diff --git a/.github/scripts/tests/test_oci_monitor_modify_contract.py b/.github/scripts/tests/test_oci_monitor_modify_contract.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..565b5bd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/tests/test_oci_monitor_modify_contract.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+"""Keep the Monitor OCI editor path distinct from coordinated stack recreation."""
+import ast
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from types import ModuleType, SimpleNamespace
+from unittest import TestCase
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3]
+MENU = ROOT / 'oci/src/proxmenux_oci/management.py'
+CLI = ROOT / 'oci/src/proxmenux_oci/cli.py'
+MONITOR = ROOT / 'AppImage/components/virtual-machines.tsx'
+WRAPPER = ROOT / 'scripts/oci/manage_instance.sh'
+EXTRA_DEVICES = ROOT / 'oci/src/proxmenux_oci/extra_devices.py'
+STACK_RECREATION = ROOT / 'oci/src/proxmenux_oci/stack_recreation.py'
+
+
+def extracted_stack_manager(scope):
+    source = MENU.read_text(encoding='utf-8').replace(
+        '            from .stack_recreation import modify_stack\n', '')
+    node = next(item for item in ast.parse(source).body
+                if isinstance(item, ast.FunctionDef) and item.name == '_manage_stack')
+    exec(compile(ast.fix_missing_locations(ast.Module(body=[node], type_ignores=[])),
+                 str(MENU), 'exec'), scope)
+    return scope['_manage_stack']
+
+
+class MonitorModifyContractTests(TestCase):
+    def test_monitor_sends_modify_for_a_stack_and_recreate_for_a_single_instance(self):
+        source = MONITOR.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+        self.assertIn('action: "update" | "modify" | "recreate" | "recover"', source)
+        self.assertIn('action: ociInstance.stack ? "modify" : "recreate"', source)
+
+    def test_cli_and_monitor_wrapper_accept_the_modify_action(self):
+        self.assertIn('choices=("update", "modify", "recreate")', CLI.read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
+        self.assertIn('${ACTION:-} != "modify"', WRAPPER.read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
+
+    def test_modify_device_filter_matches_the_device_prompt_contract(self):
+        caller = STACK_RECREATION.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+        device_prompt = EXTRA_DEVICES.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+        prompt = next(node for node in ast.parse(device_prompt).body
+                      if isinstance(node, ast.FunctionDef) and node.name == 'ask_extra_devices')
+        self.assertIn('kinds', [argument.arg for argument in prompt.args.args])
+        self.assertIn("ask_extra_devices(ui, attached, True, kinds=", caller)
+
+    def test_modify_action_opens_the_stack_editor_without_running_lifecycle(self):
+        primary = {'stack': {'members': [{'vmid': 101}]}}
+        instances = ModuleType('oci_instances')
+        instances.ROOT = Path('/inert')
+        instances.read = lambda *_: primary
+        modify_stack = Mock(return_value=True)
+        run_lifecycle = Mock()
+        manager = extracted_stack_manager({
+            'sys': SimpleNamespace(path=[]),
+            'Path': Path,
+            'modify_stack': modify_stack,
+            '_run_lifecycle': run_lifecycle,
+        })
+        ui = SimpleNamespace()
+        with patch.dict(sys.modules, {
+                'oci_instances': instances,
+                'oci_stack_replay': ModuleType('oci_stack_replay'),
+        }):
+            result = manager(Path('/inert'), ui, {'vmid': 101}, action='modify')
+
+        self.assertTrue(result)
+        modify_stack.assert_called_once_with(Path('/inert'), ui, primary, run_lifecycle)
+        run_lifecycle.assert_not_called()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import unittest
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/.github/scripts/tests/test_oci_selection_setup_wording.py b/.github/scripts/tests/test_oci_selection_setup_wording.py
index 47a6fc4c..3e6df1e1 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/tests/test_oci_selection_setup_wording.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/tests/test_oci_selection_setup_wording.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class SelectionSetupWording(TestCase):
         # It cannot be updated, but it can still be changed or removed.
         ui = self._stack({'members': [{'native_stack_intent': {'adapt': True}}]}, REPLAY)
         ui.choose.assert_called_once()
-        self.assertEqual([tag for tag, _ in ui.choose.call_args.args[1]], ['recreate', 'remove'])
+        self.assertEqual([tag for tag, _ in ui.choose.call_args.args[1]], ['modify', 'remove'])
 
     def _stack(self, stack, expected):
         record = {'stack': stack}
diff --git a/AppImage/components/virtual-machines.tsx b/AppImage/components/virtual-machines.tsx
index 4b48218f..031e88c3 100644
--- a/AppImage/components/virtual-machines.tsx
+++ b/AppImage/components/virtual-machines.tsx
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ export function VirtualMachines() {
   // A container restored from a backup carries the mark of its installation
   // and has no record on this host until it is recovered from the menu.
   const [ociRestored, setOciRestored] = useState(false)
-  const [ociAction, setOciAction] = useState<{ vmid: number; action: "update" | "recreate" | "recover" } | null>(null)
+  const [ociAction, setOciAction] = useState<{ vmid: number; action: "update" | "modify" | "recreate" | "recover" } | null>(null)
 
   // Firewall log state — fetched only when the operator opens that tab
   // so a CT/VM without firewall use doesn't pay the pvesh cost on every
@@ -5341,7 +5341,10 @@ const handleDownloadLogs = async (vmid: number, vmName: string) => {
                                   <Button
                                     size="sm"
                                     className={neutralBtnCls}
-                                    onClick={() => setOciAction({ vmid: selectedVM.vmid, action: "recreate" })}
+                                    onClick={() => setOciAction({
+                                      vmid: selectedVM.vmid,
+                                      action: ociInstance.stack ? "modify" : "recreate",
+                                    })}
                                   >
                                     <RotateCcw className="h-4 w-4 mr-1.5" />
                                     {t("vmLxc.ociUpdates.recreate")}
diff --git a/lang/de.json b/lang/de.json
index 47d2196a..a5898d80 100644
--- a/lang/de.json
+++ b/lang/de.json
@@ -7856,5 +7856,17 @@
   "⚠ Disk data will NOT be erased.": "⚠ Festplattendaten werden NICHT gelöscht.",
   "⚠ Disk will be unmounted and removed from /etc/fstab.": "⚠ Die Festplatte wird ausgehängt und aus /etc/fstab entfernt.",
   "⚠ The /etc/fstab entry will be removed.": "⚠ Der /etc/fstab-Eintrag wird entfernt.",
-  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ Die Festplatte wird ausgehängt."
+  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ Die Festplatte wird ausgehängt.",
+  "Apply these changes?": "Apply these changes?",
+  "All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.": "All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.",
+  "Checking the stack before recreating...": "Checking the stack before recreating...",
+  "Invalid saved image digest": "Invalid saved image digest",
+  "Modify extra paths and devices": "Modify extra paths and devices",
+  "Modify OCI stack": "Modify OCI stack",
+  "Recreate every container with its saved configuration": "Recreate every container with its saved configuration",
+  "Recreate OCI stack": "Recreate OCI stack",
+  "Recreate the whole stack?": "Recreate the whole stack?",
+  "Recreating": "Recreating",
+  "Stack recreation completed. Data kept.": "Stack recreation completed. Data kept.",
+  "The registry did not return the saved image digest": "The registry did not return the saved image digest"
 }
diff --git a/lang/es.json b/lang/es.json
index c79b5e12..8b3d9a4f 100644
--- a/lang/es.json
+++ b/lang/es.json
@@ -7864,5 +7864,17 @@
   "⚠ Disk data will NOT be erased.": "⚠ Los datos del disco NO se borrarán.",
   "⚠ Disk will be unmounted and removed from /etc/fstab.": "⚠ El disco se desmontará y se eliminará de /etc/fstab.",
   "⚠ The /etc/fstab entry will be removed.": "⚠ Se eliminará la entrada /etc/fstab.",
-  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ El disco se desmontará."
+  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ El disco se desmontará.",
+  "Apply these changes?": "Apply these changes?",
+  "All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.": "All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.",
+  "Checking the stack before recreating...": "Checking the stack before recreating...",
+  "Invalid saved image digest": "Invalid saved image digest",
+  "Modify extra paths and devices": "Modify extra paths and devices",
+  "Modify OCI stack": "Modify OCI stack",
+  "Recreate every container with its saved configuration": "Recreate every container with its saved configuration",
+  "Recreate OCI stack": "Recreate OCI stack",
+  "Recreate the whole stack?": "Recreate the whole stack?",
+  "Recreating": "Recreating",
+  "Stack recreation completed. Data kept.": "Stack recreation completed. Data kept.",
+  "The registry did not return the saved image digest": "The registry did not return the saved image digest"
 }
diff --git a/lang/fr.json b/lang/fr.json
index 91c80a18..4dd9967d 100644
--- a/lang/fr.json
+++ b/lang/fr.json
@@ -7855,5 +7855,17 @@
   "⚠ Disk data will NOT be erased.": "⚠ Les données du disque ne seront PAS effacées.",
   "⚠ Disk will be unmounted and removed from /etc/fstab.": "⚠ Le disque sera démonté et supprimé de /etc/fstab.",
   "⚠ The /etc/fstab entry will be removed.": "⚠ L'entrée /etc/fstab sera supprimée.",
-  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ Le disque sera démonté."
+  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ Le disque sera démonté.",
+  "Apply these changes?": "Apply these changes?",
+  "All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.": "All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.",
+  "Checking the stack before recreating...": "Checking the stack before recreating...",
+  "Invalid saved image digest": "Invalid saved image digest",
+  "Modify extra paths and devices": "Modify extra paths and devices",
+  "Modify OCI stack": "Modify OCI stack",
+  "Recreate every container with its saved configuration": "Recreate every container with its saved configuration",
+  "Recreate OCI stack": "Recreate OCI stack",
+  "Recreate the whole stack?": "Recreate the whole stack?",
+  "Recreating": "Recreating",
+  "Stack recreation completed. Data kept.": "Stack recreation completed. Data kept.",
+  "The registry did not return the saved image digest": "The registry did not return the saved image digest"
 }
diff --git a/lang/it.json b/lang/it.json
index e9a2ca41..6624ace6 100644
--- a/lang/it.json
+++ b/lang/it.json
@@ -7856,5 +7856,22 @@
   "⚠ Disk data will NOT be erased.": "⚠ I dati del disco NON verranno cancellati.",
   "⚠ Disk will be unmounted and removed from /etc/fstab.": "⚠ Il disco verrà smontato e rimosso da /etc/fstab.",
   "⚠ The /etc/fstab entry will be removed.": "⚠ La voce /etc/fstab verrà rimossa.",
-  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ Il disco verrà smontato."
