diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 848e1d548..496bb2383 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ yarn-error.log*
 
 # env files (can opt-in for committing if needed)
 .env*
+!.env.example
 
 # vercel
 .vercel
@@ -72,4 +73,6 @@ next-env.d.ts
 
 *.rdb
 
-packages/useautumn
\ No newline at end of file
+packages/useautumn
+
+shared/drizzle
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commands.sh b/commands.sh
index d4bbe8528..2f60ddb89 100644
--- a/commands.sh
+++ b/commands.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ docker compose -f docker-compose.db.yml up --build
 docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml down
 docker volume rm main-repo_shared-node-modules main-repo_root-node-modules main-repo_vite-node-modules
 docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml build --no-cache
-docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up
+docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --build
 
 # Prod
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up --build
diff --git a/drizzle.config.ts b/drizzle.config.ts
index 6c2c3ee78..d47f0c2b1 100644
--- a/drizzle.config.ts
+++ b/drizzle.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import "dotenv/config";
+import { config } from "dotenv";
+config({ path: "./server/.env" });
 import { defineConfig } from "drizzle-kit";
 
 export default defineConfig({
@@ -6,6 +7,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
   out: "./drizzle",
   schema: "./db/schema.ts",
   dbCredentials: {
-    url: process.env.DEV_DATABASE_URL!,
+    url: process.env.DATABASE_URL!,
   },
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6aa18568d..309e2d1af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,5 +15,12 @@
     "server:cron": "npm run cron:start -w server",
     "server:workers": "npm run workers:start -w server",
     "dev": "concurrently \"cd server && npm run dev\" \"cd vite && npm run dev\" \"redis-server\""
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "drizzle-kit": "^0.31.1"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^24.0.3",
+    "dotenv": "^16.5.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 635ecaf4f..9b8436aa0 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,18 @@ settings:
 
 importers:
 
-  .: {}
+  .:
+    dependencies:
+      drizzle-kit:
+        specifier: ^0.31.1
+        version: 0.31.1
+    devDependencies:
+      '@types/node':
+        specifier: ^24.0.3
+        version: 24.0.3
+      dotenv:
+        specifier: ^16.5.0
+        version: 16.5.0
 
   server:
     dependencies:
@@ -2412,6 +2423,9 @@ packages:
   '@types/node@22.15.32':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-3jigKqgSjsH6gYZv2nEsqdXfZqIFGAV36XYYjf9KGZ3PSG+IhLecqPnI310RvjutyMwifE2hhhNEklOUrvx/wA==}
 
+  '@types/node@24.0.3':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-R4I/kzCYAdRLzfiCabn9hxWfbuHS573x+r0dJMkkzThEa7pbrcDWK+9zu3e7aBOouf+rQAciqPFMnxwr0aWgKg==}
+
   '@types/pg@8.15.4':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-I6UNVBAoYbvuWkkU3oosC8yxqH21f4/Jc4DK71JLG3dT2mdlGe1z+ep/LQGXaKaOgcvUrsQoPRqfgtMcvZiJhg==}
 
@@ -5299,6 +5313,9 @@ packages:
   undici-types@6.21.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-iwDZqg0QAGrg9Rav5H4n0M64c3mkR59cJ6wQp+7C4nI0gsmExaedaYLNO44eT4AtBBwjbTiGPMlt2Md0T9H9JQ==}
 
+  undici-types@7.8.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9UJ2xGDvQ43tYyVMpuHlsgApydB8ZKfVYTsLDhXkFL/6gfkp+U8xTGdh8pMJv1SpZna0zxG1DwsKZsreLbXBxw==}
+
   unist-util-is@6.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-2qCTHimwdxLfz+YzdGfkqNlH0tLi9xjTnHddPmJwtIG9MGsdbutfTc4P+haPD7l7Cjxf/WZj+we5qfVPvvxfYw==}
 
@@ -7390,6 +7407,10 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       undici-types: 6.21.0
 
+  '@types/node@24.0.3':
+    dependencies:
+      undici-types: 7.8.0
+
   '@types/pg@8.15.4':
     dependencies:
       '@types/node': 22.15.32
@@ -10492,6 +10513,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   undici-types@6.21.0: {}
 
+  undici-types@7.8.0: {}
+
   unist-util-is@6.0.0:
     dependencies:
       '@types/unist': 3.0.3
diff --git a/server/.env.example b/server/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ede252c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# AUTH
+BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=
+BETTER_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:8080
+CLIENT_URL=http://localhost:3000
+
+# STRIPE REQUIRED
+ENCRYPTION_IV=
+ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD=
+SERVER_URL=
+
+# DATABASE
+DATABASE_URL=
+
+# IF using external redis
+# REDIS_URL=redis://valkey:6379
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vite/.env.example b/vite/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1167733d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vite/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+VITE_FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3000
+VITE_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:8080
\ No newline at end of file