diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index 33624a9..382bc76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   dependencies:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
@@ -24,8 +24,21 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     needs: [dependencies]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:14
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_DB: didier_action
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
@@ -41,11 +54,15 @@ jobs:
         run: pip3 install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt
       - name: Run Pytest
         run: pytest tests
+        env:
+          DB_TEST_SQLITE: false
+          DB_NAME: didier_action
+          DB_PASSWORD: postgres
   linting:
     needs: [dependencies]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
@@ -65,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [dependencies]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
@@ -85,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [dependencies]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a14d6d0..518f9fa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -154,3 +154,6 @@ cython_debug/
 
 # PyCharm
 .idea/
+
+# SQLite testing database
+tests.db
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/alembic.ini b/alembic.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fa7c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# A generic, single database configuration.
+
+[alembic]
+# path to migration scripts
+script_location = alembic
+
+# template used to generate migration file names; The default value is %%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+# Uncomment the line below if you want the files to be prepended with date and time
+# see https://alembic.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/tutorial.html#editing-the-ini-file
+# for all available tokens
+# file_template = %%(year)d_%%(month).2d_%%(day).2d_%%(hour).2d%%(minute).2d-%%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+
+# sys.path path, will be prepended to sys.path if present.
+# defaults to the current working directory.
+prepend_sys_path = .
+
+# timezone to use when rendering the date within the migration file
+# as well as the filename.
+# If specified, requires the python-dateutil library that can be
+# installed by adding `alembic[tz]` to the pip requirements
+# string value is passed to dateutil.tz.gettz()
+# leave blank for localtime
+# timezone =
+
+# max length of characters to apply to the
+# "slug" field
+# truncate_slug_length = 40
+
+# set to 'true' to run the environment during
+# the 'revision' command, regardless of autogenerate
+# revision_environment = false
+
+# set to 'true' to allow .pyc and .pyo files without
+# a source .py file to be detected as revisions in the
+# versions/ directory
+# sourceless = false
+
+# version location specification; This defaults
+# to alembic/versions.  When using multiple version
+# directories, initial revisions must be specified with --version-path.
+# The path separator used here should be the separator specified by "version_path_separator" below.
+# version_locations = %(here)s/bar:%(here)s/bat:alembic/versions
+
+# version path separator; As mentioned above, this is the character used to split
+# version_locations. The default within new alembic.ini files is "os", which uses os.pathsep.
+# If this key is omitted entirely, it falls back to the legacy behavior of splitting on spaces and/or commas.
+# Valid values for version_path_separator are:
+#
+# version_path_separator = :
+# version_path_separator = ;
+# version_path_separator = space
+version_path_separator = os  # Use os.pathsep. Default configuration used for new projects.
+
+# the output encoding used when revision files
+# are written from script.py.mako
+# output_encoding = utf-8
+
+sqlalchemy.url = driver://user:pass@localhost/dbname
+
+
+[post_write_hooks]
+# post_write_hooks defines scripts or Python functions that are run
+# on newly generated revision scripts.  See the documentation for further
+# detail and examples
+
+# format using "black" - use the console_scripts runner, against the "black" entrypoint
+# hooks = black
+# black.type = console_scripts
+# black.entrypoint = black
+# black.options = -l 79 REVISION_SCRIPT_FILENAME
+
+# Logging configuration
+[loggers]
+keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
+
+[handlers]
+keys = console
+
+[formatters]
+keys = generic
+
+[logger_root]
+level = WARN
+handlers = console
+qualname =
+
+[logger_sqlalchemy]
+level = WARN
+handlers =
+qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
+
+[logger_alembic]
+level = INFO
+handlers =
+qualname = alembic
+
+[handler_console]
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+level = NOTSET
+formatter = generic
+
+[formatter_generic]
+format = %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s] %(message)s
+datefmt = %H:%M:%S
diff --git a/alembic/versions/9e8ce58c0a26_initial_migration_ufora_announcements.py b/alembic/versions/9e8ce58c0a26_initial_migration_ufora_announcements.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b7d3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/9e8ce58c0a26_initial_migration_ufora_announcements.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"""Initial migration: Ufora announcements
+
+Revision ID: 9e8ce58c0a26
+Revises: 
+Create Date: 2022-06-17 01:36:02.767151
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '9e8ce58c0a26'
+down_revision = None
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table('ufora_courses',
+    sa.Column('course_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('name', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('code', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('year', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('course_id'),
+    sa.UniqueConstraint('code'),
+    sa.UniqueConstraint('name')
+    )
+    op.create_table('ufora_announcements',
+    sa.Column('announcement_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('course_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['course_id'], ['ufora_courses.course_id'], ),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('announcement_id')
+    )
+    op.create_table('ufora_course_aliases',
+    sa.Column('alias_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('alias', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('course_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['course_id'], ['ufora_courses.course_id'], ),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('alias_id'),
+    sa.UniqueConstraint('alias')
+    )
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_table('ufora_course_aliases')
+    op.drop_table('ufora_announcements')
+    op.drop_table('ufora_courses')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/database/engine.py b/database/engine.py
index fbdbfd2..2c1815f 100644
--- a/database/engine.py
+++ b/database/engine.py
@@ -6,17 +6,27 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 
 import settings
 
