diff --git a/packages/db/setup.sh b/packages/db/setup.sh
index 217bc86ad..8b673d9d7 100755
--- a/packages/db/setup.sh
+++ b/packages/db/setup.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ echo "create $PG_DB database"
 psql --host $PG_HOST --username $POSTGRES_USER --command "CREATE USER app_user WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD '$PG_PASSWORD';" || true
 echo "created app_user"
 
+psql --host $PG_HOST --username $POSTGRES_USER --command "CREATE USER replicator WITH REPLICATION ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'replicator_password';" || true
+echo "created replicator"
+
+psql --host $PG_HOST --username $POSTGRES_USER --command "SELECT pg_create_physical_replication_slot('replication_slot');" || true
+echo "created replication_slot"
+
 PG_USER=$POSTGRES_USER PG_PASSWORD=$PGPASSWORD yarn workspace @omnivore/db migrate
 
 psql --host $PG_HOST --username $POSTGRES_USER --dbname $PG_DB --command "GRANT omnivore_user TO app_user;" || true
@@ -17,4 +23,4 @@ if [ -z "${NO_DEMO_USER}" ]; then
     PASSWORD='$2a$10$41G6b1BDUdxNjH1QFPJYDOM29EE0C9nTdjD1FoseuQ8vZU1NWtrh6'
     psql --host $PG_HOST --username $POSTGRES_USER --dbname $PG_DB --command "INSERT INTO omnivore.user (id, source, email, source_user_id, name, password) VALUES ('$USER_ID', 'EMAIL', 'demo@omnivore.app', 'demo@omnivore.app', 'Demo User', '$PASSWORD'); INSERT INTO omnivore.user_profile (user_id, username) VALUES ('$USER_ID', 'demo_user');"
     echo "created demo user with email: demo@omnivore.app, password: demo_password"
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi