmp/nginx-ui-reset.log
+msg_ok "Created Initial Admin User"
+
+msg_info "Starting Service"
+systemctl enable -q --now nginx-ui
+msg_ok "Started Service"
+
 motd_ssh
 customize
 cleanup_lxc
diff --git a/misc/vm-core.func b/misc/vm-core.func
index 5412eb14c..c847218dd 100644
--- a/misc/vm-core.func
+++ b/misc/vm-core.func
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ load_functions() {
   color
   formatting
   icons
+  default_vars
   set_std_mode
+  shell_check
   get_valid_nextid
   cleanup_vmid
   cleanup
   check_root
   pve_check
   arch_check
-  ssh_check
-  # add more
 }
 
 # Function to download & save header files
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ formatting() {
   BOLD=$(echo "\033[1m")
   HOLD=" "
   TAB="  "
+  TAB3="      "
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ formatting() {
 icons() {
   CM="${TAB}✔️${TAB}"
   CROSS="${TAB}✖️${TAB}"
+  DNSOK="✔️ "
+  DNSFAIL="${TAB}✖️${TAB}"
   INFO="${TAB}💡${TAB}${CL}"
   OS="${TAB}🖥️${TAB}${CL}"
   OSVERSION="${TAB}🌟${TAB}${CL}"
@@ -110,12 +113,16 @@ icons() {
   NETWORK="${TAB}📡${TAB}${CL}"
   GATEWAY="${TAB}🌐${TAB}${CL}"
   DISABLEIPV6="${TAB}🚫${TAB}${CL}"
+  ICON_DISABLEIPV6="${TAB}🚫${TAB}${CL}"
   DEFAULT="${TAB}⚙️${TAB}${CL}"
   MACADDRESS="${TAB}🔗${TAB}${CL}"
   VLANTAG="${TAB}🏷️${TAB}${CL}"
   ROOTSSH="${TAB}🔑${TAB}${CL}"
   CREATING="${TAB}🚀${TAB}${CL}"
   ADVANCED="${TAB}🧩${TAB}${CL}"
+  FUSE="${TAB}🗂️${TAB}${CL}"
+  GPU="${TAB}🎮${TAB}${CL}"
+  HOURGLASS="${TAB}⏳${TAB}"
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -129,9 +136,90 @@ set_std_mode() {
   fi
 }
 
-# Silent execution function
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# default_vars()
+#
+# - Sets default retry and wait variables used for system actions
+# - RETRY_NUM: Maximum number of retry attempts (default: 10)
+# - RETRY_EVERY: Seconds to wait between retries (default: 3)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+default_vars() {
+  RETRY_NUM=10
+  RETRY_EVERY=3
+  i=$RETRY_NUM
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# get_active_logfile()
+#
+# - Returns the appropriate log file based on execution context
+# - BUILD_LOG: Host operations (VM creation)
+# - Fallback to /tmp/build-<timestamp>.log if not set
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+get_active_logfile() {
+  if [[ -n "${BUILD_LOG:-}" ]]; then
+    echo "$BUILD_LOG"
+  else
+    # Fallback for legacy scripts
+    echo "/tmp/build-$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).log"
+  fi
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# silent()
+#
+# - Executes command with output redirected to active log file
+# - On error: displays last 10 lines of log and exits with original exit code
+# - Temporarily disables error trap to capture exit code correctly
+# - Sources explain_exit_code() for detailed error messages
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 silent() {
-  "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
+  local cmd="$*"
+  local caller_line="${BASH_LINENO[0]:-unknown}"
+  local logfile="$(get_active_logfile)"
+
+  set +Eeuo pipefail
+  trap - ERR
+
+  "$@" >>"$logfile" 2>&1
+  local rc=$?
+
+  set -Eeuo pipefail
+  trap 'error_handler' ERR
+
+  if [[ $rc -ne 0 ]]; then
+    # Source explain_exit_code if needed
+    if ! declare -f explain_exit_code >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/branch/main/misc/error_handler.func) 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+
+    local explanation=""
+    if declare -f explain_exit_code >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      explanation="$(explain_exit_code "$rc")"
+    fi
+
+    printf "\e[?25h"
+    if [[ -n "$explanation" ]]; then
+      msg_error "in line ${caller_line}: exit code ${rc} (${explanation})"
+    else
+      msg_error "in line ${caller_line}: exit code ${rc}"
+    fi
+    msg_custom "→" "${YWB}" "${cmd}"
+
+    if [[ -s "$logfile" ]]; then
+      local log_lines=$(wc -l <"$logfile")
+      echo "--- Last 10 lines of log ---"
+      tail -n 10 "$logfile"
+      echo "----------------------------"
+
+      # Show how to view full log if there are more lines
+      if [[ $log_lines -gt 10 ]]; then
+        msg_custom "📋" "${YW}" "View full log (${log_lines} lines): ${logfile}"
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    exit "$rc"
+  fi
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -237,6 +325,46 @@ __curl_err_handler() {
   exit 1
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# shell_check()
+#
+# - Verifies that the script is running under Bash shell
+# - Exits with error message if different shell is detected
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+shell_check() {
+  if [[ "$(ps -p $$ -o comm=)" != "bash" ]]; then
+    clear
+    msg_error "Your default shell is currently not set to Bash. To use these scripts, please switch to the Bash shell."
+    echo -e "\nExiting..."
+    sleep 2
+    exit
+  fi
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# clear_line()
+#
+# - Clears current terminal line using tput or ANSI escape codes
+# - Moves cursor to beginning of line (carriage return)
+# - Fallback to ANSI codes if tput not available
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+clear_line() {
+  tput cr 2>/dev/null || echo -en "\r"
+  tput el 2>/dev/null || echo -en "\033[K"
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# is_verbose_mode()
+#
+# - Determines if script should run in verbose mode
+# - Checks VERBOSE and var_verbose variables
+# - Also returns true if not running in TTY (pipe/redirect scenario)
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+is_verbose_mode() {
+  local verbose="${VERBOSE:-${var_verbose:-no}}"
+  [[ "$verbose" != "no" || ! -t 2 ]]
+}
+
 ### dev spinner ###
 SPINNER_ACTIVE=0
 SPINNER_PID=""
@@ -332,7 +460,9 @@ msg_ok() {
   printf "\r\e[2K%s %b\n" "${CM}" "${GN}${msg}${CL}" >&2
 
   # Remove from shown messages to allow it to be shown again
-  unset MSG_INFO_SHOWN["$msg"]
+  local sanitized_msg
+  sanitized_msg=$(printf '%s' "$msg" | sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*m//g; s/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]/_/g')
+  unset 'MSG_INFO_SHOWN['"$sanitized_msg"']' 2>/dev/null || true
 }
 
 msg_error() {
@@ -341,15 +471,42 @@ msg_error() {
   printf "\r\e[2K%s %b\n" "${CROSS}" "${RD}${msg}${CL}" >&2
 }
 
+msg_warn() {
+  stop_spinner
+  local msg="$1"
+  echo -e "${BFR:-}${INFO:-ℹ️} ${YWB}${msg}${CL}" >&2
+}
+
 # Helper function to display a message with custom symbol and color
 msg_custom() {
   local symbol="${1:-*}"
   local color="${2:-$CL}"
   local msg="${3:-Custom message}"
+  [[ -z "$msg" ]] && return
   stop_spinner
   printf "\r\e[2K%s %b\n" "$symbol" "${color}${msg}${CL}" >&2
 }
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# msg_debug()
+#
+# - Displays debug message with timestamp when var_full_verbose=1
+# - Automatically enables var_verbose if not already set
+# - Uses bright yellow color for debug output
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+msg_debug() {
+  if [[ "${var_full_verbose:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+    [[ "${var_verbose:-0}" != "1" ]] && var_verbose=1
+    echo -e "${YWB}[$(date '+%F %T')] [DEBUG]${CL} $*"
+  fi
+}
+
+# Displays error message and immediately terminates script
+fatal() {
+  msg_error "$1"
+  kill -INT $$
+}
+
 get_valid_nextid() {
   local try_id
   try_id=$(pvesh get /cluster/nextid)
@@ -413,19 +570,6 @@ arch_check() {
   fi
 }
 
-ssh_check() {
-  if command -v pveversion >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    if [ -n "${SSH_CLIENT:+x}" ]; then
-      if whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --defaultno --title "SSH DETECTED" --yesno "It's suggested to use the Proxmox shell instead of SSH, since SSH can create issues while gathering variables. Would you like to proceed with using SSH?" 10 62; then
-        echo "you've been warned"
-      else
-        clear
-        exit
-      fi
-    fi
-  fi
-}
-
 exit_script() {
   clear
   echo -e "\n${CROSS}${RD}User exited script${CL}\n"
diff --git a/vm/docker-vm.sh b/vm/docker-vm.sh
index a1a29f205..6c862c3f4 100644
--- a/vm/docker-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/docker-vm.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 # Docker VM - Creates a Docker-ready Virtual Machine
 # ==============================================================================
 
-source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/branch/main/misc/api.func)
-source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/branch/main/misc/vm-core.func)
+source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/branch/main/misc/api.func) 2>/dev/null
+source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/branch/main/misc/vm-core.func) 2>/dev/null
 source <(curl -fsSL https://git.community-scripts.org/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/branch/main/misc/cloud-init.func) 2>/dev/null || true
 load_functions
 
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ function start_script() {
 # MAIN EXECUTION
 # ==============================================================================
 header_info
-echo -e "\n Loading..."
 
 check_root
 arch_check