bump: version 2.1.1

fix(liveview): nest docker children, apply theme & custom style

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.3
+2.1.1

backend/app/api/routes/liveview.py

@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ async def liveview_canvas(
     edges = (await db.execute(select(Edge))).scalars().all()
     state = await db.get(CanvasState, 1)
     viewport: dict[str, Any] = state.viewport if state else {"x": 0, "y": 0, "zoom": 1}
+    custom_style: dict[str, Any] | None = state.custom_style if state else None
     return CanvasStateResponse(
         nodes=[NodeResponse.model_validate(n) for n in nodes],
         edges=[EdgeResponse.model_validate(e) for e in edges],
         viewport=viewport,
+        custom_style=custom_style,
     )

backend/tests/test_liveview.py

@@ -112,6 +112,28 @@ async def test_liveview_returns_saved_canvas(client: AsyncClient, auth_headers):
     assert nodes[0]["label"] == "Live Node"
 
 
+# ── custom_style + theme propagation ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_liveview_returns_custom_style_and_theme(client: AsyncClient, auth_headers):
+    """custom_style and viewport.theme_id from a saved canvas surface in liveview."""
+    settings.liveview_key = "test-key"
+    headers = await auth_headers()
+    payload = {
+        "nodes": [],
+        "edges": [],
+        "viewport": {"x": 0, "y": 0, "zoom": 1, "theme_id": "matrix"},
+        "custom_style": {"fontFamily": "Inter", "nodeRadius": 12},
+    }
+    await client.post("/api/v1/canvas/save", json=payload, headers=headers)
+
+    res = await client.get("/api/v1/liveview?key=test-key")
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    body = res.json()
+    assert body["viewport"].get("theme_id") == "matrix"
+    assert body["custom_style"] == {"fontFamily": "Inter", "nodeRadius": 12}
+
+
 # ── Re-disable after enabling ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio

frontend/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "frontend",
-  "version": "2.0.3",
+  "version": "2.1.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "frontend",
-      "version": "2.0.3",
+      "version": "2.1.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@base-ui/react": "^1.2.0",
         "@dagrejs/dagre": "^2.0.4",
@@ -2520,6 +2520,9 @@
         "arm"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "glibc"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2534,6 +2537,9 @@
         "arm"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "musl"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2548,6 +2554,9 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "glibc"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2562,6 +2571,9 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "musl"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2576,6 +2588,9 @@
         "loong64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "glibc"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2590,6 +2605,9 @@
         "loong64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "musl"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2604,6 +2622,9 @@
         "ppc64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "glibc"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2618,6 +2639,9 @@
         "ppc64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "musl"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2632,6 +2656,9 @@
         "riscv64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "glibc"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2646,6 +2673,9 @@
         "riscv64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "musl"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2660,6 +2690,9 @@
         "s390x"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "glibc"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2674,6 +2707,9 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "glibc"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2688,6 +2724,9 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "musl"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2936,6 +2975,9 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "glibc"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2953,6 +2995,9 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "musl"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2970,6 +3015,9 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "glibc"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -2987,6 +3035,9 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "musl"
+      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -6884,6 +6935,9 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "glibc"
+      ],
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -6905,6 +6959,9 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "musl"
+      ],
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -6926,6 +6983,9 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "glibc"
+      ],
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -6947,6 +7007,9 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
+      "libc": [
+        "musl"
+      ],
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [

frontend/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.0.3",
+  "version": "2.1.1",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",

frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { type Node } from '@xyflow/react'
 import { applyDagreLayout } from '@/utils/layout'
 import { serializeNode, serializeEdge, deserializeApiNode, deserializeApiEdge, type ApiNode, type ApiEdge } from '@/utils/canvasSerializer'
 import { generateUUID } from '@/utils/uuid'
+import { resolveVirtualEdgeParent } from '@/utils/virtualEdgeParent'
 import { generateMarkdownTable } from '@/utils/exportMarkdown'
 import { ExportModal } from '@/components/modals/ExportModal'
 import { exportCanvasToYaml, downloadYaml } from '@/utils/exportYaml'
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ import type { ZigbeeNode, ZigbeeEdge } from '@/components/zigbee/types'
 
 const STANDALONE = import.meta.env.VITE_STANDALONE === 'true'
 const STANDALONE_STORAGE_KEY = 'homelable_canvas'
-const CONTAINER_MODE_TYPES = new Set<NodeData['type']>(['proxmox', 'vm', 'lxc', 'docker_host'])
 
 export default function App() {
   const { loadCanvas, markSaved, markUnsaved, selectedNodeId, selectedNodeIds, addNode, updateNode, deleteNode, onConnect, updateEdge, deleteEdge, setProxmoxContainerMode, setNodeZIndex, editingGroupRectId, setEditingGroupRectId, editingTextId, setEditingTextId, nodes, edges, snapshotHistory, undo, redo, copySelectedNodes, pasteNodes } = useCanvasStore()
@@ -450,16 +450,14 @@ export default function App() {
     if (edgeData.type === 'virtual') {
       const src = nodes.find((n) => n.id === pendingConnection.source)
       const tgt = nodes.find((n) => n.id === pendingConnection.target)
-      const srcType = src?.data.type as NodeData['type']
+      if (src && tgt) {
-      const tgtType = tgt?.data.type as NodeData['type']
+        const assignment = resolveVirtualEdgeParent(
-      if ((srcType === 'lxc' || srcType === 'vm') && CONTAINER_MODE_TYPES.has(tgtType)) {
+          { id: src.id, type: src.data.type as NodeData['type'] },
-        updateNode(pendingConnection.source, { parent_id: pendingConnection.target })
+          { id: tgt.id, type: tgt.data.type as NodeData['type'] },
-      } else if (CONTAINER_MODE_TYPES.has(srcType) && (tgtType === 'lxc' || tgtType === 'vm')) {
+        )
-        updateNode(pendingConnection.target, { parent_id: pendingConnection.source })
+        if (assignment) {
-      } else if (srcType === 'docker_container' && tgtType === 'docker_host') {
+          updateNode(assignment.childId, { parent_id: assignment.parentId })
-        updateNode(pendingConnection.source, { parent_id: pendingConnection.target })
+        }
-      } else if (tgtType === 'docker_container' && srcType === 'docker_host') {
-        updateNode(pendingConnection.target, { parent_id: pendingConnection.source })
       }
     }
     setPendingConnection(null)
@@ -552,6 +550,7 @@ export default function App() {
           onClose={() => setAddNodeOpen(false)}
           onSubmit={handleAddNode}
           title="Add Node"
+          parentCandidates={nodes.map((n) => ({ id: n.id, label: n.data.label ?? n.id, type: n.data.type }))}
         />
 
