diff --git a/app/startup.sh b/app/startup.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/startup.sh
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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+FILE=/app/app/config/app.db
+if test -f "$FILE";
+then
+    echo "$FILE exists."
+else
+    python3 setup.py
+    echo "ran setup"
+fi