diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b09e074f7..480066d6a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,4 +42,6 @@ tests/Browser/Screenshots
 tests/v4/Browser/Screenshots
 
 # Local generated Lima configs
+.dev/bin/
 .dev/lima/*.generated.yaml
+.dev/lima/ssh.config
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/V5/HomeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/V5/HomeController.php
index 116952153..0974f820f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/V5/HomeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/V5/HomeController.php
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\V5;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Models\Team;
 use App\Models\User;
+use App\Services\Coold\CoolifyCliVersion;
 use App\Services\Flux\FluxHealth;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Inertia\Inertia;
 use Inertia\Response;
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function coolifyCliVersion(CoolifyCliVersion $coolifyCliVersion): JsonResponse
+    {
+        return response()->json($coolifyCliVersion->check());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array<int, array{id: string, wireguardIp: string|null, capabilities: array<int, string>, builderEnabled: bool, builderCapacity: int}>
      */
diff --git a/app/Services/Coold/CoolifyCliVersion.php b/app/Services/Coold/CoolifyCliVersion.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8bef86f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Coold/CoolifyCliVersion.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services\Coold;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Process;
+use Throwable;
+
+class CoolifyCliVersion
+{
+    /**
+     * @return array{available: bool, label: string, version: string|null, message: string, binary: string|null}
+     */
+    public function check(): array
+    {
+        $binary = config('coold.coolify_cli_bin', '/usr/local/bin/coolify');
+
+        if (! is_string($binary) || $binary === '') {
+            return $this->unavailable(null, 'coolify binary is not configured.');
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $result = Process::timeout(5)->run(escapeshellarg($binary).' --version');
+        } catch (Throwable $exception) {
+            return $this->unavailable($binary, $exception->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        if (! $result->successful()) {
+            return $this->unavailable($binary, trim($result->errorOutput()) ?: 'coolify version check failed.');
+        }
+
+        $version = trim($result->output());
+
+        return [
+            'available' => true,
+            'label' => 'Installed',
+            'version' => $version !== '' ? $version : null,
+            'message' => $version !== '' ? "Installed version: {$version}." : 'coolify is installed.',
+            'binary' => $binary,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array{available: false, label: string, version: null, message: string, binary: string|null}
+     */
+    private function unavailable(?string $binary, string $message): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'available' => false,
+            'label' => 'Unavailable',
+            'version' => null,
+            'message' => $message,
+            'binary' => $binary,
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/coold.php b/config/coold.php
index 20dac4445..22a30b393 100644
--- a/config/coold.php
+++ b/config/coold.php
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 
 return [
+    'coolify_cli_bin' => env('COOLIFY_CLI_BIN', '/usr/local/bin/coolify'),
     'dev_host_count' => (int) env('COOLIFY_COOLD_VM_COUNT', 2),
-    'dev_host_id' => env('COOLIFY_COOLD_DEV_HOST_ID', 'coolify-coold-dev'),
-    'dev_host_id_2' => env('COOLIFY_COOLD_LIMA_INSTANCE_2', env('COOLIFY_COOLD_DEV_HOST_ID', 'coolify-coold-dev').'-2'),
-    'dev_wireguard_ip_1' => env('COOLIFY_COOLD_VM_WG_IP_1', '100.64.0.10'),
-    'dev_wireguard_ip_2' => env('COOLIFY_COOLD_VM_WG_IP_2', '100.64.0.11'),
+    'dev_host_id' => env('COOLIFY_COOLD_DEV_HOST_ID', 'coold-dev'),
+    'dev_host_id_2' => env('COOLIFY_COOLD_LIMA_INSTANCE_2', env('COOLIFY_COOLD_DEV_HOST_ID', 'coold-dev').'-2'),
+    'dev_wireguard_ip_1' => env('COOLIFY_COOLD_VM_WG_IP_1', '100.64.0.1'),
+    'dev_wireguard_ip_2' => env('COOLIFY_COOLD_VM_WG_IP_2', '100.64.0.2'),
     'dev_builder_capacity' => (int) env('COOLIFY_COOLD_VM_BUILDER_CAPACITY', 2),
     'dev_builder_enabled' => (int) env('COOLIFY_COOLD_VM_BUILDER_CAPACITY', 2) > 0,
 ];
diff --git a/dev/coold-dev.md b/dev/coold-dev.md
index 249c522b5..a1f2d5036 100644
--- a/dev/coold-dev.md
+++ b/dev/coold-dev.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This file documents the current local v5/coold dev setup in Coolify.
 
