diff --git a/.env b/.env
index e7741a9..e2da528 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MAX_BOT_TOKEN=f9LHodD0cOJHqFlGFuM7t9dFSt0jA36NxLc5aSP0CwDuCyWzssGKsFwuP4ymzoP64uqe6Ivl4_bEWKAOl6MI
 
 # При локальном запуске (python main.py):
-DB_PATH=support.db
+DB_PATH=data/support.db
 
 # При запуске через Docker DB_PATH переопределяется в docker-compose.yml
 # и указывает на /app/data/support.db (volume ./data/)
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 8e8065f..20b2c23 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 MAX_BOT_TOKEN=your_token_here
 
 # При локальном запуске (python main.py):
-DB_PATH=support.db
+DB_PATH=data/support.db
 
 # При запуске через Docker DB_PATH переопределяется в docker-compose.yml
 # и указывает на /app/data/support.db (volume ./data/)
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc12cb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.env
+__pycache__
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 37450e6..f9d370d 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 load_dotenv()
 
 BOT_TOKEN: str = os.environ["MAX_BOT_TOKEN"]
-DB_PATH: str = os.environ.get("DB_PATH", "support.db")
+
+_project_root = Path(__file__).parent
+_db_path_raw = os.environ.get("DB_PATH", "data/support.db")
+DB_PATH: str = str(
+    Path(_db_path_raw) if Path(_db_path_raw).is_absolute() else _project_root / _db_path_raw
+)
 ADMIN_USERNAME: str = os.environ.get("ADMIN_USERNAME", "admin")
 ADMIN_PASSWORD: str = os.environ.get("ADMIN_PASSWORD", "changeme")
 ADMIN_HOST: str = os.environ.get("ADMIN_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
diff --git a/data/support.db-shm b/data/support.db-shm
index beaf4b9..7e7a31a 100644
Binary files a/data/support.db-shm and b/data/support.db-shm differ
diff --git a/database/connection.py b/database/connection.py
index 5ad1afe..1e20c75 100644
--- a/database/connection.py
+++ b/database/connection.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ _db: aiosqlite.Connection | None = None
 
 async def init_db() -> None:
     global _db
+    Path(config.DB_PATH).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     _db = await aiosqlite.connect(config.DB_PATH)
     _db.row_factory = aiosqlite.Row
     await _db.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
diff --git a/run.bat b/run.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b87cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+@echo off
+chcp 65001 >nul
+title Support Bot
+
+:: Переходим в папку скрипта
+cd /d "%~dp0"
+
+:: Активируем venv если есть
+if exist "venv\Scripts\activate.bat" (
+    call venv\Scripts\activate.bat
+) else if exist ".venv\Scripts\activate.bat" (
+    call .venv\Scripts\activate.bat
+)
+
+:: Устанавливаем зависимости если нужно (раскомментировать при первом запуске)
+:: pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+python main.py
+
+if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
+    echo.
+    echo [ОШИБКА] Бот завершился с кодом %ERRORLEVEL%
+    pause
+)