diff --git a/.ansible/README.md b/.ansible/README.md
index ad7db59..b4b87b7 100644
--- a/.ansible/README.md
+++ b/.ansible/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ You can use tags to run specific parts of the playbook using the `--tags` flag.
 | `eget` | Installs `eget` and configured binary packages. |
 | `install` | Installs the list of packages defined in `apt.install` and `eget` packages. |
 | `nvidia` | Handles NVIDIA/CUDA related installations. |
+| `protonvpn` | Installs Proton VPN app from the official Proton APT repository. |
 | `upgrade` | Performs `apt upgrade` and updates `eget` packages. |
+| `vpn` | Runs VPN related tasks. |
 | `vscode` | Installs Visual Studio Code. |
 
 Example:
@@ -55,8 +57,9 @@ The `setup-linux.yml` playbook performs the following operations:
 3. **CUDA Toolkit**: Configures and installs NVIDIA CUDA drivers and toolkit.
 4. **VS Code**: Adds the Microsoft repository and installs Visual Studio Code.
 5. **Brave Browser**: Adds the Brave repository and installs the browser.
-6. **Eget**: Installs the `eget` binary and a set of useful CLI tools to `~/.local/bin`.
-7. **Dotfiles**: Symlinks configuration files from this repository into your `$HOME`.
+6. **Proton VPN**: Adds the official Proton VPN repository and installs the GUI app.
+7. **Eget**: Installs the `eget` binary and a set of useful CLI tools to `~/.local/bin`.
+8. **Dotfiles**: Symlinks configuration files from this repository into your `$HOME`.
 
 ### Note on Dotfiles Conflicts
 
diff --git a/.ansible/playbooks/setup-linux.yml b/.ansible/playbooks/setup-linux.yml
index cca34c7..5e6bd0a 100644
--- a/.ansible/playbooks/setup-linux.yml
+++ b/.ansible/playbooks/setup-linux.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@
       become: true
       tags: [apt, brave]
 
+    - name: Import Proton VPN installation tasks
+      ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/apt-release-protonvpn.yml
+      when: (apt.releases.protonvpn | default(false)) if apt.releases is defined else false
+      become: true
+      tags: [apt, protonvpn, vpn]
+
     - name: Import eget installation tasks
       ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/eget.yml
       when: eget | default(false) | bool
diff --git a/.ansible/playbooks/tasks/apt-release-protonvpn.yml b/.ansible/playbooks/tasks/apt-release-protonvpn.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ad0363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ansible/playbooks/tasks/apt-release-protonvpn.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+- name: Download Proton VPN stable release package
+  ansible.builtin.get_url:
+    url: https://repo.protonvpn.com/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-all/protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.8_all.deb
+    dest: /tmp/protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.8_all.deb
+    mode: '0644'
+
+- name: Install Proton VPN repository package
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    deb: /tmp/protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.8_all.deb
+    state: present
+
+- name: Install Proton VPN app
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    name: proton-vpn-gnome-desktop
+    state: present
+    update_cache: true
diff --git a/.ansible/playbooks/tasks/eget.yml b/.ansible/playbooks/tasks/eget.yml
index ff30697..35c3b74 100644
--- a/.ansible/playbooks/tasks/eget.yml
+++ b/.ansible/playbooks/tasks/eget.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@
       jq: >-
         -a {{ 'linux64' if eget_arch == 'x86_64' else 'linux-arm64' if eget_arch == 'arm64' else 'linux-arm' }}
         jqlang/jq
+      oyster: "--tag pearl-wallet-v1.0.0 -a .tar.gz --file oyster --to oyster pearl-research-labs/pearl"
       pandoc: "-a linux-{{ 'amd64' if eget_arch == 'x86_64' else 'arm64' }}.tar.gz jgm/pandoc"
+      pearld: "--tag pearl-wallet-v1.0.0 -a .tar.gz --file pearld --to pearld pearl-research-labs/pearl"
+      prlctl: "--tag pearl-wallet-v1.0.0 -a .tar.gz --file prlctl --to prlctl pearl-research-labs/pearl"
       rg: "-a {{ eget_plain_arch }}-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz BurntSushi/ripgrep"
       tealdeer: "-a tealdeer-linux-{{ eget_arch }}-musl -a ^sha256 dbrgn/tealdeer"
       vale: "-a {{ 'Linux_64-bit' if eget_arch == 'x86_64' else 'Linux_arm64' }}.tar.gz errata-ai/vale"
diff --git a/.ansible/variables-example.yml b/.ansible/variables-example.yml
index 85e7021..6559bf3 100644
--- a/.ansible/variables-example.yml
+++ b/.ansible/variables-example.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ apt:
   install:
     - 7zip
     - btrfs-progs
+    - cifs-utils  # The SMB/CIFS protocol for cross-platform file sharing.
     - coreutils
     - curl
     - fdupes
@@ -18,8 +19,10 @@ apt:
     - git-lfs
     - gpg
     - gzip
+    - hashcat
     - htop
     - iotop
+    - john
     - libhyperscan-dev
     - libicu-dev
     - libpcre2-dev
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ apt:
     - libzstd-dev
     - lz4
     - mawk
+    - mkisofs
     - net-tools  # ifconfig
     - p7zip
     - parallel
@@ -41,14 +45,17 @@ apt:
     - speedtest-cli
     - sqlite3
     - time
+    - transmission
     - tmux
     - unrar
     - vim
+    - vlc
     - wget
     - zstd
   releases:
     brave: true
     code: true
+    protonvpn: true
   upgrade: true
 
 # List of files and directories to symlink into the home directory.
@@ -107,18 +114,21 @@ dotfiles:
 
 eget: true
 eget_packages:
-  - alpha-miner
-  - bat
-  - btop
-  - duf
-  - eza
-  - fd
-  - jq
-  - pandoc
-  - rg
-  - tealdeer
-  - vale
-  - yq
+  - alpha-miner  # Fastest Available Pearl Mining Software (AlphaMine-Tech/alpha-miner)
+  - bat          # A cat(1) clone with wings (sharkdp/bat)
+  - btop         # Resource monitor that shows usage and stats (aristocratos/btop)
+  - duf          # Disk Usage/Free Utility - a better 'df' (muesli/duf)
+  - eza          # A modern, maintained replacement for 'ls' (eza-community/eza)
+  - fd           # A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find' (sharkdp/fd)
+  - jq           # Command-line JSON processor (jqlang/jq)
+  - oyster       # Pearl Wallet management (pearl-research-labs/pearl)
+  - pandoc       # Universal markup converter (jgm/pandoc)
+  - pearld       # Pearl Full node (pearl-research-labs/pearl)
+  - prlctl       # Pearl Control utility (pearl-research-labs/pearl)
+  - rg           # ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern (BurntSushi/ripgrep)
+  - tealdeer     # A fast tldr client written in Rust (dbrgn/tealdeer)
+  - vale         # A syntax-aware linter for prose (errata-ai/vale)
+  - yq           # Portable command-line YAML, JSON, XML, CSV, TOML and properties processor (mikefarah/yq)
 
 nvidia:
   cuda_toolkit: true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 058f34c..819404a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ node_modules/
 
 # Ansible local variables
 .ansible/variables.yml
+
+# NAS
+.nas_credentials
diff --git a/.nas_credentials.example b/.nas_credentials.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2109f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nas_credentials.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+username=admin
+password=YOUR_PASSWORD
+domain=   # leave empty or put WORKGROUP