 - `scripts/dev.sh` owns local developer convenience.
 - Lima VMs act like real deployment servers.
-- `cooldctl init bootstrap` owns host wiring:
+- `coolify init bootstrap` owns host wiring:
   - WireGuard
   - Podman mesh networks
   - Corrosion config/schema/service
@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ scripts/dev.sh list
 containers, WireGuard keys, Corrosion DB, installed binaries, and firewall state.
 It does not delete the Coolify repo.
 
-## cooldctl helper
+## coolify helper
 
 ```bash
-scripts/dev.sh cooldctl install
-scripts/dev.sh cooldctl path
-scripts/dev.sh cooldctl bootstrap-command
-scripts/dev.sh cooldctl run <args>
+scripts/dev.sh coolify install
+scripts/dev.sh coolify path
+scripts/dev.sh coolify bootstrap-command
+scripts/dev.sh coolify run <args>
 ```
 
-On macOS, the helper builds `cooldctl` from the local coold repo because the
+On macOS, the helper builds `coolify` from the local coold repo because the
 nightly release currently publishes Linux binaries. On Linux, it downloads the
 nightly release artifact.
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ The generated bootstrap command uses Lima's forwarded SSH ports and dev
 WireGuard endpoint overrides, for example:
 
 ```bash
-.dev/bin/cooldctl init bootstrap \
+.dev/bin/coolify init bootstrap \
   --nodes "127.0.0.1:<ssh1>,127.0.0.1:<ssh2>" \
   --ssh-key "$HOME/.lima/_config/user" \
   --ssh-user "$USER" \
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ WireGuard endpoint overrides, for example:
 ```
 
 Lima does not allow direct root SSH by default, so dev uses the normal Lima user
-with passwordless sudo. `cooldctl` wraps remote commands in `sudo -n bash -lc`
+with passwordless sudo. `coolify` wraps remote commands in `sudo -n bash -lc`
 when the SSH user is not `root`.
 
 ## Default dev topology
 
-After `cooldctl init bootstrap`, defaults are:
+After `coolify init bootstrap`, defaults are:
 
 | VM | WireGuard IP | WireGuard endpoint | Podman subnet | Gateway |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
diff --git a/dev/lima/coold.yaml b/dev/lima/coold.yaml
index b1fcd3713..4629d61cc 100644
--- a/dev/lima/coold.yaml
+++ b/dev/lima/coold.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Lima VM for testing Coolify v5 against cooldctl-provisioned hosts.
+# Lima VM for testing Coolify v5 against coolify-provisioned hosts.
 # Start with: scripts/coold-vm.sh up
 #
 # This file is copied into .dev/lima/coold.generated.yaml by the wrapper script,
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ provision:
       mkdir -p /etc/coolify /var/lib/coolify-dev
       chmod 755 /etc/coolify
 
-      echo "[coold-vm] Minimal provisioning complete. cooldctl bootstrap will install WireGuard, Podman, Corrosion, coold, and builder."
+      echo "[coold-vm] Minimal provisioning complete. coolify bootstrap will install WireGuard, Podman, Corrosion, coold, and builder."
diff --git a/docker-compose-maxio.dev.yml b/docker-compose-maxio.dev.yml
index 164b1b338..fe80a91e9 100644
--- a/docker-compose-maxio.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-maxio.dev.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ services:
       args:
         - USER_ID=${USERID:-1000}
         - GROUP_ID=${GROUPID:-1000}
+        - COOLIFY_FLUX_VERSION=${COOLIFY_FLUX_VERSION:-nightly}
+        - COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION=${COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION:-nightly}
     ports:
       - "${APP_PORT:-8000}:8080"
     environment:
       AUTORUN_ENABLED: false
+      COOLIFY_FLUX_VERSION: "${COOLIFY_FLUX_VERSION:-nightly}"
+      COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION: "${COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION:-nightly}"
       PUSHER_HOST: "${PUSHER_HOST:-}"
       PUSHER_PORT: "${PUSHER_PORT:-}"
       PUSHER_SCHEME: "${PUSHER_SCHEME:-http}"
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index ea095f17f..83dfad68d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ services:
         - USER_ID=${USERID:-1000}
         - GROUP_ID=${GROUPID:-1000}
         - COOLIFY_FLUX_VERSION=${COOLIFY_FLUX_VERSION:-nightly}
+        - COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION=${COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION:-nightly}
     ports:
       - "${APP_PORT:-8000}:8080"
       - "${FORWARD_FLUX_PORT:-6443}:6443"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       COOLIFY_CONTAINER_ROLE: "${COOLIFY_CONTAINER_ROLE:-all}"
       COOLIFY_COOLD_VERSION: "${COOLIFY_COOLD_VERSION:-nightly}"
       COOLIFY_FLUX_VERSION: "${COOLIFY_FLUX_VERSION:-nightly}"
+      COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION: "${COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION:-nightly}"
       COOLIFY_CORROSION_VERSION: "${COOLIFY_CORROSION_VERSION:-v1.0.0}"
       PUSHER_HOST: "${PUSHER_HOST:-}"
       PUSHER_PORT: "${PUSHER_PORT:-}"
diff --git a/docker/development/Dockerfile b/docker/development/Dockerfile
index 08450e817..73fcbd409 100644
--- a/docker/development/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/development/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ARG MINIO_VERSION=RELEASE.2025-05-21T01-59-54Z
 ARG CLOUDFLARED_VERSION=2025.7.0
 # https://github.com/coollabsio/coold/releases/tag/nightly
 ARG COOLIFY_FLUX_VERSION=nightly
+ARG COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION=nightly
 # https://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning/
 # Note: We are using version 18 of the postgres client (while still using postgres 15 for the postgres server) as version 15 has been removed from Alpine 3.23+ https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages?name=postgresql*-client&branch=v3.23&repo=&arch=x86_64&origin=&flagged=&maintainer=
 ARG POSTGRES_VERSION=18
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG POSTGRES_VERSION
 ARG CLOUDFLARED_VERSION
 ARG COOLIFY_FLUX_VERSION
+ARG COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION
 ARG NGINX_VERSION
 
