diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
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+++ b/build.rs
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+// generated by `sqlx migrate build-script`
+fn main() {
+    // trigger recompilation when a new migration is added
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=migrations");
+}
diff --git a/migrations/20240716074707_initial_tables.sql b/migrations/20240716074707_initial_tables.sql
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+create table workspaces (
+    id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
+    organization_id BIGINT NOT NULL,
+    name TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE tags (
+    id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
+    name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    workspace_id BIGINT NOT NULL,
+    creator_id BIGINT NOT NULL,
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL,
+    deleted_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
+    permissions TEXT
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE projects (
+    id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
+    workspace_id BIGINT NOT NULL,
+    client_id BIGINT,
+    name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    color TEXT NOT NULL,
+    status TEXT NOT NULL,
+    active BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL,
+    start_date DATE NOT NULL,
+    created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL,
+    server_deleted_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
+    actual_hours BIGINT,
+    actual_seconds BIGINT,
+    can_track_time BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    permissions TEXT
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE tracking_clients (
+    id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL,
+    archived BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+    creator_id BIGINT NOT NULL,
+    integration_provider TEXT,
+    notes TEXT,
+    name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    server_deleted_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
+    workspace_id BIGINT NOT NULL,
+    permissions TEXT
+);