diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index f9d7142..d1ed66a 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@ start = {cmd = "uvicorn --workers 2 neo_neo_todo.main:app", env_file = "developm
 dev = {cmd = "uvicorn neo_neo_todo.main:app --reload", env_file = "development.env"}
 
 recreate-db-base = "python3 src/neo_neo_todo/utils/database.py"
-recreate-db = {composite = ["recreate-db-base"], env_file = "development.env"}
+migration-base = "python3 src/neo_neo_todo/migrations/0.py"
+recreate-db = {composite = ["recreate-db-base", "migration-base"], env_file = "development.env"}
 test = {composite = ["recreate-db-base", "pytest tests/"], env_file = "testing.env"}
diff --git a/backend/src/neo_neo_todo/migrations/0.py b/backend/src/neo_neo_todo/migrations/0.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a75cab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/neo_neo_todo/migrations/0.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import os
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+import psycopg
+from psycopg import sql
+
+
+def migrate() -> None:
+    """
+    Migrate the PostgreSQL database
+
+    Watch for PostgreSQL version changes
+    """
+    url_parts = urlparse(os.environ["TODO_DB_DATABASE_URL"])
+
+    # Extract connection parameters
+    dbname = url_parts.path[1:]
+    user_name = url_parts.username
+    password = url_parts.password
+    host = url_parts.hostname
+    port = url_parts.port
+
+    print(
+        f"The database name is {dbname}, the username is {user_name}, the password is {password}, the host is {host}, the port is {port}"
+    )
+
+    with psycopg.connect(
+        dbname=dbname, user=user_name, password=password, host=host, port=port
+    ) as conn:
+        with conn.cursor() as cur:
+            # create the members table
+            cur.execute(
+                sql.SQL(
+                    """CREATE TABLE members (
+                       id INT PRIMARY KEY GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY,
+                       created TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+                       email TEXT NOT NULL,
+                       email_verified TIMESTAMP,
+                       password_hash TEXT NOT NULL
+                   )"""
+                )
+            )
+
+            cur.execute(
+                sql.SQL(
+                    """CREATE UNIQUE INDEX members_unique_email_idx
+                            ON members (LOWER(email)
+                    )"""
+                )
+            )
+
+            cur.execute(
+                sql.SQL(
+                    """CREATE TABLE todos (
+                       id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY,
+                       complete BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
+                       due TIMESTAMPTZ,
+                       member_id INT NOT NULL REFERENCES members(id),
+                       task TEXT NOT NULL
+                   )"""
+                )
+            )
+
+            # Commit the changes
+            conn.commit()
+
+    print("Finished PostgreSQL migration number 0")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    migrate()
diff --git a/backend/src/neo_neo_todo/models/member.py b/backend/src/neo_neo_todo/models/member.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a869519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/neo_neo_todo/models/member.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Member:
+    id: int
+    email: str
+    password_hash: str
+    created: datetime
+    email_verified: datetime | None
diff --git a/backend/src/neo_neo_todo/utils/database.py b/backend/src/neo_neo_todo/utils/database.py
index 2330f2d..601f08f 100644
--- a/backend/src/neo_neo_todo/utils/database.py
+++ b/backend/src/neo_neo_todo/utils/database.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def recreate_db() -> None:
 
             # Create a new user
             cur.execute(
-                sql.SQL("CREATE USER {} WITH PASSWORD {}").format(
+                sql.SQL("CREATE USER {} WITH PASSWORD {} CREATEDB").format(
                     sql.Identifier(user_name), password  # type: ignore
                 )
             )
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ def recreate_db() -> None:
                 )
             )
 
+            cur.execute(
+                sql.SQL("ALTER DATABASE {} OWNER TO {}").format(
+                    sql.Identifier(dbname),
+                    sql.Identifier(user_name),  # type: ignore
+                )
+            )
+
             # Commit the changes
             conn.commit()