From f74a17485fc762e29b96867d8362e18acc6a819e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Bedeleanu <bede@tfm.ro>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:22:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: add npm install and expose pip install errors in
 start_server.sh

---
 start_server.sh | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/start_server.sh b/start_server.sh
index 1f0834e3..8d9e2887 100755
--- a/start_server.sh
+++ b/start_server.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ source .venv/bin/activate
 
 # 3. Check and Install Backend Dependencies
 echo "📦 Updating Python dependencies..."
-pip install -q -r backend/requirements.txt
+pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
 
 # 4. Get Local IP and set environment variables
 LOCAL_IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}' || echo "localhost")
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ python3 -m uvicorn backend.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port $BACKEND_PORT --reload
 # 5. Start Frontend (Next.js)
 echo "💻 Starting Frontend on port $FRONTEND_PORT..."
 cd frontend
+echo "📦 Installing frontend dependencies..."
+npm install
 npm run dev -- -p $FRONTEND_PORT &
 cd ..