diff --git a/services/gitea/default.nix b/services/gitea/default.nix
index c6472fb..0c40c93 100644
--- a/services/gitea/default.nix
+++ b/services/gitea/default.nix
@@ -95,6 +95,18 @@ in {
       ];
     };
 
+    services.postgresql = {
+      enable = true;
+
+      ensureDatabases = ["gitea"];
+      ensureUsers = [
+        {
+          name = "git";
+          ensurePermissions."DATABASE gitea" = "ALL PRIVILEGES";
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+
     services.postgresqlBackup = {
       databases = ["gitea"];
     };