 WORKDIR /var/www/html
@@ -108,6 +110,27 @@ RUN set -eux; \
     install -m 0755 /tmp/flux /usr/local/bin/flux; \
     rm -f /tmp/flux /tmp/flux.tar.gz
 
+# Install coolify from coold nightly release based on architecture
+RUN set -eux; \
+    mkdir -p /usr/local/bin; \
+    case "${TARGETARCH:-}" in \
+        amd64|arm64) COOLIFY_CLI_ARCH="${TARGETARCH}" ;; \
+        "") \
+            case "$(uname -m)" in \
+                x86_64) COOLIFY_CLI_ARCH="amd64" ;; \
+                aarch64) COOLIFY_CLI_ARCH="arm64" ;; \
+                *) echo "unsupported coolify arch: $(uname -m)" >&2; exit 1 ;; \
+            esac ;; \
+        *) echo "unsupported coolify TARGETARCH: ${TARGETARCH}" >&2; exit 1 ;; \
+    esac; \
+    curl -fsSL --retry 3 --max-time 120 \
+        -o /tmp/coolify.tar.gz \
+        "https://github.com/coollabsio/coold/releases/download/${COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION}/coolify-linux-musl-${COOLIFY_CLI_ARCH}.tar.gz"; \
+    tar -xzf /tmp/coolify.tar.gz -C /tmp; \
+    test -f /tmp/coolify; \
+    install -m 0755 /tmp/coolify /usr/local/bin/coolify; \
+    rm -f /tmp/coolify /tmp/coolify.tar.gz
+
 # Configure PHP
 COPY docker/development/etc/php/conf.d/zzz-custom-php.ini /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/zzz-custom-php.ini
 ENV PHP_OPCACHE_ENABLE=0
diff --git a/docker/production/Dockerfile b/docker/production/Dockerfile
index b6dd5fac0..46fde62e6 100644
--- a/docker/production/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/production/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ARG MINIO_VERSION=RELEASE.2025-05-21T01-59-54Z
 ARG CLOUDFLARED_VERSION=2025.7.0
 # https://github.com/coollabsio/coold/releases/tag/nightly
 ARG COOLIFY_FLUX_VERSION=nightly
+ARG COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION=nightly
 # https://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning/
 # Note: We are using version 18 of the postgres client (while still using postgres 15 for the postgres server) as version 15 has been removed from Alpine 3.23+ https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages?name=postgresql*-client&branch=v3.23&repo=&arch=x86_64&origin=&flagged=&maintainer=
 ARG POSTGRES_VERSION=18
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG POSTGRES_VERSION
 ARG CLOUDFLARED_VERSION
 ARG COOLIFY_FLUX_VERSION
+ARG COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION
 ARG NGINX_VERSION
 ARG CI=true
 
