diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 2496e0fcf..9b7a5b04f 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         "patch-db-client": "file: ../../../patch-db/client",
         "pbkdf2": "^3.1.2",
         "rxjs": "^7.5.6",
-        "start-sdk": "^0.4.0-lib0.charlie20",
+        "start-sdk": "^0.4.0-lib0.charlie33",
         "swiper": "^8.2.4",
         "ts-matches": "^5.2.1",
         "tslib": "^2.3.0",
@@ -6220,7 +6220,6 @@
       "version": "4.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deepmerge/-/deepmerge-4.3.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-3sUqbMEc77XqpdNO7FRyRog+eW3ph+GYCbj+rK+uYyRMuwsVy0rMiVtPn+QJlKFvWP/1PYpapqYn0Me2knFn+A==",
-      "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
@@ -13733,11 +13732,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/start-sdk": {
-      "version": "0.4.0-lib0.charlie20",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/start-sdk/-/start-sdk-0.4.0-lib0.charlie20.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-TzvD5rfDnHDqhv/R1bJG+Fg8zvSCJZ3QhmHrf868ZM54ABTh/5Qn7TRXdS0b5CgrhHy3/uwZi/5G3SyWNLrDoQ==",
+      "version": "0.4.0-lib0.charlie33",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/start-sdk/-/start-sdk-0.4.0-lib0.charlie33.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Lx3QAuRCZTA6zXdjsKN3LjCTY1NQgEHY9uOyxKSTnWtaVXdOSp1GqiZYs3c7/ZStPzzTZ19kSnCcVBE125lUHA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@iarna/toml": "^2.2.5",
+        "deepmerge": "^4.3.1",
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "ts-matches": "^5.4.1",
         "yaml": "^2.2.1"
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 90474eab2..16b8e36d4 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     "patch-db-client": "file: ../../../patch-db/client",
     "pbkdf2": "^3.1.2",
     "rxjs": "^7.5.6",
-    "start-sdk": "^0.4.0-lib0.charlie20",
+    "start-sdk": "^0.4.0-lib0.charlie33",
     "swiper": "^8.2.4",
     "ts-matches": "^5.2.1",
     "tslib": "^2.3.0",
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/backup-drives/backup-drives.component.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/backup-drives/backup-drives.component.ts
index a63b81520..6d9c1fd1c 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/backup-drives/backup-drives.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/backup-drives/backup-drives.component.ts
@@ -276,53 +276,57 @@ export class BackupDrivesStatusComponent {
 
 const CifsSpec: InputSpec = {
   hostname: {
-    type: 'string',
+    type: 'text',
     name: 'Hostname',
     description:
       'The hostname of your target device on the Local Area Network.',
     inputmode: 'text',
     placeholder: `e.g. 'My Computer' OR 'my-computer.local'`,
-    pattern: '^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+( [a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$',
-    patternDescription: `Must be a valid hostname. e.g. 'My Computer' OR 'my-computer.local'`,
+    minLength: null,
+    maxLength: null,
+    patterns: [],
     required: true,
     masked: false,
     default: null,
     warning: null,
   },
   path: {
-    type: 'string',
+    type: 'text',
     name: 'Path',
     description: `On Windows, this is the fully qualified path to the shared folder, (e.g. /Desktop/my-folder).\n\n On Linux and Mac, this is the literal name of the shared folder (e.g. my-shared-folder).`,
     inputmode: 'text',
     placeholder: 'e.g. my-shared-folder or /Desktop/my-folder',
-    pattern: null,
-    patternDescription: null,
+    patterns: [],
+    minLength: null,
+    maxLength: null,
     required: true,
     masked: false,
     default: null,
     warning: null,
   },
   username: {
-    type: 'string',
+    type: 'text',
     name: 'Username',
     description: `On Linux, this is the samba username you created when sharing the folder.\n\n On Mac and Windows, this is the username of the user who is sharing the folder.`,
     inputmode: 'text',
+    minLength: null,
+    maxLength: null,
     placeholder: null,
-    pattern: null,
-    patternDescription: null,
+    patterns: [],
     required: true,
     masked: false,
     default: null,
     warning: null,
   },
   password: {
-    type: 'string',
+    type: 'text',
     name: 'Password',
     description: `On Linux, this is the samba password you created when sharing the folder.\n\n On Mac and Windows, this is the password of the user who is sharing the folder.`,
     inputmode: 'text',
     placeholder: null,
-    pattern: null,
-    patternDescription: null,
+    minLength: null,
+    maxLength: null,
+    patterns: [],
     required: false,
     masked: true,
     default: null,
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-input/form-input.component.html b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-input/form-input.component.html
index bb8914c62..3112793b5 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-input/form-input.component.html
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-input/form-input.component.html
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@
       type="text"
       class="input"
       [class.input_redacted]="
-        spec.type === 'string' && control.value && spec.masked && !unmasked
+        spec.type === 'text' && control.value && spec.masked && !unmasked
       "
-      [inputmode]="spec.type === 'string' ? spec.inputmode : 'tel'"
+      [inputmode]="spec.type === 'text' ? spec.inputmode : 'tel'"
+      [minlength]="spec.type === 'number' ? null : spec.minLength"
+      [maxlength]="spec.type === 'number' ? null : spec.maxLength"
+      [step]="spec.type === 'number' ? spec.step : null"
       [placeholder]="spec.placeholder"
       [formControl]="control"
       (ionFocus)="warning.onChange(name, spec)"
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@
     ></ion-input>
   </ng-template>
   <ion-button
-    *ngIf="spec.type === 'string' && spec.masked"
+    *ngIf="spec.type === 'text' && spec.masked"
     slot="end"
     fill="clear"
     color="light"
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-input/form-input.component.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-input/form-input.component.ts
index 76f34b0b4..03bd41d00 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-input/form-input.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-input/form-input.component.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { THEME } from '@start9labs/shared'
 })
 export class FormInputComponent {
   @Input() name!: string
-  @Input() spec!: ValueSpecOf<'string' | 'textarea' | 'number'>
+  @Input() spec!: ValueSpecOf<'text' | 'textarea' | 'number'>
   @Input() control!: FormControl
 
   @Output() onInputChange = new EventEmitter<void>()
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-select/form-select.component.html b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-select/form-select.component.html
index 3c8febdef..ba236e1f1 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-select/form-select.component.html
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-select/form-select.component.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   ></form-label>
   <!-- boolean -->
   <ion-toggle
-    *ngIf="spec.type === 'boolean'"
+    *ngIf="spec.type === 'toggle'"
     formWarning
     #warning="formWarning"
     slot="end"
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-select/form-select.component.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-select/form-select.component.ts
index abc4a8d91..0f714e810 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-select/form-select.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/controls/form-select/form-select.component.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { ValueSpecOf } from 'start-sdk/lib/config/configTypes'
   styleUrls: ['./form-select.component.scss'],
 })
 export class FormSelectComponent {
-  @Input() spec!: ValueSpecOf<'boolean' | 'select' | 'multiselect'>
+  @Input() spec!: ValueSpecOf<'toggle' | 'select' | 'multiselect'>
   @Input() control!: FormControl
   @Input() name!: string
 
