diff --git a/.env.dist b/.env.dist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfa4559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.dist
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+POSTGRES_USER=app_user
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=app_password
+POSTGRES_DB=app_db
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 90d8c0a..d68a64b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ services:
       - "3000:3000"
     volumes:
       - ./container-data:/app/data
+    networks:
+      - app_network
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
 
   caddy:
     image: caddy:2
@@ -17,3 +22,22 @@ services:
       - ./caddy:/etc/caddy
     depends_on:
       - express
+
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB}
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    networks:
+      - app_network
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD", "pg_isready", "-U", "${POSTGRES_USER}", "-d", "${POSTGRES_DB}" ] # Check if PostgreSQL is ready
+      interval: 5s
+      retries: 3
+
+networks:
+  app_network:
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 49c74d9..aeece7e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
         "ejs": "^3.1.10",
         "express": "^4.17.1",
+        "pg": "^8.13.1",
         "sequelize": "^6.37.5",
         "sqlite3": "^5.1.7",
         "uuid": "^11.0.5"
@@ -555,6 +557,17 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.4.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-47qPchRCykZC03FhkYAhrvwU4xDBFIj1QPqaarj6mdM/hgUzfPHcpkHJOn3mJAufFeeAxAzeGsr5X0M4k6fLZQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/dottie": {
       "version": "2.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dottie/-/dottie-2.0.6.tgz",
@@ -1638,11 +1651,122 @@
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     },
+    "node_modules/pg": {
+      "version": "8.13.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg/-/pg-8.13.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OUir1A0rPNZlX//c7ksiu7crsGZTKSOXJPgtNiHGIlC9H0lO+NC6ZDYksSgBYY/thSWhnSRBv8w1lieNNGATNQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "pg-connection-string": "^2.7.0",
+        "pg-pool": "^3.7.0",
+        "pg-protocol": "^1.7.0",
+        "pg-types": "^2.1.0",
+        "pgpass": "1.x"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 8.0.0"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "pg-cloudflare": "^1.1.1"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "pg-native": ">=3.0.1"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "pg-native": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-cloudflare": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-cloudflare/-/pg-cloudflare-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xWPagP/4B6BgFO+EKz3JONXv3YDgvkbVrGw2mTo3D6tVDQRh1e7cqVGvyR3BE+eQgAvx1XhW/iEASj4/jCWl3Q==",
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "node_modules/pg-connection-string": {
       "version": "2.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-connection-string/-/pg-connection-string-2.7.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-PI2W9mv53rXJQEOb8xNR8lH7Hr+EKa6oJa38zsK0S/ky2er16ios1wLKhZyxzD7jUReiWokc9WK5nxSnC7W1TA=="
     },
+    "node_modules/pg-int8": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-int8/-/pg-int8-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WCtabS6t3c8SkpDBUlb1kjOs7l66xsGdKpIPZsg4wR+B3+u9UAum2odSsF9tnvxg80h4ZxLWMy4pRjOsFIqQpw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-pool": {
+      "version": "3.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-pool/-/pg-pool-3.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZOBQForurqh4zZWjrgSwwAtzJ7QiRX0ovFkZr2klsen3Nm0aoh33Ls0fzfv3imeH/nw/O27cjdz5kzYJfeGp/g==",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "pg": ">=8.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-protocol": {
+      "version": "1.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-protocol/-/pg-protocol-1.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hTK/mE36i8fDDhgDFjy6xNOG+LCorxLG3WO17tku+ij6sVHXh1jQUJ8hYAnRhNla4QVD2H8er/FOjc/+EgC6yQ=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/pg-types": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-types/-/pg-types-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qTAAlrEsl8s4OiEQY69wDvcMIdQN6wdz5ojQiOy6YRMuynxenON0O5oCpJI6lshc6scgAY8qvJ2On/p+CXY0GA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "pg-int8": "1.0.1",
+        "postgres-array": "~2.0.0",
+        "postgres-bytea": "~1.0.0",
+        "postgres-date": "~1.0.4",
+        "postgres-interval": "^1.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pgpass": {
