.version_history

@@ -17,4 +17,3 @@
 25a29c32,38a1108,main,2025-09-03T20:13:08Z,michael,git,lua-api
 25a29c32,442b465,fix/systemd-type-forking,2025-09-05T15:02:31Z,michael,git,lua-api
 25a29c32,c15b01a,fix/config-path-consistency,2025-09-05T15:21:25Z,michael,git,lua-api
-795f8867,78e8ded,fix/json-library-compatibility,2025-09-05T15:44:42Z,michael,git,lua-api

scripts/start.sh

@@ -59,12 +59,10 @@ $LUA_COMMAND -e "require('socket')" 2>/dev/null || {
     exit 1
 }
 
-# JSON library check (cjson preferred, dkjson fallback)
+$LUA_COMMAND -e "require('cjson')" 2>/dev/null || {
-if ! ($LUA_COMMAND -e "require('cjson')" 2>/dev/null || $LUA_COMMAND -e "require('dkjson')" 2>/dev/null); then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: lua-cjson not found${NC}"
-    echo -e "${RED}Error: No JSON library found${NC}"
-    echo "Install lua-cjson or lua-dkjson"
     exit 1
-fi
+}
 
 cd "$PROJECT_DIR"
 

src/main.lua

@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 -- Dragons@Work Digital Sovereignty Project
 
 local socket = require("socket")
-local found_cjson, cjson = pcall(require, 'cjson')
+local cjson = require("cjson")
-if not found_cjson then
-    cjson = require('dkjson')
-end
 
 -- Load modules
 local Auth = require("src.auth")

src/routes/mail.lua

@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 -- API-Key determines mail configuration and recipient
 -- Dragons@Work Digital Sovereignty Project
 
-local found_cjson, cjson = pcall(require, 'cjson')
+local cjson = require("cjson")
-if not found_cjson then
-    cjson = require('dkjson')
-end
 
 local MailRoute = {}