+  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ Il disco verrà smontato.",
+  "OCI containers keep their configuration: they are stopped and their Start on boot is disabled. Their GPU is removed from OCI manager Apps, with Recreate.": "I container OCI mantengono la configurazione: vengono arrestati e l'avvio automatico viene disabilitato. Rimuovi la GPU da OCI manager Apps con Ricrea.",
+  "OCI container, configuration kept. Remove its GPU from OCI manager Apps, with Recreate: CT": "Container OCI, configurazione mantenuta. Rimuovi la GPU da OCI manager Apps con Ricrea: CT",
+  "Containers created from an OCI image are not listed: their paths are changed in OCI manager Apps (Recreate).": "I container creati da un'immagine OCI non sono elencati: modifica i percorsi in OCI manager Apps (Ricrea).",
+  "Containers created from an OCI image are not listed: their devices are changed in OCI manager Apps (Recreate).": "I container creati da un'immagine OCI non sono elencati: modifica i dispositivi in OCI manager Apps (Ricrea).",
+  "Containers created from an OCI image are not listed.": "I container creati da un'immagine OCI non sono elencati.",
+  "Apply these changes?": "Applicare queste modifiche?",
+  "All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.": "Tutti i {count} container dell'applicazione verranno ricreati dai digest delle immagini salvati (CT principale: {vmid}). Lo stack viene arrestato, ogni container viene sottoposto a backup e sostituito, quindi controllato. Se qualcosa non riesce, i backup vengono ripristinati.",
+  "Checking the stack before recreating...": "Controllo dello stack prima della ricreazione...",
+  "Invalid saved image digest": "Digest dell'immagine salvato non valido",
+  "Modify extra paths and devices": "Modifica percorsi aggiuntivi e dispositivi",
+  "Modify OCI stack": "Modifica stack OCI",
+  "Recreate every container with its saved configuration": "Ricrea ogni container con la configurazione salvata",
+  "Recreate OCI stack": "Ricrea stack OCI",
+  "Recreate the whole stack?": "Ricreare l'intero stack?",
+  "Recreating": "Ricreazione in corso",
+  "Stack recreation completed. Data kept.": "Ricreazione dello stack completata. Dati mantenuti.",
+  "The registry did not return the saved image digest": "Il registro non ha restituito il digest dell'immagine salvato"
 }
diff --git a/lang/pt.json b/lang/pt.json
index 442fd006..6b665465 100644
--- a/lang/pt.json
+++ b/lang/pt.json
@@ -7856,5 +7856,17 @@
   "⚠ Disk data will NOT be erased.": "⚠ Os dados do disco NÃO serão apagados.",
   "⚠ Disk will be unmounted and removed from /etc/fstab.": "⚠ O disco será desmontado e removido de /etc/fstab.",
   "⚠ The /etc/fstab entry will be removed.": "⚠ A entrada /etc/fstab será removida.",
-  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ O disco será desmontado."
+  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ O disco será desmontado.",
+  "Apply these changes?": "Apply these changes?",
+  "All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.": "All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.",
+  "Checking the stack before recreating...": "Checking the stack before recreating...",
+  "Invalid saved image digest": "Invalid saved image digest",
+  "Modify extra paths and devices": "Modify extra paths and devices",
+  "Modify OCI stack": "Modify OCI stack",
+  "Recreate every container with its saved configuration": "Recreate every container with its saved configuration",
+  "Recreate OCI stack": "Recreate OCI stack",
+  "Recreate the whole stack?": "Recreate the whole stack?",
+  "Recreating": "Recreating",
+  "Stack recreation completed. Data kept.": "Stack recreation completed. Data kept.",
+  "The registry did not return the saved image digest": "The registry did not return the saved image digest"
 }
diff --git a/lang/sk.json b/lang/sk.json
index c2447797..4bf24214 100644
--- a/lang/sk.json
+++ b/lang/sk.json
@@ -7855,5 +7855,17 @@
   "⚠ Disk data will NOT be erased.": "⚠ Dáta na disku sa NEVYMAŽÚ.",
   "⚠ Disk will be unmounted and removed from /etc/fstab.": "⚠ Disk sa odpojí a odstráni z /etc/fstab.",
   "⚠ The /etc/fstab entry will be removed.": "⚠ Záznam v /etc/fstab bude odstránený.",
-  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ Disk bude odpojený."
+  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ Disk bude odpojený.",
+  "Apply these changes?": "Použiť tieto zmeny?",
+  "All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.": "Všetkých {count} kontajnerov aplikácie sa znovu vytvorí z uložených image digestov (hlavný CT: {vmid}). Stack sa zastaví, každý kontajner sa zazálohuje, nahradí a skontroluje. Ak niečo zlyhá, zálohy sa obnovia.",
+  "Checking the stack before recreating...": "Kontrolujem stack pred opätovným vytvorením...",
+  "Invalid saved image digest": "Uložený image digest nie je platný",
+  "Modify extra paths and devices": "Upraviť prídavné cesty a zariadenia",
+  "Modify OCI stack": "Upraviť OCI stack",
+  "Recreate every container with its saved configuration": "Znovu vytvoriť každý kontajner s uloženými nastaveniami",
+  "Recreate OCI stack": "Znovu vytvoriť OCI stack",
+  "Recreate the whole stack?": "Znovu vytvoriť celý stack?",
+  "Recreating": "Znovu vytváram",
+  "Stack recreation completed. Data kept.": "Opätovné vytvorenie stacku je hotové. Dáta zostali zachované.",
+  "The registry did not return the saved image digest": "Register nevrátil uložený image digest"
 }
diff --git a/lang/sv.json b/lang/sv.json
index 549a0f05..03ff8fe0 100644
--- a/lang/sv.json
+++ b/lang/sv.json
@@ -7856,5 +7856,17 @@
   "⚠ Disk data will NOT be erased.": "⚠ Diskdata kommer INTE att raderas.",
   "⚠ Disk will be unmounted and removed from /etc/fstab.": "⚠ Disken kommer att avmonteras och tas bort från /etc/fstab.",
   "⚠ The /etc/fstab entry will be removed.": "⚠ /etc/fstab-posten kommer att tas bort.",
-  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ Disken kommer att avmonteras."
