diff --git a/scripts/apply-migrations.sh b/scripts/apply-migrations.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Apply database migrations automatically
+# This script should be run on container startup or periodically
+
+set -e
+
+POSTGRES_HOST="${POSTGRES_HOST:-db}"
+POSTGRES_DB="${POSTGRES_DB:-daarion}"
+POSTGRES_USER="${POSTGRES_USER:-postgres}"
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD="${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-postgres}"
+
+MIGRATIONS_DIR="${MIGRATIONS_DIR:-/opt/microdao-daarion/migrations}"
+
+echo "📊 Applying database migrations..."
+echo "Host: $POSTGRES_HOST"
+echo "Database: $POSTGRES_DB"
+echo "Migrations dir: $MIGRATIONS_DIR"
+
+# Wait for PostgreSQL to be ready
+echo "⏳ Waiting for PostgreSQL..."
+for i in {1..30}; do
+  if PGPASSWORD="$POSTGRES_PASSWORD" psql -h "$POSTGRES_HOST" -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -d "$POSTGRES_DB" -c "SELECT 1;" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "✅ PostgreSQL is ready"
+    break
+  fi
+  if [ $i -eq 30 ]; then
+    echo "❌ PostgreSQL is not ready after 30 attempts"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+# Apply all migrations in order
+echo "📋 Applying migrations..."
+for migration_file in "$MIGRATIONS_DIR"/*.sql; do
+  if [ -f "$migration_file" ]; then
+    migration_name=$(basename "$migration_file")
+    echo "  Applying: $migration_name"
+    
+    # Apply migration (ignore errors for already applied migrations)
+    PGPASSWORD="$POSTGRES_PASSWORD" psql -h "$POSTGRES_HOST" -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -d "$POSTGRES_DB" -f "$migration_file" 2>&1 | grep -v "already exists\|does not exist" || true
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "✅ Migrations applied"
+
diff --git a/scripts/db-health-check.sh b/scripts/db-health-check.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Database health check and auto-recovery script
+# Run this periodically (e.g., via cron) to ensure database persistence
+
+set -e
+
+LOG_FILE="/var/log/db-health-check.log"
+TIMESTAMP=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+
+log() {
+  echo "[$TIMESTAMP] $1" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+}
+
+log "🔍 Starting database health check..."
+
+# Check if PostgreSQL container is running
+if ! docker ps | grep -q daarion-postgres; then
+  log "❌ PostgreSQL container is not running!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if database exists
+if ! docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -lqt | cut -d \| -f 1 | grep -qw daarion; then
+  log "⚠️  Database 'daarion' does not exist, creating..."
+  docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE daarion;" || {
+    log "❌ Failed to create database"
+    exit 1
+  }
+fi
+
+# Check if critical tables exist
+TABLE_COUNT=$(docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion -t -c "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = 'public';" 2>/dev/null | tr -d ' ' || echo "0")
+
+if [ "$TABLE_COUNT" -lt 5 ]; then
+  log "⚠️  Database has only $TABLE_COUNT tables (expected 20+), applying migrations..."
+  cd /opt/microdao-daarion
+  for f in migrations/*.sql; do
+    log "  Applying $(basename $f)..."
+    docker exec -i daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion < "$f" 2>&1 | grep -v "already exists\|does not exist" || true
+  done
+  log "✅ Migrations applied"
+fi
+
+# Check for missing critical columns
+log "🔍 Checking for missing columns..."
+
+# Check banner_url
+if ! docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion -t -c "SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name = 'microdaos' AND column_name = 'banner_url';" 2>/dev/null | grep -q 1; then
+  log "⚠️  Missing banner_url column, adding..."
+  docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion -c "ALTER TABLE microdaos ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS banner_url TEXT;" || log "⚠️  Failed to add banner_url"
+fi
+
+# Check logo_url
+if ! docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion -t -c "SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name = 'microdaos' AND column_name = 'logo_url';" 2>/dev/null | grep -q 1; then
+  log "⚠️  Missing logo_url column, adding..."
+  docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion -c "ALTER TABLE microdaos ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS logo_url TEXT;" || log "⚠️  Failed to add logo_url"
+fi
+
+# Check data integrity
+MICRODAO_COUNT=$(docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion -t -c "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM microdaos;" 2>/dev/null | tr -d ' ' || echo "0")
+log "📊 MicroDAOs in database: $MICRODAO_COUNT"
+
+if [ "$MICRODAO_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
+  log "⚠️  No MicroDAOs found in database!"
+  log "💡 Consider restoring from backup: /opt/microdao-daarion/db_backups/"
+fi
+
+# Check volume persistence
+VOLUME_SIZE=$(du -sh /var/lib/docker/volumes/daarion_pgdata/_data/ 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}' || echo "unknown")
+log "📦 Database volume size: $VOLUME_SIZE"
+
+log "✅ Health check complete"
+
diff --git a/scripts/ensure-db-persistence.sh b/scripts/ensure-db-persistence.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Ensure database persistence and apply migrations
+# Run this script periodically or on container startup
+
+set -e
+
+echo "🔍 Checking database persistence..."
+
+# Check if database exists
+if docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -lqt | cut -d \| -f 1 | grep -qw daarion; then
+  echo "✅ Database 'daarion' exists"
+else
+  echo "⚠️  Database 'daarion' does not exist, creating..."
+  docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE daarion;"
+fi
+
+# Check if volume has data
+VOLUME_SIZE=$(du -sh /var/lib/docker/volumes/daarion_pgdata/_data/ 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}' || echo "0")
+echo "📦 Volume size: $VOLUME_SIZE"
+
+# Check if migrations are applied
+TABLE_COUNT=$(docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion -t -c "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = 'public';" 2>/dev/null | tr -d ' ' || echo "0")
+echo "📊 Tables in database: $TABLE_COUNT"
+
+if [ "$TABLE_COUNT" -lt 10 ]; then
+  echo "⚠️  Database seems empty or incomplete, applying migrations..."
+  cd /opt/microdao-daarion
+  for f in migrations/*.sql; do
+    echo "  Applying $(basename $f)..."
+    docker exec -i daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion < "$f" 2>&1 | grep -E 'ERROR|ALTER|CREATE|INSERT|UPDATE|COMMENT' | tail -1 || true
+  done
+  echo "✅ Migrations applied"
+else
+  echo "✅ Database has tables, checking for missing columns..."
+  
+  # Check for missing banner_url column
+  if ! docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion -t -c "SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name = 'microdaos' AND column_name = 'banner_url';" 2>/dev/null | grep -q 1; then
+    echo "⚠️  Missing banner_url column, adding..."
+    docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion -c "ALTER TABLE microdaos ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS banner_url TEXT;"
+  fi
+  
+  # Check for missing logo_url column
+  if ! docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion -t -c "SELECT 1 FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name = 'microdaos' AND column_name = 'logo_url';" 2>/dev/null | grep -q 1; then
+    echo "⚠️  Missing logo_url column, adding..."
+    docker exec daarion-postgres psql -U postgres -d daarion -c "ALTER TABLE microdaos ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS logo_url TEXT;"
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "✅ Database persistence check complete"
+