diff --git a/bin/render-build.sh b/bin/render-build.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/render-build.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# exit on error
+set -o errexit
+
+bundle install
+bundle exec rake assets:precompile assets:clean db:migrate
diff --git a/render.yaml b/render.yaml
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+++ b/render.yaml
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+databases:
+  - name: simple-form-bootstrap
+    databaseName: "simple-form-bootstrap-db"
+    user: sfbootstrap
+
+services:
+  - type: web
+    name: simple-form-boostrap
+    runtime: ruby
+    buildCommand: "./bin/render-build.sh"
+    startCommand: "bundle exec puma -C config/puma.rb"
+    envVars:
+      - key: DATABASE_URL
+        fromDatabase:
+          name: "simple-form-boostrap-db"
+          property: connectionString