diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 59c344e..2fea49a 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ config/*
 !config/default.js
 *.config.js
 !ecosystem.config.js
+*.sqlite
 points*.json
 assets/mash-words.json
diff --git a/src/knex.js b/src/knex.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25fa6ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/knex.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const knex = require('knex');
+
+module.exports = knex({
+	client: 'better-sqlite3', // or 'better-sqlite3'
+	useNullAsDefault: true,
+	connection: {
+		filename: './clive.sqlite',
+	},
+});