diff --git a/weed/admin/static/js/s3tables.js b/weed/admin/static/js/s3tables.js
index aafee0ece..3d5816bb2 100644
--- a/weed/admin/static/js/s3tables.js
+++ b/weed/admin/static/js/s3tables.js
@@ -731,12 +731,6 @@ function s3TablesNamespaceNameError(name) {
         if (!part) {
             return 'namespace levels cannot be empty';
         }
-        if (part === '.' || part === '..') {
-            return "namespace name parts cannot be '.' or '..'";
-        }
-        if (part.length < 1 || part.length > 255) {
-            return 'Namespace name must be between 1 and 255 characters';
-        }
         if (!isLowercaseLetterOrDigit(part[0])) {
             return 'Namespace name must start with a letter or digit';
         }
diff --git a/weed/admin/view/app/s3tables_namespaces.templ b/weed/admin/view/app/s3tables_namespaces.templ
index b35b23d98..4c203ea19 100644
--- a/weed/admin/view/app/s3tables_namespaces.templ
+++ b/weed/admin/view/app/s3tables_namespaces.templ
@@ -250,14 +250,10 @@ templ S3TablesNamespaces(data dash.S3TablesNamespacesData) {
 								message = 'namespace levels cannot be empty';
 								break;
 							}
-							if (part === '.' || part === '..') {
-								message = "namespace name parts cannot be '.' or '..'";
-								break;
-							}
-						const start = part[0];
-						const end = part[part.length - 1];
-						const isStartValid = (start >= 'a' && start <= 'z') || (start >= '0' && start <= '9');
-						const isEndValid = (end >= 'a' && end <= 'z') || (end >= '0' && end <= '9');
+							const start = part[0];
+							const end = part[part.length - 1];
+							const isStartValid = (start >= 'a' && start <= 'z') || (start >= '0' && start <= '9');
+							const isEndValid = (end >= 'a' && end <= 'z') || (end >= '0' && end <= '9');
 						if (!isStartValid) {
 							message = 'Namespace name must start with a letter or digit';
 							break;
diff --git a/weed/admin/view/app/s3tables_namespaces_templ.go b/weed/admin/view/app/s3tables_namespaces_templ.go
index 6eb8c820e..21962b8c0 100644
--- a/weed/admin/view/app/s3tables_namespaces_templ.go
+++ b/weed/admin/view/app/s3tables_namespaces_templ.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func S3TablesNamespaces(data dash.S3TablesNamespacesData) templ.Component {
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 24, "\"><div class=\"mb-3\"><label for=\"s3tablesNamespaceName\" class=\"form-label\">Namespace</label> <input type=\"text\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"s3tablesNamespaceName\" name=\"name\" placeholder=\"analytics\" required><div class=\"form-text\">Use lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores. Use dots for nested namespaces (for example, analytics.daily).</div></div></div><div class=\"modal-footer\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\">Cancel</button> <button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus me-1\"></i>Create</button></div></form></div></div></div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"deleteS3TablesNamespaceModal\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"deleteS3TablesNamespaceModalLabel\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"deleteS3TablesNamespaceModalLabel\"><i class=\"fas fa-exclamation-triangle me-2 text-warning\"></i>Delete Namespace</h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"></button></div><div class=\"modal-body\"><p>Are you sure you want to delete the namespace <strong id=\"deleteS3TablesNamespaceName\"></strong>?</p></div><div class=\"modal-footer\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\">Cancel</button> <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-danger\" onclick=\"deleteS3TablesNamespace()\"><i class=\"fas fa-trash me-1\"></i>Delete</button></div></div></div></div><script>\n\t\tlet s3tablesNamespaceDeleteModalInstance = null;\n\t\tconst dataBucketArn = document.getElementById('s3tables-namespaces-content').dataset.bucketArn || '';\n\t\tconst csrfTokenMeta = document.querySelector('meta[name=\"csrf-token\"]');\n\t\tconst csrfToken = csrfTokenMeta ? (csrfTokenMeta.getAttribute('content') || '') : '';\n\n\t\tfunction makeJSONHeaders() {\n\t\t\tconst headers = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };\n\t\t\tif (csrfToken) {\n\t\t\t\theaders['X-CSRF-Token'] = csrfToken;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn headers;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tasync function readErrorMessage(response, fallbackMessage) {\n\t\t\tconst responseBody = await response.text();\n\t\t\tif (!responseBody) {\n\t\t\t\treturn fallbackMessage;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\ttry {\n\t\t\t\tconst payload = JSON.parse(responseBody);\n\t\t\t\tif (payload && typeof payload.error === 'string' && payload.error) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn payload.error;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (payload && typeof payload.message === 'string' && payload.message) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn payload.message;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} catch (parseError) {\n\t\t\t\t// Fall through to the raw response body when parsing fails.