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/form-object.component.html b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/form-object.component.html
index 6b3627b36..40f534ddc 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/form-object.component.html
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/form-object.component.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       <!-- string or number -->
       <form-input
         *ngIf="
-          spec.type === 'string' ||
+          spec.type === 'text' ||
           spec.type === 'textarea' ||
           spec.type === 'number'
         "
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       <!-- boolean, select or multiselect -->
       <form-select
         *ngIf="
-          spec.type === 'boolean' ||
+          spec.type === 'toggle' ||
           spec.type === 'select' ||
           spec.type === 'multiselect'
         "
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
                 name: spec.name,
                 description: spec.description || null,
                 edited: entry.value.dirty,
-                required: !!(spec.range | toRange).min
+                required: !!spec.minLength
               }"
             ></form-label>
             <ion-button
@@ -153,9 +153,7 @@
               </ng-container>
               <!-- string or number -->
               <div
-                *ngIf="
-                  spec.spec.type === 'string' || spec.spec.type === 'number'
-                "
+                *ngIf="spec.spec.type === 'text' || spec.spec.type === 'number'"
                 [id]="objectId | toElementId : entry.key : i"
               >
                 <ion-item
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@
                   <ion-input
                     type="text"
                     [inputmode]="
-                      spec.spec.type === 'string' ? spec.spec.inputmode : 'tel'
+                      spec.spec.type === 'text' ? spec.spec.inputmode : 'tel'
                     "
                     [placeholder]="
                       $any(spec.spec).placeholder || 'Enter ' + spec.name
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/form-object.component.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/form-object.component.ts
index fd6a2f09e..ecbc8a728 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/form-object.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form-object/form-object/form-object.component.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   InputSpec,
   ListValueSpecOf,
   ValueSpec,
-  ValueSpecBoolean,
+  ValueSpecToggle,
   ValueSpecList,
   ValueSpecUnion,
 } from 'start-sdk/lib/config/configTypes'
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export class FormObjectComponent {
     })
   }
 
-  handleBooleanChange(key: string, spec: ValueSpecBoolean) {
+  handleBooleanChange(key: string, spec: ValueSpecToggle) {
     if (spec.warning) {
       const current = this.formGroup.get(key)?.value
       const cancelFn = () => this.formGroup.get(key)?.setValue(!current)
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-boolean/form-boolean.component.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-boolean/form-boolean.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 332aa7b48..000000000
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-boolean/form-boolean.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core'
-import { ValueSpecBoolean } from 'start-sdk/lib/config/configTypes'
-import { Control } from '../control'
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'form-boolean',
-  templateUrl: './form-boolean.component.html',
-  styleUrls: ['./form-boolean.component.scss'],
-})
-export class FormBooleanComponent extends Control<ValueSpecBoolean, boolean> {}
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-control/form-control.component.html b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-control/form-control.component.html
index 90ecf7252..624b438d0 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-control/form-control.component.html
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-control/form-control.component.html
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <ng-container [ngSwitch]="spec.type">
-  <form-string *ngSwitchCase="'string'"></form-string>
+  <form-text *ngSwitchCase="'text'"></form-text>
   <form-number *ngSwitchCase="'number'"></form-number>
   <form-text *ngSwitchCase="'textarea'"></form-text>
-  <form-boolean *ngSwitchCase="'boolean'"></form-boolean>
+  <form-toggle *ngSwitchCase="'toggle'"></form-toggle>
   <form-select *ngSwitchCase="'select'"></form-select>
   <form-multiselect *ngSwitchCase="'multiselect'"></form-multiselect>
   <form-file *ngSwitchCase="'file'"></form-file>
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-control/form-control.component.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-control/form-control.component.ts
index ffc477184..43e4f3dff 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-control/form-control.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-control/form-control.component.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from '@taiga-ui/core'
 import { TUI_VALIDATION_ERRORS } from '@taiga-ui/kit'
 import { filter, takeUntil } from 'rxjs'
-import { ValueSpec, ValueSpecString } from 'start-sdk/lib/config/configTypes'
+import { ValueSpec, ValueSpecText } from 'start-sdk/lib/config/configTypes'
 import { ERRORS } from '../form-group/form-group.component'
 
 @Component({
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import { ERRORS } from '../form-group/form-group.component'
     {
       provide: TUI_VALIDATION_ERRORS,
       deps: [FormControlComponent],
-      useFactory: (control: FormControlComponent<ValueSpecString, string>) => ({
+      useFactory: (control: FormControlComponent<ValueSpecText, string>) => ({
         required: 'Required',
-        pattern: () => control.spec.patternDescription,
+        patterns: () => control.spec.patterns.map(p => p.regex), // @TODO Alex
       }),
     },
   ],
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-number/form-number.component.html b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-number/form-number.component.html
index a681530c3..ef90fc62e 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-number/form-number.component.html
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-number/form-number.component.html
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+<!-- @TODO Alex look at "attr.step", is this correct? -->
 <tui-input-number
   [tuiHintContent]="spec.description"
   [tuiTextfieldPostfix]="spec.units || ''"
   [precision]="Infinity"
-  [decimal]="spec.integral ? 'never' : 'not-zero'"
+  [decimal]="spec.integer ? 'never' : 'not-zero'"
   [min]="min"
   [max]="max"
+  [attr.step]="spec.step"
   [(ngModel)]="value"
   (focusedChange)="onFocus($event)"
 >
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-number/form-number.component.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-number/form-number.component.ts
index 2d2963f48..29d53e018 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-number/form-number.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-number/form-number.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Component } from '@angular/core'
 import { ValueSpecNumber } from 'start-sdk/lib/config/configTypes'
-import { Range } from 'src/app/util/config-utilities'
 import { Control } from '../control'
 
 @Component({
@@ -9,17 +8,14 @@ import { Control } from '../control'
 })
 export class FormNumberComponent extends Control<ValueSpecNumber, number> {
   protected readonly Infinity = Infinity
-  private range = Range.from(this.spec.range)
 
   get min(): number {
-    const min = this.range.min || -Infinity
-
-    return this.range.minInclusive || !this.spec.integral ? min : min + 1
+    if (typeof this.spec.min !== 'number') return -Infinity
+    return this.spec.min
   }
 
   get max(): number {
-    const max = this.range.max || Infinity
-
-    return this.range.maxInclusive || !this.spec.integral ? max : max - 1
+    if (typeof this.spec.max !== 'number') return Infinity
+    return this.spec.max
   }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-string/form-string.component.html b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-string/form-string.component.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 1561861a1..000000000
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-string/form-string.component.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<tui-input
-  [tuiTextfieldCustomContent]="spec.masked ? toggle : ''"
-  [tuiHintContent]="spec.description"
-  [(ngModel)]="value"
-  (focusedChange)="onFocus($event)"
->
-  {{ spec.name }}
-  <span *ngIf="spec.required">*</span>
-  <input
-    tuiTextfield
-    [class.masked]="spec.masked && masked"
-    [placeholder]="spec.placeholder || ''"
-    [attr.inputmode]="spec.inputmode"
-  />
-</tui-input>
-<ng-template #toggle>
-  <button
-    tuiIconButton
-    type="button"
-    appearance="icon"
-    title="Toggle masking"
-    size="xs"
-    class="toggle"
-    [icon]="masked ? 'tuiIconEye' : 'tuiIconEyeOff'"
-    (click)="masked = !masked"
-  ></button>
-</ng-template>
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-string/form-string.component.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-string/form-string.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b59065701..000000000
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-string/form-string.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core'
-import { ValueSpecString } from 'start-sdk/lib/config/configTypes'
-import { Control } from '../control'
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'form-string',
-  templateUrl: './form-string.component.html',
-  styleUrls: ['./form-string.component.scss'],
-})
-export class FormStringComponent extends Control<ValueSpecString, string> {
-  masked = true
-}
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-text/form-text.component.html b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-text/form-text.component.html
index ddaca759e..9dbcd02f1 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-text/form-text.component.html
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-text/form-text.component.html
@@ -1,11 +1,29 @@
-<tui-text-area
+<tui-input
+  [tuiTextfieldCustomContent]="spec.masked ? toggle : ''"
   [tuiHintContent]="spec.description"
-  [expandable]="true"
-  [rows]="6"
   [(ngModel)]="value"
   (focusedChange)="onFocus($event)"
 >
   {{ spec.name }}
   <span *ngIf="spec.required">*</span>
-  <textarea tuiTextfield [placeholder]="spec.placeholder || ''"></textarea>
-</tui-text-area>
+  <input
+    tuiTextfield
+    [class.masked]="spec.masked && masked"
+    [placeholder]="spec.placeholder || ''"
+    [minLength]="spec.minLength"
+    [maxLength]="spec.maxLength"
+    [attr.inputmode]="spec.inputmode"
+  />
+</tui-input>
+<ng-template #toggle>
+  <button
+    tuiIconButton
+    type="button"
+    appearance="icon"
+    title="Toggle masking"
+    size="xs"
+    class="toggle"
+    [icon]="masked ? 'tuiIconEye' : 'tuiIconEyeOff'"
+    (click)="masked = !masked"
+  ></button>
+</ng-template>
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-string/form-string.component.scss b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-text/form-text.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-string/form-string.component.scss
rename to frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-text/form-text.component.scss
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-text/form-text.component.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-text/form-text.component.ts
index 3b42764b6..0baa92411 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-text/form-text.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-text/form-text.component.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { Component } from '@angular/core'
-import { ValueSpecTextarea } from 'start-sdk/lib/config/configTypes'
+import { ValueSpecText } from 'start-sdk/lib/config/configTypes'
 import { Control } from '../control'
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'form-text',
   templateUrl: './form-text.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./form-text.component.scss'],
 })
-export class FormTextComponent extends Control<ValueSpecTextarea, string> {}
+export class FormTextComponent extends Control<ValueSpecText, string> {
+  masked = true
+}
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-textarea/form-textarea.component.html b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-textarea/form-textarea.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddaca759e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-textarea/form-textarea.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<tui-text-area
+  [tuiHintContent]="spec.description"
+  [expandable]="true"
+  [rows]="6"
+  [(ngModel)]="value"
+  (focusedChange)="onFocus($event)"
+>
+  {{ spec.name }}
+  <span *ngIf="spec.required">*</span>
+  <textarea tuiTextfield [placeholder]="spec.placeholder || ''"></textarea>
+</tui-text-area>
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-textarea/form-textarea.component.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-textarea/form-textarea.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47a6ad315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-textarea/form-textarea.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core'
+import { ValueSpecTextarea } from 'start-sdk/lib/config/configTypes'
+import { Control } from '../control'
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'form-textarea',
+  templateUrl: './form-textarea.component.html',
+})
+export class FormTextareaComponent extends Control<ValueSpecTextarea, string> {}
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-boolean/form-boolean.component.html b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-toggle/form-toggle.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-boolean/form-boolean.component.html
rename to frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-toggle/form-toggle.component.html
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-boolean/form-boolean.component.scss b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-toggle/form-toggle.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-boolean/form-boolean.component.scss
rename to frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-toggle/form-toggle.component.scss
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-toggle/form-toggle.component.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-toggle/form-toggle.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..debbe6a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form-toggle/form-toggle.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core'
+import { ValueSpecToggle } from 'start-sdk/lib/config/configTypes'
+import { Control } from '../control'
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'form-toggle',
+  templateUrl: './form-toggle.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./form-toggle.component.scss'],
+})
+export class FormToggleComponent extends Control<ValueSpecToggle, boolean> {}
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form.module.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form.module.ts
index 92c1ebbdf..842661b5d 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form.module.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/components/form/form.module.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import {
 } from '@taiga-ui/kit'
 
 import { FormGroupComponent } from './form-group/form-group.component'
-import { FormStringComponent } from './form-string/form-string.component'
-import { FormBooleanComponent } from './form-boolean/form-boolean.component'
 import { FormTextComponent } from './form-text/form-text.component'
+import { FormToggleComponent } from './form-toggle/form-toggle.component'
+import { FormTextareaComponent } from './form-textarea/form-textarea.component'
 import { FormNumberComponent } from './form-number/form-number.component'
 import { FormSelectComponent } from './form-select/form-select.component'
 import { FormFileComponent } from './form-file/form-file.component'
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ import { ControlDirective } from './control.directive'
   declarations: [
     FormGroupComponent,
     FormControlComponent,
-    FormStringComponent,
-    FormBooleanComponent,
     FormTextComponent,
+    FormToggleComponent,
+    FormTextareaComponent,
     FormNumberComponent,
     FormSelectComponent,
     FormMultiselectComponent,
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/modals/marketplace-settings/marketplace-settings.page.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/modals/marketplace-settings/marketplace-settings.page.ts
index 7e73db06e..997f50b84 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/modals/marketplace-settings/marketplace-settings.page.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/modals/marketplace-settings/marketplace-settings.page.ts
@@ -270,14 +270,20 @@ function getMarketplaceValueSpec(): ValueSpecObject {
     warning: null,
     spec: {
       url: {
-        type: 'string',
+        type: 'text',
         name: 'URL',
         description: 'A fully-qualified URL of the custom registry',
         inputmode: 'url',
         required: true,
         masked: false,
-        pattern: `https?:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-\.]+[a-zA-Z0-9]\.[^\s]{2,}`,
-        patternDescription: 'Must be a valid URL',
+        minLength: null,
+        maxLength: null,
+        patterns: [
+          {
+            regex: `https?:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-\.]+[a-zA-Z0-9]\.[^\s]{2,}`,
+            description: 'Must be a valid URL',
+          },
+        ],
         placeholder: 'e.g. https://example.org',
         default: null,
         warning: null,
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/developer-routes/developer-list/developer-list.page.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/developer-routes/developer-list/developer-list.page.ts
index daecd00a7..f5c5bcbb6 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/developer-routes/developer-list/developer-list.page.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/developer-routes/developer-list/developer-list.page.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ const SAMPLE_INSTUCTIONS = `# Create Instructions using Markdown! :)`
 
