diff --git a/dashboard/dist/index.js b/dashboard/dist/index.js
index 2c611ef..403a28a 100644
--- a/dashboard/dist/index.js
+++ b/dashboard/dist/index.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     const [status, setStatus] = React.useState("idle");
     const [msg, setMsg] = React.useState(null);
     const [triedAuto, setTriedAuto] = React.useState(false);
+    const [autoRestarted, setAutoRestarted] = React.useState(false);
 
     const check = React.useCallback(async function(){
       try {
@@ -69,12 +70,25 @@
     }, [status, triedAuto, doStart]);
 
     const restartDashboard = React.useCallback(async function(){
-      setMsg("Đang gửi lệnh restart Gateway/Dashboard...");
-      try { await fetchJSONAllowError("/api/gateway/restart", {method:"POST"}); } catch(_){}
+      if (autoRestarted) return;
+      setAutoRestarted(true);
+      setMsg("Đang gửi lệnh restart Gateway/Dashboard (tự động khi cài)...");
+      const endpoints = ["/api/gateway/restart","/api/dashboard/restart","/api/hermes/restart","/api/ops/restart","/api/gateway/stop","/api/gateway/start"];
+      for (const ep of endpoints) {
+        try { await fetchJSONAllowError(ep, {method:"POST"}); setMsg("Đã gửi "+ep+", đợi 7s..."); break; } catch(_){}
+      }
       try { await fetchJSONAllowError("/api/dashboard/plugins/rescan"); } catch(_){}
-      setMsg("Đã gửi restart, đợi 7s rồi reload...");
+      setMsg("Đã gửi restart, đợi 7s rồi reload để hiện link (auto-start bằng nohup)...");
       setTimeout(function(){ window.location.reload(); }, 7000);
-    }, []);
+    }, [autoRestarted]);
+
+    // auto-restart when backend not mounted (like after fresh install, same as ntfy version)
+    React.useEffect(function(){
+      if (status === "needs_restart" && !autoRestarted) {
+        const t = setTimeout(restartDashboard, 1500);
+        return function(){ clearTimeout(t); };
+      }
+    }, [status, autoRestarted, restartDashboard]);
 
     if (status === "needs_restart") {
       return React.createElement(Card, null,
diff --git a/dashboard/manifest.json b/dashboard/manifest.json
index a1bcdac..6ad63b0 100644
--- a/dashboard/manifest.json
+++ b/dashboard/manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "label": "sshx.io Terminal",
   "description": "Chỉ hiện link hiện tại — auto-start nohup (fallback), tự gọi /start nếu chưa có link",
   "icon": "Terminal",
-  "version": "2.3.2",
+  "version": "2.3.3",
   "tab": {
     "path": "/sshx",
     "position": "end"
diff --git a/plugin.yaml b/plugin.yaml
index 5c3a6ca..701cf52 100644
--- a/plugin.yaml
+++ b/plugin.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: sshx-link
-version: 2.3.2
+version: 2.3.3
 description: Tạo shell ở sshx.io và trả link chia sẻ — auto arch detection, không cần restart dashboard
 author: sisyphus
 provides_tools: