diff --git a/keyserver/src/database/migration-config.js b/keyserver/src/database/migration-config.js
index 03a2e3adc..4228754a7 100644
--- a/keyserver/src/database/migration-config.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/database/migration-config.js
@@ -1,85 +1,86 @@
 // @flow
 
 import fs from 'fs';
 
 const migrations: $ReadOnlyMap<number, () => Promise<void>> = new Map([
   [
     0,
     async () => {
       await makeSureBaseRoutePathExists('facts/commapp_url.json');
       await makeSureBaseRoutePathExists('facts/squadcal_url.json');
     },
   ],
   [
     1,
     async () => {
       try {
         await fs.promises.unlink('facts/url.json');
       } catch {}
     },
   ],
   [
     2,
     async () => {
       await fixBaseRoutePathForLocalhost('facts/commapp_url.json');
       await fixBaseRoutePathForLocalhost('facts/squadcal_url.json');
     },
   ],
 ]);
+const newDatabaseVersion: number = Math.max(...migrations.keys());
 
 async function makeSureBaseRoutePathExists(filePath: string): Promise<void> {
   let readFile, json;
   try {
     readFile = await fs.promises.open(filePath, 'r');
     const contents = await readFile.readFile('utf8');
     json = JSON.parse(contents);
   } catch {
     return;
   } finally {
     if (readFile) {
       await readFile.close();
     }
   }
   if (json.baseRoutePath) {
     return;
   }
   let baseRoutePath;
   if (json.baseDomain === 'http://localhost') {
     baseRoutePath = json.basePath;
   } else if (filePath.endsWith('commapp_url.json')) {
     baseRoutePath = '/commweb/';
   } else {
     baseRoutePath = '/';
   }
   const newJSON = { ...json, baseRoutePath };
   console.warn(`updating ${filePath} to ${JSON.stringify(newJSON)}`);
   const writeFile = await fs.promises.open(filePath, 'w');
   await writeFile.writeFile(JSON.stringify(newJSON, null, '  '), 'utf8');
   await writeFile.close();
 }
 
 async function fixBaseRoutePathForLocalhost(filePath: string): Promise<void> {
   let readFile, json;
   try {
     readFile = await fs.promises.open(filePath, 'r');
     const contents = await readFile.readFile('utf8');
     json = JSON.parse(contents);
   } catch {
     return;
   } finally {
     if (readFile) {
       await readFile.close();
     }
   }
   if (json.baseDomain !== 'http://localhost') {
     return;
   }
   const baseRoutePath = '/';
   json = { ...json, baseRoutePath };
   console.warn(`updating ${filePath} to ${JSON.stringify(json)}`);
   const writeFile = await fs.promises.open(filePath, 'w');
   await writeFile.writeFile(JSON.stringify(json, null, '  '), 'utf8');
   await writeFile.close();
 }
 
-export { migrations };
+export { migrations, newDatabaseVersion };
diff --git a/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js b/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js
index 5f7522c7d..adc5576e2 100644
--- a/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js
@@ -1,400 +1,407 @@
 // @flow
 
 import ashoat from 'lib/facts/ashoat';
 import bots from 'lib/facts/bots';
 import genesis from 'lib/facts/genesis';
 import { usernameMaxLength } from 'lib/shared/account-utils';
 import { sortIDs } from 'lib/shared/relationship-utils';
 import { undirectedStatus } from 'lib/types/relationship-types';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 
 import { createThread } from '../creators/thread-creator';
 import { dbQuery, SQL } from '../database/database';
+import { updateDBVersion } from '../database/db-version';
+import { newDatabaseVersion } from '../database/migration-config';
 import { createScriptViewer } from '../session/scripts';
 
 async function setupDB() {
   await createTables();
   await createUsers();
   await createThreads();
+  await setUpMetadataTable();
 }
 
