diff --git a/rel/overlays/bin/start-docker b/rel/overlays/bin/start-docker
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+CURDIR=$PWD
+BINDIR=$(dirname -- "$0")
+cd "$BINDIR"; BINDIR=$PWD; cd "$CURDIR"
+
+$BINDIR/prod eval 'AbsintheFederationExample.Release.create_repos()'
+$BINDIR/prod eval 'AbsintheFederationExample.Release.migrate()'
+
+PHX_SERVER=true exec $BINDIR/prod start