 const SAMPLE_CONFIG: InputSpec = {
   'sample-string': {
-    type: 'string',
+    type: 'text',
     name: 'Example String Input',
     inputmode: 'text',
     required: true,
@@ -227,8 +227,14 @@ const SAMPLE_CONFIG: InputSpec = {
     // optional
     description: 'Example description for required string input.',
     placeholder: 'Enter string value',
-    pattern: '^[a-zA-Z0-9! _]+$',
-    patternDescription: 'Must be alphanumeric (may contain underscore).',
+    patterns: [
+      {
+        regex: '^[a-zA-Z0-9! _]+$',
+        description: 'Must be alphanumeric (may contain underscore).',
+      },
+    ],
+    minLength: null,
+    maxLength: null,
     default: null,
     warning: null,
   },
@@ -236,8 +242,10 @@ const SAMPLE_CONFIG: InputSpec = {
     type: 'number',
     name: 'Example Number Input',
     required: true,
-    range: '[5,1000000]',
-    integral: true,
+    min: 5,
+    max: 1000000,
+    step: '5',
+    integer: true,
     // optional
     warning: 'Example warning to display when changing this number value.',
     units: 'ms',
@@ -246,7 +254,7 @@ const SAMPLE_CONFIG: InputSpec = {
     default: null,
   },
   'sample-boolean': {
-    type: 'boolean',
+    type: 'toggle',
     name: 'Example Boolean Toggle',
     // optional
     description: 'Example description for boolean toggle',
@@ -264,7 +272,8 @@ const SAMPLE_CONFIG: InputSpec = {
     // optional
     warning: 'Example warning to display when changing this select value.',
     description: 'Example description for select select',
-    range: '[0, 2)',
+    minLength: null,
+    maxLength: 2,
     default: ['red'],
   },
 }
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/developer-routes/developer-menu/form-info.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/developer-routes/developer-menu/form-info.ts
index 4efadf47d..95bd29b1a 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/developer-routes/developer-menu/form-info.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/developer-routes/developer-menu/form-info.ts
@@ -21,33 +21,40 @@ export function getBasicInfoSpec(devData: DevProjectData): InputSpec {
   const basicInfo = devData['basic-info']
   return {
     id: {
-      type: 'string',
+      type: 'text',
       inputmode: 'text',
       name: 'ID',
       description: 'The package identifier used by the OS',
       placeholder: 'e.g. bitcoind',
       required: true,
       masked: false,
-      pattern: '^([a-z][a-z0-9]*)(-[a-z0-9]+)*$',
-      patternDescription: 'Must be kebab case',
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: null,
+      patterns: [
+        {
+          regex: '^([a-z][a-z0-9]*)(-[a-z0-9]+)*$',
+          description: 'Must be kebab case',
+        },
+      ],
       default: basicInfo?.id || '',
       warning: null,
     },
     title: {
-      type: 'string',
+      type: 'text',
       inputmode: 'text',
       name: 'Service Name',
       description: 'A human readable service title',
       placeholder: 'e.g. Bitcoin Core',
       required: true,
       masked: false,
-      pattern: null,
-      patternDescription: null,
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: null,
+      patterns: [],
       default: basicInfo ? basicInfo.title : devData.name,
       warning: null,
     },
     'service-version-number': {
-      type: 'string',
+      type: 'text',
       inputmode: 'text',
       name: 'Service Version',
       description:
@@ -55,8 +62,14 @@ export function getBasicInfoSpec(devData: DevProjectData): InputSpec {
       placeholder: 'e.g. 0.1.2.3',
       required: true,
       masked: false,
-      pattern: '^([0-9]+).([0-9]+).([0-9]+).([0-9]+)$',
-      patternDescription: 'Must be valid Emver version',
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: null,
+      patterns: [
+        {
+          regex: '^([0-9]+).([0-9]+).([0-9]+).([0-9]+)$',
+          description: 'Must be valid Emver version',
+        },
+      ],
       default: basicInfo?.['service-version-number'] || '',
       warning: null,
     },
@@ -67,7 +80,7 @@ export function getBasicInfoSpec(devData: DevProjectData): InputSpec {
       warning: null,
       spec: {
         short: {
-          type: 'string',
+          type: 'text',
           inputmode: 'text',
           name: 'Short Description',
           description:
@@ -76,8 +89,9 @@ export function getBasicInfoSpec(devData: DevProjectData): InputSpec {
           required: true,
           masked: false,
           default: basicInfo?.description?.short || '',
-          pattern: '^.{1,320}$',
-          patternDescription: 'Must be shorter than 320 characters',
+          minLength: null,
+          maxLength: 320,
+          patterns: [],
           warning: null,
         },
         long: {
@@ -85,22 +99,25 @@ export function getBasicInfoSpec(devData: DevProjectData): InputSpec {
           name: 'Long Description',
           description: `This description will display with additional details in the service's individual marketplace page`,
           placeholder: null,
+          minLength: 20,
+          maxLength: 1000,
           required: true,
           warning: null,
         },
       },
     },
     'release-notes': {
-      type: 'string',
+      type: 'text',
       inputmode: 'text',
       name: 'Release Notes',
       description:
         'Markdown supported release notes for this version of this service.',
       placeholder: 'e.g. Markdown _release notes_ for **Bitcoin Core**',
       required: true,
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: null,
       masked: false,
-      pattern: null,
-      patternDescription: null,
+      patterns: [],
       default: basicInfo?.['release-notes'] || '',
       warning: null,
     },
@@ -124,53 +141,57 @@ export function getBasicInfoSpec(devData: DevProjectData): InputSpec {
       default: 'mit',
     },
     'wrapper-repo': {
-      type: 'string',
+      type: 'text',
       inputmode: 'url',
       name: 'Wrapper Repo',
       description:
         'The Start9 wrapper repository URL for the package. This repo contains the manifest file (this), any scripts necessary for configuration, backups, actions, or health checks',
       placeholder: 'e.g. www.github.com/example',
-      pattern: null,
-      patternDescription: null,
+      patterns: [],
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: null,
       required: true,
       masked: false,
       default: basicInfo?.['wrapper-repo'] || '',
       warning: null,
     },
     'upstream-repo': {
-      type: 'string',
+      type: 'text',
       inputmode: 'url',
       name: 'Upstream Repo',
       description: 'The original project repository URL',
       placeholder: 'e.g. www.github.com/example',
-      pattern: null,
-      patternDescription: null,
+      patterns: [],
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: null,
       required: false,
       masked: false,
       default: basicInfo?.['upstream-repo'] || '',
       warning: null,
     },
     'support-site': {
-      type: 'string',
+      type: 'text',
       inputmode: 'url',
       name: 'Support Site',
       description: 'URL to the support site / channel for the project',
       placeholder: 'e.g. start9.com/support',
-      pattern: null,
-      patternDescription: null,
+      patterns: [],
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: null,
       required: false,
       masked: false,
       default: basicInfo?.['support-site'] || '',
       warning: null,
     },
     'marketing-site': {
-      type: 'string',
+      type: 'text',
       inputmode: 'url',
       name: 'Website',
       description: 'URL to the marketing site / channel for the project',
       placeholder: 'e.g. start9.com',
-      pattern: null,
-      patternDescription: null,
+      patterns: [],
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: null,
       required: false,
       masked: false,
       default: basicInfo?.['marketing-site'] || '',
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/server-routes/wifi/wifi.page.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/server-routes/wifi/wifi.page.ts
index 41038a5e7..d5821c71e 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/server-routes/wifi/wifi.page.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/pages/server-routes/wifi/wifi.page.ts
@@ -342,28 +342,35 @@ function getWifiValueSpec(
     warning: null,
     spec: {
       ssid: {
-        type: 'string',
+        type: 'text',
         name: 'Network SSID',
         description: null,
         inputmode: 'text',
         placeholder: null,
-        pattern: null,
-        patternDescription: null,
+        patterns: [],
+        minLength: null,
+        maxLength: null,
         required: true,
         masked: false,
         default: ssid || null,
         warning: null,
       },
       password: {
-        type: 'string',
+        type: 'text',
         name: 'Password',
         description: null,
         inputmode: 'text',
         placeholder: null,
         required: needsPW,
         masked: true,
-        pattern: '^.{8,}$',
-        patternDescription: 'Must be longer than 8 characters',
+        minLength: null,
+        maxLength: null,
+        patterns: [
+          {
+            regex: '^.{8,}$',
+            description: 'Must be longer than 8 characters',
+          },
+        ],
         default: null,
         warning: null,
       },
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/api.fixures.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/api.fixures.ts
index 4539aa542..e4aebc488 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/api.fixures.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/api/api.fixures.ts
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ export module Mock {
     version: 2,
     data: {
       lndconnect: {
-        type: 'string',
+        type: 'text',
         inputmode: 'text',
         description: 'This is some information about the thing.',
         copyable: true,
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ export module Mock {
         description: 'This is a nested thing metric',
         value: {
           'Last Name': {
-            type: 'string',
+            type: 'text',
             inputmode: 'text',
             description: 'The last name of the user',
             copyable: true,
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ export module Mock {
             value: 'Hill',
           },
           Age: {
-            type: 'string',
+            type: 'text',
             inputmode: 'text',
             description: 'The age of the user',
             copyable: false,
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ export module Mock {
             value: '35',
           },
           Password: {
-            type: 'string',
+            type: 'text',
             inputmode: 'text',
             description: 'A secret password',
             copyable: true,
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ export module Mock {
         },
       },
       'Another Value': {
-        type: 'string',
+        type: 'text',
         inputmode: 'text',
         description: 'Some more information about the service.',
         copyable: false,
@@ -732,15 +732,16 @@ export module Mock {
               name: 'External',
               spec: {
                 'p2p-host': {
-                  type: 'string',
+                  type: 'text',
                   inputmode: 'text',
                   name: 'Public Address',
                   description: 'The public address of your Bitcoin Core server',
                   required: true,
                   masked: false,
                   placeholder: null,
-                  pattern: null,
-                  patternDescription: null,
+                  minLength: 4,
+                  maxLength: 20,
+                  patterns: [],
                   warning: null,
                   default: null,
                 },
@@ -750,8 +751,10 @@ export module Mock {
                   description:
                     'The port that your Bitcoin Core P2P server is bound to',
                   required: true,
-                  range: '[0,65535]',
-                  integral: true,
+                  min: 0,
+                  max: 65535,
+                  integer: true,
+                  step: '1',
                   default: 8333,
                   placeholder: null,
                   warning: null,
@@ -778,36 +781,50 @@ export module Mock {
           spec: {
             rpcuser2: {
               name: 'RPC Username',
-              type: 'string',
+              type: 'text',
               inputmode: 'text',
               description: 'rpc username',
               warning: null,
               placeholder: null,
+              minLength: null,
+              maxLength: null,
               required: true,
               default: 'defaultrpcusername',
-              pattern: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
-              patternDescription: 'must contain only letters.',
+              patterns: [
+                {
+                  regex: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
+                  description: 'must contain only letters.',
+                },
+              ],
               masked: false,
             },
             rpcuser: {
               name: 'RPC Username',
-              type: 'string',
+              type: 'text',
               inputmode: 'text',
               description: 'rpc username',
               warning: null,
               placeholder: null,
               required: true,
+              minLength: null,
+              maxLength: null,
               default: 'defaultrpcusername',
-              pattern: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
-              patternDescription: 'must contain only letters.',
+              patterns: [
+                {
+                  regex: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
+                  description: 'must contain only letters.',
+                },
+              ],
               masked: false,
             },
             rpcpass: {
               name: 'RPC User Password',
