From 09377c6ac18f4a125b9d94ef0ea1d13079e4793a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: latinogino <154024559+latinogino@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:12:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add quick start script that bypasses pip install issues

---
 start_server.bat | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 start_server.bat

diff --git a/start_server.bat b/start_server.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31699fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start_server.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+@echo off
+echo 🚀 Quick Start Dolibarr MCP Server (No Installation Required)
+echo.
+
+REM Set UTF-8 encoding for Python
+set PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8
+set PYTHONPATH=%cd%\src
+
+REM Check if .env exists
+if not exist .env (
+    echo 📝 Creating .env file...
+    copy .env.example .env 2>nul || (
+        echo # Dolibarr MCP Configuration > .env
+        echo DOLIBARR_URL=https://your-dolibarr-instance.com/api/index.php >> .env
+        echo DOLIBARR_API_KEY=your_api_key_here >> .env
+        echo LOG_LEVEL=INFO >> .env
+    )
+    echo ⚠️  Please edit .env file with your Dolibarr credentials!
+    echo    Use: notepad .env
+    echo.
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo 🔌 Testing connection...
+venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe test_connection.py
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo.
+    echo ❌ Connection test failed!
+    echo 💡 Please check your .env configuration:
+    echo    - DOLIBARR_URL should be: https://your-instance.com/api/index.php
+    echo    - DOLIBARR_API_KEY should be your valid API key
+    echo.
+    echo Edit with: notepad .env
+    echo.
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo.
+echo 🎯 Starting Dolibarr MCP Server...
+echo 📡 Server will run until you press Ctrl+C
+echo.
+
+REM Start the MCP server directly from source
+venv_dolibarr\Scripts\python.exe -m dolibarr_mcp.dolibarr_mcp_server
+
+echo.
+echo 🛑 Server stopped
+pause