diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7749ef5..30a1041 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2131,7 +2131,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "telemt"
-version = "3.3.20"
+version = "3.3.25"
 dependencies = [
  "aes",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a47a4e5..a918678 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "telemt"
-version = "3.3.20"
+version = "3.3.25"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7abe548..15a4900 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ USER telemt
 
 EXPOSE 443
 EXPOSE 9090
+EXPOSE 9091
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/telemt"]
 CMD ["config.toml"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5866c4d..815ba24 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "443:443"
       - "127.0.0.1:9090:9090"
+      - "127.0.0.1:9091:9091"
     # Allow caching 'proxy-secret' in read-only container
     working_dir: /run/telemt
     volumes:
diff --git a/docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.en.md b/docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.en.md
index c43a2dc..ffb387f 100644
--- a/docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.en.md
+++ b/docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.en.md
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ docker compose down
 docker build -t telemt:local .
 docker run --name telemt --restart unless-stopped \
   -p 443:443 \
+  -p 9090:9090 \
+  -p 9091:9091 \
   -e RUST_LOG=info \
   -v "$PWD/config.toml:/app/config.toml:ro" \
   --read-only \
diff --git a/docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.ru.md b/docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.ru.md
index 35fbd27..e4c5005 100644
--- a/docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.ru.md
+++ b/docs/QUICK_START_GUIDE.ru.md
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ docker compose down
 docker build -t telemt:local .
 docker run --name telemt --restart unless-stopped \
   -p 443:443 \
+  -p 9090:9090 \
+  -p 9091:9091 \
   -e RUST_LOG=info \
   -v "$PWD/config.toml:/app/config.toml:ro" \
   --read-only \
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 330bc3e..90c28f4 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,154 +1,190 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -eu
 
-# --- Global Configurations ---
 REPO="${REPO:-telemt/telemt}"
 BIN_NAME="${BIN_NAME:-telemt}"
 INSTALL_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR:-/bin}"
 CONFIG_DIR="${CONFIG_DIR:-/etc/telemt}"
 CONFIG_FILE="${CONFIG_FILE:-${CONFIG_DIR}/telemt.toml}"
 WORK_DIR="${WORK_DIR:-/opt/telemt}"
+TLS_DOMAIN="${TLS_DOMAIN:-petrovich.ru}"
 SERVICE_NAME="telemt"
 TEMP_DIR=""
 SUDO=""
+CONFIG_PARENT_DIR=""
+SERVICE_START_FAILED=0
 
-# --- Argument Parsing ---
 ACTION="install"
 TARGET_VERSION="${VERSION:-latest}"
 
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     case "$1" in
-        -h|--help)
-            ACTION="help"
-            shift
-            ;;
+        -h|--help) ACTION="help"; shift ;;
         uninstall|--uninstall)
-            [ "$ACTION" != "purge" ] && ACTION="uninstall"
-            shift
-            ;;
-        --purge)
-            ACTION="purge"
-            shift
-            ;;
-        install|--install)
-            ACTION="install"
-            shift
-            ;;
-        -*)
-            printf '[ERROR] Unknown option: %s\n' "$1" >&2
-            exit 1
-            ;;
+            if [ "$ACTION" != "purge" ]; then ACTION="uninstall"; fi
+            shift ;;
+        purge|--purge) ACTION="purge"; shift ;;
+        install|--install) ACTION="install"; shift ;;
+        -*) printf '[ERROR] Unknown option: %s\n' "$1" >&2; exit 1 ;;
         *)
-            if [ "$ACTION" = "install" ]; then
-                TARGET_VERSION="$1"
-            fi
-            shift
-            ;;
+            if [ "$ACTION" = "install" ]; then TARGET_VERSION="$1"
+            else printf '[WARNING] Ignoring extra argument: %s\n' "$1" >&2; fi
+            shift ;;
     esac
 done
 
-# --- Core Functions ---
-say() { printf '[INFO] %s\n' "$*"; }
+say() {
+    if [ "$#" -eq 0 ] || [ -z "${1:-}" ]; then
+        printf '\n'
+    else
+        printf '[INFO] %s\n' "$*"
+    fi
+}
 die() { printf '[ERROR] %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
 
+write_root() { $SUDO sh -c 'cat > "$1"' _ "$1"; }
+
 cleanup() {
     if [ -n "${TEMP_DIR:-}" ] && [ -d "$TEMP_DIR" ]; then
         rm -rf -- "$TEMP_DIR"
     fi
 }
-
 trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
 
 show_help() {
-    say "Usage: $0 [version | install | uninstall | --purge | --help]"
-    say "  version      Install specific version (e.g. 1.0.0, default: latest)"
-    say "  uninstall    Remove the binary and service (keeps config)"
-    say "  --purge      Remove everything including configuration"
+    say "Usage: $0 [ <version> | install | uninstall | purge | --help ]"
+    say "  <version>    Install specific version (e.g. 3.3.15, default: latest)"
+    say "  install      Install the latest version"
+    say "  uninstall    Remove the binary and service (keeps config and user)"
+    say "  purge        Remove everything including configuration, data, and user"
     exit 0
 }
 
-user_exists() {
-    if command -v getent >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        getent passwd "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
+check_os_entity() {
+    if command -v getent >/dev/null 2>&1; then getent "$1" "$2" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    else grep -q "^${2}:" "/etc/$1" 2>/dev/null; fi
+}
+
+normalize_path() {
+    printf '%s\n' "$1" | tr -s '/' | sed 's|/$||; s|^$|/|'
+}
+
+get_realpath() {
+    path_in="$1"
+    case "$path_in" in /*) ;; *) path_in="$(pwd)/$path_in" ;; esac
+
+    if command -v realpath >/dev/null 2>&1; then 
+        if realpath_out="$(realpath -m "$path_in" 2>/dev/null)"; then
+            printf '%s\n' "$realpath_out"
+            return
+        fi
+    fi
+    
+    if command -v readlink >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        resolved_path="$(readlink -f "$path_in" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+        if [ -n "$resolved_path" ]; then
+            printf '%s\n' "$resolved_path"
+            return
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    d="${path_in%/*}"; b="${path_in##*/}"
+    if [ -z "$d" ]; then d="/"; fi
+    if [ "$d" = "$path_in" ]; then d="/"; b="$path_in"; fi
+
+    if [ -d "$d" ]; then
+        abs_d="$(cd "$d" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd || true)"
+        if [ -n "$abs_d" ]; then
+            if [ "$b" = "." ] || [ -z "$b" ]; then printf '%s\n' "$abs_d"
+            elif [ "$abs_d" = "/" ]; then printf '/%s\n' "$b"
+            else printf '%s/%s\n' "$abs_d" "$b"; fi
+        else
+            normalize_path "$path_in"
+        fi
     else
-        grep -q "^${1}:" /etc/passwd 2>/dev/null
+        normalize_path "$path_in"
     fi
 }
 
-group_exists() {
-    if command -v getent >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        getent group "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
-    else
-        grep -q "^${1}:" /etc/group 2>/dev/null
-    fi
+get_svc_mgr() {
+    if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then echo "systemd"
+    elif command -v rc-service >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "openrc"
+    else echo "none"; fi
 }
 
 verify_common() {
-    [ -z "$BIN_NAME" ] && die "BIN_NAME cannot be empty."
-    [ -z "$INSTALL_DIR" ] && die "INSTALL_DIR cannot be empty."
-    [ -z "$CONFIG_DIR" ] && die "CONFIG_DIR cannot be empty."
+    [ -n "$BIN_NAME" ] || die "BIN_NAME cannot be empty."
+    [ -n "$INSTALL_DIR" ] || die "INSTALL_DIR cannot be empty."
+    [ -n "$CONFIG_DIR" ] || die "CONFIG_DIR cannot be empty."
+    [ -n "$CONFIG_FILE" ] || die "CONFIG_FILE cannot be empty."
+
+    case "${INSTALL_DIR}${CONFIG_DIR}${WORK_DIR}${CONFIG_FILE}" in
+        *[!a-zA-Z0-9_./-]*) die "Invalid characters in paths. Only alphanumeric, _, ., -, and / allowed." ;;
+    esac
+
+    case "$TARGET_VERSION" in *[!a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*) die "Invalid characters in version." ;; esac
+    case "$BIN_NAME" in *[!a-zA-Z0-9_-]*) die "Invalid characters in BIN_NAME." ;; esac
+
+    INSTALL_DIR="$(get_realpath "$INSTALL_DIR")"
+    CONFIG_DIR="$(get_realpath "$CONFIG_DIR")"
+    WORK_DIR="$(get_realpath "$WORK_DIR")"
+    CONFIG_FILE="$(get_realpath "$CONFIG_FILE")"
+
+    CONFIG_PARENT_DIR="${CONFIG_FILE%/*}"
+    if [ -z "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR" ]; then CONFIG_PARENT_DIR="/"; fi
+    if [ "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR" = "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then CONFIG_PARENT_DIR="."; fi
 
     if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
         SUDO=""
     else
-        if ! command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            die "This script requires root or sudo. Neither found."
-        fi
+        command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "This script requires root or sudo. Neither found."
         SUDO="sudo"
-        say "sudo is available. Caching credentials..."
-        if ! sudo -v; then
-            die "Failed to cache sudo credentials"
+        if ! sudo -n true 2>/dev/null; then
+            if ! [ -t 0 ]; then
+                die "sudo requires a password, but no TTY detected. Aborting to prevent hang."
+            fi
         fi
     fi
 
-    case "${INSTALL_DIR}${CONFIG_DIR}${WORK_DIR}" in
-        *[!a-zA-Z0-9_./-]*)
-            die "Invalid characters in path variables. Only alphanumeric, _, ., -, and / are allowed."
-            ;;
-    esac
-
-    case "$BIN_NAME" in
-        *[!a-zA-Z0-9_-]*) die "Invalid characters in BIN_NAME: $BIN_NAME" ;;
-    esac
-
-    for path in "$CONFIG_DIR" "$WORK_DIR"; do
-        check_path="$path"
-
-        while [ "$check_path" != "/" ] && [ "${check_path%"/"}" != "$check_path" ]; do
-            check_path="${check_path%"/"}"
-        done
-        [ -z "$check_path" ] && check_path="/"
+    if [ -n "$SUDO" ]; then
+        if $SUDO sh -c '[ -d "$1" ]' _ "$CONFIG_FILE"; then
+            die "Safety check failed: CONFIG_FILE '$CONFIG_FILE' is a directory."
+        fi
+    elif [ -d "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+        die "Safety check failed: CONFIG_FILE '$CONFIG_FILE' is a directory."
+    fi
 
+    for path in "$CONFIG_DIR" "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR" "$WORK_DIR"; do
+        check_path="$(get_realpath "$path")"
         case "$check_path" in
-            /|/bin|/sbin|/usr|/usr/bin|/usr/local|/etc|/opt|/var|/home|/root|/tmp)
-                die "Safety check failed: '$path' is a critical system directory."
-                ;;
+            /|/bin|/sbin|/usr|/usr/bin|/usr/sbin|/usr/local|/usr/local/bin|/usr/local/sbin|/usr/local/etc|/usr/local/share|/etc|/var|/var/lib|/var/log|/var/run|/home|/root|/tmp|/lib|/lib64|/opt|/run|/boot|/dev|/sys|/proc)
+                die "Safety check failed: '$path' (resolved to '$check_path') is a critical system directory." ;;
         esac
     done
 
-    for cmd in uname grep find rm chown chmod mv head mktemp; do
+    check_install_dir="$(get_realpath "$INSTALL_DIR")"
+    case "$check_install_dir" in
+        /|/etc|/var|/home|/root|/tmp|/usr|/usr/local|/opt|/boot|/dev|/sys|/proc|/run)
+            die "Safety check failed: INSTALL_DIR '$INSTALL_DIR' is a critical system directory." ;;
+    esac
+
+    for cmd in id uname grep find rm chown chmod mv mktemp mkdir tr dd sed ps head sleep cat tar gzip rmdir; do
         command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "Required command not found: $cmd"
     done
 }
 
 verify_install_deps() {
-    if ! command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1 && ! command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        die "Neither curl nor wget is installed."
-    fi
-    command -v tar >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "Required command not found: tar"
-    command -v gzip >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "Required command not found: gzip"
+    command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1 || command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "Neither curl nor wget is installed."
     command -v cp >/dev/null 2>&1 || command -v install >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "Need cp or install"
 
     if ! command -v setcap >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        say "setcap is missing. Installing required capability tools..."
         if command -v apk >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            $SUDO apk add --no-cache libcap || die "Failed to install libcap"
+            $SUDO apk add --no-cache libcap-utils >/dev/null 2>&1 || $SUDO apk add --no-cache libcap >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
         elif command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            $SUDO apt-get update -qq && $SUDO apt-get install -y -qq libcap2-bin || die "Failed to install libcap2-bin"
-        elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1 || command -v yum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            $SUDO ${YUM_CMD:-yum} install -y -q libcap || die "Failed to install libcap"
-        else
-            die "Cannot install 'setcap'. Package manager not found. Please install libcap manually."
+            $SUDO apt-get update -q >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+            $SUDO apt-get install -y -q libcap2-bin >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        elif command -v dnf >/dev/null 2>&1; then $SUDO dnf install -y -q libcap >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        elif command -v yum >/dev/null 2>&1; then $SUDO yum install -y -q libcap >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
         fi
     fi
 }
@@ -163,122 +199,96 @@ detect_arch() {
 }
 
