From cc2443cf5bb95f8f626faf44df3e125ea309e150 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ajaysi <ajay.calsoft@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2026 18:40:57 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(backend): simplify startup to run uvicorn directly with
 Render's PORT

---
 Procfile | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index 7d0a4c82..8b665e1f 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1 +1,13 @@
-web: cd backend && ALWRITY_ENABLED_FEATURES=podcast python start_alwrity_backend.py --production
+web: cd backend && ALWRITY_ENABLED_FEATURES=podcast python -c "
+import os
+import sys
+# Ensure podcast mode
+os.environ.setdefault('ALWRITY_ENABLED_FEATURES', 'podcast')
+# Set HOST/PORT for Render
+port = os.getenv('PORT', '10000')
+host = os.getenv('HOST', '0.0.0.0')
+print(f'[STARTUP] Starting uvicorn on {host}:{port}', flush=True)
+sys.stdout.flush()
+import uvicorn
+uvicorn.run('app:app', host=host, port=int(port), reload=False)
+"