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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to prune iptables rules for containers that no longer exist
+# Author: Carter Myers
+
+# Enable strict mode:
+# -e: Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status.
+# -u: Treat unset variables as an error when substituting.
+# -o pipefail: The return value of a pipeline is the status of the last command
+#              to exit with a non-zero status, or zero if all commands exit successfully.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# --- Configuration ---
+REMOTE_HOST="intern-nginx"
+REMOTE_FILE="/etc/nginx/port_map.json"
+LOCAL_FILE="/tmp/port_map.json"
+LOG_FILE="/var/log/prune_iptables.log"
+PVE_NODES=("localhost" "10.15.0.5")
+
+# Function to log messages with a timestamp
+log_message() {
+    echo "[$(date)] $1" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+}
+
+# --- 1. Fetch port_map.json from remote host ---
+log_message "Fetching port_map.json from $REMOTE_HOST..."
+if ! scp "$REMOTE_HOST:$REMOTE_FILE" "$LOCAL_FILE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    log_message "ERROR: Could not fetch $REMOTE_FILE from $REMOTE_HOST"
+    exit 1
+fi
+log_message "Successfully fetched $REMOTE_FILE to $LOCAL_FILE."
+
+# --- 2. Build list of existing hostnames ---
+EXISTING_HOSTNAMES=""
+for node in "${PVE_NODES[@]}"; do
+    log_message "Checking containers on $node..."
+    if [[ "$node" == "localhost" ]]; then
+        CTIDS=$(pct list | awk 'NR>1 {print $1}' || true)
+        log_message "DEBUG: Local CTIDs: [${CTIDS:-}]"
+        for id in $CTIDS; do
+            hn=$(pct config "$id" 2>/dev/null | grep -i '^hostname:' | awk '{print $2}' | tr -d '[:space:]' || true)
+            [[ -n "$hn" ]] && EXISTING_HOSTNAMES+="$hn"$'\n'
+        done
+    else
+        log_message "DEBUG: Checking remote node: $node"
+        CTIDS_CMD="pct list | awk 'NR>1 {print \$1}'"
+        CTIDS_OUTPUT=$(ssh "$node" "$CTIDS_CMD" 2>&1 || true)
+        if [[ "$CTIDS_OUTPUT" =~ "Permission denied" || "$CTIDS_OUTPUT" =~ "Connection refused" || "$CTIDS_OUTPUT" =~ "Host key verification failed" ]]; then
+            log_message "ERROR: SSH to $node failed: $CTIDS_OUTPUT"
+            continue
+        fi
+        log_message "DEBUG: CTIDs on $node: [${CTIDS_OUTPUT:-}]"
+        for id in $CTIDS_OUTPUT; do
+            HN_CMD="pct config $id 2>/dev/null | grep -i '^hostname:' | awk '{print \$2}'"
+            HN_OUTPUT=$(ssh "$node" "$HN_CMD" 2>&1 || true)
+            if [[ "$HN_OUTPUT" =~ "Permission denied" || "$HN_OUTPUT" =~ "No such file" ]]; then
+                log_message "ERROR: Failed to get hostname for $id on $node: $HN_OUTPUT"
+                continue
+            fi
+            hn=$(echo "$HN_OUTPUT" | tr -d '[:space:]')
+            [[ -n "$hn" ]] && EXISTING_HOSTNAMES+="$hn"$'\n'
+        done
+    fi
+done
+
+# Remove any empty lines from EXISTING_HOSTNAMES
+EXISTING_HOSTNAMES=$(echo "$EXISTING_HOSTNAMES" | sed '/^$/d')
+log_message "Existing hostnames collected:"
+log_message "$EXISTING_HOSTNAMES"
+
+# --- 3. Prune iptables and port_map.json ---
+log_message "Pruning iptables and port_map.json..."
+cp "$LOCAL_FILE" "$LOCAL_FILE.bak"
+log_message "Created backup of $LOCAL_FILE at $LOCAL_FILE.bak"
+
+HOSTNAMES_IN_JSON=$(jq -r 'keys[]' "$LOCAL_FILE")
+mapfile -t EXISTING_ARRAY <<< "$EXISTING_HOSTNAMES"
+
+# Helper function to check if a hostname exists in the collected list
+hostname_exists() {
+    local h=$(echo "$1" | tr -d '[:space:]')
+    for existing in "${EXISTING_ARRAY[@]}"; do
+        if [[ "${h,,}" == "${existing,,}" ]]; then # Case-insensitive comparison
+            return 0
+        fi
+    done
+    return 1
+}
+
+for hostname in $HOSTNAMES_IN_JSON; do
+    trimmed_hostname=$(echo "$hostname" | tr -d '[:space:]')
+    if hostname_exists "$trimmed_hostname"; then
+        log_message "Keeping entry: $trimmed_hostname"
+    else
+        ip=$(jq -r --arg h "$hostname" '.[$h].ip // "unknown"' "$LOCAL_FILE")
+        ports=$(jq -c --arg h "$hostname" '.[$h].ports // {}' "$LOCAL_FILE")
+        log_message "Stale entry detected: $hostname (IP: $ip, Ports: $ports) - removing..."
