diff --git a/create_db.py b/create_db.py
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+import psycopg2
+from psycopg2.extensions import ISOLATION_LEVEL_AUTOCOMMIT
+
+# Connect to the default database
+conn = psycopg2.connect(
+    dbname='postgres',
+    user='melkor',
+    password='Th3leetnis!leadsdb',
+    host='barad-dur.lan.mgk.one',
+    port='5433'
+)
+
+conn.set_isolation_level(ISOLATION_LEVEL_AUTOCOMMIT)
+
+cur = conn.cursor()
+
+# Create the database
+cur.execute('CREATE DATABASE leadsdb')
+
+cur.close()
+conn.close()
+
+print("Database 'leadsdb' created successfully.")