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+#!/bin/bash
+# Script to initialize the database with the proper user permissions
+
+echo "===== FINDING DATABASE CONTAINER ====="
+DB_CONTAINER=$(docker ps --filter name=woodpecker_db -q)
+
+if [ -z "$DB_CONTAINER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: No database container found!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Found database container: $DB_CONTAINER"
+
+echo "===== CREATING DATABASE USER ====="
+docker exec -i $DB_CONTAINER mysql -u root --password="$(docker exec $DB_CONTAINER cat /var/lib/mysql/mysql_root_password)" <<EOF
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS woodpecker;
+CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'woodpecker'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'woodpecker';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON woodpecker.* TO 'woodpecker'@'%';
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+EOF
+
+echo "===== VERIFYING DATABASE USER ====="
+docker exec -i $DB_CONTAINER mysql -u root --password="$(docker exec $DB_CONTAINER cat /var/lib/mysql/mysql_root_password)" -e "SELECT User, Host FROM mysql.user WHERE User='woodpecker';"
+
+echo "===== RESTARTING SERVER SERVICE ====="
+docker service update --force woodpecker_server
+
+echo "===== DONE ====="
+echo "Database user created and server restarted."