         {/* key forces re-mount when editing a different node, resetting form state */}
@@ -562,6 +561,25 @@ export default function App() {
           onSubmit={handleUpdateNode}
           initial={editNode?.data}
           title="Edit Node"
+          parentCandidates={(() => {
+            const descendants = new Set<string>()
+            if (editNodeId) {
+              const queue = [editNodeId]
+              while (queue.length) {
+                const id = queue.shift()!
+                for (const n of nodes) {
+                  if (n.data.parent_id === id && !descendants.has(n.id)) {
+                    descendants.add(n.id)
+                    queue.push(n.id)
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            return nodes
+              .filter((n) => !descendants.has(n.id))
+              .map((n) => ({ id: n.id, label: n.data.label ?? n.id, type: n.data.type }))
+          })()}
+          currentNodeId={editNodeId ?? undefined}
         />
 
         <EdgeModal

frontend/src/components/LiveView.tsx

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { nodeTypes } from '@/components/canvas/nodes/nodeTypes'
 import { edgeTypes } from '@/components/canvas/edges/edgeTypes'
 import { deserializeApiNode, deserializeApiEdge, type ApiNode, type ApiEdge } from '@/utils/canvasSerializer'
 import { liveviewApi } from '@/api/client'
-import type { NodeData } from '@/types'
+import type { NodeData, CustomStyleDef } from '@/types'
 
 const STANDALONE = import.meta.env.VITE_STANDALONE === 'true'
 const STORAGE_KEY = 'homelable_canvas'
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ function LiveViewCanvas() {
   const { nodes, edges, loadCanvas, fitViewPending, clearFitViewPending } = useCanvasStore()
   const { fitView } = useReactFlow()
   const activeTheme = useThemeStore((s) => s.activeTheme)
+  const setTheme = useThemeStore((s) => s.setTheme)
+  const setCustomStyle = useThemeStore((s) => s.setCustomStyle)
   const theme = THEMES[activeTheme]
   // Derive initial view state synchronously (avoids calling setState inside an effect):
   // - standalone → always ready (localStorage, no key required)
@@ -73,9 +75,12 @@ function LiveViewCanvas() {
         const { nodes: apiNodes, edges: apiEdges } = res.data
         const proxmoxMap = new Map<string, boolean>(
           (apiNodes as ApiNode[])
-            .filter((n: ApiNode) => n.type === 'proxmox' || n.type === 'group')
+            .filter((n: ApiNode) => n.type === 'group' || n.container_mode === true)
-            .map((n: ApiNode) => [n.id, n.type === 'group' ? true : n.container_mode !== false])
+            .map((n: ApiNode) => [n.id, true])
         )
+        const savedTheme = res.data.viewport?.theme_id
+        if (savedTheme) setTheme(savedTheme)
+        if (res.data.custom_style) setCustomStyle(res.data.custom_style as CustomStyleDef)
         loadCanvas(
           (apiNodes as ApiNode[]).map((n) => deserializeApiNode(n, proxmoxMap)),
           (apiEdges as ApiEdge[]).map(deserializeApiEdge),
@@ -87,7 +92,7 @@ function LiveViewCanvas() {
         const detail: string = err.response.data?.detail ?? ''
         setViewState(detail === 'Live view is disabled' ? 'disabled' : 'invalid-key')
       })
-  }, [loadCanvas])
+  }, [loadCanvas, setTheme, setCustomStyle])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!fitViewPending || nodes.length === 0) return

frontend/src/components/__tests__/LiveView.test.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
 import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/canvasStore'
+import { useThemeStore } from '@/stores/themeStore'
 
 // ── Mock heavy dependencies ────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -124,6 +125,55 @@ describe('LiveView (non-standalone)', () => {
     expect(nodes.find((n) => n.id === 'n1')).toBeDefined()
   })
 
+  // ── Nested children (docker_container inside docker_host) ────────────────
+
+  it('nests docker_container under docker_host parent (container_mode=true)', async () => {
+    setSearch('?key=valid')
+    const nestedPayload = {
+      data: {
+        nodes: [
+          {
+            id: 'host', type: 'docker', label: 'Docker Host', status: 'online',
+            services: [], pos_x: 0, pos_y: 0, container_mode: true,
+            created_at: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z', updated_at: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+          },
+          {
+            id: 'ctr', type: 'docker_container', label: 'nginx', status: 'online',
+            services: [], pos_x: 20, pos_y: 30, parent_id: 'host',
+            created_at: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z', updated_at: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+          },
+        ],
+        edges: [],
+        viewport: { x: 0, y: 0, zoom: 1 },
+      },
+    }
+    vi.mocked(liveviewApi.load).mockResolvedValue(nestedPayload as never)
+    render(<LiveView />)
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('react-flow')).toBeDefined())
+    const ctr = useCanvasStore.getState().nodes.find((n) => n.id === 'ctr')
+    expect(ctr?.parentId).toBe('host')
+    expect(ctr?.extent).toBe('parent')
+  })
+
+  // ── Theme + custom_style applied from payload ────────────────────────────
+
+  it('applies viewport.theme_id and custom_style from the payload', async () => {
+    setSearch('?key=valid')
+    const styledPayload = {
+      data: {
+        nodes: [],
+        edges: [],
+        viewport: { x: 0, y: 0, zoom: 1, theme_id: 'matrix' },
+        custom_style: { fontFamily: 'Inter', nodeRadius: 12 },
+      },
+    }
+    vi.mocked(liveviewApi.load).mockResolvedValue(styledPayload as never)
+    render(<LiveView />)
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('react-flow')).toBeDefined())
+    expect(useThemeStore.getState().activeTheme).toBe('matrix')
+    expect(useThemeStore.getState().customStyle).toEqual({ fontFamily: 'Inter', nodeRadius: 12 })
+  })
+
   // ── No editing props passed ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   it('does not show any Access Denied when key is valid', async () => {

frontend/src/components/canvas/__tests__/GroupNode.test.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ vi.mock('@xyflow/react', () => ({
   NodeResizer: ({ isVisible }: { isVisible: boolean }) => (
     <div data-testid="node-resizer" data-visible={isVisible} />
   ),
+  Handle: () => null,
+  Position: { Top: 'top', Right: 'right', Bottom: 'bottom', Left: 'left' },
   useReactFlow: () => ({}),
 }))
 

frontend/src/components/canvas/edges/index.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useState } from 'react'
 import {
   BaseEdge,
   EdgeLabelRenderer,
@@ -179,9 +179,113 @@ function segmentMidpoints(
   })
 }
 
