diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 9d713e2..a4b2310 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 action="${1:-}"
 FOLDER='/opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu'
-VERS='2026.7.25-55'
+VERS='2026.7.25-57'
 
 noupdate=' '
 
diff --git a/inc/deploy-pulse-lxc.sh b/inc/deploy-pulse-lxc.sh
index fe75d30..8bacd18 100644
--- a/inc/deploy-pulse-lxc.sh
+++ b/inc/deploy-pulse-lxc.sh
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ if not isinstance(agent, dict) or not str(agent.get("id", "")).strip():
 }
 
 TAPM_PULSE_AGENT_TOKEN_REQUEST_JSON() {
-	printf '%s\n' '{"type":"pve","enableCommands":false}'
+	printf '%s\n' '{"type":"host","enableCommands":false}'
 }
 
 TAPM_PULSE_ONLINE_NODES_FROM_JSON() {
@@ -205,6 +205,58 @@ TAPM_PULSE_PROMPT_UNTIL_VALID() {
 	done
 }
 
+TAPM_PULSE_VALID_ADMIN_PASSWORD() {
+	local password="${1:-}"
+
+	TAPM_PULSE_PASSWORD="$password" python3 -c '
+import os
+password = os.environ["TAPM_PULSE_PASSWORD"]
+raise SystemExit(
+    0 if len(password) >= 12 and len(password.encode("utf-8")) <= 72 else 1
+)
+' 2>/dev/null
+}
+
+TAPM_PULSE_SELECT_ADMIN_PASSWORD() {
+	local output_variable="$1"
+	local mode_variable="$2"
+	local selection candidate confirmation
+	local -a labels=(
+		"Generate a strong random password (recommended)"
+		"Enter a custom password"
+	)
+	local -a values=("generated" "custom")
+
+	SELECT_MENU "Pulse administrator password" labels values 0
+	selection="$MENU_SELECTION"
+	if [[ "$selection" == 'generated' ]]; then
+		printf -v "$output_variable" '%s' ''
+		printf -v "$mode_variable" '%s' 'Generated'
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	while true; do
+		echo
+		read -r -s -p " Enter custom Pulse admin password (12+ characters): " candidate
+		echo
+		if ! TAPM_PULSE_VALID_ADMIN_PASSWORD "$candidate"; then
+			TAPM_PULSE_FAIL \
+				"The password must be at least 12 characters and no more than 72 bytes."
+			continue
+		fi
+		read -r -s -p " Confirm custom Pulse admin password: " confirmation
+		echo
+		if [[ "$candidate" != "$confirmation" ]]; then
+			TAPM_PULSE_FAIL "The passwords did not match. Please try again."
+			continue
+		fi
+		printf -v "$output_variable" '%s' "$candidate"
+		printf -v "$mode_variable" '%s' 'Custom'
+		unset candidate confirmation
+		return 0
+	done
+}
+
 TAPM_PULSE_FAIL() {
 	echo -e "\n${idsCL[LightRed]}$1${idsCL[Default]}"
 	return 1
@@ -223,7 +275,7 @@ TAPM_PULSE_CONFIRM_CREDENTIALS_SAVED() {
 		echo
 		echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]}============================================================================${idsCL[Default]}"
 		echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]} IMPORTANT — SAVE THESE PULSE CREDENTIALS NOW${idsCL[Default]}"
-		echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]} They are generated for this installation and will not be displayed again.${idsCL[Default]}"
+		echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]} They will not be displayed again by this installer.${idsCL[Default]}"
 		echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]}============================================================================${idsCL[Default]}"
 		echo -e " Pulse URL:  ${idsCL[LightCyan]}${pulse_url}${idsCL[Default]}"
 		echo -e " Username:   ${idsCL[White]}${admin_username}${idsCL[Default]}"
@@ -393,11 +445,16 @@ TAPM_PULSE_CONFIGURE_SECURITY() {
 	local username_variable="$4"
 	local password_variable="$5"
 	local token_variable="$6"
+	local requested_password="${7:-}"
 	local bootstrap_output bootstrap_token generated_username generated_password generated_api_token
 	local request_file curl_config response security_ready='no' attempt
 
 	generated_username='admin'
-	generated_password="Ta!9-$(openssl rand -hex 18)" || return 1
+	if [[ -n "$requested_password" ]]; then
+		generated_password="$requested_password"
+	else
+		generated_password="Ta!9-$(openssl rand -hex 18)" || return 1
+	fi
 	generated_api_token="$(openssl rand -hex 32)" || return 1
 	request_file="${temp_dir}/pulse-quick-setup.json"
 	curl_config="${temp_dir}/pulse-quick-setup.curl"
@@ -786,12 +843,19 @@ TAPM_PULSE_INSTALL_AGENT_LOCAL() {
 		done
 	fi
 	if (( status == 0 )); then
+		if ! command -v sensors >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+			echo " Installing lm-sensors for Pulse host temperature telemetry..."
+			if ! DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
+				--no-install-recommends lm-sensors; then
+				echo " lm-sensors could not be installed; Pulse will continue without host temperature telemetry." >&2
+			fi
+		fi
 		bash "$installer_file" \
 			--url "$pulse_url" \
 			--token-file "$token_file" \
 			--hostname "$node" \
-			--enable-proxmox \
-			--proxmox-type pve \
+			--enable-host \
+			--disable-proxmox \
 			--non-interactive \
 			--insecure || status=$?
 	fi
@@ -871,12 +935,20 @@ for artifact in \
 	fi
 done
 
