diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
index 0ddec07..2c53a33 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -261,15 +261,16 @@ The panel daemon runs as the dedicated unprivileged `vps` system user
   reinstalled is treated as a plain restore, since cloning-then-deleting would
   destroy the snapshot first.
 
-  The whole feature is behind an **admin toggle** (`snapshot_share_enabled`,
-  shown on the admin overview; absent = **enabled**, so an upgraded host gets it
-  on). Turning it off hides the user-side share/import entry points and makes
-  the manager refuse new shares and installs, but deliberately keeps the stored
-  codes and leaves every container and checkpoint alone: re-enabling restores
-  the codes for as long as their checkpoint still exists. The code→checkpoint
-  mapping is only ever removed when the checkpoint itself is deleted (from the
-  panel) or the container goes away, and a code whose checkpoint has vanished
-  is reported as invalid instead of half-building a container.
+  The whole feature is behind the `snapshots.share` config setting (`vps config
+  set snapshots.share false`; shown read-only on the admin overview; absent =
+  **enabled**, so an upgraded host gets it on). Turning it off hides the
+  user-side share/import entry points and makes the manager refuse new shares
+  and installs, but deliberately keeps the stored codes and leaves every
+  container and checkpoint alone: re-enabling restores the codes for as long as
+  their checkpoint still exists. The code→checkpoint mapping is only ever
+  removed when the checkpoint itself is deleted (from the panel) or the
+  container goes away, and a code whose checkpoint has vanished is reported as
+  invalid instead of half-building a container.
 
 ### User groups (multi-container users)
 
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index db10955..f013ddc 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ same table; `vps config list` shows the live values with this annotation.
 | `incus.socket` | operator | restart panel | Incus daemon Unix socket |
 | `incus.swap_ratio` | operator | **applied immediately** | swap granted to each container as a multiple of its memory limit (`limits.memory.swap = limits.memory × ratio`); `0` disables container swap. Setting it re-applies the allowance to **all existing containers** (no restart) |
 | `snapshots.limit` | operator | restart panel | max checkpoints a user may keep per container (`0` = disable new snapshots). Restoring to an older checkpoint auto-deletes the ones created after it (see below) |
+| `snapshots.share` | operator | **applied immediately** | allow users to share a checkpoint behind a code and install from it (`true` by default). Turning it off hides the user-side entry points and refuses new shares/installs; stored codes are kept, so re-enabling restores them while the checkpoint exists |
+| `cpu_limit.enabled` | operator | **applied immediately** | global dynamic CPU limit (default `false`). With it on, a container that stays over `cpu_limit.percent` of its own quota for `cpu_limit.window_minutes` in a row is capped to `cpu_limit.cores` for the configured duration |
+| `cpu_limit.window_minutes` | operator | **applied immediately** | consecutive minutes over the threshold before the cap applies (`>= 1`) |
+| `cpu_limit.percent` | operator | **applied immediately** | percent of the container's **own** quota that counts as over (`1`-`100`) |
+| `cpu_limit.cores` | operator | **applied immediately** | core count the container is capped to (`0.1`-`1.0`, one-decimal time slice) |
+| `cpu_limit.duration_hours` | operator | **applied immediately** | hours the cap lasts once applied (`>= 0`) |
+| `cpu_limit.duration_minutes` | operator | **applied immediately** | additional minutes the cap lasts (`0`-`59`) |
 
 ### How "fixed at install" is enforced
 
@@ -124,6 +131,16 @@ incus:
 
 snapshots:
   limit: 1                                # 0 disables new snapshots
+  share: true                             # allow checkpoint share codes (install
+                                          # from someone's checkpoint)
+
+cpu_limit:
+  enabled: false                          # global dynamic CPU cap (default off)
+  window_minutes: 10                      # over the threshold this many minutes in a row
+  percent: 60                             # % of the container's OWN quota
+  cores: 0.5                              # cap it to this many cores (0.1..1.0)
+  duration_hours: 2                       # how long the cap lasts
+  duration_minutes: 30
 ```
 
 ## Port scheme
diff --git a/src/internal/admin/admin.go b/src/internal/admin/admin.go
index de38089..4e79210 100644
--- a/src/internal/admin/admin.go
+++ b/src/internal/admin/admin.go
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ func (s *Server) Handler() http.Handler {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/power", s.requireAuth(s.requirePost(s.handlePower)))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/reset-panel-pass", s.requireAuth(s.requirePost(s.handleResetPanelPass)))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/admin-pass", s.requireAuth(s.requirePost(s.handleAdminPass)))
-	mux.HandleFunc("/cpu-limit", s.requireAuth(s.requirePost(s.handleCPULimitRule)))
-	mux.HandleFunc("/share-toggle", s.requireAuth(s.requirePost(s.handleShareToggle)))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/keys", s.requireAuth(s.requirePost(s.handleAdminKeys)))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/login-as", s.requireAuth(s.requirePost(s.handleLoginAs)))
 	mux.HandleFunc("/flash", s.requireAuth(s.requirePost(s.handleFlash)))
diff --git a/src/internal/admin/handlers.go b/src/internal/admin/handlers.go
index ad0dd7f..16b808b 100644
--- a/src/internal/admin/handlers.go
+++ b/src/internal/admin/handlers.go
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ type pageData struct {
 	PoolTotal    int
 	// AdminKeys is the operator's own SSH-key store (management panel only).
 	AdminKeys []sshKeyRow
-	// Global dynamic CPU limit rule, prefilled into the overview form. The
-	// Active list is the containers currently capped by it.
+	// Global dynamic CPU limit rule, shown READ-ONLY (changed via
+	// `vps config set cpu_limit.*`). The Active list is the containers
+	// currently capped by it.
 	CPULimitEnabled bool
 	CPULimitMinutes int
 	CPULimitPercent int
@@ -59,9 +60,6 @@ type pageData struct {
 	CPULimitHours   int
 	CPULimitDurMin  int
 	CPULimitActive  []cpuLimitRow
-	// ShareEnabled is the snapshot-sharing toggle (admin-managed, default on
-	// after an upgrade).
-	ShareEnabled bool
 }
 
 // cpuLimitRow is one container currently under the dynamic CPU limit, shown in
@@ -167,15 +165,13 @@ func (s *Server) buildPageData(msg, errMsg string) pageData {
 			d.AdminKeys = append(d.AdminKeys, sshKeyRow{ID: k.ID, Name: k.Name, Key: k.Key, Active: k.Active})
 		}
 	}
-	if rule, err := s.mgr.CPULimitRule(); err == nil {
-		d.CPULimitEnabled = rule.Enabled
-		d.CPULimitMinutes = rule.WindowMinutes
-		d.CPULimitPercent = rule.Percent
-		d.CPULimitCores = mgr.FormatCPU(rule.CoresX10)
-		d.CPULimitHours = rule.DurationSeconds / 3600
-		d.CPULimitDurMin = (rule.DurationSeconds % 3600) / 60
-	}
-	d.ShareEnabled = s.mgr.SnapshotShareEnabled()
+	rule := s.mgr.CPULimitRule()
+	d.CPULimitEnabled = rule.Enabled
+	d.CPULimitMinutes = rule.WindowMinutes
+	d.CPULimitPercent = rule.Percent
+	d.CPULimitCores = mgr.FormatCPU(rule.CoresX10)
+	d.CPULimitHours = rule.DurationSeconds / 3600
+	d.CPULimitDurMin = (rule.DurationSeconds % 3600) / 60
 	nowUnix := time.Now().Unix()
 	for name, st := range s.mgr.CPULimits() {
 		if st.Until <= nowUnix {
@@ -655,81 +651,6 @@ func (s *Server) handleAdminPass(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	s.redirect(w, r, s.p(""), s.t(r, "admin_pass_changed"))
 }
 
-// handleCPULimitRule saves the global dynamic CPU limit rule and applies it
-// immediately: a disabled rule restores every capped container right away
-// instead of waiting for the next 60s pass.
