diff --git a/migrations/01_setup.rb b/migrations/01_setup.rb
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+Sequel.migration do
+  change do
+    create_table(:accounts) do
+      primary_key :id
+      String :username, :size=>50
+      String :email, :size=>50
+      String :crypted_password, :size=>70
+      String :role, :size=>50
+    end
+    
+    create_table(:tags) do
+      primary_key :id
+      String :name, :text=>true
+    end
+    
+    create_table(:posts, :ignore_index_errors=>true) do
+      primary_key :id
+      String :title, :text=>true, :null=>false
+      DateTime :written
+      TrueClass :released, :default=>false
+      String :markup, :default=>"markdown", :text=>true
+      String :content, :text=>true
+      foreign_key :account_id, :accounts, :null=>false, :key=>[:id]
+      
+      index [:account_id], :name=>:index_posts_account
+      index [:written, :id], :name=>:posts_written_id_idx
+    end
+    
+    create_table(:comments, :ignore_index_errors=>true) do
+      primary_key :id
+      String :author, :size=>50
+      String :email, :size=>50
+      TrueClass :acknowledged, :default=>false
+      String :body, :text=>true
+      foreign_key :post_id, :posts, :null=>false, :key=>[:id]
+      
+      index [:post_id], :name=>:index_comments_post
+    end
+    
+    create_table(:post_tags) do
+      foreign_key :post_id, :posts, :null=>false, :key=>[:id]
+      foreign_key :tag_id, :tags, :null=>false, :key=>[:id]
+      
+      primary_key [:post_id, :tag_id]
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/migrations/02_move_to_new.rb b/migrations/02_move_to_new.rb
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+# this is the schema from the old platform
+Sequel.migration do
+  up do
+    drop_table :post_tags
+    drop_table :comments
+    drop_table :tags
+
+    alter_table :posts  do
+      add_column :language, String, :size => 10
+    end
+
+    from(:posts).update(:language => 'english')
+
+    alter_table :posts do
+      set_column_not_null :language
+    end
+
+    run 'create function search_field(posts) returns tsvector as $$' +
+      "select to_tsvector($1.language::regconfig, $1.title || ' ' || $1.content);" +
+      '$$ language sql immutable;'
+  end
+
+  down do
+    alter_table :posts do
+      drop_column :language
+    end
+    run 'drop function search_field(posts);'
+
+    create_table(:tags) do
+      primary_key :id
+      String :name, :text=>true
+    end
+
+    create_table(:comments, :ignore_index_errors=>true) do
+      primary_key :id
+      String :author, :size=>50
+      String :email, :size=>50
+      TrueClass :acknowledged, :default=>false
+      String :body, :text=>true
+      foreign_key :post_id, :posts, :null=>false, :key=>[:id]
+      
+      index [:post_id], :name=>:index_comments_post
+    end
+    
+    create_table(:post_tags) do
+      foreign_key :post_id, :posts, :null=>false, :key=>[:id]
+      foreign_key :tag_id, :tags, :null=>false, :key=>[:id]
+      
+      primary_key [:post_id, :tag_id]
+    end
+  end
+end