Update CHANGELOG.md

Since the release of 2026-10-28, Server/ holds only FileFlows' own assemblies and the rest comes from ../Libraries. Copying the archive over an older install left the old third-party DLLs in Server/, which the runtime loads first, and the server fails with 'Could not load file or assembly Microsoft.Data.Sqlite, Version=10.0.13.0'. Upstream's own upgrade removes Server, FlowRunner, Libraries and Agent the same way; Data stays.

.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/request-script.yml

@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ body:
 
         Before continuing, verify that the requested project meets the minimum requirements below.
 
-        **Projects with fewer than 1,000 stars, or younger than 6 months, are generally not eligible for a script request.**
+        **Projects with fewer than 1,000 stars are generally not eligible for a script request.**
 
-        An automated check verifies the star count and project age for GitHub-hosted projects. If the project doesn't meet these requirements, fill in **Justification for an exception** below — without one, the request is closed automatically. With one, it's flagged for manual review instead. Exceptions are rare and require a clearly verifiable, significant public adoption signal.
+        Exceptions are only considered where there is a clearly verifiable, significant public adoption signal.
 
   - type: input
     id: repository-stars
@@ -134,22 +134,6 @@ body:
         - label: I understand that requests outside the project scope may be closed without an extensive explanation.
           required: true
 
-  - type: textarea
-    id: justification
-    attributes:
-      label: Justification for an exception
-      description: >-
-        Only needed if the project has fewer than 1,000 stars or is younger than 6 months (e.g. it has no GitHub
-        presence, so stars don't apply). Explain the significant public adoption signal. Leave blank if the project
-        meets the normal requirements — requests that don't meet the requirements and have no justification here are
-        closed automatically.
-      placeholder: |
-        Example:
-        No public GitHub repository, but the project has 50k+ active installs reported by its own telemetry
-        dashboard and is covered by several established self-hosting publications.
-    validations:
-      required: false
-
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
       value: |

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ Fixes #
 **Tested on:** <!-- e.g. PVE 9.2 / Debian 13 / fresh install + update. Write "not tested" if you could not run it. -->
 
 
+---
+
+## 🤖 AI Assistance (**X** in brackets)
+
+> If you used an AI tool (GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to write or generate any scripts in this PR, you **must** confirm compliance below.  
+> Select exactly one option.
+
+- [ ] **No AI used** – Scripts were written without AI assistance.
+- [ ] **AI was used** – I confirm the scripts were built using [`AGENTS.md`](https://github.com/community-scripts/DevScripts/blob/main/AGENTS.md) and [`.github/agents/pve-script-creator.agent.md`](https://github.com/community-scripts/DevScripts/blob/main/.github/agents/pve-script-creator.agent.md) as guidance, and the output has been reviewed and corrected to match those guidelines.
+
 ---
 
 ## 🛠️ Type of Change (**X** in brackets)
@@ -60,13 +70,3 @@ Guidance:
 -->
 
 <!-- The advisory block is only active once it is OUTSIDE this comment. -->
-
----
-
-## 🤖 AI Assistance (**X** in brackets)
-
-> If you used an AI tool (GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to write or generate any scripts in this PR, you **must** confirm compliance below.  
-> Select exactly one option.
-
-- [ ] **No AI used** – Scripts were written without AI assistance.
-- [ ] **AI was used** – I confirm the scripts were built using [`AGENTS.md`](https://github.com/community-scripts/DevScripts/blob/main/AGENTS.md) and [`.github/agents/pve-script-creator.agent.md`](https://github.com/community-scripts/DevScripts/blob/main/.github/agents/pve-script-creator.agent.md) as guidance, and the output has been reviewed and corrected to match those guidelines.

