# Monitor dashboard translations

The ProxMenux Monitor dashboard uses a small client-side i18n layer.

- English (`en`) is the source language and the runtime fallback.
- Eight locales are shipped and fully populated end-to-end: `en`, `de`, `es`, `fr`, `it`, `pt`, `sk`, `sv`. Non-English catalogs started from an automated bootstrap and are being polished as native speakers pass through them.

To improve a translation, edit the values in your locale's `common.json` — keep placeholders such as `{uptime}`, `{vmid}` or `{count}` unchanged, and don't translate brand or product names (`ProxMenux Monitor`, `Proxmox Backup Server`, `Secure Gateway`, `Tailscale`, etc.). Missing keys fall back to English at runtime, so a partial refresh is always safe to merge.

## Backup message composition regressions

From the repository root, run:

```sh
node tests/test_backup_archives_empty.cjs
node tests/test_backup_destination_messages.cjs
```

Prerequisites: Node.js and the `typescript` development dependency from
`AppImage/package.json` must be installed/resolvable (normally in
`AppImage/node_modules`). These tests compile actual JSX message branches and
pure i18n lookup functions without importing the component or calling a backend.
They cover whole English messages, missing-key locale fallback, loading/error
branches, nonempty lists, the removal notice at zero/one/multiple archives,
local-attach help, and unchanged shared labels. They do not replace browser or
real-host acceptance. Keep literal paths in the local-attach help unchanged.

To add a new locale, see [§11 → Adding a new locale](../../CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-a-new-locale) in the Contributing Guide.