diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 3d0c326..7632467 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ name: Deploy
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      run_setup_db:
+        description: "Run deploy/setup_db.sh to configure DB and run migrations"
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
 
 jobs:
   lint:
@@ -76,7 +83,12 @@ jobs:
             git pull origin main
             source .venv/bin/activate
             pip install -e .
-            alembic upgrade head
+            if [ "${{ inputs.run_setup_db }}" = "true" ] || [ "${{ github.event.inputs.run_setup_db }}" = "true" ]; then
+              chmod +x deploy/setup_db.sh
+              ./deploy/setup_db.sh
+            else
+              alembic upgrade head
+            fi
             cd frontend
             npm ci
             npm run build