.github/workflows/close-invalid-pr-template.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Flag PRs Missing Template
+name: Close PRs Missing Template
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - name: Check PR against the template, comment and label instead of closing
+      - name: Close PR if it does not follow the PR template
         uses: actions/github-script@v9
         with:
           script: |
-            const MARKER = "<!-- pr-template-check -->";
-            const LABELS = ["missing pr template", "stale"];
             const pr = context.payload.pull_request;
             const prNumber = pr.number;
             const author = pr.user.login;
@@ -46,11 +44,11 @@ jobs:
               return;
             }
 
-            const prLabels = pr.labels.map((label) => label.name);
+            const labels = pr.labels.map((label) => label.name);
             const skipLabels = ["automated pr", "keep-open"];
 
-            if (skipLabels.some((label) => prLabels.includes(label))) {
-              core.info(`PR #${prNumber} has a skip label (${prLabels.join(", ")}) — skipping template validation.`);
+            if (skipLabels.some((label) => labels.includes(label))) {
+              core.info(`PR #${prNumber} has a skip label (${labels.join(", ")}) — skipping template validation.`);
               return;
             }
 
@@ -116,52 +114,50 @@ jobs:
               failures.push("At least one **Type of Change** checkbox must be checked.");
             }
 
-            const comments = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listComments, {
-              owner, repo, issue_number: prNumber, per_page: 100
-            });
-            const mine = comments.find(c => c.body && c.body.includes(MARKER));
-
             if (failures.length === 0) {
               core.info(`PR #${prNumber} follows the PR template.`);
-              if (mine && !mine.body.startsWith(MARKER + "\n✅")) {
-                await github.rest.issues.updateComment({
-                  owner, repo, comment_id: mine.id,
-                  body: MARKER + "\n✅ **Template check passed.** Thanks for fixing the description — the `stale` mark has been removed.",
-                });
-              }
-              for (const name of LABELS) {
-                if (prLabels.includes(name)) {
-                  await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({ owner, repo, issue_number: prNumber, name });
-                }
-              }
               return;
             }
 
-            core.info(`PR #${prNumber} — template validation failed, flagging instead of closing.`);
+            core.info(`Closing PR #${prNumber} — template validation failed.`);
 
             const templateUrl =
               "https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/blob/main/.github/pull_request_template.md";
             const failureList = failures.map((item) => `- ${item}`).join("\n");
 
-            const text =
-              MARKER + "\n" +
-              `👋 Hi @${author},\n\n` +
-              `This pull request does not follow the [PR template](${templateUrl}) yet:\n\n` +
-              failureList + "\n\n" +
-              `**Edit the PR description** to fix it — no new PR needed. This check runs again on every edit and clears itself once everything is in place.\n\n` +
-              `Until then the PR is marked \`stale\` and will be closed in **7 days**.\n\n` +
-              `Maintainers can add the \`keep-open\` label to exempt a PR from this check.\n\n` +
-              `Thank you for contributing! 🙏`;
+            const comment = [
+              `👋 Hi @${author},`,
+              ``,
+              `This pull request was closed because it does not follow the [PR template](${templateUrl}).`,
+              ``,
+              `Please fix the following and open a new PR (or reopen this one after updating the description):`,
+              ``,
+              failureList,
+              ``,
+              `> Use the template sections, fill in the description, check all prerequisite boxes, and select at least one type of change.`,
+              ``,
+              `Maintainers can add the \`keep-open\` label to exempt a PR from this check.`,
+              ``,
+              `Thank you for contributing! 🙏`,
+            ].join("\n");
 
-            if (mine) {
-              if (mine.body !== text) {
-                await github.rest.issues.updateComment({ owner, repo, comment_id: mine.id, body: text });
-              }
-            } else {
-              await github.rest.issues.createComment({ owner, repo, issue_number: prNumber, body: text });
-            }
+            await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+              owner,
+              repo,
+              issue_number: prNumber,
+              body: comment,
+            });
 
-            const toAdd = LABELS.filter(name => !prLabels.includes(name));
-            if (toAdd.length > 0) {
-              await github.rest.issues.addLabels({ owner, repo, issue_number: prNumber, labels: toAdd });
-            }
+            await github.rest.pulls.update({
+              owner,
+              repo,
+              pull_number: prNumber,
+              state: "closed",
+            });
+
+            await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+              owner,
+              repo,
+              issue_number: prNumber,
+              labels: ["missing pr template"],
+            });