-func (s *Server) handleCPULimitRule(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), 400)
-		return
-	}
-	enabled := r.FormValue("enabled") != ""
-	minutes, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("window_minutes")))
-	if err != nil || minutes < 1 {
-		s.redirect(w, r, s.p(""), "error: "+s.t(r, "err_cpu_limit_window"))
-		return
-	}
-	percent, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("percent")))
-	if err != nil || percent < 1 || percent > 100 {
-		s.redirect(w, r, s.p(""), "error: "+s.t(r, "err_cpu_limit_percent"))
-		return
-	}
-	cores, err := mgr.ParseLimitCores(r.FormValue("cores"))
-	if err != nil {
-		s.redirect(w, r, s.p(""), "error: "+s.t(r, "err_cpu_limit_cores"))
-		return
-	}
-	hours, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("hours")))
-	if err != nil || hours < 0 {
-		s.redirect(w, r, s.p(""), "error: "+s.t(r, "err_cpu_limit_duration"))
-		return
-	}
-	durMin, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("dur_minutes")))
-	if err != nil || durMin < 0 || durMin > 59 {
-		s.redirect(w, r, s.p(""), "error: "+s.t(r, "err_cpu_limit_duration"))
-		return
-	}
-	duration := hours*3600 + durMin*60
-	if enabled && duration <= 0 {
-		s.redirect(w, r, s.p(""), "error: "+s.t(r, "err_cpu_limit_duration"))
-		return
-	}
-	rule := mgr.CPULimitRule{
-		Enabled:         enabled,
-		WindowMinutes:   minutes,
-		Percent:         percent,
-		CoresX10:        cores,
-		DurationSeconds: duration,
-	}
-	if err := s.mgr.SetCPULimitRule(rule); err != nil {
-		s.redirect(w, r, s.p(""), "error: "+err.Error())
-		return
-	}
-	if err := s.mgr.EnforceCPULimits(); err != nil {
-		s.redirect(w, r, s.p(""), "error: "+err.Error())
-		return
-	}
-	_ = s.db.AddAuditLog("000", "cpu_limit.update")
-	s.redirect(w, r, s.p(""), s.t(r, "cpu_limit_saved"))
-}
-
-// handleShareToggle turns the snapshot-sharing feature on or off. Disabling is
-// purely a visibility/authorisation gate: stored codes and existing containers
-// are left untouched, so re-enabling restores sharing while the checkpoint
-// still exists.
-func (s *Server) handleShareToggle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), 400)
-		return
-	}
-	if err := s.mgr.SetSnapshotShareEnabled(r.FormValue("enabled") != ""); err != nil {
-		s.redirect(w, r, s.p(""), "error: "+err.Error())
-		return
-	}
-	_ = s.db.AddAuditLog("000", "share.toggle")
-	s.redirect(w, r, s.p(""), s.t(r, "share_toggled"))
-}
-
 // handleLoginAs ("log in as user" / impersonation) creates a user-panel
 // session for the given username and hands the browser its cookie, dropping the
 // operator straight into that user's panel — regardless of the user's password.
diff --git a/src/internal/admin/i18n.go b/src/internal/admin/i18n.go
index 4661955..5350847 100644
--- a/src/internal/admin/i18n.go
+++ b/src/internal/admin/i18n.go
@@ -79,35 +79,29 @@ func (s *Server) t(r *http.Request, key string, args ...any) string {
 // stable identifiers; args are %-formatted into the chosen language's template.
 func tr(l, key string, args ...any) string {
 	m := map[string][2]string{ // key -> [zh, en]
-		"err_bad_login":          {"管理员密码错误", "invalid admin password"},
-		"err_too_many":           {"尝试过于频繁，请 1 分钟后再试", "Too many attempts, please wait 1 minute"},
-		"err_not_configured":     {"管理员尚未初始化 — 请运行 `vps admin-passwd`", "admin not configured yet — run `vps admin-passwd`"},
-		"err_pass_mismatch":      {"两次输入的密码不一致", "The two passwords do not match"},
-		"err_pass_short":         {"密码长度不得低于 10 位", "password must be at least 10 characters"},
-		"err_pass_weak":          {"密码需同时包含大写字母、小写字母和数字", "password must contain uppercase letters, lowercase letters and digits"},
-		"user_created":           {"用户已创建：\n%[1]v", "user created:\n%[1]v"},
-		"user_deleted":           {"用户 %[1]v 已删除", "user %[1]v deleted"},
-		"quota_updated":          {"已更新 %[1]v 的配额", "quotas updated for %[1]v"},
-		"bandwidth_reset":        {"已重置 %[1]v 的流量统计（若曾限速则已解除）", "bandwidth reset for %[1]v (throttle lifted if active)"},
-		"power_ok":               {"%[1]v %[2]v 成功", "%[2]v %[1]v ok"},
-		"new_panel_password":     {"用户 %[1]v 的面板密码已重置：\n%[2]v\n面板：%[3]v", "%[1]v panel password reset:\n%[2]v\npanel: %[3]v"},
-		"admin_pass_changed":     {"管理员密码已修改", "admin password changed"},
-		"err_invalid_disk":       {"磁盘必须是整数 GiB", "disk must be an integer (GiB)"},
-		"domain_deleted":         {"域名 %[1]v 已删除", "domain %[1]v deleted"},
-		"domains_updated":        {"域名设置已保存", "domain settings saved"},
-		"blocked_saved":          {"封禁域名列表已保存", "blocked-domains list saved"},
-		"blocked_skipped_lines":  {"第 %[1]v 行不是有效域名，已跳过；其余已保存", "line(s) %[1]v are not valid domains and were skipped; the rest were saved"},
-		"pool_added":             {"已添加 %[1]v 个 IPv6 地址到池", "added %[1]v IPv6 address(es) to the pool"},
-		"pool_removed":           {"已从池中移除 %[1]v", "removed %[1]v from the pool"},
-		"color_updated":          {"已设置 %[1]v 的专属颜色", "color set for %[1]v"},
-		"color_reset":            {"已清除 %[1]v 的专属颜色", "color cleared for %[1]v"},
-		"err_invalid_color":      {"颜色不在可选范围内", "color is not in the allowed palette"},
-		"cpu_limit_saved":        {"CPU 动态限制规则已保存", "dynamic CPU limit rule saved"},
-		"share_toggled":          {"快照分享设置已保存", "snapshot sharing setting saved"},
-		"err_cpu_limit_window":   {"连续时长必须是 ≥1 的整数分钟", "window must be an integer >= 1 minute"},
-		"err_cpu_limit_percent":  {"百分比必须是 1..100 的整数", "percent must be an integer between 1 and 100"},
-		"err_cpu_limit_cores":    {"限制核心数必须是 0.1..1.0（步长 0.1）", "cores must be a one-decimal value in 0.1..1.0"},
-		"err_cpu_limit_duration": {"时长必须有效：小时 ≥0，分钟 0..59，且启用时总时长 >0", "duration must be valid: hours >= 0, minutes 0..59, and > 0 when enabled"},
+		"err_bad_login":         {"管理员密码错误", "invalid admin password"},
+		"err_too_many":          {"尝试过于频繁，请 1 分钟后再试", "Too many attempts, please wait 1 minute"},
+		"err_not_configured":    {"管理员尚未初始化 — 请运行 `vps admin-passwd`", "admin not configured yet — run `vps admin-passwd`"},
+		"err_pass_mismatch":     {"两次输入的密码不一致", "The two passwords do not match"},
+		"err_pass_short":        {"密码长度不得低于 10 位", "password must be at least 10 characters"},
+		"err_pass_weak":         {"密码需同时包含大写字母、小写字母和数字", "password must contain uppercase letters, lowercase letters and digits"},
+		"user_created":          {"用户已创建：\n%[1]v", "user created:\n%[1]v"},
+		"user_deleted":          {"用户 %[1]v 已删除", "user %[1]v deleted"},
+		"quota_updated":         {"已更新 %[1]v 的配额", "quotas updated for %[1]v"},
+		"bandwidth_reset":       {"已重置 %[1]v 的流量统计（若曾限速则已解除）", "bandwidth reset for %[1]v (throttle lifted if active)"},
+		"power_ok":              {"%[1]v %[2]v 成功", "%[2]v %[1]v ok"},
+		"new_panel_password":    {"用户 %[1]v 的面板密码已重置：\n%[2]v\n面板：%[3]v", "%[1]v panel password reset:\n%[2]v\npanel: %[3]v"},
+		"admin_pass_changed":    {"管理员密码已修改", "admin password changed"},
+		"err_invalid_disk":      {"磁盘必须是整数 GiB", "disk must be an integer (GiB)"},
+		"domain_deleted":        {"域名 %[1]v 已删除", "domain %[1]v deleted"},
+		"domains_updated":       {"域名设置已保存", "domain settings saved"},
+		"blocked_saved":         {"封禁域名列表已保存", "blocked-domains list saved"},
+		"blocked_skipped_lines": {"第 %[1]v 行不是有效域名，已跳过；其余已保存", "line(s) %[1]v are not valid domains and were skipped; the rest were saved"},
+		"pool_added":            {"已添加 %[1]v 个 IPv6 地址到池", "added %[1]v IPv6 address(es) to the pool"},
+		"pool_removed":          {"已从池中移除 %[1]v", "removed %[1]v from the pool"},
+		"color_updated":         {"已设置 %[1]v 的专属颜色", "color set for %[1]v"},
+		"color_reset":           {"已清除 %[1]v 的专属颜色", "color cleared for %[1]v"},
+		"err_invalid_color":     {"颜色不在可选范围内", "color is not in the allowed palette"},
 	}
 	pair, ok := m[key]
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/src/internal/admin/templates/admin_overview.html b/src/internal/admin/templates/admin_overview.html
index 990c5ca..9b9f871 100644
--- a/src/internal/admin/templates/admin_overview.html
+++ b/src/internal/admin/templates/admin_overview.html
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ form.inline[hidden] { display: none; }
 .field small.hint-bad { color: #b91c1c; }
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { .field small.hint-bad { color: #f87171; } }
 #adminPassForm .pwcheck { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin: -2px 0 0; }
-#cpuLimitForm .cpu-limit-off input[type="number"] { opacity: .5; }
 .pwcheck { list-style: none; margin: 6px 0 0; padding: 0; font-size: 12px; color: #6b7280; }
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { .pwcheck { color: #9aa0a8; } }
 .pwcheck li { display: inline-block; margin: 2px 14px 2px 0; }
@@ -309,22 +308,13 @@ a.copy.copied { border-color: #86efac; background: #dcfce7; color: #15803d; }
   </div>
 
   <div class="card">
-    <h2>{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}CPU 动态限制规则（全局）{{else}}Dynamic CPU limit rule (global){{end}}</h2>
-    <form action="{{.Prefix}}/cpu-limit" method="post" class="form-grid" id="cpuLimitForm">
-      <div class="field" style="grid-column:1/-1">
-        <label style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-weight:600">
-          <input type="checkbox" name="enabled" id="cpuLimitEnabled" {{if .CPULimitEnabled}}checked{{end}}>
-          {{if eq .Lang "zh"}}启用限制（默认：不限制）{{else}}Enable limit (default: no limit){{end}}
-        </label>
-      </div>
-      <div class="field"><label>{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}连续 x 分钟{{else}}Consecutive x minutes{{end}}</label><input name="window_minutes" id="cpuLimitWindow" type="number" min="1" step="1" value="{{.CPULimitMinutes}}" required></div>
-      <div class="field"><label>{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}占用配额超过 y%{{else}}Over quota y%{{end}}</label><input name="percent" id="cpuLimitPercent" type="number" min="1" max="100" step="1" value="{{.CPULimitPercent}}" required title="{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}相对于容器自身配额；如 4 核配额下 60% = 单分钟持续超过 2.4 核{{else}}relative to the container's own quota; e.g. 60% of a 4-core quota = sustained >2.4 cores for a minute{{end}}"></div>
-      <div class="field"><label>{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}限制到 z 核{{else}}Limit to z cores{{end}}</label><input name="cores" id="cpuLimitCores" type="number" min="0.1" max="1" step="0.1" value="{{.CPULimitCores}}" required title="{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}0.1~1.0（步长 0.1），单核的时间片占比{{else}}0.1..1.0 (steps of 0.1), a time slice of one core{{end}}"></div>
-      <div class="field"><label>{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}持续 n 小时{{else}}For n hours{{end}}</label><input name="hours" id="cpuLimitHours" type="number" min="0" step="1" value="{{.CPULimitHours}}" required></div>
-      <div class="field"><label>{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}m 分钟{{else}}m minutes{{end}}</label><input name="dur_minutes" id="cpuLimitDurMin" type="number" min="0" max="59" step="1" value="{{.CPULimitDurMin}}" required></div>
-      <button type="submit" class="primary neutral" id="cpuLimitBtn">{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}保存{{else}}Save{{end}}</button>
-    </form>
-    <small style="color:#9aa0a8;display:block;margin-top:8px">{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}容器连续 x 分钟占用其配额超过 y% 时，限制到 z 核，持续 n 小时 m 分钟后自动恢复原配额。配额本身不高于 z 的容器会被跳过。{{else}}When a container stays above y% of its quota for x minutes, it is capped to z cores for n hours m minutes, then its quota is restored. Containers whose own quota is at or below z are skipped.{{end}}</small>
+    <h2>{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}CPU 动态限制规则（全局，只读）{{else}}Dynamic CPU limit rule (global, read-only){{end}}</h2>
+    {{if .CPULimitEnabled}}
+    <p style="margin:0 0 10px">{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}容器连续 <b>{{.CPULimitMinutes}}</b> 分钟占用其配额超过 <b>{{.CPULimitPercent}}%</b> 时，限制到 <b>{{.CPULimitCores}}</b> 核，持续 <b>{{.CPULimitHours}}</b> 小时 <b>{{.CPULimitDurMin}}</b> 分钟后自动恢复原配额。配额本身不高于该核数的容器会被跳过。{{else}}When a container stays above <b>{{.CPULimitPercent}}%</b> of its quota for <b>{{.CPULimitMinutes}}</b> minutes, it is capped to <b>{{.CPULimitCores}}</b> core(s) for <b>{{.CPULimitHours}}</b>h <b>{{.CPULimitDurMin}}</b>m, then its quota is restored. Containers whose own quota is at or below that are skipped.{{end}}</p>
+    {{else}}
+    <p style="margin:0 0 10px">{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}未启用（默认：不限制）。{{else}}Disabled (default: no limit).{{end}}</p>
+    {{end}}
+    <small style="color:#9aa0a8;display:block">{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}用 <code>vps config set cpu_limit.*</code> 修改（<code>vps config help</code> 查看各项）。面板不提供编辑入口。{{else}}Change it with <code>vps config set cpu_limit.*</code> (see <code>vps config help</code>); there is no editor in this panel.{{end}}</small>
     <div style="margin-top:10px">
       {{if .CPULimitActive}}
       <div style="font-size:12px;color:#6b7280;margin-bottom:6px">{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}当前被限制容器{{else}}Currently limited containers{{end}}（{{len .CPULimitActive}}）</div>
@@ -336,20 +326,6 @@ a.copy.copied { border-color: #86efac; background: #dcfce7; color: #15803d; }
       {{end}}
     </div>
   </div>
-
-  <div class="card">
-    <h2>{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}快照分享{{else}}Snapshot sharing{{end}}</h2>
-    <form action="{{.Prefix}}/share-toggle" method="post" id="shareForm">
-      <div class="field">
-        <label style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-weight:600">
-          <input type="checkbox" name="enabled" id="shareEnabled" {{if .ShareEnabled}}checked{{end}}>
-          {{if eq .Lang "zh"}}允许用户分享检查点，并从分享码安装{{else}}Allow users to share a checkpoint and install from a share code{{end}}
-        </label>
-      </div>
-      <button type="submit" class="primary neutral" id="shareBtn">{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}保存{{else}}Save{{end}}</button>
-    </form>
-    <small style="color:#9aa0a8;display:block;margin-top:8px">{{if eq .Lang "zh"}}默认开启。关闭后用户端不再显示分享/导入入口；已存在的分享码保留在数据库中（重新开启后仍可使用，前提是检查点还在），已有容器与检查点不受影响。{{else}}On by default. When off, the user panels hide the share/import entry points; stored codes are kept in the database (they work again after re-enabling, as long as the checkpoint still exists) and existing containers and checkpoints are unaffected.{{end}}</small>
-  </div>
 </main>
 
 <!-- modal -->
@@ -712,22 +688,6 @@ var child = low.match(/^([a-z][a-z0-9-]*[a-z])-([0-9]+)$/);
     btn.disabled = true; btn.classList.add('busy');
   });
 })();
-// Dynamic CPU limit rule: dim the parameters while the rule is disabled (they
-// stay enabled so their values are always submitted), and show a busy state on
-// save.
-(function(){
-  var f = document.getElementById('cpuLimitForm');
-  if (!f) return;
-  var en = document.getElementById('cpuLimitEnabled');
-  function sync(){ f.classList.toggle('cpu-limit-off', !(en && en.checked)); }
-  if (en) en.addEventListener('change', sync);
-  sync();
-  var btn = document.getElementById('cpuLimitBtn');
-  f.addEventListener('submit', function(){
-    if (!f.checkValidity()) return;
-    if (btn) { btn.disabled = true; btn.classList.add('busy'); }
-  });
-})();
 // Quota update can take 10s+ (live LXD config changes); show a spinner on the
 // Save button while the request is in flight so the modal does not look dead.
 (function(){
diff --git a/src/internal/cfg/cfg.go b/src/internal/cfg/cfg.go
index 523d786..b92c63d 100644
--- a/src/internal/cfg/cfg.go
+++ b/src/internal/cfg/cfg.go
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Net       NetCfg       `yaml:"net"`
 	Incus     IncusCfg     `yaml:"incus"`
 	Snapshots SnapshotsCfg `yaml:"snapshots"`
+	CPULimit  CPULimitCfg  `yaml:"cpu_limit"`
 }
 
 type PanelCfg struct {
@@ -239,6 +240,27 @@ type SnapshotsCfg struct {
 	// new ones, but existing snapshots are left untouched. Negative is treated
 	// as 0 (the config validator rejects negatives anyway).
 	Limit int `yaml:"limit"`
+	// Share enables snapshot sharing: a user may publish a checkpoint behind a
+	// random code and another user may install a container by cloning it.
+	// Default true (an upgraded host gets it on). Disabling hides the user-side
+	// entry points and refuses new shares/installs, but keeps the stored codes
+	// and leaves every container and checkpoint untouched. See
+	// `vps config set snapshots.share false`.
+	Share bool `yaml:"share"`
+}
+
+// CPULimitCfg is the global dynamic CPU limit rule: when a container keeps
+// using over Percent of its own CPU quota for WindowMinutes in a row, it is
+// capped to Cores (a time slice, like a fractional quota) for the configured
+// duration. Managed with `vps config set cpu_limit.*` (the admin panel shows
+// the rule read-only).
