From db27943785682bb368c369f24185a6b062f0bf51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: elpatron <m.busche@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:40:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: force absolute database path via environment variable to
 prevent data loss on container update

---
 Dockerfile           | 9 +++++++--
 prisma/schema.prisma | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b027187..3f1374d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ RUN npm install
 
 # Build the application
 COPY . .
-ENV DATABASE_URL="file:/app/data/dev.db"
+# Use a temporary DB for generation
+ENV DATABASE_URL="file:./temp.db"
 RUN npx prisma generate
 RUN npm run build
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Set production environment
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENV PORT=3000
+# Force absolute path in production
 ENV DATABASE_URL="file:/app/data/dev.db"
 
 # Install production dependencies only
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/.next ./.next
 COPY --from=builder /app/public ./public
 COPY --from=builder /app/next.config.mjs ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/prisma ./prisma
+# Copy dictionaries since they are needed at runtime
+COPY --from=builder /app/dictionaries ./dictionaries
 COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/.prisma ./node_modules/.prisma
 COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/@prisma ./node_modules/@prisma
 
@@ -43,7 +47,8 @@ RUN printf "#!/bin/sh\n\
     echo \"Starting initialization...\"\n\
     echo \"Database URL: \$DATABASE_URL\"\n\
     echo \"Running migrations...\"\n\
-    npx prisma migrate deploy\n\
+    # Use npx prisma migrate deploy with explicit schema path to be safe\n\
+    npx prisma migrate deploy --schema ./prisma/schema.prisma\n\
     echo \"Starting application...\"\n\
     npm start" > /app/start.sh
 
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index c5ef726..0904061 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 datasource db {
   provider = "sqlite"
-  url      = "file:./dev.db"
+  url      = env("DATABASE_URL")
 }
 
 generator client {