tidy

templates/example/start.sh

@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+# START SCRIPT
+# The start script is required for all templates.
+# It is used to start the service on the server.
+# It is called with the path to the server specific env file as an argument.
+
 source "$(dirname "$0")/_common.sh"
 load_env "$1" || die "Failed to load environment variables"
 
 # Required environment variables
 check_required_env_vars "CONTAINER_NAME" "HOST_PORT" "CONTAINER_PORT" "LOCAL_DATA_FOLDER"
 
+if [ -d "${LOCAL_DATA_FOLDER}" ]; then
+    echo "Local data folder ${LOCAL_DATA_FOLDER} exists, skipping data folder creation"
+else
+    echo "Local data folder ${LOCAL_DATA_FOLDER} does not exist, creating..."
+    mkdir -p "${LOCAL_DATA_FOLDER}"
+fi
+
 DOCKER_RUN_CMD="docker run -d \
                 --restart unless-stopped \
                 --name ${CONTAINER_NAME} \