diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index c5b9cc4..2efd1d0 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 import uvicorn
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from app.database import engine
 from app.models import Base
 from app.routers import users_router
 
+# Create database directory (won't error if it already exists)
+DB_DIR = Path("/app") / "storage" / "db"
+DB_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
 # Create database tables
 Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
 
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2c1d035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Run script for FastAPI application
+
+# Navigate to the project directory (using the actual path)
+cd /projects/genericrestapiservice-w33054
+
+# Create storage directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p /app/storage/db
+
+# Run the app with uvicorn
+exec uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8001
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diff --git a/supervisor.conf b/supervisor.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36a20ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supervisor.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[program:app-8001]
+command=/projects/genericrestapiservice-w33054/run.sh
+directory=/projects/genericrestapiservice-w33054
+autostart=true
+autorestart=true
+startsecs=5
+stopwaitsecs=5
+redirect_stderr=true
+stdout_logfile=/var/log/app-8001.log
+stdout_logfile_maxbytes=10MB
+stdout_logfile_backups=5
+user=appuser
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