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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# What runs on each port?
+# - 4000: Firebase emulator
+# - 3000: Front end
+# - 8088: Back end
+
+# How to view users? Each user is stored in two locations for two different purposes:
+# In the auth system (firebase emulator) to see the auth info (email, provider, etc.): http://127.0.0.1:4000/auth
+# In the database (dev supabase project, users and private_users table) to see the user info specific to compass (username, notif preferences, etc.): use DBeaver to connect to the dev supabase db
+
+# Clean ghost processes
+kill_ghosts() {
+  for p in 3000 4000 4400 4500 8088; do
+    pids=$(lsof -ti :$p 2>/dev/null)
+    if [ -n "$pids" ]; then
+      kill $pids || true
+    fi
+  done
+}
+kill_ghosts
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Function to clean up background processes
+cleanup() {
+  echo "Stopping background processes..."
+  for pid in "${PIDS[@]:-}"; do
+    if kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null; then
+      kill "$pid" || true
+      wait "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+      echo "Killed PID $pid"
+    fi
+  done
+  kill_ghosts
+}
+
+# Trap EXIT, INT, TERM to run cleanup automatically
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"/..
+
+export NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=localhost:8088
+export NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_ENV=DEV
+export NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_EMULATOR=true
+export FIREBASE_AUTH_EMULATOR_HOST=127.0.0.1:9099
+export FIREBASE_STORAGE_EMULATOR_HOST=127.0.0.1:9199
+
+# Start servers in background and store their PIDs
+PIDS=()
+npx nyc --reporter=lcov yarn --cwd=web serve & PIDS+=($!)
+npx nyc --reporter=lcov yarn --cwd=backend/api dev & PIDS+=($!)
+yarn emulate & PIDS+=($!)
+
+npx wait-on http://localhost:3000
+
+# This creates a new user in firebase auth only (not in the db, hence it won't show in the list of profiles)
+npx tsx scripts/setup-auth.ts
+
+read -p "Press enter to exit..." < /dev/tty
+
+exit ${TEST_FAILED:-0}