diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ab4d4e2..7b50a43 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ services:
       - "8000:8000"
     volumes:
       - ./data:/app/data
-      - ./migrations:/app/migrations
+      - ./sql:/app/sql
diff --git a/migrations/0001-add-appeals.sql b/sql/migrations/0001-add-appeals.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from migrations/0001-add-appeals.sql
rename to sql/migrations/0001-add-appeals.sql
diff --git a/sql/structure.sql b/sql/structure.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2eae168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/structure.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+CREATE TABLE
+  IF NOT EXISTS discord_names (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    discord_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    discord_username TEXT NOT NULL,
+    added_on datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime ('now', 'localtime'))
+  );
+
+CREATE TABLE
+  IF NOT EXISTS settings (
+    guild_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    general_chat_id TEXT,
+    new_member_channel_id TEXT,
+    tickets_channel_id TEXT,
+    event_logs_channel_id TEXT,
+    discord_logs_channel_id TEXT,
+    audit_logs_channel_id TEXT,
+    voice_logs_channel_id TEXT,
+    admin_role_id TEXT,
+    private_help_role_id TEXT,
+    devwatch_role_id TEXT,
+    staff_categories TEXT,
+    safe_channels TEXT,
+    link_skip_channels TEXT,
+    github_release_channel TEXT,
+    moderator_channel_id TEXT,
+    private_help_channel_id TEXT
+  );
+
+CREATE TABLE
+  IF NOT EXISTS messages (
+    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY ON CONFLICT REPLACE,
+    author_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    author_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    channel_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    attachments TEXT NOT NULL,
+    stickers TEXT NOT NULL,
+    content TEXT NOT NULL
+  );
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_authors ON messages (author_id);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_channels ON messages (channel_id);
+
+CREATE TABLE
+  IF NOT EXISTS tickets (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, message_id TEXT NOT NULL);
+
+CREATE TABLE
+  IF NOT EXISTS ticket_phrases (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    phrase TEXT NOT NULL
+  );
+
+CREATE TABLE
+  IF NOT EXISTS notes (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id TEXT,
+    reason TEXT,
+    mod_id TEXT,
+    timestamp datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime ('now', 'localtime'))
+  );
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_user_ids ON notes (user_id);
+
+CREATE TABLE
+  IF NOT EXISTS note_edits (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    note_id INTEGER,
+    mod_id TEXT,
+    previous_reason TEXT,
+    timestamp datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime ('now', 'localtime')),
+    FOREIGN KEY (note_id) REFERENCES notes (id)
+  );
+
+CREATE TABLE
+  IF NOT EXISTS bans (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id TEXT,
+    expires INTEGER,
+    expires_at datetime,
+    full_ban INTEGER
+  );
+
+CREATE TABLE
+  IF NOT EXISTS github_user_mapping (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    discord_id TEXT,
+    github_username TEXT
+  );
+
+CREATE TABLE
+  IF NOT EXISTS knowledgebase (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    guild_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    content TEXT NOT NULL
+  );
+
+CREATE TABLE
+  IF NOT EXISTS private_help_tickets (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    thread_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    status INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    timestamp datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime ('now', 'localtime'))
+  );
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_timestamp ON private_help_tickets (timestamp);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/shared/Database.ts b/src/shared/Database.ts
index 719c07f..348e0af 100644
--- a/src/shared/Database.ts
+++ b/src/shared/Database.ts
@@ -5,111 +5,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { Message } from '../events';
 import { AppealMessage, Ban, GithubUserMapping, GuildArraySetting, GuildSetting, GuildSettings, KnowledgebaseItem, LoggedMessage, Note, PrivateHelpTicket, TicketMessage, TicketPhrase } from '../types';
 import { serializeMessage, wait } from '../utils';
-
-const DB_SCHEMA = `
-  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS discord_names (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    discord_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    discord_username TEXT NOT NULL,
-    added_on datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now', 'localtime'))
-  );
-
-  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS settings (
-    guild_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-    general_chat_id TEXT,
-    new_member_channel_id TEXT,
-    tickets_channel_id TEXT,
-    event_logs_channel_id TEXT,
-    discord_logs_channel_id TEXT,
-    audit_logs_channel_id TEXT,
-    voice_logs_channel_id TEXT,
-    admin_role_id TEXT,
-    private_help_role_id TEXT,
-    devwatch_role_id TEXT,
-    staff_categories TEXT,
-    safe_channels TEXT,
-    link_skip_channels TEXT,
-    github_release_channel TEXT,
-    moderator_channel_id TEXT,
-    private_help_channel_id TEXT
-  );
-
-  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages (
-    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY ON CONFLICT REPLACE,
-    author_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    author_name TEXT NOT NULL,
-    channel_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    attachments TEXT NOT NULL,
-    stickers TEXT NOT NULL,
-    content TEXT NOT NULL
-  );
-
-  CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_authors ON messages (author_id);
-
-  CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_channels ON messages (channel_id);
-
-  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tickets (
-		id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-		message_id TEXT NOT NULL
-	);
-
-  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ticket_phrases (
-		id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-		user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    phrase TEXT NOT NULL
-	);
-
-  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS notes (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    user_id TEXT,
-    reason TEXT,
-    mod_id TEXT,
-    timestamp datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now', 'localtime'))
-  );
-
-  CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_user_ids ON notes (user_id);
-
-  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS note_edits (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    note_id INTEGER,
-    mod_id TEXT,
-    previous_reason TEXT,
-    timestamp datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now', 'localtime')),
-    FOREIGN KEY(note_id) REFERENCES notes(id)
-  );
-
-  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS bans (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    user_id TEXT,
-    expires INTEGER,
-    expires_at datetime,
-    full_ban INTEGER
-  );
-
-  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS github_user_mapping (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    discord_id TEXT,
-    github_username TEXT
-  );
-
-  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS knowledgebase (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    guild_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    name TEXT NOT NULL,
-    content TEXT NOT NULL
-  );
-
-  CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS private_help_tickets (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
-    thread_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    status INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    timestamp datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now', 'localtime'))
-  );
-
-  CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS index_timestamp ON private_help_tickets (timestamp);
-`;
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 
 export const enum PrivateHelpTicketStatus {
   OPEN = 0,
@@ -137,7 +33,9 @@ export class Database {
   }
 
   private static async ensure() {
-    await Database.db.exec(DB_SCHEMA);
+    const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+    const schema = readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'sql', 'structure.sql'), { encoding: 'utf-8' });
+    await Database.db.exec(schema);
     console.log('SQLite database ensured');
   }
 
@@ -146,7 +44,7 @@ export class Database {
 
     const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
     await Database.db.migrate({
-      migrationsPath: path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'migrations')
+      migrationsPath: path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'sql', 'migrations')
     });
 
     console.log('Database migrations ran');