OCI catalog verification, console start marks and log cleanup

AppImage/components/oci-console-log-panel.tsx

@@ -24,12 +24,20 @@ interface ConsoleLogResponse {
   inode: number | null
   reset?: boolean
   head_truncated?: boolean
+  start_marks?: boolean
   error?: string
 }
 
 const LINE_OPTIONS = [100, 500, 1000] as const
 const POLL_MS = 2000
 
+// Written into the log by the container's pre-start hook at every start.
+const START_MARK_RE = /^=== ProxMenux: container started (\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}) (\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}) ===$/
+const lastStart = (lines: string[]) => {
+  for (let i = lines.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) if (START_MARK_RE.test(lines[i])) return i
+  return -1
+}
+
 const lineTone = (line: string) => {
   if (/\b(error|fatal|panic|critical|exception)\b/i.test(line)) return "text-red-400"
   if (/\bwarn(ing)?\b/i.test(line)) return "text-amber-400"
@@ -45,6 +53,7 @@ export function OciConsoleLogPanel({ vmid, running }: { vmid: number; running: b
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [follow, setFollow] = useState(true)
   const [filter, setFilter] = useState("")
+  const [sinceStart, setSinceStart] = useState(true)
   const position = useRef<{ offset: number; inode: number | null } | null>(null)
   const scroller = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
   const inFlight = useRef(false)
@@ -53,7 +62,9 @@ export function OciConsoleLogPanel({ vmid, running }: { vmid: number; running: b
     setLoading(true)
     setError(null)
     try {
-      const r = await fetchApi<ConsoleLogResponse>(`/api/lxc/${vmid}/console-log?lines=${lineCount}`)
+      const r = await fetchApi<ConsoleLogResponse>(
+        `/api/lxc/${vmid}/console-log?lines=${lineCount}${sinceStart ? "&since_start=1" : ""}`,
+      )
       setEnabled(r.enabled)
       setLines(r.lines || [])
       position.current = { offset: r.offset, inode: r.inode }
@@ -63,7 +74,7 @@ export function OciConsoleLogPanel({ vmid, running }: { vmid: number; running: b
     } finally {
       setLoading(false)
     }
-  }, [vmid, lineCount])
+  }, [vmid, lineCount, sinceStart])
 
   const poll = useCallback(async () => {
     const pos = position.current
@@ -79,7 +90,10 @@ export function OciConsoleLogPanel({ vmid, running }: { vmid: number; running: b
         setLines(r.lines || [])
       } else if (r.lines?.length) {
         setLines((prev) => {
-          const next = prev.concat(r.lines)
+          let next = prev.concat(r.lines)
+          // A restart while following opens a new session.
+          const mark = sinceStart ? lastStart(next) : -1
+          if (mark > 0) next = next.slice(mark)
           return next.length > lineCount ? next.slice(next.length - lineCount) : next
         })
       }
@@ -88,7 +102,7 @@ export function OciConsoleLogPanel({ vmid, running }: { vmid: number; running: b
     } finally {
       inFlight.current = false
     }
-  }, [vmid, lineCount])
+  }, [vmid, lineCount, sinceStart])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     load()
@@ -105,7 +119,7 @@ export function OciConsoleLogPanel({ vmid, running }: { vmid: number; running: b
 
   const shown = useMemo(() => {
     const needle = filter.trim().toLowerCase()
-    return needle ? lines.filter((l) => l.toLowerCase().includes(needle)) : lines
+    return needle ? lines.filter((l) => START_MARK_RE.test(l) || l.toLowerCase().includes(needle)) : lines
   }, [lines, filter])
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -145,6 +159,15 @@ export function OciConsoleLogPanel({ vmid, running }: { vmid: number; running: b
             </div>
             {enabled && (
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
+                <Select value={sinceStart ? "start" : "all"} onValueChange={(v) => setSinceStart(v === "start")}>
+                  <SelectTrigger className="h-7 w-auto text-xs gap-1">
+                    <SelectValue />
+                  </SelectTrigger>
+                  <SelectContent>
+                    <SelectItem value="start" className="text-xs">{t("vmLxc.consoleLog.sinceStart")}</SelectItem>
+                    <SelectItem value="all" className="text-xs">{t("vmLxc.consoleLog.allHistory")}</SelectItem>
+                  </SelectContent>
+                </Select>
                 <Select value={String(lineCount)} onValueChange={(v) => setLineCount(Number(v))}>
                   <SelectTrigger className="h-7 w-auto text-xs gap-1">
                     <SelectValue />
@@ -242,9 +265,22 @@ export function OciConsoleLogPanel({ vmid, running }: { vmid: number; running: b
               className="rounded-md border border-border bg-background/50 flex-1 overflow-y-auto min-h-0"
             >
               <pre className="text-[11px] font-mono leading-snug whitespace-pre-wrap break-all p-3">
-                {shown.map((line, idx) => (
+                {shown.map((line, idx) => {
-                  <div key={idx} className={lineTone(line)}>{line || " "}</div>
+                  const mark = START_MARK_RE.exec(line)
-                ))}
+                  if (mark) {
+                    const when = new Date(`${mark[1]}T${mark[2]}`)
+                    return (
+                      <div key={idx} className="my-1.5 flex items-center gap-2 text-sky-400/90 select-none">
+                        <span className="h-px flex-1 bg-sky-500/30" />
+                        <span>{t("vmLxc.consoleLog.startedAt", {
+                          date: Number.isNaN(when.getTime()) ? `${mark[1]} ${mark[2]}` : when.toLocaleString(),
+                        })}</span>
+                        <span className="h-px flex-1 bg-sky-500/30" />
+                      </div>
+                    )
+                  }
+                  return <div key={idx} className={lineTone(line)}>{line || " "}</div>
+                })}
               </pre>
             </div>
           )}

AppImage/messages/de/common.json

@@ -1178,6 +1178,9 @@
       "follow": "Folgen",
       "pause": "Pausieren",
       "refresh": "Aktualisieren",
+      "sinceStart": "Seit dem letzten Start",
+      "allHistory": "Gesamter Verlauf",
+      "startedAt": "Container gestartet · {date}",
       "download": "Herunterladen",
       "filter": "Zeilen filtern",
       "loading": "Konsolenausgabe wird geladen...",

AppImage/messages/en/common.json

@@ -1199,6 +1199,9 @@
       "follow": "Follow",
       "pause": "Pause",
       "refresh": "Refresh",
+      "sinceStart": "Since last start",
+      "allHistory": "Full history",
+      "startedAt": "Container started · {date}",
       "download": "Download",
       "filter": "Filter lines",
       "loading": "Loading console output...",

AppImage/messages/es/common.json

@@ -1178,6 +1178,9 @@
       "follow": "Seguir",
       "pause": "Pausar",
       "refresh": "Actualizar",
+      "sinceStart": "Desde el último arranque",
+      "allHistory": "Todo el historial",
+      "startedAt": "Contenedor iniciado · {date}",
       "download": "Descargar",
       "filter": "Filtrar líneas",
       "loading": "Cargando la salida de consola...",

AppImage/messages/fr/common.json

@@ -1178,6 +1178,9 @@
       "follow": "Suivre",
       "pause": "Pause",
       "refresh": "Actualiser",
+      "sinceStart": "Depuis le dernier démarrage",
+      "allHistory": "Historique complet",
+      "startedAt": "Conteneur démarré · {date}",
       "download": "Télécharger",
       "filter": "Filtrer les lignes",
       "loading": "Chargement de la sortie console...",

AppImage/messages/it/common.json

@@ -1178,6 +1178,9 @@
       "follow": "Segui",
       "pause": "Pausa",
       "refresh": "Aggiorna",
+      "sinceStart": "Dall'ultimo avvio",
+      "allHistory": "Cronologia completa",
+      "startedAt": "Container avviato · {date}",
       "download": "Scarica",
       "filter": "Filtra righe",
       "loading": "Caricamento dell'output della console...",

