diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9f7180..51c0a64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,6 +107,20 @@ replacing `/bin/gzip`. APT remains dual-stack by default; its conditional IPv4
 compatibility check is optional. Global vzdump bandwidth and I/O-priority
 changes are available through a separate explicit menu.
 
+Pulse can also be deployed without installing TA-ProxMenu. Run the standalone
+bootstrap as root on a Proxmox VE host:
+
+```bash
+bash <(curl -fsSL https://git.schroedercity.com/TAI/TA-ProxMenu/raw/branch/V2/install-pulse.sh)
+```
+
+The bootstrap downloads the Pulse deployment module and its LXC storage helper
+from the same branch into a protected temporary directory, validates their Bash
+syntax and expected entry points, runs the normal interactive Pulse workflow,
+and removes the temporary files afterward. It does not clone or install
+TA-ProxMenu. Set `TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BRANCH` before running it to use another
+branch.
+
 VirtIO downloads are managed from a dedicated submenu. The stable release is
 checked only when that submenu is opened, and curated compatibility ISOs are
 available for Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012/R2, and 2016. Downloads are
diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index c738125..3d0486e 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 action="${1:-}"
 FOLDER='/opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu'
-VERS='2026.7.26-9'
+VERS='2026.7.28-1'
 
 noupdate=' '
 
diff --git a/install-pulse.sh b/install-pulse.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d86c097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install-pulse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Standalone TA-managed Pulse LXC deployment bootstrap for Proxmox VE.
+
+set -u -o pipefail
+
+TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BRANCH="${TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BRANCH:-V2}"
+TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BASE="${TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BASE:-https://git.schroedercity.com/TAI/TA-ProxMenu/raw/branch/${TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BRANCH}}"
+TAPM_PULSE_BOOTSTRAP_DIR=''
+TAPM_TEMP_DIR=''
+declare -a TAPM_TEMP_DIRS=()
+declare -A idsCL=()
+
+TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BRANCH() {
+	local branch="${1:-}"
+
+	[[ -n "$branch" &&
+		"$branch" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9._/-]+$ &&
+		"$branch" != /* &&
+		"$branch" != */ &&
+		"$branch" != *..* ]]
+}
+
+TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BASE() {
+	local url="${1:-}"
+
+	[[ "$url" == https://* &&
+		"$url" != *$'\n'* &&
+		"$url" != *$'\r'* &&
+		"$url" != *'"'* &&
+		"$url" != *\\* &&
+		"$url" != *[[:space:]]* ]]
+}
+
+TAPM_PULSE_DEFINE_COLORS() {
+	if [[ -t 1 && -z "${NO_COLOR:-}" ]]; then
+		idsCL[Default]=$'\e[0m'
+		idsCL[Red]=$'\e[31m'
+		idsCL[Green]=$'\e[32m'
+		idsCL[White]=$'\e[97m'
+		idsCL[LightRed]=$'\e[91m'
+		idsCL[LightGreen]=$'\e[92m'
+		idsCL[LightYellow]=$'\e[93m'
+		idsCL[LightCyan]=$'\e[96m'
+	else
+		idsCL[Default]=''
+		idsCL[Red]=''
+		idsCL[Green]=''
+		idsCL[White]=''
+		idsCL[LightRed]=''
+		idsCL[LightGreen]=''
+		idsCL[LightYellow]=''
+		idsCL[LightCyan]=''
+	fi
+}
+
+TAPM_CLEAN_TEMP_DIR() {
+	local temp_dir="${1:-}"
+
+	if [[ "$temp_dir" == /tmp/ta-proxmenu-* && -d "$temp_dir" ]]; then
+		rm -rf -- "$temp_dir"
+	fi
+}
+
