diff --git a/app/db/init.go b/app/db/init.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13952a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/db/init.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"gorm.io/driver/sqlite"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+)
+
+var (
+	DB gorm.DB
+)
+
+func InitDatabase() {
+	DB, err := gorm.Open(sqlite.Open("data/raven.db"), &gorm.Config{})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("failed to connect database")
+	}
+
+	// Migrate the schema
+	DB.AutoMigrate(&Item{})
+}
diff --git a/app/db/item.go b/app/db/item.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fa26a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/db/item.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+)
+
+type Item struct {
+	gorm.Model
+	Name          string
+	Manufacturer  string
+	Type          string
+	SerialNumber  string
+	SkuNumber     string
+	PurchasedFrom string
+	PurchasedAt   time.Time
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1eb4b90..0880538 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0 // indirect
 	github.com/flamego/flamego v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/flamego/template v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.5 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.9 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.16 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210630005230-0f9fa26af87c // indirect
+	gorm.io/driver/sqlite v1.4.3 // indirect
+	gorm.io/gorm v1.24.2 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0b79092..8b7e598 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,14 +6,27 @@ github.com/flamego/flamego v1.7.0 h1:c1Lu16PBAZKkpsjHw42vwotdoQnMMpUi60ITP41W12w
 github.com/flamego/flamego v1.7.0/go.mod h1:dnVMBJyHKaxjcqRVN93taSK+YB/9p+Op1GdLIuA1hFQ=
 github.com/flamego/template v1.1.0 h1:iYtCzY3TeYpsoQiGApFXw2qycKdMzimz2gkO/SlcksM=
 github.com/flamego/template v1.1.0/go.mod h1:bgnmEXNumarhQIUzFgn18CDG6u8cM6X09c7UOTwZcxM=
+github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 h1:K317FqzuhWc8YvSVlFMCCUb36O/S9MCKRDI7QkRKD/E=
+github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0/go.mod h1:h+uFLlag+Qp1Va5pdKtLDYj+kHp5pxUVkryuEj+Srlc=
+github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.4/go.mod h1:d3SSVoowX0Lcu0IBviAWJpolVfI5UJVZZ7cO71lE/z8=
+github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.5 h1:/o9tlHleP7gOFmsnYNz3RGnqzefHA47wQpKrrdTIwXQ=
+github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.5/go.mod h1:d3SSVoowX0Lcu0IBviAWJpolVfI5UJVZZ7cO71lE/z8=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.9 h1:sqDoxXbdeALODt0DAeJCVp38ps9ZogZEAXjus69YV3U=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.9/go.mod h1:u6P/XSegPjTcexA+o6vUJrdnUu04hMope9wVRipJSqc=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12/go.mod h1:cbi8OIDigv2wuxKPP5vlRcQ1OAZbq2CE4Kysco4FUpU=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14 h1:yVuAays6BHfxijgZPzw+3Zlu5yQgKGP2/hcQbHb7S9Y=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14/go.mod h1:7GGIvUiUoEMVVmxf/4nioHXj79iQHKdU27kJ6hsGG94=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.15/go.mod h1:2eHXhiwb8IkHr+BDWZGa96P6+rkvnG63S2DGjv9HUNg=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.16 h1:yOQRA0RpS5PFz/oikGwBEqvAWhWg5ufRz4ETLjwpU1Y=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.16/go.mod h1:2eHXhiwb8IkHr+BDWZGa96P6+rkvnG63S2DGjv9HUNg=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200116001909-b77594299b42/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200223170610-d5e6a3e2c0ae/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210630005230-0f9fa26af87c h1:F1jZWGFhYfh0Ci55sIpILtKKK8p3i2/krTr0H1rg74I=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210630005230-0f9fa26af87c/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+gorm.io/driver/sqlite v1.4.3 h1:HBBcZSDnWi5BW3B3rwvVTc510KGkBkexlOg0QrmLUuU=
+gorm.io/driver/sqlite v1.4.3/go.mod h1:0Aq3iPO+v9ZKbcdiz8gLWRw5VOPcBOPUQJFLq5e2ecI=
+gorm.io/gorm v1.24.0/go.mod h1:DVrVomtaYTbqs7gB/x2uVvqnXzv0nqjB396B8cG4dBA=
+gorm.io/gorm v1.24.2 h1:9wR6CFD+G8nOusLdvkZelOEhpJVwwHzpQOUM+REd6U0=
+gorm.io/gorm v1.24.2/go.mod h1:DVrVomtaYTbqs7gB/x2uVvqnXzv0nqjB396B8cG4dBA=
diff --git a/raven.go b/raven.go
index 34df654..54923f2 100644
--- a/raven.go
+++ b/raven.go
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/flamego/flamego"
 	"github.com/flamego/template"
 
+	"git.metaunix.net/metaunix/raven/app/db"
 	"git.metaunix.net/metaunix/raven/app/web"
 )
 
 func main() {
 	f := flamego.New()
 
+	// Initialize the database connection
+	db.InitDatabase()
+
 	// Initialize template engine
 	f.Use(template.Templater(template.Options{
 		Directory: "views",
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ func main() {
 			Directory: "public",
 		},
 	))
-	
+
 	web.RegisterRoutes(f)
 
 	f.Run()