diff --git a/chromium-setup/emmc-provisioning/scripts/deploy-to-proxmox.sh b/chromium-setup/emmc-provisioning/scripts/deploy-to-proxmox.sh
index fac5b6c..b250d2f 100755
--- a/chromium-setup/emmc-provisioning/scripts/deploy-to-proxmox.sh
+++ b/chromium-setup/emmc-provisioning/scripts/deploy-to-proxmox.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Example: ./deploy-to-proxmox.sh root@10.20.30.152
 #
 # Optional env:
-#   DEPLOY_ROOTFS_STORAGE=name        — LXC rootfs storage (default: auto-detect: local-lvm, local, local-zfs, or first active)
+#   DEPLOY_ROOTFS_STORAGE=name        — LXC rootfs storage (if set and valid, skips interactive choice; otherwise script lists storages and asks for number)
 #   CM4_BACKUPS_HOST_PATH=/path       — host dir for backups; bind-mounted into LXC
 #   DEPLOY_LXC_ROOT_PASSWORD=secret   — set root password in LXC and enable SSH
 #   DEPLOY_LXC_SSH_KEY=/path/to/pub   — copy this key to LXC root (default: ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub or id_rsa.pub)
@@ -55,34 +55,66 @@ log "[1/5] Cleaning remote staging dir ..."
 ssh "$PROXMOX" "rm -rf /tmp/emmc-provisioning-deploy"
 log "[2/5] Rsync repo to $PROXMOX ..."
 rsync -a "$REPO_DIR/" "$PROXMOX:/tmp/emmc-provisioning-deploy/" --exclude='.git' --exclude='scripts/deploy-to-proxmox.sh' --exclude='scripts/deploy-*.log'
+
+# --- Ask user to select LXC rootfs storage (from host; PBS excluded) ---
+STORAGE_LIST=$(ssh "$PROXMOX" "pvesm status 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR>1 && \$2!=\"pbs\" && \$3~/active/ {print \$1}'" 2>/dev/null || true)
+storages=()
+while IFS= read -r line; do [[ -n "$line" ]] && storages+=("$line"); done <<< "$STORAGE_LIST"
+if [[ ${#storages[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+  log "Error: no Proxmox storage found on host (PBS excluded). Run on host: pvesm status"
+  exit 1
+fi
+# If DEPLOY_ROOTFS_STORAGE is set and in the list, use it without prompting
+if [[ -n "${DEPLOY_ROOTFS_STORAGE:-}" ]]; then
+  for s in "${storages[@]}"; do
+    if [[ "$s" == "$DEPLOY_ROOTFS_STORAGE" ]]; then
+      ROOTFS_STORAGE="$DEPLOY_ROOTFS_STORAGE"
+      log "Using storage: $ROOTFS_STORAGE (from DEPLOY_ROOTFS_STORAGE)"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+fi
+if [[ -z "${ROOTFS_STORAGE:-}" ]]; then
+  echo ""
+  echo "Available storage on $PROXMOX (PBS excluded):"
+  for i in "${!storages[@]}"; do echo "  $((i+1))) ${storages[i]}"; done
+  echo ""
+  if [[ ${#storages[@]} -eq 1 ]]; then
+    ROOTFS_STORAGE="${storages[0]}"
+    log "Using only available storage: $ROOTFS_STORAGE"
+  elif [[ ! -t 0 ]]; then
+    ROOTFS_STORAGE="${storages[0]}"
+    log "No TTY: using first storage $ROOTFS_STORAGE"
+  else
+    while true; do
+      read -r -p "Select storage (1-${#storages[@]}): " num
+      if [[ "$num" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [[ "$num" -ge 1 ]] && [[ "$num" -le ${#storages[@]} ]]; then
+        ROOTFS_STORAGE="${storages[num-1]}"
+        log "Using storage: $ROOTFS_STORAGE"
+        break
+      fi
+      echo "Invalid choice. Enter a number from 1 to ${#storages[@]}."
+    done
+  fi
+fi
+
 log "[3/5] Running remote install (host + LXC) ..."
 
-# Pass optional LXC SSH vars (base64) so remote can set password and add key
+# Pass optional LXC SSH vars (base64) and selected storage
 ssh "$PROXMOX" "ROOTFS_STORAGE='$ROOTFS_STORAGE' CM4_BACKUPS_HOST_PATH='${CM4_BACKUPS_HOST_PATH:-}' DEPLOY_SSH_KEY_B64='${DEPLOY_SSH_KEY_B64:-}' DEPLOY_LXC_PWD_B64='${DEPLOY_LXC_PWD_B64:-}'" bash -s << 'REMOTE'
 set -e
 DEPLOY=/tmp/emmc-provisioning-deploy
+ROOTFS_STORAGE="${ROOTFS_STORAGE:?ROOTFS_STORAGE not set}"
 BACKUPS_HOST_PATH="${CM4_BACKUPS_HOST_PATH:-}"
 LXC_HOSTNAME="cm4-provisioning"
 log() { echo "[$(date -Iseconds)] $*"; }
 
-# --- Auto-select LXC rootfs storage if not set or not available ---
-_storage_exists() { pvesm status 2>/dev/null | awk -v s="$1" 'NR>1 && $1==s && $3=="active" {exit(0)} END{exit(1)}'; }
-if [[ -n "${ROOTFS_STORAGE:-}" ]] && _storage_exists "$ROOTFS_STORAGE"; then
-  : # use provided and existing storage
-else
-  ROOTFS_STORAGE=""
-  for cand in local-lvm local local-zfs; do
-    if _storage_exists "$cand"; then
-      ROOTFS_STORAGE="$cand"
-      break
-    fi
-  done
-  if [[ -z "$ROOTFS_STORAGE" ]]; then
-    ROOTFS_STORAGE=$(pvesm status 2>/dev/null | awk 'NR>1 && $3=="active" {print $1; exit}')
-  fi
-  [[ -z "$ROOTFS_STORAGE" ]] && { log "Error: no Proxmox storage found. Run: pvesm status"; exit 1; }
-  log "Using storage: $ROOTFS_STORAGE"
+# Storage already chosen interactively; validate it exists on host
+if ! pvesm status 2>/dev/null | awk -v s="$ROOTFS_STORAGE" 'NR>1 && $1==s && $2!="pbs" && $3~/active/ {exit(0)} END{exit(1)}'; then
+  log "Error: storage $ROOTFS_STORAGE not found or not valid on host"
+  exit 1
 fi
+log "Using storage: $ROOTFS_STORAGE"
 
 # --- Find existing LXC by hostname or use next available ID ---
 CTID=""