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+#!/bin/sh
+# Script to migrate database from pingvin-share.db to swiss-datashare.db
+
+DATA_DIR="${DATA_DIRECTORY:-./backend/data}"
+OLD_DB="$DATA_DIR/pingvin-share.db"
+NEW_DB="$DATA_DIR/swiss-datashare.db"
+
+if [ -f "$OLD_DB" ] && [ ! -f "$NEW_DB" ]; then
+    echo "Migrating database from pingvin-share.db to swiss-datashare.db..."
+    cp "$OLD_DB" "$NEW_DB"
+    echo "✓ Database copied to new name"
+    echo "Note: Old database file still exists at $OLD_DB"
+    echo "You can delete it manually if you want: rm $OLD_DB"
+elif [ -f "$OLD_DB" ] && [ -f "$NEW_DB" ]; then
+    echo "Both old and new database files exist."
+    echo "Old: $OLD_DB"
+    echo "New: $NEW_DB"
+    echo "Using new database file (swiss-datashare.db)"
+elif [ ! -f "$OLD_DB" ]; then
+    echo "No old database file found. New database will be created automatically."
+fi
+