diff --git a/.env b/.env
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+DATABASE_URL=mysql://root:dev_web3_proxy@127.0.0.1:3306/web3_proxy
diff --git a/diesel.toml b/diesel.toml
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+# For documentation on how to configure this file,
+# see diesel.rs/guides/configuring-diesel-cli
+
+[print_schema]
+file = "src/schema.rs"
diff --git a/web3-proxy/diesel.toml b/web3-proxy/diesel.toml
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+# For documentation on how to configure this file,
+# see diesel.rs/guides/configuring-diesel-cli
+
+[print_schema]
+file = "src/schema.rs"
diff --git a/web3-proxy/migrations/.gitkeep b/web3-proxy/migrations/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/web3-proxy/migrations/2022-07-25-234230_first/down.sql b/web3-proxy/migrations/2022-07-25-234230_first/down.sql
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+DROP TABLE users;
+DROP TABLE secondary_users;
+DROP TABLE blocklist;
+DROP TABLE user_keys;
diff --git a/web3-proxy/migrations/2022-07-25-234230_first/up.sql b/web3-proxy/migrations/2022-07-25-234230_first/up.sql
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+CREATE TABLE users (
+  id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+  primary_address VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+  chain INT NOT NULL,
+  description VARCHAR,
+  email VARCHAR DEFAULT NULL,
+)
+
+CREATE TABLE secondary_users (
+  id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+  -- TODO: foreign key
+  user_id INT,
+  -- TODO: how should we store addresses?
+  secondary_address VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+  chain INT NOT NULL,
+  description VARCHAR,
+  -- TODO: creation time?
+  -- TODO: permissions. likely similar to infura
+)
+
+CREATE TABLE blocklist (
+  id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+  -- TODO: creation time?
+  blocked_address VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+  chain INT NOT NULL,
+  reason TEXT,
+)
+
+CREATE TABLE user_keys (
+  id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+  -- TODO: foreign key
+  user_id BIGINT,
+  api_key VARCHAR,
+  name VARCHAR,
+  private_txs BOOLEAN,
+  active BOOLEAN,
+  -- TODO: creation time?
+  -- TODO: requests_per_second INT,
+  -- TODO: requests_per_day INT,
+  -- TODO: more security features. likely similar to infura
+)