diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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index 0000000..1a37985
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+++ b/Makefile
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+all:
+
+upgrade: 
+	go get -u ./...
+
+tidy:
+	go mod tidy
+
+startdb:
+	[ -f data/db/postmaster.pid ] || ./start-db.sh
+
+stopdb: data/db/postmaster.pid
+	./stop-db.sh