 detect_libc() {
-    if command -v ldd >/dev/null 2>&1 && ldd --version 2>&1 | grep -qi musl; then
-        echo "musl"; return 0
-    fi
-
-    if grep -q '^ID=alpine' /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null || grep -q '^ID="alpine"' /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null; then
-        echo "musl"; return 0
-    fi
     for f in /lib/ld-musl-*.so.* /lib64/ld-musl-*.so.*; do
-        if [ -e "$f" ]; then
-            echo "musl"; return 0
-        fi
+        if [ -e "$f" ]; then echo "musl"; return 0; fi
     done
+    if grep -qE '^ID="?alpine"?' /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null; then echo "musl"; return 0; fi
+    if command -v ldd >/dev/null 2>&1 && (ldd --version 2>&1 || true) | grep -qi musl; then echo "musl"; return 0; fi
     echo "gnu"
 }
 
 fetch_file() {
-    fetch_url="$1"
-    fetch_out="$2"
-
-    if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        curl -fsSL "$fetch_url" -o "$fetch_out" || return 1
-    elif command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        wget -qO "$fetch_out" "$fetch_url" || return 1
-    else
-        die "curl or wget required"
-    fi
+    if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then curl -fsSL "$1" -o "$2"
+    else wget -q -O "$2" "$1"; fi
 }
 
 ensure_user_group() {
-    nologin_bin="/bin/false"
+    nologin_bin="$(command -v nologin 2>/dev/null || command -v false 2>/dev/null || echo /bin/false)"
 
-    cmd_nologin="$(command -v nologin 2>/dev/null || true)"
-    if [ -n "$cmd_nologin" ] && [ -x "$cmd_nologin" ]; then
-        nologin_bin="$cmd_nologin"
-    else
-        for bin in /sbin/nologin /usr/sbin/nologin; do
-            if [ -x "$bin" ]; then
-                nologin_bin="$bin"
-                break
-            fi
-        done
+    if ! check_os_entity group telemt; then
+        if command -v groupadd >/dev/null 2>&1; then $SUDO groupadd -r telemt
+        elif command -v addgroup >/dev/null 2>&1; then $SUDO addgroup -S telemt
+        else die "Cannot create group"; fi
     fi
 
-    if ! group_exists telemt; then
-        if command -v groupadd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            $SUDO groupadd -r telemt || die "Failed to create group via groupadd"
-        elif command -v addgroup >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            $SUDO addgroup -S telemt || die "Failed to create group via addgroup"
-        else
-            die "Cannot create group: neither groupadd nor addgroup found"
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    if ! user_exists telemt; then
+    if ! check_os_entity passwd telemt; then
         if command -v useradd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            $SUDO useradd -r -g telemt -d "$WORK_DIR" -s "$nologin_bin" -c "Telemt Proxy" telemt || die "Failed to create user via useradd"
+            $SUDO useradd -r -g telemt -d "$WORK_DIR" -s "$nologin_bin" -c "Telemt Proxy" telemt
         elif command -v adduser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            $SUDO adduser -S -D -H -h "$WORK_DIR" -s "$nologin_bin" -G telemt telemt || die "Failed to create user via adduser"
-        else
-            die "Cannot create user: neither useradd nor adduser found"
-        fi
+            if adduser --help 2>&1 | grep -q -- '-S'; then
+                $SUDO adduser -S -D -H -h "$WORK_DIR" -s "$nologin_bin" -G telemt telemt
+            else
+                $SUDO adduser --system --home "$WORK_DIR" --shell "$nologin_bin" --no-create-home --ingroup telemt --disabled-password telemt
+            fi
+        else die "Cannot create user"; fi
     fi
 }
 
 setup_dirs() {
-    say "Setting up directories..."
-    $SUDO mkdir -p "$WORK_DIR" "$CONFIG_DIR" || die "Failed to create directories"
-    $SUDO chown telemt:telemt "$WORK_DIR" || die "Failed to set owner on WORK_DIR"
-    $SUDO chmod 750 "$WORK_DIR" || die "Failed to set permissions on WORK_DIR"
+    $SUDO mkdir -p "$WORK_DIR" "$CONFIG_DIR" "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR" || die "Failed to create directories"
+    
+    $SUDO chown telemt:telemt "$WORK_DIR" && $SUDO chmod 750 "$WORK_DIR"
+    $SUDO chown root:telemt "$CONFIG_DIR" && $SUDO chmod 750 "$CONFIG_DIR"
+    
+    if [ "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR" != "$CONFIG_DIR" ] && [ "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR" != "." ] && [ "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR" != "/" ]; then
+        $SUDO chown root:telemt "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR" && $SUDO chmod 750 "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR"
+    fi
 }
 
 stop_service() {
-    say "Stopping service if running..."
-    if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
+    svc="$(get_svc_mgr)"
+    if [ "$svc" = "systemd" ] && systemctl is-active --quiet "$SERVICE_NAME" 2>/dev/null; then
         $SUDO systemctl stop "$SERVICE_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
-    elif command -v rc-service >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    elif [ "$svc" = "openrc" ] && rc-service "$SERVICE_NAME" status >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         $SUDO rc-service "$SERVICE_NAME" stop 2>/dev/null || true
     fi
 }
 
 install_binary() {
-    bin_src="$1"
-    bin_dst="$2"
+    bin_src="$1"; bin_dst="$2"
+    if [ -e "$INSTALL_DIR" ] && [ ! -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
+        die "'$INSTALL_DIR' is not a directory."
+    fi
 
     $SUDO mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR" || die "Failed to create install directory"
     if command -v install >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         $SUDO install -m 0755 "$bin_src" "$bin_dst" || die "Failed to install binary"
     else
-        $SUDO rm -f "$bin_dst"
-        $SUDO cp "$bin_src" "$bin_dst" || die "Failed to copy binary"
-        $SUDO chmod 0755 "$bin_dst" || die "Failed to set permissions"
+        $SUDO rm -f "$bin_dst" 2>/dev/null || true
+        $SUDO cp "$bin_src" "$bin_dst" && $SUDO chmod 0755 "$bin_dst" || die "Failed to copy binary"
     fi
 
-    if [ ! -x "$bin_dst" ]; then
-        die "Failed to install binary or it is not executable: $bin_dst"
-    fi
+    $SUDO sh -c '[ -x "$1" ]' _ "$bin_dst" || die "Binary not executable: $bin_dst"
 