\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn responseBody;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tfunction validateNamespaceInput(input, allowEmpty) {\n\t\t\tif (typeof window.applyS3TablesNamespaceNameValidity === 'function') {\n\t\t\t\treturn window.applyS3TablesNamespaceNameValidity(input, allowEmpty);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tconst name = (input.value || '').trim();\n\t\t\tif (allowEmpty && name === '') {\n\t\t\t\tinput.setCustomValidity('');\n\t\t\t\treturn '';\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tlet message = '';\n\t\t\t\tif (!name) {\n\t\t\t\t\tmessage = 'Namespace name is required';\n\t\t\t\t} else if (name.length < 1 || name.length > 255) {\n\t\t\t\t\tmessage = 'Namespace name must be between 1 and 255 characters';\n\t\t\t\t} else if (name === '.' || name === '..') {\n\t\t\t\t\tmessage = \"namespace name cannot be '.' or '..'\";\n\t\t\t\t} else if (name.includes('/')) {\n\t\t\t\t\tmessage = \"namespace name cannot contain '/'\";\n\t\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfor (const part of name.split('.')) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (!part) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmessage = 'namespace levels cannot be empty';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (part === '.' || part === '..') {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmessage = \"namespace name parts cannot be '.' or '..'\";\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tconst start = part[0];\n\t\t\t\t\t\tconst end = part[part.length - 1];\n\t\t\t\t\t\tconst isStartValid = (start >= 'a' && start <= 'z') || (start >= '0' && start <= '9');\n\t\t\t\t\t\tconst isEndValid = (end >= 'a' && end <= 'z') || (end >= '0' && end <= '9');\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (!isStartValid) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmessage = 'Namespace name must start with a letter or digit';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (!isEndValid) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmessage = 'Namespace name must end with a letter or digit';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfor (const ch of part) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconst isLower = ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'z';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconst isDigit = ch >= '0' && ch <= '9';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (!(isLower || isDigit || ch === '_')) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmessage = \"invalid namespace name: only 'a-z', '0-9', and '_' are allowed\";\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (message) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (part.startsWith('aws')) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmessage = \"namespace name cannot start with reserved prefix 'aws'\";\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tinput.setCustomValidity(message);\n\t\t\t\treturn message;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\tdocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\n\t\t\ts3tablesNamespaceDeleteModalInstance = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('deleteS3TablesNamespaceModal'));\n\n\t\t\tdocument.querySelectorAll('.s3tables-delete-namespace-btn').forEach(button => {\n\t\t\t\tbutton.addEventListener('click', function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('deleteS3TablesNamespaceName').textContent = this.dataset.namespaceName || '';\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('deleteS3TablesNamespaceModal').dataset.namespaceName = this.dataset.namespaceName || '';\n\t\t\t\t\ts3tablesNamespaceDeleteModalInstance.show();\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t});\n\n\t\t\tconst namespaceInput = document.getElementById('s3tablesNamespaceName');\n\t\t\tif (namespaceInput) {\n\t\t\t\tnamespaceInput.addEventListener('input', function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tvalidateNamespaceInput(this, true);\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('createS3TablesNamespaceForm').addEventListener('submit', async function(e) {\n\t\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\tconst namespaceInput = document.getElementById('s3tablesNamespaceName');\n\t\t\t\tconst name = namespaceInput.value.trim();\n\t\t\t\tconst nameError = validateNamespaceInput(namespaceInput, false);\n\t\t\t\tif (nameError) {\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespaceInput.reportValidity();\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\ttry {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst response = await fetch('/api/s3tables/namespaces', {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmethod: 'POST',\n\t\t\t\t\t\theaders: makeJSONHeaders(),\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbody: JSON.stringify({ bucket_arn: dataBucketArn, name: name })\n\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\tif (!response.ok) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tconst errorMessage = await readErrorMessage(response, 'Failed to create namespace');\n\t\t\t\t\t\talert(errorMessage);\n\t\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\talert('Namespace created');\n\t\t\t\t\tlocation.reload();\n\t\t\t\t} catch (error) {\n\t\t\t\t\talert('Failed to create namespace: ' + error.message);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t});\n\n\t\t});\n\n\t\tasync function deleteS3TablesNamespace() {\n\t\t\tconst namespace = document.getElementById('deleteS3TablesNamespaceModal').dataset.namespaceName;\n\t\t\tif (!namespace) return;\n\t\t\ttry {\n\t\t\t\tconst requestOptions = { method: 'DELETE' };\n\t\t\t\tif (csrfToken) {\n\t\t\t\t\trequestOptions.headers = { 'X-CSRF-Token': csrfToken };\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tconst response = await fetch(`/api/s3tables/namespaces?bucket=${encodeURIComponent(dataBucketArn)}&name=${encodeURIComponent(namespace)}`, requestOptions);\n\t\t\t\tif (!response.ok) {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst errorMessage = await readErrorMessage(response, 'Failed to delete namespace');\n\t\t\t\t\talert(errorMessage);\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\talert('Namespace deleted');\n\t\t\t\tlocation.reload();\n\t\t\t} catch (error) {\n\t\t\t\talert('Failed to delete namespace: ' + error.message);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\n\t</script>")
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 24, "\"><div class=\"mb-3\"><label for=\"s3tablesNamespaceName\" class=\"form-label\">Namespace</label> <input type=\"text\" class=\"form-control\" id=\"s3tablesNamespaceName\" name=\"name\" placeholder=\"analytics\" required><div class=\"form-text\">Use lowercase letters, numbers, and underscores. Use dots for nested namespaces (for example, analytics.daily).</div></div></div><div class=\"modal-footer\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\">Cancel</button> <button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn btn-primary\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus me-1\"></i>Create</button></div></form></div></div></div><div class=\"modal fade\" id=\"deleteS3TablesNamespaceModal\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-labelledby=\"deleteS3TablesNamespaceModalLabel\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><div class=\"modal-header\"><h5 class=\"modal-title\" id=\"deleteS3TablesNamespaceModalLabel\"><i class=\"fas fa-exclamation-triangle me-2 text-warning\"></i>Delete Namespace</h5><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"></button></div><div class=\"modal-body\"><p>Are you sure you want to delete the namespace <strong id=\"deleteS3TablesNamespaceName\"></strong>?</p></div><div class=\"modal-footer\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\">Cancel</button> <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-danger\" onclick=\"deleteS3TablesNamespace()\"><i class=\"fas fa-trash me-1\"></i>Delete</button></div></div></div></div><script>\n\t\tlet s3tablesNamespaceDeleteModalInstance = null;\n\t\tconst dataBucketArn = document.getElementById('s3tables-namespaces-content').dataset.bucketArn || '';\n\t\tconst csrfTokenMeta = document.querySelector('meta[name=\"csrf-token\"]');\n\t\tconst csrfToken = csrfTokenMeta ? (csrfTokenMeta.getAttribute('content') || '') : '';\n\n\t\tfunction makeJSONHeaders() {\n\t\t\tconst headers = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };\n\t\t\tif (csrfToken) {\n\t\t\t\theaders['X-CSRF-Token'] = csrfToken;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn headers;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tasync function readErrorMessage(response, fallbackMessage) {\n\t\t\tconst responseBody = await response.text();\n\t\t\tif (!responseBody) {\n\t\t\t\treturn fallbackMessage;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\ttry {\n\t\t\t\tconst payload = JSON.parse(responseBody);\n\t\t\t\tif (payload && typeof payload.error === 'string' && payload.error) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn payload.error;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif (payload && typeof payload.message === 'string' && payload.message) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn payload.message;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} catch (parseError) {\n\t\t\t\t// Fall through to the raw response body when parsing fails.\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\treturn responseBody;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tfunction validateNamespaceInput(input, allowEmpty) {\n\t\t\tif (typeof window.applyS3TablesNamespaceNameValidity === 'function') {\n\t\t\t\treturn window.applyS3TablesNamespaceNameValidity(input, allowEmpty);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tconst name = (input.value || '').trim();\n\t\t\tif (allowEmpty && name === '') {\n\t\t\t\tinput.setCustomValidity('');\n\t\t\t\treturn '';\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tlet message = '';\n\t\t\t\tif (!name) {\n\t\t\t\t\tmessage = 'Namespace name is required';\n\t\t\t\t} else if (name.length < 1 || name.length > 255) {\n\t\t\t\t\tmessage = 'Namespace name must be between 1 and 255 characters';\n\t\t\t\t} else if (name === '.' || name === '..') {\n\t\t\t\t\tmessage = \"namespace name cannot be '.' or '..'\";\n\t\t\t\t} else if (name.includes('/')) {\n\t\t\t\t\tmessage = \"namespace name cannot contain '/'\";\n\t\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfor (const part of name.split('.')) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (!part) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmessage = 'namespace levels cannot be empty';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconst start = part[0];\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconst end = part[part.length - 1];\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconst isStartValid = (start >= 'a' && start <= 'z') || (start >= '0' && start <= '9');\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconst isEndValid = (end >= 'a' && end <= 'z') || (end >= '0' && end <= '9');\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (!isStartValid) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmessage = 'Namespace name must start with a letter or digit';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (!isEndValid) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmessage = 'Namespace name must end with a letter or digit';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tfor (const ch of part) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconst isLower = ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'z';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconst isDigit = ch >= '0' && ch <= '9';\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (!(isLower || isDigit || ch === '_')) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmessage = \"invalid namespace name: only 'a-z', '0-9', and '_' are allowed\";\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (message) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif (part.startsWith('aws')) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmessage = \"namespace name cannot start with reserved prefix 'aws'\";\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbreak;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tinput.setCustomValidity(message);\n\t\t\t\treturn message;\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\tdocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\n\t\t\ts3tablesNamespaceDeleteModalInstance = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('deleteS3TablesNamespaceModal'));\n\n\t\t\tdocument.querySelectorAll('.s3tables-delete-namespace-btn').forEach(button => {\n\t\t\t\tbutton.addEventListener('click', function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('deleteS3TablesNamespaceName').textContent = this.dataset.namespaceName || '';\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('deleteS3TablesNamespaceModal').dataset.namespaceName = this.dataset.namespaceName || '';\n\t\t\t\t\ts3tablesNamespaceDeleteModalInstance.show();\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t});\n\n\t\t\tconst namespaceInput = document.getElementById('s3tablesNamespaceName');\n\t\t\tif (namespaceInput) {\n\t\t\t\tnamespaceInput.addEventListener('input', function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tvalidateNamespaceInput(this, true);\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('createS3TablesNamespaceForm').addEventListener('submit', async function(e) {\n\t\t\t\te.preventDefault();\n\t\t\t\tconst namespaceInput = document.getElementById('s3tablesNamespaceName');\n\t\t\t\tconst name = namespaceInput.value.trim();\n\t\t\t\tconst nameError = validateNamespaceInput(namespaceInput, false);\n\t\t\t\tif (nameError) {\n\t\t\t\t\tnamespaceInput.reportValidity();\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\ttry {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst response = await fetch('/api/s3tables/namespaces', {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmethod: 'POST',\n\t\t\t\t\t\theaders: makeJSONHeaders(),\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbody: JSON.stringify({ bucket_arn: dataBucketArn, name: name })\n\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\tif (!response.ok) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tconst errorMessage = await readErrorMessage(response, 'Failed to create namespace');\n\t\t\t\t\t\talert(errorMessage);\n\t\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\talert('Namespace created');\n\t\t\t\t\tlocation.reload();\n\t\t\t\t} catch (error) {\n\t\t\t\t\talert('Failed to create namespace: ' + error.message);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t});\n\n\t\t});\n\n\t\tasync function deleteS3TablesNamespace() {\n\t\t\tconst namespace = document.getElementById('deleteS3TablesNamespaceModal').dataset.namespaceName;\n\t\t\tif (!namespace) return;\n\t\t\ttry {\n\t\t\t\tconst requestOptions = { method: 'DELETE' };\n\t\t\t\tif (csrfToken) {\n\t\t\t\t\trequestOptions.headers = { 'X-CSRF-Token': csrfToken };\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tconst response = await fetch(`/api/s3tables/namespaces?bucket=${encodeURIComponent(dataBucketArn)}&name=${encodeURIComponent(namespace)}`, requestOptions);\n\t\t\t\tif (!response.ok) {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst errorMessage = await readErrorMessage(response, 'Failed to delete namespace');\n\t\t\t\t\talert(errorMessage);\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\talert('Namespace deleted');\n\t\t\t\tlocation.reload();\n\t\t\t} catch (error) {\n\t\t\t\talert('Failed to delete namespace: ' + error.message);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\n\t</script>")
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}