Proposal: align VM/LXC firewall view with the Create LXC wizard

[Vaso73]

Hi,

I noticed the current VM/LXC Firewall tab behaves mainly as a firewall log viewer. That is useful, but when there are no logged events it can feel a bit unfinished, because users may expect to see firewall status or rules there.

Since the roadmap already includes Create LXC, maybe firewall handling could be designed together with that guided flow instead of solving the current Firewall tab separately.

Possible direction:

• Keep the current VM/LXC Firewall tab as a log view, but clarify it as Firewall logs if that is the intended scope.
• Improve the empty state so users understand that no records appear until matching firewall rules log traffic.
• Add a read-only firewall status/rules overview for the selected VM/LXC later.
• In the planned Create LXC wizard, include an optional Firewall step:
  • enable or disable firewall for the new CT,
  • choose a safe preset such as no firewall, LAN-only, web app/reverse proxy, or SSH/admin access,
  • optionally enable logging for selected rules,
  • show a short preview of what will be applied through the Proxmox firewall API.
• Reuse the same firewall UI later inside the existing VM/LXC detail modal, so common firewall changes can be made from ProxMenux without opening the Proxmox web UI.

I do not think ProxMenux should replace Proxmox firewall management completely. Proxmox should remain the source of truth. ProxMenux could provide a safer guided layer for common VM/LXC firewall workflows.

This may fit naturally with the existing roadmap item Create LXC and the already implemented firewall log/live-view work.

[MacRimi]

Excellent idea, I’ll add it to the description of creating the LXC.

[Vaso73]

Thanks, that sounds perfect. Keeping it aligned with the Create LXC flow makes sense, especially if the same firewall UI can later be reused for existing VM/LXC details.