diff --git a/migrations/Cargo.toml b/migrations/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/migrations/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "scct-migrations"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+
+[dependencies]
+sea-orm-migration = "0.12"
diff --git a/migrations/src/lib.rs b/migrations/src/lib.rs
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+++ b/migrations/src/lib.rs
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+use sea_orm_migration::prelude::*;
+
+mod m20240621_000001_create_messages_users_chats_tables;
+
+
+pub struct Migrator;
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl MigratorTrait for Migrator {
+	fn migrations() -> Vec<Box<dyn MigrationTrait>> {
+		vec![
+			Box::new(m20240621_000001_create_messages_users_chats_tables::Migration)
+		]
+	}
+}
+
+pub use sea_orm_migration::MigratorTrait;
diff --git a/migrations/src/m20240621_000001_create_messages_users_chats_tables.rs b/migrations/src/m20240621_000001_create_messages_users_chats_tables.rs
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+++ b/migrations/src/m20240621_000001_create_messages_users_chats_tables.rs
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+use sea_orm_migration::prelude::*;
+
+#[derive(DeriveIden)]
+pub enum Users {
+	Table,
+	Id,
+	Username,
+	Domain,
+	DisplayName,
+	Description,
+	Avatar,
+	Created,
+	Updated,
+}
+
+#[derive(DeriveIden)]
+pub enum Chats {
+	Table,
+	Id,
+	Name,
+}
+
+#[derive(DeriveIden)]
+pub enum Messages {
+	Table,
+	Id,
+	UserId,
+	ChatId,
+	Content,
+	Created,
+	Updated,
+}
+
+
+#[derive(DeriveMigrationName)]
+pub struct Migration;
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl MigrationTrait for Migration {
+	async fn up(&self, manager: &SchemaManager) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
+
+		manager
+			.create_table(
+				Table::create()
+					.table(Users::Table)
+					.comment("registered users on this service")
+					.col(
+						ColumnDef::new(Users::Id)
+							.uuid()
+							.not_null()
+							.primary_key()
+					)
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Users::Username).string().not_null())
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Users::Domain).string().not_null())
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Users::DisplayName).string().null())
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Users::Description).string().null())
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Users::Avatar).string().null())
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Users::Created).timestamp_with_time_zone().not_null().default(Expr::current_timestamp()))
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Users::Updated).timestamp_with_time_zone().null())
+					.to_owned()
+			)
+			.await?;
+
+		manager
+			.create_index(
+				Index::create()
+					.unique()
+					.name("index-users-username-domain")
+					.table(Users::Table)
+					.col(Users::Username)
+					.col(Users::Domain)
+					.to_owned()
+			)
+			.await?;
+
+
+		manager
+			.create_table(
+				Table::create()
+					.table(Chats::Table)
+					.comment("active chat rooms")
+					.col(
+						ColumnDef::new(Chats::Id)
+							.uuid()
+							.not_null()
+							.primary_key()
+					)
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Chats::Name).string().not_null())
+					.to_owned()
+			)
+			.await?;
+
+		manager
+			.create_table(
+				Table::create()
+					.table(Messages::Table)
+					.comment("all individual sent messages")
+					.col(
+						ColumnDef::new(Messages::Id)
+							.uuid()
+							.not_null()
+							.primary_key()
+					)
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Messages::UserId).uuid().not_null())
+					.foreign_key(
+						ForeignKey::create()
+							.name("fkey-messages-user")
+							.from(Messages::Table, Messages::UserId)
+							.to(Users::Table, Users::Id)
+							.on_update(ForeignKeyAction::Cascade)
+					)
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Messages::ChatId).uuid().not_null())
+					.foreign_key(
+						ForeignKey::create()
+							.name("fkey-messages-chat")
+							.from(Messages::Table, Messages::ChatId)
+							.to(Chats::Table, Chats::Id)
+							.on_update(ForeignKeyAction::Cascade)
+					)
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Messages::Content).string().null())
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Messages::Created).timestamp_with_time_zone().not_null().default(Expr::current_timestamp()))
+					.col(ColumnDef::new(Messages::Updated).timestamp_with_time_zone().null())
+					.to_owned()
+			).await?;
+
+		manager
+			.create_index(Index::create().name("index-messages-user").table(Messages::Table).col(Messages::UserId).to_owned())
+			.await?;
+
+		manager
+			.create_index(Index::create().name("index-messages-chat").table(Messages::Table).col(Messages::ChatId).to_owned())
+			.await?;
+
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	async fn down(&self, manager: &SchemaManager) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
+		manager
+			.drop_table(Table::drop().table(Users::Table).to_owned())
+			.await?;
+
+		manager
+			.drop_table(Table::drop().table(Chats::Table).to_owned())
+			.await?;
+
+		manager
+			.drop_table(Table::drop().table(Messages::Table).to_owned())
+			.await?;
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}