From 50752ca4b08d475c2b1ae33d7b08c2ac142feddb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MichaelFisher1997 <contact@michaelfisher.tech>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:27:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: allow initial deploy without Rancher backup

---
 .gitea/workflows/deploy.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index d2a1799..b80733d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -986,8 +986,8 @@ jobs:
           ")
 
           if [ "$LATEST" = "NONE" ]; then
-            echo "No Rancher backups found in B2; refusing to continue without restored Rancher state." >&2
-            exit 1
+            echo "No Rancher backups found in B2. Skipping restore; rancher-backup will create future backups."
+            exit 0
           fi
 
           BACKUP_FILE=$(basename "$LATEST")