diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e69de29..b6cfddb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
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+run/api:
+	go run ./cmd/api
+
+db/migrations/up:
+	@echo 'Running up migrations...'
+	migrate -path ./migrations -database ${GREENLIGHT_DB_DSN} up
+
+db/migrations/new: 
+	@echo 'Creating migration files for ${name}...'
+	migrate create -seq -ext=.sql -dir=./migrations ${name}
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