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+REM Comments on windows use "REM". Weird-ass platform.
+
+REM Make sure migrations are up to date
+pushd crates\programs\aichatbot-sidecar
+diesel migration run
+popd
+
+REM Start the sidecar
+DATABASE_URL=sqlite://runtime_data/database.db cargo run --bin aichatbot-sidecar
+