diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e38040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# Function to cleanup on exit
+cleanup() {
+    log "Shutting down..."
+    stop_server
+    exit 0
+}
+
+# Trap Ctrl+C (SIGINT) and other termination signals
+trap cleanup SIGINT SIGTERM
+
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Log function for better visibility
+log() {
+    echo "[$(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] $1"
+}
+
+# Function to check if node server is running
+is_server_running() {
+    if pgrep -f "npm run start" > /dev/null; then
+        return 0  # Server is running
+    else
+        return 1  # Server is not running
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to stop the server
+stop_server() {
+    if is_server_running; then
+        log "Stopping Node server..."
+        pkill -f "npm run start"
+        sleep 2  # Wait for the server to stop
+
+        if is_server_running; then
+            log "ERROR: Failed to stop Node server"
+            exit 1
+        else
+            log "Node server stopped successfully"
+        fi
+    else
+        log "Node server is not running"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to start the server
+start_server() {
+    if ! is_server_running; then
+        log "Starting Node server..."
+        npm run start &
+        sleep 2  # Wait for the server to start
+
+        if is_server_running; then
+            log "Node server started successfully"
+        else
+            log "ERROR: Failed to start Node server"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    else
+        log "Node server is already running"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to restart the server
+restart_server() {
+    log "Restarting Node server..."
+    stop_server
+    start_server
+}
+
+# Pull updates from main branch
+log "Pulling updates from main branch..."
+if ! git pull origin main; then
+    log "ERROR: Failed to pull updates from Git"
+    exit 1
+fi
+log "Git pull completed successfully"
+
+# Stop the server
+stop_server
+
+# Run database migrations
+log "Running database migrations..."
+if ! npx mikro-orm-esm migration:up; then
+    log "ERROR: Failed to run database migrations"
+    exit 1
+fi
+log "Database migrations completed successfully"
+
+# Start the server
+start_server
+
+# Monitor server and restart if it stops
+log "Starting server monitoring..."
+while true; do
+    if ! is_server_running; then
+        log "Server stopped unexpectedly. Restarting..."
+        start_server
+    fi
+    sleep 10  # Check every 10 seconds
+done
\ No newline at end of file