@@ -155,6 +157,27 @@ RUN set -eux; \
     install -m 0755 /tmp/flux /usr/local/bin/flux; \
     rm -f /tmp/flux /tmp/flux.tar.gz
 
+# Install coolify from coold nightly release based on architecture
+RUN set -eux; \
+    mkdir -p /usr/local/bin; \
+    case "${TARGETARCH:-}" in \
+        amd64|arm64) COOLIFY_CLI_ARCH="${TARGETARCH}" ;; \
+        "") \
+            case "$(uname -m)" in \
+                x86_64) COOLIFY_CLI_ARCH="amd64" ;; \
+                aarch64) COOLIFY_CLI_ARCH="arm64" ;; \
+                *) echo "unsupported coolify arch: $(uname -m)" >&2; exit 1 ;; \
+            esac ;; \
+        *) echo "unsupported coolify TARGETARCH: ${TARGETARCH}" >&2; exit 1 ;; \
+    esac; \
+    curl -fsSL --retry 3 --max-time 120 \
+        -o /tmp/coolify.tar.gz \
+        "https://github.com/coollabsio/coold/releases/download/${COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION}/coolify-linux-musl-${COOLIFY_CLI_ARCH}.tar.gz"; \
+    tar -xzf /tmp/coolify.tar.gz -C /tmp; \
+    test -f /tmp/coolify; \
+    install -m 0755 /tmp/coolify /usr/local/bin/coolify; \
+    rm -f /tmp/coolify /tmp/coolify.tar.gz
+
 # Configure PHP
 COPY docker/production/etc/php/conf.d/zzz-custom-php.ini /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/zzz-custom-php.ini
 ENV PHP_OPCACHE_ENABLE=1
diff --git a/resources/js/v5/Pages/Home.jsx b/resources/js/v5/Pages/Home.jsx
index 4ed49d968..a48f2469d 100644
--- a/resources/js/v5/Pages/Home.jsx
+++ b/resources/js/v5/Pages/Home.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,34 @@
 import { Head } from '@inertiajs/react';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 
 export default function Home({ status, currentTeam, teams, flux, cooldHosts }) {
+    const [coolify, setCoolify] = useState(null);
+    const [checkingCoolify, setCheckingCoolify] = useState(false);
+
+    async function checkCoolifyCliVersion() {
+        setCheckingCoolify(true);
+
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch('/v5/coolify/version', {
+                headers: {
+                    Accept: 'application/json',
+                },
+            });
+
+            setCoolify(await response.json());
+        } catch (error) {
+            setCoolify({
+                available: false,
+                label: 'Unavailable',
+                version: null,
+                message: 'Could not check the installed coolify version.',
+                binary: null,
+            });
+        } finally {
+            setCheckingCoolify(false);
+        }
+    }
+
     return (
         <>
             <Head title="V5" />
@@ -45,6 +73,25 @@ export default function Home({ status, currentTeam, teams, flux, cooldHosts }) {
                     </ul>
                 </section>
 
+                <section aria-labelledby="coolify-heading">
+                    <h2 id="coolify-heading">coolify</h2>
+
+                    <button type="button" onClick={checkCoolifyCliVersion} disabled={checkingCoolify}>
+                        {checkingCoolify ? 'Checking coolify...' : 'Check coolify version'}
+                    </button>
+
+                    {coolify ? (
+                        <div>
+                            <p>
+                                <strong>{coolify.label}</strong>
+                            </p>
+                            {coolify.version ? <p>Version: {coolify.version}</p> : null}
+                            <p>{coolify.message}</p>
+                            {coolify.binary ? <p>Binary: {coolify.binary}</p> : null}
+                        </div>
+                    ) : null}
+                </section>
+
                 <h2>Current team</h2>
 
                 {currentTeam ? (
diff --git a/routes/v5.php b/routes/v5.php
index 16525bf73..766047255 100644
--- a/routes/v5.php
+++ b/routes/v5.php
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
 Route::middleware('v5.authenticated')->group(function () {
     Route::get('/', HomeController::class)->name('home');
+    Route::get('/coolify/version', [HomeController::class, 'coolifyCliVersion'])->name('coolify.version');
 });
diff --git a/scripts/coold-vm.sh b/scripts/coold-vm.sh
index b43f50c32..177c289d3 100755
--- a/scripts/coold-vm.sh
+++ b/scripts/coold-vm.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if [ "$BUILDER_CAPACITY" = "0" ]; then
   BUILDER_ENABLED="false"
 fi
 TEMPLATE="$ROOT/dev/lima/coold.yaml"
-GENERATED="$ROOT/.dev/lima/coold.generated.yaml"
+GENERATED="$ROOT/.dev/lima/${INSTANCE}.generated.yaml"
 GUEST_COOLIFY_ROOT="/workspace/coolify"
 
