diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index bd0f573..3be187d 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ import os
 def create_app():
     app = Flask(__name__)
 
-    app.config["DB_PATH"] = "data/db/db.sqlite"
+    if os.getenv("PYROM_PROD") is None:
+        app.static_folder = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../data/static")
+        app.debug = True
+        app.config["DB_PATH"] = "data/db/db.dev.sqlite"
+    else:
+        app.config["DB_PATH"] = "data/db/db.prod.sqlite"
 
     os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(app.config["DB_PATH"]), exist_ok = True)
     with app.app_context():
@@ -13,10 +18,6 @@ def create_app():
         create_tables()
         run_migrations()
 
-    if os.getenv("PYROM_PROD") is None:
-        app.static_folder = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../data/static")
-        app.debug = True
-
     from app.routes.app import bp as app_bp
     app.register_blueprint(app_bp)
 
diff --git a/app/migrations.py b/app/migrations.py
index 07a7eca..4523f44 100644
--- a/app/migrations.py
+++ b/app/migrations.py
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ MIGRATIONS = {
 }
 
 def run_migrations():
-    print("Running migrations...")
-    ran = 0
     db.execute("""
         CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS _migrations(
             id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY
         )
     """)
+    if len(MIGRATIONS) == 0:
+        print("No migrations defined.")
+        return
+    print("Running migrations...")
+    ran = 0
     completed = [row["id"] for row in db.query("SELECT id FROM _migrations")]
     for migration_id in sorted(MIGRATIONS.keys()):
         if migration_id not in completed:
diff --git a/app/schema.py b/app/schema.py
index a856aff..8e41fb7 100644
--- a/app/schema.py
+++ b/app/schema.py
@@ -2,7 +2,91 @@ from .db import db
 
 # list of statements
 SCHEMA = [
+    """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "api_rate_limits" (
+    "id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "method" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "user_id" INTEGER REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    "logged_at" INTEGER DEFAULT (unixepoch(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP))
+    )""",
 
+    """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "avatars" (
+    "id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "file_path" TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    "uploaded_at" INTEGER DEFAULT (unixepoch(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP))
+    )""",
+
+    """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "post_history" (
+    "id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "post_id" INTEGER REFERENCES posts(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    "content" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "edited_at" INTEGER DEFAULT (unixepoch(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)),
+    "is_initial_revision" BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE
+    , "original_markup" TEXT NOT NULL, "markup_language" TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'babycode'
+    )""",
+
+    """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "posts" (
+    "id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "thread_id" INTEGER REFERENCES threads(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    "user_id" INTEGER REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+    "created_at" INTEGER DEFAULT (unixepoch(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)),
+    "current_revision_id" INTEGER REFERENCES post_history(id)
+    )""",
+
+    """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "sessions" (
+    "id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "key" TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    "user_id" INTEGER REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    "expires_at" INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    "created_at" INTEGER DEFAULT (unixepoch(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP))
+    )""",
+
+    """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "subscriptions" (
+    "id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "user_id" INTEGER REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    "thread_id" INTEGER REFERENCES threads(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    "last_seen" INTEGER DEFAULT (unixepoch(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)) NOT NULL
+    )""",
+
+    """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "threads" (
+    "id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "topic_id" INTEGER REFERENCES topics(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    "user_id" INTEGER REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+    "title" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "slug" TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    "created_at" INTEGER DEFAULT (unixepoch(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)),
+    "is_locked" BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE, "is_stickied" BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE
+    )""",
+
+    """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "topics" (
+    "id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "name" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "slug" TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    "description" TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '', "is_locked" BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE, "sort_order" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
+    )""",
+
+    """CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "users" (
+    "id" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "username" TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    "password_hash" TEXT NOT NULL,
+    "permission" INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    "created_at" INTEGER DEFAULT (unixepoch(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)),
+    "confirmed_on" INTEGER, "status" TEXT DEFAULT '',
+    "avatar_id" REFERENCES avatars(id) DEFAULT 1,
+    "signature_original_markup" TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    "signature_rendered" TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT ''
+    )""",
+
+    # INDEXES
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_post_history_post_id ON post_history(post_id)",
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_posts_thread ON posts(thread_id, created_at, id)",
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_posts_thread_id ON posts(thread_id)",
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_rate_limit_user_method ON api_rate_limits (user_id, method)",
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_subscription_user_thread ON subscriptions (user_id, thread_id)",
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_threads_slug ON threads(slug)",
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_threads_topic_id ON threads(topic_id)",
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_topics_slug ON topics(slug)",
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS session_keys ON sessions(key)",
+    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS sessions_user_id ON sessions(user_id)",
 ]
 
 def create():