DON'T PANIC

coder · johnstcn · Sep 7, 2023 · Sep 4, 2023 · Sep 4, 2023 · Sep 5, 2023
commit 55a0fd01bf5e5d61c9de403d24e1c8bd52718abb
diff --git a/enterprise/coderd/coderd.go b/enterprise/coderd/coderd.go
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, options *Options) (_ *API, err error) {
 			// This is a fatal error.
 			var derr *dbcrypt.DecryptFailedError
 			if xerrors.As(err, &derr) {
-				panic(`Coder has shut down to prevent data corruption: your configured database is encrypted with an unknown external token encryption key. Please check your configuration and try again.`)
+				return nil, xerrors.Errorf("database encrypted with unknown key, either add the key or see https://coder.com/docs/v2/latest/admin/encryption#disabling-encryption: %w", derr)
 			}
-			return nil, xerrors.Errorf("init dbcrypt: %w", err)
+			return nil, xerrors.Errorf("init database encryption: %w", err)
 		}
 		options.Database = cryptDB
 	}