-    say "Granting network bind capabilities to bind port 443..."
-    if ! $SUDO setcap cap_net_bind_service=+ep "$bin_dst" 2>/dev/null; then
-        say "[WARNING] Failed to apply setcap. The service will NOT be able to open port 443!"
-        say "[WARNING] This usually happens inside unprivileged Docker/LXC containers."
+    if command -v setcap >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        $SUDO setcap cap_net_bind_service=+ep "$bin_dst" 2>/dev/null || true
     fi
 }
 
 generate_secret() {
-    if command -v openssl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        secret="$(openssl rand -hex 16 2>/dev/null)" && [ -n "$secret" ] && { echo "$secret"; return 0; }
+    secret="$(command -v openssl >/dev/null 2>&1 && openssl rand -hex 16 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    if [ -z "$secret" ] || [ "${#secret}" -ne 32 ]; then
+        if command -v od >/dev/null 2>&1; then secret="$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2>/dev/null | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n')"
+        elif command -v hexdump >/dev/null 2>&1; then secret="$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2>/dev/null | hexdump -e '1/1 "%02x"')"
+        elif command -v xxd >/dev/null 2>&1; then secret="$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2>/dev/null | xxd -p | tr -d '\n')"
+        fi
     fi
-    if command -v xxd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        secret="$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1 count=16 2>/dev/null | xxd -p | tr -d '\n')" && [ -n "$secret" ] && { echo "$secret"; return 0; }
-    fi
-    secret="$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1 count=16 2>/dev/null | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n')" && [ -n "$secret" ] && { echo "$secret"; return 0; }
-    return 1
+    if [ "${#secret}" -eq 32 ]; then echo "$secret"; else return 1; fi
 }
 
 generate_config_content() {
+    escaped_tls_domain="$(printf '%s\n' "$TLS_DOMAIN" | tr -d '[:cntrl:]' | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g; s/"/\\"/g')"
+
     cat <<EOF
 [general]
 use_middle_proxy = false
@@ -297,7 +307,7 @@ listen = "127.0.0.1:9091"
 whitelist = ["127.0.0.1/32"]
 
 [censorship]
-tls_domain = "petrovich.ru"
+tls_domain = "${escaped_tls_domain}"
 
 [access.users]
 hello = "$1"
@@ -305,44 +315,38 @@ EOF
 }
 
 install_config() {
-    config_exists=0
-
     if [ -n "$SUDO" ]; then
-        $SUDO sh -c "[ -f '$CONFIG_FILE' ]" 2>/dev/null && config_exists=1 || true
-    else
-        [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ] && config_exists=1 || true
-    fi
-
-    if [ "$config_exists" -eq 1 ]; then
-        say "Config already exists, skipping generation."
+        if $SUDO sh -c '[ -f "$1" ]' _ "$CONFIG_FILE"; then
+            say "  -> Config already exists at $CONFIG_FILE. Skipping creation."
+            return 0
+        fi
+    elif [ -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then
+        say "  -> Config already exists at $CONFIG_FILE. Skipping creation."
         return 0
     fi
 
-    toml_secret="$(generate_secret)" || die "Failed to generate secret"
-    say "Creating config at $CONFIG_FILE..."
+    toml_secret="$(generate_secret)" || die "Failed to generate secret."
 
-    tmp_conf="$(mktemp "${TEMP_DIR:-/tmp}/telemt_conf.XXXXXX")" || die "Failed to create temp config"
-    generate_config_content "$toml_secret" > "$tmp_conf" || die "Failed to write temp config"
+    generate_config_content "$toml_secret" | write_root "$CONFIG_FILE" || die "Failed to install config"
+    $SUDO chown root:telemt "$CONFIG_FILE" && $SUDO chmod 640 "$CONFIG_FILE"
 
-    $SUDO mv "$tmp_conf" "$CONFIG_FILE" || die "Failed to install config file"
-    $SUDO chown root:telemt "$CONFIG_FILE" || die "Failed to set owner"
-    $SUDO chmod 640 "$CONFIG_FILE" || die "Failed to set config permissions"
-
-    say "Secret for user 'hello': $toml_secret"
+    say "  -> Config created successfully."
+    say "  -> Generated secret for default user 'hello': $toml_secret"
 }
 
 generate_systemd_content() {
     cat <<EOF
 [Unit]
-Description=Telemt Proxy Service
+Description=Telemt
 After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 User=telemt
 Group=telemt
 WorkingDirectory=$WORK_DIR
-ExecStart=${INSTALL_DIR}/${BIN_NAME} ${CONFIG_FILE}
+ExecStart="${INSTALL_DIR}/${BIN_NAME}" "${CONFIG_FILE}"
 Restart=on-failure
 LimitNOFILE=65536
 AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
@@ -370,156 +374,183 @@ EOF
 }
 
 install_service() {
-    if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
-        say "Installing systemd service..."
-        tmp_svc="$(mktemp "${TEMP_DIR:-/tmp}/${SERVICE_NAME}.service.XXXXXX")" || die "Failed to create temp service"
-        generate_systemd_content > "$tmp_svc" || die "Failed to generate service content"
+    svc="$(get_svc_mgr)"
+    if [ "$svc" = "systemd" ]; then
+        generate_systemd_content | write_root "/etc/systemd/system/${SERVICE_NAME}.service"
+        $SUDO chown root:root "/etc/systemd/system/${SERVICE_NAME}.service" && $SUDO chmod 644 "/etc/systemd/system/${SERVICE_NAME}.service"
 
-        $SUDO mv "$tmp_svc" "/etc/systemd/system/${SERVICE_NAME}.service" || die "Failed to move service file"
-        $SUDO chown root:root "/etc/systemd/system/${SERVICE_NAME}.service"
-        $SUDO chmod 644 "/etc/systemd/system/${SERVICE_NAME}.service"
+        $SUDO systemctl daemon-reload || true
+        $SUDO systemctl enable "$SERVICE_NAME" || true
+        
+        if ! $SUDO systemctl start "$SERVICE_NAME"; then
+            say "[WARNING] Failed to start service"
+            SERVICE_START_FAILED=1
+        fi
+    elif [ "$svc" = "openrc" ]; then
+        generate_openrc_content | write_root "/etc/init.d/${SERVICE_NAME}"
+        $SUDO chown root:root "/etc/init.d/${SERVICE_NAME}" && $SUDO chmod 0755 "/etc/init.d/${SERVICE_NAME}"
 