-encoded_password = quote_plus(settings.DB_PASSWORD)
-engine = create_async_engine(
-    URL.create(
-        drivername="postgresql+asyncpg",
-        username=settings.DB_USERNAME,
-        password=encoded_password,
-        host=settings.DB_HOST,
-        port=settings.DB_PORT,
-        database=settings.DB_NAME,
-    ),
-    pool_pre_ping=True,
-)
+# Run local tests against SQLite instead of Postgres
+if settings.DB_TEST_SQLITE:
+    engine = create_async_engine(
+        URL.create(
+            drivername="sqlite+aiosqlite",
+            database="tests.db",
+        ),
+        connect_args={"check_same_thread": False},
+    )
+else:
+    encoded_password = quote_plus(settings.DB_PASSWORD)
+    engine = create_async_engine(
+        URL.create(
+            drivername="postgresql+asyncpg",
+            username=settings.DB_USERNAME,
+            password=encoded_password,
+            host=settings.DB_HOST,
+            port=settings.DB_PORT,
+            database=settings.DB_NAME,
+        ),
+        pool_pre_ping=True,
+    )
 
 DBSession = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine, class_=AsyncSession, expire_on_commit=False)
diff --git a/database/models.py b/database/models.py
index 8dc24d0..3d778eb 100644
--- a/database/models.py
+++ b/database/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,47 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base
+from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, Text, ForeignKey
+from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base, relationship
 
 Base = declarative_base()
+
+
+class UforaCourse(Base):
+    """A course on Ufora"""
+
+    __tablename__ = "ufora_courses"
+
+    course_id: int = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
+    name: str = Column(Text, nullable=False, unique=True)
+    code: str = Column(Text, nullable=False, unique=True)
+    year: int = Column(Integer, nullable=False)
+
+    announcements: list[UforaAnnouncement] = relationship(
+        "UforaAnnouncement", back_populates="course", cascade="all, delete-orphan"
+    )
+    aliases: list[UforaCourseAlias] = relationship(
+        "UforaCourseAlias", back_populates="course", cascade="all, delete-orphan"
+    )
+
+
+class UforaCourseAlias(Base):
+    """An alias for a course on Ufora that we use to refer to them"""
+
+    __tablename__ = "ufora_course_aliases"
+
+    alias_id: int = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
+    alias: str = Column(Text, nullable=False, unique=True)
+    course_id: int = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("ufora_courses.course_id"))
+
+    course: UforaCourse = relationship("UforaCourse", back_populates="aliases", uselist=False)
+
+
+class UforaAnnouncement(Base):
+    """An announcement sent on Ufora"""
+
+    __tablename__ = "ufora_announcements"
+
+    announcement_id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
+    course_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey("ufora_courses.course_id"))
+
+    course: UforaCourse = relationship("UforaCourse", back_populates="announcements", uselist=False)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a5ef1e7..a1a3d6a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ line-length = 120
 plugins = [
     "sqlalchemy.ext.mypy.plugin"
 ]
+[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+module = "discord.*"
+ignore_missing_imports = true
 
 [tool.pylint.master]
 disable = [
@@ -18,4 +21,10 @@ max-line-length = 120
 good-names = ["i"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-asyncio_mode = "auto"
\ No newline at end of file
+asyncio_mode = "auto"
+env = [
+    "DB_NAME = didier_action",
+    "DB_USERNAME = postgres",
+    "DB_HOST = localhost",
+    "DISC_TOKEN = token"
+]
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 5ef9350..cd7e541 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ DB_USERNAME: str = env.str("DB_USERNAME", "postgres")
 DB_PASSWORD: str = env.str("DB_PASSWORD", "")
 DB_HOST: str = env.str("DB_HOST", "localhost")
 DB_PORT: int = env.int("DB_PORT", "5432")
+DB_TEST_SQLITE: bool = env.bool("DB_TEST_SQLITE", True)
 
 """Discord"""
 DISCORD_TOKEN: str = env.str("DISC_TOKEN")
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ae9878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import os
+from typing import AsyncGenerator
+
+import pytest
+
+from alembic import command, config
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from database.engine import engine
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def tables():
+    """Initialize a database before the tests, and then tear it down again
+    Starts from an empty database and runs through all the migrations to check those as well
+    while we're at it
+    """
+    alembic_config = config.Config("alembic.ini")
+    command.upgrade(alembic_config, "head")
+    yield
+    command.downgrade(alembic_config, "base")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+async def database_session(tables) -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:
+    """Fixture to create a session for every test
+    Rollbacks the transaction afterwards so that the future tests start with a clean database
+    """
+    connection = await engine.connect()
+    transaction = await connection.begin()
+    session = AsyncSession(bind=connection, expire_on_commit=False)
+
+    yield session
+
+    # Clean up session & rollback transactions
+    await session.close()
+    if transaction.is_valid:
+        await transaction.rollback()
+
+    await connection.close()
diff --git a/tests/test_dummy.py b/tests/test_dummy.py
index f4f5361..569bcda 100644
--- a/tests/test_dummy.py
+++ b/tests/test_dummy.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-def test_dummy():
+def test_dummy(tables):
     assert True