+type CPULimitCfg struct {
+	Enabled         bool    `yaml:"enabled"`
+	WindowMinutes   int     `yaml:"window_minutes"`
+	Percent         int     `yaml:"percent"`
+	Cores           float64 `yaml:"cores"`
+	DurationHours   int     `yaml:"duration_hours"`
+	DurationMinutes int     `yaml:"duration_minutes"`
 }
 
 func Default() *Config {
@@ -246,7 +268,8 @@ func Default() *Config {
 	c.Panel = PanelCfg{Listen: DefaultListen, Cert: DefaultDataDir + "/panel.crt", Key: DefaultDataDir + "/panel.key", DB: DefaultDB, SessionDays: 3, ShowFooter: true, BandwidthResetDay: 1}
 	c.Net = NetCfg{Subnet: DefaultSubnet, Gateway: DefaultGateway, V4Forward: true, Traefik: true, UserPorts: DefaultUserPorts}
 	c.Incus = IncusCfg{Image: DefaultImage, ImageFallback: DefaultImageFB, Pool: DefaultPool, Bridge: DefaultBridge, Socket: DefaultSocket, SwapRatio: DefaultSwapRatio}
-	c.Snapshots = SnapshotsCfg{Limit: 1}
+	c.Snapshots = SnapshotsCfg{Limit: 1, Share: true}
+	c.CPULimit = CPULimitCfg{Enabled: false, WindowMinutes: 10, Percent: 60, Cores: 0.5, DurationHours: 2, DurationMinutes: 30}
 	return c
 }
 
diff --git a/src/internal/cfg/registry.go b/src/internal/cfg/registry.go
index dc2c576..01269b6 100644
--- a/src/internal/cfg/registry.go
+++ b/src/internal/cfg/registry.go
@@ -410,6 +410,100 @@ var Fields = []Field{
 			c.Snapshots.Limit = n
 			return nil
 		}},
+	{"snapshots.share", KindOperator, ApplyImmediate,
+		"allow users to share a checkpoint behind a code and install a container from it (default true); stored codes are kept when turned off",
+		"true or false",
+		getStr(func(c *Config) string { return strconv.FormatBool(c.Snapshots.Share) }),
+		func(c *Config, v string) error {
+			b, ok := parseBool(v)
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("snapshots.share must be true/false or 1/0")
+			}
+			c.Snapshots.Share = b
+			return nil
+		}},
+	{"cpu_limit.enabled", KindOperator, ApplyImmediate,
+		"global dynamic CPU limit: cap a container to cpu_limit.cores when it stays over cpu_limit.percent of its quota for cpu_limit.window_minutes in a row",
+		"true or false",
+		getStr(func(c *Config) string { return strconv.FormatBool(c.CPULimit.Enabled) }),
+		func(c *Config, v string) error {
+			b, ok := parseBool(v)
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cpu_limit.enabled must be true/false or 1/0")
+			}
+			if b && c.CPULimit.DurationHours*3600+c.CPULimit.DurationMinutes*60 <= 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("set cpu_limit.duration_hours/duration_minutes > 0 before enabling")
+			}
+			c.CPULimit.Enabled = b
+			return nil
+		}},
+	{"cpu_limit.window_minutes", KindOperator, ApplyImmediate,
+		"cpu_limit: consecutive minutes over the threshold before the limit applies (>= 1)",
+		"10",
+		getStr(func(c *Config) string { return strconv.Itoa(c.CPULimit.WindowMinutes) }),
+		func(c *Config, v string) error {
+			n, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(v))
+			if err != nil || n < 1 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cpu_limit.window_minutes must be an integer >= 1")
+			}
+			c.CPULimit.WindowMinutes = n
+			return nil
+		}},
+	{"cpu_limit.percent", KindOperator, ApplyImmediate,
+		"cpu_limit: percent of the container's OWN quota that counts as \"over\" (1..100)",
+		"60",
+		getStr(func(c *Config) string { return strconv.Itoa(c.CPULimit.Percent) }),
+		func(c *Config, v string) error {
+			n, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(v))
+			if err != nil || n < 1 || n > 100 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cpu_limit.percent must be an integer between 1 and 100")
+			}
+			c.CPULimit.Percent = n
+			return nil
+		}},
+	{"cpu_limit.cores", KindOperator, ApplyImmediate,
+		"cpu_limit: core count the container is capped to (0.1..1.0, one-decimal time slice)",
+		"0.5",
+		getStr(func(c *Config) string { return strconv.FormatFloat(c.CPULimit.Cores, 'f', -1, 64) }),
+		func(c *Config, v string) error {
+			f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.TrimSpace(v), 64)
+			t := int(f*10 + 0.5)
+			if err != nil || t < 1 || t > 10 || f*10-float64(t) > 1e-9 || float64(t)-f*10 > 1e-9 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cpu_limit.cores must be a one-decimal value in 0.1..1.0")
+			}
+			c.CPULimit.Cores = float64(t) / 10
+			return nil
+		}},
+	{"cpu_limit.duration_hours", KindOperator, ApplyImmediate,
+		"cpu_limit: how many hours the cap lasts once applied (>= 0)",
+		"2",
+		getStr(func(c *Config) string { return strconv.Itoa(c.CPULimit.DurationHours) }),
+		func(c *Config, v string) error {
+			n, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(v))
+			if err != nil || n < 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cpu_limit.duration_hours must be an integer >= 0")
+			}
+			if c.CPULimit.Enabled && n*3600+c.CPULimit.DurationMinutes*60 <= 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("the duration must be > 0 while cpu_limit.enabled is true")
+			}
+			c.CPULimit.DurationHours = n
+			return nil
+		}},
+	{"cpu_limit.duration_minutes", KindOperator, ApplyImmediate,
+		"cpu_limit: additional minutes the cap lasts (0..59)",
+		"30",
+		getStr(func(c *Config) string { return strconv.Itoa(c.CPULimit.DurationMinutes) }),
+		func(c *Config, v string) error {
+			n, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(v))
+			if err != nil || n < 0 || n > 59 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cpu_limit.duration_minutes must be an integer between 0 and 59")
+			}
+			if c.CPULimit.Enabled && c.CPULimit.DurationHours*3600+n*60 <= 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("the duration must be > 0 while cpu_limit.enabled is true")
+			}
+			c.CPULimit.DurationMinutes = n
+			return nil
+		}},
 }
 
 var secretPathRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$`)
diff --git a/src/internal/cfg/registry_test.go b/src/internal/cfg/registry_test.go
index 585badc..486eea8 100644
--- a/src/internal/cfg/registry_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/cfg/registry_test.go
@@ -162,6 +162,56 @@ func TestAdminPassHashManagedElsewhere(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSnapshotShareAndCPULimitFields(t *testing.T) {
+	c := Default()
+
+	// snapshots.share: boolean toggle, junk refused.
+	if err := FieldFor("snapshots.share").Assign(c, "false"); err != nil || c.Snapshots.Share {
+		t.Fatalf("snapshots.share=false: err=%v share=%v", err, c.Snapshots.Share)
+	}
+	if err := FieldFor("snapshots.share").Assign(c, "true"); err != nil || !c.Snapshots.Share {
+		t.Fatalf("snapshots.share=true: err=%v share=%v", err, c.Snapshots.Share)
+	}
+	if err := FieldFor("snapshots.share").Assign(c, "maybe"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("snapshots.share=maybe accepted")
+	}
+
+	// cpu_limit per-field ranges.
+	bad := []struct{ key, val string }{
+		{"cpu_limit.window_minutes", "0"},
+		{"cpu_limit.percent", "101"},
+		{"cpu_limit.percent", "0"},
+		{"cpu_limit.cores", "1.5"},
+		{"cpu_limit.cores", "0.05"},
+		{"cpu_limit.duration_minutes", "60"},
+		{"cpu_limit.duration_hours", "-1"},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range bad {
+		if err := FieldFor(tc.key).Assign(c, tc.val); err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("%s=%q accepted", tc.key, tc.val)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := FieldFor("cpu_limit.cores").Assign(c, "0.5"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cores=0.5: %v", err)
+	}
+	if c.CPULimit.Cores != 0.5 {
+		t.Errorf("cores = %v, want 0.5", c.CPULimit.Cores)
+	}
+
+	// Cross-field: enabling requires a positive duration; zeroing the duration
+	// while enabled is refused.
+	c2 := Default()
+	if err := FieldFor("cpu_limit.duration_minutes").Assign(c2, "0"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("duration_minutes=0 (disabled): %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := FieldFor("cpu_limit.enabled").Assign(c2, "true"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("enabling with hours=2: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := FieldFor("cpu_limit.duration_hours").Assign(c2, "0"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("zeroing the duration while enabled accepted")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEditableClassification(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := map[string]string{
 		"panel.listen":          "yes",
diff --git a/src/internal/db/settings.go b/src/internal/db/settings.go
index f5ba0ec..ea45537 100644
--- a/src/internal/db/settings.go
+++ b/src/internal/db/settings.go
@@ -39,22 +39,19 @@ const (
 	// subdomains are refused by AddDomain (admin-managed via the web UI).
 	SettingBlockedDomains = "blocked_domains"
 
-	// SettingCPULimitRule is the admin-managed global dynamic CPU limit rule
-	// (JSON), applied to every container. Absent = the rule is disabled.