+  "⚠ The disk will be unmounted.": "⚠ Disken kommer att avmonteras.",
+  "Apply these changes?": "Apply these changes?",
+  "All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.": "All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.",
+  "Checking the stack before recreating...": "Checking the stack before recreating...",
+  "Invalid saved image digest": "Invalid saved image digest",
+  "Modify extra paths and devices": "Modify extra paths and devices",
+  "Modify OCI stack": "Modify OCI stack",
+  "Recreate every container with its saved configuration": "Recreate every container with its saved configuration",
+  "Recreate OCI stack": "Recreate OCI stack",
+  "Recreate the whole stack?": "Recreate the whole stack?",
+  "Recreating": "Recreating",
+  "Stack recreation completed. Data kept.": "Stack recreation completed. Data kept.",
+  "The registry did not return the saved image digest": "The registry did not return the saved image digest"
 }
diff --git a/oci/remote/oci_installation_state.py b/oci/remote/oci_installation_state.py
index dc8eac2b..96cdddda 100644
--- a/oci/remote/oci_installation_state.py
+++ b/oci/remote/oci_installation_state.py
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ def resolve_candidate(reference, architecture):
     if '@' in reference:
         transport = repo + '@' + reference.split('@', 1)[1]
     raw = command('skopeo', 'inspect', '--raw', 'docker://' + transport)
+    registry_digest = 'sha256:' + sha(raw)
     manifest = json.loads(raw)
     if 'manifests' in manifest:
         matches = [m for m in manifest['manifests'] if m.get('platform', {}).get('architecture') == architecture
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@ def resolve_candidate(reference, architecture):
     # The build date identifies the image as the publisher released it: it is
     # what changes when an image is rebuilt, whether or not the application
     # version inside it moved.
-    return {'manifest_digest': digest, 'layers': [layer['digest'] for layer in json.loads(raw).get('layers', [])],
+    return {'manifest_digest': digest, 'registry_digest': registry_digest,
+            'layers': [layer['digest'] for layer in json.loads(raw).get('layers', [])],
             'defaults': defaults, 'version': version, 'created': config.get('created')}
 
 
diff --git a/oci/remote/oci_stack_native.py b/oci/remote/oci_stack_native.py
index 11499c95..133b8621 100644
--- a/oci/remote/oci_stack_native.py
+++ b/oci/remote/oci_stack_native.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def validate_database_transition(previous, candidate):
         raise ValueError(translate('The new image changes the PostgreSQL major version; the data must be migrated before updating'))
 
 
-def nextcloud_plan(primary, records, inventory, lifecycle):
+def nextcloud_plan(primary, records, inventory, lifecycle, operation):
     """Translate only the known three-member stack and retain rollback contracts."""
     intent = primary.get('native_stack_intent', {})
     if intent.get('adapter', {}).get('name') != 'install_nextcloud_stack.sh':
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ def nextcloud_plan(primary, records, inventory, lifecycle):
         snapshot = copy.deepcopy(translated[service['vmid']])
         snapshot.pop('stack', None)
         parent['stack']['members'].append(snapshot)
-    plan = oci_stack_plan.build(parent, translated, inventory, 'update')
+    plan = oci_stack_plan.build(parent, translated, inventory, operation)
     plan['original_members'] = copy.deepcopy(list(records.values()))
     plan['nextcloud_replay'] = True
     return plan
 
 
-def paperless_plan(primary, records, inventory, lifecycle):
+def paperless_plan(primary, records, inventory, lifecycle, operation):
     """Prepare the known Paperless stack without publishing translated recipes."""
     if primary.get('native_stack_intent', {}).get('adapter', {}).get('name') != 'install_paperless_stack.sh':
         raise ValueError(f"{translate('Unrecognized stack adapter:')} Paperless")
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ def paperless_plan(primary, records, inventory, lifecycle):
         snapshot = copy.deepcopy(translated[service['vmid']])
         snapshot.pop('stack', None)
         parent['stack']['members'].append(snapshot)
-    plan = oci_stack_plan.build(parent, translated, inventory, 'update')
+    plan = oci_stack_plan.build(parent, translated, inventory, operation)
     plan['original_members'] = copy.deepcopy(list(records.values()))
     plan['paperless_replay'] = True
     return plan
 
 
-def tandoor_plan(primary, records, inventory, lifecycle):
+def tandoor_plan(primary, records, inventory, lifecycle, operation):
     """Prepare exactly the application and PostgreSQL without publishing state."""
     if primary.get('native_stack_intent', {}).get('adapter', {}).get('name') != 'install_tandoor_stack.sh':
         raise ValueError(f"{translate('Unrecognized stack adapter:')} Tandoor")
@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ def tandoor_plan(primary, records, inventory, lifecycle):
         snapshot = copy.deepcopy(translated[service['vmid']])
         snapshot.pop('stack', None)
         parent['stack']['members'].append(snapshot)
-    plan = oci_stack_plan.build(parent, translated, inventory, 'update')
+    plan = oci_stack_plan.build(parent, translated, inventory, operation)
     plan['original_members'] = copy.deepcopy(list(records.values()))
     plan['tandoor_replay'] = True
     return plan
 
 
-def immich_plan(primary, records, inventory, lifecycle):
+def immich_plan(primary, records, inventory, lifecycle, operation):
     if primary.get('native_stack_intent', {}).get('adapter', {}).get('name') != 'install_immich_stack.sh':
         raise ValueError(f"{translate('Unrecognized stack adapter:')} Immich")
     translated = {vmid: replay.immich_record(record) for vmid, record in records.items()}
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def immich_plan(primary, records, inventory, lifecycle):
         snapshot = copy.deepcopy(translated[service['vmid']])
         snapshot.pop('stack', None)
         parent['stack']['members'].append(snapshot)
-    plan = oci_stack_plan.build(parent, translated, inventory, 'update')
+    plan = oci_stack_plan.build(parent, translated, inventory, operation)
     plan['original_members'] = copy.deepcopy(list(records.values()))
     plan['immich_replay'] = True
     return plan
@@ -262,7 +262,11 @@ class NativeAdapter:
             current['pending_stack_transaction'] = str(self.journal)
             instances.write(instances.location(self.root, vmid), current)
         config = instances.command('pct', 'config', str(record['vmid']))
-        archive, digest = resolve_archive(record, config)
+        if operation == 'recreate':
+            digest = record.get('observed', {}).get('resolved_registry_digest')
+            archive, digest = resolve_archive(record, config, required_digest=digest)
+        else:
+            archive, digest = resolve_archive(record, config)
         image = image_from_archive(str(archive))
         old = record['observed']['image']
         validate_database_transition(old, image)
@@ -279,7 +283,13 @@ class NativeAdapter:
             msg_info(f"{translate('Checking the new image without starting it:')} {self.describe(record['vmid'])}")
             self.probe_nextcloud_image(record, archive, image)
             msg_ok(f"{translate('New image compatible:')} {self.describe(record['vmid'])}")
-        return {'archive': str(archive), 'digest': digest}
+        proposal = None
+        if operation == 'recreate':
+            proposal = {'operation': 'recreate', 'candidate': copy.deepcopy(record)}
+            config_hash = record.get('observed', {}).get('config_sha256')
+            if config_hash:
+                proposal['base_config_sha256'] = config_hash
+        return {'archive': str(archive), 'digest': digest, 'proposal': proposal}
 
     def probe_nextcloud_image(self, record, archive, image):
         """Import but never start a disposable rootfs before stopping the stack."""
@@ -346,9 +356,12 @@ class NativeAdapter:
             context.update(tandoor_replay=True, effective_record=self.records[vmid])
         if self.plan.get('immich_replay'):
             context.update(immich_replay=True, effective_record=self.records[vmid])
-        member_tx.apply(self.root, vmid, Path(prepared['archive']), 'update',
-            registry_digest=prepared['digest'], acknowledge_external_data=self.acknowledge,
-            coordinated=context, progress=f"{translate('Updating')} {self.describe(vmid)}:")
+        operation = self.plan['operation']
+        member_tx.apply(self.root, vmid, Path(prepared['archive']), operation,
+            proposal=prepared.get('proposal'), registry_digest=prepared['digest'],
+            acknowledge_external_data=self.acknowledge, coordinated=context,
+            progress=f"{translate('Recreating') if operation == 'recreate' else translate('Updating')} "
+                     f"{self.describe(vmid)}:")
 
     def start(self, vmid):
         self.validate(self.plan)
@@ -617,10 +630,13 @@ class NativeAdapter:
 _current = {'journal': None, 'primary': None}
 
 
-def run(vmid, recover=False, acknowledge_external_data=False, keep_backup=None):
+def run(vmid, recover=False, acknowledge_external_data=False, keep_backup=None, operation='update'):
+    if operation not in ('update', 'recreate'):
+        raise ValueError(translate('Invalid stack operation'))
     root = instances.ROOT
     msg_info(translate('Checking the interrupted stack operation...') if recover
-             else translate('Checking the stack before the update...'))
+             else (translate('Checking the stack before recreating...') if operation == 'recreate'
+                   else translate('Checking the stack before the update...')))
     with instances.locked(root):
         selected = instances.read(root, vmid)
         primary_id = selected.get('stack_member', {}).get('primary_vmid', vmid)
@@ -665,9 +681,9 @@ def run(vmid, recover=False, acknowledge_external_data=False, keep_backup=None):
             if not stat.S_ISREG(info.st_mode) or info.st_uid != 0 or info.st_mode & 0o077:
                 raise ValueError(translate('Unsafe dependency contract'))
             builder = builders[adapter_name]
-            plan = builder(primary, records, inventory, json.loads(lifecycle.read_text()))
+            plan = builder(primary, records, inventory, json.loads(lifecycle.read_text()), operation)
         else:
-            plan = oci_stack_plan.build(primary, records, inventory, 'update')
+            plan = oci_stack_plan.build(primary, records, inventory, operation)
         stack_tx.validate_plan(plan)
         directory = instances.location(root, primary_id).parent / 'stack-transactions' / uuid.uuid4().hex
         private_directory(directory)
@@ -689,10 +705,11 @@ def run(vmid, recover=False, acknowledge_external_data=False, keep_backup=None):
                 adapter.keep_backup = keep_backup
         import oci_operation_notice
         import oci_update_current
-        with oci_operation_notice.operation([member['vmid'] for member in plan['members']], 'update',
+        with oci_operation_notice.operation([member['vmid'] for member in plan['members']], operation,
                                             oci_update_current.application_name(primary, primary_id), primary_id):
             result = stack_tx.execute(journal, adapter, plan)
-        msg_ok(translate('Stack update completed. Data kept.'))
