From df6fabdbc45f88c891acfca0960c4715b93c5c56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "CanbiZ (MickLesk)" <47820557+MickLesk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:02:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(tubearchivist): source .env in run.sh + symlink for
 dotenv

run.sh needs env vars (TA_CACHE_DIR etc) before Django starts.
- Add set -a/source .env in run.sh so vars are available
- Symlink .env to backend/ so Django's load_dotenv('.env') finds it
- Fixes 'unable to open database file' (CACHE_DIR defaulting to /cache)
---
 install/tubearchivist-install.sh | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/install/tubearchivist-install.sh b/install/tubearchivist-install.sh
index 6052f449..b22880fd 100644
--- a/install/tubearchivist-install.sh
+++ b/install/tubearchivist-install.sh
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ cat <<'RUNEOF' >/opt/tubearchivist/backend/run.sh
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 cd /opt/tubearchivist/backend
+set -a
+source /opt/tubearchivist/.env
+set +a
 PYTHON=/opt/tubearchivist/.venv/bin/python
 
 echo "Waiting for ElasticSearch..."
@@ -206,6 +209,7 @@ $PYTHON manage.py ta_startup
 exec $PYTHON backend_start.py
 RUNEOF
 chmod +x /opt/tubearchivist/backend/run.sh
+ln -sf /opt/tubearchivist/.env /opt/tubearchivist/backend/.env
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/tubearchivist.service
 [Unit]
 Description=Tube Archivist Backend