diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/App.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/App.tsx
index 0c757e651..efb7002bd 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/App.tsx
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ function App() {
                 <circle class="pulse-center fill-white dark:fill-[#dbeafe]" cx="128" cy="128" r="26"/>
               </svg>
               <span class="text-lg font-medium text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-200">Pulse</span>
+              <Show when={versionInfo()?.channel === 'rc'}>
+                <span class="text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 bg-orange-500 text-white rounded font-bold">RC</span>
+              </Show>
             </div>
             <div class="header-controls flex justify-end items-center gap-4 md:flex-1">
               <button 
diff --git a/internal/api/frontend-modern/index.html b/internal/api/frontend-modern/index.html
index 58f141c84..212497788 100644
--- a/internal/api/frontend-modern/index.html
+++ b/internal/api/frontend-modern/index.html
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#000000" />
     <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/logo.svg" />
     <title>Pulse</title>
-    <script type="module" crossorigin src="/assets/index-Dt2XQ68J.js"></script>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" crossorigin href="/assets/index-Dn2FcXYT.css">
+    <script type="module" crossorigin src="/assets/index-Dw5R8pC-.js"></script>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" crossorigin href="/assets/index-CqoxKn9z.css">
   </head>
   <body>
     <noscript>You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.</noscript>
diff --git a/internal/api/frontend-modern/src/components/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx b/internal/api/frontend-modern/src/components/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
index dcce091a6..7fb2de2c4 100644
--- a/internal/api/frontend-modern/src/components/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/internal/api/frontend-modern/src/components/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ export function Dashboard(props: DashboardProps) {
   // Create tooltip system
   const TooltipComponent = createTooltipSystem();
   
+  // Create a mapping from node name to host URL
+  const nodeHostMap = createMemo(() => {
+    const map: Record<string, string> = {};
+    props.nodes.forEach(node => {
+      if (node.host) {
+        map[node.name] = node.host;
+      }
+    });
+    return map;
+  });
+  
   // Persist filter states to localStorage
   createEffect(() => {
     localStorage.setItem('dashboardViewMode', viewMode());
@@ -642,7 +653,7 @@ export function Dashboard(props: DashboardProps) {
                       <tr class="node-header bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-700/50 font-semibold text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 text-xs">
                         <td class="px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 w-[200px]">
                           <a 
-                            href={`https://${node}:8006`} 
+                            href={nodeHostMap()[node] || (node.includes(':') ? `https://${node}` : `https://${node}:8006`)} 
                             target="_blank" 
                             rel="noopener noreferrer" 
                             class="text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-blue-600 dark:hover:text-blue-400 transition-colors duration-150 cursor-pointer"
diff --git a/internal/api/frontend-modern/src/components/Storage/Storage.tsx b/internal/api/frontend-modern/src/components/Storage/Storage.tsx
index e4f8194b3..7c9da0e37 100644
--- a/internal/api/frontend-modern/src/components/Storage/Storage.tsx
+++ b/internal/api/frontend-modern/src/components/Storage/Storage.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ const Storage: Component = () => {
   // Create tooltip system
   const TooltipComponent = createTooltipSystem();
   
+  // Create a mapping from node name to host URL
+  const nodeHostMap = createMemo(() => {
+    const map: Record<string, string> = {};
+    (state.nodes || []).forEach(node => {
+      if (node.host) {
+        map[node.name] = node.host;
+      }
+    });
+    return map;
+  });
+  
   // Load preferences from localStorage
   createEffect(() => {
     const savedViewMode = localStorage.getItem('storageViewMode');
@@ -335,7 +346,7 @@ const Storage: Component = () => {
                         <tr class="bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-700/50 font-semibold text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 text-xs">
                           <td class="px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
                             <a 
-                              href={`https://${groupName}:8006`} 
+                              href={nodeHostMap()[groupName] || (groupName.includes(':') ? `https://${groupName}` : `https://${groupName}:8006`)} 
                               target="_blank" 
                               rel="noopener noreferrer" 
                               class="text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-blue-600 dark:hover:text-blue-400 transition-colors duration-150 cursor-pointer"
diff --git a/internal/api/frontend-modern/src/types/api.ts b/internal/api/frontend-modern/src/types/api.ts
index 731568618..b270e6c45 100644
--- a/internal/api/frontend-modern/src/types/api.ts
+++ b/internal/api/frontend-modern/src/types/api.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export interface Node {
   id: string;
   name: string;
   instance: string;
+  host: string;
   status: string;
   type: string;
   cpu: number;
diff --git a/internal/updates/version.go b/internal/updates/version.go
index 350046135..3f635def6 100644
--- a/internal/updates/version.go
+++ b/internal/updates/version.go
@@ -118,10 +118,16 @@ func GetCurrentVersion() (*VersionInfo, error) {
 	// Try to get version from git first (development)
 	gitVersion, err := getGitVersion()
 	if err == nil && gitVersion != "" {
+		// Determine channel from git version
+		channel := "stable"
+		if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(gitVersion), "rc") {
+			channel = "rc"
+		}
 		return &VersionInfo{
 			Version:       gitVersion,
 			Build:         "development",
 			Runtime:       "go",
+			Channel:       channel,
 			IsDevelopment: true,
 			IsDocker:      isDockerEnvironment(),
 		}, nil
@@ -137,10 +143,17 @@ func GetCurrentVersion() (*VersionInfo, error) {
 	for _, path := range versionPaths {
 		versionBytes, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 		if err == nil {
+			version := strings.TrimSpace(string(versionBytes))
+			// Determine channel from version string
+			channel := "stable"
+			if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(version), "rc") {
+				channel = "rc"
+			}
 			return &VersionInfo{
-				Version:       strings.TrimSpace(string(versionBytes)),
+				Version:       version,
 				Build:         "release",
 				Runtime:       "go",
+				Channel:       channel,
 				IsDevelopment: false,
 				IsDocker:      isDockerEnvironment(),
 			}, nil
@@ -148,10 +161,16 @@ func GetCurrentVersion() (*VersionInfo, error) {
 	}
 	
 	// Final fallback
+	version := "4.3.1-rc.1"
+	channel := "stable"
+	if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(version), "rc") {
+		channel = "rc"
+	}
 	return &VersionInfo{
-		Version:       "4.3.1-rc.1",
+		Version:       version,
 		Build:         "release",
 		Runtime:       "go",
+		Channel:       channel,
 		IsDevelopment: false,
 		IsDocker:      isDockerEnvironment(),
 	}, nil
