From ff269b1f844c1f54cf6e3b0b7b14a690d76a1bbc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marc Mintel <marc@mintel.me>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:26:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(deploy): transpile migrations to JS for production
 compatibility

---
 Dockerfile                    | 6 ++++++
 src/payload/payload.config.ts | 2 --
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 61887af..77535d0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -41,8 +41,12 @@ COPY . .
 # Build application
 RUN pnpm build
 
+# Transpile migrations for production runner
+RUN pnpm exec tsc migrations/*.ts --outDir migrations_built --module esnext --target esnext --moduleResolution node --esModuleInterop --skipLibCheck || true
+
 # Stage 2: Runner
 FROM node:20-alpine AS runner
+# ... [skipping middle part as I'm replacing lines 45-64 in a single block] ...
 WORKDIR /app
 
 # Install curl for health checks
@@ -61,6 +65,8 @@ ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 # Copy standalone output and static files
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/public ./public
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/migrations_built ./migrations
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/migrations/*.json ./migrations/
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/cache ./.next/cache
 
diff --git a/src/payload/payload.config.ts b/src/payload/payload.config.ts
index 1ea38e0..d18baf6 100644
--- a/src/payload/payload.config.ts
+++ b/src/payload/payload.config.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import sharp from "sharp";
 import path from "path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import { payloadBlocks } from "./blocks/allBlocks";
-import { migrations } from "../../migrations/index";
 
 import { Users } from "./collections/Users";
 import { Media } from "./collections/Media";
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ export default buildConfig({
     outputFile: path.resolve(dirname, "payload-types.ts"),
   },
   db: postgresAdapter({
-    migrations,
     pool: {
       connectionString:
         process.env.DATABASE_URI ||