diff --git a/migrations/README b/migrations/README
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+Generic single-database configuration.
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diff --git a/migrations/alembic.ini b/migrations/alembic.ini
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+# A generic, single database configuration.
+
+[alembic]
+# template used to generate migration files
+# file_template = %%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+
+# set to 'true' to run the environment during
+# the 'revision' command, regardless of autogenerate
+# revision_environment = false
+
+
+# Logging configuration
+[loggers]
+keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
+
+[handlers]
+keys = console
+
+[formatters]
+keys = generic
+
+[logger_root]
+level = WARN
+handlers = console
+qualname =
+
+[logger_sqlalchemy]
+level = WARN
+handlers =
+qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
+
+[logger_alembic]
+level = INFO
+handlers =
+qualname = alembic
+
+[handler_console]
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+level = NOTSET
+formatter = generic
+
+[formatter_generic]
+format = %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s] %(message)s
+datefmt = %H:%M:%S
diff --git a/migrations/env.py b/migrations/env.py
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+++ b/migrations/env.py
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+from __future__ import with_statement
+from alembic import context
+from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config, pool
+from logging.config import fileConfig
+import logging
+
+# this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
+# access to the values within the .ini file in use.
+config = context.config
+
+# Interpret the config file for Python logging.
+# This line sets up loggers basically.
+fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
+logger = logging.getLogger('alembic.env')
+
+# add your model's MetaData object here
+# for 'autogenerate' support
+# from myapp import mymodel
+# target_metadata = mymodel.Base.metadata
+from flask import current_app
+config.set_main_option('sqlalchemy.url',
+                       current_app.config.get('SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'))
+target_metadata = current_app.extensions['migrate'].db.metadata
+
+# other values from the config, defined by the needs of env.py,
+# can be acquired:
+# my_important_option = config.get_main_option("my_important_option")
+# ... etc.
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline():
+    """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
+
+    This configures the context with just a URL
+    and not an Engine, though an Engine is acceptable
+    here as well.  By skipping the Engine creation
+    we don't even need a DBAPI to be available.
+
+    Calls to context.execute() here emit the given string to the
+    script output.
+
+    """
+    url = config.get_main_option("sqlalchemy.url")
+    context.configure(url=url)
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online():
+    """Run migrations in 'online' mode.
+
+    In this scenario we need to create an Engine
+    and associate a connection with the context.
+
+    """
+
+    # this callback is used to prevent an auto-migration from being generated
+    # when there are no changes to the schema
+    # reference: http://alembic.zzzcomputing.com/en/latest/cookbook.html
+    def process_revision_directives(context, revision, directives):
+        if getattr(config.cmd_opts, 'autogenerate', False):
+            script = directives[0]
+            if script.upgrade_ops.is_empty():
+                directives[:] = []
+                logger.info('No changes in schema detected.')