+        msg_ok(translate('Stack recreation completed. Data kept.') if operation == 'recreate'
+               else translate('Stack update completed. Data kept.'))
         return result
 
 
@@ -728,13 +745,14 @@ def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
     parser.add_argument('vmid', type=int)
     parser.add_argument('--recover', action='store_true')
+    parser.add_argument('--operation', choices=['update', 'recreate'], default='update')
     parser.add_argument('--acknowledge-external-data', action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('--keep-backup', metavar='STORAGE')
     args = parser.parse_args()
     if os.geteuid() != 0:
         parser.error(translate('Root privileges on the Proxmox node are required'))
     try:
-        run(args.vmid, args.recover, args.acknowledge_external_data, args.keep_backup)
+        run(args.vmid, args.recover, args.acknowledge_external_data, args.keep_backup, args.operation)
         return 0
     except BlockingIOError:
         msg_error(translate('Another OCI operation is using the registry. This operation was not started.'))
diff --git a/oci/remote/oci_update_current.py b/oci/remote/oci_update_current.py
index b5498321..e7efcad0 100644
--- a/oci/remote/oci_update_current.py
+++ b/oci/remote/oci_update_current.py
@@ -50,20 +50,28 @@ def run_quiet(args, error, capture=False):
                 process.wait()
 
 
-def resolve_archive(desired, config, current=None, check=None):
+def resolve_archive(desired, config, current=None, check=None, required_digest=None):
     # Shared by individual and coordinated operations; no guest mutation here.
     # When the registry still serves the current digest nothing is downloaded.
     reference = desired['template']['container_contract']['image']['reference']
     architecture = transaction.parse_config(config)['arch']
     msg_info(translate('Checking the image in the registry...'))
     transaction.log(f'image: {reference} ({architecture})')
+    if required_digest is not None and not re.fullmatch(r'sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}', required_digest):
+        raise ValueError(translate('Invalid saved image digest'))
+    lookup = repository(reference) + '@' + required_digest if required_digest else reference
     code = ('import json,sys; from oci_installation_state import resolve_candidate; '
             'print(json.dumps(resolve_candidate(sys.argv[1],sys.argv[2])))')
-    candidate = json.loads(run_quiet([sys.executable, '-c', code, reference, architecture],
+    candidate = json.loads(run_quiet([sys.executable, '-c', code, lookup, architecture],
                                      translate('Could not query the image registry'), capture=True))
     digest = candidate['manifest_digest']
     if not re.fullmatch(r'sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}', digest):
         raise ValueError(translate('Invalid registry digest'))
+    registry_digest = candidate.get('registry_digest')
+    if registry_digest is not None and not re.fullmatch(r'sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}', registry_digest):
+        raise ValueError(translate('Invalid registry digest'))
+    if required_digest is not None and registry_digest != required_digest:
+        raise ValueError(translate('The registry did not return the saved image digest'))
     msg_ok(f"{translate('Image:')} {reference} ({candidate.get('version') or digest[7:19]})")
     if current and same_image(candidate, current):
         return None, digest
diff --git a/oci/src/proxmenux_oci/cli.py b/oci/src/proxmenux_oci/cli.py
index 994a024a..ee39d158 100644
--- a/oci/src/proxmenux_oci/cli.py
+++ b/oci/src/proxmenux_oci/cli.py
@@ -595,9 +595,9 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     rclone_parser.add_argument("--host", default="auto")
     rclone_parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true")
     subparsers.add_parser("recover", help="Register again the OCI applications restored from a backup")
-    manage_parser = subparsers.add_parser("manage", help="Update or recreate one installed OCI instance")
+    manage_parser = subparsers.add_parser("manage", help="Update, modify or recreate one installed OCI instance")
     manage_parser.add_argument("vmid", type=int)
-    manage_parser.add_argument("--action", choices=("update", "recreate"), required=True)
+    manage_parser.add_argument("--action", choices=("update", "modify", "recreate"), required=True)
     manage_parser.add_argument("--keep-backup", metavar="STORAGE",
                                help="Keep the backup taken before the update in this Proxmox storage")
     manage_parser.add_argument("--unattended", action="store_true",
diff --git a/oci/src/proxmenux_oci/management.py b/oci/src/proxmenux_oci/management.py
index b95d934f..7d3c2a69 100644
--- a/oci/src/proxmenux_oci/management.py
+++ b/oci/src/proxmenux_oci/management.py
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ def manage_instance(project, ui, row, action=None, lifecycle_args=()):
         return False
     if row['stack']:
         return _manage_stack(project, ui, row, action, lifecycle_args)
+    if action == 'modify':
+        return False
     if not row['pending']:
         if row['status'] != 'installed' or row['reason'] != 'matched':
             ui.message(translate('The instance identity or status must be reviewed before updating.'), translate('OCI management'))
@@ -483,24 +485,32 @@ def _manage_stack(project, ui, row, action=None, lifecycle_args=()):
         if action is None:
             # A stack that cannot be updated can still be removed.
             options = [('update', translate('Update every container of the application'))] if updatable else []
-            options.append(('recreate', translate('Recreate: add or remove extra paths and devices')))
+            options.append(('modify', translate('Modify extra paths and devices')))
+            if updatable:
+                options.append(('recreate', translate('Recreate every container with its saved configuration')))
             options.append(('remove', translate('Remove: delete the application and its containers')))
             action = ui.choose(translate('Manage OCI stack'), options, options[0][0])
         if action is None:
             return False
         if action == 'remove':
             return _remove(project, ui, primary_id)
+        if action == 'modify':
+            from .stack_recreation import modify_stack
+            return modify_stack(project, ui, primary, _run_lifecycle)
         if action == 'recreate':
-            # Nothing is rebuilt: only the extra paths and devices of the
-            # application container change.
-            from .stack_recreation import recreate_stack
-            return recreate_stack(project, ui, primary, _run_lifecycle)
-        if not ui.review(translate('All {count} containers of the application are updated together (main CT: {vmid}). '
-                                   'If there are new versions, all images are downloaded and verified, the application '
-                                   'is stopped, each container is backed up and replaced with its new image. If anything '
-                                   'fails, the backups are restored.').format(count=len(members), vmid=primary_id),
-                translate('Update OCI stack'), question=translate('Update the whole stack?'), default=True):
-            return False
+            if not ui.review(translate('All {count} containers of the application will be recreated from their saved '
+                                       'image digests (main CT: {vmid}). The stack is stopped, every container is '
+                                       'backed up and replaced, then checked. If anything fails, the backups are restored.')
+                             .format(count=len(members), vmid=primary_id), translate('Recreate OCI stack'),
+                             question=translate('Recreate the whole stack?'), default=False):
+                return False
+        else:
+            if not ui.review(translate('All {count} containers of the application are updated together (main CT: {vmid}). '
+                                       'If there are new versions, all images are downloaded and verified, the application '
+                                       'is stopped, each container is backed up and replaced with its new image. If anything '
+                                       'fails, the backups are restored.').format(count=len(members), vmid=primary_id),
+                    translate('Update OCI stack'), question=translate('Update the whole stack?'), default=True):
+                return False
     else:
         if not ui.review(translate('A coordinated operation has a saved journal. Continuing attempts to recover the previous stack where needed, or finish cleanup for a completed operation. Recovery or cleanup can fail.'), translate('Recover OCI stack'),
                 question=translate('Recover or complete the operation?'), default=True):
@@ -512,9 +522,13 @@ def _manage_stack(project, ui, row, action=None, lifecycle_args=()):
         command.append('--recover')
     else:
         command.extend(lifecycle_args)
+        if action == 'recreate':
+            command.extend(['--operation', 'recreate'])
     if '--acknowledge-external-data' not in command:
         command.append('--acknowledge-external-data')
-    completed = _run_lifecycle(command, translate('Recover OCI stack') if pending else translate('Update OCI stack'))
+    title = (translate('Recover OCI stack') if pending else translate('Recreate OCI stack')
+             if action == 'recreate' else translate('Update OCI stack'))
+    completed = _run_lifecycle(command, title)
     if completed and not pending and not getattr(ui, 'unattended', False):
         images.offer_removal(ui, [int(member['vmid']) for member in members])
     return completed
diff --git a/oci/src/proxmenux_oci/stack_recreation.py b/oci/src/proxmenux_oci/stack_recreation.py
index 30610166..f61d7eec 100644
--- a/oci/src/proxmenux_oci/stack_recreation.py
+++ b/oci/src/proxmenux_oci/stack_recreation.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-"""Recreate for a multi-container application: add or remove the extra paths
-and devices of its application container. Its own data, its database and the
-other containers are never part of it."""
+"""Modify the extra paths and devices of a multi-container application.
+
+Only its application container is restarted. Its own data, its database and
+the other containers are never part of this operation."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ def change_recognition(project, ui, primary, member, run_lifecycle):
     return run_lifecycle(command, translate('Recreate OCI'))
 
 
-def recreate_stack(project, ui, primary, run_lifecycle):
+def modify_stack(project, ui, primary, run_lifecycle):
     learning = immich_learning(primary)
     if learning is not None:
         what = ui.choose(translate('What to recreate'),
@@ -230,13 +231,13 @@ def recreate_stack(project, ui, primary, run_lifecycle):
         member = next(m for m in members if str(m['vmid']) == selected)
     changes = plan_changes(ui, member)
     if changes is None:
-        ui.message(translate('Nothing was changed.'), translate('Recreate OCI'))
+        ui.message(translate('Nothing was changed.'), translate('Modify OCI stack'))
         return False
-    if not ui.review(summary(member, changes), translate('Recreate OCI'),
-                     question=translate('Recreate with these options?'), default=True):
+    if not ui.review(summary(member, changes), translate('Modify OCI stack'),
+                     question=translate('Apply these changes?'), default=True):
         return False
     with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', suffix='.json') as file:
         json.dump(changes, file)
         file.flush()
         return run_lifecycle([sys.executable, str(project / 'remote/oci_stack_modify.py'),
-                              str(member['vmid']), '--changes', file.name], translate('Recreate OCI'))
+                              str(member['vmid']), '--changes', file.name], translate('Modify OCI stack'))
diff --git a/oci/tests/test_recreate_registry_digest.py b/oci/tests/test_recreate_registry_digest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0848744e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oci/tests/test_recreate_registry_digest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+"""A Recreate pins the registry/index digest while downloading a platform manifest."""
