diff --git a/install/proxmox/README.md b/install/proxmox/README.md
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+# NetAlertX Proxmox Installer
+
+An  installer script for deploying NetAlertX on Proxmox VE (Debian-based) systems. This installer automates the complete setup including dependencies, NGINX configuration, systemd service, and security hardening.
+
+## 🚀 Quick Start
+
+### Prerequisites
+- Fresh LXC or VM of Debian 13 or Ubuntu 24
+- Root access
+- Internet connection
+
+### Installation
+
+```bash
+# Download and run the installer
+wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/refs/heads/main/install/proxmox/proxmox-install-netalertx.sh -O proxmox-install-netalertx.sh && chmod +x proxmox-install-netalertx.sh && ./proxmox-install-netalertx.sh
+```
+
+## 📋 What This Installer Does
+
+### System Dependencies
+- **PHP 8.4** with FPM, SQLite3, cURL extensions
+- **NGINX** with custom configuration
+- **Python 3** with virtual environment
+- **Network tools**: nmap, arp-scan, traceroute, mtr, speedtest-cli
+- **Additional tools**: git, build-essential, avahi-daemon
+
+### Security Features
+- **Hardened permissions**: Proper user/group ownership
+- **TMPFS mounts**: Log and API directories mounted as tmpfs for security
+
+### Service Management
+- **Systemd service**: Auto-start on boot with restart policies
+- **Service monitoring**: Built-in health checks and logging
+- **Dependency management**: Waits for network and NGINX
+
+## 🔧 Configuration
+
+### Port Configuration
+The installer will prompt for a custom port, or defaultto 20211 after 10-seconds:
+
+```
+Enter HTTP port for NetAlertX [20211] (auto-continue in 10s): 
+```
+
+### Service Management
+```bash
+# Check service status
+systemctl status netalertx
+
+# View logs
+journalctl -u netalertx -f
+
+# Restart service
+systemctl restart netalertx
+
+# Stop service
+systemctl stop netalertx
+```
+
+## 🌐 Access
+
+After installation, access NetAlertX at:
+```
+http://[SERVER_IP]:[PORT]
+```
+
+## 🔒 Security Considerations
+
+### TMPFS Mounts
+- `/app/log` - Mounted as tmpfs (no persistent logs)
+- `/app/api` - Mounted as tmpfs (temporary API data)
+
+### File Permissions
+- Application files: `www-data:www-data` with appropriate permissions
+- NGINX runs as `www-data` user
+- Log directories: Secure permissions with tmpfs
+
+### Network Security
+- NGINX configured for internal network access
+- No external firewall rules added (configure manually if needed)
+
+## 🛠️ Troubleshooting
+
+### Common Issues
+
+#### 403 Forbidden Error
+```bash
+# Check file permissions
+ls -la /var/www/html/netalertx
+ls -la /app/front
+
+# Fix permissions
+chown -R www-data:www-data /app/front
+chmod -R 755 /app/front
+```
+
+#### Service Won't Start
+```bash
+# Check service status
+systemctl status netalertx
+
+# View detailed logs
+journalctl -u netalertx --no-pager -l
+
+# Check if port is in use
+ss -tlnp | grep :20211
+```
+
+#### GraphQL Connection Issues
+```bash
+# Check API token in config
+grep API_TOKEN /app/config/app.conf
+
+# Verify GraphQL port
+grep GRAPHQL_PORT /app/config/app.conf
+
+# Check backend logs
+tail -f /app/log/app.log
+```
+
+### Log Locations
+- **Service logs**: `journalctl -u netalertx`
+- **Application logs**: `/app/log/` (tmpfs)
+- **NGINX logs**: `/var/log/nginx/`
+- **PHP logs**: `/app/log/app.php_errors.log`
+
+### Manual Service Start
+If systemd service fails:
+```bash
+# Activate Python environment
+source /opt/myenv/bin/activate
+
+# Start manually
+cd /app
+python server/
+```
+or
+```
+./start.netalertx.sh
+```
+## 🔄 Updates
+
+### Updating NetAlertX
+```bash
+# Stop service
+systemctl stop netalertx
+
+# Update from repository
+cd /app
+git pull origin main
+
+# Restart service
+systemctl start netalertx
+```
+
+
+## 📁 File Structure
+
+```
+/app/                          # Main application directory
+├── front/                     # Web interface (symlinked to /var/www/html/netalertx)
+├── server/                    # Python backend
+├── config/                    # Configuration files
+├── db/                        # Database files
+├── log/                       # Log files (tmpfs)
+├── api/                       # API files (tmpfs)
+└── start.netalertx.sh        # Service startup script
+
+/etc/systemd/system/
+└── netalertx.service         # Systemd service definition
+
+/etc/nginx/conf.d/
+└── netalertx.conf            # NGINX configuration
+```
+
+## 🤝 Contributing
+This installer will need a maintainer
+
+1. Fork the repository
+2. Create a feature branch
+3. Make your changes
+4. Test thoroughly
+5. Submit a pull request
+
+## 🙏 Acknowledgments
+
+- NetAlertX development team
+- Proxmox VE community
+- Debian/Ubuntu maintainers
+- Open source contributors
+
+---
+
+**Note**: This installer was designed for a Proxmox LXC Debian 13 or Ubuntu 24 containers. For other systems, please use the appropriate installer or manual installation instructions.
diff --git a/install/proxmox/netalertx.conf b/install/proxmox/netalertx.conf
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+server {
+    listen 20211;
+    server_name _; #change this to your custom domain if you have one
+
+    # Web-interface files location
+    root /var/www/html/netalertx;
+    
+    # Main page
+    index index.php;
+    
+    #rewrite /app/(.*) / permanent;
+    add_header X-Forwarded-Prefix "/netalertx" always;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Prefix "/netalertx";
+
+    # Specify a character set
+    charset utf-8;
+
+    location / {
+        # Try to serve files directly, fallback to index.php
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
+    }
+
+    # FastCGI configuration for PHP
+    location ~ \.php$ {
+        # Use a Unix socket for better performance
+        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php-fpm.sock;
+        fastcgi_index index.php;
+        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
+        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
+        fastcgi_param QUERY_STRING $query_string;
+        include fastcgi_params;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/install/proxmox/proxmox-install-netalertx.sh b/install/proxmox/proxmox-install-netalertx.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status.
+set -e
+# Treat unset variables as an error when substituting
+set -u
+# Consider failures in a pipeline
+set -o pipefail
+# Safe IFS
+IFS=$' \t\n'
+
+# 🛑 Important: This is only used for the bare-metal install 🛑 
+# Colors (guarded)
+if [ -t 1 ] && [ -z "${NO_COLOR:-}" ]; then
+  RESET='\e[0m'
+  GREEN='\e[1;38;5;2m'
+  RED='\e[31m'
+else
+  RESET=''; GREEN=''; RED=''
+fi
+
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[UPDATING]                          ${RESET}Making sure the system is up to date"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]                          ${RESET}Running proxmox-install-netalertx.sh"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+# Set environment variables
+INSTALL_DIR=/app  # default installation directory
+
+# DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE!
+INSTALLER_DIR="$INSTALL_DIR/install/proxmox"
+CONF_FILE=app.conf
+DB_FILE=app.db
+NGINX_CONF_FILE=netalertx.conf
+WEB_UI_DIR=/var/www/html/netalertx
+NGINX_CONFIG=/etc/nginx/conf.d/$NGINX_CONF_FILE
+OUI_FILE="/usr/share/arp-scan/ieee-oui.txt" 
+FILEDB=$INSTALL_DIR/db/$DB_FILE
+# DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ABOVE THIS LINE! 
+
+# Check if script is run as root
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "This script must be run as root." 
