From e06f18ce17bee47eb07a5529eb3842e0625d53c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kayela <kayela@konceptkit.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 12:30:26 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add start script for backend server initialization and update
 .gitignore

---
 .gitignore |  1 +
 start.sh   | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 start.sh

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 65cc126..e10b342 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 .env.*
 !.env.example
 .envrc
+.sh
 
 # ===== Python =====
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea3cde2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Exit immediately if a command fails
+set -e
+
+# Activate virtual environment
+source .venv/bin/activate
+
+# Start the backend
+python -m uvicorn server:app --reload --port 8000