From 50648f9c431fe32ede591f6b5256111bcd5bfeec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cclohmar <claus.lohmar@lohmar.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:43:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(installer): add missing notifier section, create Authelia
 users_database.yml on fresh install

---
 install.sh | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 61e2550..14859d1 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -330,6 +330,12 @@ storage:
   encryption_key: "${STORAGE_KEY}"
   local:
     path: "${AUTHELIA_DIR}/db.sqlite3"
+notifier:
+  smtp:
+    address: "${SMTP_HOST}:${SMTP_PORT}"
+    username: "${SMTP_USER}"
+    password: "${SMTP_PASS}"
+    sender: "Authelia <${SMTP_USER}>"
 access_control:
   default_policy: deny
   rules:
@@ -371,6 +377,23 @@ $(echo "$OIDC_KEY" | sed 's/^/          /')
 AUTHEOF
     chmod 600 "$AUTHELIA_CONFIG"
     success "Authelia config written"
+
+    # Create initial users_database.yml (needed for Authelia to start)
+    if [ ! -f "${AUTHELIA_DIR}/users_database.yml" ]; then
+        info "Creating initial users database..."
+        ADMIN_HASH=$("${AUTHELIA_DIR}/authelia" crypto hash generate --password "$(openssl rand -base64 16)" 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $NF}' || echo "\$argon2id\$v=19\$m=65536,t=3,p=4\$placeholder")
+        cat > "${AUTHELIA_DIR}/users_database.yml" << USERSDB
+users:
+  placeholder:
+    displayname: "Setup Account"
+    password: "${ADMIN_HASH}"
+    email: "${ADMIN_EMAIL:-admin@local}"
+    groups: [admins]
+USERSDB
+        chmod 600 "${AUTHELIA_DIR}/users_database.yml"
+        success "Users database created"
+    fi
+
     systemctl restart authelia 2>/dev/null && info "Authelia restarted" || info "Authelia not running (will start later)"
 fi