first commit

backend/startup.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Backend startup script - ensures database is initialized before starting server
+
+set -e  # Exit on error (except for seed script)
+
+echo "🔍 Checking database..."
+echo "Database host: ${DB_HOST}"
+echo "Database name: ${DB_NAME}"
+
+# Run seed script - capture exit code but continue
+echo "🌱 Running database seed script..."
+if node database/seed-postgres.js; then
+    echo "✅ Seed script completed successfully"
+else
+    SEED_EXIT_CODE=$?
+    echo "⚠️  Seed script exited with code ${SEED_EXIT_CODE}"
+    echo "   This is normal if data already exists"
+fi
+
+# Run migrations
+echo "🔄 Running database migrations..."
+if node database/run-migrations.js; then
+    echo "✅ Migrations completed successfully"
+else
+    MIGRATION_EXIT_CODE=$?
+    echo "⚠️  Migrations exited with code ${MIGRATION_EXIT_CODE}"
+fi
+
+echo "🚀 Starting server..."
+node server.js