diff --git a/ops/nixos/howl/default.nix b/ops/nixos/howl/default.nix
index c8beb0a267..4977c46a8f 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/howl/default.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/howl/default.nix
@@ -184,6 +184,24 @@ in {
 
   my.scrapeJournal.enable = false;  # Laptop, don't pull too much.
 
+  services.redis.servers."".enable = true;
+  systemd.services.redis.wantedBy = lib.mkForce [];
+  services.postgresql.enable = true;
+  systemd.services.postgresql.wantedBy = lib.mkForce [];
+  services.postgresql.ensureDatabases = [ "lukegb" ];
+  services.postgresql.ensureUsers = [{
+    name = "lukegb";
+    ensurePermissions = {
+      "ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public" = "ALL PRIVILEGES";
+      "DATABASE lukegb" = "ALL PRIVILEGES";
+    };
+  }];
+  services.postgresql.authentication = ''
+    local all all              trust
+    host  all all 127.0.0.1/32 trust
+    host  all all ::1/128      trust
+  '';
+
   # This value determines the NixOS release with which your system is to be
   # compatible, in order to avoid breaking some software such as database
   # servers. You should change this only after NixOS release notes say you