 usage() {
@@ -436,8 +436,11 @@ wait_for_lima_start() {
       lima_shell sudo sh -c 'test -f /var/log/cloud-init-output.log && tail -n 12 /var/log/cloud-init-output.log || true' 2>/dev/null         | awk '{ print "[guest] " $0; fflush(); }' || true
 
       if ! printf '%s' "$status" | grep -q running; then
-        kill "$start_pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-        break
+        if kill -0 "$start_pid" 2>/dev/null; then
+          kill "$start_pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+          disown "$start_pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        fi
+        return
       fi
     else
       message="$(latest_lima_message)"
@@ -503,7 +506,7 @@ up_with_logs() {
   wait_for_lima_start
   wait_for_guest_provisioning
 
-  echo "==> VM is ready. Run cooldctl bootstrap via: scripts/dev.sh up"
+  echo "==> VM is ready. Run coolify bootstrap via: scripts/dev.sh up"
 }
 
 cmd="${1:-}"
diff --git a/scripts/dev.sh b/scripts/dev.sh
index 1d389a0c3..45f8a8f03 100755
--- a/scripts/dev.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev.sh
@@ -100,30 +100,11 @@ host_os() {
   esac
 }
 
-cooldctl_bin() {
-  printf '%s\n' "$ROOT/.dev/bin/cooldctl"
+coolify_cli_bin() {
+  printf '%s\n' "$ROOT/.dev/bin/coolify"
 }
 
-build_local_cooldctl() {
-  local bin
-  local coold_repo
-
-  bin="$(cooldctl_bin)"
-  coold_repo="$(read_coolify_env COOLIFY_COOLD_REPO /Users/heyandras/devel/coold)"
-
-  if [ ! -d "$coold_repo/cooldctl" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: macOS cooldctl release artifact is not available yet and local coold repo was not found at ${coold_repo}." >&2
-    echo "Set COOLIFY_COOLD_REPO=/path/to/coold or build/copy cooldctl to ${bin}." >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
-  echo "==> Building local macOS cooldctl from ${coold_repo}"
-  (cd "$coold_repo" && cargo build -p cooldctl)
-  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$bin")"
-  install -m 0755 "$coold_repo/target/debug/cooldctl" "$bin"
-}
-
-ensure_cooldctl() {
+ensure_coolify() {
   local bin
   local version
   local arch
@@ -131,63 +112,84 @@ ensure_cooldctl() {
   local url
   local tmpdir
 
-  bin="$(cooldctl_bin)"
-  version="$(read_coolify_env COOLIFY_COOLDCTL_VERSION "$(read_coolify_env COOLIFY_COOLD_VERSION nightly)")"
+  bin="$(coolify_cli_bin)"
+  version="$(read_coolify_env COOLIFY_CLI_VERSION "$(read_coolify_env COOLIFY_COOLD_VERSION nightly)")"
   arch="$(host_arch)"
   os="$(host_os)"
 
-  if [ "$os" = "darwin" ]; then
-    build_local_cooldctl
+  if [ -x "$bin" ] && "$bin" --version >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ "${COOLIFY_CLI_FORCE_DOWNLOAD:-false}" != "true" ]; then
     return
   fi
 
-  if [ -x "$bin" ] && "$bin" --version >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ "${COOLIFY_COOLDCTL_FORCE_DOWNLOAD:-false}" != "true" ]; then
-    return
-  fi
-
-  url="https://github.com/coollabsio/coold/releases/download/${version}/cooldctl-${os}-${arch}.tar.gz"
-  echo "==> Installing cooldctl from ${url}"
+  url="https://github.com/coollabsio/coold/releases/download/${version}/coolify-${os}-${arch}.tar.gz"
+  echo "==> Installing coolify from ${url}"
 
   mkdir -p "$(dirname "$bin")"
   tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"
-  trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' RETURN
-  curl -fsSL --retry 3 --max-time 120 -o "$tmpdir/cooldctl.tar.gz" "$url"
-  tar -xzf "$tmpdir/cooldctl.tar.gz" -C "$tmpdir"
-  install -m 0755 "$tmpdir/cooldctl" "$bin"
+  if ! curl -fsSL --retry 3 --max-time 120 -o "$tmpdir/coolify.tar.gz" "$url"; then
+    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
+    return 1
+  fi
+  tar -xzf "$tmpdir/coolify.tar.gz" -C "$tmpdir"
+  install -m 0755 "$tmpdir/coolify" "$bin"
+  rm -rf "$tmpdir"
 }
 
 lima_ssh_target() {
   local index="$1"
   local instance
-  local ssh
 
   instance="$(coold_vm_instance "$index")"
-  ssh="$(limactl list 2>/dev/null | awk -v name="$instance" 'NR > 1 && $1 == name {print $3}')"
 