AppImage/messages/pt/common.json

@@ -1178,6 +1178,9 @@
       "follow": "Seguir",
       "pause": "Pausar",
       "refresh": "Atualizar",
+      "sinceStart": "Desde a última inicialização",
+      "allHistory": "Histórico completo",
+      "startedAt": "Contêiner iniciado · {date}",
       "download": "Transferir",
       "filter": "Filtrar linhas",
       "loading": "A carregar a saída da consola...",

AppImage/messages/sk/common.json

@@ -1199,6 +1199,9 @@
       "follow": "Sledovať",
       "pause": "Pozastaviť",
       "refresh": "Obnoviť",
+      "sinceStart": "Od posledného spustenia",
+      "allHistory": "Celá história",
+      "startedAt": "Kontajner spustený · {date}",
       "download": "Stiahnuť",
       "filter": "Filtrovať riadky",
       "loading": "Načítava sa výstup konzoly...",

AppImage/messages/sv/common.json

@@ -1178,6 +1178,9 @@
       "follow": "Följ",
       "pause": "Pausa",
       "refresh": "Uppdatera",
+      "sinceStart": "Sedan senaste start",
+      "allHistory": "Hela historiken",
+      "startedAt": "Containern startade · {date}",
       "download": "Ladda ned",
       "filter": "Filtrera rader",
       "loading": "Läser in konsolutdata...",

AppImage/scripts/flask_server.py

@@ -733,6 +733,36 @@ def _lxc_isolated_ips(vmid):
     return isolated
 
 
+def _lxc_shares_host_network(vmid):
+    """Whether the container uses the host's network namespace instead of its
+    own, as a ProxMenux host-monitor (Glances, Netdata) does: lxc-info then
+    lists every address of the host, private bridges included."""
+    try:
+        with open(f"/etc/pve/lxc/{int(vmid)}.conf", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+            text = handle.read().split("\n[", 1)[0]
+    except (OSError, ValueError):
+        return False
+    return ("lxc.include: /etc/pve/lxc/proxmenux-host-monitor" in text
+            or ("lxc.net.0.type: none" in text and not re.search(r"^net\d+:", text, re.M)))
+
+
+def _host_default_route_ipv4():
+    """The host's IPv4 address on the interface that carries its default
+    route: the one a reader on the LAN reaches."""
+    try:
+        route = subprocess.run(['ip', '-4', 'route', 'show', 'default'],
+                               capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=3).stdout
+        match = re.search(r"\bdev\s+(\S+)", route)
+        if not match:
+            return None
+        addr = subprocess.run(['ip', '-4', '-o', 'addr', 'show', 'dev', match.group(1), 'scope', 'global'],
+                              capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=3).stdout
+        found = re.search(r"\binet\s+([0-9.]+)/", addr)
+        return found.group(1) if found else None
+    except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError):
+        return None
+
+
 def get_lxc_ip_from_lxc_info(vmid):
     """Get LXC IP addresses using lxc-info command (for DHCP containers)
     Returns a dict with all IPs and classification"""
@@ -763,6 +793,10 @@ def get_lxc_ip_from_lxc_info(vmid):
                 isolated = _lxc_isolated_ips(vmid)
                 if isolated:
                     real_ips.sort(key=lambda ip: ip in isolated)
+                if _lxc_shares_host_network(vmid):
+                    host_ip = _host_default_route_ipv4()
+                    if host_ip in real_ips:
+                        real_ips.sort(key=lambda ip: ip != host_ip)
                 
                 return {
                     'all_ips': ips,
@@ -15349,7 +15383,9 @@ def api_lxc_console_log(vmid):
         lines = request.args.get('lines', default=200, type=int)
         offset = request.args.get('offset', type=int)
         inode = request.args.get('inode', type=int)
-        return jsonify(oci_console_logs.read(vmid, lines=lines, offset=offset, inode=inode))
+        since_start = request.args.get('since_start', '') in ('1', 'true')
+        return jsonify(oci_console_logs.read(vmid, lines=lines, offset=offset, inode=inode,
+                                             since_start=since_start))
     except Exception as e:
         return jsonify({"ok": False, "error": str(e)}), 500
 

AppImage/scripts/oci_console_logs.py

@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ def clean(text: str) -> list[str]:
     return lines
 