+// ── Endpoint dot (interactive reconnection handle pinned to handle) ──────────
+
+interface EndpointDotProps {
+  edgeId: string
+  role: 'source' | 'target'
+  x: number
+  y: number
+  position?: string
+  color: string
+  source: string
+  target: string
+  sourceHandle: string | null | undefined
+  targetHandle: string | null | undefined
+  onDrag: (pos: { x: number; y: number } | null) => void
+}
+
+/**
+ * Interactive endpoint marker rendered above the node layer (via
+ * EdgeLabelRenderer). On pointerup it inspects the element under the cursor
+ * for a React Flow handle (`[data-handleid]`) and calls `reconnectEdge` with
+ * the new endpoint. Drop on empty space leaves the edge unchanged.
+ *
+ * Handles are nudged 3px inward (toward the node) because React Flow's edge
+ * endpoint coords sit at the outer edge of the handle box, not its center.
+ */
+function EndpointDot({ edgeId, role, x, y, position, color, source, target, sourceHandle, targetHandle, onDrag }: EndpointDotProps) {
+  const reconnectEdge = useCanvasStore((s) => s.reconnectEdge)
+  const { screenToFlowPosition } = useReactFlow()
+
+  const offset = 3
+  let dx = 0, dy = 0
+  if (position === 'bottom') dy = -offset
+  else if (position === 'top') dy = offset
+  else if (position === 'left') dx = offset
+  else if (position === 'right') dx = -offset
+
+  const onPointerDown = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+    e.stopPropagation()
+    e.currentTarget.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId)
+  }, [])
+
+  const onPointerMove = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+    if (e.buttons !== 1) return
+    onDrag(screenToFlowPosition({ x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY }))
+  }, [onDrag, screenToFlowPosition])
+
+  const onPointerUp = useCallback((e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+    e.currentTarget.releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId)
+    // Find the topmost handle under cursor, skipping the dragged dot itself.
+    const stack = document.elementsFromPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY)
+    let handleEl: HTMLElement | null = null
+    for (const node of stack) {
+      const h = (node as HTMLElement).closest?.('[data-handleid]') as HTMLElement | null
+      if (h) { handleEl = h; break }
+    }
+    onDrag(null)
+    if (!handleEl) return  // dropped on empty space → keep edge unchanged
+    const newHandleId = handleEl.getAttribute('data-handleid')
+    const newNodeId = handleEl.getAttribute('data-nodeid')
+    if (!newHandleId || !newNodeId) return
+    if (role === 'source') {
+      reconnectEdge(edgeId, { source: newNodeId, target, sourceHandle: newHandleId, targetHandle: targetHandle ?? null })
+    } else {
+      reconnectEdge(edgeId, { source, target: newNodeId, sourceHandle: sourceHandle ?? null, targetHandle: newHandleId })
+    }
+  }, [edgeId, role, source, target, sourceHandle, targetHandle, reconnectEdge, onDrag])
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      onPointerDown={onPointerDown}
+      onPointerMove={onPointerMove}
+      onPointerUp={onPointerUp}
+      style={{
+        position: 'absolute',
+        transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) translate(${x + dx}px, ${y + dy}px)`,
+        width: 15,
+        height: 15,
+        borderRadius: '50%',
+        background: color,
+        border: '2px solid #0d1117',
+        cursor: 'grab',
+        pointerEvents: 'all',
+        zIndex: 1000,
+        touchAction: 'none',
+      }}
+      title="Drag to reconnect"
+    />
+  )
+}
+
 // ── Main edge component ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-export function HomelableEdge({ id, source, target, sourceX, sourceY, targetX, targetY, sourcePosition, targetPosition, data, selected }: EdgeProps<Edge<EdgeData>>) {
+export function HomelableEdge({ id, source, target, sourceHandleId, targetHandleId, sourceX: rawSourceX, sourceY: rawSourceY, targetX: rawTargetX, targetY: rawTargetY, sourcePosition, targetPosition, data, selected }: EdgeProps<Edge<EdgeData>>) {
+  const [drag, setDrag] = useState<{ role: 'source' | 'target'; x: number; y: number } | null>(null)
+
+  const sourceX = drag?.role === 'source' ? drag.x : rawSourceX
+  const sourceY = drag?.role === 'source' ? drag.y : rawSourceY
+  const targetX = drag?.role === 'target' ? drag.x : rawTargetX
+  const targetY = drag?.role === 'target' ? drag.y : rawTargetY
+
+  const onSourceDrag = useCallback((pos: { x: number; y: number } | null) => {
+    setDrag(pos ? { role: 'source', x: pos.x, y: pos.y } : null)
+  }, [])
+  const onTargetDrag = useCallback((pos: { x: number; y: number } | null) => {
+    setDrag(pos ? { role: 'target', x: pos.x, y: pos.y } : null)
+  }, [])
+
   const activeTheme = useThemeStore((s) => s.activeTheme)
   const theme = THEMES[activeTheme]
   const sourceType = useStore((s) => s.nodeLookup.get(source)?.type)
@@ -311,6 +415,38 @@ export function HomelableEdge({ id, source, target, sourceX, sourceY, targetX, t
           </div>
         )}
 
