diff --git a/daemon/database/scripts/database.py b/.ideas/database.py
similarity index 100%
rename from daemon/database/scripts/database.py
rename to .ideas/database.py
diff --git a/config/birdnet.conf.example b/config/birdnet.conf.example
index b26d102..6a95699 100644
--- a/config/birdnet.conf.example
+++ b/config/birdnet.conf.example
@@ -19,6 +19,4 @@ PYTHON_VENV="./.venv/birdnet-stream"
 WORKDIR="/home/$USER/BirdNET-stream"
 # Database location
 DATABASE="./var/db.sqlite"
-
-DAEMON_USER="birdnet"
-DAEMON_PASSWORD="secret"
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+# DATABASE="mysql://birdnet:secret@localhost:3306/birdnet_observations" # uncomment and change 'secret' if you want to use a mariadb (mysql) database instea of sqlite
diff --git a/daemon/database/scripts/create.sh b/daemon/database/scripts/create.sh
index bb9359f..1cafead 100755
--- a/daemon/database/scripts/create.sh
+++ b/daemon/database/scripts/create.sh
@@ -17,5 +17,16 @@ if [ -z "$DATABASE" ]; then
     DATABASE="./var/db.sqlite"
 fi
 
-# Create database according to schema in structure.sql
-sqlite3 "$DATABASE" < ./daemon/database/structure.sql
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+if [[ $DATABASE = "mysql://"* ]]; then
+    # Split mysql uri into user, password, host, port, and database
+    MYSQL_ADDRESS=$(echo "$DATABASE" | sed 's/mysql:\/\///g')
+    MYSQL_CREDENTIALS=$(echo "$MYSQL_ADDRESS" | cut -d@ -f1)
+    MYSQL_USER=$(echo "$MYSQL_CREDENTIALS" | cut -d: -f1)
+    MYSQL_PASSWORD=$(echo "$MYSQL_CREDENTIALS" | cut -d: -f2)
+    MYSQL_HOST=$(echo "$MYSQL_ADDRESS" | cut -d@ -f2 | cut -d: -f1)
+    MYSQL_PORT=$(echo "$MYSQL_ADDRESS" | cut -d@ -f2 | cut -d: -f2 | cut -d/ -f1)
+    MYSQL_DATABASE=$(echo "$MYSQL_ADDRESS" | cut -d/ -f2)
+    mysql -u$MYSQL_USER -p$MYSQL_PASSWORD -h$MYSQL_HOST -P$MYSQL_PORT -D$MYSQL_DATABASE < ./daemon/database/structure-mysql.sql
+else
+    sqlite3 $DATABASE < ./daemon/database/structure-sqlite.sql
+fi
diff --git a/daemon/database/scripts/database.sh b/daemon/database/scripts/database.sh
index 66c8b08..049973f 100755
--- a/daemon/database/scripts/database.sh
+++ b/daemon/database/scripts/database.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,30 @@ source ./config/birdnet.conf
 # Create database in case it was not created yet
 ./daemon/database/scripts/create.sh
 
-DATABASE=${DATABASE:-"./var/db.sqlite"}
+# Check if database location is specified
+if [ -z "$DATABASE" ]; then
+    echo "DATABASE location not specified"
+    echo "Defaults to ./var/db.sqlite"
+    DATABASE="./var/db.sqlite"
+fi
 
 query() {
-    sqlite3 -cmd ".timeout 1000" $DATABASE "$1"
+    local stmt
+    stmt="$1"
+    if [[ $DATABASE = "mysql://"* ]]; then
+        # Split mysql uri into user, password, host, port, and database
+        MYSQL_ADDRESS=$(echo "$DATABASE" | sed 's/mysql:\/\///g')
+        MYSQL_CREDENTIALS=$(echo "$MYSQL_ADDRESS" | cut -d@ -f1)
+        MYSQL_USER=$(echo "$MYSQL_CREDENTIALS" | cut -d: -f1)
+        MYSQL_PASSWORD=$(echo "$MYSQL_CREDENTIALS" | cut -d: -f2)
+        MYSQL_HOST=$(echo "$MYSQL_ADDRESS" | cut -d@ -f2 | cut -d: -f1)
+        MYSQL_PORT=$(echo "$MYSQL_ADDRESS" | cut -d@ -f2 | cut -d: -f2 | cut -d/ -f1)
+        MYSQL_DATABASE=$(echo "$MYSQL_ADDRESS" | cut -d/ -f2)
+        mysql -u$MYSQL_USER -p$MYSQL_PASSWORD -h$MYSQL_HOST -P$MYSQL_PORT -D$MYSQL_DATABASE -e "$stmt"
+    else
+        sqlite3 -cmd ".timeout 1000" "$DATABASE" "$stmt"
+    fi
+
 }
 
