diff --git a/compose/prod/django/start b/compose/prod/django/start
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+set -o nounset
+
+DB_HOST="${POSTGRES_HOST}"
+DB_PORT="${POSTGRES_PORT}"
+
+echo "Waiting for database at ${DB_HOST}:${DB_PORT}..."
+wait-for-it ${DB_HOST}:${DB_PORT} --timeout=30 --strict || {
+	echo "Timed out waiting for database" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+echo "Database is available, continuing startup..."
+
+python manage.py makemigrations
+python manage.py migrate --noinput
+
+for fixture in /app/data/*.json; do
+    echo "Loading fixture: $fixture"
+    python manage.py loaddata "$fixture"
+done
+
+python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+exec daphne -b 0.0.0.0 -p 8000 config.asgi:application