+if ! command -v sensors >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo " Installing lm-sensors for Pulse host temperature telemetry..."
+	if ! DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
+		--no-install-recommends lm-sensors; then
+		echo " lm-sensors could not be installed; Pulse will continue without host temperature telemetry." >&2
+	fi
+fi
+
 bash "$installer_file" \
 		--url "$pulse_url" \
 		--token-file "$token_file" \
 		--hostname "$node" \
-		--enable-proxmox \
-		--proxmox-type pve \
+		--enable-host \
+		--disable-proxmox \
 		--non-interactive \
 		--insecure
 systemctl is-active --quiet pulse-agent
@@ -948,7 +1020,8 @@ TAPM_DEPLOY_PULSE_LXC() {
 	local arch archive_name base_url installer archive signature installer_signature
 	local memory disk cores cpulimit swap onboot firewall unprivileged nameserver startup
 	local network_config choice add_ha='no' auto_updates='yes' container_ip timezone temp_dir
-	local default_bridge pulse_url admin_username admin_password primary_api_token
+	local default_bridge pulse_url admin_username admin_password admin_password_mode
+	local primary_api_token
 	local cluster_status='Registration failed'
 	local agent_status='Skipped because cluster registration failed'
 	local container_created=0
@@ -1064,6 +1137,11 @@ TAPM_DEPLOY_PULSE_LXC() {
 	TAPM_ISO_NFS_SELECT_STORAGE root_storage \
 		"Pulse root filesystem storage" "$default_root_storage" || return 1
 
+	admin_password=''
+	admin_password_mode='Generated'
+	TAPM_PULSE_SELECT_ADMIN_PASSWORD \
+		admin_password admin_password_mode || return 1
+
 	default_root_storage="$(
 		pvesm status --content vztmpl 2>/dev/null |
 			awk 'NR > 1 && $3 == "active" { print $1; exit }'
@@ -1097,6 +1175,7 @@ TAPM_DEPLOY_PULSE_LXC() {
 	echo "   Firewall:        enabled"
 	echo "   Automatic update: ${auto_updates}"
 	echo "   Proxmox HA:      ${add_ha}"
+	echo "   Admin password:  ${admin_password_mode}"
 	echo
 	read -r -p " Create this Pulse container (type yes to continue)? " choice
 	[[ "$choice" =~ ^[Yy][Ee][Ss]$ ]] || {
@@ -1249,7 +1328,8 @@ TAPM_DEPLOY_PULSE_LXC() {
 	echo -e "\n${idsCL[LightCyan]}Configuring Pulse administrator security...${idsCL[Default]}"
 	if ! TAPM_PULSE_CONFIGURE_SECURITY \
 		"$ctid" "$pulse_url" "$temp_dir" \
-		admin_username admin_password primary_api_token; then
+		admin_username admin_password primary_api_token \
+		"$admin_password"; then
 		pct exec "$ctid" -- rm -f \
 			/tmp/install.sh "/tmp/${archive_name}" "/tmp/${archive_name}.sshsig" || true
 		TAPM_CLEAN_TEMP_DIR "$temp_dir"
diff --git a/tests/test-pulse.sh b/tests/test-pulse.sh
index 1b8d691..f524940 100644
--- a/tests/test-pulse.sh
+++ b/tests/test-pulse.sh
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ assert_success "registered Pulse agent response accepted" \
 	'{"agent":{"id":"agent-123","hostname":"pve1"}}'
 assert_failure "missing Pulse agent ID rejected" \
 	TAPM_PULSE_AGENT_REGISTERED_FROM_RESPONSE '{"agent":{"hostname":"pve1"}}'
-assert_equal '{"type":"pve","enableCommands":false}' \
+assert_equal '{"type":"host","enableCommands":false}' \
 	"$(TAPM_PULSE_AGENT_TOKEN_REQUEST_JSON)" \
-	"Proxmox-specific agent enrollment requested with commands disabled"
+	"host telemetry enrollment requested with commands disabled"
 
 setup_token='0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef'
 setup_host='https://pve1.example.test:8006'
@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ assert_success "valid Pulse VLAN" TAPM_PULSE_VALID_OPTIONAL_VLAN 4094
 assert_failure "Pulse VLAN zero rejected" TAPM_PULSE_VALID_OPTIONAL_VLAN 0
 assert_success "blank Pulse VLAN accepted" TAPM_PULSE_VALID_OPTIONAL_VLAN ''
 
+assert_success "12-character Pulse admin password accepted" \
+	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_ADMIN_PASSWORD '123456789012'
+assert_success "72-byte Pulse admin password accepted" \
+	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_ADMIN_PASSWORD \
+	'123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012'
+assert_failure "short Pulse admin password rejected" \
+	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_ADMIN_PASSWORD '12345678901'
+assert_failure "multibyte Pulse admin password still requires 12 characters" \
+	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_ADMIN_PASSWORD 'éééééé'
+assert_failure "Pulse admin password above bcrypt limit rejected" \
+	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_ADMIN_PASSWORD \
+	'1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123'
+
 resources='[
   {"type":"lxc","name":"pulse-a","tags":"tapm;pulse"},
   {"type":"qemu","name":"unrelated"}