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Interactive confirmation: warn about overwriting/removing existing installation and NGINX config
+if [ -z "${NETALERTX_ASSUME_YES:-}" ] && [ -z "${ASSUME_YES:-}" ] && [ -z "${NETALERTX_FORCE:-}" ]; then
+    printf "%b\n" "------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+    printf "%b\n" "${RED}[WARNING]              ${RESET}This script should be run on a fresh server"
+    printf "%b\n" "${RED}[WARNING]              ${RESET}This script will install NetAlertX and will:" 
+    printf "%b\n" "${RED}[WARNING]              ${RESET}• Update OS with apt-get update/upgrade"
+    printf "%b\n" "${RED}[WARNING]              ${RESET}• Overwrite existing files under ${INSTALL_DIR}  "
+    printf "%b\n" "${RED}[WARNING]              ${RESET}• Wipe any existing database"
+    printf "%b\n" "${RED}[WARNING]              ${RESET}• Wipe/Set up NGINX configuration under /etc/nginx"
+    printf "%b\n" "${RED}[WARNING]              ${RESET}• Set up systemd services."
+    read -r -p "Proceed with installation? [y/N]: " _reply
+    case "${_reply}" in
+        y|Y|yes|YES) ;;
+        *) echo "Aborting by user choice."; exit 1;;
+    esac
+else
+     printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+     printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]       ${RESET}Non-interactive mode detected; proceeding without confirmation."
+     printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+fi
+
+# Getting up to date
+apt-get update -y
+apt-get upgrade -y
+
+# Prompt for HTTP port (default 20211) with countdown fallback
+DEFAULT_PORT=20211
+if [ -z "${NETALERTX_ASSUME_YES:-}" ] && [ -z "${ASSUME_YES:-}" ] && [ -z "${NETALERTX_FORCE:-}" ]; then
+  printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  # Countdown-based prompt
+  _entered_port=""
+  for _sec in 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1; do
+    printf "\rEnter HTTP port for NetAlertX [${DEFAULT_PORT}] (auto-continue in %2ds): " "${_sec}"
+    if read -t 1 -r _entered_port; then
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  printf "\n"
+  if [ -z "${_entered_port}" ]; then
+    PORT="${DEFAULT_PORT}"
+  elif printf '%s' "${_entered_port}" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+$' && [ "${_entered_port}" -ge 1 ] && [ "${_entered_port}" -le 65535 ]; then
+    PORT="${_entered_port}"
+  else
+    printf "%b\n" "${RED}[WARNING]              ${RESET}Invalid port. Falling back to ${DEFAULT_PORT}"
+    PORT="${DEFAULT_PORT}"
+  fi
+else
+  PORT="${PORT-}"; PORT="${PORT:-${DEFAULT_PORT}}"
+fi
+export PORT
+
+# Detect primary server IP
+SERVER_IP="$(ip -4 route get 1.1.1.1 2>/dev/null | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if ($i=="src") {print $(i+1); exit}}')"
+if [ -z "${SERVER_IP}" ]; then
+  SERVER_IP="$(hostname -I 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}')"
+fi
+if [ -z "${SERVER_IP}" ]; then
+  SERVER_IP="127.0.0.1"
+fi
+export SERVER_IP
+# Ensure tmpfs mounts are cleaned up on exit/failure
+trap 'umount "${INSTALL_DIR}/log" 2>/dev/null || true; umount "${INSTALL_DIR}/api" 2>/dev/null || true' EXIT
+
+# Making sure the system is clean
+if [ -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
+  printf "%b\n" "Removing existing directory: $INSTALL_DIR"
+  rm -rf "$INSTALL_DIR"
+fi
+
+# 1. INSTALL SYSTEM DEPENDENCIES & ADD PHP REPOSITORY
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]                          ${RESET}Installing system dependencies"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+apt-get update -y
+# software-properties-common is not available and not needed
+apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    ca-certificates lsb-release curl gnupg
+
+# Detect OS
+. /etc/os-release
+OS_ID="${ID:-}"
+OS_VER="${VERSION_ID:-}"
+
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]                          ${RESET}Detected OS: ${OS_ID} ${OS_VER}"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+if 
+  [ "${OS_ID}" = "ubuntu" ] && printf '%s' "${OS_VER}" | grep -q '^24'; then
+  # Ubuntu 24.x typically ships PHP 8.3; add ondrej/php PPA and set 8.4
+  printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]                          ${RESET}Ubuntu 24 detected - enabling ondrej/php PPA for PHP 8.4"
+  printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends software-properties-common || true
+  add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php -y
+  apt update -y
+elif
+  [ "${OS_ID}" = "debian" ] && printf '%s' "${OS_VER}" | grep -q '^13'; then
+  printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]                          ${RESET}Debian 13 detected - using built-in PHP 8.4"
