SPAutoInstaller New-SPConfigurationDatabase : There is no file with URL '_catalogs/masterpage/minimal.master'

Hello,

I am trying to  install SharePoint 2013 on windows server 2019. After some hiccups, the binaries installed and the farm configuration started.

I get the following error when trying to create config database "sp_configDB"

New-SPConfigurationDatabase : There is no file with URL '_catalogs/masterpage/minimal.master' in this Web.

At E:\SP2013\SP\AutoSPInstaller\AutoSPInstallerFunctions.ps1:1638 char:13
+             New-SPConfigurationDatabase -DatabaseName "$configDB" -Da ...
+             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...urationDatabase:SPCmdletNewSPConfigurationDatabase) [New
   -SPConfigurationDatabase], SPException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletNewSPConfigurationDatabase

Please help.

Marcel