+        {/* Endpoint dots — visual indicators for reconnection targets */}
+        {selected && (
+          <>
+            <EndpointDot
+              edgeId={id}
+              role="source"
+              x={sourceX}
+              y={sourceY}
+              position={sourcePosition}
+              color={strokeColor}
+              source={source}
+              target={target}
+              sourceHandle={sourceHandleId}
+              targetHandle={targetHandleId}
+              onDrag={onSourceDrag}
+            />
+            <EndpointDot
+              edgeId={id}
+              role="target"
+              x={targetX}
+              y={targetY}
+              position={targetPosition}
+              color={strokeColor}
+              source={source}
+              target={target}
+              sourceHandle={sourceHandleId}
+              targetHandle={targetHandleId}
+              onDrag={onTargetDrag}
+            />
+          </>
+        )}
+
         {/* Existing waypoint drag handles */}
         {selected && waypoints.map((wp, idx) => {
           const prevPoint = idx === 0 ? { x: sourceX, y: sourceY } : waypoints[idx - 1]

frontend/src/components/canvas/nodes/GroupNode.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import { useState } from 'react'
-import { type NodeProps, type Node, NodeResizer } from '@xyflow/react'
+import { type NodeProps, type Node, NodeResizer, Handle, Position } from '@xyflow/react'
 import { Layers, Pencil, Check, X } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/canvasStore'
+import { useThemeStore } from '@/stores/themeStore'
+import { THEMES } from '@/utils/themes'
 import { STATUS_COLORS, type NodeData } from '@/types'
 
 export function GroupNode({ id, data, selected }: NodeProps<Node<NodeData>>) {
   const { nodes, updateNode, snapshotHistory } = useCanvasStore()
+  const activeTheme = useThemeStore((s) => s.activeTheme)
+  const theme = THEMES[activeTheme]
   const showBorder = data.custom_colors?.show_border !== false
   const isVisible = showBorder || selected
 
@@ -49,6 +53,29 @@ export function GroupNode({ id, data, selected }: NodeProps<Node<NodeData>>) {
         handleStyle={{ fill: '#00d4ff', stroke: '#0d1117', width: 8, height: 8, borderRadius: 2 }}
       />
 
+      {/* 4 snap-point handles — one per side. Source + invisible target overlay for each. */}
+      {([
+        ['group-top', Position.Top],
+        ['group-right', Position.Right],
+        ['group-bottom', Position.Bottom],
+        ['group-left', Position.Left],
+      ] as const).map(([hid, pos]) => (
+        <span key={hid}>
+          <Handle
+            type="source"
+            position={pos}
+            id={hid}
+            style={{ background: theme.colors.handleBackground, borderColor: theme.colors.handleBorder }}
+          />
+          <Handle
+            type="target"
+            position={pos}
+            id={`${hid}-t`}
+            style={{ opacity: 0, width: 12, height: 12 }}
+          />
+        </span>
+      ))}
+
       {/* Header */}
       {isVisible && (
         <div

frontend/src/components/canvas/nodes/ProxmoxGroupNode.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { createElement } from 'react'
+import { createElement, useEffect } from 'react'
-import { Handle, Position, NodeResizer, type NodeProps, type Node } from '@xyflow/react'
+import { Handle, Position, NodeResizer, useUpdateNodeInternals, type NodeProps, type Node } from '@xyflow/react'
 import { Layers } from 'lucide-react'
 import type { NodeData } from '@/types'
 import { resolveNodeColors } from '@/utils/nodeColors'
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/canvasStore'
 import { maskIp, splitIps } from '@/utils/maskIp'
 import { useThemeStore } from '@/stores/themeStore'
 import { THEMES } from '@/utils/themes'
+import { bottomHandleId, bottomHandlePositions } from '@/utils/handleUtils'
 import { BaseNode } from './BaseNode'
 
 export function ProxmoxGroupNode(props: NodeProps<Node<NodeData>>) {
-  const { data, selected } = props
+  const { id, data, selected } = props
+  const updateNodeInternals = useUpdateNodeInternals()
+  useEffect(() => { updateNodeInternals(id) }, [data.bottom_handles, id, updateNodeInternals])
 
   const activeTheme = useThemeStore((s) => s.activeTheme)
   const hideIp = useCanvasStore((s) => s.hideIp)
@@ -149,13 +152,26 @@ export function ProxmoxGroupNode(props: NodeProps<Node<NodeData>>) {
         style={{ background: theme.colors.handleBackground, borderColor: theme.colors.handleBorder }}
       />
       <Handle type="target" position={Position.Top} id="top-t" style={{ opacity: 0, width: 12, height: 12 }} />
-      <Handle
+      {bottomHandlePositions(data.bottom_handles ?? 1).map((leftPct, idx) => {
-        type="source"
+        const sourceId = bottomHandleId(idx)
-        position={Position.Bottom}
+        const targetId = `${sourceId}-t`
-        id="bottom"
+        return (
-        style={{ background: theme.colors.handleBackground, borderColor: theme.colors.handleBorder }}
+          <span key={sourceId}>
-      />
+            <Handle
-      <Handle type="target" position={Position.Bottom} id="bottom-t" style={{ opacity: 0, width: 12, height: 12 }} />
+              type="source"
+              position={Position.Bottom}
+              id={sourceId}
+              style={{ left: `${leftPct}%`, background: theme.colors.handleBackground, borderColor: theme.colors.handleBorder }}
+            />
+            <Handle
+              type="target"
+              position={Position.Bottom}
+              id={targetId}
+              style={{ left: `${leftPct}%`, opacity: 0, width: 12, height: 12 }}
+            />
+          </span>
+        )
+      })}
 
       {/* Cluster handles */}
       <Handle

frontend/src/components/canvas/nodes/__tests__/GroupNode.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { ReactFlowProvider } from '@xyflow/react'
+import { GroupNode } from '../GroupNode'
+import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/canvasStore'
+import { useThemeStore } from '@/stores/themeStore'
+import type { NodeData } from '@/types'
+import type { NodeProps, Node } from '@xyflow/react'
+
+function renderNode(data: Partial<NodeData> = {}, selected = false) {
+  const fullData: NodeData = {
+    label: 'Group A',
+    type: 'group',
+    status: 'unknown',
+    services: [],
+    ...data,
+  }
+  const props = {
+    id: 'g1',
+    data: fullData,
+    selected,
+    type: 'group',
+    zIndex: 0,
+    isConnectable: true,
+    xPos: 0,
+    yPos: 0,
+    dragging: false,
+    deletable: true,
+    draggable: true,
+    selectable: true,
+    positionAbsoluteX: 0,
+    positionAbsoluteY: 0,
+    width: 300,
+    height: 200,
+    dragHandle: undefined,
+    parentId: undefined,
+    sourcePosition: undefined,
+    targetPosition: undefined,
+  } as unknown as NodeProps<Node<NodeData>>
+  return render(
+    <ReactFlowProvider>
+      <GroupNode {...props} />
+    </ReactFlowProvider>
+  )
+}
+
+describe('GroupNode', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    useCanvasStore.setState({ nodes: [], hideIp: false })
+    useThemeStore.setState({ activeTheme: 'default' })
+  })
+
+  it('renders label', () => {
+    const { getByText } = renderNode({ label: 'My Group' })
+    expect(getByText('My Group')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('renders 4 source handles (one per side)', () => {
+    const { container } = renderNode()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.react-flow__handle-top.source')).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.react-flow__handle-right.source')).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.react-flow__handle-bottom.source')).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.react-flow__handle-left.source')).not.toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('renders 4 target handles (one per side)', () => {
+    const { container } = renderNode()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.react-flow__handle-top.target')).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.react-flow__handle-right.target')).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.react-flow__handle-bottom.target')).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.react-flow__handle-left.target')).not.toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('source handles carry side-specific ids', () => {
+    const { container } = renderNode()
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-handleid="group-top"]')).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-handleid="group-right"]')).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-handleid="group-bottom"]')).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-handleid="group-left"]')).not.toBeNull()
+  })
+})

