diff --git a/betterbase/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts b/betterbase/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
index bdcbc68..6a856c8 100644
--- a/betterbase/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/betterbase/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export const db = drizzle(client, { schema });
 import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/bun-sqlite';
 import * as schema from './schema';
 
-const client = new Database('local.db');
+const client = new Database('local.db', { create: true });
 
 export const db = drizzle(client, { schema });
 `;
@@ -286,7 +286,11 @@ local.db
 export const healthRoute = new Hono();
 
 healthRoute.get('/', (c) => {
-  return c.json({ status: 'ok', timestamp: new Date().toISOString() });
+  return c.json({
+    status: 'healthy',
+    database: 'connected',
+    timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+  });
 });
 `,
   );
@@ -294,18 +298,64 @@ healthRoute.get('/', (c) => {
   await writeFile(
     path.join(projectPath, 'src/routes/index.ts'),
     `import { Hono } from 'hono';
+import { cors } from 'hono/cors';
 import { logger } from 'hono/logger';
+import { HTTPException } from 'hono/http-exception';
+import { db } from '../db';
+import { users } from '../db/schema';
 import { healthRoute } from './health';
 
 const app = new Hono();
 
+app.use('*', cors());
 app.use('*', logger());
+app.use('*', async (c, next) => {
+  const start = performance.now();
+  await next();
+  const duration = (performance.now() - start).toFixed(2);
+  console.log(\`⏱ \${c.req.method} \${c.req.path} - \${duration}ms\`);
+});
+
+app.onError((err, c) => {
+  console.error('Error:', err);
+  return c.json(
+    {
+      error: err.message,
+      stack: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? err.stack : undefined,
+      details: err instanceof HTTPException ? (err as { cause?: unknown }).cause ?? null : null,
+    },
+    err instanceof HTTPException ? err.status : 500,
+  );
+});
+
 app.route('/health', healthRoute);
 
-export default {
-  port: Number(process.env.PORT || 3000),
+app.get('/api/users', async (c) => {
+  const allUsers = await db.select().from(users);
+  return c.json({ users: allUsers });
+});
+
+const server = Bun.serve({
   fetch: app.fetch,
-};
+  port: Number(process.env.PORT ?? 3000),
+  development: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
+});
+
+console.log('\x1b[32m🚀 BetterBase dev server started\x1b[0m');
+console.log(\`\x1b[36m→ URL:\x1b[0m http://localhost:\${server.port}\`);
+console.log('\x1b[35m→ Routes:\x1b[0m');
+console.log('  GET /health');
+console.log('  GET /api/users');
+
+process.on('SIGTERM', () => {
+  console.log('SIGTERM received, closing server...');
+  server.stop();
+});
+
+process.on('SIGINT', () => {
+  console.log('SIGINT received, closing server...');
+  server.stop();
+});
 `,
   );
 
diff --git a/betterbase/templates/base/README.md b/betterbase/templates/base/README.md
index 3f28464..e6d4cf1 100644
--- a/betterbase/templates/base/README.md
+++ b/betterbase/templates/base/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ src/
     index.ts
     schema.ts
   routes/
+    index.ts
     health.ts
+    users.ts
   middleware/
     validation.ts
   lib/
diff --git a/betterbase/templates/base/package.json b/betterbase/templates/base/package.json
index 30cb61d..3144f6d 100644
--- a/betterbase/templates/base/package.json
+++ b/betterbase/templates/base/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "bun run src/index.ts",
+    "dev": "bun --hot run src/routes/index.ts",
     "db:generate": "drizzle-kit generate",
     "db:push": "drizzle-kit push",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
diff --git a/betterbase/templates/base/src/db/index.ts b/betterbase/templates/base/src/db/index.ts
index 8de0521..e2a72b6 100644
--- a/betterbase/templates/base/src/db/index.ts
+++ b/betterbase/templates/base/src/db/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/bun-sqlite';
 import * as schema from './schema';
 
 const dbPath = process.env.DB_PATH ?? Bun.env.DB_PATH ?? 'local.db';
-const sqlite = new Database(dbPath);
+const sqlite = new Database(dbPath, { create: true });
 
 export const db = drizzle(sqlite, { schema });
diff --git a/betterbase/templates/base/src/index.ts b/betterbase/templates/base/src/index.ts
index b024a27..80be963 100644
--- a/betterbase/templates/base/src/index.ts
+++ b/betterbase/templates/base/src/index.ts
@@ -1,36 +1 @@
-import { Hono } from 'hono';
-import { HTTPException } from 'hono/http-exception';
-import { env } from './lib/env';
-import { healthRoute } from './routes/health';
-import { usersRoute } from './routes/users';
-
-const app = new Hono();
-
-app.route('/health', healthRoute);
-app.route('/users', usersRoute);
-
-app.get('/', (c) => {
-  return c.json({
-    name: 'BetterBase',
-    message: 'Bun + Hono + Drizzle starter',
-  });
-});
-
-app.onError((error, c) => {
-  if (error instanceof HTTPException) {
-    return c.json(
-      {
-        error: error.message,
-        details: (error as { cause?: unknown }).cause ?? null,
-      },
-      error.status,
-    );
-  }
-
-  return c.json({ error: 'Internal Server Error' }, 500);
-});
-
-export default {
-  port: env.PORT,
-  fetch: app.fetch,
-};
+import './routes/index';
diff --git a/betterbase/templates/base/src/routes/health.ts b/betterbase/templates/base/src/routes/health.ts
index 8bce826..c8995ca 100644
--- a/betterbase/templates/base/src/routes/health.ts
+++ b/betterbase/templates/base/src/routes/health.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import { Hono } from 'hono';
 
-const healthRoute = new Hono();
+export const healthRoute = new Hono();
 
 healthRoute.get('/', (c) => {
   return c.json({
-    status: 'ok',
-    service: 'betterbase-template',
+    status: 'healthy',
+    database: 'connected',
+    timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
   });
 });
-
-export { healthRoute };
diff --git a/betterbase/templates/base/src/routes/index.ts b/betterbase/templates/base/src/routes/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5a0174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/betterbase/templates/base/src/routes/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { Hono } from 'hono';
+import { cors } from 'hono/cors';
+import { logger } from 'hono/logger';
+import { HTTPException } from 'hono/http-exception';
+import { db } from '../db';
+import { users } from '../db/schema';
+import { healthRoute } from './health';
+import { usersRoute } from './users';
+
+const app = new Hono();
+
+app.use('*', cors());
+app.use('*', logger());
+app.use('*', async (c, next) => {
+  const start = performance.now();
+  await next();
+  const duration = (performance.now() - start).toFixed(2);
+  console.log(`⏱ ${c.req.method} ${c.req.path} - ${duration}ms`);
+});
+
+app.onError((err, c) => {
+  console.error('Error:', err);
+  return c.json(
+    {
+      error: err.message,
+      stack: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? err.stack : undefined,
+      details: err instanceof HTTPException ? (err as { cause?: unknown }).cause ?? null : null,
+    },
+    err instanceof HTTPException ? err.status : 500,
+  );
+});
+
+app.route('/health', healthRoute);
+app.route('/users', usersRoute);
+
+app.get('/api/users', async (c) => {
+  const allUsers = await db.select().from(users);
+  return c.json({ users: allUsers });
+});
+
+const server = Bun.serve({
+  fetch: app.fetch,
+  port: Number(process.env.PORT ?? 3000),
+  development: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
+});
+
+console.log('\x1b[32m🚀 BetterBase dev server started\x1b[0m');
+console.log(`\x1b[36m→ URL:\x1b[0m http://localhost:${server.port}`);
+console.log('\x1b[35m→ Routes:\x1b[0m');
+console.log('  GET /health');
+console.log('  GET /api/users');
+console.log('  POST /users');
+
+process.on('SIGTERM', () => {
+  console.log('SIGTERM received, closing server...');
+  server.stop();
+});
+
+process.on('SIGINT', () => {
+  console.log('SIGINT received, closing server...');
+  server.stop();
+});