diff --git a/site/package.json b/site/package.json
index 32dfe6ce70..689ef58b21 100644
--- a/site/package.json
+++ b/site/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "golden-fleece": "^1.0.9",
     "limax": "^1.7.0",
     "marked": "^0.6.1",
+    "pg": "^7.10.0",
     "polka": "^1.0.0-next.2",
     "prismjs": "^1.15.0",
     "sirv": "^0.4.0"
diff --git a/site/src/utils/db.js b/site/src/utils/db.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9988700f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/src/utils/db.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Pool } from 'pg';
+
+const { DATABASE_URL } = process.env;
+
+export const DB = new Pool({
+	connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL
+});
+
+export function query(text, values=[]) {
+	return DB.query(text, values).then(r => r.rows);
+}
+
+export function find(text, values=[]) {
+	return query(text, values).then(arr => arr[0]);
+}