Create start.py

start.py

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+# start.py
+import subprocess, sys, os
+
+# allow imports from backend/ if needed
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "backend"))
+
+print("Running backend/download_models.py ...")
+ret = subprocess.run([sys.executable, "backend/download_models.py"])
+if ret.returncode != 0:
+    print("Warning: download_models.py exited non-zero; continuing to start server for debugging...")
+
+print("Starting Uvicorn on port 7860 ...")
+subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "uvicorn", "backend.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "7860"])