diff --git a/home/migrations/0017_chatmessage.py b/home/migrations/0017_chatmessage.py
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+# Generated by Django 6.0.3 on 2026-03-17 14:28
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('home', '0016_modulelessonpage'),
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='ChatMessage',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('content', models.TextField()),
+                ('timestamp', models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                ('sender', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='sent_messages', to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+                ('user', models.ForeignKey(limit_choices_to={'is_staff': False}, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='support_chats', to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]