-  if [ -z "$ssh" ] || [ "$ssh" = "-" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: could not determine SSH target for Lima VM ${instance}. Start it first with scripts/dev.sh up." >&2
+  if [ ! -f "$HOME/.lima/${instance}/ssh.config" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Lima SSH config for ${instance} was not found. Start it first with scripts/dev.sh up." >&2
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  printf '%s\n' "$ssh"
+  printf 'lima-%s\n' "$instance"
 }
 
-cooldctl_nodes_arg() {
+lima_ssh_config() {
+  local count
+  local config="$ROOT/.dev/lima/ssh.config"
+  local instance
+  count="$(coold_vm_count)"
+
+  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$config")"
+  : > "$config"
+
+  for index in $(seq 1 "$count"); do
+    instance="$(coold_vm_instance "$index")"
+    if [ ! -f "$HOME/.lima/${instance}/ssh.config" ]; then
+      echo "ERROR: Lima SSH config for ${instance} was not found. Start it first with scripts/dev.sh up." >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    cat "$HOME/.lima/${instance}/ssh.config" >> "$config"
+    printf '\n' >> "$config"
+  done
+
+  printf '%s\n' "$config"
+}
+
+coolify_nodes_arg() {
   local count
   local nodes=""
+  local node
   count="$(coold_vm_count)"
 
   for index in $(seq 1 "$count"); do
+    node="$(lima_ssh_target "$index")" || return 1
     if [ -n "$nodes" ]; then
       nodes="${nodes},"
     fi
-    nodes="${nodes}$(lima_ssh_target "$index")"
+    nodes="${nodes}${node}"
   done
 
   printf '%s\n' "$nodes"
 }
 
-cooldctl_wg_listen_overrides_arg() {
+coolify_wg_listen_overrides_arg() {
   local count
   local overrides=""
   local node
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ cooldctl_wg_listen_overrides_arg() {
   printf '%s\n' "$overrides"
 }
 
-cooldctl_wg_endpoint_overrides_arg() {
+coolify_wg_endpoint_overrides_arg() {
   local count
   local overrides=""
   local node
@@ -221,45 +223,63 @@ cooldctl_wg_endpoint_overrides_arg() {
   printf '%s\n' "$overrides"
 }
 
-cooldctl_ssh_key() {
-  read_coolify_env COOLIFY_COOLDCTL_SSH_KEY "$HOME/.lima/_config/user"
+coolify_ssh_key() {
+  read_coolify_env COOLIFY_CLI_SSH_KEY "$HOME/.lima/_config/user"
 }
 
-cooldctl_ssh_user() {
-  read_coolify_env COOLIFY_COOLDCTL_SSH_USER "$USER"
+coolify_ssh_user() {
+  read_coolify_env COOLIFY_CLI_SSH_USER "$USER"
 }
 
-cooldctl_bootstrap_command() {
-  ensure_cooldctl
+coolify_bootstrap_command() {
+  local nodes
+  local ssh_config
+  local listen_overrides
+  local endpoint_overrides
+  ensure_coolify
+
+  nodes="$(coolify_nodes_arg)" || return 1
+  ssh_config="$(lima_ssh_config)" || return 1
+  listen_overrides="$(coolify_wg_listen_overrides_arg)" || return 1
+  endpoint_overrides="$(coolify_wg_endpoint_overrides_arg)" || return 1
 
   cat <<CMD
-$(cooldctl_bin) init bootstrap \\
-  --nodes "$(cooldctl_nodes_arg)" \\
-  --ssh-key "$(cooldctl_ssh_key)" \\
-  --ssh-user "$(cooldctl_ssh_user)" \\
-  --wg-listen-port-overrides "$(cooldctl_wg_listen_overrides_arg)" \\
-  --wg-endpoint-overrides "$(cooldctl_wg_endpoint_overrides_arg)" \\
+$(coolify_cli_bin) init bootstrap \\
+  --nodes "${nodes}" \\
+  --ssh-config "${ssh_config}" \\
+  --ssh-user "$(coolify_ssh_user)" \\
+  --wg-listen-port-overrides "${listen_overrides}" \\
+  --wg-endpoint-overrides "${endpoint_overrides}" \\
   --coold-version "$(read_coolify_env COOLIFY_COOLD_VERSION nightly)" \\
   --corrosion-version "$(read_coolify_env COOLIFY_CORROSION_VERSION v1.0.0)" \\
   --yes
 CMD
 }
 