-        $SUDO systemctl daemon-reload || die "Failed to reload systemd"
-        $SUDO systemctl enable "$SERVICE_NAME" || die "Failed to enable service"
-        $SUDO systemctl start "$SERVICE_NAME" || die "Failed to start service"
-
-    elif command -v rc-update >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        say "Installing OpenRC service..."
-        tmp_svc="$(mktemp "${TEMP_DIR:-/tmp}/${SERVICE_NAME}.init.XXXXXX")" || die "Failed to create temp file"
-        generate_openrc_content > "$tmp_svc" || die "Failed to generate init content"
-
-        $SUDO mv "$tmp_svc" "/etc/init.d/${SERVICE_NAME}" || die "Failed to move service file"
-        $SUDO chown root:root "/etc/init.d/${SERVICE_NAME}"
-        $SUDO chmod 0755 "/etc/init.d/${SERVICE_NAME}"
-
-        $SUDO rc-update add "$SERVICE_NAME" default 2>/dev/null || die "Failed to register service"
-        $SUDO rc-service "$SERVICE_NAME" start 2>/dev/null || die "Failed to start OpenRC service"
+        $SUDO rc-update add "$SERVICE_NAME" default 2>/dev/null || true
+        
+        if ! $SUDO rc-service "$SERVICE_NAME" start 2>/dev/null; then
+            say "[WARNING] Failed to start service"
+            SERVICE_START_FAILED=1
+        fi
     else
-        say "No service manager found. You can start it manually with:"
-        if [ -n "$SUDO" ]; then
-            say "  sudo -u telemt ${INSTALL_DIR}/${BIN_NAME} ${CONFIG_FILE}"
-        else
-            say "  su -s /bin/sh telemt -c '${INSTALL_DIR}/${BIN_NAME} ${CONFIG_FILE}'"
+        cmd="\"${INSTALL_DIR}/${BIN_NAME}\" \"${CONFIG_FILE}\""
+        if [ -n "$SUDO" ]; then 
+            say "  -> Service manager not found. Start manually: sudo -u telemt $cmd"
+        else 
+            say "  -> Service manager not found. Start manually: su -s /bin/sh telemt -c '$cmd'"
         fi
     fi
 }
 
 kill_user_procs() {
-    say "Ensuring $BIN_NAME processes are killed..."
-
-    if pkill_cmd="$(command -v pkill 2>/dev/null)"; then
-        $SUDO "$pkill_cmd" -u telemt "$BIN_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
+    if command -v pkill >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        $SUDO pkill -u telemt "$BIN_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
         sleep 1
-        $SUDO "$pkill_cmd" -9 -u telemt "$BIN_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
-    elif killall_cmd="$(command -v killall 2>/dev/null)"; then
-        $SUDO "$killall_cmd" "$BIN_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
-        sleep 1
-        $SUDO "$killall_cmd" -9 "$BIN_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
+        $SUDO pkill -9 -u telemt "$BIN_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
+    else
+        if command -v pgrep >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            pids="$(pgrep -u telemt 2>/dev/null || true)"
+        else
+            pids="$(ps -u telemt -o pid= 2>/dev/null || true)"
+        fi
+        
+        if [ -n "$pids" ]; then
+            for pid in $pids; do
+                case "$pid" in ''|*[!0-9]*) continue ;; *) $SUDO kill "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true ;; esac
+            done
+            sleep 1
+            for pid in $pids; do
+                case "$pid" in ''|*[!0-9]*) continue ;; *) $SUDO kill -9 "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true ;; esac
+            done
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
 uninstall() {
-    purge_data=0
-    [ "$ACTION" = "purge" ] && purge_data=1
+    say "Starting uninstallation of $BIN_NAME..."
 
-    say "Uninstalling $BIN_NAME..."
+    say ">>> Stage 1: Stopping services"
     stop_service
 
-    if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
+    say ">>> Stage 2: Removing service configuration"
+    svc="$(get_svc_mgr)"
+    if [ "$svc" = "systemd" ]; then
         $SUDO systemctl disable "$SERVICE_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
         $SUDO rm -f "/etc/systemd/system/${SERVICE_NAME}.service"
-        $SUDO systemctl daemon-reload || true
-    elif command -v rc-update >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        $SUDO systemctl daemon-reload 2>/dev/null || true
+    elif [ "$svc" = "openrc" ]; then
         $SUDO rc-update del "$SERVICE_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
         $SUDO rm -f "/etc/init.d/${SERVICE_NAME}"
     fi
 
+    say ">>> Stage 3: Terminating user processes"
     kill_user_procs
 
+    say ">>> Stage 4: Removing binary"
     $SUDO rm -f "${INSTALL_DIR}/${BIN_NAME}"
 
-    $SUDO userdel telemt 2>/dev/null || $SUDO deluser telemt 2>/dev/null || true
-    $SUDO groupdel telemt 2>/dev/null || $SUDO delgroup telemt 2>/dev/null || true
-
-    if [ "$purge_data" -eq 1 ]; then
-        say "Purging configuration and data..."
+    if [ "$ACTION" = "purge" ]; then
+        say ">>> Stage 5: Purging configuration, data, and user"
         $SUDO rm -rf "$CONFIG_DIR" "$WORK_DIR"
+        $SUDO rm -f "$CONFIG_FILE"
+        if [ "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR" != "$CONFIG_DIR" ] && [ "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR" != "." ] && [ "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR" != "/" ]; then
+            $SUDO rmdir "$CONFIG_PARENT_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
+        fi
+        $SUDO userdel telemt 2>/dev/null || $SUDO deluser telemt 2>/dev/null || true
+        $SUDO groupdel telemt 2>/dev/null || $SUDO delgroup telemt 2>/dev/null || true
     else
-        say "Note: Configuration in $CONFIG_DIR was kept. Run with '--purge' to remove it."
+        say "Note: Configuration and user kept. Run with 'purge' to remove completely."
     fi
-
-    say "Uninstallation complete."
+    
+    printf '\n====================================================================\n'
+    printf '                    UNINSTALLATION COMPLETE\n'
+    printf '====================================================================\n\n'
     exit 0
 }
 
-# ============================================================================
-# Main Entry Point
-# ============================================================================
-
 case "$ACTION" in
-    help)
-        show_help
-        ;;
-    uninstall|purge)
-        verify_common
-        uninstall
-        ;;
+    help) show_help ;;
+    uninstall|purge) verify_common; uninstall ;;
     install)
-        say "Starting installation..."
-        verify_common
-        verify_install_deps
+        say "Starting installation of $BIN_NAME (Version: $TARGET_VERSION)"
 
-        ARCH="$(detect_arch)"
-        LIBC="$(detect_libc)"
-        say "Detected system: $ARCH-linux-$LIBC"
+        say ">>> Stage 1: Verifying environment and dependencies"
+        verify_common; verify_install_deps
 
+        if [ "$TARGET_VERSION" != "latest" ]; then 
+            TARGET_VERSION="${TARGET_VERSION#v}"
+        fi
+        
+        ARCH="$(detect_arch)"; LIBC="$(detect_libc)"
         FILE_NAME="${BIN_NAME}-${ARCH}-linux-${LIBC}.tar.gz"
-        FILE_NAME="$(printf '%s' "$FILE_NAME" | tr -d ' \t\n\r')"
-
+        
         if [ "$TARGET_VERSION" = "latest" ]; then
             DL_URL="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/latest/download/${FILE_NAME}"
-        else
+        else 
             DL_URL="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${TARGET_VERSION}/${FILE_NAME}"
         fi
 
