diff --git a/docker/dev/podman/Dockerfile b/docker/dev/podman/Dockerfile
index 98a340c..49d2834 100644
--- a/docker/dev/podman/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/dev/podman/Dockerfile
@@ -40,13 +40,10 @@ RUN chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html \
     && chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/storage \
     && chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/bootstrap/cache
 
-# Create start script
-RUN echo '#!/bin/bash\n\
-php artisan serve --host=0.0.0.0 --port=8000 &\n\
-npm run dev -- --host 0.0.0.0\n\
-wait' > /usr/local/bin/start-dev.sh \
-    && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/start-dev.sh
+# Copy and set up container start script
+COPY docker/dev/podman/container-start.sh /usr/local/bin/container-start.sh
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/container-start.sh
 
 EXPOSE 8000 5173
 
-CMD ["/usr/local/bin/start-dev.sh"]
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+CMD ["/usr/local/bin/container-start.sh"]
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diff --git a/docker/dev/podman/container-start.sh b/docker/dev/podman/container-start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cfc0f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/dev/podman/container-start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Create .env file if it doesn't exist
+if [ ! -f /var/www/html/.env ]; then
+    cp /var/www/html/.env.example /var/www/html/.env 2>/dev/null || touch /var/www/html/.env
+fi
+
+# Fix database name to match compose file
+sed -i 's/DB_DATABASE=incr$/DB_DATABASE=incr_dev/' /var/www/html/.env
+
+# Generate app key if not set or empty
+if ! grep -q "APP_KEY=base64:" /var/www/html/.env; then
+    # Generate a new key and set it directly
+    NEW_KEY=$(php -r "echo 'base64:' . base64_encode(random_bytes(32));")
+    sed -i "s/APP_KEY=/APP_KEY=$NEW_KEY/" /var/www/html/.env
+fi
+
+# Run migrations
+php artisan migrate --force
+
+# Start Laravel development server in background
+php artisan serve --host=0.0.0.0 --port=8000 &
+
+# Start Vite development server
+npm run dev -- --host 0.0.0.0
+
+# Wait for background processes
+wait
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