diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 733f7b5..c56ec1d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ WORKDIR /tack-up-now
 COPY . .
 RUN npm install
 RUN npx -y remix vite:build
-CMD npx tsx ./api/data/upgrade.ts && npx tsx server.ts
+CMD ./start.sh
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 746fab6..0e8daae 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "5432:5432"
     environment:
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: $POSTGRES_PASSWORD
       POSTGRES_USER: postgres
       POSTGRES_DB: postgres
+    env_file: ".env"
     volumes:
       - ./data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5bf08f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -a
+source ./.env
+set +a
+npx tsx api/data/upgrade.ts
+npx tsx server.ts
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