OpenWrt VM: read the stable release from downloads.openwrt.org

The version came from a line of text on the openwrt.org wiki front page.
One host got that page without the line three times in a row while
others resolved fine at the same moment, and the run ended with exit 115
before anything was downloaded. .versions.json on the download server
is what the OpenWrt firmware selector reads and names the stable release
explicitly.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -581,12 +581,10 @@ Exercise vigilance regarding copycat or coat-tailing sites that seek to exploit
 
 ### 💾 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))
+  - 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))
 - 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))
+- 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))
+- 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))
 
 ## 2026-11-02
 

tools/addon/all-templates.sh

@@ -70,10 +70,14 @@ function cleanup_ctid() {
 header_info
 require_pve_host
 
+# Stop Proxmox VE Monitor-All if running
+if systemctl is-active -q ping-instances.service; then
+  systemctl stop ping-instances.service
+fi
 msg_info "Updating template list"
 pveam update >/dev/null 2>&1
 msg_ok "Updated template list"
-whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "All Templates" --yesno "This will allow for the creation of one of the many Template LXC Containers. Proceed?" 10 68 || exit 0
+whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "All Templates" --yesno "This will allow for the creation of one of the many Template LXC Containers. Proceed?" 10 68
 TEMPLATE_MENU=()
 MSG_MAX_LENGTH=0
 HOST_ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ while read -r TAG ITEM ARCH; do
   ((${#ITEM} + OFFSET > MSG_MAX_LENGTH)) && MSG_MAX_LENGTH=${#ITEM}+OFFSET
   TEMPLATE_MENU+=("$ITEM" "$TAG " "OFF")
 done < <(pveam available)
-TEMPLATE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "All Template LXCs" --radiolist "\nSelect a Template LXC to create:\n" 16 $((MSG_MAX_LENGTH + 58)) 10 "${TEMPLATE_MENU[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 | tr -d '"') || exit 0
+TEMPLATE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "All Template LXCs" --radiolist "\nSelect a Template LXC to create:\n" 16 $((MSG_MAX_LENGTH + 58)) 10 "${TEMPLATE_MENU[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3 | tr -d '"')
 [ -z "$TEMPLATE" ] && {
   whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "No Template LXC Selected" --msgbox "It appears that no Template LXC container was selected" 10 68
   echo "Done"
@@ -181,11 +185,6 @@ msg_ok "Using '$TEMPLATE_STORAGE' for template storage."
 CONTAINER_STORAGE=$(select_storage container)
 msg_ok "Using '$CONTAINER_STORAGE' for container storage."
 
-# Stop Proxmox VE Monitor-All if running
-if systemctl is-active -q ping-instances.service; then
-  systemctl stop ping-instances.service
-fi
-
 # Download template
 msg_info "Downloading LXC template (Patience)"
 pveam download "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" "$TEMPLATE" >/dev/null || {

vm/openwrt-vm.sh

@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ post_to_api_vm
 vm_select_storage "$HN"
 msg_info "Getting URL for OpenWrt Disk Image"
 
-vm_latest_from_index "https://openwrt.org" 'Current stable release - OpenWrt \K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' || exit 115
+# The release list the firmware selector reads; the wiki front page is edited
+# text and did not always carry the release line.
+vm_latest_from_index "https://downloads.openwrt.org/.versions.json" '"stable_version": *"\K[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' || exit 115
 var_version="$VM_INDEX_LATEST"
 URL="https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/$var_version/targets/x86/64/openwrt-$var_version-x86-64-generic-ext4-combined.img.gz"