-              type: 'string',
+              type: 'text',
               inputmode: 'text',
               description: 'rpc password',
               placeholder: null,
+              minLength: null,
+              maxLength: null,
               warning: null,
               required: true,
               default: {
@@ -815,24 +832,24 @@ export module Mock {
                 len: 20,
               },
               masked: true,
-              pattern: null,
-              patternDescription: null,
+              patterns: [],
             },
             rpcpass2: {
               name: 'RPC User Password',
-              type: 'string',
+              type: 'text',
               inputmode: 'text',
               description: 'rpc password',
               warning: null,
               placeholder: null,
+              minLength: null,
+              maxLength: null,
               required: true,
               default: {
                 charset: 'a-z,A-Z,2-9',
                 len: 20,
               },
               masked: true,
-              pattern: null,
-              patternDescription: null,
+              patterns: [],
             },
           },
         },
@@ -843,12 +860,14 @@ export module Mock {
       type: 'textarea',
       description: 'Your personal bio',
       placeholder: 'Tell the world about yourself',
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: null,
       warning: null,
       required: false,
     },
     testnet: {
       name: 'Testnet',
-      type: 'boolean',
+      type: 'toggle',
       description:
         '<ul><li>determines whether your node is running on testnet or mainnet</li></ul><script src="fake"></script>',
       warning: 'Chain will have to resync!',
@@ -867,7 +886,8 @@ export module Mock {
       type: 'list',
       description: 'This is a list of objects, like users or something',
       warning: null,
-      range: '[0,4]',
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: 4,
       default: [
         {
           'first-name': 'Admin',
@@ -889,29 +909,36 @@ export module Mock {
         spec: {
           'first-name': {
             name: 'First Name',
-            type: 'string',
+            type: 'text',
             inputmode: 'text',
             description: 'User first name',
             required: false,
             masked: false,
+            minLength: 4,
+            maxLength: 15,
             placeholder: null,
-            pattern: null,
-            patternDescription: null,
+            patterns: [],
             warning: null,
             default: null,
           },
           'last-name': {
             name: 'Last Name',
-            type: 'string',
+            type: 'text',
             inputmode: 'text',
             description: 'User first name',
+            minLength: null,
+            maxLength: null,
             required: false,
             default: {
               charset: 'a-g,2-9',
               len: 12,
             },
-            pattern: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
-            patternDescription: 'must contain only letters.',
+            patterns: [
+              {
+                regex: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
+                description: 'must contain only letters.',
+              },
+            ],
             masked: false,
             placeholder: null,
             warning: null,
@@ -921,9 +948,11 @@ export module Mock {
             type: 'number',
             description: 'The age of the user',
             required: false,
-            integral: false,
+            integer: false,
             warning: 'User must be at least 18.',
-            range: '[18,*)',
+            min: 18,
+            max: null,
+            step: null,
             units: null,
             placeholder: null,
             default: null,
@@ -949,7 +978,8 @@ export module Mock {
       type: 'multiselect',
       description: 'how you want to be notified',
       warning: null,
-      range: '(1,3]',
+      minLength: 2,
+      maxLength: 3,
       values: {
         email: 'EEEEmail',
         text: 'Texxxt',
@@ -962,14 +992,16 @@ export module Mock {
     'favorite-number': {
       name: 'Favorite Number',
       type: 'number',
-      integral: false,
+      integer: false,
       description: 'Your favorite number of all time',
       placeholder: null,
       warning:
         'Once you set this number, it can never be changed without severe consequences.',
       required: false,
       default: 7,
-      range: '(-100,100]',
+      min: -99,
+      max: 100,
+      step: 'all',
       units: 'BTC',
     },
     'unlucky-numbers': {
@@ -979,12 +1011,15 @@ export module Mock {
       warning: null,
       spec: {
         type: 'number',
-        integral: false,
-        range: '[-100,200)',
+        integer: false,
+        min: -10,
+        max: 10,
+        step: null,
         units: null,
         placeholder: null,
       },
-      range: '[0,10]',
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: 10,
       default: [2, 3],
     },
     rpcsettings: {
@@ -1001,27 +1036,29 @@ export module Mock {
           spec: {
             law1: {
               name: 'First Law',
-              type: 'string',
+              type: 'text',
               inputmode: 'text',
               description: 'the first law',
               required: false,
               masked: false,
+              minLength: null,
+              maxLength: null,
               placeholder: null,
-              pattern: null,
-              patternDescription: null,
+              patterns: [],
               warning: null,
               default: null,
             },
             law2: {
               name: 'Second Law',
-              type: 'string',
+              type: 'text',
               inputmode: 'text',
               description: 'the second law',
               required: false,
               masked: false,
+              minLength: null,
+              maxLength: null,
               placeholder: null,
-              pattern: null,
-              patternDescription: null,
+              patterns: [],
               warning: null,
               default: null,
             },
@@ -1032,7 +1069,8 @@ export module Mock {
           type: 'list',
           description: 'the people who make the rules',
           warning: null,
-          range: '[0,2]',
+          minLength: 1,
+          maxLength: 3,
           default: [],
           spec: {
             type: 'object',
@@ -1041,30 +1079,37 @@ export module Mock {
             spec: {
               rulemakername: {
                 name: 'Rulemaker Name',
-                type: 'string',
+                type: 'text',
                 inputmode: 'text',
                 description: 'the name of the rule maker',
                 required: true,
+                minLength: null,
+                maxLength: 30,
                 default: {
                   charset: 'a-g,2-9',
                   len: 12,
                 },
                 masked: false,
                 placeholder: null,
-                pattern: null,
-                patternDescription: null,
+                patterns: [],
                 warning: null,
               },
               rulemakerip: {
                 name: 'Rulemaker IP',
-                type: 'string',
+                type: 'text',
                 inputmode: 'text',
                 description: 'the ip of the rule maker',
                 required: true,
                 default: '192.168.1.0',
-                pattern:
-                  '^(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])$',
-                patternDescription: 'may only contain numbers and periods',
+                minLength: 4,
+                maxLength: 20,
+                patterns: [
+                  {
+                    regex:
+                      '^(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])$',
+                    description: 'may only contain numbers and periods',
+                  },
+                ],
                 masked: false,
                 placeholder: null,
                 warning: null,
@@ -1074,22 +1119,30 @@ export module Mock {
         },
         rpcuser: {
           name: 'RPC Username',
-          type: 'string',
+          type: 'text',
           inputmode: 'text',
           description: 'rpc username',
           required: true,
+          minLength: null,
+          maxLength: null,
           default: 'defaultrpcusername',
-          pattern: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
-          patternDescription: 'must contain only letters.',
+          patterns: [
+            {
+              regex: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
+              description: 'must contain only letters.',
+            },
+          ],
           masked: false,
           placeholder: null,
           warning: null,
         },
         rpcpass: {
           name: 'RPC User Password',
-          type: 'string',
+          type: 'text',
           inputmode: 'text',
           description: 'rpc password',
+          minLength: null,
+          maxLength: null,
           required: true,
           default: {
             charset: 'a-z,A-Z,2-9',
@@ -1097,8 +1150,7 @@ export module Mock {
           },
           masked: true,
           placeholder: null,
-          pattern: null,
-          patternDescription: null,
+          patterns: [],
           warning: null,
         },
       },
@@ -1115,14 +1167,20 @@ export module Mock {
           name: 'Dummy',
           spec: {
             name: {
-              type: 'string',
+              type: 'text',
               inputmode: 'text',
               name: 'Name',
               description: null,
+              minLength: null,
+              maxLength: null,
               required: true,
               masked: false,
-              pattern: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
-              patternDescription: 'Must contain only letters.',
+              patterns: [
+                {
+                  regex: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
+                  description: 'must contain only letters.',
+                },
+              ],
               placeholder: null,
               warning: null,
               default: null,
@@ -1140,28 +1198,35 @@ export module Mock {
               warning: null,
               spec: {
                 name: {
-                  type: 'string',
+                  type: 'text',
                   inputmode: 'text',
                   name: 'Name',
                   description: null,
                   required: true,
+                  minLength: null,
+                  maxLength: null,
                   masked: false,
-                  pattern: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
-                  patternDescription: 'Must contain only letters.',
+                  patterns: [
+                    {
+                      regex: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
+                      description: 'must contain only letters.',
+                    },
+                  ],
                   placeholder: null,
                   warning: null,
                   default: null,
                 },
                 email: {
-                  type: 'string',
+                  type: 'text',
                   inputmode: 'text',
                   name: 'Email',
                   description: null,
                   required: true,
+                  minLength: null,
+                  maxLength: null,
                   masked: false,
                   placeholder: null,
-                  pattern: null,
-                  patternDescription: null,
+                  patterns: [],
                   warning: null,
                   default: null,
                 },
@@ -1169,27 +1234,29 @@ export module Mock {
             },
             'public-domain': {
               name: 'Public Domain',
-              type: 'string',
+              type: 'text',
               inputmode: 'text',
               description: 'the public address of the node',
               required: true,
               default: 'bitcoinnode.com',
-              pattern: '.*',
-              patternDescription: 'anything',
+              minLength: null,
+              maxLength: null,
+              patterns: [],
               masked: false,
               placeholder: null,
               warning: null,
             },
             'private-domain': {
               name: 'Private Domain',
-              type: 'string',
+              type: 'text',
               inputmode: 'text',
               description: 'the private address of the node',
               required: true,
+              minLength: null,
+              maxLength: null,
               masked: true,
               placeholder: null,
-              pattern: null,
-              patternDescription: null,
+              patterns: [],
               warning: null,
               default: null,
             },
@@ -1200,27 +1267,30 @@ export module Mock {
     port: {
       name: 'Port',
       type: 'number',
-      integral: true,
+      integer: true,
       description:
         'the default port for your Bitcoin node. default: 8333, testnet: 18333, regtest: 18444',
       warning: null,
       required: true,
-      range: '(0, 9998]',
+      min: 1,
+      max: 9999,
+      step: '1',
       units: null,
       placeholder: null,
       default: null,
     },
     'favorite-slogan': {
       name: 'Favorite Slogan',
-      type: 'string',
+      type: 'text',
       inputmode: 'text',
       description:
         'You most favorite slogan in the whole world, used for paying you.',
       required: false,
       masked: true,
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: null,
       placeholder: null,
-      pattern: null,
-      patternDescription: null,
+      patterns: [],
       warning: null,
       default: null,
     },
@@ -1231,16 +1301,23 @@ export module Mock {
         'external ip addresses that are authorized to access your Bitcoin node',
       warning:
         'Any IP you allow here will have RPC access to your Bitcoin node.',
-      range: '[1,10]',
+      minLength: 1,
+      maxLength: 10,
       default: ['192.168.1.1'],
       spec: {
-        type: 'string',
+        type: 'text',
         inputmode: 'text',
         masked: false,
         placeholder: null,
-        pattern:
-          '((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])\\.){3,3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])|((^(([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){7,7}[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,7}:|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,6}:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,5}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,2}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,3}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,3}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,2}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,5}|[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,6})|:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,7}|:)|fe80:(:[0-9a-fA-F]{0,4}){0,4}%[0-9a-zA-Z]{1,}|::(ffff(:0{1,4}){0,1}:){0,1}((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]).){3,3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}:((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]).){3,3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]))$)|(^[a-z2-7]{16}\\.onion$)|(^([a-z0-9]([a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?\\.)+[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9]$))',
-        patternDescription: 'must be a valid ipv4, ipv6, or domain name',
+        minLength: 4,
+        maxLength: 20,
+        patterns: [
+          {
+            regex:
+              '((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])\\.){3,3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])|((^(([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){7,7}[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,7}:|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,6}:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,5}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,2}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,3}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,3}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,4}|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,2}(:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,5}|[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,6})|:((:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}){1,7}|:)|fe80:(:[0-9a-fA-F]{0,4}){0,4}%[0-9a-zA-Z]{1,}|::(ffff(:0{1,4}){0,1}:){0,1}((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]).){3,3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])|([0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){1,4}:((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]).){3,3}(25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]))$)|(^[a-z2-7]{16}\\.onion$)|(^([a-z0-9]([a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?\\.)+[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9]$))',
+            description: 'must be a valid ipv4, ipv6, or domain name',
+          },
+        ],
       },
     },
     rpcauth: {
@@ -1248,15 +1325,17 @@ export module Mock {
       type: 'list',
       description: 'api keys that are authorized to access your Bitcoin node.',
       warning: null,
-      range: '[0,*)',
+      minLength: null,
+      maxLength: null,
       default: [],
       spec: {
-        type: 'string',
+        type: 'text',
         inputmode: 'text',
         masked: false,
+        minLength: null,
+        maxLength: null,
         placeholder: null,
-        pattern: null,
-        patternDescription: null,
+        patterns: [],
       },
     },
     'more-advanced': {
@@ -1280,40 +1359,43 @@ export module Mock {
               spec: {
                 law1: {
                   name: 'First Law',
-                  type: 'string',
+                  type: 'text',
                   inputmode: 'text',
                   description: 'the first law',
                   required: false,
                   masked: false,
                   placeholder: null,
-                  pattern: null,
-                  patternDescription: null,
+                  patterns: [],
+                  minLength: null,
+                  maxLength: null,
                   warning: null,
                   default: null,
                 },
                 law2: {
                   name: 'Second Law',
-                  type: 'string',
+                  type: 'text',
                   inputmode: 'text',
                   description: 'the second law',
                   required: false,
                   masked: false,
                   placeholder: null,
-                  pattern: null,
-                  patternDescription: null,
+                  patterns: [],
+                  minLength: null,
+                  maxLength: null,
                   warning: null,
                   default: null,
                 },
                 law4: {
                   name: 'Fourth Law',
-                  type: 'string',
+                  type: 'text',
                   inputmode: 'text',
                   description: 'the fourth law',
                   required: false,
                   masked: false,
                   placeholder: null,
-                  pattern: null,
-                  patternDescription: null,
+                  patterns: [],
+                  minLength: null,
+                  maxLength: null,
                   warning: null,
                   default: null,
                 },
@@ -1322,7 +1404,8 @@ export module Mock {
                   type: 'list',
                   description: 'the third law',
                   warning: null,
-                  range: '[0,2]',
+                  minLength: null,
+                  maxLength: 2,
                   default: [],
                   spec: {
                     type: 'object',
@@ -1331,7 +1414,7 @@ export module Mock {
                     spec: {
                       lawname: {
                         name: 'Law Name',
-                        type: 'string',
+                        type: 'text',
                         inputmode: 'text',
                         description: 'the name of the law maker',
                         required: true,
@@ -1341,21 +1424,27 @@ export module Mock {
                         },
                         masked: false,
                         placeholder: null,
-                        pattern: null,
-                        patternDescription: null,
+                        patterns: [],
+                        minLength: null,
+                        maxLength: null,
                         warning: null,
                       },
                       lawagency: {
                         name: 'Law agency',
-                        type: 'string',
+                        type: 'text',
                         inputmode: 'text',
                         description: 'the ip of the law maker',
                         required: true,
                         default: '192.168.1.0',
-                        pattern:
-                          '^(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])$',
-                        patternDescription:
-                          'may only contain numbers and periods',
+                        minLength: null,
+                        maxLength: null,
+                        patterns: [
+                          {
+                            regex:
+                              '^(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])$',
+                            description: 'may only contain numbers and periods',
+                          },
+                        ],
                         masked: false,
                         placeholder: null,
                         warning: null,
@@ -1365,14 +1454,15 @@ export module Mock {
                 },
                 law5: {
                   name: 'Fifth Law',
-                  type: 'string',
+                  type: 'text',
                   inputmode: 'text',
                   description: 'the fifth law',
                   required: false,
                   masked: false,
                   placeholder: null,
-                  pattern: null,
-                  patternDescription: null,
+                  minLength: null,
+                  maxLength: null,
+                  patterns: [],
                   warning: null,
                   default: null,
                 },
@@ -1383,7 +1473,8 @@ export module Mock {
               type: 'list',
               description: 'the people who make the rules',
               warning: null,
-              range: '[0,2]',
+              minLength: null,
+              maxLength: 2,
               default: [],
               spec: {
                 type: 'object',
@@ -1392,7 +1483,7 @@ export module Mock {
                 spec: {
                   rulemakername: {
                     name: 'Rulemaker Name',
-                    type: 'string',
+                    type: 'text',
                     inputmode: 'text',
                     description: 'the name of the rule maker',
                     required: true,
@@ -1402,20 +1493,27 @@ export module Mock {
                     },
                     masked: false,
                     placeholder: null,
-                    pattern: null,
-                    patternDescription: null,
+                    patterns: [],
+                    minLength: null,
+                    maxLength: null,
                     warning: null,
                   },
                   rulemakerip: {
                     name: 'Rulemaker IP',
-                    type: 'string',
+                    type: 'text',
                     inputmode: 'text',
                     description: 'the ip of the rule maker',
                     required: true,
                     default: '192.168.1.0',
-                    pattern:
-                      '^(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])$',
-                    patternDescription: 'may only contain numbers and periods',
+                    minLength: null,
+                    maxLength: null,
+                    patterns: [
+                      {
+                        regex:
+                          '^(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])\\.){3}([0-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1[0-9]{2}|2[0-4][0-9]|25[0-5])$',
+                        description: 'may only contain numbers and periods',
+                      },
+                    ],
                     masked: false,
                     placeholder: null,
                     warning: null,
@@ -1425,20 +1523,26 @@ export module Mock {
             },
             rpcuser: {
               name: 'RPC Username',
-              type: 'string',
+              type: 'text',
               inputmode: 'text',
               description: 'rpc username',
               required: true,
               default: 'defaultrpcusername',
-              pattern: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
-              patternDescription: 'must contain only letters.',
+              minLength: null,
+              maxLength: null,
+              patterns: [
+                {
+                  regex: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
+                  description: 'must contain only letters.',
+                },
+              ],
               masked: false,
               placeholder: null,
               warning: null,
             },
             rpcpass: {
               name: 'RPC User Password',
-              type: 'string',
+              type: 'text',
               inputmode: 'text',
               description: 'rpc password',
               required: true,
@@ -1448,8 +1552,9 @@ export module Mock {
               },
               masked: true,
               placeholder: null,
-              pattern: null,
-              patternDescription: null,
+              patterns: [],
+              minLength: null,
+              maxLength: null,
               warning: null,
             },
           },
@@ -1550,15 +1655,21 @@ export module Mock {
         group: null,
         'input-spec': {
           reason: {
-            type: 'string',
+            type: 'text',
             inputmode: 'text',
             name: 'Re-sync Reason',
             description: 'Your reason for re-syncing. Why are you doing this?',
             placeholder: null,
             required: true,
             masked: false,
-            pattern: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
-            patternDescription: 'Must contain only letters.',
+            minLength: null,
+            maxLength: null,
+            patterns: [
+              {
+                regex: '^[a-zA-Z]+$',
+                description: 'must contain only letters.',
+              },
+            ],
             warning: null,
             default: null,
           },
diff --git a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/form.service.ts b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/form.service.ts
index ac58f431c..75ee8bae6 100644
--- a/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/form.service.ts
+++ b/frontend/projects/ui/src/app/services/form.service.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ import {
   ValidatorFn,
   Validators,
 } from '@angular/forms'
-import { getDefaultString, Range } from '../util/config-utilities'
+import { getDefaultString } from '../util/config-utilities'
 import {
   InputSpec,
   isValueSpecListOf,
   ListValueSpecNumber,
   ListValueSpecObject,
   ListValueSpecOf,
-  ListValueSpecString,
+  ListValueSpecText,
   UniqueBy,
   ValueSpec,
   ValueSpecSelect,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
   ValueSpecList,
   ValueSpecNumber,
   ValueSpecObject,
-  ValueSpecString,
+  ValueSpecText,
   ValueSpecUnion,
   unionSelectKey,
   ValueSpecTextarea,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class FormService {
 
