Update README with Docker setup instructions and clean up init-db scr…

…ipt (#190)

README.md

@@ -62,6 +62,26 @@ Follow these steps to get started with the ScholarX backend:
 
 7. Open your web browser and navigate to `http://localhost:${server_port}` to access the running server.
 
+Docker Setup (optional)
+-------------------------------------
+
+Alternatively you can use Docker to run ScholarX. Follow these setps:
+
+1. Ensure you have Docker and Docker Compose installed on you machine.
+
+2. Build and run the Docker containers.
+
+```bash
+docker compose up --build
+```
+3. The application will be available at `http://localhost:${server_port}`.
+
+4. To stop the containers, run:
+
+```bash
+docker compose down
+```
+
 Database Configuration and Migrations
 -------------------------------------
 

init-db.sh

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ echo "Database is ready. Running migrations..."
 
 # Run the migrations
 npm run sync:db
-npm run migration:generate
 npm run seed
 
 echo "Migrations complete. Database is ready."