diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
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+pub mod models;
+pub mod schema;
+use crate::Config;
+
+use self::models::*;
+
+use diesel::{prelude::*, r2d2::{ConnectionManager, Pool}};
+
+pub fn establish_connection(cfg: Config) -> PgConnection {
+    PgConnection::establish(&cfg.db_url)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Error connecting to {}", cfg.db_url))
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct DB {
+    pool: Pool<ConnectionManager<PgConnection>>
+}
+
+impl DB {
+    pub fn new<S: Into<String>>(db_url: S) -> Self{
+        let mg = diesel::r2d2::ConnectionManager::new(db_url);
+        let pool = diesel::r2d2::Pool::builder()
+            .max_size(15)
+            .build(mg)
+            .unwrap();
+        DB { pool }
+    }
+    pub fn make_admin(&mut self, userid: i64) {
+        use self::schema::users::dsl::*;
+        let connection = &mut self.pool.get().unwrap();
+        diesel::update(users).filter(id.eq(userid)).set(is_admin.eq(true)).execute(connection);
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_or_init_user(&mut self, userid: i64) -> User {
+        use self::schema::users::dsl::*;
+        let connection = &mut self.pool.get().unwrap();
+
+        let user = users.filter(id.eq(userid)).first::<User>(connection).optional().unwrap();
+
+        match user {
+            Some(existing_user) => existing_user,
+            None => {
+                diesel::insert_into(users).values((id.eq(userid as i64), is_admin.eq(false))).get_result(connection).unwrap()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/db/models.rs b/src/db/models.rs
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+++ b/src/db/models.rs
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+// Generated by diesel_ext
+
+#![allow(unused)]
+#![allow(clippy::all)]
+
+
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+#[derive(Queryable, Debug)]
+#[diesel(table_name = users)]
+pub struct User {
+    pub id: i64,
+    pub is_admin: bool,
+}
+
diff --git a/src/db/schema.rs b/src/db/schema.rs
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+++ b/src/db/schema.rs
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+// @generated automatically by Diesel CLI.
+
+diesel::table! {
+    users (id) {
+        id -> Int8,
+        is_admin -> Bool,
+    }
+}