diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 880c44c..6e2ca99 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-DATABASE_URL=postgres://fej:fej@fej_db:5432/fej
+# This file is read by diesel
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://fej:fej@localhost:5432/fej
diff --git a/.env.container b/.env.container
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b395fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.container
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# This file is read by the container, and therefore by fej
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://fej:fej@fej_db:5432/fej
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8ab2a9c..0006402 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -321,6 +321,29 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 0.15.44",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "diesel"
+version = "1.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "047bfc4d5c3bd2ef6ca6f981941046113524b9a9f9a7cbdfdd7ff40f58e6f542"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "byteorder",
+ "diesel_derives",
+ "pq-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "diesel_derives"
+version = "1.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "45f5098f628d02a7a0f68ddba586fb61e80edec3bdc1be3b921f4ceec60858d3"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.26",
+ "quote 1.0.9",
+ "syn 1.0.69",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "digest"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -351,6 +374,7 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "chrono-tz",
+ "diesel",
  "regex",
  "reqwest",
  "rocket",
@@ -1119,6 +1143,15 @@ version = "0.2.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ac74c624d6b2d21f425f752262f42188365d7b8ff1aff74c82e45136510a4857"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pq-sys"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6ac25eee5a0582f45a67e837e350d784e7003bd29a5f460796772061ca49ffda"
+dependencies = [
+ "vcpkg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro-hack"
 version = "0.5.19"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 83623fa..f359a51 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@ serde = "1.0.124"
 chrono = "0.4.19"
 chrono-tz = "0.5.3"
 regex = "1.4.5"
-
-[dependencies.reqwest]
-version = "0.11.2"
-default-features = true
-features = ["blocking", "json", "cookies"]
+reqwest = { version = "0.11.2", features = ["blocking", "json", "cookies"] }
+diesel = { version = "1.4.6", features = ["postgres"] }
 
 [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
 version = "0.4.7"
diff --git a/build b/build
index 962d14c..271a3d9 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ elif [[ "$action" = run ]]; then
         --detach \
         --name fej_db \
         --network fej \
+        -p 5432:5432 \
         -e "POSTGRES_DB=fej" \
         -e "POSTGRES_USER=fej" \
         -e "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=fej" \
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ elif [[ "$action" = run ]]; then
         --tty \
         --publish 8000:8000 \
         --name fej \
-        --env-file .env \
+        --env-file .env.container \
         --network fej \
         "$image$([[ "$mode" != "rel" ]] && echo "-dev"):$tags" "$@"
 fi
diff --git a/diesel.toml b/diesel.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92267c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diesel.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# For documentation on how to configure this file,
+# see diesel.rs/guides/configuring-diesel-cli
+
+[print_schema]
+file = "src/schema.rs"
diff --git a/migrations/.gitkeep b/migrations/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/down.sql b/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9f5260
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- This file was automatically created by Diesel to setup helper functions
+-- and other internal bookkeeping. This file is safe to edit, any future
+-- changes will be added to existing projects as new migrations.
+
+DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS diesel_manage_updated_at(_tbl regclass);
+DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS diesel_set_updated_at();
diff --git a/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/up.sql b/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d68895b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+-- This file was automatically created by Diesel to setup helper functions
+-- and other internal bookkeeping. This file is safe to edit, any future
+-- changes will be added to existing projects as new migrations.
+
+
+
+
+-- Sets up a trigger for the given table to automatically set a column called
+-- `updated_at` whenever the row is modified (unless `updated_at` was included
+-- in the modified columns)
+--
+-- # Example
+--
+-- ```sql
+-- CREATE TABLE users (id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW());
+--
+-- SELECT diesel_manage_updated_at('users');
+-- ```
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION diesel_manage_updated_at(_tbl regclass) RETURNS VOID AS $$
+BEGIN
+    EXECUTE format('CREATE TRIGGER set_updated_at BEFORE UPDATE ON %s
+                    FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE diesel_set_updated_at()', _tbl);
+END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION diesel_set_updated_at() RETURNS trigger AS $$
+BEGIN
+    IF (
+        NEW IS DISTINCT FROM OLD AND
+        NEW.updated_at IS NOT DISTINCT FROM OLD.updated_at
+    ) THEN
+        NEW.updated_at := current_timestamp;
+    END IF;
+    RETURN NEW;
+END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;