 
-def _read_tail(handle, size: int, lines: int) -> tuple[list[str], bool]:
+# Written by the container's pre-start hook at every start (oci_console_mark.sh).
+START_MARK = "=== ProxMenux: container started "
+
+
+def _read_tail(handle, size: int, lines: int, since_start: bool = False) -> tuple[list[str], bool, bool]:
     start = max(0, size - TAIL_READ_LIMIT)
     handle.seek(start)
     data = handle.read(size - start).decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
@@ -87,11 +91,15 @@ def _read_tail(handle, size: int, lines: int) -> tuple[list[str], bool]:
         result = result[1:]   # the first line was cut by the read window
     if result and result[-1] == "":
         result = result[:-1]
-    head_cut = start > 0 or len(result) > lines
+    marks = [index for index, line in enumerate(result) if line.startswith(START_MARK)]
-    return result[-lines:], head_cut
+    if since_start and marks:
+        result = result[marks[-1]:]
+    head_cut = (start > 0 and not (since_start and marks)) or len(result) > lines
+    return result[-lines:], head_cut, bool(marks)
 
 
-def read(vmid: int, lines: int = 200, offset: int | None = None, inode: int | None = None) -> dict:
+def read(vmid: int, lines: int = 200, offset: int | None = None, inode: int | None = None,
+         since_start: bool = False) -> dict:
     """The last `lines` lines, or what was appended after `offset`.
 
     `lines=0` reads nothing: it only says whether the container has a
@@ -115,9 +123,9 @@ def read(vmid: int, lines: int = 200, offset: int | None = None, inode: int | No
         if offset is None or replaced or offset > size:
             # First open, or the file the viewer followed is gone: rotated by
             # copytruncate, or recreated with the container.
-            result, head_cut = _read_tail(handle, size, max(lines, 1))
+            result, head_cut, has_marks = _read_tail(handle, size, max(lines, 1), since_start)
             return {**base, "lines": result, "offset": size, "reset": offset is not None,
-                    "head_truncated": head_cut}
+                    "head_truncated": head_cut, "start_marks": has_marks}
         handle.seek(offset)
         chunk = handle.read(min(size - offset, FOLLOW_READ_LIMIT))
     # Only whole lines are returned; an unfinished last line is left for the

lang/de.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "Tested by the community": "Von der Community getestet",
   "# Alternative if you prefer screen": "# Alternative, wenn Sie den Bildschirm bevorzugen",
   "# Recommended: avoids disconnection during upgrade": "# Empfohlen: Verhindert Verbindungsabbrüche während des Upgrades",
   "(Checked entries will be removed. Uncheck to keep in VM.)": "(Überprüfte Einträge werden entfernt. Deaktivieren Sie die Markierung, um sie in VM zu behalten.)",

lang/es.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "Tested by the community": "Probado por la comunidad",
   "# Alternative if you prefer screen": "# Alternativa si prefieres la pantalla",
   "# Recommended: avoids disconnection during upgrade": "# Recomendado: evita la desconexión durante la actualización",
   "(Checked entries will be removed. Uncheck to keep in VM.)": "(Las entradas marcadas se eliminarán. Desmarque para mantener en VM).",

lang/fr.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "Tested by the community": "Testé par la communauté",
   "# Alternative if you prefer screen": "# Alternative si vous préférez l'écran",
   "# Recommended: avoids disconnection during upgrade": "# Recommandé : évite la déconnexion lors de la mise à niveau",
   "(Checked entries will be removed. Uncheck to keep in VM.)": "(Les entrées cochées seront supprimées. Décochez pour conserver dans la VM.)",

lang/it.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "Tested by the community": "Testato dalla comunità",
   "# Alternative if you prefer screen": "# Alternativa se preferisci lo schermo",
   "# Recommended: avoids disconnection during upgrade": "# Consigliato: evita la disconnessione durante l'aggiornamento",
   "(Checked entries will be removed. Uncheck to keep in VM.)": "(Le voci selezionate verranno rimosse. Deseleziona per mantenerle nella VM.)",