+TAPM_CLEAN_ALL_TEMP_DIRS() {
+	local temp_dir
+
+	for temp_dir in "${TAPM_TEMP_DIRS[@]}"; do
+		TAPM_CLEAN_TEMP_DIR "$temp_dir"
+	done
+	TAPM_CLEAN_TEMP_DIR "$TAPM_PULSE_BOOTSTRAP_DIR"
+}
+
+TAPM_CREATE_TEMP_DIR() {
+	local label="${1:-installer}"
+
+	TAPM_TEMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d "/tmp/ta-proxmenu-${label}.XXXXXX")" || {
+		echo -e "${idsCL[LightRed]}Unable to create a temporary installer directory.${idsCL[Default]}"
+		return 1
+	}
+	if ! chmod 0700 "$TAPM_TEMP_DIR"; then
+		TAPM_CLEAN_TEMP_DIR "$TAPM_TEMP_DIR"
+		echo -e "${idsCL[LightRed]}Unable to secure the temporary installer directory.${idsCL[Default]}"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	TAPM_TEMP_DIRS+=("$TAPM_TEMP_DIR")
+}
+
+TAPM_DOWNLOAD_HTTPS() {
+	local url="$1"
+	local destination="$2"
+	local label="${3:-Installer}"
+
+	if ! TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BASE "$url"; then
+		echo -e "${idsCL[LightRed]}${label} requires a valid HTTPS URL.${idsCL[Default]}"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	if ! printf 'url = "%s"\n' "$url" |
+		curl --fail --location --silent --show-error \
+			--proto '=https' --proto-redir '=https' \
+			--output "$destination" --config -; then
+		echo -e "${idsCL[LightRed]}${label} download failed.${idsCL[Default]}"
+		return 1
+	fi
+	if [[ ! -s "$destination" ]]; then
+		echo -e "${idsCL[LightRed]}${label} download was empty.${idsCL[Default]}"
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
+EXIT1() {
+	stty echo 2>/dev/null || true
+	printf '%s' "${idsCL[Default]}"
+}
+
+SELECT_MENU() {
+	local title="$1"
+	local labels_name="$2"
+	local values_name="$3"
+	local allow_back="${4:-1}"
+	local -n labels_ref="$labels_name"
+	local -n values_ref="$values_name"
+	local selected=0
+	local key sequence index
+
+	while true; do
+		if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
+			clear 2>/dev/null || printf '\e[H\e[2J'
+		fi
+		echo
+		echo -e " ${idsCL[LightCyan]}${title}${idsCL[Default]}"
+		echo
+		for index in "${!labels_ref[@]}"; do
+			if (( index == selected )); then
+				printf '\e[7m  %d  %-64s\e[0m\n' \
+					"$((index + 1))" "${labels_ref[$index]}"
+			else
+				printf '  %d  %s\n' "$((index + 1))" "${labels_ref[$index]}"
+			fi
+		done
+		echo
+		if (( allow_back == 1 )); then
+			echo " ↑/↓ Navigate   Enter Select   Number Quick Select   ←/Esc/B Back   Q Quit"
+		else
+			echo " ↑/↓ Navigate   Enter Select   Number Quick Select   Q Quit"
+		fi
+
+		IFS= read -rsn1 key
+		case "$key" in
+			"")
+				MENU_SELECTION="${values_ref[$selected]}"
+				return 0
+				;;
+			[1-9])
+				index=$((10#$key - 1))
+				if (( index < ${#values_ref[@]} )); then
+					MENU_SELECTION="${values_ref[$index]}"
+					return 0
+				fi
+				;;
+			[Qq])
+				MENU_SELECTION=quit
+				return 0
+				;;
+			[Bb])
+				if (( allow_back == 1 )); then
+					MENU_SELECTION=back
+					return 0
+				fi
+				;;
+			$'\e')
+				sequence=''
+				IFS= read -rsn2 -t 0.1 sequence || true
+				case "$sequence" in
+					"[A"|"OA")
+						((selected = (selected - 1 + ${#labels_ref[@]}) % ${#labels_ref[@]}))
+						;;
+					"[B"|"OB")
+						((selected = (selected + 1) % ${#labels_ref[@]}))
+						;;
+					"[C"|"OC")
+						MENU_SELECTION="${values_ref[$selected]}"
+						return 0
+						;;
+					"[D"|"OD"|"")
+						if (( allow_back == 1 )); then
+							MENU_SELECTION=back
+							return 0
+						fi
+						;;
+				esac
+				;;
+		esac
+	done
+}
+
+TAPM_PULSE_STANDALONE_MAIN() {
+	local iso_helpers pulse_module
