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With no .env file in the container (configuration passed as environment variables, as in the README's "Pass APP_KEY as an environment variable" option), koel-init exited before running migrations. Upgrading then left the database out of date, and Koel returned a 500 error (koel/koel#3040). It now runs php artisan migrate in that case when APP_KEY is set, and still skips everything when SKIP_INIT is set.

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  • Database migrations now run automatically at container startup when Koel is configured through environment variables with a valid APP_KEY, even if no .env file is mounted. This prevents migrations from being skipped in that configuration. Migration startup can still be skipped when SKIP_INIT is set; configurations without a valid APP_KEY retain the existing startup behavior.

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Walkthrough

When .env is absent, koel-init runs forced, non-interactive migrations if APP_KEY is set and SKIP_INIT is empty. It exits with the migration command’s status. The changelog records the change.

Changes: Startup migrations

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Conditional startup migration koel-init, CHANGELOG.md	When .env is absent and APP_KEY is set with SKIP_INIT empty, koel-init runs migrations and exits with the migration command’s status. The changelog records this behavior.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~5 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

• [Bug]: 500 Server Error After Upgrading 9.14.1 => 9.15.0 koel#3040 reports an HTTP 500 error after an upgrade when a required migration has not run. This change runs migrations for the specified environment configuration.

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to d0cc3

Failed startup migrations now prevent the container from continuing, as intended.

Pre-merge checks: 5

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: running migrations at startup when configuration uses environment variables.
Description check		The description explains what the change does and why it is needed. It also states the SKIP_INIT behavior. The template headings and checklist are omitted, so testing and documentation status are not …
Docstring Coverage		No eligible functions found in the changed files. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…
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The description explains what the change does and why it is needed. It also states the SKIP_INIT behavior. The template headings and checklist are omitted, so testing and documentation status are not confirmed, but the core description is complete.

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- Around line 6-7: Update the migration step in the initialization flow so a
non-zero status from `php artisan migrate` is propagated and startup stops;
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