diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2164f64..4c2a9a8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+PG_URI?=""
+
 start-local:
 	mkdir -p ./.pg_data && \
 	chown $$(id -u):$$(id -g) ./.pg_data && \
@@ -7,3 +9,11 @@ start-local:
 stop-local:
 	docker compose down
 .PHONY: stop-local
+
+river-migrate:
+	river migrate-up --database-url $(PG_URI)
+.PHONY: river-migrate
+
+db-connect:
+	psql $(PG_URI)
+.PHONY: db-connect