Method getConfigExamplePath

server/modules/configModule.js:81–105

* Get the path to config.example.json * Checks mounted volume first, then falls back to image built-in template * @returns {string} Path to config.example.json * @throws {Error} If config.example.json not found in either location

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   * @throws {Error} If config.example.json not found in either location
   */
  getConfigExamplePath() {
    const configDir = path.dirname(this.configPath);

    // First check mounted volume (user's custom config.example.json)
    const volumePath = path.join(configDir, 'config.example.json');
    if (fs.existsSync(volumePath)) {
      logger.info({ path: volumePath }, 'Using config.example.json from mounted volume');
      return volumePath;
    }

    // Fall back to image built-in template (guaranteed to exist in /app/server/)
    const templatePath = path.join(__dirname, '../config.example.json');
    if (fs.existsSync(templatePath)) {
      logger.info({ path: templatePath }, 'Using config.example.json from image template');
      return templatePath;
    }

    // Error - config.example.json is required
    const error = new Error(
      'config.example.json not found in either mounted volume or image template. ' +
      'This file is required for configuration initialization.'
    );
    logger.error({ volumePath, templatePath }, 'config.example.json not found');
    throw error;
  }

  /**
   * Deep merge two objects, preserving existing values and adding missing ones from template