Custom skins not loading

[sparkwise]

Previously, custom skins could be added to the /app/data/skins directory and would render correctly if specified in skinName in the settings.json file.

In this latest version in (org.etherpad.cloudronapp@4.1.0, v2.1.1), custom skins are no longer loading from this directory. Instead, Etherpad is now looking for them in the /src/static/skins directory.

Here's the error in the logs:
[ERROR] settings - Skin path /run/etherpad-lite/src/static/skins/<name> does not exist. Falling back to the default "colibris".

This folder structure previously worked but no longer does. Was the /app/data/skins path defined somewhere in the Cloudron package? Perhaps it needs to be re-added?

[nebulon]

The app internal structure has changed quite a bit and development has picked up upstream. We have to check if custom themes are still supported and maybe paths have changed.

[sparkwise]

@nebulon Is there a way that I can add my custom skin files to /run/etherpad-lite/src/static/skins/? I can't access that directory from Cloudron's File Manager.

[sparkwise]

@nebulon We're circling back to custom skins as being our primary blocker to updating Etherpad. We believe that the Cloudron packaging change that prevents custom skins from working was when these lines were commented out: https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/etherpad-lite-app/-/blob/master/start.sh?ref_type=heads&blame=0#L29-33

Would it be possible to reinstate symlink creation for custom skins located in app/data/skins? I believe the link needs to be added into the /src/static/skins directory to work.

[nebulon]

Thanks for your patience! We just released a new app package which allows adding custom skins again.

[sparkwise]

@nebulon Thank you! Great to hear. Happy to say that our custom skin loads properly.