Update app.py

app.py

@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 app.logger.handlers = logger.handlers
 app.logger.setLevel(logger.level)
 
-# ── 4) Copy your committed DB into the persistent volume on first run
+# ── 4) Copy your committed DB into /tmp on first run
 SRC = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "instance", "jobs.db")
-DST = "/data/jobs.db"
+DST = "/tmp/jobs.db"
 if os.path.exists(SRC) and not os.path.exists(DST):
     shutil.copy(SRC, DST)
+# if you want an empty DB file to be created on first run:
+elif not os.path.exists(DST):
+    open(DST, "a").close()
 
-# ── 5) Point SQLAlchemy at the persistent file
+# ── 5) Point SQLAlchemy at the tmp file
 app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = f"sqlite:///{DST}"
 app.config["SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS"] = False
+
 app.secret_key = os.getenv("SECRET_KEY", "change_me")
 
 db = SQLAlchemy(app)