diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a8fe5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.env.local
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/db/db.go b/internal/db/db.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73d70f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	envutils "github.com/zdam-egzamin-zawodowy/backend/pkg/utils/env"
+
+	"github.com/go-pg/pg/v10"
+	"github.com/go-pg/pg/v10/orm"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/zdam-egzamin-zawodowy/backend/internal/models"
+)
+
+const (
+	extensions = `
+		CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS tsm_system_rows;
+	`
+)
+
+func init() {
+	orm.RegisterTable((*models.QualificationToProfession)(nil))
+}
+
+type Config struct {
+	DebugHook bool
+}
+
+func New(cfg *Config) (*pg.DB, error) {
+	db := pg.Connect(prepareOptions())
+	if err := createSchema(db); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if cfg != nil {
+		if cfg.DebugHook {
+			db.AddQueryHook(DebugHook{
+				Entry: logrus.WithField("package", "internal/db"),
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return db, nil
+}
+
+func prepareOptions() *pg.Options {
+	return &pg.Options{
+		User:     os.Getenv("DB_USER"),
+		Password: os.Getenv("DB_PASSWORD"),
+		Database: os.Getenv("DB_NAME"),
+		Addr:     os.Getenv("DB_HOST") + ":" + os.Getenv("DB_PORT"),
+		PoolSize: envutils.GetenvInt("DB_POOL_SIZE"),
+	}
+}
+
+func createSchema(db *pg.DB) error {
+	return db.RunInTransaction(context.Background(), func(tx *pg.Tx) error {
+		if _, err := tx.Exec(extensions); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "createSchema")
+		}
+
+		models := []interface{}{
+			(*models.User)(nil),
+			(*models.Profession)(nil),
+			(*models.Qualification)(nil),
+			(*models.QualificationToProfession)(nil),
+			(*models.Question)(nil),
+		}
+
+		for _, model := range models {
+			err := tx.Model(model).CreateTable(&orm.CreateTableOptions{
+				IfNotExists: true,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "createSchema")
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/debug_hook.go b/internal/db/debug_hook.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a81f251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/debug_hook.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/go-pg/pg/v10"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+type DebugHook struct {
+	Entry *logrus.Entry
+}
+
+var _ pg.QueryHook = (*DebugHook)(nil)
+
+func (logger DebugHook) BeforeQuery(ctx context.Context, evt *pg.QueryEvent) (context.Context, error) {
+	q, err := evt.FormattedQuery()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if evt.Err != nil {
+		logger.Entry.Errorf("%s executing a query:\n%s\n", evt.Err, q)
+	} else {
+		logger.Entry.Info(string(q))
+	}
+
+	return ctx, nil
+}
+
+func (DebugHook) AfterQuery(context.Context, *pg.QueryEvent) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/graphql/generate.sh b/internal/graphql/generate.sh
index f315666..0a9f580 100644
--- a/internal/graphql/generate.sh
+++ b/internal/graphql/generate.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 cd ./internal/graphql
 go run github.com/99designs/gqlgen
-go mod tidy
\ No newline at end of file
+go mod tidy
+cd ../..
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/models/question.go b/internal/models/question.go
index c88f617..117192b 100644
--- a/internal/models/question.go
+++ b/internal/models/question.go
@@ -11,19 +11,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Question struct {
+	tableName struct{} `pg:"alias:question"`
+
 	ID              int            `json:"id" xml:"id" gqlgen:"id"`
 	From            string         `pg:",unique:group_1" json:"from" xml:"from" gqlgen:"from"`
 	Content         string         `pg:",unique:group_1,notnull" json:"content" xml:"content" gqlgen:"content"`
 	Explanation     string         `json:"explanation" xml:"explanation" gqlgen:"explanation"`
 	CorrectAnswer   Answer         `pg:",unique:group_1,notnull" json:"correctAnswer" xml:"correctAnswer" gqlgen:"correctAnswer"`
 	Image           string         `json:"image" xml:"image" gqlgen:"image"`
-	AnswerA         Answer         `json:"answerA" xml:"answerA" gqlgen:"answerA"`
+	AnswerA         Answer         `pg:"answer_a" json:"answerA" xml:"answerA" gqlgen:"answerA"`
 	AnswerAImage    string         `pg:"answer_a_image" json:"answerAImage" xml:"answerAImage" gqlgen:"answerAImage"`
-	AnswerB         Answer         `json:"answerB" xml:"answerB" gqlgen:"answerB"`
+	AnswerB         Answer         `pg:"answer_b" json:"answerB" xml:"answerB" gqlgen:"answerB"`
 	AnswerBImage    string         `pg:"answer_b_image" json:"answerBImage" xml:"answerBImage" gqlgen:"answerBImage"`
-	AnswerC         Answer         `json:"answerC" xml:"answerC" gqlgen:"answerC"`
+	AnswerC         Answer         `pg:"answer_c" json:"answerC" xml:"answerC" gqlgen:"answerC"`
 	AnswerCImage    string         `pg:"answer_c_image" json:"answerCImage" xml:"answerCImage" gqlgen:"answerCImage"`
-	AnswerD         Answer         `json:"answerD" xml:"answerD" gqlgen:"answerD"`
+	AnswerD         Answer         `pg:"answer_d" json:"answerD" xml:"answerD" gqlgen:"answerD"`
 	AnswerDImage    string         `pg:"answer_d_image" json:"answerDImage" xml:"answerDImage" gqlgen:"answerDImage"`
 	QualificationID int            `pg:",unique:group_1,on_delete:CASCADE" json:"qualificationID" xml:"qualificationID" gqlgen:"qualificationID"`
 	Qualification   *Qualification `pg:"rel:has-one" json:"qualification" xml:"qualification" gqlgen:"qualification"`
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7722824..f52c1e7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/zdam-egzamin-zawodowy/backend/internal/db"
+
 	"github.com/gin-contrib/cors"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/zdam-egzamin-zawodowy/backend/pkg/mode"
+	envutils "github.com/zdam-egzamin-zawodowy/backend/pkg/utils/env"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -25,6 +29,14 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	_, err := db.New(&db.Config{
+		DebugHook: envutils.GetenvBool("LOG_DB_QUERIES"),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Fatal(errors.Wrap(err, "Error establishing a database connection"))
+	}
+	logrus.Info("Database connection established")
+
 	router := gin.Default()
 	if mode.Get() == mode.DevelopmentMode {
 		router.Use(cors.New(cors.Config{
@@ -35,7 +47,7 @@ func main() {
 			ExposeHeaders:    []string{"X-Access-Token", "X-Refresh-Token"},
 			AllowMethods:     []string{"GET", "POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE", "HEAD"},
 			AllowHeaders:     []string{"Origin", "Content-Length", "Content-Type", "Authorization"},
-			AllowWebSockets:  true,
+			AllowWebSockets:  false,
 		}))
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/utils/env/env.go b/pkg/utils/env/env.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f07d168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/utils/env/env.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package envutils
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+func GetenvInt(key string) int {
+	str := os.Getenv(key)
+	if str == "" {
+		return 0
+	}
+	i, err := strconv.Atoi(str)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return i
+}
+
+func GetenvBool(key string) bool {
+	str := os.Getenv(key)
+	if str == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	return str == "true" || str == "1"
+}