feat: add a warning if permissions are missing from config folder (#1030)

overseerr-api.yml

@@ -1988,6 +1988,9 @@ paths:
                   appDataPath:
                     type: string
                     example: /app/config
+                  appDataPermissions:
+                    type: boolean
+                    example: true
   /settings/main:
     get:
       summary: Get main settings

server/index.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import clearCookies from '@server/middleware/clearcookies';
 import routes from '@server/routes';
 import avatarproxy from '@server/routes/avatarproxy';
 import imageproxy from '@server/routes/imageproxy';
+import { appDataPermissions } from '@server/utils/appDataVolume';
 import { getAppVersion } from '@server/utils/appVersion';
 import restartFlag from '@server/utils/restartFlag';
 import { getClientIp } from '@supercharge/request-ip';
@@ -51,6 +52,12 @@ const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
 const app = next({ dev });
 const handle = app.getRequestHandler();
 
+if (!appDataPermissions()) {
+  logger.error(
+    'Something went wrong while checking config folder! Please ensure the config folder is set up properly.\nhttps://docs.jellyseerr.dev/getting-started'
+  );
+}
+
 app
   .prepare()
   .then(async () => {

server/routes/index.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ import { mapProductionCompany } from '@server/models/Movie';
 import { mapNetwork } from '@server/models/Tv';
 import settingsRoutes from '@server/routes/settings';
 import watchlistRoutes from '@server/routes/watchlist';
-import { appDataPath, appDataStatus } from '@server/utils/appDataVolume';
+import {
+  appDataPath,
+  appDataPermissions,
+  appDataStatus,
+} from '@server/utils/appDataVolume';
 import { getAppVersion, getCommitTag } from '@server/utils/appVersion';
 import restartFlag from '@server/utils/restartFlag';
 import { isPerson } from '@server/utils/typeHelpers';
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ router.get('/status/appdata', (_req, res) => {
   return res.status(200).json({
     appData: appDataStatus(),
     appDataPath: appDataPath(),
+    appDataPermissions: appDataPermissions(),
   });
 });
 

server/utils/appDataVolume.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { existsSync } from 'fs';
+import { accessSync, existsSync } from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 
 const CONFIG_PATH = process.env.CONFIG_DIRECTORY
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@ export const appDataStatus = (): boolean => {
 export const appDataPath = (): string => {
   return CONFIG_PATH;
 };
+
+export const appDataPermissions = (): boolean => {
+  try {
+    accessSync(CONFIG_PATH);
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    return false;
+  }
+};