diff --git a/server/src/db_io/.env b/server/src/db_io/.env
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+++ b/server/src/db_io/.env
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+DATABASE_URL=mysql://freechat_server:@localhost/freechat_dev
diff --git a/server/src/db_io/Cargo.toml b/server/src/db_io/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/server/src/db_io/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "db_io"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["shockrah <alejandros714@protonmail.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+diesel = { version = "1.0.0", features = ["postgres"] }
+dotenv = "0.9.0"
+
diff --git a/server/src/db_io/diesel.toml b/server/src/db_io/diesel.toml
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+++ b/server/src/db_io/diesel.toml
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+# For documentation on how to configure this file,
+# see diesel.rs/guides/configuring-diesel-cli
+
+[print_schema]
+file = "src/schema.rs"
diff --git a/server/src/db_io/migrations/2019-12-09-050850_users/down.sql b/server/src/db_io/migrations/2019-12-09-050850_users/down.sql
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+++ b/server/src/db_io/migrations/2019-12-09-050850_users/down.sql
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+drop table users;
diff --git a/server/src/db_io/migrations/2019-12-09-050850_users/up.sql b/server/src/db_io/migrations/2019-12-09-050850_users/up.sql
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+++ b/server/src/db_io/migrations/2019-12-09-050850_users/up.sql
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+CREATE TABLE users (
+	id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+	strid VARCHAR(256),
+	display VARCHAR(256), 
+	native BOOLEAN
+);
diff --git a/server/src/db_io/migrations/2019-12-09-052212_channels/down.sql b/server/src/db_io/migrations/2019-12-09-052212_channels/down.sql
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+++ b/server/src/db_io/migrations/2019-12-09-052212_channels/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-- This file should undo anything in `up.sql`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/db_io/migrations/2019-12-09-052212_channels/up.sql b/server/src/db_io/migrations/2019-12-09-052212_channels/up.sql
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+++ b/server/src/db_io/migrations/2019-12-09-052212_channels/up.sql
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+CREATE TABLE channels (
+	id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+	name VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL, 
+	type INTEGER NOT NULL,
+);
diff --git a/server/src/db_io/src/lib.rs b/server/src/db_io/src/lib.rs
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+++ b/server/src/db_io/src/lib.rs
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+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        assert_eq!(2 + 2, 4);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/db_io/src/schema.rs b/server/src/db_io/src/schema.rs
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+++ b/server/src/db_io/src/schema.rs
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+table! {
+    users (id) {
+        id -> Integer,
+        strid -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        display -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        native -> Nullable<Bool>,
+    }
+}