diff --git a/.env b/.env
index f54a4c2..07b8778 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1 +1 @@
-DATABASE_URL="sqlite://dolltags.sqlite"
+DATABASE_URL="postgres://postgres:woofwoof@localhost/dolltags"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 51b0e40..be8553b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 # built binary
-cap
 /target
-*.sqlite*
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index af42855..e253010 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 rocket = "0.5.1"
 rocket_dyn_templates = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["tera"] }
-rocket_db_pools = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["sqlx_sqlite"] }
+rocket_db_pools = { version = "0.2.0", features = ["sqlx_postgres"] }
 sqlx = { version = "0.7", default-features = false, features = [
-	"sqlite",
+	"postgres",
 	"macros",
 	"chrono",
 	"migrate",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9bd536..c9f4705 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,4 +29,3 @@ a profile is
 	- ability to delete a tag (remove all data except the ID to lock the ID)
 	- ability to delete the whole account (incl. all registered tags)
 	- deleting a tag keeping the account allows to re-use the tag later on. no one else can use it still
-- pgsql migration? may make hosting easier for me as well as cleaner migrations and types
diff --git a/Rocket.toml b/Rocket.toml
index d115462..686ac52 100644
--- a/Rocket.toml
+++ b/Rocket.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [default.databases.dolltags]
-url = "dolltags.sqlite"
+url = "postgres://postgres:woofwoof@localhost/dolltags"
diff --git a/migrations/1_base.sql b/migrations/1_base.sql
index 835baae..39623f1 100644
--- a/migrations/1_base.sql
+++ b/migrations/1_base.sql
@@ -1,26 +1,23 @@
--- base schema
+create table doll_profiles (
+	id integer not null primary key,
+	microchip_id varchar(32) unique,
+	created_at timestamptz not null default current_timestamp,
+	updated_at timestamptz,
 
--- notnulls are tmp till i deal with proper validation
-create table if not exists doll_profiles (
-    id integer not null primary key, -- 000000 format
-    created_at text not null default current_timestamp,
-    updated_at text,
+	name varchar(256) not null,
+	pronoun_subject varchar(32) not null,
+	pronoun_object varchar(32) not null,
+	pronoun_possessive varchar(32) not null,
 
-    -- base info
-    name text not null,
-    pronouns text not null, -- format as `{subject}/{object}/{possessive}` eg `she/her/hers`
-    handler_name text not null,
-    handler_url text,
+	handler_name varchar(256) not null,
+	handler_link varchar(2048),
 
-    -- customisation options for various entities
-    description text,
-    kind text,
-    breed text,
-    chassis_type text,
-    chassis_id text,
-    chassis_color text,
+	kind varchar(256),
+	breed varchar(256),
+	behaviour varchar(256),
+	description varchar(2048),
 
-    -- ID'ing
-    behaviour text,
-    microchip_id text unique
-) strict;
+	chassis_type varchar(256),
+	chassis_id varchar(256),
+	chassis_color varchar(256)
+);
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 90b8777..e472d0e 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
 			# native dependencies
 			# pkg-config
 			# Dev env
-			sqlite sqlitebrowser sqlx-cli
+			sqlx-cli
 		]
 	);
 
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
 	# Rust
 	# See https://discourse.nixos.org/t/rust-src-not-found-and-other-misadventures-of-developing-rust-on-nixos/11570/3?u=samuela. for more details.
 	RUST_SRC_PATH = pkgs.rust.packages.stable.rustPlatform.rustLibSrc;
-	DATABASE_URL = "sqlite://dolltags.sqlite";
 }
diff --git a/src/db/doll.rs b/src/db/doll.rs
index ccbe3fa..29c5918 100644
--- a/src/db/doll.rs
+++ b/src/db/doll.rs
@@ -1,51 +1,41 @@
 use crate::db::schema::DollProfile;
-use sqlx::{pool::PoolConnection, types::chrono, Sqlite};
+use sqlx::{pool::PoolConnection, Postgres};
 
