Fix: graceful handling of missing modpack_installations table

- Cron and controller wrap modpack_installations queries in try/catch
- Falls through to egg variable / file detection if table missing
- Added migration with IF NOT EXISTS for fresh installs
- Migration won't drop the table (may be Pterodactyl-owned)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

services/modpack-version-checker/blueprint-extension/app/Console/Commands/CheckModpackUpdates.php

@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class CheckModpackUpdates extends Command
         }
 
         // Step 1: modpack_installations table (fastest, most reliable)
+        // This is a Pterodactyl table — may not exist on all panels
+        try {
             $installation = DB::table('modpack_installations')
                 ->where('server_id', $server->id)
                 ->first();
@@ -77,6 +79,9 @@ class CheckModpackUpdates extends Command
                 $this->checkVersion($server, $installation->provider, (string) $installation->modpack_id, 'installer', null);
                 return;
             }
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            // Table doesn't exist — skip this detection method
+        }
 
         // Step 2: Egg variables
         $platform = $this->getVariable($server, 'MODPACK_PLATFORM');

services/modpack-version-checker/blueprint-extension/app/Http/Controllers/ModpackAPIController.php

@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ class ModpackAPIController extends Controller
             };
         }
 
-        // 2. Check modpack_installations table
+        // 2. Check modpack_installations table (Pterodactyl — may not exist)
         if (empty($platform) || empty($modpackId)) {
+            try {
                 $installation = DB::table('modpack_installations')
                     ->where('server_id', $server->id)
                     ->first();
@@ -101,6 +102,9 @@ class ModpackAPIController extends Controller
                     $platform = $platform ?: ($installation->provider ?? null);
                     $modpackId = $modpackId ?: (string) ($installation->modpack_id ?? '');
                 }
+            } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                // Table doesn't exist on this panel — skip
+            }
         }
 
         // 3. If still nothing, try file detection

services/modpack-version-checker/blueprint-extension/database/migrations/2026_04_13_000001_create_modpack_installations_table.php

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+/**
+ * Creates modpack_installations if it doesn't already exist.
+ * This table is normally created by Pterodactyl's modpack installer,
+ * but may be missing on panels without that feature.
+ * Safe to run on panels that already have it.
+ */
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        if (!Schema::hasTable('modpack_installations')) {
+            Schema::create('modpack_installations', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->unsignedBigInteger('server_id')->primary();
+                $table->string('provider', 191);
+                $table->string('modpack_id', 191);
+                $table->tinyInteger('finalized')->default(0);
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        // Don't drop — this may be a Pterodactyl-owned table
+    }
+};