From 45c43ab526e8932eccf225abe7fab03ef0a92335 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Talal Sharabi <code14devops@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:45:44 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(docker): default DATABASE_URL when unset so Compose works
 without .env

Made-with: Cursor
---
 docker-compose.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e21ab86..3a2e244 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ services:
     environment:
       PORT: 5001
       NODE_ENV: production
-      DATABASE_URL: ${DATABASE_URL}
+      # Default matches postgres service when POSTGRES_PASSWORD is unset (local/staging).
+      # Override via `.env` (Compose loads `.env`, not `.env.production`).
+      DATABASE_URL: ${DATABASE_URL:-postgresql://postgres:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-postgres123}@postgres:5432/mind14_crm?schema=public}
       JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET:-z-crm-jwt-secret-change-in-production-NOW}
       JWT_EXPIRES_IN: 7d
       JWT_REFRESH_EXPIRES_IN: 30d