diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c74e9cc..d30d449 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,13 +53,24 @@ docker compose up -d
 
 ## Proxmox LXC Install
 
-Run inside a Debian/Ubuntu LXC container:
+Run this **on the Proxmox host** — it creates a Debian 12 LXC container and installs Homelable inside automatically:
 
 ```bash
-bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Pouzor/homelable/main/scripts/lxc-install.sh)
+bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Pouzor/homelable/main/scripts/install-proxmox.sh)
 ```
 
-This installs the backend as a systemd service and serves the frontend via nginx.
+Default container settings: 2 cores, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB disk, DHCP on `vmbr0`. Override before running:
+
+```bash
+CTID=150 RAM=2048 STORAGE=local-zfs bash <(curl -fsSL .../install-proxmox.sh)
+```
+
+The backend runs as a systemd service, the frontend is served via nginx on port 80.
+
+> To install manually inside an existing Debian/Ubuntu machine or LXC:
+> ```bash
+> bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Pouzor/homelable/main/scripts/lxc-install.sh)
+> ```
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/scripts/install-proxmox.sh b/scripts/install-proxmox.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b3740aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install-proxmox.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Homelable — Proxmox VE LXC creator
+# Run this on the Proxmox HOST (not inside a container):
+#   bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Pouzor/homelable/main/scripts/install-proxmox.sh)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'; GREEN='\033[0;32m'; YELLOW='\033[1;33m'; CYAN='\033[0;36m'; NC='\033[0m'
+info()  { echo -e "${GREEN}[homelable]${NC} $*"; }
+warn()  { echo -e "${YELLOW}[homelable]${NC} $*"; }
+error() { echo -e "${RED}[homelable]${NC} $*"; exit 1; }
+step()  { echo -e "\n${CYAN}▶ $*${NC}"; }
+
+# ── Must run on a Proxmox VE host ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+[[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] && error "Run as root on the Proxmox host"
+command -v pct &>/dev/null || error "pct not found — run this on a Proxmox VE host, not inside a container"
+
+# ── Settings (override via env vars) ──────────────────────────────────────────
+CTID="${CTID:-$(pvesh get /cluster/nextid 2>/dev/null || echo 200)}"
+HOSTNAME="${HOSTNAME:-homelable}"
+STORAGE="${STORAGE:-local-lvm}"
+DISK_SIZE="${DISK_SIZE:-8}"        # GB
+RAM="${RAM:-1024}"                 # MB
+CORES="${CORES:-2}"
+BRIDGE="${BRIDGE:-vmbr0}"
+RAW="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Pouzor/homelable/main"
+
+step "Creating Homelable LXC (CTID=$CTID, hostname=$HOSTNAME)"
+
+# ── Download Debian 12 template if needed ─────────────────────────────────────
+TEMPLATE_STORAGE=$(pvesm status --content vztmpl | awk 'NR>1 {print $1; exit}')
+TEMPLATE=$(pveam list "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" 2>/dev/null | grep "debian-12" | tail -1 | awk '{print $1}')
+
+if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE" ]]; then
+  info "Downloading Debian 12 LXC template..."
+  pveam update
+  TEMPLATE_NAME=$(pveam available --section system | grep "debian-12" | tail -1 | awk '{print $2}')
+  [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_NAME" ]] && error "Could not find a Debian 12 template"
+  pveam download "$TEMPLATE_STORAGE" "$TEMPLATE_NAME"
+  TEMPLATE="$TEMPLATE_STORAGE:vztmpl/$TEMPLATE_NAME"
+fi
+
+info "Using template: $TEMPLATE"
+
+# ── Create the container ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+pct create "$CTID" "$TEMPLATE" \
+  --hostname "$HOSTNAME" \
+  --storage "$STORAGE" \
+  --rootfs "${STORAGE}:${DISK_SIZE}" \
+  --memory "$RAM" \
+  --cores "$CORES" \
+  --net0 "name=eth0,bridge=${BRIDGE},ip=dhcp" \
+  --ostype debian \
+  --unprivileged 1 \
+  --features "nesting=1" \
+  --start 1
+
+info "Container $CTID created and started"
+
+# ── Wait for network ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+info "Waiting for container network..."
+for i in $(seq 1 20); do
+  if pct exec "$CTID" -- ping -c1 -W1 8.8.8.8 &>/dev/null; then
+    break
+  fi
+  [[ $i -eq 20 ]] && error "Container has no network after 20s — check bridge $BRIDGE"
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+# ── Grant NET_RAW for nmap (ping-based checks) ─────────────────────────────────
+# lxc.cap.keep must include net_raw for nmap SYN scan in unprivileged containers
+pct set "$CTID" --mp0 "" 2>/dev/null || true
+echo "lxc.cap.keep = net_raw net_bind_service" >> /etc/pve/lxc/${CTID}.conf 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# ── Run the installer inside the container ────────────────────────────────────
+step "Running Homelable installer inside container $CTID..."
+pct exec "$CTID" -- bash -c "curl -fsSL ${RAW}/scripts/lxc-install.sh | bash"
+
+# ── Done ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+IP=$(pct exec "$CTID" -- hostname -I 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}' || echo "<container-ip>")
+echo ""
+echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓ Homelable installed in LXC $CTID${NC}"
+echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓ Open http://${IP}${NC}"
+echo -e "  Default login: ${YELLOW}admin / admin${NC}"
+echo -e "  ${YELLOW}⚠ Change the password: edit /opt/homelable/backend/.env (AUTH_PASSWORD_HASH)${NC}"
+echo ""
diff --git a/scripts/lxc-install.sh b/scripts/lxc-install.sh
index eb33a1e..3798939 100755
--- a/scripts/lxc-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/lxc-install.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Homelable — LXC/VM bootstrap installer
-# Compatible with Proxmox VE (Debian/Ubuntu LXC containers)
-# Usage: bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Pouzor/homelable/main/scripts/lxc-install.sh)
+# Homelable — in-container installer
+# Runs INSIDE a Debian/Ubuntu LXC container (called automatically by install-proxmox.sh)
+# Can also be run manually inside any Debian/Ubuntu machine:
+#   bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Pouzor/homelable/main/scripts/lxc-install.sh)
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
 INSTALL_DIR=/opt/homelable
 DATA_DIR=/opt/homelable/data
 SERVICE_USER=homelable
+REPO_URL="https://github.com/Pouzor/homelable.git"
+RAW="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Pouzor/homelable/main"
 
 RED='\033[0;31m'; GREEN='\033[0;32m'; YELLOW='\033[1;33m'; NC='\033[0m'
 info()  { echo -e "${GREEN}[homelable]${NC} $*"; }
@@ -16,45 +19,36 @@ error() { echo -e "${RED}[homelable]${NC} $*"; exit 1; }
 
 [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]] && error "Run as root (sudo bash ...)"
 
-# ── Detect OS ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-if [[ -f /etc/os-release ]]; then
-  . /etc/os-release
-  OS=$ID
-else
-  error "Cannot detect OS"
-fi
-
+# ── Detect OS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+[[ -f /etc/os-release ]] && . /etc/os-release || error "Cannot detect OS"
 info "Detected: $PRETTY_NAME"
-[[ "$OS" =~ ^(debian|ubuntu)$ ]] || error "Requires Debian or Ubuntu"
+[[ "$ID" =~ ^(debian|ubuntu)$ ]] || error "Requires Debian or Ubuntu"
 
-# ── System deps ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# ── System deps ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 info "Installing system dependencies..."
 apt-get update -qq
-apt-get install -y -qq \
-  python3 python3-pip python3-venv \
-  nmap curl git nginx
+apt-get install -y -qq python3 python3-pip python3-venv nmap curl git nginx
 
-# ── Node.js (for frontend build) ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+# ── Node.js 20 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 if ! command -v node &>/dev/null; then
   info "Installing Node.js 20..."
   curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash -
   apt-get install -y -qq nodejs
 fi
 
-# ── Service user ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# ── Service user ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 if ! id "$SERVICE_USER" &>/dev/null; then
   useradd --system --shell /sbin/nologin "$SERVICE_USER"
-  info "Created user: $SERVICE_USER"
+  info "Created service user: $SERVICE_USER"
 fi
 
 # ── Clone / update repo ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-REPO_URL="https://github.com/Pouzor/homelable.git"
 if [[ -d "$INSTALL_DIR/.git" ]]; then
   info "Updating existing installation..."
-  git -C "$INSTALL_DIR" pull
+  git -C "$INSTALL_DIR" pull --quiet
 else
   info "Cloning repository..."
-  git clone "$REPO_URL" "$INSTALL_DIR"
+  git clone --quiet "$REPO_URL" "$INSTALL_DIR"
 fi
 
 mkdir -p "$DATA_DIR"
@@ -65,38 +59,31 @@ cd "$INSTALL_DIR/backend"
 python3 -m venv .venv
 .venv/bin/pip install --quiet -r requirements.txt
 