   getListItem(spec: ValueSpecList, entry?: any) {
     const listItemValidators = getListItemValidators(spec)
-    if (isValueSpecListOf(spec, 'string')) {
+    if (isValueSpecListOf(spec, 'text')) {
       return this.formBuilder.control(entry, listItemValidators)
     } else if (isValueSpecListOf(spec, 'number')) {
       return this.formBuilder.control(entry, listItemValidators)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export class FormService {
   ): UntypedFormGroup | UntypedFormArray | UntypedFormControl {
     let value: any
     switch (spec.type) {
-      case 'string':
+      case 'text':
         if (currentValue !== undefined) {
           value = currentValue
         } else {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class FormService {
           spec,
           isValid ? currentSelection : spec.default,
         )
-      case 'boolean':
+      case 'toggle':
         value = currentValue === undefined ? spec.default : currentValue
         return this.formBuilder.control(value)
       case 'select':
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export class FormService {
 }
 
 function getListItemValidators(spec: ValueSpecList) {
-  if (isValueSpecListOf(spec, 'string')) {
+  if (isValueSpecListOf(spec, 'text')) {
     return stringValidators(spec.spec)
   } else if (isValueSpecListOf(spec, 'number')) {
     return numberValidators(spec.spec)
@@ -169,16 +169,18 @@ function getListItemValidators(spec: ValueSpecList) {
 }
 
