might work now

rootfs/etc/service/startup/run

@@ -5,18 +5,43 @@ echo "mastodon-startup starting up..."
 
 if [[ ! -d /state/envdir ]]; then
     mkdir -p /state/envdir
-    chown mastodon:mastodon /state/envdir
 fi
 
 if [[ ! -e /state/envdir/HOME ]]; then
     echo "/mastodon" > /state/envdir/HOME
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -e /state/envdir/RAILS_ENV ]]; then
+    echo "production" > /state/envdir/RAILS_ENV
+fi
+
+chown mastodon:mastodon /state/envdir /state/envdir/*
+
 cd /mastodon/app
 
-if [ "$RUN_DB_MIGRATIONS" == "true" ]; then
+if [[ ! -e /state/envdir/OTP_SECRET ]]; then
+  envdir /state/envdir \
+      chpst -u mastodon:mastodon \
+      bash -i -c "bundle exec rake secret > /state/envdir/OTP_SECRET"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -e /state/envdir/SECRET_KEY_BASE ]]; then
+  envdir /state/envdir \
+      chpst -u mastodon:mastodon \
+      bash -i -c "bundle exec rake secret > /state/envdir/SECRET_KEY_BASE"
+fi
+
+echo "
+    create database mastodon_production;
+    create user mastodon createdb;
+    grant all privileges on database mastodon_production to mastodon;
+" | chpst -u postgres:postgres psql
+
+if [[ -n "$RUN_DB_MIGRATIONS" ]]; then
   echo "Running database migrations..."
-  envdir /state/envdir chpst -u mastodon:mastodon bash -c "bundle exec rake db:migrate"
+  envdir /state/envdir \
+      chpst -u mastodon:mastodon \
+      bash -i -c "bundle exec rake db:migrate"
 fi
 
 rm /state/.starting