-        TEMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d)" || die "Failed to create temp directory"
+        say ">>> Stage 2: Downloading archive"
+        TEMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d)" || die "Temp directory creation failed"
         if [ -z "$TEMP_DIR" ] || [ ! -d "$TEMP_DIR" ]; then
-            die "Temp directory creation failed"
+            die "Temp directory is invalid or was not created"
         fi
 
-        say "Downloading from $DL_URL..."
-        fetch_file "$DL_URL" "${TEMP_DIR}/archive.tar.gz" || die "Download failed (check version or network)"
+        fetch_file "$DL_URL" "${TEMP_DIR}/${FILE_NAME}" || die "Download failed"
 
-        gzip -dc "${TEMP_DIR}/archive.tar.gz" | tar -xf - -C "$TEMP_DIR" || die "Extraction failed"
+        say ">>> Stage 3: Extracting archive"
+        if ! gzip -dc "${TEMP_DIR}/${FILE_NAME}" | tar -xf - -C "$TEMP_DIR" 2>/dev/null; then
+            die "Extraction failed (downloaded archive might be invalid or 404)."
+        fi
 
-        EXTRACTED_BIN="$(find "$TEMP_DIR" -type f -name "$BIN_NAME" -print 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)"
-        [ -z "$EXTRACTED_BIN" ] && die "Binary '$BIN_NAME' not found in archive"
+        EXTRACTED_BIN="$(find "$TEMP_DIR" -type f -name "$BIN_NAME" -print 2>/dev/null | head -n 1 || true)"
+        [ -n "$EXTRACTED_BIN" ] || die "Binary '$BIN_NAME' not found in archive"
 
-        ensure_user_group
-        setup_dirs
-        stop_service
-
-        say "Installing binary..."
+        say ">>> Stage 4: Setting up environment (User, Group, Directories)"
+        ensure_user_group; setup_dirs; stop_service
+        
+        say ">>> Stage 5: Installing binary"
         install_binary "$EXTRACTED_BIN" "${INSTALL_DIR}/${BIN_NAME}"
-
+        
+        say ">>> Stage 6: Generating configuration"
         install_config
+        
+        say ">>> Stage 7: Installing and starting service"
         install_service
 
-        say ""
-        say "============================================="
-        say "Installation complete!"
-        say "============================================="
-        if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1 && [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
-            say "To check the logs, run:"
-            say "  journalctl -u $SERVICE_NAME -f"
-            say ""
-        fi
-        say "To get user connection links, run:"
-        if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            say "  curl -s http://127.0.0.1:9091/v1/users | jq -r '.data[] | \"User: \\(.username)\\n\\(.links.tls[0] // empty)\"'"
+        if [ "${SERVICE_START_FAILED:-0}" -eq 1 ]; then
+            printf '\n====================================================================\n'
+            printf '               INSTALLATION COMPLETED WITH WARNINGS\n'
+            printf '====================================================================\n\n'
+            printf 'The service was installed but failed to start automatically.\n'
+            printf 'Please check the logs to determine the issue.\n\n'
         else
-            say "  curl -s http://127.0.0.1:9091/v1/users"
-            say "  (Note: Install 'jq' package to see the links nicely formatted)"
+            printf '\n====================================================================\n'
+            printf '                      INSTALLATION SUCCESS\n'
+            printf '====================================================================\n\n'
         fi
+        
+        svc="$(get_svc_mgr)"
+        if [ "$svc" = "systemd" ]; then
+            printf 'To check the status of your proxy service, run:\n'
+            printf '  systemctl status %s\n\n' "$SERVICE_NAME"
+        elif [ "$svc" = "openrc" ]; then
+            printf 'To check the status of your proxy service, run:\n'
+            printf '  rc-service %s status\n\n' "$SERVICE_NAME"
+        fi
+        
+        printf 'To get your user connection links (for Telegram), run:\n'
+        if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            printf '  curl -s http://127.0.0.1:9091/v1/users | jq -r '\''.data[] | "User: \\(.username)\\n\\(.links.tls[0] // empty)\\n"'\''\n'
+        else
+            printf '  curl -s http://127.0.0.1:9091/v1/users\n'
+            printf '  (Tip: Install '\''jq'\'' for a much cleaner output)\n'
+        fi
+        
+        printf '\n====================================================================\n'
         ;;
 esac
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 8ea9c9f..3e1ca8f 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ desync_all_full = false
 update_every = 43200
 hardswap = false
 me_pool_drain_ttl_secs = 90
+me_instadrain = false
 me_pool_min_fresh_ratio = 0.8
 me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs = 120
 
diff --git a/src/config/defaults.rs b/src/config/defaults.rs
index b36856c..1abb1bb 100644
--- a/src/config/defaults.rs
+++ b/src/config/defaults.rs
@@ -615,6 +615,10 @@ pub(crate) fn default_me_pool_drain_ttl_secs() -> u64 {
     90
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn default_me_instadrain() -> bool {
+    false
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn default_me_pool_drain_threshold() -> u64 {
     128
 }
diff --git a/src/config/hot_reload.rs b/src/config/hot_reload.rs
index d781f67..5bc7158 100644
--- a/src/config/hot_reload.rs
+++ b/src/config/hot_reload.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ pub struct HotFields {
     pub me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms: u64,
     pub hardswap:                bool,
     pub me_pool_drain_ttl_secs:  u64,
+    pub me_instadrain: bool,
     pub me_pool_drain_threshold: u64,
     pub me_pool_min_fresh_ratio: f32,
     pub me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs: u64,
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ impl HotFields {
             me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms: cfg.general.me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms,
             hardswap:                cfg.general.hardswap,
             me_pool_drain_ttl_secs:  cfg.general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
+            me_instadrain: cfg.general.me_instadrain,
             me_pool_drain_threshold: cfg.general.me_pool_drain_threshold,
             me_pool_min_fresh_ratio: cfg.general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
             me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs: cfg.general.me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs,
@@ -431,6 +433,7 @@ fn overlay_hot_fields(old: &ProxyConfig, new: &ProxyConfig) -> ProxyConfig {
     cfg.general.me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms = new.general.me_reinit_coalesce_window_ms;
     cfg.general.hardswap = new.general.hardswap;
     cfg.general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs = new.general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs;
+    cfg.general.me_instadrain = new.general.me_instadrain;
     cfg.general.me_pool_drain_threshold = new.general.me_pool_drain_threshold;
     cfg.general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio = new.general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio;
     cfg.general.me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs = new.general.me_reinit_drain_timeout_secs;
@@ -805,6 +808,12 @@ fn log_changes(
             old_hot.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs, new_hot.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
         );
     }
+    if old_hot.me_instadrain != new_hot.me_instadrain {
+        info!(
+            "config reload: me_instadrain: {} → {}",
+            old_hot.me_instadrain, new_hot.me_instadrain,
+        );
+    }
 
     if old_hot.me_pool_drain_threshold != new_hot.me_pool_drain_threshold {
         info!(
diff --git a/src/config/types.rs b/src/config/types.rs
index 1f6078f..ffaed86 100644
--- a/src/config/types.rs
+++ b/src/config/types.rs
@@ -812,6 +812,10 @@ pub struct GeneralConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_me_pool_drain_ttl_secs")]
     pub me_pool_drain_ttl_secs: u64,
 
