diff --git a/migrations/README.md b/migrations/README.md
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+# Database Migrations
+
+This directory contains database migrations for the server and signer. They
+are being managed using [this tool](https://github.com/mattes/migrate).
+Within each of the server and signer directories are directories for different
+database backends. Notary server and signer use GORM and are therefore 
+capable of running on a number of different databases, however migrations
+may contain syntax specific to one backend.
diff --git a/migrations/server/mysql/0001_initial.down.sql b/migrations/server/mysql/0001_initial.down.sql
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+DROP TABLE `timestamp_keys`;
+
+DROP TABLE `tuf_files`;
diff --git a/migrations/server/mysql/0001_initial.up.sql b/migrations/server/mysql/0001_initial.up.sql
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+CREATE TABLE `timestamp_keys` (
+	  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+	  `created_at` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+	  `updated_at` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+	  `deleted_at` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+	  `gun` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+	  `cipher` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
+	  `public` blob NOT NULL,
+	  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
+	  UNIQUE KEY `gun` (`gun`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+
+CREATE TABLE `tuf_files` (
+	  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+	  `created_at` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+	  `updated_at` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+	  `deleted_at` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+	  `gun` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+	  `role` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+	  `version` int(11) NOT NULL,
+	  `data` longblob NOT NULL,
+	  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
+	  UNIQUE KEY `gun` (`gun`,`role`,`version`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
diff --git a/migrations/signer/mysql/0001_initial.down.sql b/migrations/signer/mysql/0001_initial.down.sql
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+DROP TABLE `private_keys`;
diff --git a/migrations/signer/mysql/0001_initial.up.sql b/migrations/signer/mysql/0001_initial.up.sql
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+CREATE TABLE `private_keys` (
+	  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+	  `created_at` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+	  `updated_at` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+	  `deleted_at` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+	  `key_id` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+	  `encryption_alg` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+	  `keywrap_alg` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+	  `algorithm` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
+	  `passphrase_alias` varchar(50) NOT NULL,
+	  `public` blob NOT NULL,
+	  `private` blob NOT NULL,
+	  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
+	  UNIQUE KEY `key_id` (`key_id`),
+	  UNIQUE KEY `key_id_2` (`key_id`,`algorithm`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;