 async function createTables() {
   await dbQuery(
     SQL`
       CREATE TABLE cookies (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         hash char(60) NOT NULL,
         user bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         platform varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         last_used bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         device_token varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
         versions json DEFAULT NULL,
         \`primary\` TINYINT(1) DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE days (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         date date NOT NULL,
         thread bigint(20) NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE entries (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         day bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         text mediumtext COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL,
         creator bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         last_update bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         deleted tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
         creation varchar(255) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE focused (
         user bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         session bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         thread bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         time bigint(20) NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE ids (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         table_name varchar(255) NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE memberships (
         thread bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         user bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         role bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         permissions json DEFAULT NULL,
         permissions_for_children json DEFAULT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         subscription json NOT NULL,
         last_message bigint(20) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
         last_read_message bigint(20) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
         sender tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE messages (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         thread bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         user bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         type tinyint(3) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
         content mediumtext COLLATE utf8mb4_bin,
         time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         creation varchar(255) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE notifications (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         user bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         thread bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         message bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         collapse_key varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
         delivery json NOT NULL,
         rescinded tinyint(1) NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE reports (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         user bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         type tinyint(3) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
         platform varchar(255) NOT NULL,
         report json NOT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE revisions (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         entry bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         author bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         text mediumtext COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         session bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         last_update bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         deleted tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE roles (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         thread bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         name varchar(191) CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL,
         permissions json NOT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE sessions (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         user bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         cookie bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         query json NOT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         last_update bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         last_validated bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         public_key char(116) DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE threads (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         type tinyint(3) NOT NULL,
         name varchar(191) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL,
         description mediumtext COLLATE utf8mb4_bin,
         parent_thread_id bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         containing_thread_id bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         community bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         depth int UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
         default_role bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         creator bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         color char(6) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL,
         source_message bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL UNIQUE,
         replies_count int UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE updates (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         user bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         type tinyint(3) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
         \`key\` bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         updater bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         target bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         content mediumtext CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin,
         time bigint(20) NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE uploads (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         uploader bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         container bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         type varchar(255) NOT NULL,
         filename varchar(255) NOT NULL,
         mime varchar(255) NOT NULL,
         content longblob NOT NULL,
         secret varchar(255) NOT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         extra json DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
       CREATE TABLE users (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         username varchar(${usernameMaxLength}) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL,
         hash char(60) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL,
         avatar varchar(191) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         public_key char(116) DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE relationships_undirected (
         user1 bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         user2 bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         status tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE relationships_directed (
         user1 bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         user2 bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         status tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE versions (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         code_version int(11) NOT NULL,
         platform varchar(255) NOT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         deploy_time bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
       CREATE TABLE one_time_keys (
         session bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         one_time_key char(43) NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
       CREATE TABLE user_messages (
         recipient bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         thread bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         message bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         data mediumtext COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE settings (
         user bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         name varchar(255) NOT NULL,
         data mediumtext COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE metadata (
         name varchar(255) NOT NULL,
         data varchar(255)
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
       ALTER TABLE cookies
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY device_token (device_token),
         ADD KEY user_device_token (user,device_token);
 
       ALTER TABLE days
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY date_thread (date,thread) USING BTREE;
 
       ALTER TABLE entries
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY creator_creation (creator,creation),
         ADD KEY day (day);
 
       ALTER TABLE focused
         ADD UNIQUE KEY user_cookie_thread (user,session,thread),
         ADD KEY thread_user (thread,user);
 
       ALTER TABLE ids
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id);
 
       ALTER TABLE memberships
         ADD UNIQUE KEY thread_user (thread,user) USING BTREE,
         ADD KEY role (role) USING BTREE;
 
       ALTER TABLE memberships ADD INDEX user (user);
 
       ALTER TABLE messages
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY user_creation (user,creation),
         ADD KEY thread (thread);
 
       ALTER TABLE notifications
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD KEY rescinded_user_collapse_key (rescinded,user,collapse_key)
           USING BTREE,
         ADD KEY thread (thread),
         ADD KEY rescinded_user_thread_message (rescinded,user,thread,message)
           USING BTREE;
 