frontend/src/components/canvas/nodes/__tests__/ProxmoxGroupNode.test.tsx

@@ -102,6 +102,18 @@ describe('ProxmoxGroupNode', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('.rounded-xl.border-2')).not.toBeNull()
   })
 
+  it('container mode renders bottom_handles snap points', () => {
+    const { container } = renderNode({ bottom_handles: 4 })
+    const sourceHandles = container.querySelectorAll('.react-flow__handle-bottom.source')
+    expect(sourceHandles.length).toBe(4)
+  })
+
+  it('container mode default has single bottom handle', () => {
+    const { container } = renderNode({})
+    const sourceHandles = container.querySelectorAll('.react-flow__handle-bottom.source')
+    expect(sourceHandles.length).toBe(1)
+  })
+
   it('renders cluster handles in both modes', () => {
     const { container: groupC } = renderNode({})
     expect(groupC.querySelectorAll('[title="Same cluster"]').length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2)

frontend/src/components/modals/NodeModal.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { resolveNodeColors } from '@/utils/nodeColors'
 import { ICON_REGISTRY, ICON_CATEGORIES, NODE_TYPE_DEFAULT_ICONS, isBrandIconKey, brandIconSlug, brandIconUrl } from '@/utils/nodeIcons'
 import { BrandIconPicker } from './BrandIconPicker'
 import { MIN_BOTTOM_HANDLES, MAX_BOTTOM_HANDLES, clampBottomHandles } from '@/utils/handleUtils'
+import { getValidParentTypes } from '@/utils/virtualEdgeParent'
 
 const NODE_TYPE_GROUPS: { label: string; types: NodeType[] }[] = [
   { label: 'Hardware',       types: ['isp', 'router', 'firewall', 'switch', 'server', 'nas', 'ap', 'printer'] },
@@ -48,17 +49,25 @@ const DEFAULT_DATA: Partial<NodeData> = {
   custom_icon: undefined,
 }
 
+interface ParentCandidate {
+  id: string
+  label: string
+  type: NodeType
+}
+
 interface NodeModalProps {
   open: boolean
   onClose: () => void
   onSubmit: (data: Partial<NodeData>) => void
   initial?: Partial<NodeData>
   title?: string
+  parentCandidates?: ParentCandidate[]
+  currentNodeId?: string
 }
 
 // NodeModal is always mounted with a key that changes on open/edit, so useState
 // initial value is enough - no need for a reset effect.
-export function NodeModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, initial, title = 'Add Node' }: NodeModalProps) {
+export function NodeModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, initial, title = 'Add Node', parentCandidates = [], currentNodeId }: NodeModalProps) {
   const merged = { ...DEFAULT_DATA, ...initial }
   if (ZIGBEE_TYPES.includes((merged.type ?? '') as NodeType)) merged.check_method = 'none'
   const [form, setForm] = useState<Partial<NodeData>>(merged)
@@ -86,8 +95,17 @@ export function NodeModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, initial, title = 'Add Node'
     setLabelError(false)
     const selectedType = (form.type ?? 'generic') as NodeType
     const canUseContainerMode = CONTAINER_MODE_TYPES.includes(selectedType)
+    const validParentTypes = getValidParentTypes(selectedType)
+    let safeParentId = form.parent_id
+    if (validParentTypes.length === 0) {
+      safeParentId = undefined
+    } else if (safeParentId) {
+      const parent = parentCandidates.find((n) => n.id === safeParentId)
+      if (!parent || !validParentTypes.includes(parent.type)) safeParentId = undefined
+    }
     onSubmit({
       ...form,
+      parent_id: safeParentId,
       container_mode: canUseContainerMode ? !!form.container_mode : false,
     })
     onClose()
@@ -107,7 +125,12 @@ export function NodeModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, initial, title = 'Add Node'
               <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Type</Label>
               <Select value={form.type} onValueChange={(v) => {
                 const t = v as NodeType
-                setForm((f) => ({ ...f, type: t, ...(ZIGBEE_TYPES.includes(t) ? { check_method: 'none' as CheckMethod } : {}) }))
+                setForm((f) => {
+                  const next: Partial<NodeData> = { ...f, type: t }
+                  if (ZIGBEE_TYPES.includes(t)) next.check_method = 'none' as CheckMethod
+                  if (getValidParentTypes(t).length === 0) next.parent_id = undefined
+                  return next
+                })
               }}>
                 <SelectTrigger className={`bg-[#21262d] border-[#30363d] text-sm h-8 w-full cursor-pointer ${modalStyles['modal-interactive']} ${modalStyles['modal-radius']}`} aria-label="Node type selector">
                   <SelectValue>{NODE_TYPE_LABELS[(form.type ?? 'server') as NodeType]}</SelectValue>
@@ -320,6 +343,40 @@ export function NodeModal({ open, onClose, onSubmit, initial, title = 'Add Node'
               </div>
             )}
 