 use super::schema::{CreateDollProfile, DollTagsDb};
 
 pub async fn get(
 	mut db: DollTagsDb,
-	ident: i64,
+	ident: i32,
 	microchip_id: &str,
 ) -> sqlx::Result<Option<DollProfile>> {
 	sqlx::query_as!(
 		DollProfile,
 		r#"
-			select
-			id, microchip_id,
-			name, pronouns, handler_name, handler_url, kind, breed, behaviour, description, chassis_type, chassis_id, chassis_color,
-			created_at as "created_at!: chrono::NaiveDateTime", updated_at as "updated_at!: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>"
-			from doll_profiles where id = ? or microchip_id = ?
+			select * from doll_profiles where id = $1 or microchip_id = $2
 		"#,
 		ident,
 		microchip_id
 	)
-	.fetch_optional(&mut **db).await
+	.fetch_optional(&mut **db)
+	.await
 }
 
-pub async fn check_ids(mut db: DollTagsDb, idents: &Vec<i64>) -> sqlx::Result<Vec<i64>> {
-	let idents_sql_input = idents.iter().map(|_| "?").collect::<Vec<&str>>().join(", ");
-
-	let sql = format!(
-		r#"select id from doll_profiles where id in ({})"#,
-		idents_sql_input
-	);
-	let mut query = sqlx::query_scalar(&sql);
-
-	for ident in idents {
-		query = query.bind(ident);
-	}
-
-	query.fetch_all(&mut **db).await
+pub async fn check_ids(mut db: DollTagsDb, idents: &Vec<i32>) -> sqlx::Result<Vec<i32>> {
+	sqlx::query_scalar!(
+		"select id from doll_profiles where id in (select * from unnest($1::int[]))",
+		idents
+	)
+	.fetch_all(&mut **db)
+	.await
 }
 
 pub async fn id_exists(
-	db: &mut PoolConnection<Sqlite>,
-	ident: i64,
+	db: &mut PoolConnection<Postgres>,
+	ident: i32,
 	microchip_id: &str,
 ) -> sqlx::Result<bool> {
 	Ok(sqlx::query!(
-		"select id from doll_profiles where id = ? or microchip_id = ?",
+		"select id from doll_profiles where id = $1 or microchip_id = $2",
 		ident,
 		microchip_id
 	)
@@ -54,19 +44,21 @@ pub async fn id_exists(
 	.is_some())
 }
 
-pub async fn create(mut db: DollTagsDb, doll: CreateDollProfile<'_>) -> sqlx::Result<i64> {
+pub async fn create(mut db: DollTagsDb, doll: CreateDollProfile<'_>) -> sqlx::Result<()> {
 	sqlx::query!(
 		r#"
 			insert into doll_profiles
-			(id, microchip_id, name, pronouns, handler_name, handler_url, kind, breed, behaviour, description, chassis_type, chassis_id, chassis_color)
-			values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+			(id, microchip_id, name, pronoun_subject, pronoun_object, pronoun_possessive, handler_name, handler_link, kind, breed, behaviour, description, chassis_type, chassis_id, chassis_color)
+			values ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15)
 		"#,
 		doll.id,
 		doll.microchip_id,
 		doll.name,
-		doll.pronouns,
+		doll.pronoun_subject,
+		doll.pronoun_object,
+		doll.pronoun_possessive,
 		doll.handler_name,
-		doll.handler_url,
+		doll.handler_link,
 		doll.kind,
 		doll.breed,
 		doll.behaviour,
@@ -76,5 +68,5 @@ pub async fn create(mut db: DollTagsDb, doll: CreateDollProfile<'_>) -> sqlx::Re
 		doll.chassis_color,
 	).execute(&mut **db).await?;
 
-	Ok(doll.id)
+	Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/db/schema.rs b/src/db/schema.rs
index ba9d194..3482582 100644
--- a/src/db/schema.rs
+++ b/src/db/schema.rs
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
+use ::chrono::Utc;
 use rocket::serde::Serialize;
 use rocket_db_pools::{Connection, Database};
 use sqlx::types::chrono;
 
 #[derive(Database)]
 #[database("dolltags")]
-pub struct DollTags(sqlx::SqlitePool);
+pub struct DollTags(sqlx::PgPool);
 pub type DollTagsDb = Connection<DollTags>;
 
 // Doll Profiles stuff
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 #[serde(crate = "rocket::serde")]
 pub struct DollProfile {
-	pub id: i64,
+	pub id: i32,
 	pub microchip_id: Option<String>,
-	pub created_at: chrono::NaiveDateTime,
-	pub updated_at: Option<chrono::NaiveDateTime>,
+	pub created_at: chrono::DateTime<Utc>,
+	pub updated_at: Option<chrono::DateTime<Utc>>,
 
 	pub name: String,
-	pub pronouns: String,
+	pub pronoun_subject: String,
+	pub pronoun_object: String,
+	pub pronoun_possessive: String,
 	pub handler_name: String,
-	pub handler_url: Option<String>,
+	pub handler_link: Option<String>,
 
 	pub kind: Option<String>,
 	pub breed: Option<String>,
@@ -43,13 +46,15 @@ impl DollProfile {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct CreateDollProfile<'a> {
-	pub id: i64,
+	pub id: i32,
 	pub microchip_id: Option<&'a str>,
 
 	pub name: &'a str,
-	pub pronouns: &'a str,
+	pub pronoun_subject: &'a str,
+	pub pronoun_object: &'a str,
+	pub pronoun_possessive: &'a str,
 	pub handler_name: &'a str,
-	pub handler_url: Option<&'a str>,
+	pub handler_link: Option<&'a str>,
 
 	pub kind: Option<&'a str>,
 	pub breed: Option<&'a str>,
diff --git a/src/ids.rs b/src/ids.rs
index 7dc195c..ff0a8d3 100644
--- a/src/ids.rs
+++ b/src/ids.rs
@@ -3,29 +3,29 @@ use regex::Regex;
 
 use crate::db::{doll, schema::DollTagsDb};
 
-pub fn generate_ids() -> Vec<i64> {
-	let uniform = Uniform::new_inclusive::<i64, i64>(100_000, 999_999);
+pub fn generate_ids() -> Vec<i32> {
+	let uniform = Uniform::new_inclusive::<i32, i32>(100_000, 999_999);
 	let mut rng = thread_rng();
 	(1..=10).map(|_| uniform.sample(&mut rng)).collect()
 }
 
-pub async fn pick_ids(db: DollTagsDb) -> Result<Vec<i64>, sqlx::Error> {
+pub async fn pick_ids(db: DollTagsDb) -> Result<Vec<i32>, sqlx::Error> {
 	let mut ids_bundle = generate_ids();
 	let occupied_ids = doll::check_ids(db, &ids_bundle).await?;
 	ids_bundle.retain(|&id| !occupied_ids.contains(&id));
-	Ok(ids_bundle.iter().take(5).map(|v| *v).collect::<Vec<i64>>())
+	Ok(ids_bundle.iter().take(5).map(|v| *v).collect::<Vec<i32>>())
 }
 
-pub fn id_public_to_db(id: &str) -> Option<i64> {
+pub fn id_public_to_db(id: &str) -> Option<i32> {
 	let id_re = Regex::new(r"^\d{6}$").unwrap();
 