+
+    engine = engine_from_config(config.get_section(config.config_ini_section),
+                                prefix='sqlalchemy.',
+                                poolclass=pool.NullPool)
+
+    connection = engine.connect()
+    context.configure(connection=connection,
+                      target_metadata=target_metadata,
+                      process_revision_directives=process_revision_directives,
+                      **current_app.extensions['migrate'].configure_args)
+
+    try:
+        with context.begin_transaction():
+            context.run_migrations()
+    finally:
+        connection.close()
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()
diff --git a/migrations/script.py.mako b/migrations/script.py.mako
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+++ b/migrations/script.py.mako
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+"""${message}
+
+Revision ID: ${up_revision}
+Revises: ${down_revision | comma,n}
+Create Date: ${create_date}
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+${imports if imports else ""}
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = ${repr(up_revision)}
+down_revision = ${repr(down_revision)}
+branch_labels = ${repr(branch_labels)}
+depends_on = ${repr(depends_on)}
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    ${upgrades if upgrades else "pass"}
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ${downgrades if downgrades else "pass"}
diff --git a/migrations/versions/713ca10255ab_.py b/migrations/versions/713ca10255ab_.py
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+"""initial database creation
+
+Revision ID: 713ca10255ab
+Revises:
+Create Date: 2018-01-29 12:46:31.771960
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+import citext
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '713ca10255ab'
+down_revision = None
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    connection = op.get_bind()
+    connection.execute('CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS citext')
+    op.create_table('action',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('name', citext.CIText(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_action')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('name', name=op.f('uq_action_name'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('item_version',
+                    sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), autoincrement=False, nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('quantity', sa.Integer(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('location_id', sa.Integer(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('status_id', sa.Integer(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('parent_id', sa.Integer(), autoincrement=False, nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('transaction_id', sa.BigInteger(), autoincrement=False, nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('end_transaction_id', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('operation_type', sa.SmallInteger(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', 'transaction_id', name=op.f('pk_item_version'))
+                    )
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_item_version_end_transaction_id'), 'item_version', ['end_transaction_id'], unique=False)
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_item_version_operation_type'), 'item_version', ['operation_type'], unique=False)
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_item_version_transaction_id'), 'item_version', ['transaction_id'], unique=False)
+    op.create_table('location',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('name', citext.CIText(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_location')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('name', name=op.f('uq_location_name'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('manufacturer',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('name', citext.CIText(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_manufacturer')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('name', name=op.f('uq_manufacturer_name'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('model',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('name', citext.CIText(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_model')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('name', name=op.f('uq_model_name'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('status',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('name', citext.CIText(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_status')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('name', name=op.f('uq_status_name'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('tag',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('name', citext.CIText(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('admin_only', sa.Boolean(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_tag')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('name', name=op.f('uq_tag_name'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('user_account',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('username', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('display_name', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('email', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('groups', postgresql.ARRAY(sa.Text()), nullable=True),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_user_account')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('username', name=op.f('uq_user_account_username'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('item',
+                    sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('ics_id', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('serial_number', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('quantity', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('manufacturer_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('model_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('location_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('status_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('parent_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('user_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['location_id'], ['location.id'], name=op.f('fk_item_location_id_location')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['manufacturer_id'], ['manufacturer.id'], name=op.f('fk_item_manufacturer_id_manufacturer')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['model_id'], ['model.id'], name=op.f('fk_item_model_id_model')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['parent_id'], ['item.id'], name=op.f('fk_item_parent_id_item')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['status_id'], ['status.id'], name=op.f('fk_item_status_id_status')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['user_id'], ['user_account.id'], name=op.f('fk_item_user_id_user_account')),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_item'))
+                    )
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_item_ics_id'), 'item', ['ics_id'], unique=True)
+    op.create_table('network_scope',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('name', citext.CIText(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('first_vlan', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('last_vlan', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('supernet', postgresql.CIDR(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('user_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.CheckConstraint('first_vlan < last_vlan', name=op.f('ck_network_scope_first_vlan_less_than_last_vlan')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['user_id'], ['user_account.id'], name=op.f('fk_network_scope_user_id_user_account')),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_network_scope')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('first_vlan', name=op.f('uq_network_scope_first_vlan')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('last_vlan', name=op.f('uq_network_scope_last_vlan')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('name', name=op.f('uq_network_scope_name')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('supernet', name=op.f('uq_network_scope_supernet'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('token',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('jti', postgresql.UUID(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('token_type', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('user_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('issued_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('expires', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['user_id'], ['user_account.id'], name=op.f('fk_token_user_id_user_account')),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_token')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('jti', 'user_id', name=op.f('uq_token_jti'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('transaction',
+                    sa.Column('issued_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.BigInteger(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('remote_addr', sa.String(length=50), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('user_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['user_id'], ['user_account.id'], name=op.f('fk_transaction_user_id_user_account')),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_transaction'))
+                    )
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_transaction_user_id'), 'transaction', ['user_id'], unique=False)
+    op.create_table('host',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('name', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('type', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('item_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('user_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['item_id'], ['item.id'], name=op.f('fk_host_item_id_item')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['user_id'], ['user_account.id'], name=op.f('fk_host_user_id_user_account')),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_host')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('name', name=op.f('uq_host_name'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('item_comment',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('body', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('item_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('user_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['item_id'], ['item.id'], name=op.f('fk_item_comment_item_id_item')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['user_id'], ['user_account.id'], name=op.f('fk_item_comment_user_id_user_account')),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_item_comment'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('mac',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('address', postgresql.MACADDR(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('item_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['item_id'], ['item.id'], name=op.f('fk_mac_item_id_item')),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_mac')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('address', name=op.f('uq_mac_address'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('network',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('vlan_name', citext.CIText(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('vlan_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('address', postgresql.CIDR(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('first_ip', postgresql.INET(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('last_ip', postgresql.INET(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('description', sa.Text(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('admin_only', sa.Boolean(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('scope_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('user_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.CheckConstraint('first_ip < last_ip', name=op.f('ck_network_first_ip_less_than_last_ip')),
+                    sa.CheckConstraint('first_ip << address', name=op.f('ck_network_first_ip_in_network')),
+                    sa.CheckConstraint('last_ip << address', name=op.f('ck_network_last_ip_in_network')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['scope_id'], ['network_scope.id'], name=op.f('fk_network_scope_id_network_scope')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['user_id'], ['user_account.id'], name=op.f('fk_network_user_id_user_account')),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_network')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('address', name=op.f('uq_network_address')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('first_ip', name=op.f('uq_network_first_ip')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('last_ip', name=op.f('uq_network_last_ip')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('vlan_id', name=op.f('uq_network_vlan_id')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('vlan_name', name=op.f('uq_network_vlan_name'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('interface',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('network_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('ip', postgresql.INET(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('name', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('mac_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('host_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('user_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['host_id'], ['host.id'], name=op.f('fk_interface_host_id_host')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['mac_id'], ['mac.id'], name=op.f('fk_interface_mac_id_mac')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['network_id'], ['network.id'], name=op.f('fk_interface_network_id_network')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['user_id'], ['user_account.id'], name=op.f('fk_interface_user_id_user_account')),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_interface')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('ip', name=op.f('uq_interface_ip')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('name', name=op.f('uq_interface_name'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('cname',
+                    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime(), nullable=True),
+                    sa.Column('name', sa.Text(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('interface_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('user_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['interface_id'], ['interface.id'], name=op.f('fk_cname_interface_id_interface')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['user_id'], ['user_account.id'], name=op.f('fk_cname_user_id_user_account')),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id', name=op.f('pk_cname')),
+                    sa.UniqueConstraint('name', name=op.f('uq_cname_name'))
+                    )
+    op.create_table('interfacetags',
+                    sa.Column('tag_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.Column('interface_id', sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['interface_id'], ['interface.id'], name=op.f('fk_interfacetags_interface_id_interface')),
+                    sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['tag_id'], ['tag.id'], name=op.f('fk_interfacetags_tag_id_tag')),
+                    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('tag_id', 'interface_id', name=op.f('pk_interfacetags'))
+                    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_table('interfacetags')
+    op.drop_table('cname')
+    op.drop_table('interface')
+    op.drop_table('network')
+    op.drop_table('mac')
+    op.drop_table('item_comment')
+    op.drop_table('host')
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_transaction_user_id'), table_name='transaction')
+    op.drop_table('transaction')
+    op.drop_table('token')
+    op.drop_table('network_scope')
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_item_ics_id'), table_name='item')
+    op.drop_table('item')
+    op.drop_table('user_account')
+    op.drop_table('tag')
+    op.drop_table('status')
+    op.drop_table('model')
+    op.drop_table('manufacturer')
+    op.drop_table('location')
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_item_version_transaction_id'), table_name='item_version')
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_item_version_operation_type'), table_name='item_version')
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_item_version_end_transaction_id'), table_name='item_version')
+    op.drop_table('item_version')
+    op.drop_table('action')