diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService.csproj b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..157f21d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Worker">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.0"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/Program.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d58815e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+using FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService;
+
+var builder = Host.CreateApplicationBuilder(args);
+builder.Services.AddHostedService<Worker>();
+
+var host = builder.Build();
+host.Run();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/Properties/launchSettings.json b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/Properties/launchSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a9b66618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
+  "profiles": {
+    "FilterLists.Directory.MigrationService": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "DOTNET_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/Worker.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/Worker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1008a3dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/Worker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+namespace FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService;
+
+public class Worker : BackgroundService
+{
+    private readonly ILogger<Worker> _logger;
+
+    public Worker(ILogger<Worker> logger)
+    {
+        _logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    {
+        while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
+        {
+            if (_logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Information))
+                _logger.LogInformation("Worker running at: {time}", DateTimeOffset.Now);
+            await Task.Delay(1000, stoppingToken);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/appsettings.Development.json b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/appsettings.Development.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2dcdb674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "Logging": {
+    "LogLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime": "Information"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/appsettings.json b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/appsettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2dcdb674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService/appsettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "Logging": {
+    "LogLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime": "Information"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Migrations/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Migrations.csproj b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Migrations/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Migrations.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a6353295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Migrations/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Migrations.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.csproj b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc05edd78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="Aspire.Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.1"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/services/FilterLists.sln b/services/FilterLists.sln
index 61a2b5fcc..ec3b221df 100644
--- a/services/FilterLists.sln
+++ b/services/FilterLists.sln
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
 # Visual Studio Version 17
 VisualStudioVersion = 17.8.0.0
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 17.8.0.0
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "FilterLists.Web", "FilterLi
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Directory", "Directory", "{C4F6197D-9546-480E-AE92-1FC264D8E88F}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService", "Directory\FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService\FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.MigrationService.csproj", "{5DD434A8-D394-4178-9DF3-669EC85EA229}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Migrations", "Directory\FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Migrations\FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Migrations.csproj", "{37170729-4BC9-412F-9ADF-97592A677E90}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure", "Directory\FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure\FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.csproj", "{02B4FF36-8012-42CD-BE3E-92475C091A4C}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -40,6 +46,18 @@ Global
 		{E1311604-98F6-4AC7-8995-5E9F4CC34809}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{E1311604-98F6-4AC7-8995-5E9F4CC34809}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{E1311604-98F6-4AC7-8995-5E9F4CC34809}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{5DD434A8-D394-4178-9DF3-669EC85EA229}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{5DD434A8-D394-4178-9DF3-669EC85EA229}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{5DD434A8-D394-4178-9DF3-669EC85EA229}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5DD434A8-D394-4178-9DF3-669EC85EA229}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{37170729-4BC9-412F-9ADF-97592A677E90}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{37170729-4BC9-412F-9ADF-97592A677E90}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{37170729-4BC9-412F-9ADF-97592A677E90}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{37170729-4BC9-412F-9ADF-97592A677E90}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{02B4FF36-8012-42CD-BE3E-92475C091A4C}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{02B4FF36-8012-42CD-BE3E-92475C091A4C}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{02B4FF36-8012-42CD-BE3E-92475C091A4C}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{02B4FF36-8012-42CD-BE3E-92475C091A4C}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -49,5 +67,8 @@ Global
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(NestedProjects) = preSolution
 		{85A14D07-5C37-458A-B74B-4EE67BBA7102} = {C4F6197D-9546-480E-AE92-1FC264D8E88F}
+		{5DD434A8-D394-4178-9DF3-669EC85EA229} = {C4F6197D-9546-480E-AE92-1FC264D8E88F}
+		{37170729-4BC9-412F-9ADF-97592A677E90} = {C4F6197D-9546-480E-AE92-1FC264D8E88F}
+		{02B4FF36-8012-42CD-BE3E-92475C091A4C} = {C4F6197D-9546-480E-AE92-1FC264D8E88F}
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal