1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

M sdbapi/main.go

@@ 20,14 20,23 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	err := setUlimits()
+	// stores various errors during startup
+	var err error
+
+	err = setUlimits()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("failed to set Ulimits")
 	}
 
 	dbConnectionString := os.Getenv("GORM_DB_STRING")
+	if dbConnectionString == "" {
+		log.Fatal("environment variable 'GORM_DB_STRING' is not set")
+	}
 
-	db.Connect(dbConnectionString)
+	err = db.Connect(dbConnectionString)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	db.Migrate()