diff --git a/create_k3s_ready_lxc.sh b/create_k3s_ready_lxc.sh
index 3bd05e7..ec234cc 100644
--- a/create_k3s_ready_lxc.sh
+++ b/create_k3s_ready_lxc.sh
@@ -1,59 +1,129 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-echo "=== Proxmox LXC (K3s-ready) Creator ==="
-echo
+### ---------- helpers ----------
+die() { echo "❌ $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+info() { echo "▶ $*"; }
+ok() { echo "✅ $*"; }
+
+choose_from_list() {
+  local prompt="$1"
+  shift
+  local items=("$@")
+
+  echo
+  echo "$prompt"
+  echo
+
+  local i=1
+  for item in "${items[@]}"; do
+    printf "  %2d) %s\n" "$i" "$item"
+    ((i++))
+  done
+
+  while true; do
+    echo
+    read -rp "Enter number or exact value: " choice
+
+    # numeric
+    if [[ "$choice" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && (( choice >= 1 && choice <= ${#items[@]} )); then
+      echo "${items[choice-1]}"
+      return
+    fi
+
+    # exact match
+    for item in "${items[@]}"; do
+      if [[ "$choice" == "$item" ]]; then
+        echo "$item"
+        return
+      fi
+    done
+
+    echo "❌ Invalid selection. Try again."
+  done
+}
+
+### ---------- banner ----------
+cat <<EOF
+=================================================
+   Proxmox LXC Creator — K3s READY (No K3s)
+=================================================
+EOF
+
+### ---------- basic input ----------
+read -rp "Container ID: " CT_ID
+[[ "$CT_ID" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || die "Container ID must be numeric"
+
+pct status "$CT_ID" &>/dev/null && die "Container ID $CT_ID already exists"
 
-### --- Container basics ---
-read -rp "Container ID (e.g. 110): " CT_ID
 read -rp "Hostname: " HOSTNAME
-read -rp "Rootfs size (GB, e.g. 16): " ROOTFS_SIZE
-read -rp "Memory (MB, e.g. 4096): " MEMORY
-read -rp "CPU cores (e.g. 2): " CORES
+read -rp "Rootfs size (GB) [16]: " ROOTFS_SIZE
+read -rp "Memory (MB) [4096]: " MEMORY
+read -rp "CPU cores [2]: " CORES
 read -rsp "Root password: " PASSWORD
 echo
 
-### --- Select LXC template ---
-echo
-echo "Fetching available LXC templates..."
+ROOTFS_SIZE=${ROOTFS_SIZE:-16}
+MEMORY=${MEMORY:-4096}
+CORES=${CORES:-2}
+
+### ---------- templates ----------
+info "Detecting LXC templates..."
 mapfile -t TEMPLATES < <(pveam list local | awk '/vztmpl/ {print $1}')
+[[ ${#TEMPLATES[@]} -gt 0 ]] || die "No templates found in local storage"
 
-if [[ ${#TEMPLATES[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
-  echo "❌ No templates found in local storage."
-  echo "Run: pveam update && pveam available && pveam download local <template>"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo
-echo "Select Ubuntu (or other) template:"
-select TEMPLATE in "${TEMPLATES[@]}"; do
-  [[ -n "${TEMPLATE:-}" ]] && break
-  echo "Invalid selection."
+# Prefer Ubuntu if present
+DEFAULT_TEMPLATE=""
+for t in "${TEMPLATES[@]}"; do
+  [[ "$t" =~ ubuntu ]] && DEFAULT_TEMPLATE="$t" && break
 done
 
-### --- Select network bridge ---
-echo
-echo "Detecting network bridges..."
+if [[ -n "$DEFAULT_TEMPLATE" ]]; then
+  echo
+  read -rp "Ubuntu template found. Use it? [Y/n]: " yn
+  if [[ ! "$yn" =~ ^[Nn]$ ]]; then
+    TEMPLATE="$DEFAULT_TEMPLATE"
+  fi
+fi
+
+[[ -z "${TEMPLATE:-}" ]] && TEMPLATE=$(choose_from_list "Select LXC template:" "${TEMPLATES[@]}")
+
+### ---------- bridges ----------
+info "Detecting network bridges..."
 mapfile -t BRIDGES < <(awk '/iface vmbr/ {print $2}' /etc/network/interfaces)
+[[ ${#BRIDGES[@]} -gt 0 ]] || die "No vmbr bridges found"
 
-if [[ ${#BRIDGES[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
-  echo "❌ No vmbr bridges detected."
-  exit 1
+DEFAULT_BRIDGE="${BRIDGES[0]}"
+read -rp "Use default bridge (${DEFAULT_BRIDGE})? [Y/n]: " yn
+if [[ "$yn" =~ ^[Nn]$ ]]; then
+  BRIDGE=$(choose_from_list "Select network bridge:" "${BRIDGES[@]}")
+else
+  BRIDGE="$DEFAULT_BRIDGE"
 fi
 
-echo
-echo "Select network bridge:"
-select BRIDGE in "${BRIDGES[@]}"; do
-  [[ -n "${BRIDGE:-}" ]] && break
-  echo "Invalid selection."
-done
+### ---------- summary ----------
+cat <<EOF
 
-echo
-echo "Creating container $CT_ID ($HOSTNAME)..."
+================== SUMMARY ==================
+Container ID : $CT_ID
+Hostname     : $HOSTNAME
+Template     : $TEMPLATE
+Bridge       : $BRIDGE (DHCP)
+Disk         : ${ROOTFS_SIZE}G
+Memory       : ${MEMORY} MB
+Cores        : ${CORES}
+============================================
 
+EOF
+
+read -rp "Proceed? [y/N]: " confirm
+[[ "$confirm" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] || die "Aborted by user"
+
+### ---------- create ----------
+info "Creating container..."
 pct create "$CT_ID" "$TEMPLATE" \
   --hostname "$HOSTNAME" \
-  --net0 "name=eth0,bridge=${BRIDGE},ip=dhcp" \
+  --net0 "name=eth0,bridge=$BRIDGE,ip=dhcp" \
   --memory "$MEMORY" \
   --cores "$CORES" \
   --rootfs "local-lvm:${ROOTFS_SIZE}" \
@@ -61,32 +131,27 @@ pct create "$CT_ID" "$TEMPLATE" \
   --unprivileged 0 \
   --features nesting=1
 
-echo "Stopping container to patch config..."
 pct stop "$CT_ID"
 
-echo "Applying K3s-required LXC configuration..."
+info "Applying K3s-compatible LXC configuration..."
 cat <<EOF >> /etc/pve/lxc/${CT_ID}.conf
-# --- K3s / Kubernetes requirements ---
 lxc.apparmor.profile: unconfined
 lxc.cgroup.devices.allow: a
 lxc.cap.drop:
 lxc.mount.auto: "proc:rw sys:rw"
 EOF
 
-echo "Starting container..."
 pct start "$CT_ID"
 sleep 5
 
-echo "Setting root password..."
-pct exec "$CT_ID" -- bash -c "echo 'root:${PASSWORD}' | chpasswd"
+info "Configuring container..."
+pct exec "$CT_ID" -- bash -c "echo 'root:$PASSWORD' | chpasswd"
 
-echo "Installing minimal dependencies..."
 pct exec "$CT_ID" -- bash -c "
 apt update &&
 apt install -y curl ca-certificates
 "
 
-echo "Creating /etc/rc.local inside container..."
 pct exec "$CT_ID" -- bash -c "
 cat <<'EOF' > /etc/rc.local
 #!/bin/sh -e
@@ -95,12 +160,10 @@ if [ ! -e /dev/kmsg ]; then
 fi
 mount --make-rshared /
 EOF
-
 chmod +x /etc/rc.local
 /etc/rc.local
 "
 
-echo
-echo "✅ Container $CT_ID is ready for K3s installation."
-echo "   Networking: DHCP on ${BRIDGE}"
-echo "   Template:   ${TEMPLATE}"
+ok "Container $CT_ID is ready for K3s installation."
+echo "Next step inside container:"
+echo "  curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh"