diff --git a/backend/src/config/config.py b/backend/src/config/config.py
index 98fb96104..5154c3a55 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/config.py
+++ b/backend/src/config/config.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ DEFAULT_PATH_COVER_L: str = f"/assets/library/resources/default/cover_l.png"
 DEFAULT_URL_COVER_S: str = "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_small/nocover.png"
 DEFAULT_PATH_COVER_S: str = f"/assets/library/resources/default/cover_s.png"
 
-
 # IGDB
 CLIENT_ID: str = os.getenv('CLIENT_ID')
 CLIENT_SECRET: str = os.getenv('CLIENT_SECRET')
@@ -29,4 +28,15 @@ DB_PORT: int = int(os.getenv('DB_PORT'))
 DB_ROOT_PASSWD: str = os.getenv('DB_ROOT_PASSWD')
 DB_USER: str = os.getenv('DB_USER')
 DB_PASSWD: str = os.getenv('DB_PASSWD')
-DB_NAME: str = 'romm'
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+DB_NAME: str = 'romm'
+
+# DB DRIVERS
+SQLITE_PATH: str = f"{LIBRARY_BASE_PATH}/database"
+if not os.path.exists(SQLITE_PATH): os.makedirs(SQLITE_PATH)
+ROMM_DB_DRIVER: str = os.getenv('ROMM_DB_DRIVER', 'sqlite')
+DB_DRIVERS: dict = {
+    'mariadb': f"mariadb+mariadbconnector://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}",
+    'sqlite': f"sqlite:////{SQLITE_PATH}/romm.db"
+}
+
+RESERVED_FOLDERS: list = ['resources', 'database']
diff --git a/backend/src/models/base.py b/backend/src/models/base.py
index a20771f83..32bb68fd2 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/base.py
+++ b/backend/src/models/base.py
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ from sqlalchemy import create_engine
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 
-from config.config import DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_USER, DB_PASSWD, DB_NAME
-
+from config.config import ROMM_DB_DRIVER, DB_DRIVERS
 
 BaseModel = declarative_base()
 
-engine = create_engine(f"mariadb+mariadbconnector://{DB_USER}:{DB_PASSWD}@{DB_HOST}:{DB_PORT}/{DB_NAME}", pool_pre_ping=True)
-Session = sessionmaker(bind=engine, expire_on_commit=False)
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+engine = create_engine(DB_DRIVERS[ROMM_DB_DRIVER], pool_pre_ping=True)
+Session = sessionmaker(bind=engine, expire_on_commit=False)
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/fs.py b/backend/src/utils/fs.py
index 4eb7ddd95..eaba7e0fa 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/fs.py
+++ b/backend/src/utils/fs.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import requests
 from fastapi import HTTPException
 
-from config.config import LIBRARY_BASE_PATH, DEFAULT_URL_LOGO, DEFAULT_URL_COVER_L, DEFAULT_PATH_COVER_L, DEFAULT_URL_COVER_S, DEFAULT_PATH_COVER_S
+from config.config import LIBRARY_BASE_PATH, RESERVED_FOLDERS, DEFAULT_URL_LOGO, DEFAULT_URL_COVER_L, DEFAULT_PATH_COVER_L, DEFAULT_URL_COVER_S, DEFAULT_PATH_COVER_S
 from logger.logger import log
 
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def get_platforms() -> list:
     """
     try:
         platforms: list[str] = list(os.walk(LIBRARY_BASE_PATH))[0][1]
-        if 'resources' in platforms: platforms.remove('resources')
+        [platforms.remove(reserved) for reserved in RESERVED_FOLDERS]
         log.info(f"filesystem platforms found: {platforms}")
         return platforms
     except IndexError:
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.example.yml b/docker/docker-compose.example.yml
index 4db42c199..ba5cd3c7d 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.example.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.example.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ services:
     image: 'zurdi15/romm:latest'
     container_name: romm
     environment:
-      - DB_HOST=romm_db
-      - DB_PORT=3306
-      - DB_USER=romm-user
-      - DB_PASSWD=change-me
+      - ROMM_DB_DRIVER="mariadb" # This variable can be set as: mariadb | sqlite. If it is not defined, sqlite will be the database by default
+      - DB_HOST=romm_db # Only if ROMM_DB_DRIVER='mariadb'
+      - DB_PORT=3306 # Only if ROMM_DB_DRIVER='mariadb'
+      - DB_USER=romm-user # Only if ROMM_DB_DRIVER='mariadb'
+      - DB_PASSWD=change-me # Only if ROMM_DB_DRIVER='mariadb'
       - CLIENT_ID=<IGDB client id>
       - CLIENT_SECRET=<IGDB client secret>
       - STEAMGRIDDB_API_KEY=WIP
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ services:
       - romm_db
     restart: "unless-stopped"
 
+  # Only if ROMM_DB_DRIVER='mariadb'
   romm_db:
     image: lscr.io/linuxserver/mariadb:latest
     container_name: romm_db