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+#!/bin/bash
+# Script to initialize the database with the proper user permissions in Docker Swarm
+
+echo "===== FINDING DATABASE CONTAINER ====="
+# Find the node running the database
+DB_NODE=$(docker service ps --format "{{.Node}}" woodpecker_db | head -1)
+echo "Database is running on node: $DB_NODE"
+
+# Find the container ID on that node
+if [ "$DB_NODE" = "$(hostname)" ]; then
+  # We're on the same node
+  DB_CONTAINER=$(docker ps --filter name=woodpecker_db -q | head -1)
+else
+  # We need to SSH to the node
+  DB_CONTAINER=$(ssh $DB_NODE "docker ps --filter name=woodpecker_db -q | head -1")
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$DB_CONTAINER" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: No database container found!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Found database container: $DB_CONTAINER on node $DB_NODE"
+
+echo "===== CREATING DATABASE USER ====="
+if [ "$DB_NODE" = "$(hostname)" ]; then
+  # We're on the same node
+  # First, find the root password
+  ROOT_PASSWORD=$(docker exec $DB_CONTAINER cat /var/lib/mysql/mysql_root_password 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+  
+  if [ -z "$ROOT_PASSWORD" ]; then
+    echo "No root password file found, using MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD environment variable"
+    ROOT_PASSWORD=$(docker inspect $DB_CONTAINER --format '{{range .Config.Env}}{{if eq (index (split . "=") 0) "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"}}{{index (split . "=") 1}}{{end}}{{end}}')
+  fi
+  
+  if [ -z "$ROOT_PASSWORD" ]; then
+    echo "WARNING: Could not determine root password, trying without password"
+    docker exec -i $DB_CONTAINER mysql -u root <<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
+  else
+    echo "Using root password from container"
+    docker exec -i $DB_CONTAINER mysql -u root -p"$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
+  fi
+else
+  # We need to SSH to the node
+  echo "Executing commands on remote node $DB_NODE"
+  ssh $DB_NODE "docker exec -i $DB_CONTAINER mysql -u root <<EOF
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS woodpecker;
+CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'woodpecker'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'woodpecker';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON woodpecker.* TO 'woodpecker'@'%';
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+EOF"
+fi
+
+echo "===== VERIFYING DATABASE USER ====="
+if [ "$DB_NODE" = "$(hostname)" ]; then
+  # We're on the same node
+  docker exec -i $DB_CONTAINER mysql -u woodpecker -pwoodpecker -e "SHOW DATABASES;"
+else
+  # We need to SSH to the node
+  ssh $DB_NODE "docker exec -i $DB_CONTAINER mysql -u woodpecker -pwoodpecker -e 'SHOW DATABASES;'"
+fi
+
+echo "===== RESTARTING SERVER SERVICE ====="
+docker service update --force woodpecker_server
+
+echo "===== DONE ====="
+echo "Database user created and server restarted."