 function stringValidators(
-  spec: ValueSpecString | ListValueSpecString,
+  spec: ValueSpecText | ListValueSpecText,
 ): ValidatorFn[] {
   const validators: ValidatorFn[] = []
 
-  if ((spec as ValueSpecString).required) {
+  if ((spec as ValueSpecText).required) {
     validators.push(Validators.required)
   }
 
-  if (spec.pattern) {
-    validators.push(Validators.pattern(spec.pattern))
+  validators.push(textLengthInRange(spec.minLength, spec.maxLength))
+
+  if (spec.patterns.length) {
+    spec.patterns.forEach(p => validators.push(Validators.pattern(p.regex)))
   }
 
   return validators
@@ -205,11 +207,11 @@ function numberValidators(
     validators.push(Validators.required)
   }
 
-  if (spec.integral) {
+  if (spec.integer) {
     validators.push(isInteger())
   }
 
-  validators.push(numberInRange(spec.range))
+  validators.push(numberInRange(spec.min, spec.max))
 
   return validators
 }
@@ -226,13 +228,13 @@ function selectValidators(spec: ValueSpecSelect): ValidatorFn[] {
 
 function multiselectValidators(spec: ValueSpecMultiselect): ValidatorFn[] {
   const validators: ValidatorFn[] = []
-  validators.push(listInRange(spec.range))
+  validators.push(listInRange(spec.minLength, spec.maxLength))
   return validators
 }
 
 function listValidators(spec: ValueSpecList): ValidatorFn[] {
   const validators: ValidatorFn[] = []
-  validators.push(listInRange(spec.range))
+  validators.push(listInRange(spec.minLength, spec.maxLength))
   validators.push(listItemIssue())
   return validators
 }
@@ -247,16 +249,20 @@ function fileValidators(spec: ValueSpecFile): ValidatorFn[] {
   return validators
 }
 
-export function numberInRange(stringRange: string = ''): ValidatorFn {
+export function numberInRange(
+  min: number | null,
+  max: number | null,
+): ValidatorFn {
   return control => {
     const value = control.value
-    if (!value) return null
-    try {
-      Range.from(stringRange).checkIncludes(value)
-      return null
-    } catch (e: any) {
-      return { numberNotInRange: `Number must be ${e.message}` }
-    }
+    if (typeof value !== 'number') return null
+    if (min && value < min)
+      return {
+        numberNotInRange: `Number must be greater than or equal to ${min}`,
+      }
+    if (max && value > max)
+      return { numberNotInRange: `Number must be less than or equal to ${max}` }
+    return null
   }
 }
 
@@ -272,14 +278,38 @@ export function isInteger(): ValidatorFn {
       : { numberNotInteger: 'Must be an integer' }
 }
 
-export function listInRange(stringRange: string = ''): ValidatorFn {
+export function listInRange(
+  minLength: number | null,
+  maxLength: number | null,
+): ValidatorFn {
   return control => {
-    try {
-      Range.from(stringRange).checkIncludes(control.value.length)
-      return null
-    } catch (e: any) {
-      return { listNotInRange: `List must be ${e.message}` }
-    }
+    const length = control.value.length
+    if (minLength && length < minLength)
+      return {
+        listNotInRange: `List must contain at least ${minLength} entries`,
+      }
+    if (maxLength && length > maxLength)
+      return {
+        listNotInRange: `List cannot contain more than ${maxLength} entries`,
+      }
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
+export function textLengthInRange(
+  minLength: number | null,
+  maxLength: number | null,
+): ValidatorFn {
+  return control => {
+    const value = control.value
+    if (value === null || value === undefined) return null
+
+    const length = value.length
+    if (minLength && length < minLength)
+      return { listNotInRange: `Must be at least ${minLength} characters` }
+    if (maxLength && length > maxLength)
+      return { listNotInRange: `Cannot be great than ${maxLength} characters` }
+    return null
   }
 }
 
@@ -335,7 +365,7 @@ export function listUnique(spec: ValueSpecList): ValidatorFn {
 function listItemEquals(spec: ValueSpecList, val1: any, val2: any): boolean {
   // TODO: fix types
   switch (spec.spec.type) {
-    case 'string':
+    case 'text':
     case 'number':
       return val1 == val2
     case 'object':
@@ -348,10 +378,10 @@ function listItemEquals(spec: ValueSpecList, val1: any, val2: any): boolean {
 
 function itemEquals(spec: ValueSpec, val1: any, val2: any): boolean {
   switch (spec.type) {
-    case 'string':
+    case 'text':
     case 'textarea':
     case 'number':
-    case 'boolean':
+    case 'toggle':
     case 'select':
       return val1 == val2
     case 'object':
@@ -536,7 +566,7 @@ export function convertValuesRecursive(
       control.setValue(
         control.value || control.value === 0 ? Number(control.value) : null,
       )
-    } else if (valueSpec.type === 'string' || valueSpec.type === 'textarea') {
+    } else if (valueSpec.type === 'text' || valueSpec.type === 'textarea') {
       if (!control.value) control.setValue(null)
     } else if (valueSpec.type === 'object') {
       convertValuesRecursive(valueSpec.spec, group.get(key) as UntypedFormGroup)
@@ -553,7 +583,7 @@ export function convertValuesRecursive(
         controls.forEach(control => {
           control.setValue(control.value ? Number(control.value) : null)
         })
-      } else if (valueSpec.spec.type === 'string') {
+      } else if (valueSpec.spec.type === 'text') {
         controls.forEach(control => {
           if (!control.value) control.setValue(null)
         })