diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index ec663f0..71ce34e 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -42,17 +42,9 @@ COPY . .
 
 # Permissions
 RUN chmod -R 755 /app
+RUN chmod +x entrypoint.sh
 
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-# Hot-reload + respect des en-têtes proxy (utile si tu testes derrière Traefik en dev)
-# Astuce: on exclut uploads/logs du reload pour éviter les restarts inutiles
-CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", \
-     "--reload", \
-     "--reload-exclude", "uploads/*", \
-     "--reload-exclude", "logs/*", \
-     "--host", "0.0.0.0", \
-     "--port", "8000", \
-     "--log-level", "debug", \
-     "--proxy-headers", \
-     "--forwarded-allow-ips=*"]
+# Lancer les migrations puis démarrer l'application
+CMD ["./entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/backend/entrypoint.sh b/backend/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ab3803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Running database migrations..."
+alembic upgrade head
+
+echo "Starting application..."
+
+# Détecter l'environnement (production ou développement)
+if [ "$ENVIRONMENT" = "production" ]; then
+    echo "Running in production mode..."
+    exec uvicorn app:app \
+         --host 0.0.0.0 \
+         --port 8000 \
+         --log-level info \
+         --proxy-headers \
+         --forwarded-allow-ips=*
+else
+    echo "Running in development mode..."
+    exec uvicorn app:app \
+         --reload \
+         --reload-exclude "uploads/*" \
+         --reload-exclude "logs/*" \
+         --host 0.0.0.0 \
+         --port 8000 \
+         --log-level debug \
+         --proxy-headers \
+         --forwarded-allow-ips=*
+fi
+