+    /// Force-remove any draining writer on the next cleanup tick, regardless of age/deadline.
+    #[serde(default = "default_me_instadrain")]
+    pub me_instadrain: bool,
+
     /// Maximum allowed number of draining ME writers before oldest ones are force-closed in batches.
     /// Set to 0 to disable threshold-based draining cleanup and keep timeout-only behavior.
     #[serde(default = "default_me_pool_drain_threshold")]
@@ -1020,6 +1024,7 @@ impl Default for GeneralConfig {
             me_secret_atomic_snapshot: default_me_secret_atomic_snapshot(),
             proxy_secret_len_max: default_proxy_secret_len_max(),
             me_pool_drain_ttl_secs: default_me_pool_drain_ttl_secs(),
+            me_instadrain: default_me_instadrain(),
             me_pool_drain_threshold: default_me_pool_drain_threshold(),
             me_pool_drain_soft_evict_enabled: default_me_pool_drain_soft_evict_enabled(),
             me_pool_drain_soft_evict_grace_secs: default_me_pool_drain_soft_evict_grace_secs(),
diff --git a/src/maestro/me_startup.rs b/src/maestro/me_startup.rs
index 245c7a9..50deeb9 100644
--- a/src/maestro/me_startup.rs
+++ b/src/maestro/me_startup.rs
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn initialize_me_pool(
                     config.general.me_adaptive_floor_max_warm_writers_global,
                     config.general.hardswap,
                     config.general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
+                    config.general.me_instadrain,
                     config.general.me_pool_drain_threshold,
                     config.general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs(),
                     config.general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
@@ -335,6 +336,13 @@ pub(crate) async fn initialize_me_pool(
                                             )
                                             .await;
                                         });
+                                        let pool_drain_enforcer = pool_bg.clone();
+                                        tokio::spawn(async move {
+                                            crate::transport::middle_proxy::me_drain_timeout_enforcer(
+                                                pool_drain_enforcer,
+                                            )
+                                            .await;
+                                        });
                                         break;
                                     }
                                     Err(e) => {
@@ -402,6 +410,13 @@ pub(crate) async fn initialize_me_pool(
                                     )
                                     .await;
                                 });
+                                let pool_drain_enforcer = pool.clone();
+                                tokio::spawn(async move {
+                                    crate::transport::middle_proxy::me_drain_timeout_enforcer(
+                                        pool_drain_enforcer,
+                                    )
+                                    .await;
+                                });
 
                                 break Some(pool);
                             }
diff --git a/src/proxy/middle_relay_security_tests.rs b/src/proxy/middle_relay_security_tests.rs
index b8ed52a..fa0256f 100644
--- a/src/proxy/middle_relay_security_tests.rs
+++ b/src/proxy/middle_relay_security_tests.rs
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ async fn make_me_pool_for_abort_test(stats: Arc<Stats>) -> Arc<MePool> {
         general.me_adaptive_floor_max_warm_writers_global,
         general.hardswap,
         general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
+        general.me_instadrain,
         general.me_pool_drain_threshold,
         general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs(),
         general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/config_updater.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/config_updater.rs
index b6a0160..e837c60 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/config_updater.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/config_updater.rs
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ async fn run_update_cycle(
     pool.update_runtime_reinit_policy(
         cfg.general.hardswap,
         cfg.general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
+        cfg.general.me_instadrain,
         cfg.general.me_pool_drain_threshold,
         cfg.general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs(),
         cfg.general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
@@ -525,6 +526,7 @@ pub async fn me_config_updater(
                 pool.update_runtime_reinit_policy(
                     cfg.general.hardswap,
                     cfg.general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
+                    cfg.general.me_instadrain,
                     cfg.general.me_pool_drain_threshold,
                     cfg.general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs(),
                     cfg.general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/health.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/health.rs
index a6b1031..d1f41e3 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/health.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/health.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const HEALTH_RECONNECT_BUDGET_MAX: usize = 128;
 const HEALTH_DRAIN_CLOSE_BUDGET_PER_CORE: usize = 16;
 const HEALTH_DRAIN_CLOSE_BUDGET_MIN: usize = 16;
 const HEALTH_DRAIN_CLOSE_BUDGET_MAX: usize = 256;
+const HEALTH_DRAIN_TIMEOUT_ENFORCER_INTERVAL_SECS: u64 = 1;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 struct DcFloorPlanEntry {
@@ -114,6 +115,17 @@ pub async fn me_health_monitor(pool: Arc<MePool>, rng: Arc<SecureRandom>, _min_c
     }
 }
 
+pub async fn me_drain_timeout_enforcer(pool: Arc<MePool>) {
+    let mut drain_warn_next_allowed: HashMap<u64, Instant> = HashMap::new();
+    loop {
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(
+            HEALTH_DRAIN_TIMEOUT_ENFORCER_INTERVAL_SECS,
+        ))
+        .await;
+        reap_draining_writers(&pool, &mut drain_warn_next_allowed).await;
+    }
+}
+
 pub(super) async fn reap_draining_writers(
     pool: &Arc<MePool>,
     warn_next_allowed: &mut HashMap<u64, Instant>,
@@ -1482,6 +1494,7 @@ mod tests {
             general.me_adaptive_floor_max_warm_writers_global,
             general.hardswap,
             general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
+            general.me_instadrain,
             general.me_pool_drain_threshold,
             general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs(),
             general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/health_adversarial_tests.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/health_adversarial_tests.rs
index cd06fdf..d5319a7 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/health_adversarial_tests.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/health_adversarial_tests.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ async fn make_pool(
         general.me_adaptive_floor_max_warm_writers_global,
         general.hardswap,
         general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
+        general.me_instadrain,
         general.me_pool_drain_threshold,
         general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs(),
         general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ async fn reap_draining_writers_respects_threshold_across_multiple_overflow_cycle
         insert_draining_writer(
             &pool,
             writer_id,
-            now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(600).saturating_add(writer_id),
+            now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(20),
             1,
             0,
         )
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ async fn reap_draining_writers_respects_threshold_across_multiple_overflow_cycle
     }
 
