# The \`$rake db:\*\` commands and initializing a Discourse instance

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-rake-db-commands-and-initializing-a-discourse-instance/198938>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [August 2, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-rake-db-commands-and-initializing-a-discourse-instance/198938 "2021-08-02T19:44:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![michaeld](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/michaeld/32/1594_2.png) [@michaeld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-rake-db-commands-and-initializing-a-discourse-instance/198938/2 "2021-08-02T21:14:17Z")

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I think you need to `db:create` first, then migrate.

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