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+"""Initialize database with all tables and seed data."""
+import sqlite3
+from datetime import datetime
+from passlib.context import CryptContext
+
+pwd_context = CryptContext(schemes=["bcrypt"], deprecated="auto")
+
+def get_password_hash(password: str) -> str:
+    return pwd_context.hash(password)
+
+def init_db():
+    """Create all tables and seed with initial users."""
+    conn = sqlite3.connect('/app/data/family_hub.db')
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+    
+    # Create users table with ALL fields
+    cursor.execute("""
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+        username VARCHAR(50) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+        email VARCHAR(100) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+        full_name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
+        hashed_password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+        discord_id VARCHAR(100),
+        profile_picture VARCHAR(500),
+        is_active BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1,
+        is_admin BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0,
+        created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+        updated_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+    )
+    """)
+    
+    # Create chores table
+    cursor.execute("""
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS chores (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+        title VARCHAR(200) NOT NULL,
+        description TEXT,
+        assigned_to INTEGER,
+        created_by INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        due_date DATE,
+        frequency VARCHAR(20) DEFAULT 'ON_TRIGGER',
+        status VARCHAR(20) DEFAULT 'pending',
+        created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+        updated_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+        FOREIGN KEY (assigned_to) REFERENCES users(id),
+        FOREIGN KEY (created_by) REFERENCES users(id)
+    )
+    """)
+    
+    # Check if users already exist
+    cursor.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users")
+    user_count = cursor.fetchone()[0]
+    
+    if user_count == 0:
+        print("Seeding database with initial users...")
+        
+        # Create family members with default password
+        default_password_hash = get_password_hash("password123")
+        
+        users = [
+            ("lou", "lou@family.local", "Lou", default_password_hash, False),
+            ("jess", "jess@family.local", "Jess", default_password_hash, True),
+            ("william", "william@family.local", "William", default_password_hash, False),
+            ("xander", "xander@family.local", "Xander", default_password_hash, False),
+            ("bella", "bella@family.local", "Bella", default_password_hash, False),
+        ]
+        
+        for username, email, full_name, password_hash, is_admin in users:
+            cursor.execute("""
+                INSERT INTO users (username, email, full_name, hashed_password, is_active, is_admin)
+                VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, 1, ?)
+            """, (username, email, full_name, password_hash, 1 if is_admin else 0))
+            print(f"  Created user: {username} (Admin: {is_admin})")
+    else:
+        print(f"Users table already contains {user_count} users, skipping seed.")
+    
+    conn.commit()
+    
+    # Verify tables
+    cursor.execute("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'")
+    tables = cursor.fetchall()
+    print(f"\nDatabase tables created: {[t[0] for t in tables]}")
+    
+    # Verify columns in users table
+    cursor.execute("PRAGMA table_info(users)")
+    columns = cursor.fetchall()
+    print("\nColumns in 'users' table:")
+    for col in columns:
+        print(f"  - {col[1]} ({col[2]})")
+    
+    cursor.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users")
+    user_count = cursor.fetchone()[0]
+    print(f"\nTotal users in database: {user_count}")
+    
+    conn.close()
+    print("\nDatabase initialization complete!")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    init_db()