feat: basic db connection

server/src/index.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import express, { Express, Request, Response } from "express";
 import cors from "cors";
 import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
 import transactionsRouter from './routes/transactions';
+import { db, testConnection } from "./db";
 
 
 dotenv.config();
@@ -17,6 +18,19 @@ app.get("/api/health", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 app.use('/api/transactions', transactionsRouter);
 
 const PORT: number = parseInt(process.env.PORT as string) || 3000;
-app.listen(PORT, () => {
-  console.log(`Server running on port ${PORT}`);
+
+// Start server after DB connection is established
+async function startServer() {
+  await testConnection(); // Test DB connection first
+
+  // Sync models (use migrations in production!)
+  await db.sync({ alter: true }); // Use { force: true } to drop and recreate tables (development only!)
+
+  app.listen(PORT, () => {
+    console.log(`🚀 Backend Server running on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+  });
+}
+startServer().catch((err) => {
+  console.error('Failed to start server:', err);
+  process.exit(1);
 });