lang/pt.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "Tested by the community": "Testado pela comunidade",
   "# Alternative if you prefer screen": "# Alternativa se você preferir tela",
   "# Recommended: avoids disconnection during upgrade": "# Recomendado: evita desconexão durante a atualização",
   "(Checked entries will be removed. Uncheck to keep in VM.)": "(As entradas marcadas serão removidas. Desmarque para manter na VM.)",

lang/sk.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "Tested by the community": "Otestované komunitou",
   "# Alternative if you prefer screen": "# Alternatíva, ak preferujete screen",
   "# Recommended: avoids disconnection during upgrade": "# Odporúčané: zabráni odpojeniu počas aktualizácie",
   "(Checked entries will be removed. Uncheck to keep in VM.)": "(Označené položky sa odstránia. Zrušte označenie, ak ich chcete ponechať vo VM.)",

lang/sv.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "Tested by the community": "Testad av communityn",
   "# Alternative if you prefer screen": "# Alternativ om du föredrar skärm",
   "# Recommended: avoids disconnection during upgrade": "# Rekommenderas: undviker frånkoppling under uppgradering",
   "(Checked entries will be removed. Uncheck to keep in VM.)": "(Markerade poster kommer att tas bort. Avmarkera för att behålla i VM.)",

oci/README.md

@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ Generated templates start as `generated-unvalidated`. Promotion requires:
 5. Image replacement with persistent volumes preserved.
 6. Review of every platform adaptation and unsupported feature.
 
+Real tests are recorded in `catalog/verification.json`, which the catalog
+applies on top of the generated templates and the overlays, so a regeneration
+keeps them: `"status": "laboratory-validated"` for an application tested in
+the ProxMenux lab, or `"community_tested": {"by": "<GitHub user>", "date":
+"<YYYY-MM-DD>"}` for one tested by the community.
+
 The mini changelog comes from the LinuxServer README `Versions` section. At
 installation, the architecture-specific registry digest and image labels are
 recorded back into the local app JSON for future update comparisons.

oci/catalog/apps/glances.json

@@ -506,5 +506,9 @@
     },
     "change_detection": "compare-compose-sha256-and-resolved-latest-image-digest",
     "automatic_unattended_updates": false
+  },
+  "community_tested": {
+    "by": "Vaso73",
+    "date": "2026-09-27"
   }
 }

oci/catalog/apps/pocketbase.json

@@ -396,5 +396,9 @@
     },
     "change_detection": "compare-compose-sha256-and-resolved-latest-image-digest",
     "automatic_unattended_updates": false
+  },
+  "community_tested": {
+    "by": "Vaso73",
+    "date": "2026-09-27"
   }
 }

oci/catalog/index.json

@@ -3644,6 +3644,10 @@
       "category_label": "Monitoring & Analytics",
       "template": "apps/glances.json",
       "template_status": "generated-unvalidated",
+      "community_tested": {
+        "by": "Vaso73",
+        "date": "2026-09-27"
+      },
       "automatic_install_candidate": true,
       "untranslated_blockers": [],
       "requires_privileged_lxc": true,
@@ -8548,6 +8552,10 @@
       "category_label": "Databases",
       "template": "apps/pocketbase.json",
       "template_status": "generated-unvalidated",
+      "community_tested": {
+        "by": "Vaso73",
+        "date": "2026-09-27"
+      },
       "automatic_install_candidate": true,
       "untranslated_blockers": [],
       "requires_privileged_lxc": false,

oci/catalog/verification.json

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+{
+  "_comment": "Applications tested for real. \"status\": \"laboratory-validated\" when tested in the ProxMenux lab; \"community_tested\" with the tester's GitHub user and the date when tested by the community. Applied on top of the generated templates and the overlays, so a catalog regeneration keeps it.",
+  "applications": {
+    "2fauth": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "adguardhome-sync": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "albyhub": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "alist": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "amule": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "codeproject-ai": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "copyparty": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "crafty": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "ddclient": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "duplicati": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "etherpad": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "filebrowser-quantum": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "flaresolverr": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "flexget": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "frigate": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "glances": {
+      "community_tested": {
+        "by": "Vaso73",
+        "date": "2026-09-27"
+      }
+    },
+    "grafana": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "immich": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "jdownloader": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "jenkins": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "linkwarden": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "memos": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "mineos-node": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "motioneye": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "nextcloud": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "openlist": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "openssh-server": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "paperless-ngx": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "phpmyadmin": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "pocketbase": {
+      "community_tested": {
+        "by": "Vaso73",
+        "date": "2026-09-27"
+      }
+    },
+    "qbittorrent": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "rclone": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "rdtclient": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "snapotter": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "thelounge": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "trilium": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "wg-easy": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    },
+    "wireguard": {
+      "status": "laboratory-validated"
+    }
+  }
+}

oci/remote/oci_console.py

@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ import sys
 
 NO_LOGIN = ('nologin', 'false')
 LOG_DIR = Path('/var/log/proxmenux/oci')
+# Each start is marked in the console log by a pre-start hook. The hook runs
+# the script only when it exists and always succeeds: a hook that fails would
+# stop the container from starting.
+START_MARK_SCRIPT = Path(__file__).resolve().with_name('oci_console_mark.sh')
+START_MARK = '=== ProxMenux: container started '
+
+
+def start_mark_hook(vmid: int) -> str:
+    script = START_MARK_SCRIPT
+    # `test`, not `[`: a bracket in the configuration reads as a snapshot section.
+    return f"lxc.hook.pre-start: /bin/sh -c 'test -x {script} && {script} {int(vmid)}; exit 0'"
 LOGROTATE = Path('/etc/logrotate.d/proxmenux-oci')
 # copytruncate, because liblxc keeps the file open for as long as the
 # container runs; moving it away would leave the application writing into the
@@ -165,8 +176,9 @@ def enable_log(vmid: int) -> Path:
     text = conf.read_text()
     current, _, snapshots = text.partition('\n[')
     wanted = f'lxc.console.logfile: {path}'
-    kept = [line for line in current.splitlines() if not line.startswith('lxc.console.logfile:')]
+    kept = [line for line in current.splitlines()
-    kept.append(wanted)
+            if not line.startswith('lxc.console.logfile:') and START_MARK_SCRIPT.name not in line]
+    kept += [wanted, start_mark_hook(vmid)]
     rebuilt = '\n'.join(kept) + '\n'
     if snapshots:
         rebuilt += '\n[' + snapshots
@@ -176,6 +188,14 @@ def enable_log(vmid: int) -> Path:
     return path
 
 
+def remove_log(vmid: int) -> None:
+    """Delete the console log of a removed container and its rotated copies."""
+    base = log_path(vmid)
+    for path in [base, *LOG_DIR.glob(f'{base.name}.*')]:
+        if path.is_file() and not path.is_symlink():
+            path.unlink()
+
+
 def configure(vmid: int) -> dict:
     """Console log and Proxmox terminal of a container being created."""
     path = enable_log(vmid)

oci/remote/oci_console_mark.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Marks each start of an OCI container in its console log, so the log can be
+# read from the last start. Run by the container's lxc.hook.pre-start.
+case "$1" in
+  ''|*[!0-9]*) exit 0 ;;
+esac
+printf '\n=== ProxMenux: container started %s ===\n' "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')" \
+  >> "/var/log/proxmenux/oci/$1.console.log" 2>/dev/null
+exit 0

oci/remote/oci_instance_transaction.py

@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ BASIC = {'arch', 'cmode', 'console', 'tty', 'cores', 'cpulimit', 'cpuunits', 'de
          'lxc.signal.halt', 'lxc.environment.runtime',
          # The container's console log, set by the installer on every
          # creation; the rebuilt container gets it again the same way.
-         'lxc.console.logfile'}
+         'lxc.console.logfile',
+         # The hook that marks each start in that log, set the same way.
+         'lxc.hook.pre-start'}
 # Their output is data (and may hold saved secrets); it is never logged.
 DATA_COMMANDS = {('pct', 'config'), ('pvesh', 'get')}
 LOG_DIR = Path(os.environ.get('OCI_LOG_DIR', '/var/log/proxmenux/oci'))

oci/remote/oci_remove.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import sys
 import oci_image_cache as image_cache
 import oci_instances as instances
 from oci_installation_state import parse_config
+import oci_console
 from oci_ui import translate, msg_info, msg_ok, msg_warn, msg_error
 