-cooldctl_bootstrap() {
-  ensure_cooldctl
+coolify_bootstrap() {
+  local nodes
+  local ssh_config
+  local listen_overrides
+  local endpoint_overrides
+  ensure_coolify
 
-  "$(cooldctl_bin)" init bootstrap \
-    --nodes "$(cooldctl_nodes_arg)" \
-    --ssh-key "$(cooldctl_ssh_key)" \
-    --ssh-user "$(cooldctl_ssh_user)" \
-    --wg-listen-port-overrides "$(cooldctl_wg_listen_overrides_arg)" \
-    --wg-endpoint-overrides "$(cooldctl_wg_endpoint_overrides_arg)" \
+  nodes="$(coolify_nodes_arg)" || return 1
+  ssh_config="$(lima_ssh_config)" || return 1
+  listen_overrides="$(coolify_wg_listen_overrides_arg)" || return 1
+  endpoint_overrides="$(coolify_wg_endpoint_overrides_arg)" || return 1
+
+  "$(coolify_cli_bin)" init bootstrap \
+    --nodes "$nodes" \
+    --ssh-config "$ssh_config" \
+    --ssh-user "$(coolify_ssh_user)" \
+    --wg-listen-port-overrides "$listen_overrides" \
+    --wg-endpoint-overrides "$endpoint_overrides" \
     --coold-version "$(read_coolify_env COOLIFY_COOLD_VERSION nightly)" \
     --corrosion-version "$(read_coolify_env COOLIFY_CORROSION_VERSION v1.0.0)" \
     --yes
 }
 
-cooldctl_dev() {
+coolify_dev() {
   local command="${1:-help}"
   if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
     shift
@@ -267,37 +287,37 @@ cooldctl_dev() {
 
   case "$command" in
     install)
-      ensure_cooldctl
-      "$(cooldctl_bin)" --version
+      ensure_coolify
+      "$(coolify_cli_bin)" --version
       ;;
     path)
-      ensure_cooldctl
-      cooldctl_bin
+      ensure_coolify
+      coolify_cli_bin
       ;;
     bootstrap-command)
-      cooldctl_bootstrap_command
+      coolify_bootstrap_command
       ;;
     run)
-      ensure_cooldctl
-      exec "$(cooldctl_bin)" "$@"
+      ensure_coolify
+      exec "$(coolify_cli_bin)" "$@"
       ;;
     -h|--help|help)
       cat <<'USAGE'
-Usage: scripts/dev.sh cooldctl <command>
+Usage: scripts/dev.sh coolify <command>
 
 Commands:
-  install             Download/install the nightly cooldctl dev binary
-  path                Print the local cooldctl path
+  install             Download/install the nightly coolify dev binary
+  path                Print the local coolify path
   bootstrap-command   Print the dev Lima bootstrap command without running it
-  run <args>          Run cooldctl with arbitrary args
+  run <args>          Run coolify with arbitrary args
 
 Example:
-  scripts/dev.sh cooldctl bootstrap-command
+  scripts/dev.sh coolify bootstrap-command
 USAGE
       ;;
     *)
-      echo "unknown cooldctl command: $command" >&2
-      echo "Run: scripts/dev.sh cooldctl help" >&2
+      echo "unknown coolify command: $command" >&2
+      echo "Run: scripts/dev.sh coolify help" >&2
       exit 1
       ;;
   esac
@@ -415,15 +435,8 @@ up() {
 
   if [ "$coold_vm_enabled" != "false" ]; then
     echo "==> Starting ${count} Coolify coold VM(s) before Spin..."
-    vm_pids=""
     for index in $(seq 1 "$count"); do
-      (
-        coold_vm "$index" up
-      ) &
-      vm_pids="${vm_pids} $!"
-    done
-    for pid in $vm_pids; do
-      wait "$pid"
+      coold_vm "$index" up
     done
   else
     echo "==> COOLIFY_COOLD_VM_ENABLED=false; skipping coold VM."
@@ -433,8 +446,8 @@ up() {
   spin up -d "$@"
 
   if [ "$coold_vm_enabled" != "false" ]; then
-    echo "==> Bootstrapping coold VM mesh with cooldctl..."
-    cooldctl_bootstrap
+    echo "==> Bootstrapping coold VM mesh with coolify..."
+    coolify_bootstrap
 
     for index in $(seq 1 "$count"); do
       configure_flux_dev_for_vm "$index"
@@ -911,7 +924,7 @@ Commands:
   corrosion <command> Inspect Corrosion state, config, logs, and registered containers
   firewall <command>  Manage dev coold firewall allow rules
   example-nginx <command> Start/check example nginx containers with coold DNS
-  cooldctl <command> Install/run the released cooldctl dev helper
+  coolify <command> Install/run the released coolify dev helper
 USAGE
 }
 
