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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -x
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../api"
+
+uv run flask db upgrade
+
+uv run \
+  flask run --host 0.0.0.0 --port=5001