 # The private networks ProxMenux creates for multi-container applications.
@@ -118,11 +119,13 @@ def remove(root, vmid):
         config = guest_config(member)
         if config is None:
             msg_warn(f"{translate('The container no longer exists:')} CT {member}")
+            oci_console.remove_log(member)
         elif instances.identity(config) != record['installation_id']:
             msg_warn(f"{translate('The VMID belongs to another container now and is not touched:')} CT {member}")
         else:
             subprocess.run(['pct', 'stop', str(member), '--skiplock', '1'], check=False, capture_output=True)
             run('pct', 'destroy', str(member), '--purge', '1', '--destroy-unreferenced-disks', '1')
+            oci_console.remove_log(member)
             msg_ok(f"{translate('Container removed:')} CT {member}")
     if bridge and not bridge_in_use(bridge, set(members)):
         release_bridge(bridge)

oci/schemas/oci-template.schema.json

@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@
     "status": {
       "enum": ["generated-unvalidated", "generated-review-required", "laboratory-validated", "stable"]
     },
+    "community_tested": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": ["by"],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "by": {"type": "string", "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]{0,38}$"},
+        "date": {"type": "string", "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$"}
+      }
+    },
     "catalog_ui": {
       "type": "object",
       "required": ["title", "description", "category", "architectures", "launch", "mini_changelog"],

oci/src/proxmenux_oci/catalog.py

@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ class Catalog:
                 ui = template["catalog_ui"]
                 item["hidden"] = overlay_ui.get("hidden", ui.get("hidden", False))
                 item["template_status"] = template["status"]
+                self._index_community_tested(item, template)
                 item["automatic_install_candidate"] = compatibility[
                     "automatic_install_candidate"
                 ]
@@ -639,6 +640,7 @@ class Catalog:
             item = index_items[app_id]
             item["template"] = f"apps/{app_id}.json"
             item["template_status"] = template["status"]
+            self._index_community_tested(item, template)
             item["automatic_install_candidate"] = template["compatibility"][
                 "automatic_install_candidate"
             ]
@@ -792,6 +794,33 @@ class Catalog:
         apply_stack_support(template)
         from .gpu import apply_gpu_contract
         apply_gpu_contract(template)
+        # Last, so the stack compiler does not reset it.
+        self._apply_verification(app_id, template)
+
+    def _apply_verification(self, app_id: str, template: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """Real tests recorded in verification.json, kept across regenerations."""
+        path = self.catalog_dir / "verification.json"
+        if not path.exists():
+            return
+        entry = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")).get("applications", {}).get(app_id)
+        if not isinstance(entry, dict):
+            return
+        # An application that can no longer be installed is not shown as verified.
+        installable = template.get("compatibility", {}).get("automatic_install_candidate", False)
+        if entry.get("status") == "laboratory-validated" and installable:
+            template["status"] = "laboratory-validated"
+        if isinstance(entry.get("community_tested"), dict):
+            template["community_tested"] = dict(entry["community_tested"])
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _index_community_tested(item: dict[str, Any], template: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """Who tested the application for real outside the ProxMenux lab, and
+        when, as recorded in its overlay."""
+        tested = template.get("community_tested")
+        if isinstance(tested, dict) and tested.get("by"):
+            item["community_tested"] = {"by": str(tested["by"]), "date": str(tested.get("date") or "")}
+        else:
+            item.pop("community_tested", None)
 
