WINDOWS SETUP FIXES FOR SIYANTRANSIT EXPRESS =========================================== ISSUE 1: DATABASE_URL ERROR --------------------------- You need to set up a PostgreSQL database. Here are your options: OPTION A - Use Neon Database (Free Cloud PostgreSQL): 1. Go to https://neon.tech 2. Sign up for free account 3. Create a new database 4. Copy the connection string 5. Create .env file in your project root with: DATABASE_URL="your-connection-string-here" OPTION B - Install PostgreSQL Locally: 1. Download from https://www.postgresql.org/download/windows/ 2. Install PostgreSQL 3. Create a database named "siyantransit" 4. Create .env file with: DATABASE_URL="postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/siyantransit" ISSUE 2: WINDOWS COMMAND ERROR ------------------------------ The npm script uses Linux-style commands. Fix this: Replace in package.json: "dev": "NODE_ENV=development tsx server/index.ts" With: "dev": "set NODE_ENV=development && tsx server/index.ts" OR use cross-env (recommended): 1. Run: npm install --save-dev cross-env 2. Change to: "dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development tsx server/index.ts" QUICK FIX COMMANDS: ------------------ 1. npm install --save-dev cross-env 2. Create .env file with DATABASE_URL 3. npm run db:push 4. npm run dev SAMPLE .env FILE: ---------------- DATABASE_URL="postgresql://username:password@localhost:5432/siyantransit" OR (using Neon): DATABASE_URL="postgresql://username:password@ep-xxx.us-east-1.aws.neon.tech/neondb?sslmode=require"