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+-- Database initialization script for Geekbrain Portfolio
+-- Run this on the MariaDB server as root or a privileged user
+
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS geekbrain_portfolio CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+
+-- Create application user (replace YOUR_PASSWORD with a strong password)
+-- CREATE USER 'geekbrain_app'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'YOUR_PASSWORD';
+-- GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON geekbrain_portfolio.* TO 'geekbrain_app'@'%';
+-- FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+
+-- The table will be created automatically by SQLAlchemy on first run (init_db)