+	// SettingCPULimitRule mirrors the `cpu_limit.*` config values so the
+	// long-running panel applies a `vps config set cpu_limit.…` immediately
+	// (its in-memory config is only loaded at startup). The config file stays
+	// authoritative; this is the live channel, refreshed on set and on install.
 	SettingCPULimitRule = "cpu_limit_rule"
 
 	// SettingCPULimitActive is the JSON map of containers currently under a
-	// dynamic CPU limit (name -> {until, cores_x10}). Persisted so the limit
-	// survives a panel restart and the countdown stays accurate.
+	// dynamic CPU limit (name -> {until, cores_x10}). Persisted so an active
+	// limit survives a panel restart and the countdown stays accurate.
 	SettingCPULimitActive = "cpu_limit_active"
 
-	// SettingSnapshotShareEnabled toggles the snapshot-sharing feature (publish
-	// a checkpoint behind a code, install from someone's checkpoint). Absent
-	// means ENABLED, so a host upgraded to this version gets the feature on by
-	// default; the admin can turn it off. Disabling hides the user-side UI and
-	// refuses new shares/installs, but the stored codes are deliberately kept
-	// (not deleted) so re-enabling restores them while their checkpoint still
-	// exists. Stored as "1"/"0".
+	// SettingSnapshotShareEnabled mirrors `snapshots.share` so the panel sees a
+	// `vps config set snapshots.share` without a restart. Absent = enabled.
 	SettingSnapshotShareEnabled = "snapshot_share_enabled"
 )
 
@@ -100,20 +97,13 @@ func (d *DB) SetBlockedDomains(list []string) error {
 	return d.SetSetting(SettingBlockedDomains, strings.Join(list, "\n"))
 }
 
-// SnapshotShareEnabled reports whether snapshot sharing is on. An absent key
-// means enabled — the feature's default after an upgrade.
-func (d *DB) SnapshotShareEnabled() (bool, error) {
-	v, ok, err := d.GetSetting(SettingSnapshotShareEnabled)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-	if !ok || v == "" {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-	return v != "0" && v != "false", nil
+// SnapshotShareEnabled reports the mirrored snapshot-sharing toggle. An absent
+// key means unset (the caller falls back to the config file).
+func (d *DB) SnapshotShareEnabled() (value string, ok bool, err error) {
+	return d.GetSetting(SettingSnapshotShareEnabled)
 }
 
-// SetSnapshotShareEnabled turns snapshot sharing on or off (stored as "1"/"0").
+// SetSnapshotShareEnabled writes the mirror (stored as "1"/"0").
 func (d *DB) SetSnapshotShareEnabled(on bool) error {
 	v := "0"
 	if on {
diff --git a/src/internal/db/snapshot_share_test.go b/src/internal/db/snapshot_share_test.go
index 053ad6d..33f51cb 100644
--- a/src/internal/db/snapshot_share_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/db/snapshot_share_test.go
@@ -59,27 +59,27 @@ func TestSnapshotShareStore(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestSnapshotShareEnabledSetting(t *testing.T) {
-	d, err := Open(t.TempDir() + "/share-flag.db")
+func TestSnapshotShareMirror(t *testing.T) {
+	d, err := Open(t.TempDir() + "/share-mirror.db")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	defer d.Close()
-	// Absent key means enabled: the feature is on by default after an upgrade.
-	if on, err := d.SnapshotShareEnabled(); err != nil || !on {
-		t.Fatalf("default = %v, err=%v, want true", on, err)
+	// Unset: ok=false so the caller falls back to the config file.
+	if _, ok, err := d.SnapshotShareEnabled(); err != nil || ok {
+		t.Fatalf("unset mirror: ok=%v err=%v", ok, err)
 	}
 	if err := d.SetSnapshotShareEnabled(false); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if on, _ := d.SnapshotShareEnabled(); on {
-		t.Fatal("still enabled after disabling")
+	if v, ok, _ := d.SnapshotShareEnabled(); !ok || v != "0" {
+		t.Fatalf("mirror after disable = %q, ok=%v", v, ok)
 	}
 	if err := d.SetSnapshotShareEnabled(true); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if on, _ := d.SnapshotShareEnabled(); !on {
-		t.Fatal("not enabled after re-enabling")
+	if v, ok, _ := d.SnapshotShareEnabled(); !ok || v != "1" {
+		t.Fatalf("mirror after enable = %q, ok=%v", v, ok)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/internal/mgr/cpu.go b/src/internal/mgr/cpu.go
index a2904a2..eab1b38 100644
--- a/src/internal/mgr/cpu.go
+++ b/src/internal/mgr/cpu.go
@@ -63,23 +63,3 @@ func FormatCPU(tenths int) string {
 	}
 	return "0." + strconv.Itoa(tenths)
 }
-
-// ParseLimitCores parses the dynamic CPU limit target z into tenths of a core.
-// Unlike ParseCPU it is capped at one core: z is a time-slice limit, so it
-// accepts any one-decimal value in 0.1..1.0 (e.g. "0.1", "0.5", "1", "1.0"),
-// yielding 1..10 tenths.
-func ParseLimitCores(s string) (int, error) {
-	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
-	if s == "" {
-		return 0, errors.New("cores: empty input")
-	}
-	f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(s, 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, errors.New("cores must be a value in 0.1..1.0 (one-decimal steps)")
-	}
-	t := int(f*10 + 0.5)
-	if t < 1 || t > 10 || f*10-float64(t) > 1e-9 || float64(t)-f*10 > 1e-9 {
-		return 0, errors.New("cores must be a value in 0.1..1.0 (one-decimal steps)")
-	}
-	return t, nil
-}
diff --git a/src/internal/mgr/cpu_limit.go b/src/internal/mgr/cpu_limit.go
index 472c13d..5d2a760 100644
--- a/src/internal/mgr/cpu_limit.go
+++ b/src/internal/mgr/cpu_limit.go
@@ -4,22 +4,25 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"time"
 
+	"vpsmgr/internal/cfg"
 	"vpsmgr/internal/db"
 )
 
-// CPULimitRule is the global dynamic CPU limit rule managed from the admin
-// panel. It applies to every container: when a container keeps its CPU usage
-// above Percent of its own quota for WindowMinutes in a row, it is capped to
-// CoresX10 tenths of a core (the same time-slice semantics as a fractional
-// quota) for DurationSeconds, then its normal quota is restored.
+// CPULimitRule is the global dynamic CPU limit rule, configured under
+// `cpu_limit.*` in config.yaml (`vps config set cpu_limit.…`). It applies to
+// every container: when a container keeps its CPU usage above Percent of its
+// own quota for WindowMinutes in a row, it is capped to CoresX10 tenths of a
+// core (the same time-slice semantics as a fractional quota) for
+// DurationSeconds, then its normal quota is restored.
 type CPULimitRule struct {
-	Enabled         bool `json:"enabled"`
-	WindowMinutes   int  `json:"window_minutes"`   // x: consecutive minutes over the threshold
-	Percent         int  `json:"percent"`          // y: percent of the container's own quota, 1..100
-	CoresX10        int  `json:"cores_x10"`        // z*10: limit target, 1..10 tenths (0.1..1.0 core)
-	DurationSeconds int  `json:"duration_seconds"` // how long the limit lasts once applied
+	Enabled         bool
+	WindowMinutes   int // consecutive minutes over the threshold
+	Percent         int // percent of the container's own quota, 1..100
+	CoresX10        int // limit target, 1..10 tenths (0.1..1.0 core)
+	DurationSeconds int // how long the limit lasts once applied
 }
 
 // CPULimitState is the persisted state of one container's active dynamic limit.