+  printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+fi
+  
+apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    tini snmp ca-certificates curl libwww-perl arp-scan perl apt-utils cron sudo \
+    php8.4 php8.4-cgi php8.4-fpm php8.4-sqlite3 php8.4-curl sqlite3 dnsutils net-tools mtr \
+    python3 python3-dev iproute2 nmap python3-pip zip usbutils traceroute nbtscan \
+    avahi-daemon avahi-utils build-essential git gnupg2 lsb-release \
+    debian-archive-keyring python3-venv
+
+if 
+  [ "${OS_ID}" = "ubuntu" ] && printf '%s' "${OS_VER}" | grep -q '^24'; then  # Set PHP 8.4 as the default alternatives where applicable
+  update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php8.4 || true
+  systemctl enable php8.4-fpm || true
+  systemctl restart php8.4-fpm || true
+fi
+
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]              ${RESET}Setting up NGINX - Might take a minute!"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+apt-get install -y nginx
+
+# Enable and start nginx
+if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    systemctl enable nginx || true
+    systemctl restart nginx || true
+fi
+
+# 3. CLONE OR UPDATE APPLICATION REPOSITORY
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]                          ${RESET}Cloning application repository and setup"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+git clone -b baremetal-installer https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX.git "$INSTALL_DIR/" #change after testing
+
+if [ ! -f "$INSTALL_DIR/front/buildtimestamp.txt" ]; then
+  date +%s > "$INSTALL_DIR/front/buildtimestamp.txt"
+fi
+
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[FINISHED]                          ${RESET}NetAlertX Installation complete"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[CONFIGURATION]                       ${RESET}Configuring the web server"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+# Stop any existing NetAlertX python server process (narrow pattern)
+pkill -f "^python(3)?\s+.*${INSTALL_DIR}/server/?$" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# 4. SET UP PYTHON VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT & DEPENDENCIES
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]                          ${RESET}Setting up Python environment"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+python3 -m venv /opt/myenv
+source /opt/myenv/bin/activate
+python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+python -m pip install -r "${INSTALLER_DIR}/requirements.txt"
+
+# Backup default NGINX site just in case  
+if [ -L /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default ] ; then
+  rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
+elif [ -f /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default ]; then
+  mv /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default /etc/nginx/sites-available/default.bkp_netalertx
+fi
+
+# Clear existing directories and files
+if [ -d "$WEB_UI_DIR" ]; then
+   printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+   printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[CHECKING]                          ${RESET}Removing existing NetAlertX web-UI"
+   printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+   rm -R "$WEB_UI_DIR"
+fi
+
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[CHECKING]                          ${RESET}Removing existing NetAlertX NGINX config"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+rm "$NGINX_CONFIG" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Create web directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p /var/www/html
+
+# create symbolic link to the installer directory
+ln -sfn "${INSTALL_DIR}/front" "$WEB_UI_DIR"
+
+# Copy NGINX configuration to NetAlertX config directory
+cp "${INSTALLER_DIR}/${NGINX_CONF_FILE}" "${INSTALL_DIR}/config/${NGINX_CONF_FILE}"
+
+# Use selected port (may be default 20211)
+if [ -n "${PORT-}" ]; then
+   printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+   printf "%b\n" "Setting webserver to port ($PORT)"
+   printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+   # Update the template to reflect the right port
+   sed -i "s/listen 20211;/listen ${PORT};/g" "${INSTALL_DIR}/config/${NGINX_CONF_FILE}"
+   # Warn if port is already in use
+   if ss -ltn | awk '{print $4}' | grep -q ":${PORT}$"; then
+     printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+     printf "%b\n" "${RED}[WARNING]                         ${RESET}Port ${PORT} appears in use. NGINX may fail to bind."
