diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7324db6..46b9f31 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,18 +7,21 @@ mod server;
 mod query;
 mod utils;
 mod internationalization;
+mod migrations;
 
 use components::app::App;
 use dioxus::prelude::*;
 use dioxus_logger::tracing::{info, Level};
 
 fn main() {
-    dioxus_logger::init(Level::INFO).expect("failed to initialize logger");
-    info!("starting app");
+    dioxus_logger::init(Level::INFO).expect("Failed to initialize the logger.");
 
+    info!("Running migrations.");
+    migrations::run_migrations().expect("Failed to run migrations.");
+
+    info!("Starting app.");
     let cfg = server_only!(
         dioxus::fullstack::Config::new().addr(std::net::SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], 8000)))
     );
-
     LaunchBuilder::fullstack().with_cfg(cfg).launch(App);
 }
diff --git a/src/migrations/mod.rs b/src/migrations/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fadaae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/migrations/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use diesel_migrations::{embed_migrations, EmbeddedMigrations, MigrationHarness};
+use std::error::Error;
+
+const MIGRATIONS: EmbeddedMigrations = embed_migrations!("migrations");
+
+pub(crate) fn run_migrations() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
+    let mut connection = crate::server::database_connection::establish_database_connection()?;
+
+    connection.run_pending_migrations(MIGRATIONS)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index 50ad1c8..634d217 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mod database_connection;
+pub(crate) mod database_connection;
 pub(crate) mod projects;
 pub(crate) mod tasks;
 pub(crate) mod subtasks;