-# Generate config.yml if missing
-if [[ ! -f config.yml ]]; then
-  cp config.yml.example config.yml 2>/dev/null || cat > config.yml <<'CONF'
-auth:
-  username: admin
-  password_hash: "$2b$12$o/LWyvmBc978CNpSsHxcveXN0WqjAGW/gBR0.U.HURWbaYD3GCDqS"
-
-scanner:
-  ranges:
-    - "192.168.1.0/24"
-
-status_checker:
-  interval_seconds: 60
-CONF
-  warn "Created default config.yml — change admin password!"
-fi
-
 # Generate .env if missing
 if [[ ! -f .env ]]; then
-  SECRET=$(python3 -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(32))")
+  SECRET=$(python3 -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_urlsafe(32))")
+  # Default hash = bcrypt of "admin" (same as .env.example)
   cat > .env <<EOF
 SECRET_KEY=$SECRET
 SQLITE_PATH=$DATA_DIR/homelab.db
-CONFIG_PATH=$INSTALL_DIR/backend/config.yml
-CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost
+CORS_ORIGINS=["http://localhost","http://$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')"]
+
+# Auth — default credentials: admin / admin
+# Change AUTH_PASSWORD_HASH before exposing on a network.
+# Generate: python3 -c "from passlib.context import CryptContext; print(CryptContext(schemes=['bcrypt']).hash('yourpassword'))"
+AUTH_USERNAME=admin
+AUTH_PASSWORD_HASH='\$2b\$12\$RtMbyw17l4N5UGzeXMNAWuzCaVV.XFBY7ZetWheQhxcBDcxahapkG'
+
+SCANNER_RANGES=["192.168.1.0/24"]
+STATUS_CHECKER_INTERVAL=60
 EOF
+  warn "Created .env with default admin/admin — change AUTH_PASSWORD_HASH before exposing on a network!"
 fi
 
 chown -R "$SERVICE_USER":"$SERVICE_USER" "$DATA_DIR"
 chown -R "$SERVICE_USER":"$SERVICE_USER" "$INSTALL_DIR/backend/.venv"
 
-# ── systemd: backend ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# ── systemd: backend ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 cat > /etc/systemd/system/homelable-backend.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Homelable Backend
@@ -119,17 +106,19 @@ EOF
 info "Building frontend..."
 cd "$INSTALL_DIR/frontend"
 npm ci --silent
-VITE_API_BASE=/api npm run build
+npm run build
 
 # ── nginx ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-cp "$INSTALL_DIR/docker/nginx.conf" /etc/nginx/sites-available/homelable
-# Adjust for local backend (not docker network)
-sed -i 's/http:\/\/backend:8000/http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8000/g' /etc/nginx/sites-available/homelable
-# Adjust root to dist
-sed -i "s|/usr/share/nginx/html|$INSTALL_DIR/frontend/dist|g" /etc/nginx/sites-available/homelable
+info "Configuring nginx..."
+# Use the project nginx config, adjusted for local backend
+sed \
+  -e 's|http://backend:8000|http://127.0.0.1:8000|g' \
+  -e "s|/usr/share/nginx/html|$INSTALL_DIR/frontend/dist|g" \
+  "$INSTALL_DIR/docker/nginx.conf" > /etc/nginx/sites-available/homelable
+
 ln -sf /etc/nginx/sites-available/homelable /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/homelable
 rm -f /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
-nginx -t && systemctl reload nginx
+nginx -t && systemctl reload nginx || systemctl start nginx
 
 # ── Enable & start ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 systemctl daemon-reload
@@ -140,5 +129,5 @@ info "Done!"
 echo ""
 echo -e "  ${GREEN}Homelable is running at http://$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')${NC}"
 echo -e "  Default login: admin / admin"
-echo -e "  ${YELLOW}Change the password in $INSTALL_DIR/backend/config.yml${NC}"
+echo -e "  ${YELLOW}⚠ Change the password: edit $INSTALL_DIR/backend/.env (AUTH_PASSWORD_HASH)${NC}"
 echo ""