     assert_eq!(writer_count(&pool).await, threshold as usize);
-    assert_eq!(sorted_writer_ids(&pool).await, vec![58, 59, 60]);
+    assert_eq!(sorted_writer_ids(&pool).await, vec![1, 2, 3]);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/health_integration_tests.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/health_integration_tests.rs
index 476b549..ad515ec 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/health_integration_tests.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/health_integration_tests.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ async fn make_pool(
         general.me_adaptive_floor_max_warm_writers_global,
         general.hardswap,
         general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
+        general.me_instadrain,
         general.me_pool_drain_threshold,
         general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs(),
         general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/health_regression_tests.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/health_regression_tests.rs
index 6b6b12a..1204808 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/health_regression_tests.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/health_regression_tests.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ async fn make_pool(me_pool_drain_threshold: u64) -> Arc<MePool> {
         general.me_adaptive_floor_max_warm_writers_global,
         general.hardswap,
         general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
+        general.me_instadrain,
         general.me_pool_drain_threshold,
         general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs(),
         general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,
@@ -187,8 +188,14 @@ async fn set_writer_draining(pool: &Arc<MePool>, writer_id: u64, draining: bool)
 async fn reap_draining_writers_drops_warn_state_for_removed_writer() {
     let pool = make_pool(128).await;
     let now_epoch_secs = MePool::now_epoch_secs();
-    let conn_ids =
-        insert_draining_writer(&pool, 7, now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(180), 1, 0).await;
+    let conn_ids = insert_draining_writer(
+        &pool,
+        7,
+        now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(180),
+        1,
+        now_epoch_secs.saturating_add(3_600),
+    )
+    .await;
     let mut warn_next_allowed = HashMap::new();
 
     reap_draining_writers(&pool, &mut warn_next_allowed).await;
@@ -251,17 +258,17 @@ async fn reap_draining_writers_deadline_force_close_applies_under_threshold() {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn reap_draining_writers_limits_closes_per_health_tick() {
-    let pool = make_pool(128).await;
+    let pool = make_pool(1).await;
     let now_epoch_secs = MePool::now_epoch_secs();
     let close_budget = health_drain_close_budget();
-    let writer_total = close_budget.saturating_add(19);
+    let writer_total = close_budget.saturating_add(20);
     for writer_id in 1..=writer_total as u64 {
         insert_draining_writer(
             &pool,
             writer_id,
             now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(20),
             1,
-            now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(1),
+            0,
         )
         .await;
     }
@@ -400,8 +407,8 @@ async fn reap_draining_writers_backlog_drains_across_ticks() {
             &pool,
             writer_id,
             now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(20),
-            1,
-            now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(1),
+            0,
+            0,
         )
         .await;
     }
@@ -428,7 +435,7 @@ async fn reap_draining_writers_threshold_backlog_converges_to_threshold() {
         insert_draining_writer(
             &pool,
             writer_id,
-            now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(200).saturating_add(writer_id),
+            now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(20),
             1,
             0,
         )
@@ -462,26 +469,26 @@ async fn reap_draining_writers_threshold_zero_preserves_non_expired_non_empty_wr
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn reap_draining_writers_prioritizes_force_close_before_empty_cleanup() {
-    let pool = make_pool(128).await;
+    let pool = make_pool(1).await;
     let now_epoch_secs = MePool::now_epoch_secs();
     let close_budget = health_drain_close_budget();
-    for writer_id in 1..=close_budget as u64 {
+    for writer_id in 1..=close_budget.saturating_add(1) as u64 {
         insert_draining_writer(
             &pool,
             writer_id,
             now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(20),
             1,
-            now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(1),
+            0,
         )
         .await;
     }
-    let empty_writer_id = close_budget as u64 + 1;
+    let empty_writer_id = close_budget.saturating_add(2) as u64;
     insert_draining_writer(&pool, empty_writer_id, now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(20), 0, 0).await;
     let mut warn_next_allowed = HashMap::new();
 
     reap_draining_writers(&pool, &mut warn_next_allowed).await;
 
-    assert_eq!(current_writer_ids(&pool).await, vec![empty_writer_id]);
+    assert_eq!(current_writer_ids(&pool).await, vec![1, empty_writer_id]);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/mod.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/mod.rs
index 4e2a5c7..974d31c 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/mod.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/mod.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ mod send_adversarial_tests;
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
 
-pub use health::me_health_monitor;
+pub use health::{me_drain_timeout_enforcer, me_health_monitor};
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 pub use ping::{run_me_ping, format_sample_line, format_me_route, MePingReport, MePingSample, MePingFamily};
 pub use pool::MePool;
diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool.rs
index 84e4e11..ee0b60d 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool.rs
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ pub struct MePool {
     pub(super) endpoint_quarantine: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<SocketAddr, Instant>>>,
     pub(super) kdf_material_fingerprint: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<SocketAddr, (u64, u16)>>>,
     pub(super) me_pool_drain_ttl_secs: AtomicU64,
+    pub(super) me_instadrain: AtomicBool,
     pub(super) me_pool_drain_threshold: AtomicU64,
     pub(super) me_pool_force_close_secs: AtomicU64,
     pub(super) me_pool_min_fresh_ratio_permille: AtomicU32,
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ impl MePool {
         me_adaptive_floor_max_warm_writers_global: u32,
         hardswap: bool,
         me_pool_drain_ttl_secs: u64,
+        me_instadrain: bool,
         me_pool_drain_threshold: u64,
         me_pool_force_close_secs: u64,
         me_pool_min_fresh_ratio: f32,
@@ -450,6 +452,7 @@ impl MePool {
             endpoint_quarantine: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
             kdf_material_fingerprint: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
             me_pool_drain_ttl_secs: AtomicU64::new(me_pool_drain_ttl_secs),
+            me_instadrain: AtomicBool::new(me_instadrain),
             me_pool_drain_threshold: AtomicU64::new(me_pool_drain_threshold),
             me_pool_force_close_secs: AtomicU64::new(me_pool_force_close_secs),
             me_pool_min_fresh_ratio_permille: AtomicU32::new(Self::ratio_to_permille(
@@ -497,6 +500,7 @@ impl MePool {
         &self,
         hardswap: bool,
         drain_ttl_secs: u64,
+        instadrain: bool,
         pool_drain_threshold: u64,
         force_close_secs: u64,
         min_fresh_ratio: f32,
@@ -536,6 +540,7 @@ impl MePool {
         self.hardswap.store(hardswap, Ordering::Relaxed);
         self.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs
             .store(drain_ttl_secs, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.me_instadrain.store(instadrain, Ordering::Relaxed);
         self.me_pool_drain_threshold
             .store(pool_drain_threshold, Ordering::Relaxed);
         self.me_pool_force_close_secs
diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/send_adversarial_tests.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/send_adversarial_tests.rs
index 6c80672..9053f46 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/send_adversarial_tests.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/send_adversarial_tests.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ async fn make_pool() -> (Arc<MePool>, Arc<SecureRandom>) {
         general.me_adaptive_floor_max_warm_writers_global,
         general.hardswap,
         general.me_pool_drain_ttl_secs,
+        general.me_instadrain,
         general.me_pool_drain_threshold,
         general.effective_me_pool_force_close_secs(),
         general.me_pool_min_fresh_ratio,