diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4525d8a..1af0121 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 gitea_ed25519
 gitea_ed25519.pub
 .env
+node_modules
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 602eaa8..bc8250a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Centraliser ta collection dans une interface rapide a utiliser, evolutive, et fa
 - Suppression d'un jeu
 - Statut de pret (marquer prete/rendu)
 - Persistance locale via `localStorage`
+- Backend avec migration automatique du schema PostgreSQL (etape 2)
 
 ## Stack technique
 
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ docker compose up -d --build
 ### 3-bis) Verifier l'API (etape 1 migration)
 
 - [http://localhost:7002/health](http://localhost:7002/health)
+- [http://localhost:7002/api/catalog/summary](http://localhost:7002/api/catalog/summary)
+- [http://localhost:7002/api/catalog/tree](http://localhost:7002/api/catalog/tree)
 
 ### 4) Arreter
 
@@ -118,6 +121,14 @@ git pull
 - Export/import (CSV/JSON)
 - Sauvegarde distante (API/backend)
 
+## Etat migration base de donnees
+
+- Etape 1: architecture `app + api + db` en place
+- Etape 2: schema SQL applique automatiquement au demarrage API
+  - tables: `brands`, `consoles`, `games`
+  - trigger `updated_at` sur `games`
+  - endpoints de lecture pour validation: `summary` et `tree`
+
 ## Licence
 
 Projet prive personnel.
diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
index e76f355..08b2dd1 100644
--- a/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 FROM node:20-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /app
+COPY api/package.json ./package.json
+RUN npm install --omit=dev
 COPY api/server.js ./server.js
 
 EXPOSE 3001
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..006a4b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "name": "video-games-api",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "description": "Minimal API for video game collection migration steps",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "pg": "^8.16.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/api/server.js b/api/server.js
index 93d30b0..d467214 100644
--- a/api/server.js
+++ b/api/server.js
@@ -1,22 +1,167 @@
 const http = require("http");
+const { Pool } = require("pg");
 
 const port = Number(process.env.API_INTERNAL_PORT || 3001);
 const serviceName = process.env.SERVICE_NAME || "video-games-api";
+const databaseUrl =
+  process.env.DATABASE_URL ||
+  "postgres://video_games_user:change_me@video-games-db:5432/video_games";
+
+const pool = new Pool({
+  connectionString: databaseUrl,
+});
 
 function sendJson(response, statusCode, payload) {
   response.writeHead(statusCode, { "Content-Type": "application/json; charset=utf-8" });
   response.end(JSON.stringify(payload));
 }
 
-const server = http.createServer((request, response) => {
+async function runMigrations() {
+  await pool.query("CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pgcrypto;");
+  await pool.query(`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS brands (
+      id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+      name TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+      created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+    );
+  `);
+
+  await pool.query(`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS consoles (
+      id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+      brand_id BIGINT NOT NULL REFERENCES brands(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+      name TEXT NOT NULL,
+      created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+      UNIQUE (brand_id, name)
+    );
+  `);
+
+  await pool.query(`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS games (
+      id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+      console_id BIGINT NOT NULL REFERENCES consoles(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+      title TEXT NOT NULL,
+      genre TEXT,
+      publisher TEXT,
+      release_year INTEGER CHECK (release_year IS NULL OR (release_year >= 1970 AND release_year <= 2100)),
+      estimated_value NUMERIC(10,2) CHECK (estimated_value IS NULL OR estimated_value >= 0),
+      loaned_to TEXT,
+      created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+      updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+    );
+  `);
+
+  await pool.query(`
+    CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION set_updated_at()
+    RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$
+    BEGIN
+      NEW.updated_at = NOW();
+      RETURN NEW;
+    END;
+    $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+  `);
+
+  await pool.query(`
+    DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS trg_games_updated_at ON games;
+    CREATE TRIGGER trg_games_updated_at
+    BEFORE UPDATE ON games
+    FOR EACH ROW
+    EXECUTE FUNCTION set_updated_at();
+  `);
+}
+
+async function querySingleValue(sqlText) {
+  const result = await pool.query(sqlText);
+  return Number(result.rows[0].count || 0);
+}
+
+async function getCatalogSummary() {
+  const [brands, consoles, games] = await Promise.all([
+    querySingleValue("SELECT COUNT(*)::int AS count FROM brands;"),
+    querySingleValue("SELECT COUNT(*)::int AS count FROM consoles;"),
+    querySingleValue("SELECT COUNT(*)::int AS count FROM games;"),
+  ]);
+
+  return { brands, consoles, games };
+}
+
+async function getCatalogTree() {
+  const result = await pool.query(`
+    SELECT
+      b.id::int AS brand_id,
+      b.name AS brand_name,
+      c.id::int AS console_id,
+      c.name AS console_name,
+      COUNT(g.id)::int AS games_count
+    FROM brands b
+    LEFT JOIN consoles c ON c.brand_id = b.id
+    LEFT JOIN games g ON g.console_id = c.id
+    GROUP BY b.id, b.name, c.id, c.name
+    ORDER BY b.name ASC, c.name ASC;
+  `);
+
+  const brandMap = new Map();
+  for (const row of result.rows) {
+    if (!brandMap.has(row.brand_id)) {
+      brandMap.set(row.brand_id, {
+        id: row.brand_id,
+        name: row.brand_name,
+        consoles: [],
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (row.console_id) {
+      brandMap.get(row.brand_id).consoles.push({
+        id: row.console_id,
+        name: row.console_name,
+        gamesCount: row.games_count,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return Array.from(brandMap.values());
+}
+
+async function handleRequest(request, response) {
   const url = new URL(request.url || "/", `http://${request.headers.host || "localhost"}`);
 
   if (request.method === "GET" && url.pathname === "/health") {
-    sendJson(response, 200, {
-      status: "ok",
-      service: serviceName,
-      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
-    });
+    try {
+      await pool.query("SELECT 1;");
+      sendJson(response, 200, {
+        status: "ok",
+        service: serviceName,
+        db: "up",
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      sendJson(response, 503, {
+        status: "degraded",
+        service: serviceName,
+        db: "down",
+        error: error.message,
+      });
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (request.method === "GET" && url.pathname === "/api/catalog/summary") {
+    try {
+      const summary = await getCatalogSummary();
+      sendJson(response, 200, summary);
+    } catch (error) {
+      sendJson(response, 500, { status: "error", message: error.message });
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (request.method === "GET" && url.pathname === "/api/catalog/tree") {
+    try {
+      const tree = await getCatalogTree();
+      sendJson(response, 200, { brands: tree });
+    } catch (error) {
+      sendJson(response, 500, { status: "error", message: error.message });
+    }
     return;
   }
 
@@ -24,9 +169,23 @@ const server = http.createServer((request, response) => {
     status: "not_found",
     message: "Route not found",
   });
-});
+}
 
-server.listen(port, "0.0.0.0", () => {
-  // Keep startup logs minimal and readable in docker compose logs.
-  console.log(`${serviceName} listening on port ${port}`);
+async function start() {
+  await runMigrations();
+
+  const server = http.createServer((request, response) => {
+    handleRequest(request, response).catch((error) => {
+      sendJson(response, 500, { status: "error", message: error.message });
+    });
+  });
+
+  server.listen(port, "0.0.0.0", () => {
+    console.log(`${serviceName} listening on port ${port}`);
+  });
+}
+
+start().catch((error) => {
+  console.error("Failed to start API:", error);
+  process.exit(1);
 });
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4219635..47d3388 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ services:
       - POSTGRES_DB=${VG_DB_NAME:-video_games}
       - POSTGRES_USER=${VG_DB_USER:-video_games_user}
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${VG_DB_PASSWORD:-change_me}
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${VG_DB_USER:-video_games_user} -d ${VG_DB_NAME:-video_games}"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 20
     volumes:
       - video_games_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
@@ -17,7 +22,8 @@ services:
     container_name: video-games-api
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on:
-      - video-games-db
+      video-games-db:
+        condition: service_healthy
     environment:
       - SERVICE_NAME=video-games-api
       - API_INTERNAL_PORT=3001