Proxmox install script fails when it attempts to create /app/api directory as Git has already created it as a symlink to /tmp/api

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#1,806 opened on Sep 22, 2026 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 2/5
Estimated time: 1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness: 82/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Clearly specified
Activity status: Active
Tech stack: bash, git
Domain: devops

Research direction

Start with install/proxmox/proxmox-install-netalertx.sh and trace the step that creates /app/api, accounting for Git having created it as a symlink to /tmp/api. Reproduce in a Debian Proxmox LXC container using the command in the issue; done means the installation completes without the /app/api mkdir error.

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Description

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What installation are you running?

Production (netalertx) 📦

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing open and closed issues and I checked the docs https://docs.netalertx.com/

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Current Behavior

When running:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netalertx/NetAlertX/refs/heads/main/install/proxmox/proxmox-install-netalertx.sh -O proxmox-install-netalertx.sh && chmod +x proxmox-install-netalertx.sh && ./proxmox-install-netalertx.sh

...in Proxmox Debian LXC container, the script will fail with:
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/app/api’: File exists

This is because /app/api has already been created as a symlink to /tmp/api by Git.

Expected Behavior

Installation on Proxmox LXC container to suceed.

Steps To Reproduce

Create Debian LXC container (I used https://community-scripts.org/scripts/debian)
Run wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netalertx/NetAlertX/refs/heads/main/install/proxmox/proxmox-install-netalertx.sh -O proxmox-install-netalertx.sh && chmod +x proxmox-install-netalertx.sh && ./proxmox-install-netalertx.sh
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Relevant `app.conf` settings

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Debug or Trace enabled

I have read and followed the steps in the wiki link above and provided the required debug logs and the log section covers the time when the issue occurs.

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