@echo off setlocal for %%I in ("%~dp0..") do set "APP_DIR=%%~fI" where node.exe >nul 2>&1 if errorlevel 1 ( echo [ERROR] Node.js was not found. Run windows\install.bat first. exit /b 1 ) pushd "%APP_DIR%" call npm.cmd start set "EXIT_CODE=%ERRORLEVEL%" popd if not "%EXIT_CODE%"=="0" ( echo [ERROR] Backend start failed. exit /b %EXIT_CODE% ) echo [OK] Backend started in background echo URL: http://localhost:8081 echo Logs: %APP_DIR%\logs\server.out.log endlocal