diff --git a/backend/scripts/add_employee.py b/backend/scripts/add_employee.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9659093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/scripts/add_employee.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"""Script to add a new employee to the database"""
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Add the parent directory to sys.path
+sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]))
+
+from app.database import SessionLocal
+from app.crud import employees
+from app.models.employee import EmployeeCreate
+
+def add_employee():
+    db = SessionLocal()
+    try:
+        # Create employee data
+        employee = EmployeeCreate(
+            first_name="",  # Имя не указано в требованиях
+            last_name="Лесников",
+            department="general",  # Общий отдел
+            office="101",
+            password="1111"
+        )
+        
+        # Check if employee already exists
+        existing_employee = employees.get_employee_by_lastname(db, employee.last_name)
+        if existing_employee:
+            print(f"Сотрудник {employee.last_name} уже существует")
+            return
+        
+        # Create new employee
+        db_employee = employees.create_employee(db, employee)
+        print(f"Создан сотрудник: {db_employee.last_name} (ID: {db_employee.id})")
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Ошибка при создании сотрудника: {e}")
+        raise e
+    finally:
+        db.close()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    add_employee()
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diff --git a/backend/scripts/init_db.py b/backend/scripts/init_db.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..333aec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/scripts/init_db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""Database initialization script that runs on container startup"""
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]))
+
+from app.database import SessionLocal
+from app.crud import employees
+from app.models.employee import EmployeeCreate
+
+def init_db():
+    db = SessionLocal()
+    try:
+        # Create default employee
+        employee = EmployeeCreate(
+            first_name="Сотрудник",
+            last_name="Лесников",
+            department="general",
+            office="101",
+            password="1111"
+        )
+        
+        existing = employees.get_employee_by_lastname(db, employee.last_name)
+        if not existing:
+            employees.create_employee(db, employee)
+            print("Default employee created successfully")
+        else:
+            print("Default employee already exists")
+            
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error initializing database: {e}")
+        raise
+    finally:
+        db.close()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    init_db()
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diff --git a/docker/backend/Dockerfile b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
index 41feda2..9600e3b 100644
--- a/docker/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     gcc \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Create logs directory
+RUN mkdir -p /app/logs
+
 # Copy requirements first to leverage Docker cache
 COPY backend/requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +17,14 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 # Copy application code
 COPY backend/ .
 
+# Make entrypoint script executable
+COPY docker/backend/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
+
+# Create volume for logs
+VOLUME ["/app/logs"]
+
 # Expose the port the app runs on
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-CMD ["python", "run.py"]
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+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
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diff --git a/docker/backend/entrypoint.sh b/docker/backend/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53e0d97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/backend/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# Run database initialization
+python /app/scripts/init_db.py
+
+# Start the main application
+exec python /app/run.py
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