diff --git a/server/db.ts b/server/db.ts
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+import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/node-postgres";
+import { Pool } from "pg";
+import * as schema from "../shared/schema";
+
+if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+  throw new Error("DATABASE_URL environment variable is required");
+}
+
+const pool = new Pool({ connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL });
+export const db = drizzle(pool, { schema });
+export { pool };