+
+        # --- IPTABLES REMOVAL ---
+        # Capture rules into an array first to avoid subshell issues with 'while read'
+        mapfile -t RULES_TO_DELETE < <(sudo iptables -t nat -S | grep -w "$ip" || true) # Added sudo, || true to prevent pipefail if grep finds nothing
+        
+        if [[ ${#RULES_TO_DELETE[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+            log_message "Found ${#RULES_TO_DELETE[@]} iptables rules for $hostname. Attempting removal..."
+            for rule in "${RULES_TO_DELETE[@]}"; do
+                cleaned_rule=$(echo "$rule" | sed 's/^-A /-D /')
+                log_message "Attempting to remove iptables rule: sudo iptables -t nat $cleaned_rule"
+                if sudo iptables -t nat $cleaned_rule; then 
+                    log_message "Removed iptables rule: $cleaned_rule"
+                else
+                    log_message "ERROR: Failed to remove iptables rule: $cleaned_rule (Exit status: $?)"
+                fi
+            done
+        else
+            log_message "No iptables rules found for $hostname to remove."
+        fi
+
+        # --- JSON ENTRY REMOVAL ---
+        log_message "Attempting to remove $hostname from local port_map.json..."
+        if jq "del(.\"$hostname\")" "$LOCAL_FILE" > "${LOCAL_FILE}.tmp"; then
+            if mv "${LOCAL_FILE}.tmp" "$LOCAL_FILE"; then
+                log_message "Successfully removed $hostname from local port_map.json."
+            else
+                log_message "ERROR: Failed to move temporary file to $LOCAL_FILE for $hostname."
+                exit 1 # Critical failure, exit
+            fi
+        else
+            log_message "ERROR: jq failed to delete $hostname from $LOCAL_FILE."
+            exit 1 # Critical failure, exit
+        fi
+
+        # Confirm deletion from local file
+        if jq -e --arg h "$hostname" 'has($h)' "$LOCAL_FILE" >/dev/null; then
+            log_message "ERROR: $hostname still exists in local port_map.json after deletion attempt!"
+        else
+            log_message "Confirmed $hostname removed from local port_map.json."
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+# --- 4. Upload and verify updated file on remote ---
+log_message "Uploading updated port_map.json to $REMOTE_HOST..."
+TEMP_REMOTE="/tmp/port_map.json"
+
+if scp "$LOCAL_FILE" "$REMOTE_HOST:$TEMP_REMOTE" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    log_message "Uploaded to $REMOTE_HOST:$TEMP_REMOTE"
+else
+    log_message "ERROR: Failed to upload $TEMP_REMOTE to $REMOTE_HOST"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if deleted hostnames still exist in uploaded file
+log_message "Verifying remote file content..."
+for hostname in $HOSTNAMES_IN_JSON; do
+    if ! hostname_exists "$hostname"; then # Only check for hostnames that *should* have been deleted
+        if ssh "$REMOTE_HOST" "grep -q '\"$hostname\"' $TEMP_REMOTE"; then
+            log_message "WARNING: $hostname still exists in uploaded $TEMP_REMOTE on $REMOTE_HOST!"
+        else
+            log_message "Verified $hostname was removed in uploaded file on $REMOTE_HOST."
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+# Move uploaded file into place on the remote host
+log_message "Moving uploaded file into final position on $REMOTE_HOST..."
+if ssh "$REMOTE_HOST" "sudo cp $TEMP_REMOTE $REMOTE_FILE && sudo chown root:root $REMOTE_FILE && sudo chmod 644 $REMOTE_FILE && rm $TEMP_REMOTE"; then
+    log_message "Copied updated port_map.json to $REMOTE_FILE on $REMOTE_HOST"
+else
+    log_message "ERROR: Failed to replace $REMOTE_FILE on $REMOTE_HOST"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+log_message "Prune complete."
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