 get_location_id() {
@@ -37,4 +57,4 @@ insert_observation() {
 # Check if the observation already exists in the database
 observation_exists() {
     query "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT observation_id FROM observation WHERE audio_file='$1' AND start='$2' AND end='$3' AND taxon_id='$4' AND location_id='$5')"
-}
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+}
diff --git a/daemon/database/structure-mysql.sql b/daemon/database/structure-mysql.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e34153e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/database/structure-mysql.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/** Database structure for BirdNET-stream SQLite*/
+
+/** Taxon table */
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS taxon (
+    taxon_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+    scientific_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    common_name TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+/** Location table */
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS location (
+    location_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+    latitude REAL NOT NULL,
+    longitude REAL NOT NULL
+);
+
+/** Observation table */
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS observation (
+    `observation_id` INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+    `audio_file` TEXT NOT NULL,
+    `start` REAL NOT NULL,
+    `end` REAL NOT NULL,
+    `taxon_id` INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    `location_id` INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    `date` TEXT NOT NULL,
+    `notes` TEXT,
+    `confidence` REAL NOT NULL,
+    `verified` BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0 CHECK (`verified` IN (0, 1)),
+    FOREIGN KEY(taxon_id) REFERENCES taxon(taxon_id),
+    FOREIGN KEY(location_id) REFERENCES location(location_id)
+);
diff --git a/daemon/database/structure.sql b/daemon/database/structure-sqlite.sql
similarity index 77%
rename from daemon/database/structure.sql
rename to daemon/database/structure-sqlite.sql
index 23a288f..ea0c401 100644
--- a/daemon/database/structure.sql
+++ b/daemon/database/structure-sqlite.sql
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@
 
 /** Taxon table */
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS taxon (
-    taxon_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    taxon_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
     scientific_name TEXT NOT NULL,
     common_name TEXT NOT NULL
 );
 
 /** Location table */
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS location (
-    location_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    location_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
     latitude REAL NOT NULL,
     longitude REAL NOT NULL
 );
 
 /** Observation table */
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS observation (
-    `observation_id` INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    `observation_id` INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
     `audio_file` TEXT NOT NULL,
     `start` REAL NOT NULL,
     `end` REAL NOT NULL,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS observation (
     `date` TEXT NOT NULL,
     `notes` TEXT,
     `confidence` REAL NOT NULL,
-    `verified` BOOLEAN NOT NULL CHECK (`verified` IN (0, 1)) DEFAULT 0,
+    `verified` BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0 CHECK (`verified` IN (0, 1)),
     FOREIGN KEY(taxon_id) REFERENCES taxon(taxon_id),
     FOREIGN KEY(location_id) REFERENCES location(location_id)
 );
diff --git a/docs/DATABASE.md b/docs/DATABASE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..810910b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/DATABASE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Setting up the database
+
+There is two database managment systems available: sqlite or mariadb (mysql).
+
+## sqlite
+
+To use sqlite, simply install the sqlite3 package, if it is not already installed on the machine that runs BirdNET-stream.
+
+```bash
+sudo apt-get install sqlite3
+```
+
+Then fill `config/birdnet.conf` with the proper DATABASE value (you may use any database location):
+
+```bash
+DATABASE="./var/db.sqlite"
+```
+
+## mariadb
+
+To use mariadb, you need to install the mariadb-server package.
+
+```bash
+sudo apt-get install mariadb-server
+```
+
+Then, populate the `config/birdnet.conf` file with the proper DATABASE uri:
+
+```bash
+DATABASE="mysql://user:password@localhost/birdnet_observations"
+```
+
+## Symfony configuration
+
+For both method you need to adapt the file `www/.env.local` to suit your new configuration.
+
+```bash
+cd www
+# If .env.local does not exists:
+cp .env.local.example .env.local
+```
+
+```text
+# .env.local
+# for sqlite (example)
+DATABASE_DEFAULT_URL=sqlite:///%kernel.project_dir%/./var/db-default.sqlite
+DATABASE_OBSERVATIONS_URL=sqlite:///%kernel.project_dir%/../var/db.sqlite
+# for mariadb (example)
+DATABASE_DEFAULT_URL=mysql://user:password@localhost/birdnet_default
+DATABASE_OBSERVATIONS_URL=mysql://user:password@localhost/birdnet_observations
+```
+
+## PHP modules
+
+For symfony to work, make sure you have the required modules according to each method:
+
+- pdo_sqlite
+- pdo_mysql
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