From 2826f51f5fcec3612c9378099986d6d9684a4ea7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leon Kampwerth <77398841+SgtMate@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:48:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add warning for missing .gtnh-version file when using
 SKIP_GTNH_UPDATE_CHECK (#4230)

---
 scripts/start-deployGTNH | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/start-deployGTNH b/scripts/start-deployGTNH
index 624b67fb..fd13d5c8 100755
--- a/scripts/start-deployGTNH
+++ b/scripts/start-deployGTNH
@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@ function handleGTNH() {
     fi
   else
     log "SKIP_GTNH_UPDATE_CHECK=$SKIP_GTNH_UPDATE_CHECK ... Skipping GTNH Update/Install"
+    if [[ ! -f /data/.gtnh-version ]]; then
+      logWarning "No .gtnh-version file detected! There might not be a valid GTNH server installation in /data. Please ensure that the server files are present or set SKIP_GTNH_UPDATE_CHECK=false to allow the script to download and install the server files."
+    fi
   fi
 }