+      "version": "1.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pgpass/-/pgpass-1.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FdW9r/jQZhSeohs1Z3sI1yxFQNFvMcnmfuj4WBMUTxOrAyLMaTcE1aAMBiTlbMNaXvBCQuVi0R7hd8udDSP7ug==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "split2": "^4.1.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/postgres-array": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-array/-/postgres-array-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VpZrUqU5A69eQyW2c5CA1jtLecCsN2U/bD6VilrFDWq5+5UIEVO7nazS3TEcHf1zuPYO/sqGvUvW62g86RXZuA==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/postgres-bytea": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-bytea/-/postgres-bytea-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xy3pmLuQqRBZBXDULy7KbaitYqLcmxigw14Q5sj8QBVLqEwXfeybIKVWiqAXTlcvdvb0+xkOtDbfQMOf4lST1w==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/postgres-date": {
+      "version": "1.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-date/-/postgres-date-1.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-suDmjLVQg78nMK2UZ454hAG+OAW+HQPZ6n++TNDUX+L0+uUlLywnoxJKDou51Zm+zTCjrCl0Nq6J9C5hP9vK/Q==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/postgres-interval": {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-interval/-/postgres-interval-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9ZhXKM/rw350N1ovuWHbGxnGh/SNJ4cnxHiM0rxE4VN41wsg8P8zWn9hv/buK00RP4WvlOyr/RBDiptyxVbkZQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "xtend": "^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/prebuild-install": {
       "version": "7.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prebuild-install/-/prebuild-install-7.1.3.tgz",
@@ -2173,6 +2297,14 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA==",
       "optional": true
     },
+    "node_modules/split2": {
+      "version": "4.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/split2/-/split2-4.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UcjcJOWknrNkF6PLX83qcHM6KHgVKNkV62Y8a5uYDVv9ydGQVwAHMKqHdJje1VTWpljG0WYpCDhrCdAOYH4TWg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10.x"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/sprintf-js": {
       "version": "1.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.1.3.tgz",
@@ -2475,6 +2607,14 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-l4Sp/DRseor9wL6EvV2+TuQn63dMkPjZ/sp9XkghTEbV9KlPS1xUsZ3u7/IQO4wxtcFB4bgpQPRcR3QCvezPcQ=="
     },
+    "node_modules/xtend": {
+      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xtend/-/xtend-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LKYU1iAXJXUgAXn9URjiu+MWhyUXHsvfp7mcuYm9dSUKK0/CjtrUwFAxD82/mCWbtLsGjFIad0wIsod4zrTAEQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/yallist": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 43d43e4..bfdd5e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
     "ejs": "^3.1.10",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "pg": "^8.13.1",
     "sequelize": "^6.37.5",
     "sqlite3": "^5.1.7",
     "uuid": "^11.0.5"
@@ -21,4 +23,4 @@
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index 60b3e59..b9c91b8 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ const sequelize = require('./database');
 const Session = require('./models/Session');
 const SessionNpubbed = require('./models/SessionNpubbed');
 
+sequelize.sync().then(() => {
+    console.log('Database synced');
+}).catch(err => {
+    console.error('Error syncing the database:', err);
+});
+
 const app = express();
 const port = 3000;
 
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@ app.post('/api/session-npubbed', async (req, res) => {
 
     console.log("This is the npub: ${npub}");
 
+
     try {
         await SessionNpubbed.create({
             sessionNpubbedUuid: uuid.v7(),
diff --git a/src/database.js b/src/database.js
index e6afbac..ec4715b 100644
--- a/src/database.js
+++ b/src/database.js
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 const { Sequelize } = require('sequelize');
+const dotenv = require('dotenv');
+
+dotenv.config();
 
 const sequelize = new Sequelize({
-    dialect: 'sqlite',
-    storage: './data/database.sqlite',
+    dialect: 'postgres',
+    host: 'postgres',
+    port: 5432,
+    database: process.env.POSTGRES_DB,
+    username: process.env.POSTGRES_USER,
+    password: process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD,
     define: {
         timestamps: false,
         freezeTableName: true
     },
 });
 
-sequelize.sync().then(() => {
-    console.log('Database synced');
-}).catch(err => {
-    console.error('Error syncing the database:', err);
-});
-
 module.exports = sequelize;
\ No newline at end of file