diff --git a/scripts/start.ts b/scripts/start.ts
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+import { execSync, spawn } from "child_process";
+
+try {
+	console.log(`Running migrations`);
+  // check if config folder exists
+  if (!fs.existsSync('./config')) {
+    execSync(`mkdir config`);
+  }
+  execSync('npm run prisma:migrate');
+} catch (error) {
+	console.log(error);
+  // Handle any potential migration errors here
+}
+
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+const childProcess = spawn('node', ['./dist/index.js', ...args], {
+  stdio: 'inherit',
+});
+
+childProcess.on('exit', (code) => {
+  process.exit(code);
+});