diff --git a/backend-rust/src/config.rs b/backend-rust/src/config.rs
index e69de29..5c82f7c 100644
--- a/backend-rust/src/config.rs
+++ b/backend-rust/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use std::env;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub db_path: String,
+    pub migration_path: String,
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn from_env() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            db_path: env::var("DB_URL").unwrap_or_else(|_| "owlynews.sqlite3".to_string()),
+            migration_path: std::env::var("MIGRATION_PATH")
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| "./migrations".to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn database_url(&self) -> String {
+        format!("sqlite:{}", self.db_path)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend-rust/src/db.rs b/backend-rust/src/db.rs
index 575b985..fcd9564 100644
--- a/backend-rust/src/db.rs
+++ b/backend-rust/src/db.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
-use std::path::Path;
-use sqlx::sqlite::{SqliteConnectOptions, SqliteConnection};
-use sqlx::Connection;
 use sqlx::migrate::Migrator;
+use sqlx::sqlite::{SqliteConnectOptions, SqliteConnection};
+use sqlx::{Connection, SqlitePool};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 pub const MIGRATOR: Migrator = sqlx::migrate!("./migrations");
 
-pub async fn initialize_db(db_path: &Path, _migrations_dir: &Path) -> Result<SqliteConnection> {
-    let options = SqliteConnectOptions::from_str(&format!("sqlite:{}", db_path.display()))?.create_if_missing(true);
+pub async fn initialize_db(db_path: &str, _migrations_dir: &str) -> Result<SqliteConnection> {
+    let options =
+        SqliteConnectOptions::from_str(&format!("sqlite:{}", db_path))?.create_if_missing(true);
     let mut conn = SqliteConnection::connect_with(&options).await?;
 
     MIGRATOR.run(&mut conn).await?;
 
     Ok(conn)
 }
+
+pub async fn create_pool(opts: SqliteConnectOptions) -> Result<SqlitePool> {
+    let  pool = SqlitePool::connect_with(opts).await?;
+
+    Ok(pool)
+}
diff --git a/backend-rust/src/main.rs b/backend-rust/src/main.rs
index d3fd81c..5eb4b24 100644
--- a/backend-rust/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend-rust/src/main.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,39 @@
-use std::path::Path;
-
+mod api;
+mod config;
 mod db;
+mod models;
+mod services;
+
+use crate::config::Config;
+use sqlx::sqlite::SqliteConnectOptions;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
-    let migrations_folder = String::from("./migrations");
+    let config = Config::from_env();
 
-    let db_path = Path::new("owlynews.sqlite3");
-    let migrations_path = Path::new(&migrations_folder);
-
-    match db::initialize_db(&db_path, migrations_path).await {
+    match db::initialize_db(&config.db_path, &config.migration_path).await {
         Ok(_conn) => {
             println!("Database initialized successfully");
-            // Logic goes here
+
+            let options = SqliteConnectOptions::from_str(&config.database_url())
+                .expect("Invalid database URL")
+                .create_if_missing(true);
+
+            match db::create_pool(options).await {
+                Ok(_pool) => {
+                    println!("Database pool created successfully")
+                    // App logic here
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    println!("Error creating database pool: {:?}", e);
+                    std::process::exit(1);
+                }
+            }
         }
         Err(e) => {
             println!("Error initializing database: {:?}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
         }
     }
 }