diff --git a/app.ts b/app.ts
index 8e92942..2e66fa6 100644
--- a/app.ts
+++ b/app.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
-import mongoose, {CallbackError} from 'mongoose';
-import * as api from './server/api';
-import * as shortener from './server/shortener';
-import * as contentDelivery from './server/contentDelivery';
+import {Sequelize} from 'sequelize';
 
 // Load & check environment
 require('dotenv').config();
 require('./util/envCheck').validate();
 
 // Connect to database
-mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGOOSE_STRING || '', (e: CallbackError) => {
-    if (e) throw new Error(`Could not connect to database: ${e.message}`);
-    console.log("[DB] Successfully connected to the database");
+export const sequelize = new Sequelize(process.env.DB_NAME || '', process.env.DB_USER || '', process.env.DB_PASS || '', {host: process.env.DB_HOST || '', dialect: 'mariadb'});
+
+sequelize.authenticate().then(() => {
+    console.log('[DB] Connected to database');
     start();
-});
+}).catch(err => console.error(err));
 
 // Start all servers
-const start = () => {
-    api.startServer(parseInt(process.env.API_PORT || ''));
-    shortener.startServer(parseInt(process.env.SHORTENER_PORT || ''));
+const start = async () => {
+    (await import("./server/api")).startServer(parseInt(process.env.API_PORT || ''));
+    (await import("./server/shortener")).startServer(parseInt(process.env.SHORTENER_PORT || ''));
     if (!process.env.DISABLE_CONTENT_DELIVERY)
-        contentDelivery.startServer(parseInt(process.env.CDN_PORT || ''));
+        (await import("./server/contentDelivery")).startServer(parseInt(process.env.CDN_PORT || ''));
+    sequelize.sync();
 }
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