     @classmethod
     def _deep_merge(cls, target: dict[str, Any], overlay: dict[str, Any]) -> None:

oci/src/proxmenux_oci/cli.py

@@ -167,8 +167,13 @@ def _app_detail_text(catalog: Catalog, item: dict[str, Any], template: dict[str,
         lines.append(f"{label + ':':<17} {value}")
 
     row(translate("Source"), publisher(item))
-    row(translate("Status"), translate("Verified by ProxMenux") if is_tested(item)
+    # Only a real test is shown; OCI manager Apps is labelled beta as a whole.
-        else translate("Not yet verified by ProxMenux (beta)"))
+    community = item.get("community_tested") or {}
+    if is_tested(item):
+        row(translate("Status"), translate("Verified by ProxMenux"))
+    elif community.get("by"):
+        who = " · ".join(part for part in (f"@{community['by']}", community.get("date")) if part)
+        row(translate("Status"), f"{translate('Tested by the community')} ({who})")
     row(translate("Architectures"), _display_architectures(ui))
     endpoints = template.get("first_run", {}).get("endpoints", [])
     if endpoints:

web/messages/en/docs/oci-manager/index.json

@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
         },
         {
           "p": "Selecting an application shows its description, the image it runs and two installation modes: <strong>Install with default settings</strong>, which asks almost nothing, and <strong>Install with advanced settings</strong>, which offers the real storage, bridge and resource selectors of the node."
+        },
+        {
+          "p": "An application that has been tested for real shows it in that view: <strong>Verified by ProxMenux</strong> when it was tested in the ProxMenux lab, marked with ✓ in the lists, or <strong>Tested by the community</strong>, with who tested it and when."
         }
       ]
     },

web/messages/en/docs/oci-manager/monitor.json

@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@
             "items": [
               "The output is kept on the host in <code>/var/log/proxmenux/oci/VMID.console.log</code> (mode 0600), from the first start and across restarts, so it can be read with the container stopped.",
               "The file is rotated at 10 MB, keeping three compressed copies (<code>/etc/logrotate.d/proxmenux-oci</code>).",
+              "Each start of the container is marked in the output. The tab shows the output since the last start by default; <strong>Full history</strong> also shows the previous ones.",
+              "When the application is removed, its output is removed with it.",
               "The last 100, 500 or 1000 lines are shown. While the container runs, new lines are followed live; scrolling up pauses the follow, and <strong>Follow</strong> resumes it.",
               "A filter shows only the lines that contain a text, and <strong>Download</strong> saves the lines loaded.",
               "Colour codes are removed and a line that a progress bar redraws is shown in its final state.",

web/messages/es/docs/oci-manager/index.json

@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
         },
         {
           "p": "Al seleccionar una aplicación se muestra su descripción, la imagen que ejecuta y dos modos de instalación: <strong>Instalar con la configuración predeterminada</strong>, que apenas hace preguntas, e <strong>Instalar con la configuración avanzada</strong>, que ofrece los selectores reales de almacenamiento, bridge y recursos del nodo."
+        },
+        {
+          "p": "Una aplicación probada en real lo indica en esa vista: <strong>Verificado por ProxMenux</strong> si se probó en el laboratorio de ProxMenux, marcada con ✓ en las listas, o <strong>Probado por la comunidad</strong>, con quién la probó y cuándo."
         }
       ]
     },

web/messages/es/docs/oci-manager/monitor.json

@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@
             "items": [
               "La salida se guarda en el host en <code>/var/log/proxmenux/oci/VMID.console.log</code> (modo 0600), desde el primer arranque y entre reinicios, así que puede leerse con el contenedor detenido.",
               "El archivo se rota al llegar a 10 MB y se conservan tres copias comprimidas (<code>/etc/logrotate.d/proxmenux-oci</code>).",
+              "Cada arranque del contenedor queda marcado en la salida. La pestaña muestra por defecto la salida desde el último arranque; <strong>Todo el historial</strong> muestra también los anteriores.",
+              "Al eliminar la aplicación, su salida se elimina con ella.",
               "Se muestran las últimas 100, 500 o 1000 líneas. Con el contenedor en marcha, las líneas nuevas se siguen en directo; al desplazarse hacia arriba el seguimiento se pausa, y <strong>Seguir</strong> lo reanuda.",
               "Un filtro muestra solo las líneas que contienen un texto, y <strong>Descargar</strong> guarda las líneas cargadas.",
               "Los códigos de color se eliminan y una línea que redibuja una barra de progreso se muestra en su estado final.",