diff --git a/backend/configuration.yml b/backend/configuration.yml
index 9302209..a148c8b 100644
--- a/backend/configuration.yml
+++ b/backend/configuration.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 database:
-  driverClass: org.h2.Driver
-  url: jdbc:h2:mem:myDb;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1
+  # the name of your JDBC driver
+  driverClass: org.sqlite.JDBC
+
+  # the JDBC URL
+  url: jdbc:sqlite:sampledatabase.db
+
+  # any properties specific to your JDBC driver:
+  properties:
+    foreign_keys: true
 
 server:
   rootPath: /api/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 5f1d79d..3ed3ed9 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
             <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
             <version>1.4.197</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
+            <artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>
+            <version>3.23.1</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>