From c8efd31f067d72f21fc595b73e5cfac2c2730e72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Carlos=20Flor=C3=AAncio?= <carlosmflorencio@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 13:33:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(cli): respect KANDEV_DATABASE_PATH env var in dev mode
 (#548)

---
 apps/cli/src/dev.ts | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apps/cli/src/dev.ts b/apps/cli/src/dev.ts
index 3657502768..95226368a7 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/dev.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/dev.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export type DevOptions = {
 
 export async function runDev({ repoRoot, backendPort, webPort }: DevOptions): Promise<void> {
   const ports = await pickPorts(backendPort, webPort);
-  const dbPath = path.join(repoRoot, "apps", "backend", "kandev.db");
+  const dbPath =
+    process.env.KANDEV_DATABASE_PATH || path.join(repoRoot, "apps", "backend", "kandev.db");
 
   const extra: Record<string, string> = {
     KANDEV_DATABASE_PATH: dbPath,