Skip re-initializing tables when running in prod to make server startup faster

backend/server/server.go

@@ -89,10 +89,12 @@ func OpenDB() (*database.DB, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	fmt.Println("AutoMigrating DB tables")
+	if !isProductionEnvironment() {
 		err := db.AddDatabaseTables()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create underlying DB tables: %w", err)
 		}
+	}
 	return db, nil
 }