diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 41963b6..489deab 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
     "test:cov": "jest --coverage",
     "test:debug": "node --inspect-brk -r tsconfig-paths/register -r ts-node/register node_modules/.bin/jest --runInBand",
     "test:e2e": "jest --config ./test/jest-e2e.json",
-    "clean": "rm -rf dist node_modules"
+    "clean": "rm -rf dist node_modules",
+    "typeorm": "ts-node -r tsconfig-paths/register ./node_modules/typeorm/cli.js -d src/data-source.ts",
+    "migration:generate": "npm run typeorm -- migration:generate",
+    "migration:run": "npm run typeorm -- migration:run",
+    "migration:revert": "npm run typeorm -- migration:revert"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@nestjs/common": "^11.0.1",
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@
     "@nestjs/typeorm": "^11.0.0",
     "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
     "class-validator": "^0.14.3",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
     "pg": "^8.16.3",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1",
diff --git a/backend/src/app.module.ts b/backend/src/app.module.ts
index f72cd04..5e09a63 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/app.module.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ import { IdeasModule } from './ideas/ideas.module';
         password: configService.get('DB_PASSWORD', 'teamplanner'),
         database: configService.get('DB_DATABASE', 'teamplanner'),
         entities: [__dirname + '/**/*.entity{.ts,.js}'],
-        synchronize: true, // Only for development!
+        migrations: [__dirname + '/migrations/*{.ts,.js}'],
+        migrationsRun: true,
+        synchronize: false,
       }),
     }),
     IdeasModule,
diff --git a/backend/src/data-source.ts b/backend/src/data-source.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb63a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/data-source.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { DataSource } from 'typeorm';
+import { config } from 'dotenv';
+
+config();
+
+export const AppDataSource = new DataSource({
+  type: 'postgres',
+  host: process.env.DB_HOST ?? 'localhost',
+  port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT ?? '5432', 10),
+  username: process.env.DB_USERNAME ?? 'teamplanner',
+  password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD ?? 'teamplanner',
+  database: process.env.DB_DATABASE ?? 'teamplanner',
+  entities: [__dirname + '/**/*.entity{.ts,.js}'],
+  migrations: [__dirname + '/migrations/*{.ts,.js}'],
+  synchronize: false,
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/migrations/1735660800000-InitialMigration.ts b/backend/src/migrations/1735660800000-InitialMigration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b1b6df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/migrations/1735660800000-InitialMigration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from 'typeorm';
+
+export class InitialMigration1735660800000 implements MigrationInterface {
+  name = 'InitialMigration1735660800000';
+
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `CREATE TYPE "public"."ideas_status_enum" AS ENUM('backlog', 'todo', 'in_progress', 'done', 'cancelled')`,
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `CREATE TYPE "public"."ideas_priority_enum" AS ENUM('low', 'medium', 'high', 'critical')`,
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      CREATE TABLE "ideas" (
+        "id" uuid NOT NULL DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4(),
+        "title" character varying NOT NULL,
+        "description" text,
+        "status" "public"."ideas_status_enum" NOT NULL DEFAULT 'backlog',
+        "priority" "public"."ideas_priority_enum" NOT NULL DEFAULT 'medium',
+        "module" character varying(100),
+        "target_audience" character varying(255),
+        "pain" text,
+        "ai_role" text,
+        "verification_method" text,
+        "color" character varying(20),
+        "order" integer NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+        "created_at" TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+        "updated_at" TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+        CONSTRAINT "PK_ideas_id" PRIMARY KEY ("id")
+      )
+    `);
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP TABLE "ideas"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP TYPE "public"."ideas_priority_enum"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP TYPE "public"."ideas_status_enum"`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0422ad7..bd8d355 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         "@nestjs/typeorm": "^11.0.0",
         "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
         "class-validator": "^0.14.3",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
         "pg": "^8.16.3",
         "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
         "rxjs": "^7.8.1",