From 1d0ccdd55a65b88cdc8f5b488d2ae9f8f55c2de5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: anoracleofra-code <anoracleofra@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 07:51:59 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix: create .env file if missing when saving API keys

Docker users don't have a .env file by default, so the settings
page silently failed to save keys. Now creates it automatically.
---
 backend/services/api_settings.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/services/api_settings.py b/backend/services/api_settings.py
index 0c587ce..141defc 100644
--- a/backend/services/api_settings.py
+++ b/backend/services/api_settings.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def update_api_key(env_key: str, new_value: str) -> bool:
         return False
 
     if not ENV_PATH.exists():
-        return False
+        ENV_PATH.write_text("", encoding="utf-8")
 
     # Update os.environ immediately
     os.environ[env_key] = new_value