@@ -28,20 +31,9 @@ type CPULimitState struct {
 	CoresX10 int   `json:"cores_x10"` // the cap that was applied
 }
 
-// DefaultCPULimitRule is the prefilled rule shown in the admin panel before
-// anything is saved. It is disabled by default ("no limit").
-func DefaultCPULimitRule() CPULimitRule {
-	return CPULimitRule{
-		Enabled:         false,
-		WindowMinutes:   10,
-		Percent:         60,
-		CoresX10:        5,
-		DurationSeconds: 2*3600 + 30*60, // 2h30m
-	}
-}
-
-// ValidateCPULimitRule rejects out-of-range rule parameters before they are
-// persisted, so the enforcement loop only ever sees sane values.
+// ValidateCPULimitRule rejects out-of-range rule parameters, so the enforcement
+// loop only ever acts on a sane rule (the config registry guarantees it on set;
+// this is the belt-and-braces check for a hand-edited config file).
 func ValidateCPULimitRule(r CPULimitRule) error {
 	if r.WindowMinutes < 1 {
 		return errors.New("window must be at least 1 minute")
@@ -61,12 +53,32 @@ func ValidateCPULimitRule(r CPULimitRule) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// CPULimitRule returns the stored rule, or the disabled default when unset.
-func (m *Manager) CPULimitRule() (CPULimitRule, error) {
-	return m.loadCPULimitRule()
+// CPULimitRuleFromConfig derives the rule from the config file (`cpu_limit.*`).
+func CPULimitRuleFromConfig(c *cfg.Config) CPULimitRule {
+	cl := c.CPULimit
+	return CPULimitRule{
+		Enabled:         cl.Enabled,
+		WindowMinutes:   cl.WindowMinutes,
+		Percent:         cl.Percent,
+		CoresX10:        int(math.Round(cl.Cores * 10)),
+		DurationSeconds: cl.DurationHours*3600 + cl.DurationMinutes*60,
+	}
 }
 
-// SetCPULimitRule validates and persists the rule.
+// CPULimitRule returns the live rule: the DB mirror written by `vps config set`
+// (and `vps install`), falling back to the config file when the mirror is
+// unset. The config file stays authoritative; the mirror is what lets the
+// long-running panel see a change without a restart (same pattern as
+// net.v4_forward).
+func (m *Manager) CPULimitRule() CPULimitRule {
+	if r, ok, err := m.mirroredCPULimitRule(); err == nil && ok {
+		return r
+	}
+	return CPULimitRuleFromConfig(m.cfg)
+}
+
+// SetCPULimitRule writes the mirror so the running panel applies the rule
+// immediately. Called by `vps config set cpu_limit.*` and by `vps install`.
 func (m *Manager) SetCPULimitRule(r CPULimitRule) error {
 	if err := ValidateCPULimitRule(r); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -78,6 +90,18 @@ func (m *Manager) SetCPULimitRule(r CPULimitRule) error {
 	return m.db.SetSetting(db.SettingCPULimitRule, string(b))
 }
 
+func (m *Manager) mirroredCPULimitRule() (CPULimitRule, bool, error) {
+	v, ok, err := m.db.GetSetting(db.SettingCPULimitRule)
+	if err != nil || !ok || v == "" {
+		return CPULimitRule{}, false, err
+	}
+	var r CPULimitRule
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(v), &r); err != nil {
+		return CPULimitRule{}, false, err
+	}
+	return r, true, nil
+}
+
 // CPULimits returns the containers currently carrying a dynamic CPU limit,
 // keyed by container name. Safe to call from panel goroutines.
 func (m *Manager) CPULimits() map[string]CPULimitState {
@@ -88,21 +112,6 @@ func (m *Manager) CPULimits() map[string]CPULimitState {
 	return active
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) loadCPULimitRule() (CPULimitRule, error) {
-	v, ok, err := m.db.GetSetting(db.SettingCPULimitRule)
-	if err != nil {
-		return CPULimitRule{}, err
-	}
-	if !ok || v == "" {
-		return DefaultCPULimitRule(), nil
-	}
-	var r CPULimitRule
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(v), &r); err != nil {
-		return CPULimitRule{}, fmt.Errorf("parse cpu limit rule: %w", err)
-	}
-	return r, nil
-}
-
 func (m *Manager) loadCPULimits() (map[string]CPULimitState, error) {
 	v, ok, err := m.db.GetSetting(db.SettingCPULimitActive)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -134,18 +143,19 @@ func (m *Manager) saveCPULimits(active map[string]CPULimitState) error {
 
 // EnforceCPULimits applies and expires the dynamic CPU limit for every
 // container. It restores the normal quota of containers whose limit expired,
-// whose user was deleted, or while the rule is disabled, then caps any
+// whose user was deleted, or while the rule is disabled/invalid, then caps any
 // container that has been over Percent of its quota for WindowMinutes straight.
-// Called by the 60s sampler (single goroutine) and by the admin handler on a
-// rule change; cpuLimitMu serializes the two. Restoring uses the user's current
-// DB quota (users.cpu), so an admin quota edit during a limit wins.
+// Called by the 60s sampler (single goroutine). Restoring uses the user's
+// current DB quota (users.cpu), so a quota edit during a limit wins.
 func (m *Manager) EnforceCPULimits() error {
 	m.cpuLimitMu.Lock()
 	defer m.cpuLimitMu.Unlock()
 
-	rule, err := m.loadCPULimitRule()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	rule := m.CPULimitRule()
+	// A hand-edited config can carry an out-of-range rule: treat it as disabled
+	// (never trigger; restore anything active) instead of acting on it.
+	if err := ValidateCPULimitRule(rule); err != nil {
+		rule.Enabled = false
 	}
 	active, err := m.loadCPULimits()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/internal/mgr/cpu_limit_test.go b/src/internal/mgr/cpu_limit_test.go
index fc4bfb3..569e0f4 100644
--- a/src/internal/mgr/cpu_limit_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/mgr/cpu_limit_test.go
@@ -9,26 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"vpsmgr/internal/db"
 )
 
-func TestParseLimitCores(t *testing.T) {
-	valid := map[string]int{"0.1": 1, "0.5": 5, "0.9": 9, "1": 10, "1.0": 10, ".5": 5}
-	for in, want := range valid {
-		got, err := ParseLimitCores(in)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("ParseLimitCores(%q) error: %v", in, err)
-			continue
-		}
-		if got != want {
-			t.Errorf("ParseLimitCores(%q) = %d, want %d", in, got, want)
-		}
-	}
-	invalid := []string{"", "  ", "0", "0.0", "0.05", "1.1", "1.5", "2", "-0.5", "abc", "1e2"}
-	for _, in := range invalid {
-		if _, err := ParseLimitCores(in); err == nil {
-			t.Errorf("ParseLimitCores(%q) accepted, want error", in)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func TestValidateCPULimitRule(t *testing.T) {
 	valid := []CPULimitRule{
 		{Enabled: true, WindowMinutes: 1, Percent: 100, CoresX10: 1, DurationSeconds: 60},
@@ -56,32 +36,44 @@ func TestValidateCPULimitRule(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCPULimitRuleRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCPULimitRuleFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	c := cfg.Default()
+	c.CPULimit = cfg.CPULimitCfg{
+		Enabled: true, WindowMinutes: 3, Percent: 25,
+		Cores: 0.2, DurationHours: 1, DurationMinutes: 5,
+	}
 	d, err := db.Open(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "rule.db"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	defer d.Close()
-	m := New(cfg.Default(), d)
+	m := New(c, d)
 
-	// Unset: the disabled prefilled default is returned.
