diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73cfac2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Sample .env file - fill in the values from Supabase
+DB_HOST=""
+DB_USER=""
+DB_PASSWORD=""
+DB_PORT=""
+DB_NAME="postgres"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/backend-lint.yaml
index 2a4188b2..9b0ff912 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-lint.yaml
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: "1.22"
+
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
index db55223b..8a177519 100644
--- a/backend/.gitignore
+++ b/backend/.gitignore
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ server
 # Test binary, built with `go test -c`
 *.test
 
+# Autogenerated files
+# /database/sqlc
+
 # Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
 *.out
 
diff --git a/backend/cmd/main.go b/backend/cmd/main.go
index da7eab33..742da13e 100644
--- a/backend/cmd/main.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/main.go
@@ -1,19 +1,53 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"os"
+	sqlc "platnm/database/sqlc"
+
 	"platnm/routes"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/logger"
+	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 )
 
 func main() {
+	err := godotenv.Load()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error loading .env file")
+	}
+
 	app := fiber.New()
 
 	// Middleware
 	app.Use(logger.New())
 
+	host := os.Getenv("DB_HOST")
+	user := os.Getenv("DB_USER")
+	password := os.Getenv("DB_PASSWORD")
+	port := os.Getenv("DB_PORT")
+	name := os.Getenv("DB_NAME")
+
+	connStr := fmt.Sprintf("host=%s user=%s password=%s dbname=%s port=%s sslmode=require", host, user, password, name, port)
+	db, err := sql.Open("postgres", connStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Failed to initialize the database: ", err)
+	}
+
+	queries := sqlc.New(db)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// list all authors
+	testData, err := queries.GetTestData(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+	log.Println(testData)
+
 	// Routes
 	routes.HelloRoutes(app)
 
diff --git a/backend/database/migrations/schema.sql b/backend/database/migrations/schema.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a1781d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/migrations/schema.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+CREATE TABLE albums (
+  id   BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+  name text      NOT NULL,
+  bio  text
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE test (
+  id number PRIMARY KEY,
+  created_at timestamp
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/database/queries/queries.sql b/backend/database/queries/queries.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71e66096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/queries/queries.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- name: GetAlbums :many
+select * from albums;
+
+-- name: GetTestData :many
+select * from test;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/database/sqlc/db.go b/backend/database/sqlc/db.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dacb52ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/sqlc/db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+//   sqlc v1.27.0
+
+package database
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+)
+
+type DBTX interface {
+	ExecContext(context.Context, string, ...interface{}) (sql.Result, error)
+	PrepareContext(context.Context, string) (*sql.Stmt, error)
+	QueryContext(context.Context, string, ...interface{}) (*sql.Rows, error)
+	QueryRowContext(context.Context, string, ...interface{}) *sql.Row
+}
+
+func New(db DBTX) *Queries {
+	return &Queries{db: db}
+}
+
+type Queries struct {
+	db DBTX
+}
+
+func (q *Queries) WithTx(tx *sql.Tx) *Queries {
+	return &Queries{
+		db: tx,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/backend/database/sqlc/models.go b/backend/database/sqlc/models.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8663a439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/sqlc/models.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+//   sqlc v1.27.0
+
+package database
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+)
+
+type Album struct {
+	ID   int64
+	Name string
+	Bio  sql.NullString
+}
+
+type Test struct {
+	ID        interface{}
+	CreatedAt sql.NullTime
+}
diff --git a/backend/database/sqlc/queries.sql.go b/backend/database/sqlc/queries.sql.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a21b7c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database/sqlc/queries.sql.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+//   sqlc v1.27.0
+// source: queries.sql
+
+package database
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+const getAlbums = `-- name: GetAlbums :many
+select id, name, bio from albums
+`
+
+func (q *Queries) GetAlbums(ctx context.Context) ([]Album, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.QueryContext(ctx, getAlbums)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []Album
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i Album
+		if err := rows.Scan(&i.ID, &i.Name, &i.Bio); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Close(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
+const getTestData = `-- name: GetTestData :many
+select id, created_at from test
+`
+
+func (q *Queries) GetTestData(ctx context.Context) ([]Test, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.QueryContext(ctx, getTestData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []Test
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i Test
+		if err := rows.Scan(&i.ID, &i.CreatedAt); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Close(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
diff --git a/backend/go.mod b/backend/go.mod
index e98a6bd3..4767dbab 100644
--- a/backend/go.mod
+++ b/backend/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ module platnm
 
 go 1.22.6
 
-require github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2 v2.52.5
+require (
+	github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2 v2.52.5
+	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
+	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9
+)
 
 require (
 	github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.0.5 // indirect
@@ -15,5 +19,5 @@ require (
 	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/valyala/fasthttp v1.51.0 // indirect
 	github.com/valyala/tcplisten v1.0.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/backend/go.sum b/backend/go.sum
index fab69789..83376a1a 100644
--- a/backend/go.sum
+++ b/backend/go.sum
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2 v2.52.5 h1:tWoP1MJQjGEe4GB5TUGOi7P2E0ZMMRx5ZTG4rT+yG
 github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2 v2.52.5/go.mod h1:KEOE+cXMhXG0zHc9d8+E38hoX+ZN7bhOtgeF2oT6jrQ=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.5.0 h1:1p67kYwdtXjb0gL0BPiP1Av9wiZPo5A8z2cWkTZ+eyU=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.5.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 h1:7eLL/+HRGLY0ldzfGMeQkb7vMd0as4CfYvUVzLqw0N0=
+github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwAbqwq4=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.0 h1:Rnbp4K9EjcDuVuHtd0dgA4qNuv9yKDYKK1ulpJwgrqM=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.0/go.mod h1:ntbaceVETuRiXiv4DpjP66DpAtAGkEQskQzEyD//IeE=
+github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 h1:YXG7RB+JIjhP29X+OtkiDnYaXQwpS4JEWq7dtCCRUEw=
+github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
@@ -23,5 +27,5 @@ github.com/valyala/tcplisten v1.0.0 h1:rBHj/Xf+E1tRGZyWIWwJDiRY0zc1Js+CV5DqwacVS
 github.com/valyala/tcplisten v1.0.0/go.mod h1:T0xQ8SeCZGxckz9qRXTfG43PvQ/mcWh7FwZEA7Ioqkc=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0 h1:h48lPFYpsTvQJZF4EKyI4aLHaev3CxivZmv7yZig9pc=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0 h1:25cE3gD+tdBA7lp7QfhuV+rJiE9YXTcS3VG1SqssI/Y=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
diff --git a/backend/sqlc.yaml b/backend/sqlc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09ff9824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/sqlc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+version: "2"
+sql:
+  - engine: "postgresql"
+    queries: "/database/queries"
+    schema: "/database/migrations"
+    gen:
+      go:
+        package: "database"
+        out: "/database/sqlc"
+        sql_package: "database/sql"
diff --git a/backend/taskfile.yaml b/backend/taskfile.yaml
index dccb2b48..64af361a 100644
--- a/backend/taskfile.yaml
+++ b/backend/taskfile.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ tasks:
     summary: Watch for changes to the backend server and rebuild. (Make sure watchexec is installed)
     cmds:
       - watchexec -r -e go -- task run
+  generate:
+    summary: Generates auto-gen code (sqlc)
+    cmds:
+      - sqlc generate
   build:
+    deps:
+      - generate
     summary: Build backend executables
     sources:
       - ./**/*.go
@@ -30,6 +36,8 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - go test ./...
   lint:
+    deps:
+      - generate
     summary: Run lint checks
     cmds:
       - golangci-lint run ./...