# openspec/changes/archive/2026-05-18-database-setup-recovery/specs/database-initialization
dir: openspec/changes/archive/2026-05-18-database-setup-recovery/specs/database-initialization

index: openspec/changes/archive/2026-05-18-database-setup-recovery/specs/database-initialization/.pi-map.index.md

## role
Defines requirements for robust database initialization and connection handling during application startup.
## files
- spec.md | Specifies requirements for automatic database initialization, connection resilience, seed data management, and startup error messaging for an application.
## arch
Specification-driven requirements document using markdown-based technical specification pattern.
## tags
spec, specifies, requirements, automatic, database, initialization, connection, resilience
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## workflows
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## dirty
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