diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index cf59f77e..0bb338e4 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ AIRBRAKE_API_KEY=
 GITLAB_URI=https://0xacab.org
 GITLAB_PROJECT=
 GITLAB_TOKEN=
+PGVER=15
+PGPID=/run/postgresql.pid
diff --git a/Taskfile.yaml b/Taskfile.yaml
index ca2a1ad1..3bb0bdc4 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -76,3 +76,24 @@ tasks:
     - "echo -e \"::1 panel.{{.SUTTY}} api.{{.SUTTY}} postgresql.{{.SUTTY}}\" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts"
     status:
     - "grep -q \" panel.{{.SUTTY}} \" /etc/hosts"
+  database-init:
+    desc: "Database install"
+    deps:
+    - "env"
+    cmds:
+    - "{{.HAINISH}} /usr/bin/initdb --locale en_US.utf8 -E UTF8 -D /var/lib/postgresql/{{.PGVER}}/data"
+    - "echo \"host all all samenet trust\" >> ../hain/var/lib/postgresql/{{.PGVER}}/data/pg_hba.conf"
+    - "echo \"listen_addresses = '*'\" >> ../hain/var/lib/postgresql/{{.PGVER}}/data/postgresql.conf"
+    - "echo \"external_pid_file = '{{.PGPID}}'\" >> ../hain/var/lib/postgresql/{{.PGVER}}/data/postgresql.conf"
+    status:
+    - "test -d ../hain/var/lib/postgresql/{{.PGVER}}/data"
+    - "test -f ../hain/var/lib/postgresql/{{.PGVER}}/data/postgresql.conf"
+  database:
+    desc: "Database"
+    deps:
+    - "database-init"
+    cmds:
+    - "{{.HAINISH}} daemonize -c /var/lib/postgresql/{{.PGVER}}/data /usr/bin/postgres -D /var/lib/postgresql/{{.PGVER}}/data"
+    status:
+    - "test -f ../hain{{.PGPID}}"
+    - "pgrep -F ../hain{{.PGPID}}"