diff --git a/modules/postgres.nix b/modules/postgres.nix
index afa92501..b1e5f593 100644
--- a/modules/postgres.nix
+++ b/modules/postgres.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 { pkgs, ... }:
 
 {
-  services.postgresql.enable = true;
+  services.postgresql = {
+    enable = true;
+
+    ensureUsers = [
+      {
+        name = "user";
+      }
+      {
+        name = "cooldbname";
+        ensureDBOwnership = true;
+      }
+    ];
+
+    ensureDatabases = [
+      "cooldbname"
+    ];
+  };
 
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     pgcli