+
+	TAPM_PULSE_DEFINE_COLORS
+	if (( BASH_VERSINFO[0] < 4 ||
+		(BASH_VERSINFO[0] == 4 && BASH_VERSINFO[1] < 3) )); then
+		echo "Pulse deployment requires Bash 4.3 or newer." >&2
+		return 1
+	fi
+	if (( EUID != 0 )); then
+		echo "Run this installer as root on a Proxmox VE host." >&2
+		return 1
+	fi
+	for command in curl pct pvesh; do
+		if ! command -v "$command" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+			echo "Required command '${command}' was not found." >&2
+			return 1
+		fi
+	done
+	if ! TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BRANCH "$TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BRANCH" ||
+		! TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BASE "$TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BASE"; then
+		echo "The configured TA-ProxMenu source branch or URL is invalid." >&2
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	TAPM_PULSE_BOOTSTRAP_DIR="$(
+		mktemp -d /tmp/ta-proxmenu-pulse-bootstrap.XXXXXX
+	)" || return 1
+	chmod 0700 "$TAPM_PULSE_BOOTSTRAP_DIR" || return 1
+	iso_helpers="${TAPM_PULSE_BOOTSTRAP_DIR}/deploy-iso-nfs-lxc.sh"
+	pulse_module="${TAPM_PULSE_BOOTSTRAP_DIR}/deploy-pulse-lxc.sh"
+
+	echo "Downloading the TA-managed Pulse deployment components..."
+	TAPM_DOWNLOAD_HTTPS \
+		"${TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BASE}/inc/deploy-iso-nfs-lxc.sh" \
+		"$iso_helpers" "LXC storage helper" || return 1
+	TAPM_DOWNLOAD_HTTPS \
+		"${TAPM_PULSE_SOURCE_BASE}/inc/deploy-pulse-lxc.sh" \
+		"$pulse_module" "Pulse deployment module" || return 1
+	bash -n "$iso_helpers" "$pulse_module" || {
+		echo "A downloaded Pulse deployment component failed validation." >&2
+		return 1
+	}
+	grep -q '^TAPM_ISO_NFS_SELECT_STORAGE()' "$iso_helpers" &&
+		grep -q '^TAPM_DEPLOY_PULSE_LXC()' "$pulse_module" || {
+			echo "The downloaded files were not recognized as TAPM deployment components." >&2
+			return 1
+		}
+
+	# shellcheck disable=SC1090
+	source "$iso_helpers"
+	# shellcheck disable=SC1090
+	source "$pulse_module"
+	TAPM_DEPLOY_PULSE_LXC
+}
+
+if [[ "${TAPM_PULSE_STANDALONE_NO_MAIN:-0}" != 1 ]]; then
+	trap TAPM_CLEAN_ALL_TEMP_DIRS EXIT
+	TAPM_PULSE_STANDALONE_MAIN "$@"
+fi
diff --git a/tests/test-pulse-standalone.sh b/tests/test-pulse-standalone.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8363613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-pulse-standalone.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -u -o pipefail
+
+TEST_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+source "${TEST_ROOT}/tests/testlib.sh"
+TAPM_PULSE_STANDALONE_NO_MAIN=1
+source "${TEST_ROOT}/install-pulse.sh"
+
+assert_success "default V2 source branch accepted" \
+	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BRANCH V2
+assert_success "nested release branch accepted" \
+	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BRANCH releases/pulse-6
+assert_failure "empty source branch rejected" \
+	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BRANCH ''
+assert_failure "source branch traversal rejected" \
+	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BRANCH '../main'
+assert_success "HTTPS source base accepted" \
+	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BASE \
+	https://git.schroedercity.com/TAI/TA-ProxMenu/raw/branch/V2
+assert_failure "HTTP source base rejected" \
+	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_SOURCE_BASE \
+	http://git.schroedercity.com/TAI/TA-ProxMenu/raw/branch/V2
+
+finish_tests