.github/workflows/request-script-eligibility.yml

@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-name: Request Script Eligibility Check
-
-# category.slug is the same string GitHub uses in the "new discussion" URL
-# (?category=request-script, linked from every repo's issue chooser), so this
-# guard matches the live category without needing its numeric id.
-on:
-  discussion:
-    types: [created, edited, reopened]
-
-jobs:
-  check-eligibility:
-    if: github.repository == 'community-scripts/ProxmoxVE' && github.event.discussion.category.slug == 'request-script'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      discussions: write
-      issues: write
-      contents: read
-    steps:
-      - name: Verify stars/age, flag or close
-        uses: actions/github-script@v9
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const owner = context.repo.owner;
-            const repo = context.repo.repo;
-            const discussion = context.payload.discussion;
-
-            if (!discussion || discussion.state === "closed") {
-              core.info("Discussion missing or already closed — skipping.");
-              return;
-            }
-
-            const body = discussion.body || "";
-            const lines = body.split("\n");
-            const fields = {};
-            let current = null;
-            for (const line of lines) {
-              const m = line.match(/^###\s+(.+?)\s*$/);
-              if (m) {
-                current = m[1].trim();
-                fields[current] = [];
-              } else if (current) {
-                fields[current].push(line);
-              }
-            }
-            function fieldText(label) {
-              const raw = (fields[label] || []).join("\n").trim();
-              return raw === "_No response_" ? "" : raw;
-            }
-
-            const sourceRepo = fieldText("Source Repository");
-            const justification = fieldText("Justification for an exception");
-
-            let eligible = false;
-            let verified = false;
-            const ghMatch = sourceRepo.match(/^https?:\/\/(?:www\.)?github\.com\/([^\/\s]+)\/([^\/\s#?]+?)(?:\.git)?\/?(?:[#?].*)?$/i);
-
-            if (ghMatch) {
-              const [, repoOwner, repoName] = ghMatch;
-              try {
-                const { data: repoData } = await github.rest.repos.get({ owner: repoOwner, repo: repoName });
-                const stars = repoData.stargazers_count;
-                const createdAt = new Date(repoData.created_at);
-                const now = new Date();
-                const ageMonths =
-                  (now.getFullYear() - createdAt.getFullYear()) * 12 +
-                  (now.getMonth() - createdAt.getMonth()) -
-                  (now.getDate() < createdAt.getDate() ? 1 : 0);
-                eligible = stars >= 1000 && ageMonths >= 6;
-                verified = true;
-                core.info(`Verified ${repoOwner}/${repoName}: ${stars} stars, ${ageMonths} months old, eligible=${eligible}`);
-              } catch (err) {
-                core.warning(`Could not verify ${repoOwner}/${repoName}: ${err.message} — treating as unverifiable.`);
-              }
-            } else {
-              core.info("Source Repository is not a github.com URL — cannot auto-verify, treating as unverifiable.");
-            }
-
-            if (eligible) {
-              core.info(`Discussion #${discussion.number} meets the requirements — no action.`);
-              return;
-            }
-
-            const labels = (discussion.labels || []).map(l => l.name);
-            const reasonLine = verified
-              ? "the source repository does not meet the 1,000-star / 6-month minimum adoption requirement"
-              : "the source repository's star count and age could not be verified automatically";
-
-            if (justification) {
-              if (labels.includes("investigation")) {
-                core.info(`Discussion #${discussion.number} already flagged for investigation — skipping.`);
-                return;
-              }
-
-              try {
-                await github.rest.issues.createLabel({
-                  owner, repo, name: "investigation",
-                  color: "fbca04",
-                  description: "Below the normal script-request threshold; a justification was given and needs maintainer review.",
-                });
-              } catch (err) {
-                if (err.status !== 422) throw err;
-              }
-
-              const labelQuery = await github.graphql(
-                `query($owner: String!, $repo: String!) { repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) { label(name: "investigation") { id } } }`,
-                { owner, repo }
-              );
-              const labelNodeId = labelQuery.repository.label.id;
-
-              await github.graphql(
-                `mutation($labelableId: ID!, $labelIds: [ID!]!) { addLabelsToLabelable(input: { labelableId: $labelableId, labelIds: $labelIds }) { clientMutationId } }`,
-                { labelableId: discussion.node_id, labelIds: [labelNodeId] }
-              );
-
-              await github.graphql(
-                `mutation($discussionId: ID!, $body: String!) { addDiscussionComment(input: { discussionId: $discussionId, body: $body }) { comment { id } } }`,
-                {
-                  discussionId: discussion.node_id,
-                  body:
-                    `Thanks for the justification — ${reasonLine}, so this has been flagged \`investigation\` for a maintainer ` +
-                    `to review manually rather than closed automatically.`,
-                }
-              );
-            } else {
-              await github.graphql(
-                `mutation($discussionId: ID!, $body: String!) { addDiscussionComment(input: { discussionId: $discussionId, body: $body }) { comment { id } } }`,
-                {
-                  discussionId: discussion.node_id,
-                  body:
-                    `This request doesn't meet the minimum requirements (1,000 stars, project at least 6 months old) — ` +
-                    `${reasonLine}, and no justification was given. Closing automatically.\n\n` +
-                    `If you believe this project qualifies for an exception, edit this discussion to fill in ` +
-                    `**Justification for an exception** and reopen it — it will then be flagged for manual review instead of closed again.`,
-                }
-              );
-
-              await github.graphql(
-                `mutation($discussionId: ID!) { closeDiscussion(input: { discussionId: $discussionId, reason: OUTDATED }) { discussion { id } } }`,
-                { discussionId: discussion.node_id }
-              );
-            }

.github/workflows/stale_pr_close.yml

@@ -22,112 +22,90 @@ jobs:
             const now = new Date();
             const owner = context.repo.owner;
             const repo = context.repo.repo;
-            const TEMPLATE_LABEL = "missing pr template";
-            const MAINTAINERS = ["OWNER", "MEMBER", "COLLABORATOR"];
-            const days = d => (now - d) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
-            const staleNotice = author =>
-              `@${author} This PR has been marked as stale. It will be closed if no new commits are added in 7 days.`;
-
-            // Only fires for a maintainer's label: labels set with GITHUB_TOKEN raise no event.
+            
+            // --- When stale label is added, comment immediately ---
             if (context.eventName === "pull_request_target" && context.payload.action === "labeled") {
-              const pr = context.payload.pull_request;
-              const labels = (pr.labels || []).map(l => l.name);
-              if (context.payload.label?.name === "stale" && !labels.includes(TEMPLATE_LABEL)) {
+              const label = context.payload.label?.name;
+              if (label === "stale") {
+                const author = context.payload.pull_request.user.login;
                 await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                  owner, repo, issue_number: pr.number, body: staleNotice(pr.user.login)
+                  owner,
+                  repo,
+                  issue_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
+                  body: `@${author} This PR has been marked as stale. It will be closed if no new commits are added in 7 days.`
                 });
               }
               return;
             }
-
-            const prs = await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.list, { owner, repo, state: "open", per_page: 100 });
-
+            
+            // --- Scheduled run: check all stale PRs ---
+            const { data: prs } = await github.rest.pulls.list({
+              owner,
+              repo,
+              state: "open",
+              per_page: 100
+            });
+            
             for (const pr of prs) {
-              const labels = pr.labels.map(l => l.name);
-              const author = pr.user.login;
-              const hasStale = labels.includes("stale");
-
-              if (labels.includes("keep-open")) {
-                if (hasStale) {
-                  await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({ owner, repo, issue_number: pr.number, name: "stale" });
-                }
-                continue;
-              }
-
-              const comments = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listComments, {
-                owner, repo, issue_number: pr.number, per_page: 100
+              const hasStale = pr.labels.some(l => l.name === "stale");
+              if (!hasStale) continue;
+              
+              // Get timeline events to find when stale label was added
+              const { data: events } = await github.rest.issues.listEvents({
+                owner,
+                repo,
+                issue_number: pr.number,
+                per_page: 100
               });
-              const commits = await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.listCommits, {
-                owner, repo, pull_number: pr.number, per_page: 100
-              });
-              const lastCommitDate = commits.length > 0
-                ? new Date(commits[commits.length - 1].commit.author.date)
-                : new Date(pr.created_at);
-              const humanComments = comments.filter(c => c.user?.type !== "Bot");
-
-              // -------------------------------------------------------
-              // Auto-label PRs with no activity in the last 14 days,
-              // but ONLY if someone other than the author has engaged.
-              // -------------------------------------------------------
-              if (!hasStale) {
-                const reviews = await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.listReviews, {
-                  owner, repo, pull_number: pr.number, per_page: 100
-                });
-                const engaged =
-                  reviews.some(r => r.user?.type !== "Bot" && r.user?.login !== author) ||
-                  humanComments.some(c => c.user?.login !== author);
-                if (!engaged) continue;
-
-                const lastCommentDate = humanComments.length > 0
-                  ? new Date(humanComments[humanComments.length - 1].created_at)
-                  : null;
-                const lastActivityDate = lastCommentDate && lastCommentDate > lastCommitDate
-                  ? lastCommentDate
-                  : lastCommitDate;
-
-                if (days(lastActivityDate) > 14) {
-                  await github.rest.issues.addLabels({ owner, repo, issue_number: pr.number, labels: ["stale"] });
