From 76a01f1390603c25f9e0b9f65d84a7ea978c9b7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christopher <1289128+dragonfire1119@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:15:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=94=A7=20fix:=20add=20MariaDB=20external?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=5Fid=20column=20fix=20(#77)?=
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Add database container ID variable and implement
fix_external_id function to modify the external_id
column for MariaDB compatibility. This resolves user
creation failures by ensuring the column definition
matches MariaDB requirements. Execute the fix during
panel startup before user creation.
---
 start-pterodactyl-panel/run.sh | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/start-pterodactyl-panel/run.sh b/start-pterodactyl-panel/run.sh
index 7120783..c1284ab 100644
--- a/start-pterodactyl-panel/run.sh
+++ b/start-pterodactyl-panel/run.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 LOG_FILE="pterodactyl_panel_log.txt"
 CONTAINER_ID="pterodactyl-panel"
+DB_CONTAINER_ID="big-bear-pterodactyl-panel-database-1"
 
 log() {
     local message="$1"
@@ -27,6 +28,15 @@ optimize_cache() {
     log "Laravel cache optimized successfully."
 }
 
+fix_external_id() {
+    log "Fixing external_id column for MariaDB compatibility..."
+    if docker exec -i $DB_CONTAINER_ID mysql -u pterodactyl -pcasaos panel -e "ALTER TABLE users MODIFY external_id varchar(191) DEFAULT NULL;" 2>/dev/null; then
+        log "external_id column fixed successfully."
+    else
+        log "WARNING: Could not fix external_id column. User creation may fail."
+    fi
+}
+
 prompt_check_login() {
     echo "Please check your website URL to see if it shows the login." | tee -a $LOG_FILE
 }
@@ -45,6 +55,7 @@ main() {
     log "Starting script..."
     generate_key
     optimize_cache
+    fix_external_id
     prompt_check_login
     create_user
     log "Script finished."