diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1393d02..76e6def 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ RUN npm run build
 FROM node:20-alpine
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /app .
+RUN chmod +x start.sh
 EXPOSE 9000
-CMD ["npx", "medusa", "start"]
+CMD ["sh", "start.sh"]
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..125db88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+echo "Running database migrations..."
+npx medusa db:migrate
+echo "Starting Medusa server..."
+npx medusa start