diff --git a/services/code-forge/start.sh b/services/code-forge/start.sh
index 3c67252..882b32a 100755
--- a/services/code-forge/start.sh
+++ b/services/code-forge/start.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ podman pod create \
     --replace \
     "code-forge"
 
+# Start app database.
+
+podman run \
+    -td \
+    --pod "code-forge" \
+    --name "code-forge_db" \
+    -v code-forge_db:/var/lib/postgresql/data:Z \
+    --replace \
+    postgres:16.2
+
 # Start webapp.
 
 podman run \