       ALTER TABLE notifications ADD INDEX user (user);
 
       ALTER TABLE reports
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id);
 
       ALTER TABLE revisions
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD KEY entry (entry);
 
       ALTER TABLE roles
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD KEY thread (thread);
 
       ALTER TABLE sessions
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD KEY user (user),
         ADD UNIQUE INDEX public_key (public_key);
 
       ALTER TABLE threads
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD INDEX parent_thread_id (parent_thread_id),
         ADD INDEX containing_thread_id (containing_thread_id),
         ADD INDEX community (community);
 
       ALTER TABLE updates
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD INDEX user_time (user,time),
         ADD INDEX target_time (target, time),
         ADD INDEX user_key_target_type_time (user, \`key\`, target, type, time),
         ADD INDEX user_key_type_time (user, \`key\`, type, time),
         ADD INDEX user_key_time (user, \`key\`, time);
 
       ALTER TABLE uploads
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id);
 
       ALTER TABLE users
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY username (username),
         ADD UNIQUE INDEX public_key (public_key);
 
       ALTER TABLE relationships_undirected
         ADD UNIQUE KEY user1_user2 (user1,user2),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY user2_user1 (user2,user1);
 
       ALTER TABLE relationships_directed
         ADD UNIQUE KEY user1_user2 (user1,user2),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY user2_user1 (user2,user1);
 
       ALTER TABLE versions
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY code_version_platform (code_version,platform);
 
       ALTER TABLE one_time_keys
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (session, one_time_key);
 
       ALTER TABLE user_messages
         ADD INDEX recipient_time (recipient, time),
         ADD INDEX recipient_thread_time (recipient, thread, time),
         ADD INDEX thread (thread),
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (recipient, message);
 
       ALTER TABLE ids
         MODIFY id bigint(20) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT;
 
       ALTER TABLE settings
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (user, name);
 
       ALTER TABLE metadata
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (name);
     `,
     { multipleStatements: true },
   );
 }
 
 async function createUsers() {
   const [user1, user2] = sortIDs(bots.commbot.userID, ashoat.id);
   await dbQuery(
     SQL`
       INSERT INTO ids (id, table_name)
         VALUES
           (${bots.commbot.userID}, 'users'),
           (${ashoat.id}, 'users');
       INSERT INTO users (id, username, hash, avatar, creation_time)
         VALUES
           (${bots.commbot.userID}, 'commbot', '', NULL, 1530049900980),
           (${ashoat.id}, 'ashoat', '', NULL, 1463588881886);
       INSERT INTO relationships_undirected (user1, user2, status)
         VALUES (${user1}, ${user2}, ${undirectedStatus.KNOW_OF});
     `,
     { multipleStatements: true },
   );
 }
 
 const createThreadOptions = { forceAddMembers: true };
 
 async function createThreads() {
   const insertIDsPromise = dbQuery(SQL`
     INSERT INTO ids (id, table_name)
     VALUES
       (${genesis.id}, 'threads'),
       (${bots.commbot.staffThreadID}, 'threads')
   `);
 
   const ashoatViewer = createScriptViewer(ashoat.id);
   const createGenesisPromise = createThread(
     ashoatViewer,
     {
       id: genesis.id,
       type: threadTypes.GENESIS,
       name: genesis.name,
       description: genesis.description,
       initialMemberIDs: [bots.commbot.userID],
     },
     createThreadOptions,
   );
   await Promise.all([insertIDsPromise, createGenesisPromise]);
 
   const commbotViewer = createScriptViewer(bots.commbot.userID);
   await createThread(
     commbotViewer,
     {
       id: bots.commbot.staffThreadID,
       type: threadTypes.COMMUNITY_SECRET_SUBTHREAD,
       initialMemberIDs: [ashoat.id],
     },
     createThreadOptions,
   );
 }
 
+async function setUpMetadataTable() {
+  await updateDBVersion(newDatabaseVersion);
+}
+
 export { setupDB };