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diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/migrations/README.md b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/README.md
index e293d43c7..fee262936 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/migrations/README.md
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/migrations/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,55 @@
 
 [See here](https://bun.uptrace.dev/guide/migrations.html#migration-names)
 
-As a template, take one of the existing migration files and modify it. It will be automatically loaded and handled by Bun.
+As a template, take one of the existing migration files and modify it, or use the below code snippet:
+
+```go
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package migrations
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	up := func(ctx context.Context, db *bun.DB) error {
+		return db.RunInTx(ctx, nil, func(ctx context.Context, tx bun.Tx) error {
+			// your logic here
+            return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	down := func(ctx context.Context, db *bun.DB) error {
+		return db.RunInTx(ctx, nil, func(ctx context.Context, tx bun.Tx) error {
+			// your logic here
+            return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	if err := Migrations.Register(up, down); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+```
 
 ## File format
 
@@ -19,3 +67,4 @@ echo "$(date --utc +%Y%m%H%M%S%N | head -c 14)_$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
 ## Rules of thumb
 
 1. **DON'T DROP TABLES**!!!!!!!!
+2. Don't make something `NOT NULL` if it's likely to already contain `null` fields.