diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index a0ea9c2..81cb291 100755
Binary files a/bun.lockb and b/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5285fc3..bba1ead 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
     "check": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json",
     "check:watch": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json --watch",
     "format": "prettier --write .",
-    "lint": "prettier --check . && eslint .",
-    "db:migrate": "drizzle-kit generate --config  drizzle.config.ts && drizzle-kit push --config drizzle.config.ts",
-    "db:studio": "drizzle-kit studio"
+    "lint": "prettier --check . && eslint ."
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/compat": "^1.2.3",
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@
     "@sveltejs/kit": "^2.0.0",
     "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^4.0.0",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
-    "drizzle-kit": "^0.22.0",
     "eslint": "^9.7.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-svelte": "^2.36.0",
@@ -38,10 +35,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/express": "^5.0.0",
+    "cassandra-driver": "^4.7.2",
     "daisyui": "^4.12.23",
-    "drizzle-orm": "^0.33.0",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
-    "postgres": "^3.4.4",
     "socket.io": "^4.8.1",
     "socket.io-client": "^4.8.1",
     "tsm": "^2.3.0"
diff --git a/src/lib/server/db/index.ts b/src/lib/server/db/index.ts
index 54e3632..010cd15 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/db/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/db/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
-import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/postgres-js';
-import postgres from 'postgres';
-import { env } from '$env/dynamic/private';
-if (!env.DATABASE_URL) throw new Error('DATABASE_URL is not set');
-const client = postgres(env.DATABASE_URL);
-export const db = drizzle(client);
+import cassandra from 'cassandra-driver';
+
+const client = new cassandra.Client({
+  contactPoints: ['localhost'],
+  localDataCenter: 'datacenter1',
+  keyspace: 'users',
+});
+
+// Connect to Cassandra/ScyllaDB and create
+// necessary tables, keyspaces, etc
+await client.connect();
+await client.execute(`CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS users WITH REPLICATION = {'class': 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': 1};`);
+await client.execute(`CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS channels WITH REPLICATION = {'class': 'SimpleStrategy', 'replication_factor': 1};`);
+
+export default client;
diff --git a/src/lib/websocketConfig.ts b/src/lib/websocketConfig.ts
index 6c4848f..b914f51 100644
--- a/src/lib/websocketConfig.ts
+++ b/src/lib/websocketConfig.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Server as SocketIOServer } from 'socket.io';
 import type { HttpServer } from 'vite';
-import { type TypeMessage } from './';
+import client from './server/db/';
 
 let io: SocketIOServer | undefined;