-                  await github.rest.issues.createComment({ owner, repo, issue_number: pr.number, body: staleNotice(author) });
-                }
-                continue;
-              }
-
-              // -------------------------------------------------------
-              // Manage already-stale PRs
-              // -------------------------------------------------------
-              const events = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listEvents, {
-                owner, repo, issue_number: pr.number, per_page: 100
-              });
-              const staleDates = events
+              
+              // Find the most recent time the stale label was added
+              const staleLabelEvents = events
                 .filter(e => e.event === "labeled" && e.label?.name === "stale")
-                .map(e => new Date(e.created_at));
-              if (staleDates.length === 0) continue;
-              const staleLabelDate = new Date(Math.max(...staleDates));
-              const isTemplateIssue = labels.includes(TEMPLATE_LABEL);
-
-              // A push ends an inactivity mark; a template mark only ends via close-invalid-pr-template.yml's re-check.
-              if (!isTemplateIssue && lastCommitDate > staleLabelDate) {
-                await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({ owner, repo, issue_number: pr.number, name: "stale" });
+                .sort((a, b) => new Date(b.created_at) - new Date(a.created_at));
+              
+              if (staleLabelEvents.length === 0) continue;
+              
+              const staleLabelDate = new Date(staleLabelEvents[0].created_at);
+              const daysSinceStale = (now - staleLabelDate) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
+              
+              // Check for new commits since stale label was added
+              const { data: commits } = await github.rest.pulls.listCommits({
+                owner,
+                repo,
+                pull_number: pr.number
+              });
+              
+              const lastCommitDate = new Date(commits[commits.length - 1].commit.author.date);
+              const author = pr.user.login;
+              
+              // If there are new commits after the stale label, remove it
+              if (lastCommitDate > staleLabelDate) {
+                await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({
+                  owner,
+                  repo,
+                  issue_number: pr.number,
+                  name: "stale"
+                });
                 await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                  owner, repo, issue_number: pr.number,
+                  owner,
+                  repo,
+                  issue_number: pr.number,
                   body: `@${author} Recent activity detected. Removing stale label.`
                 });
-                continue;
               }
-
-              // A maintainer comment after the mark restarts the 7 days.
-              const maintainerDates = humanComments
-                .filter(c => MAINTAINERS.includes(c.author_association) && c.user?.login !== author)
-                .map(c => new Date(c.created_at))
-                .filter(d => d > staleLabelDate);
-              const clockStart = maintainerDates.length > 0 ? new Date(Math.max(...maintainerDates)) : staleLabelDate;
-              if (days(clockStart) <= 7) continue;
-
-              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-                owner, repo, issue_number: pr.number,
-                body: isTemplateIssue
-                  ? `@${author} Closing: the PR template requirements listed above were still missing 7 days later. Once they are in place, please open a new pull request.`
-                  : `@${author} Closing stale PR due to inactivity (no commits for 7 days after stale label).`
-              });
-              await github.rest.pulls.update({ owner, repo, pull_number: pr.number, state: "closed" });
+              // If 7 days have passed since stale label, close the PR
+              else if (daysSinceStale > 7) {
+                await github.rest.pulls.update({
+                  owner,
+                  repo,
+                  pull_number: pr.number,
+                  state: "closed"
+                });
+                await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                  owner,
+                  repo,
+                  issue_number: pr.number,
+                  body: `@${author} Closing stale PR due to inactivity (no commits for 7 days after stale label).`
+                });
+              }
             }

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
   - #### 🐞 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))

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"