diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3af33e6..45df895 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DB_PATH=data/database.sqlite3
 MATRIX_HOMESERVER_URL=https://matrix.org
 MATRIX_FULL_USER_ID=@fckidiots:matrix.org
 MATRIX_PASSWORD=...
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ee3b495..38cd9a8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 __pycache__/
 
 /.env
+/data/
+!/data/.keep
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4648dc4..5914a9f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM ubuntu:22.10
-RUN mkdir -p /app/mirrortea/
+RUN mkdir -p /app/data/ /app/mirrortea/
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN apt-get update --yes
 RUN apt-get install --yes python3 python3-pip
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 132238e..cad0765 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ services:
     build: .
     env_file: '.env'
     volumes:
-      - './mirrortea:/app/mirrortea/'
+      - './data/:/app/data/'
+      - './mirrortea/:/app/mirrortea/'
diff --git a/mirrortea/__main__.py b/mirrortea/__main__.py
index 81a1885..223a4b0 100644
--- a/mirrortea/__main__.py
+++ b/mirrortea/__main__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import os
+import sqlite3
 import sys
 
 import aiogram as telegram
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import nio as matrix
 
 def main():
     config = Config(
+        db_path=os.environ['DB_PATH'],
         matrix_homeserver_url=os.environ['MATRIX_HOMESERVER_URL'],
         matrix_full_user_id=os.environ['MATRIX_FULL_USER_ID'],
         matrix_password=os.environ['MATRIX_PASSWORD'],
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ def main():
 
 class Config:
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        self.db_path               = kwargs['db_path']
         self.matrix_homeserver_url = kwargs['matrix_homeserver_url']
         self.matrix_full_user_id   = kwargs['matrix_full_user_id']
         self.matrix_password       = kwargs['matrix_password']
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ class Config:
 class Application:
     def __init__(self, config):
         self.config = config
+        self.sqlite_adapter = SqliteAdapter(config.db_path)
         self.matrix_loop = MatrixLoop(
             self,
             config.matrix_homeserver_url,
@@ -79,5 +83,11 @@ class TelegramLoop:
     async def on_message(self, msg):
         print(msg, file=sys.stderr)
 
+class SqliteAdapter:
+    def __init__(self, app, path):
+        self.app = app
+        self.path = path
+        self.conn = sqlite3.connect(path)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()