+            {/* Parent Container */}
+            {(() => {
+              const childType = (form.type ?? 'generic') as NodeType
+              const validParentTypes = getValidParentTypes(childType)
+              if (validParentTypes.length === 0) return null
+              const validParents = parentCandidates.filter(
+                (n) => n.id !== currentNodeId && validParentTypes.includes(n.type),
+              )
+              if (validParents.length === 0) return null
+              return (
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5 col-span-2">
+                  <Label className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Parent Container</Label>
+                  <Select
+                    value={form.parent_id ?? 'none'}
+                    onValueChange={(v) => set('parent_id', v === 'none' ? undefined : v)}
+                  >
+                    <SelectTrigger className={`bg-[#21262d] border-[#30363d] text-sm h-8 cursor-pointer ${modalStyles['modal-interactive']} ${modalStyles['modal-radius']}`} aria-label="Parent container selector">
+                      <SelectValue>
+                        {form.parent_id
+                          ? (validParents.find((n) => n.id === form.parent_id)?.label ?? 'None')
+                          : 'None'}
+                      </SelectValue>
+                    </SelectTrigger>
+                    <SelectContent className="bg-[#21262d] border-[#30363d]">
+                      <SelectItem value="none" className="text-sm">None</SelectItem>
+                      {validParents.map((n) => (
+                        <SelectItem key={n.id} value={n.id} className="text-sm">{n.label}</SelectItem>
+                      ))}
+                    </SelectContent>
+                  </Select>
+                </div>
+              )
+            })()}
+
             {/* Container mode */}
             {CONTAINER_MODE_TYPES.includes((form.type ?? 'generic') as NodeType) && (
               <div className="flex items-center justify-between col-span-2 py-1">

frontend/src/components/modals/__tests__/NodeModal.test.tsx

@@ -311,18 +311,48 @@ describe('NodeModal', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText('Reset to defaults')).toBeNull()
   })
 
-  // ── Parent Container selector removed ────────────────────────────────
+  // ── Parent Container selector ─────────────────────────────────────────
 
-  it('does not render the Parent Container selector', () => {
+  it('does not render Parent Container for non-child types', () => {
-    renderModal({ initial: BASE })
+    renderModal({
+      initial: BASE,
+      parentCandidates: [{ id: 'p1', label: 'Proxmox', type: 'proxmox' }],
+    })
     expect(screen.queryByText('Parent Container')).toBeNull()
   })
 
-  it('does not render Parent Container for docker_container either', () => {
+  it('does not render Parent Container when no valid candidates exist', () => {
-    renderModal({ initial: { ...BASE, type: 'docker_container' } })
+    renderModal({
+      initial: { ...BASE, type: 'docker_container' },
+      parentCandidates: [],
+    })
     expect(screen.queryByText('Parent Container')).toBeNull()
   })
 
+  it('renders Parent Container for docker_container when docker_host candidate exists', () => {
+    renderModal({
+      initial: { ...BASE, type: 'docker_container' },
+      parentCandidates: [{ id: 'dh1', label: 'Docker Host', type: 'docker_host' }],
+    })
+    expect(screen.getByText('Parent Container')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('renders Parent Container for docker_container when only an LXC candidate exists', () => {
+    renderModal({
+      initial: { ...BASE, type: 'docker_container' },
+      parentCandidates: [{ id: 'lxc1', label: 'My LXC', type: 'lxc' }],
+    })
+    expect(screen.getByText('Parent Container')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
+  it('renders Parent Container for lxc when proxmox candidate exists', () => {
+    renderModal({
+      initial: { ...BASE, type: 'lxc' },
+      parentCandidates: [{ id: 'px1', label: 'PVE', type: 'proxmox' }],
+    })
+    expect(screen.getByText('Parent Container')).toBeDefined()
+  })
+
   // ── Appearance ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   it('renders 3 color swatch labels (border, background, icon)', () => {

frontend/src/components/panels/DetailPanel.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
 import { useCanvasStore } from '@/stores/canvasStore'
 import { NODE_TYPE_LABELS, STATUS_COLORS, type ServiceInfo, type NodeData, type NodeProperty } from '@/types'
 import { getServiceUrl } from '@/utils/serviceUrl'
-import { primaryIp } from '@/utils/maskIp'
+import { splitIps } from '@/utils/maskIp'
 import { PROPERTY_ICONS, PROPERTY_ICON_NAMES, resolvePropertyIcon } from '@/utils/propertyIcons'
 import type { Node } from '@xyflow/react'
 
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ export function DetailPanel({ onEdit }: DetailPanelProps) {
   const { data } = node
   const services = data.services ?? []
   const statusColor = STATUS_COLORS[data.status]
-  const host = data.ip ?? data.hostname
+  const ipAddresses = data.ip ? splitIps(data.ip) : []
+  const host = ipAddresses[0] ?? data.hostname
 
   const handleDelete = () => {
     if (confirm(`Delete "${data.label}"?`)) {
@@ -223,12 +224,25 @@ export function DetailPanel({ onEdit }: DetailPanelProps) {
             </a>
           </div>
         )}
-        {data.ip && (
+        {ipAddresses.length > 0 && (
-          <div className="flex justify-between gap-2 items-baseline">
+          <div className="flex justify-between gap-2 items-start">
-            <span className="text-muted-foreground text-xs shrink-0">IP Address</span>
+            <span className="text-muted-foreground text-xs shrink-0">{ipAddresses.length > 1 ? 'IP Addresses' : 'IP Address'}</span>
-            <a href={`http://${primaryIp(data.ip)}`} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" className="text-xs font-mono text-[#00d4ff] hover:underline truncate flex items-center gap-1" title={data.ip}>
+            <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-end items-center gap-x-2 gap-y-1 max-w-[65%]">
-              {data.ip}<ExternalLink size={10} className="shrink-0" />
+              {ipAddresses.map((ip, index) => (
-            </a>
+                <span key={`${ip}-${index}`} className="inline-flex items-center shrink-0 whitespace-nowrap">
+                  <a
+                    href={`http://${ip}`}
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                    className="text-xs font-mono text-[#00d4ff] hover:underline inline-flex items-center gap-1"
+                    title={ip}
+                  >
+                    {ip}
+                    <ExternalLink size={10} className="shrink-0" />
+                  </a>
+                </span>
+              ))}
+            </div>
           </div>
         )}
         {data.mac && <DetailRow label="MAC" value={data.mac} mono />}

