prod fixes

bin/init

@@ -107,8 +107,13 @@ if [[ "$ENV" == "dev" ]]; then
 else
     # Prod: prompt for credentials
     read -p "Admin email: " USER_EMAIL
-    read -s -p "Admin password (min 8 chars): " USER_PASSWORD
+    read -rs -p "Admin password (min 8 chars): " USER_PASSWORD
     echo ""
+    echo -e "${BLUE}Password captured: ${#USER_PASSWORD} characters${NC}"
+    if [[ ${#USER_PASSWORD} -lt 8 ]]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}✗ Password must be at least 8 characters${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
     read -p "Admin display name: " USER_NAME
     read -p "License type [free|pro|enterprise] (default: pro): " LICENSE_TYPE
     LICENSE_TYPE="${LICENSE_TYPE:-pro}"
@@ -131,18 +136,35 @@ else
     sleep 3
 
     echo -e "${GREEN}→${NC} Registering user via API..."
+    PAYLOAD=$(jq -n \
+        --arg email "$USER_EMAIL" \
+        --arg password "$USER_PASSWORD" \
+        --arg name "$USER_NAME" \
+        '{email: $email, password: $password, name: $name}')
+
     HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /tmp/dexorder-init-response.json -w "%{http_code}" \
         -X POST "$BASE_URL/api/auth/register" \
         -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-        -d "{\"email\":\"$USER_EMAIL\",\"password\":\"$USER_PASSWORD\",\"name\":\"$USER_NAME\"}")
+        -d "$PAYLOAD")
 
     if [[ "$HTTP_CODE" == "200" || "$HTTP_CODE" == "201" ]]; then
         echo -e "${GREEN}✓ User registered via API${NC}"
     elif [[ "$HTTP_CODE" == "400" ]]; then
-        echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  API returned 400 (user may already exist), continuing...${NC}"
+        RESPONSE=$(cat /tmp/dexorder-init-response.json 2>/dev/null)
+        # Check if this is a "user already exists" 400 vs a validation error
+        if echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -qi "already exist\|user already\|duplicate"; then
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  User already exists, continuing...${NC}"
+        else
+            echo -e "${RED}✗ Registration failed (400):${NC}"
+            echo "$RESPONSE"
+            rm -f /tmp/dexorder-init-response.json
+            exit 1
+        fi
     else
-        echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠️  API returned HTTP $HTTP_CODE${NC}"
+        echo -e "${RED}✗ API returned HTTP $HTTP_CODE${NC}"
         cat /tmp/dexorder-init-response.json 2>/dev/null || true
+        rm -f /tmp/dexorder-init-response.json
+        exit 1
     fi
     rm -f /tmp/dexorder-init-response.json