diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f3a755..70a6a59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ Consider all environment variables required.
 - Formatting: `pnpm format`
 - Linting (if you don't have an ESLint plugin): `pnpm format`
 
+## Creating migrations
+
+Creating migrations is a little awkward because TypeORM expects `ts-node`, which uses `tsc`.
+To create a migration, first run `pnpm build`,
+then run `pnpm typeorm migration:generate -p -d ./dist/db/index.js ./src/db/migrations/<name>`,
+replacing `<name>` with the name of the migration you're creating.
+Then rename the created file to end in `.js` and remove the TypeScript-specific code from it.
+(Yes, this is incredibly janky, but it works, and it only needs to be done once per migration, actually migrating works flawlessly)
+
 ## License
 
 Mercury is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3 **only**.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9698dbb..0c941ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     "watch:dev": "nodemon --watch \"dist/**/*\" -e js ./dist/index.js",
     "format": "prettier -w",
     "lint": "eslint src/",
-    "typeorm": "typeorm-ts-node-esm",
-    "migrate": "typeorm-ts-node-esm migration:run -d ./src/db/index.ts"
+    "typeorm": "typeorm",
+    "migrate": "pnpm build && typeorm migration:run -d ./dist/db/index.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "argon2": "^0.30.3",
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 315db74..01f9e71 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
       "~/*": ["./src/*"],
       "~entities/*": ["./src/db/entities/*"]
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "exclude": ["./dist/"]
 }