From a8568f200769300822296461652568e4bc1e41b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Konstantin Passig PC <2002erdi@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:31:31 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] vpn: raise a clear error when no WireGuard config is
 configured

---
 yt_downloader/vpn.py | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/yt_downloader/vpn.py b/yt_downloader/vpn.py
index e99faeb..84bf0d5 100644
--- a/yt_downloader/vpn.py
+++ b/yt_downloader/vpn.py
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ def iface_name(cfg) -> str:
 
 
 def conf_path(cfg) -> Path:
-    return Path(cfg.vpn_wireguard).expanduser()
+    wg = getattr(cfg, "vpn_wireguard", None)
+    if not wg:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "no WireGuard config configured: set [vpn] wireguard in the config "
+            "(run 'yt-downloader init' and edit the file)"
+        )
+    return Path(wg).expanduser()
 
 
 def _host_link(iface: str) -> str: