diff --git a/server/migrations/20241217021645_create-search-table.down.sql b/server/migrations/20241217021645_create-search-table.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0870a92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/migrations/20241217021645_create-search-table.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS post_summary_idx;
diff --git a/server/migrations/20241217021645_create-search-table.up.sql b/server/migrations/20241217021645_create-search-table.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27a85a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/migrations/20241217021645_create-search-table.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CREATE INDEX post_summary_idx ON post USING GIN (to_tsvector('english', summary));
diff --git a/server/src/bin/server.rs b/server/src/bin/server.rs
index 76f03d2..eb7f330 100644
--- a/server/src/bin/server.rs
+++ b/server/src/bin/server.rs
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         std::fs::create_dir_all(&config.slurp_cache_path)?;
     }
     let pool = PgPool::connect(&config.newsreader_database_url).await?;
+    sqlx::migrate!("./migrations").run(&pool).await?;
     let tantivy_conn = TantivyConnection::new(&config.newsreader_tantivy_db_path)?;
 
     let schema = Schema::build(QueryRoot, Mutation, EmptySubscription)