diff --git a/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js b/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js
index 9a09c6823..72cab27a9 100644
--- a/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/database/setup-db.js
@@ -1,510 +1,520 @@
 // @flow
 
 import bots from 'lib/facts/bots.js';
 import genesis from 'lib/facts/genesis.js';
 import { usernameMaxLength } from 'lib/shared/account-utils.js';
 import { sortUserIDs } from 'lib/shared/relationship-utils.js';
 import { undirectedStatus } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
 
 import { createThread } from '../creators/thread-creator.js';
 import { dbQuery, SQL } from '../database/database.js';
 import { updateDBVersion } from '../database/db-version.js';
 import {
   newDatabaseVersion,
   saveNewOlmAccounts,
 } from '../database/migration-config.js';
 import { createScriptViewer } from '../session/scripts.js';
 import { ensureUserCredentials } from '../user/checks.js';
-import { thisKeyserverAdmin, saveIdentityInfo } from '../user/identity.js';
+import {
+  thisKeyserverAdmin,
+  saveIdentityInfo,
+  isAuthoritativeKeyserver,
+} from '../user/identity.js';
 import { verifyUserLoggedInWithoutDB } from '../user/login.js';
 import { createPickledOlmAccount } from '../utils/olm-utils.js';
 
 async function setupDB() {
   const [pickledContentAccount, pickledNotificationsAccount] =
     await Promise.all([createPickledOlmAccount(), createPickledOlmAccount()]);
 
   const {
     identityInfo,
     pickledContentAccount: contentAccount,
     pickledNotificationsAccount: notificationsAccount,
   } = await verifyUserLoggedInWithoutDB(
     pickledContentAccount,
     pickledNotificationsAccount,
   );
   await ensureUserCredentials();
   await createTables();
   await saveNewOlmAccounts(contentAccount, notificationsAccount);
   await saveIdentityInfo(identityInfo);
   await createUsers();
   await createThreads();
   await setUpMetadataTable();
 }
 
 async function createTables() {
   await dbQuery(
     SQL`
       CREATE TABLE cookies (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         hash char(64) NOT NULL,
         user varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin DEFAULT NULL,
         platform varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         last_used bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         device_token mediumtext CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL,
         versions json DEFAULT NULL,
         device_id varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
         signed_identity_keys mediumtext CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL,
         social_proof mediumtext CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_bin 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 varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin 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 varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin 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 varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin 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 varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin 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,
         target_message bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         pinned tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
         pin_time bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE notifications (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         user varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin 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 varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin 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 varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin 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,
         special_role tinyint(2) UNSIGNED DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE sessions (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         user varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin 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
       ) 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,
         creator varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin 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,
         avatar varchar(191) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL,
         pinned_count int UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE updates (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         user varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL,
         type tinyint(3) UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
         \`key\` varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin 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,
         thread bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         uploader varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL,
         container bigint(20) DEFAULT NULL,
         user_container varchar(255)
           CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin DEFAULT NULL,
         type varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci NOT NULL,
         filename varchar(255) NOT NULL,
         mime varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci NOT NULL,
         content longblob NOT NULL,
         secret varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_swedish_ci NOT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         extra json DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE users (
         id varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL,
         username varchar(${usernameMaxLength}) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin NOT NULL,
         hash char(60) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL,
         avatar varchar(191) COLLATE utf8mb4_bin DEFAULT NULL,
         ethereum_address char(42) DEFAULT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE relationships_undirected (
         user1 varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL,
         user2 varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL,
         status tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE relationships_directed (
         user1 varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL,
         user2 varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL,
         status tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
 
       CREATE TABLE user_messages (
         recipient varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin 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 varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin 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(1023)
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
       