+     printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+   fi
+fi
+
+# Create symbolic link to NGINX configuration coming with NetAlertX
+ln -sfn "${INSTALL_DIR}/config/${NGINX_CONF_FILE}" "${NGINX_CONFIG}"
+
+# Run the hardware vendors update at least once
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[VENDORS UPDATE]                        ${RESET}Run the hardware vendors update"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+# Check if ieee-oui.txt or ieee-iab.txt exist
+if [ -f "$OUI_FILE" ]; then
+   printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+   printf "%b\n" "The file ieee-oui.txt exists. Skipping update_vendors.sh..."
+   printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+else
+   printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+   printf "%b\n" "The file ieee-oui.txt does not exist. Running update_vendors..."
+   printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+  # Run the update_vendors.sh script
+  if [ -f "${INSTALL_DIR}/back/update_vendors.sh" ]; then
+    "${INSTALL_DIR}/back/update_vendors.sh"
+  else
+     printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+     printf "%b\n" "             update_vendors.sh script not found in $INSTALL_DIR."
+     printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Create empty log files and plugin folders
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]                          ${RESET}Creating mounts and file structure"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+printf "%b\n" "Cleaning up old mounts if any"
+umount "${INSTALL_DIR}/log" 2>/dev/null || true
+umount "${INSTALL_DIR}/api" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+printf "%b\n" "Creating log api folders if they don't exist"
+mkdir -p "${INSTALL_DIR}/log" "${INSTALL_DIR}/api"
+
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]                          ${RESET}Mounting log and api folders as tmpfs"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+mountpoint -q "${INSTALL_DIR}/log" || mount -t tmpfs -o noexec,nosuid,nodev tmpfs "${INSTALL_DIR}/log"
+mountpoint -q "${INSTALL_DIR}/api" || mount -t tmpfs -o noexec,nosuid,nodev tmpfs "${INSTALL_DIR}/api"
+chown -R www-data:www-data "${INSTALL_DIR}/log" "${INSTALL_DIR}/api"
+
+# Ensure plugins directory exists within the tmpfs mount
+mkdir -p "${INSTALL_DIR}"/log/plugins
+chown -R www-data:www-data "${INSTALL_DIR}"/log/plugins
+
+# Create the execution_queue.log file if it doesn't exist
+touch ${INSTALL_DIR}/log/{app.log,execution_queue.log,app_front.log,app.php_errors.log,stderr.log,stdout.log,db_is_locked.log}
+touch ${INSTALL_DIR}/api/user_notifications.json
+chown -R www-data:www-data "${INSTALL_DIR}"/log "${INSTALL_DIR}"/api
+chmod -R ug+rwX "${INSTALL_DIR}"/log "${INSTALL_DIR}"/api
+
+# Set ownership of the tmpfs mountpoints first.
+chown www-data:www-data "${INSTALL_DIR}/log" "${INSTALL_DIR}/api"
+
+# Ensure plugins directory exists within the tmpfs mount
+mkdir -p "${INSTALL_DIR}/log/plugins"
+
+# Create log and api files directly as the www-data user to ensure correct ownership from the start.
+sudo -u www-data touch ${INSTALL_DIR}/log/{app.log,execution_queue.log,app_front.log,app.php_errors.log,stderr.log,stdout.log,db_is_locked.log}
+sudo -u www-data touch ${INSTALL_DIR}/api/user_notifications.json
+
+# Set final permissions for all created files and directories.
+chown -R www-data:www-data "${INSTALL_DIR}/log" "${INSTALL_DIR}/api"
+chmod -R ug+rwX "${INSTALL_DIR}/log" "${INSTALL_DIR}/api"
+
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]                          ${RESET}Setting up DB and CONF files"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+# Copy starter $DB_FILE and $CONF_FILE
+mkdir -p "${INSTALL_DIR}/config" "${INSTALL_DIR}/db"
+cp -u "${INSTALL_DIR}/back/${CONF_FILE}" "${INSTALL_DIR}/config/${CONF_FILE}"
+cp -u "${INSTALL_DIR}/back/${DB_FILE}" "${FILEDB}"
+
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[CONFIGURING]                          ${RESET}Setting File Permissions"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+# Restrict wide permissions; allow owner/group access
+chgrp -R www-data "$INSTALL_DIR"
+chmod -R ug+rwX,o-rwx "$INSTALL_DIR"
+chmod -R ug+rwX,o-rwx "$WEB_UI_DIR"
+# chmod -R ug+rwX "$INSTALL_DIR/log" "$INSTALL_DIR/config"
+chown -R www-data:www-data "$FILEDB" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# start PHP
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[STARTING]                          ${RESET}Starting PHP and NGINX"
+printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+/etc/init.d/php8.4-fpm start
+nginx -t || {  
+  printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  printf "%b\n" "${RED}[ERROR]                         ${RESET}NGINX config test failed!"
+  printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"; exit 1; }
+/etc/init.d/nginx start
+
+# Make a start script
+cat > "$INSTALL_DIR/start.netalertx.sh" << EOF
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Activate the virtual python environment
+source /opt/myenv/bin/activate
+
+echo -e "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo -e "Starting NetAlertX - navigate to http://${SERVER_IP}:${PORT}"
+echo -e "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+# Start the NetAlertX python script
+python server/
+EOF
+
+chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/start.netalertx.sh"
+
+# Install and manage systemd service if available, otherwise fallback to direct start
+if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]                          ${RESET}Setting up systemd service"
+  printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+cat > /etc/systemd/system/netalertx.service << 'EOF'
+[Unit]
+Description=NetAlertX Service
+After=network-online.target nginx.service
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=www-data
+Group=www-data
+ExecStart=/app/start.netalertx.sh
+WorkingDirectory=/app
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+# Reload systemd and enable/start service
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl enable netalertx.service
+systemctl start netalertx.service
+systemctl restart nginx
+  
+  # Verify service is running
+  if systemctl is-active --quiet netalertx.service; then
+    printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+    printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[SUCCESS]                 ${RESET}NetAlertX service started successfully"
+    printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  else
+    printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+    printf "%b\n" "${RED}[WARNING]                 ${RESET}NetAlertX service may not have started properly"
+    printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+    systemctl status netalertx.service --no-pager -l
+  fi
+else
+  printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}[INSTALLING]                          ${RESET}Starting NetAlertX (no systemd)"
+  printf "%b\n" "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+  "$INSTALL_DIR/start.netalertx.sh" &
+fi
+
+echo -e "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo -e "${GREEN}[Service]     🚀 Starting app - navigate to http://${SERVER_IP}:${PORT}"
+echo -e "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/install/proxmox/requirements.txt b/install/proxmox/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2525b62e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/proxmox/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+openwrt-luci-rpc
+asusrouter
+aiohttp
+graphene
+flask
+flask-cors
+unifi-sm-api
+tplink-omada-client
+wakeonlan
+pycryptodome
+requests
+paho-mqtt
+scapy
+cron-converter
+pytz
+json2table
+dhcp-leases
+pyunifi
+speedtest-cli
+chardet
+python-nmap
+dnspython
+librouteros
+yattag
+git+https://github.com/foreign-sub/aiofreepybox.git