 	if id_re.is_match(id) {
-		id.parse::<i64>().ok()
+		id.parse::<i32>().ok()
 	} else {
 		None
 	}
 }
-pub fn id_db_to_public(id: i64) -> String {
+pub fn id_db_to_public(id: i32) -> String {
 	let first = id / 1000;
 	let second = id % 1000;
 	format!("{:0>3}-{:0>3}", first, second)
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d0dda16..26b8f7a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn rocket() -> _ {
 			engines
 				.tera
 				.register_filter("pretty_id", |v: &Value, _: &HashMap<String, Value>| {
-					let value = try_get_value!("pretty_id", "value", i64, v);
+					let value = try_get_value!("pretty_id", "value", i32, v);
 					Ok(to_value(ids::id_db_to_public(value)).unwrap())
 				});
 		}))
diff --git a/src/routes/form/register_tag.rs b/src/routes/form/register_tag.rs
index a492740..669e110 100644
--- a/src/routes/form/register_tag.rs
+++ b/src/routes/form/register_tag.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pub async fn handle_register(
 			// in case the form validation fails, this will be tasked with rendering the page again with submitted values and display errors
 			let ids = pick_ids(db).await?;
 
-			println!("{:?}", &tag.context);
+			debug!("registration form invalid, context: {:?}", &tag.context);
 
 			return Ok(Template::render(
 				"register",
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub async fn handle_register(
 		}
 	};
 
-	println!("register: {:?}", tag);
+	debug!("registering tag: {:?}", tag);
 	fn normalize_opt(opt: &str) -> Option<&str> {
 		if opt.len() != 0 {
 			Some(opt)
@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ pub async fn handle_register(
 	}
 
 	let id = id_public_to_db(&tag.ident).expect("id format was wrong but is now right??");
-	let pronouns = format!(
-		"{}/{}/{}",
-		tag.pronoun_subject, tag.pronoun_object, tag.pronoun_possessive
-	);
 	let normalized_microchip_id = tag.microchip_id.to_lowercase();
 	let microchip_id = normalize_opt(&normalized_microchip_id);
 
@@ -140,9 +136,11 @@ pub async fn handle_register(
 			id,
 			microchip_id,
 			name: tag.name,
-			pronouns: pronouns.as_str(),
+			pronoun_subject: tag.pronoun_subject,
+			pronoun_object: tag.pronoun_object,
+			pronoun_possessive: tag.pronoun_possessive,
 			handler_name: tag.handler_name,
-			handler_url: normalize_opt(tag.handler_link),
+			handler_link: normalize_opt(tag.handler_link),
 			kind: normalize_opt(tag.kind),
 			breed: normalize_opt(tag.breed),
 			behaviour: normalize_opt(tag.behaviour),
diff --git a/src/routes/public.rs b/src/routes/public.rs
index bc21cf0..45aae1d 100644
--- a/src/routes/public.rs
+++ b/src/routes/public.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub async fn show_profile(
 		&& profile.chassis_type.is_some()
 		&& profile.chassis_color.is_some();
 
-	println!("{:?}", profile);
+	debug!("showing profile: {:?}", profile);
 	Ok(Template::render(
 		"show_profile",
 		context! {
diff --git a/templates/macros/display.html.tera b/templates/macros/display.html.tera
index 40b7bf5..a592600 100644
--- a/templates/macros/display.html.tera
+++ b/templates/macros/display.html.tera
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% macro pretty_pronouns(pronouns) %}
 {% set fragments = pronouns | split(pat="/") %}
 {% for fr in fragments %}
-<span class="pronoun_fragment">{{fr}}</span>
+
 {% if not loop.last %}/{% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
-{% endmacro pretty_pronouns %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endmacro pretty_pronouns %}
diff --git a/templates/show_profile.html.tera b/templates/show_profile.html.tera
index d78cbcd..52eebf5 100644
--- a/templates/show_profile.html.tera
+++ b/templates/show_profile.html.tera
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 			Not microchipped
 			{% endif %}
 		</p>
-		<p class="pronouns">{{ macros::pretty_pronouns(pronouns=profile.pronouns) }}</p>
+		<p class="pronouns">
+			<span class="pronoun_fragment">{{profile.pronoun_subject}}</span> /
+			<span class="pronoun_fragment">{{profile.pronoun_object}}</span> /
+			<span class="pronoun_fragment">{{profile.pronoun_possessive}}</span>
+		</p>
 	</header>
 	<h2>{{profile.name}}</h2>