       CREATE TABLE policy_acknowledgments (
         user varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL,
         policy varchar(255) NOT NULL,
         date bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         confirmed tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
       CREATE TABLE siwe_nonces (
         nonce char(17) NOT NULL,
         creation_time bigint(20) NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
       CREATE TABLE message_search (
         original_message_id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         message_id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         processed_content mediumtext COLLATE utf8mb4_bin
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE invite_links (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         name varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 NOT NULL,
         \`primary\` tinyint(1) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
         role bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         community bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         expiration_time bigint(20),
         limit_of_uses int UNSIGNED,
         number_of_uses int UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
         blob_holder char(36) CHARSET latin1
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
       CREATE TABLE olm_sessions (
         cookie_id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         is_content tinyint(1) NOT NULL,
         version bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         pickled_olm_session text 
           CHARACTER SET latin1 
           COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COLLATE=latin1_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE olm_accounts (
         is_content tinyint(1) NOT NULL,
         version bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         pickling_key text 
           CHARACTER SET latin1 
           COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL,
         pickled_olm_account text 
           CHARACTER SET latin1 
           COLLATE latin1_bin NOT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COLLATE=latin1_bin;
 
       CREATE TABLE communities (
         id bigint(20) NOT NULL,
         farcaster_channel_id varchar(255) CHARSET latin1 DEFAULT NULL,
         blob_holder char(36) CHARSET latin1 DEFAULT NULL
       ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin;
 
       ALTER TABLE cookies
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY device_token (device_token(512)),
         ADD KEY user_device_token (user,device_token(512));
 
       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,
         ADD KEY user_role_thread (user, role, thread);
 
       ALTER TABLE messages
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY user_creation (user,creation),
         ADD KEY thread (thread),
         ADD INDEX target_message (target_message),
         ADD INDEX thread_pinned (thread, pinned);
 
       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),
         ADD INDEX user_type_platform_creation_time
           (user, type, platform, creation_time);
 
       ALTER TABLE revisions
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD KEY entry (entry);
 
       ALTER TABLE roles
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD KEY thread_special_role (thread, special_role),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY thread_name (thread, name);
 
       ALTER TABLE sessions
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD KEY user (user);
 
       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),
         ADD INDEX container (container),
         ADD INDEX user_container (user_container),
         ADD INDEX thread (thread);
 
       ALTER TABLE users
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY username (username);
 
       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 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);
         
       ALTER TABLE policy_acknowledgments
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (user, policy);
         
       ALTER TABLE siwe_nonces
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (nonce);
 
       ALTER TABLE message_search
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (original_message_id),
         ADD FULLTEXT INDEX processed_content (processed_content);
 
       ALTER TABLE invite_links
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id),
         ADD UNIQUE KEY (name),
         ADD INDEX community_primary (community, \`primary\`);
 
       ALTER TABLE olm_sessions
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (cookie_id, is_content);
        
       ALTER TABLE olm_accounts
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (is_content);
 
       ALTER TABLE communities
         ADD PRIMARY KEY (id);
     `,
     { multipleStatements: true },
   );
 }
 
 async function createUsers() {
   const admin = await thisKeyserverAdmin();
 
   const [user1, user2] = sortUserIDs(bots.commbot.userID, admin.id);
   const query = SQL`
       INSERT INTO ids (id, table_name)
         VALUES
           (${bots.commbot.userID}, 'users');
       INSERT INTO users (id, username, hash, avatar, creation_time)
         VALUES
           (${bots.commbot.userID}, 'commbot', '', NULL, 1530049900980),
           (${admin.id}, ${admin.username}, '', NULL, 1463588881886);
       INSERT INTO relationships_undirected (user1, user2, status)
         VALUES (${user1}, ${user2}, ${undirectedStatus.KNOW_OF});
     `;
 
   if (!isNaN(Number(admin.id))) {
     query.append(SQL`
         INSERT INTO ids (id, table_name)
           VALUES (${admin.id}, 'users');
       `);
   }
   await dbQuery(query, { multipleStatements: true });
 }
 
 const createThreadOptions = { forceAddMembers: true };
 
 async function createThreads() {
+  const isAuthoritative = await isAuthoritativeKeyserver();
+
+  if (!isAuthoritative) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   const insertIDsPromise = dbQuery(SQL`
     INSERT INTO ids (id, table_name)
     VALUES
       (${genesis().id}, 'threads'),
       (${bots.commbot.staffThreadID}, 'threads')
   `);
 
   const admin = await thisKeyserverAdmin();
 
   const ashoatViewer = createScriptViewer(admin.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: [admin.id],
     },
     createThreadOptions,
   );
 }
 
 async function setUpMetadataTable() {
   await updateDBVersion(newDatabaseVersion);
 }
 
 export { setupDB };