From 51cbe8775582d0441df515792b10e2d7fddfb517 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dennis Postma <dennis@directonline.io>
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2025 03:24:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] alternative approach cmd

---
 start.sh | 17 +++++++----------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 8cc0623..5b5de97 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -46,12 +46,15 @@ stop_server() {
 start_server() {
     if ! is_server_running; then
         log "Starting Node server..."
-        # Start the server and connect stdin
-        npm run start < /dev/stdin &
+        # Start the server in foreground
+        npm run start &
+        NODE_PID=$!
         sleep 2  # Wait for the server to start
 
         if is_server_running; then
             log "Node server started successfully"
+            # Bring the process to foreground
+            fg %1
         else
             log "ERROR: Failed to start Node server"
             exit 1
@@ -91,11 +94,5 @@ log "Database migrations completed successfully"
 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
+log "Server started. You can now interact with the Node.js console."
+wait $NODE_PID
\ No newline at end of file