frontend/src/components/panels/__tests__/DetailPanel.test.tsx

@@ -442,7 +442,23 @@ describe('DetailPanel', () => {
     it('displays full comma-separated IP string as link text', () => {
       setupStore({ ip: '192.168.1.10, 192.168.1.11' })
       render(<DetailPanel onEdit={vi.fn()} />)
-      expect(screen.getByText(/192\.168\.1\.10, 192\.168\.1\.11/)).toBeDefined()
+      expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /192\.168\.1\.10/ })).toBeDefined()
+      expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /192\.168\.1\.11/ })).toBeDefined()
+      expect(screen.queryByText(',')).toBeNull()
+    })
+
+    it('renders separate links for semicolon-separated IPs', () => {
+      setupStore({ ip: '192.168.1.10; 192.168.1.11' })
+      render(<DetailPanel onEdit={vi.fn()} />)
+      expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /192\.168\.1\.10/ }).getAttribute('href')).toBe('http://192.168.1.10')
+      expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /192\.168\.1\.11/ }).getAttribute('href')).toBe('http://192.168.1.11')
+    })
+
+    it('renders separate links for newline-separated IPs', () => {
+      setupStore({ ip: '192.168.1.10\n192.168.1.11' })
+      render(<DetailPanel onEdit={vi.fn()} />)
+      expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /192\.168\.1\.10/ }).getAttribute('href')).toBe('http://192.168.1.10')
+      expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /192\.168\.1\.11/ }).getAttribute('href')).toBe('http://192.168.1.11')
     })
   })
 

frontend/src/index.css

@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
   to   { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
 }
 
+/* Disable React Flow's built-in edgeupdater entirely — HomelableEdge renders
+   its own interactive endpoint dots in EdgeLabelRenderer (above the node
+   layer) so the node Handle DOM cannot steal the reconnection drag. */
+.react-flow__edgeupdater {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 /* Homelable dark theme — always dark */
 :root {
     --background: #0d1117;

frontend/src/stores/__tests__/canvasStore.test.ts

@@ -497,6 +497,31 @@ describe('canvasStore', () => {
     expect(useCanvasStore.getState().hasUnsavedChanges).toBe(true)
   })
 
+  it('reconnectEdge swaps source/target and normalizes handles', () => {
+    useCanvasStore.setState((s) => ({
+      edges: [...s.edges, { ...makeEdge('e1', 'n1', 'n2'), sourceHandle: 'bottom', targetHandle: 'top' }],
+    }))
+    useCanvasStore.getState().markSaved()
+    useCanvasStore.getState().reconnectEdge('e1', {
+      source: 'n1',
+      target: 'n3',
+      sourceHandle: 'bottom-2-t',
+      targetHandle: 'top-t',
+    })
+    const edge = useCanvasStore.getState().edges.find((e) => e.id === 'e1')
+    expect(edge?.target).toBe('n3')
+    expect(edge?.source).toBe('n1')
+    expect(edge?.sourceHandle).toBe('bottom-2')
+    expect(edge?.targetHandle).toBe('top')
+    expect(useCanvasStore.getState().hasUnsavedChanges).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('reconnectEdge snapshots history for undo', () => {
+    useCanvasStore.setState((s) => ({ edges: [...s.edges, makeEdge('e1', 'n1', 'n2')], past: [] }))
+    useCanvasStore.getState().reconnectEdge('e1', { source: 'n1', target: 'n3', sourceHandle: null, targetHandle: null })
+    expect(useCanvasStore.getState().past.length).toBe(1)
+  })
+
   it('deleteEdge removes the edge and marks unsaved', () => {
     useCanvasStore.setState((s) => ({ edges: [...s.edges, makeEdge('e1', 'n1', 'n2'), makeEdge('e2', 'n2', 'n3')] }))
     useCanvasStore.getState().markSaved()

frontend/src/stores/canvasStore.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ interface CanvasState {
   updateNode: (id: string, data: Partial<NodeData>) => void
   deleteNode: (id: string) => void
   updateEdge: (id: string, data: Partial<EdgeData>) => void
+  reconnectEdge: (id: string, connection: Connection) => void
   deleteEdge: (id: string) => void
   setProxmoxContainerMode: (proxmoxId: string, enabled: boolean) => void
   setNodeZIndex: (id: string, zIndex: number) => void
@@ -292,6 +293,24 @@ export const useCanvasStore = create<CanvasState>((set) => ({
       hasUnsavedChanges: true,
     })),
 
+  reconnectEdge: (id, connection) =>
+    set((state) => ({
+      edges: state.edges.map((e) =>
+        e.id === id
+          ? {
+              ...e,
+              source: connection.source ?? e.source,
+              target: connection.target ?? e.target,
+              sourceHandle: normalizeHandle(connection.sourceHandle),
+              targetHandle: normalizeHandle(connection.targetHandle),
+            }
+          : e
+      ),
+      past: [...state.past.slice(-49), { nodes: state.nodes, edges: state.edges }],
+      future: [],
+      hasUnsavedChanges: true,
+    })),
+
   deleteEdge: (id) =>
     set((state) => ({
       edges: state.edges.filter((e) => e.id !== id),

frontend/src/utils/__tests__/maskIp.test.ts

@@ -55,6 +55,27 @@ describe('splitIps', () => {
     expect(splitIps('')).toEqual([])
     expect(splitIps('   ')).toEqual([])
   })
+
+  it('splits on semicolons', () => {
+    expect(splitIps('10.0.0.1; 10.0.0.2')).toEqual(['10.0.0.1', '10.0.0.2'])
+  })
+
+  it('splits on newlines', () => {
+    expect(splitIps('10.0.0.1\n10.0.0.2')).toEqual(['10.0.0.1', '10.0.0.2'])
+  })
+
+  it('splits on mixed delimiters', () => {
+    expect(splitIps('10.0.0.1,10.0.0.2; 10.0.0.3\n10.0.0.4')).toEqual([
+      '10.0.0.1',
+      '10.0.0.2',
+      '10.0.0.3',
+      '10.0.0.4',
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('deduplicates repeated IPs', () => {
+    expect(splitIps('10.0.0.1, 10.0.0.1; 10.0.0.2')).toEqual(['10.0.0.1', '10.0.0.2'])
+  })
 })
 
