Firebot fails to start with nondescript log error if global-settings.json is corrupted

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Description

If the global-settings file is corrupted, Firebot will run as a background process only visible in task manager, and produces some very nondescript error logs

Steps to Reproduce

Firebot Version

v5.65.1

Submitted By

dennisoti

Created via Discord from a message.

[dennisrijsdijk]

[2025-12-13 21:30:01.364] [INFO] Starting Firebot...
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.364] [INFO] Firebot v5.65.1; Platform: win32 x64; Version: Windows_NT 10.0.26200
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.374] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.375] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.376] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.376] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.377] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.378] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.378] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.379] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.380] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.380] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.381] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.382] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.382] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.383] [INFO] No logged in profile in global settings file. Attempting to set one.
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.383] [WARN] undefined
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.383] [INFO] No active profiles found while creating a new profile.
[2025-12-13 21:30:01.386] [ERROR] Unhandled promise rejection Can't Load Database {"stack":"DatabaseError: Can't Load Database\n    at JsonDB.load (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\node_modules\\node-json-db\\dist\\JsonDB.js:325:27)\n    at JsonDB.retrieveData (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\node_modules\\node-json-db\\dist\\JsonDB.js:55:14)\n    at JsonDB.getParentData (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\node_modules\\node-json-db\\dist\\JsonDB.js:121:53)\n    at JsonDB.push (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\node_modules\\node-json-db\\dist\\JsonDB.js:254:29)\n    at ProfileManager.createNewProfile (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\build\\backend\\common\\profile-manager.js:111:26)\n    at ProfileManager.getLoggedInProfile (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\build\\backend\\common\\profile-manager.js:137:18)\n    at main (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\build\\main.js:87:44)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","message":"Can't Load Database","inner":{"stack":"SyntaxError: Expected property name or '}' in JSON at position 6 (line 2 column 5)\n    at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)\n    at JsonDB.load (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\node_modules\\node-json-db\\dist\\JsonDB.js:321:30)\n    at JsonDB.retrieveData (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\node_modules\\node-json-db\\dist\\JsonDB.js:55:14)\n    at JsonDB.getParentData (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\node_modules\\node-json-db\\dist\\JsonDB.js:121:53)\n    at JsonDB.push (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\node_modules\\node-json-db\\dist\\JsonDB.js:254:29)\n    at ProfileManager.createNewProfile (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\build\\backend\\common\\profile-manager.js:111:26)\n    at ProfileManager.getLoggedInProfile (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\build\\backend\\common\\profile-manager.js:137:18)\n    at main (C:\\Development\\Firebot\\FirebotApp\\build\\main.js:87:44)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","message":"Expected property name or '}' in JSON at position 6 (line 2 column 5)","name":"SyntaxError"},"id":1,"name":"DatabaseError"}

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Released in v5.65.2