diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8a06098..d259e0b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,3 +28,10 @@ go.work
 build-*.log
 build/
 main
+
+# Databases
+*.db
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
+*.sqlite
+*.sqlite3
diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index ea584af..52ea8f2 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package api
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
+	db "github.com/Fluffy-Bean/TastyBites/database"
 	"github.com/Fluffy-Bean/TastyBites/front"
+	sb "github.com/huandu/go-sqlbuilder"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4/middleware"
 )
@@ -24,9 +26,30 @@ func Serve(c Config) {
 
 	r.StaticFS("/", front.DistDir)
 
-	api := r.Group("/api")
-	api.GET("/items", func(e echo.Context) error {
-		return e.JSON(http.StatusOK, sampleData)
+	apiGroup := r.Group("/api")
+	apiGroup.GET("/items", func(e echo.Context) error {
+		builder := db.ItemStruct.SelectFrom("Item").Select("*")
+		query, args := builder.BuildWithFlavor(sb.SQLite)
+
+		rows, err := db.Conn.Query(query, args...)
+		defer rows.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			r.Logger.Fatal(err)
+			return e.String(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not query for data")
+		}
+
+		var items []db.Item
+		for rows.Next() {
+			var item db.Item
+			err := rows.Scan(db.ItemStruct.Addr(&item)...)
+			if err != nil {
+				r.Logger.Fatal(err)
+				return e.String(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Could not scan row")
+			}
+			items = append(items, item)
+		}
+
+		return e.JSON(http.StatusOK, items)
 	})
 
 	r.HideBanner = true
diff --git a/api/test_data.go b/api/test_data.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b2557a..0000000
--- a/api/test_data.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-package api
-
-type menuItem struct {
-	Name   string   `json:"name"`
-	Price  float32  `json:"price"`
-	Labels []string `json:"labels"`
-	Image  string   `json:"image"`
-}
-
-var sampleData = []menuItem{
-	{
-		Name:   "Bar of Soap",
-		Price:  69.99,
-		Labels: []string{"vegan", "spicy"},
-	},
-	{
-		Name:   "Sock",
-		Price:  21,
-		Labels: []string{"vegan", "fish", "nut", "spicy"},
-	},
-	{
-		Name:   "Brick",
-		Price:  0,
-		Labels: []string{"spicy"},
-	},
-	{
-		Name:   "Toast",
-		Price:  4382749832743,
-		Labels: []string{"gluten"},
-	},
-	{
-		Name:   "water",
-		Price:  1,
-		Labels: []string{"fish"},
-	},
-	{
-		Name:   "half eaten mouldy bread",
-		Price:  -9999,
-		Labels: []string{"nut"},
-	},
-	{
-		Name:   "GwaGwa",
-		Price:  69,
-		Labels: []string{"nut"},
-		Image:  "/dab.jpg",
-	},
-	{
-		Name:   "Hogermellon",
-		Price:  1111,
-		Labels: []string{"fish"},
-		Image:  "/wathog.jpg",
-	},
-	{
-		Name:   "Blue HOGGGGG",
-		Price:  0,
-		Labels: []string{"nut", "gluten", "spicy"},
-		Image:  "/sonichog.jpg",
-	},
-}
diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index ef379c1..8ca851c 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ func Parse() {
 	switch os.Args[1] {
 	case "run":
 		run(os.Args[2:])
+	case "migrate":
+		migrate(os.Args[2:])
 	case "-h":
 	case "--help":
 		fmt.Println("Available commands are:")
diff --git a/cmd/database.go b/cmd/database.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b6c2c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/database.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	db "github.com/Fluffy-Bean/TastyBites/database"
+	sb "github.com/huandu/go-sqlbuilder"
+)
+
+func migrate(flags []string) {
+
+	cmd := flag.NewFlagSet("migrate", flag.ExitOnError)
+
+	tables := cmd.Bool("tables", false, "Create tables")
+	verbose := cmd.Bool("v", false, "Verbose")
+
+	err := cmd.Parse(flags)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	if !*tables {
+		builder := db.ItemStruct.InsertInto("Item")
+		for _, item := range db.SampleData {
+			builder.Values(item.UUID, item.Name, item.Price, item.Description)
+		}
+		query, args := builder.Build()
+
+		_, err = db.Conn.Exec(query, args...)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("Success")
+		}
+	} else {
+		itemTable := sb.CreateTable("Item").IfNotExists()
+		itemTable.Define("uuid", "TEXT", "NOT NULL", "PRIMARY KEY")
+		itemTable.Define("name", "TEXT", "NOT NULL")
+		itemTable.Define("price", "INTEGER", "NOT NULL")
+		itemTable.Define("description", "TEXT")
+		query, args := itemTable.BuildWithFlavor(sb.SQLite)
+
+		if *verbose {
+			fmt.Println(query, args)
+		}
+
+		_, err := db.Conn.Exec(query, args...)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("Success")
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/database/database.go b/database/database.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef0fef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/database.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package database
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+	"log"
+
+	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+)
+
+var Conn *sql.DB
+
+func Open() {
+	var err error
+
+	sql.Register("sqlite3_with_extensions",
+		&sqlite3.SQLiteDriver{
+			Extensions: []string{
+				"sqlite3_mod_regexp",
+			},
+		})
+
+	Conn, err = sql.Open("sqlite3", "tastybites.db?_journal_mode=WAL")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error opening connection: ", err)
+	}
+
+	//Set the connection to use WAL mode
+	_, err = Conn.Exec("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func Close() {
+	err := Conn.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/database/tables.go b/database/tables.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ea0f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/tables.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package database
+
+import (
+	sb "github.com/huandu/go-sqlbuilder"
+)
+
+type Item struct {
+	UUID        string `json:"uuid" db:"uuid"`
+	Name        string `json:"name" db:"name"`
+	Price       int64  `json:"price" db:"price"`
+	Description string `json:"description,omitempty" db:"description"`
+	//Labels      []string `json:"labels,omitempty" db:"labels"`
+	//Images      []string `json:"images,omitempty" db:"images"`
+}
+
+var ItemStruct = sb.NewStruct(new(Item))
diff --git a/database/test_data.go b/database/test_data.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e47cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/test_data.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package database
+
+var SampleData = []Item{
+	{
+		UUID:  "soap",
+		Name:  "Bar of Soap",
+		Price: 6999,
+		//Labels:      []string{"vegan", "spicy"},
+		Description: "Example",
+	},
+	{
+		UUID:  "sock",
+		Name:  "Sock",
+		Price: 21,
+		//Labels:      []string{"vegan", "fish", "nut", "spicy"},
+		Description: "Example",
+	},
+	{
+		UUID:  "brick",
+		Name:  "Brick",
+		Price: 0,
+		//Labels:      []string{"spicy"},
+		Description: "Example",
+	},
+	{
+		UUID:  "toast",
+		Name:  "Toast",
+		Price: 4382749832743,
+		//Labels:      []string{"gluten"},
+		Description: "Example",
+	},
+	{
+		UUID:  "water",
+		Name:  "water",
+		Price: 1,
+		//Labels:      []string{"fish"},
+		Description: "Example",
+	},
+	{
+		UUID:  "mouldy_bread",
+		Name:  "half eaten mouldy bread",
+		Price: -99,
+		//Labels:      []string{"nut"},
+		Description: "Example",
+	},
+	{
+		UUID:  "gwagwa",
+		Name:  "GwaGwa",
+		Price: 69,
+		//Labels: []string{"nut"},
+		//Images: []string{"/dab.jpg"},
+	},
+	{
+		UUID:  "hogmelon",
+		Name:  "Hogermellon",
+		Price: 1111,
+		//Labels:      []string{"fish"},
+		//Images:      []string{"/wathog.jpg"},
+		Description: "Example",
+	},
+	{
+		UUID:  "bluhog",
+		Name:  "Blue HOGGGGG",
+		Price: 0,
+		//Labels:      []string{"nut", "gluten", "spicy"},
+		//Images:      []string{"/sonichog.jpg"},
+		Description: "Example",
+	},
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c2383e0..0e92288 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ module github.com/Fluffy-Bean/TastyBites
 
 go 1.22.1
 
-require github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.12.0
+require (
+	github.com/huandu/go-sqlbuilder v1.27.1
+	github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.12.0
+	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22
+)
 
 require (
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.2+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 22a904a..8fe7f60 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.2+incompatible h1:IfV12K8xAKAnZqdXVzCZ+TOjboZ2keLg81eXfW3O+oY=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:8pz2t5EyA70fFQQSrl6XZXzqecmYZeUEB8OUGHkxJ+I=
+github.com/huandu/go-assert v1.1.5 h1:fjemmA7sSfYHJD7CUqs9qTwwfdNAx7/j2/ZlHXzNB3c=
+github.com/huandu/go-assert v1.1.5/go.mod h1:yOLvuqZwmcHIC5rIzrBhT7D3Q9c3GFnd0JrPVhn/06U=
+github.com/huandu/go-sqlbuilder v1.27.1 h1:7UU/3EMIQYYX8wn+L7BNcGVz1aEs5TPNOVFd7ryrPos=
+github.com/huandu/go-sqlbuilder v1.27.1/go.mod h1:nUVmMitjOmn/zacMLXT0d3Yd3RHoO2K+vy906JzqxMI=
+github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.3.2 h1:L18LIDzqlW6xN2rEkpdV8+oL/IXWJ1APd+vsdYy4Wdw=
+github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.3.2/go.mod h1:y5/lhBue+AyNmUVz9RLU9xbLR0o4KIIExikq4ovT0aE=
 github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.12.0 h1:IKpw49IMryVB2p1a4dzwlhP1O2Tf2E0Ir/450lH+kI0=
 github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.12.0/go.mod h1:UP9Cr2DJXbOK3Kr9ONYzNowSh7HP0aG0ShAyycHSJvM=
 github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2 h1:F8qTUNXgG1+6WQmqoUWnz8WiEU60mXVVw0P4ht1WRA0=
@@ -11,8 +18,12 @@ github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovk
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWEY=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22 h1:2gZY6PC6kBnID23Tichd1K+Z0oS6nE/XwU+Vz/5o4kU=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22/go.mod h1:Uh1q+B4BYcTPb+yiD3kU8Ct7aC0hY9fxUwlHK0RXw+Y=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0/go.mod h1:j7eGeouHqKxXV5pUuKE4zz7dFj8WfuZ+81PSLYec5m4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
 github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 h1:GqA5TC/0021Y/b9FG4Oi9Mr3q7XYx6KllzawFIhcdPw=
@@ -31,5 +42,7 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.15.0 h1:h1V/4gjBv8v9cjcR6+AR5+/cIYK5N/WAgiv4xlsEtAk=
 golang.org/x/text v0.15.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
 golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 h1:o7cqy6amK/52YcAKIPlM3a+Fpj35zvRj2TP+e1xFSfk=
 golang.org/x/time v0.5.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f83b60a..51fb831 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/Fluffy-Bean/TastyBites/cmd"
+	"github.com/Fluffy-Bean/TastyBites/database"
 )
 
 func main() {
+	// Open the DB here, because I'm gamer
+	database.Open()
 	cmd.Parse()
+	database.Close()
 }