- Updated the permission settings for the environment file to 640, ensuring it is readable only by the owner and the deploy group.
- Modified the sequelize configuration to safely handle missing environment variables, converting them to strings or setting them to undefined to prevent runtime errors.
[force-deploy]
- Introduced a new npm script for database migrations in package.json.
- Updated update-backend.sh to execute migrations and conditionally run legacy sync-db based on environment variable.
- Enhanced syncDatabase.js to skip initialization routines if APP_INIT_ON_START is not set, promoting best practices for schema changes during deployment.