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "remote"))
+
+import oci_installation_state as state
+import oci_update_current as update
+
+
+def digest(data):
+    return "sha256:" + state.sha(data)
+
+
+class RecreateRegistryDigestTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_candidate_keeps_the_multi_arch_registry_digest_separate_from_platform_manifest(self):
+        platform = json.dumps({
+            "schemaVersion": 2,
+            "config": {"digest": "sha256:" + "c" * 64},
+            "layers": [],
+        }).encode()
+        index = json.dumps({
+            "schemaVersion": 2,
+            "manifests": [{"digest": digest(platform),
+                           "platform": {"architecture": "amd64", "os": "linux"}}],
+        }).encode()
+        config = json.dumps({"architecture": "amd64", "os": "linux",
+                             "config": {"Labels": {}, "Env": []}}).encode()
+        with patch.object(state, "command", side_effect=[index, platform, config]):
+            candidate = state.resolve_candidate("postgres@" + digest(index), "amd64")
+
+        self.assertEqual(candidate["registry_digest"], digest(index))
+        self.assertEqual(candidate["manifest_digest"], digest(platform))
+
+    def test_recreate_accepts_saved_index_digest_and_returns_platform_manifest(self):
+        index_digest = "sha256:" + "a" * 64
+        platform_digest = "sha256:" + "b" * 64
+        candidate = {"registry_digest": index_digest, "manifest_digest": platform_digest,
+                     "layers": [], "created": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z"}
+        desired = {"template": {"container_contract": {"image": {"reference": "postgres:latest"}}},
+                   "deployment": {"template_storage": "local"}}
+        with patch.object(update, "run_quiet", return_value=json.dumps(candidate)) as query:
+            archive, digest_value = update.resolve_archive(
+                desired, b"arch: amd64\n", current={"manifest_digest": platform_digest},
+                required_digest=index_digest)
+
+        self.assertIsNone(archive)
+        self.assertEqual(digest_value, platform_digest)
+        self.assertIn("postgres@" + index_digest, query.call_args.args[0])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/oci/tests/test_stack_recreate_v1.py b/oci/tests/test_stack_recreate_v1.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23aafda0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oci/tests/test_stack_recreate_v1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+"""The coordinated Recreate path must remain distinct from Update."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "remote"))
+
+import oci_stack_native as native
+
+
+DIGEST = "sha256:" + "a" * 64
+MEMBER = {
+    "vmid": 138,
+    "installation_id": "blinko-installation",
+    "template": {"id": "blinko", "container_contract": {"image": {"reference": "blinkospace/blinko:latest"}}},
+    "deployment": {"mounts": []},
+    "observed": {"config_sha256": "saved-config", "resolved_registry_digest": DIGEST,
+                 "image": {"architecture": "amd64", "os": "linux", "defaults": {}}},
+    "stack": {"deployment": {"services": [{"vmid": 138, "name": "Blinko",
+                                                  "healthcheck": {"type": "running", "timeout_seconds": 120}}]}},
+}
+
+
+class StackRecreateV1Tests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def adapter(self):
+        plan = {"operation": "recreate", "primary_vmid": 138, "members": [MEMBER]}
+        return native.NativeAdapter(Path("/registry"), Path("/journal"), plan)
+
+    def test_prepare_resolves_the_saved_digest_and_builds_an_unchanged_proposal(self):
+        adapter = self.adapter()
+        image = {"architecture": "amd64", "os": "linux", "defaults": {}}
+        with patch.object(native.instances, "read", return_value={}), \
+                patch.object(native.instances, "write"), \
+                patch.object(native.instances, "location", return_value=Path("/registry/138.json")), \
+                patch.object(native.instances, "command", return_value=b"arch: amd64\n"), \
+                patch.object(native, "resolve_archive", return_value=(Path("/cache/blinko.tar"), DIGEST)) as resolve, \
+                patch.object(native, "image_from_archive", return_value=image):
+            prepared = adapter.prepare(MEMBER, "recreate")
+
+        resolve.assert_called_once_with(MEMBER, b"arch: amd64\n", required_digest=DIGEST)
+        self.assertEqual(prepared["digest"], DIGEST)
+        self.assertEqual(prepared["proposal"]["operation"], "recreate")
+        self.assertEqual(prepared["proposal"]["candidate"], MEMBER)
+        self.assertEqual(prepared["proposal"]["base_config_sha256"], "saved-config")
+
+    def test_replace_passes_the_recreate_operation_and_proposal_to_every_member(self):
+        adapter = self.adapter()
+        prepared = {"archive": "/cache/blinko.tar", "digest": DIGEST,
+                    "proposal": {"operation": "recreate", "candidate": MEMBER,
+                                 "base_config_sha256": "saved-config"}}
+        with patch.object(adapter, "validate"), \
+                patch.object(adapter, "state", return_value={"backups": {"138": {"archive": "/backup"}}}), \
+                patch.object(native.member_tx, "apply") as apply:
+            adapter.replace(138, prepared, "transaction-id")
+
+        self.assertEqual(apply.call_args.args[3], "recreate")
+        self.assertEqual(apply.call_args.kwargs["proposal"], prepared["proposal"])
+        self.assertEqual(apply.call_args.kwargs["registry_digest"], DIGEST)
+        self.assertIn("Recreating", apply.call_args.kwargs["progress"])
+
+    def test_an_unknown_stack_operation_is_rejected_before_the_stack_is_touched(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            native.run(138, operation="not-a-lifecycle-operation")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/scripts/oci/manage_instance.sh b/scripts/oci/manage_instance.sh
index 6ae3d7f2..41d914ca 100755
--- a/scripts/oci/manage_instance.sh
+++ b/scripts/oci/manage_instance.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # ==========================================================
-# ProxMenux - Update, recreate or recover OCI instances
+# ProxMenux - Update, modify, recreate or recover OCI instances
 # ==========================================================
 # Author      : MacRimi
 # Copyright   : (c) 2024 MacRimi
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 # OCI manager Apps -> Manage installed OCI applications for one
 # container, without the list:
 #
-#   VMID         - the container (required for update and recreate)
-#   ACTION       - "update", "recreate" or "recover" (required);
+#   VMID         - the container (required for update, modify and recreate)
+#   ACTION       - "update", "modify", "recreate" or "recover" (required);
 #                  "recover" registers again the applications
 #                  restored from a backup
 #   KEEP_BACKUP  - storage where the backup taken before the
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if [[ ! ${VMID:-} =~ ^[0-9]{1,9}$ ]]; then
     msg_error "$(translate "Invalid VMID")"
     exit 1
 fi
-if [[ ${ACTION:-} != "update" && ${ACTION:-} != "recreate" ]]; then
+if [[ ${ACTION:-} != "update" && ${ACTION:-} != "modify" && ${ACTION:-} != "recreate" ]]; then
     msg_error "$(translate "Invalid action")"
     exit 1
 fi