@@ -945,8 +958,8 @@ case "$cmd" in
   example-nginx)
     example_nginx "$@"
     ;;
-  cooldctl)
-    cooldctl_dev "$@"
+  coolify)
+    coolify_dev "$@"
     ;;
   -h|--help|help|"")
     usage
diff --git a/tests/Feature/V5/HomeTest.php b/tests/Feature/V5/HomeTest.php
index d4b4b96dc..26914cf3a 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/V5/HomeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/V5/HomeTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use App\Models\Team;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Services\Flux\FluxHealth;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Process;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
 use Mockery\MockInterface;
@@ -105,10 +106,10 @@ it('serves the v5 inertia shell', function () {
         ->assertSee('v5-ready', false)
         ->assertSee('Running')
         ->assertSee('Flux is running.')
-        ->assertSee('coolify-coold-dev')
-        ->assertSee('coolify-coold-dev-2')
-        ->assertSee('100.64.0.10')
-        ->assertSee('100.64.0.11')
+        ->assertSee('coold-dev')
+        ->assertSee('coold-dev-2')
+        ->assertSee('100.64.0.1')
+        ->assertSee('100.64.0.2')
         ->assertSee('builder')
         ->assertSee('builderCapacity')
         ->assertSee('V5 Shared Team')
@@ -173,6 +174,50 @@ it('shows when flux is unavailable', function () {
         ->assertSee('Flux socket was not found.');
 });
 
+it('checks the installed coolify version', function () {
+    createSharedUserAndTeamTables();
+    [$user, $team] = createV5UserWithTeam();
+
+    Process::fake([
+        '*' => Process::result(output: 'coolify nightly-20260616', exitCode: 0),
+    ]);
+
+    $this
+        ->actingAs($user)
+        ->withSession(['currentTeam' => $team])
+        ->getJson('/v5/coolify/version')
+        ->assertSuccessful()
+        ->assertJson([
+            'available' => true,
+            'label' => 'Installed',
+            'version' => 'coolify nightly-20260616',
+            'message' => 'Installed version: coolify nightly-20260616.',
+            'binary' => '/usr/local/bin/coolify',
+        ]);
+});
+
+it('shows when coolify version check fails', function () {
+    createSharedUserAndTeamTables();
+    [$user, $team] = createV5UserWithTeam();
+
+    Process::fake([
+        '*' => Process::result(errorOutput: 'not found', exitCode: 127),
+    ]);
+
+    $this
+        ->actingAs($user)
+        ->withSession(['currentTeam' => $team])
+        ->getJson('/v5/coolify/version')
+        ->assertSuccessful()
+        ->assertJson([
+            'available' => false,
+            'label' => 'Unavailable',
+            'version' => null,
+            'message' => 'not found',
+            'binary' => '/usr/local/bin/coolify',
+        ]);
+});
+
 function fakeFluxHealth(bool $available = true, string $message = 'Flux is running.'): void
 {
     app()->instance(FluxHealth::class, Mockery::mock(FluxHealth::class, function (MockInterface $mock) use ($available, $message) {
@@ -218,3 +263,25 @@ function createSharedUserAndTeamTables(): void
         $table->unique(['team_id', 'user_id']);
     });
 }
+
+/**
+ * @return array{0: User, 1: Team}
+ */
+function createV5UserWithTeam(): array
+{
+    $user = User::withoutEvents(fn () => User::query()->create([
+        'name' => 'Margaret Hamilton',
+        'email' => 'margaret@example.com',
+        'email_verified_at' => now(),
+        'password' => 'password',
+    ]));
+    $team = Team::withoutEvents(fn () => Team::query()->create([
+        'name' => 'V5 Tooling Team',
+        'description' => null,
+        'personal_team' => false,
+        'show_boarding' => false,
+    ]));
+    $user->teams()->attach($team, ['role' => 'owner']);
+
+    return [$user, $team];
+}