 describe('primaryIp', () => {

frontend/src/utils/__tests__/virtualEdgeParent.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { resolveVirtualEdgeParent, getValidParentTypes } from '../virtualEdgeParent'
+
+describe('getValidParentTypes', () => {
+  it('returns container-mode types for lxc', () => {
+    expect(getValidParentTypes('lxc')).toEqual(['proxmox', 'vm', 'lxc', 'docker_host'])
+  })
+
+  it('returns container-mode types for vm', () => {
+    expect(getValidParentTypes('vm')).toEqual(['proxmox', 'vm', 'lxc', 'docker_host'])
+  })
+
+  it('returns docker_host/lxc/vm/proxmox for docker_container', () => {
+    expect(getValidParentTypes('docker_container')).toEqual(['docker_host', 'lxc', 'vm', 'proxmox'])
+  })
+
+  it('returns empty list for types that cannot have a parent', () => {
+    expect(getValidParentTypes('server')).toEqual([])
+    expect(getValidParentTypes('router')).toEqual([])
+    expect(getValidParentTypes('proxmox')).toEqual([])
+    expect(getValidParentTypes('docker_host')).toEqual([])
+  })
+})
+
+describe('resolveVirtualEdgeParent', () => {
+  it('nests lxc under proxmox (container-mode parent)', () => {
+    const res = resolveVirtualEdgeParent(
+      { id: 'lxc1', type: 'lxc' },
+      { id: 'px1', type: 'proxmox' },
+    )
+    expect(res).toEqual({ childId: 'lxc1', parentId: 'px1' })
+  })
+
+  it('nests vm under proxmox regardless of edge direction', () => {
+    const res = resolveVirtualEdgeParent(
+      { id: 'px1', type: 'proxmox' },
+      { id: 'vm1', type: 'vm' },
+    )
+    expect(res).toEqual({ childId: 'vm1', parentId: 'px1' })
+  })
+
+  it('nests docker_container under docker_host', () => {
+    const res = resolveVirtualEdgeParent(
+      { id: 'dc1', type: 'docker_container' },
+      { id: 'dh1', type: 'docker_host' },
+    )
+    expect(res).toEqual({ childId: 'dc1', parentId: 'dh1' })
+  })
+
+  it('nests docker_container under lxc (reverse direction)', () => {
+    const res = resolveVirtualEdgeParent(
+      { id: 'lxc1', type: 'lxc' },
+      { id: 'dc1', type: 'docker_container' },
+    )
+    expect(res).toEqual({ childId: 'dc1', parentId: 'lxc1' })
+  })
+
+  it('nests docker_container under lxc (forward direction)', () => {
+    const res = resolveVirtualEdgeParent(
+      { id: 'dc1', type: 'docker_container' },
+      { id: 'lxc1', type: 'lxc' },
+    )
+    expect(res).toEqual({ childId: 'dc1', parentId: 'lxc1' })
+  })
+
+  it('nests docker_container under vm', () => {
+    const res = resolveVirtualEdgeParent(
+      { id: 'dc1', type: 'docker_container' },
+      { id: 'vm1', type: 'vm' },
+    )
+    expect(res).toEqual({ childId: 'dc1', parentId: 'vm1' })
+  })
+
+  it('nests docker_container under proxmox (reverse direction)', () => {
+    const res = resolveVirtualEdgeParent(
+      { id: 'px1', type: 'proxmox' },
+      { id: 'dc1', type: 'docker_container' },
+    )
+    expect(res).toEqual({ childId: 'dc1', parentId: 'px1' })
+  })
+
+  it('returns null when docker_container links to unsupported parent type', () => {
+    const res = resolveVirtualEdgeParent(
+      { id: 'dc1', type: 'docker_container' },
+      { id: 'srv1', type: 'server' },
+    )
+    expect(res).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('returns null for unrelated type pairs', () => {
+    const res = resolveVirtualEdgeParent(
+      { id: 'srv1', type: 'server' },
+      { id: 'rt1', type: 'router' },
+    )
+    expect(res).toBeNull()
+  })
+})

frontend/src/utils/maskIp.ts

@@ -25,16 +25,17 @@ function maskSingle(ip: string): string {
  */
 export function maskIp(ip: string): string {
   if (!ip) return ip
-  return ip.split(',').map(maskSingle).join(', ')
+  return splitIps(ip).map(maskSingle).join(', ')
 }
 
 /**
- * Split a comma-separated IP string into an array of trimmed values.
+ * Split an IP string into trimmed values. Accepts comma, semicolon, or newline
- * Empty string returns [].
+ * delimiters (or any combination). Duplicates removed, empty entries dropped.
  */
 export function splitIps(ip: string): string[] {
   if (!ip?.trim()) return []
-  return ip.split(',').map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean)
+  const parts = ip.split(/[\n,;]+/).map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean)
+  return parts.filter((v, i) => parts.indexOf(v) === i)
 }
 
 /**

frontend/src/utils/virtualEdgeParent.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import type { NodeData } from '@/types'
+
+export type NodeType = NodeData['type']
+
+const CONTAINER_MODE_TYPES = new Set<NodeType>(['proxmox', 'vm', 'lxc', 'docker_host'])
+const DOCKER_CONTAINER_PARENT_TYPES = new Set<NodeType>(['docker_host', 'lxc', 'vm', 'proxmox'])
+
+export interface VirtualEdgeEndpoint {
+  id: string
+  type: NodeType
+}
+
+export interface ParentAssignment {
+  childId: string
+  parentId: string
+}
+
+export function getValidParentTypes(childType: NodeType): NodeType[] {
+  if (childType === 'lxc' || childType === 'vm') {
+    return ['proxmox', 'vm', 'lxc', 'docker_host']
+  }
+  if (childType === 'docker_container') {
+    return ['docker_host', 'lxc', 'vm', 'proxmox']
+  }
+  return []
+}
+
+export function resolveVirtualEdgeParent(
+  source: VirtualEdgeEndpoint,
+  target: VirtualEdgeEndpoint,
+): ParentAssignment | null {
+  const { type: srcType, id: srcId } = source
+  const { type: tgtType, id: tgtId } = target
+
+  if ((srcType === 'lxc' || srcType === 'vm') && CONTAINER_MODE_TYPES.has(tgtType)) {
+    return { childId: srcId, parentId: tgtId }
+  }
+  if (CONTAINER_MODE_TYPES.has(srcType) && (tgtType === 'lxc' || tgtType === 'vm')) {
+    return { childId: tgtId, parentId: srcId }
+  }
+  if (srcType === 'docker_container' && DOCKER_CONTAINER_PARENT_TYPES.has(tgtType)) {
+    return { childId: srcId, parentId: tgtId }
+  }
+  if (tgtType === 'docker_container' && DOCKER_CONTAINER_PARENT_TYPES.has(srcType)) {
+    return { childId: tgtId, parentId: srcId }
+  }
+  return null
+}