-	got, err := m.CPULimitRule()
+	want := CPULimitRule{Enabled: true, WindowMinutes: 3, Percent: 25, CoresX10: 2, DurationSeconds: 3600 + 300}
+	if got := m.CPULimitRule(); got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("CPULimitRule() = %+v, want %+v", got, want)
+	}
+	if err := ValidateCPULimitRule(m.CPULimitRule()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("config-derived rule should validate: %v", err)
+	}
+	// The mirror (written by `vps config set`) takes precedence over the file.
+	mirror := CPULimitRule{Enabled: true, WindowMinutes: 1, Percent: 90, CoresX10: 1, DurationSeconds: 60}
+	if err := m.SetCPULimitRule(mirror); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got := m.CPULimitRule(); got != mirror {
+		t.Fatalf("mirrored rule not used: %+v", got)
+	}
+	// The default config is the disabled 10/60/0.5/2h30m rule (fresh DB).
+	d2, err := db.Open(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "rule2.db"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if got != DefaultCPULimitRule() {
-		t.Fatalf("unset rule = %+v, want default %+v", got, DefaultCPULimitRule())
-	}
-	want := CPULimitRule{Enabled: true, WindowMinutes: 3, Percent: 25, CoresX10: 2, DurationSeconds: 3600}
-	if err := m.SetCPULimitRule(want); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	got, err = m.CPULimitRule()
-	if err != nil || got != want {
-		t.Fatalf("round trip = %+v, err=%v, want %+v", got, err, want)
-	}
-	if err := m.SetCPULimitRule(CPULimitRule{Enabled: true, WindowMinutes: 0}); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("invalid rule accepted")
+	defer d2.Close()
+	m2 := New(cfg.Default(), d2)
+	got := m2.CPULimitRule()
+	if got.Enabled || got.WindowMinutes != 10 || got.Percent != 60 || got.CoresX10 != 5 || got.DurationSeconds != 9000 {
+		t.Fatalf("default rule = %+v", got)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/internal/mgr/share.go b/src/internal/mgr/share.go
index 8b594c2..91bb512 100644
--- a/src/internal/mgr/share.go
+++ b/src/internal/mgr/share.go
@@ -67,21 +67,21 @@ func olderSnapshotNames(snaps []lx.SnapshotInfo, target string) []string {
 	return older
 }
 
-// SnapshotShareEnabled reports whether the admin has left snapshot sharing on.
-// A read failure is treated as enabled (the default) so a transient DB error
-// never silently hides the feature.
+// SnapshotShareEnabled reports whether snapshot sharing is enabled: the DB
+// mirror written by `vps config set snapshots.share`, falling back to the
+// config file when unset. The mirror is what lets the running panel see the
+// change without a restart (same pattern as net.v4_forward).
 func (m *Manager) SnapshotShareEnabled() bool {
-	on, err := m.db.SnapshotShareEnabled()
-	if err != nil {
-		return true
+	if v, ok, err := m.db.SnapshotShareEnabled(); err == nil && ok {
+		return v == "1"
 	}
-	return on
+	return m.cfg.Snapshots.Share
 }
 
-// SetSnapshotShareEnabled turns snapshot sharing on or off. Disabling keeps the
-// stored codes (so re-enabling restores them) and leaves existing containers
-// and checkpoints untouched — it only hides the user-side UI and refuses new
-// shares/installs.
+// SetSnapshotShareEnabled writes the mirror so the running panel applies the
+// toggle immediately. Called by `vps config set snapshots.share` and by
+// `vps install`. Disabling keeps the stored codes and leaves existing
+// containers and checkpoints untouched.
 func (m *Manager) SetSnapshotShareEnabled(on bool) error {
 	return m.db.SetSnapshotShareEnabled(on)
 }
diff --git a/src/internal/mgr/share_test.go b/src/internal/mgr/share_test.go
index 784caf7..b66cd7b 100644
--- a/src/internal/mgr/share_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/mgr/share_test.go
@@ -140,10 +140,12 @@ func TestSnapshotSharingToggleEnforced(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	m := New(c, d)
 
-	// Default is enabled (the feature is on after an upgrade).
+	// Default is enabled (snapshots.share defaults to true).
 	if !m.SnapshotShareEnabled() {
 		t.Fatal("sharing should default to enabled")
 	}
+	// `vps config set snapshots.share false` mirrors the toggle; the running
+	// panel sees it without a restart.
 	if err := m.SetSnapshotShareEnabled(false); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
index 90ee3f6..01e8602 100644
--- a/src/main.go
+++ b/src/main.go
@@ -458,6 +458,18 @@ func cmdInstall() error {
 	if err := m2.ApplyV4State(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("apply v4 policy: %w", err)
 	}
+	// Mirror the config-owned runtime settings the panel reads live (the DB is
+	// the channel between the CLI and the long-running panel), so an upgrade or
+	// a hand-edited config.yaml takes effect without a restart.
+	if err := m2.SetCPULimitRule(mgr.CPULimitRuleFromConfig(c)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("apply cpu limit rule: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := m2.SetSnapshotShareEnabled(c.Snapshots.Share); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("apply snapshot share toggle: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := m2.EnforceCPULimits(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("warn: cpu dynamic limit enforcement: %v", err)
+	}
 	// Admin panel: on a FRESH install (admin enabled and no hash yet in the
 	// DB) generate a random admin password and show it once. When admin is
 	// disabled nothing is printed.
@@ -1004,6 +1016,28 @@ func configSet(args []string) error {
 	case cfg.ApplyNextAdd:
 		fmt.Printf("%s saved. Applies on the next vps add / reinstall.\n", key)
 	case cfg.ApplyImmediate:
+		// Config-owned runtime settings the panel reads live: write the DB mirror
+		// (the channel to the long-running panel) and apply now. No restart.
+		if strings.HasPrefix(key, "cpu_limit.") || key == "snapshots.share" {
+			d, err := db.Open(c.Panel.DB)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("config saved, but applying it failed: %w", err)
+			}
+			defer d.Close()
+			m := mgr.New(c, d)
+			if strings.HasPrefix(key, "cpu_limit.") {
+				if err := m.SetCPULimitRule(mgr.CPULimitRuleFromConfig(c)); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("config saved, but applying the CPU limit rule failed: %w", err)
+				}
+				if err := m.EnforceCPULimits(); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("config saved, but enforcing CPU limits failed: %w", err)
+				}
+			} else if err := m.SetSnapshotShareEnabled(c.Snapshots.Share); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("config saved, but applying the share toggle failed: %w", err)
+			}
+			fmt.Printf("%s updated and applied.\n", key)
+			return nil
+		}
 		if key == "incus.swap_ratio" {
 			// The panel daemon reads the config at startup, but swap-reapply
 			// needs the live config (the ratio just saved) plus the DB. It