diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 72dac82..4862b9e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ use std::env;
 use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
 use actix_web::web::JsonConfig;
 use actix_web::{error::InternalError, middleware, App, HttpServer};
+use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use log::info;
 
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 
 mod api;
 mod ctx;
-//mod db;
+mod db;
 //mod docs;
 #[cfg(not(tarpaulin_include))]
 mod errors;
@@ -71,6 +72,22 @@ pub const CACHE_AGE: u32 = 604800;
 use ctx::ArcCtx;
 pub type AppCtx = actix_web::web::Data<ArcCtx>;
 
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[clap(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+struct Cli {
+    #[clap(subcommand)]
+    command: Commands,
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum Commands {
+    /// run database migrations
+    Migrate,
+
+    /// run server
+    Serve,
+}
+
 #[actix_web::main]
 #[cfg(not(tarpaulin_include))]
 async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
@@ -78,6 +95,8 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
     pretty_env_logger::init();
 
+    let cli = Cli::parse();
+
     info!(
         "{}: {}.\nFor more information, see: {}\nBuild info:\nVersion: {} commit: {}",
         PKG_NAME, PKG_DESCRIPTION, PKG_HOMEPAGE, VERSION, GIT_COMMIT_HASH
@@ -87,6 +106,14 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let ctx = Ctx::new(&settings).await;
     let ctx = actix_web::web::Data::new(ctx);
 
+    match &cli.command {
+        Commands::Migrate => ctx.db.migrate().await.unwrap(),
+        Commands::Serve => serve(settings, ctx).await.unwrap(),
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn serve(settings: Settings, ctx: AppCtx) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let ip = settings.server.get_ip();
     println!("Starting server on: http://{ip}");