diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a547bf3..415a046 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ dist-ssr
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
 *.sw?
+
+# Project-specific
+data.db
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/create-db.sh b/create-db.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9f7494c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create-db.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+read -p "This command will destroy the database and re-create it. Are you sure? " -n 1 -r
+echo    # (optional) move to a new line
+if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
+then
+    rm -f data.db
+    sqlite3 data.db < ./src/server/db/schema.sql
+fi
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c6bf768..df199c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^5.1.0",
+    "kysely": "^0.29.2",
     "react": "^19.1.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.1.0",
     "tsx": "^4.19.3",
@@ -25,4 +26,4 @@
     "nodemon": "^3.1.10",
     "vite": "^6.3.3"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/server/db/database.ts b/src/server/db/database.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19caad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/db/database.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import SQLite from "better-sqlite3";
+import { Kysely, SqliteDialect } from "kysely";
+import type { Database } from "./types.ts";
+
+const dialect = new SqliteDialect({
+	database: new SQLite("./data.db"),
+});
+
+export const db = new Kysely<Database>({
+	dialect,
+});
diff --git a/src/server/db/schema.sql b/src/server/db/schema.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0aca68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/db/schema.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS announcements (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    title STRING,
+    text STRING,
+    image STRING,
+    publication_date TEXT
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS announcements_publication_date_index ON announcements (
+    publication_date
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/db/types.ts b/src/server/db/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2d5684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/db/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import type { Generated, Insertable, Selectable, Updateable } from "kysely";
+
+export interface Database {
+	announcements: AnnouncementTable;
+}
+
+export interface AnnouncementTable {
+	id: Generated<number>;
+	title: string;
+	text: string;
+	image: string;
+	publication_date: Date;
+}
+
+export type Announcement = Selectable<AnnouncementTable>;
+export type NewAnnouncement = Insertable<AnnouncementTable>;
+export type AnnouncementUpdate = Updateable<AnnouncementTable>;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b24e98b..528736a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1241,6 +1241,11 @@ json5@^2.2.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json5/-/json5-2.2.3.tgz#78cd6f1a19bdc12b73db5ad0c61efd66c1e29283"
   integrity sha512-XmOWe7eyHYH14cLdVPoyg+GOH3rYX++KpzrylJwSW98t3Nk+U8XOl8FWKOgwtzdb8lXGf6zYwDUzeHMWfxasyg==
 
+kysely@^0.29.2:
+  version "0.29.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/kysely/-/kysely-0.29.2.tgz#4a07da18db3bba2911693c2b3bd4af415104a85f"
+  integrity sha512-s6WVJyEZrbm6jhBpiKHsGHyePMrVQKJ85wZCFCr9W4QHv6WTjWIrdvTmO9hDEA3bNK0xkrE2DqrHsXMLWuZpQg==
+
 lru-cache@^5.1.1:
   version "5.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lru-cache/-/lru-cache-5.1.1.tgz#1da27e6710271947695daf6848e847f01d84b920"