Say why an update-apps backup or restore failed

vzdump and pct restore ran with their output thrown away, so a failed
backup only said "Backup failed for container N" (exit 235). That is the
second most common update-apps failure and none of them can be told
apart. Keep the output in the run log and put its error line in the
message, e.g. "CT is locked (backup)".

var_backup_storage was matched with grep -w, so "truenas" passed when
only "truenas-backup" exists and vzdump then failed on a storage that
does not exist. Match the whole name, and list the valid ones in the
error instead of a spinner line after it.

Name the app in "Update failed for container N", so a failed update
says which app's update failed. Declining the start dialog now exits 0
like the other tools instead of failing with whiptail's 1.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -571,6 +571,39 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 </details>
 
+## 2026-11-03
+
+### 🚀 Updated Scripts
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - Tracearr: move to Node.js 26 [@connorgallopo](https://github.com/connorgallopo) ([#18393](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/18393))
+
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - fix: pve-LXC: say when the container went away during its setup [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([core#192](https://github.com/community-scripts/core/pull/192))
+- fix: treat Esc in a VM wizard dialog as leaving the script [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([core#190](https://github.com/community-scripts/core/pull/190))
+- ref: count a container stopped during a detached install as an abort [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([core#187](https://github.com/community-scripts/core/pull/187))
+- feat: find the assets of a renamed GitHub repo without the API [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([core#188](https://github.com/community-scripts/core/pull/188))
+- fix: restore npm when an interrupted update left it behind [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([core#189](https://github.com/community-scripts/core/pull/189))
+- feat: add var_cmode to set the container console mode [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([core#180](https://github.com/community-scripts/core/pull/180))
+
+## 2026-11-02
+
+### 🚀 Updated Scripts
+
+  - #### 🐞 Bug Fixes
+
+    - FileFlows: replace the program folders on update [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([#18380](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/18380))
+    - anchor: bump Node.js from 24 to 26 [@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/github-actions[bot]) ([#18373](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/18373))
+    - guardian: bump Node.js from 24 to 26 [@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/github-actions[bot]) ([#18375](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/18375))
+    - nametag: bump Node.js from 20 to 24 [@github-actions[bot]](https://github.com/github-actions[bot]) ([#18376](https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/pull/18376))
+
+### 💾 Core
+
+  - github: trim theater, add signal to the engine bug report; move AI block to end of PR template [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([core#186](https://github.com/community-scripts/core/pull/186))
+- fix: do not wait forever for verbose output a daemon keeps open [@MickLesk](https://github.com/MickLesk) ([core#185](https://github.com/community-scripts/core/pull/185))
+
 ## 2026-11-01
 
 ### 🆕 New Scripts

ct/anchor.sh

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ function update_script() {
     create_backup /opt/anchor/.env
 
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "anchor" "ZhFahim/anchor" "tarball"
+    NODE_VERSION="26" NODE_MODULE="pnpm" setup_nodejs
 
     msg_info "Building Server"
     cd /opt/anchor/server

ct/fileflows.sh

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ function update_script() {
   fi
   msg_ok "Ensured ASP.NET Core Runtime"
 
+  rm -rf /opt/fileflows/{Server,FlowRunner,Libraries,Agent}
   fetch_and_deploy_from_url "https://fileflows.com/downloads/ff-latest.tar.xz" "/opt/fileflows"
 
   msg_info "Starting Service"

ct/guardian.sh

@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ function update_script() {
       msg_ok "Restored Database"
     fi
 
+    NODE_VERSION="26" setup_nodejs
+
     msg_info "Updating Guardian"
     cd /opt/guardian/backend
     $STD npm ci

ct/nametag.sh

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ source "$_cs_boot" 2>/dev/null || source <(curl -fsSL "${COMMUNITY_SCRIPTS_CORE_
 APP="Nametag"
 var_tags="${var_tags:-contacts;crm}"
 var_cpu="${var_cpu:-2}"
-var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
+var_ram="${var_ram:-3072}"
 var_disk="${var_disk:-8}"
 var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
 var_version="${var_version:-13}"
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ function update_script() {
     msg_ok "Stopped Service"
 
     create_backup /opt/nametag/.env
-
     CLEAN_INSTALL=1 CLEAN_INSTALL_KEEP="data" fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "nametag" "mattogodoy/nametag" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/nametag"
-
     restore_backup
+    NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
 
     msg_info "Rebuilding Application"
     cd /opt/nametag

ct/tracearr.sh

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function update_script() {
     exit
   fi
 
-  NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
+  NODE_VERSION="26" setup_nodejs
 
   msg_info "Updating prestart script"
   cat <<EOF >/data/tracearr/prestart.sh

install/anchor-install.sh

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setting_up_container
 network_check
 update_os
 
-NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="pnpm" setup_nodejs
+NODE_VERSION="26" NODE_MODULE="pnpm" setup_nodejs
 PG_VERSION="17" setup_postgresql
 PG_DB_NAME="anchor" PG_DB_USER="anchor" setup_postgresql_db
 

install/guardian-install.sh

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
 $STD apt install -y sqlite3
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
-NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
+NODE_VERSION="26" setup_nodejs
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "guardian" "HydroshieldMKII/Guardian" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/guardian"
 
 msg_info "Configuring ${APPLICATION}"

install/nametag-install.sh

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ update_os
 
 PG_VERSION="16" setup_postgresql
 PG_DB_NAME="nametag_db" PG_DB_USER="nametag" setup_postgresql_db
-NODE_VERSION="20" setup_nodejs
+NODE_VERSION="24" setup_nodejs
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "nametag" "mattogodoy/nametag" "tarball" "latest" "/opt/nametag"
 
 msg_info "Setting up Application"

install/tracearr-install.sh

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
 $STD apt install -y redis-server
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
-NODE_VERSION="24" NODE_MODULE="corepack" setup_nodejs
+NODE_VERSION="26" NODE_MODULE="corepack" setup_nodejs
 PG_VERSION="18" setup_postgresql
 
 msg_info "Installing pnpm"

tools/pve/update-apps.sh

@@ -271,15 +271,22 @@ function dry_run_container() {
   fi
 }
 
+# The line of vzdump or pct restore output that says why it failed.
+function failure_reason() {
+  local reason
+  reason=$(grep -m1 '^ERROR:' <<<"$1" | sed 's/^ERROR: //')
+  [[ -n "$reason" ]] || reason=$(grep -v '^[[:space:]]*$' <<<"$1" | tail -n1)
+  printf '%s' "$reason"
+}
+
 function backup_container() {
   msg_info "Creating backup for container $1"
-  vzdump $1 --compress zstd --storage $STORAGE_CHOICE -notes-template "{{guestname}} - community-scripts backup updater" >/dev/null 2>&1
-  status=$?
-
-  if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
+  local output
+  if output=$(vzdump $1 --compress zstd --storage $STORAGE_CHOICE -notes-template "{{guestname}} - community-scripts backup updater" 2>&1); then
     msg_ok "Backup created"
   else
-    msg_error "Backup failed for container $1"
+    log_write "Container $1: vzdump failed:"$'\n'"$output"
+    msg_error "Backup failed for container $1: $(failure_reason "$output")"
     exit 235
   fi
 }
@@ -337,7 +344,7 @@ function log_write() {
 
 # Skip confirmation if var_skip_confirm is set to yes
 if [[ "$var_skip_confirm" != "yes" ]]; then
-  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "LXC App Update" --yesno "This will update apps in LXCs installed by Helper-Scripts. Proceed?" 10 58 || exit
+  whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "LXC App Update" --yesno "This will update apps in LXCs installed by Helper-Scripts. Proceed?" 10 58 || exit 0
 fi
 
 tags_formatted="${var_tags//|/, }"
@@ -460,12 +467,11 @@ if [ "$BACKUP_CHOICE" == "yes" ]; then
   # Determine storage based on var_backup_storage
   if [[ -n "$var_backup_storage" ]]; then
     # Validate that the specified storage exists and supports backups
-    if echo "$STORAGES" | grep -qw "$var_backup_storage"; then
+    if grep -qxF -- "$var_backup_storage" <<<"$STORAGES"; then
       STORAGE_CHOICE="$var_backup_storage"
       msg_ok "Using backup storage: $STORAGE_CHOICE"
     else
-      msg_error "Specified backup storage '$var_backup_storage' not found or doesn't support backups!"
-      msg_info "Available storages: $(echo $STORAGES | tr '\n' ' ')"
+      msg_error "Specified backup storage '$var_backup_storage' not found or doesn't support backups! Available: $(echo $STORAGES)"
       exit 119
     fi
   else
@@ -642,7 +648,7 @@ for container in $CHOICE; do
     log_result "$container" "$service" "SKIPPED" "Storage critically low on /boot (>80%)"
     log_write "Container $container ($service): SKIPPED — storage critically low on /boot"
   elif [ "$BACKUP_CHOICE" == "yes" ]; then
-    msg_error "Update failed for container $container (exit code: $exit_code) — attempting restore"
+    msg_error "Update failed for container $container ($service, exit code: $exit_code) — attempting restore"
     log_write "Container $container ($service): FAILED (exit $exit_code) — attempting restore"
     msg_info "Restoring LXC $container from backup ($STORAGE_CHOICE)"
     pct stop $container
@@ -654,7 +660,7 @@ for container in $CHOICE; do
       log_write "Container $container ($service): FAILED — no backup found for restore"
       exit 235
     fi
-    pct restore $container "$BACKUP_ENTRY" --storage $LXC_STORAGE --force >/dev/null 2>&1
+    restore_output=$(pct restore $container "$BACKUP_ENTRY" --storage $LXC_STORAGE --force 2>&1)
     restorestatus=$?
     if [ $restorestatus -eq 0 ]; then
       pct start $container
@@ -662,13 +668,14 @@ for container in $CHOICE; do
       log_result "$container" "$service" "RESTORED" "Update failed (exit $exit_code) — restored from backup"
       log_write "Container $container ($service): RESTORED from $BACKUP_ENTRY"
     else
-      msg_error "Restore failed for container $container"
+      log_write "Container $container: pct restore failed:"$'\n'"$restore_output"
+      msg_error "Restore failed for container $container: $(failure_reason "$restore_output")"
       log_result "$container" "$service" "FAILED" "Update failed (exit $exit_code) — restore also failed"
       log_write "Container $container ($service): FAILED — restore also failed"
       exit 235
     fi
   else
-    msg_error "Update failed for container $container (exit code: $exit_code)"
+    msg_error "Update failed for container $container ($service, exit code: $exit_code)"
     log_result "$container" "$service" "FAILED" "Exit code $exit_code"
     log_write "Container $container ($service): FAILED (exit $exit_code)"
     if [[ "$var_continue_on_error" == "yes" ]]; then