diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 9c1894a..c6891bf 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ MYSQL_DBUSER="c4adastracomu2"
 MYSQL_DBPASS="kbrnrt5jPK12"
 MYSQL_DBHOST="ns388640.ip-176-31-255.eu"
 MYSQL_DBPORT=3306
-MYSQL_DBTYPE="mysql"
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+MYSQL_DBTYPE="mysql"
+MYSQL_DATABASE_URL="mysql://c4adastracomu2:kbrnrt5jPK12@ns388640.ip-176-31-255.eu:3306/c4adastracomdb2"
+MYSQL_DATABASE_URL_DEV="mysql://c4adastracomu2:kbrnrt5jPK12@ns388640.ip-176-31-255.eu:3306/c4adastracomdb2"
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diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index cb962ba..c6891bf 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ MYSQL_DBPASS="kbrnrt5jPK12"
 MYSQL_DBHOST="ns388640.ip-176-31-255.eu"
 MYSQL_DBPORT=3306
 MYSQL_DBTYPE="mysql"
+MYSQL_DATABASE_URL="mysql://c4adastracomu2:kbrnrt5jPK12@ns388640.ip-176-31-255.eu:3306/c4adastracomdb2"
+MYSQL_DATABASE_URL_DEV="mysql://c4adastracomu2:kbrnrt5jPK12@ns388640.ip-176-31-255.eu:3306/c4adastracomdb2"
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diff --git a/.env.local b/.env.local
index cd71da1..5b1733a 100644
--- a/.env.local
+++ b/.env.local
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ MYSQL_DBPASS="kbrnrt5jPK12"
 MYSQL_DBHOST="ns388640.ip-176-31-255.eu"
 MYSQL_DBPORT=3306
 MYSQL_DBTYPE="mysql"
+MYSQL_DATABASE_URL="mysql://c4adastracomu2:kbrnrt5jPK12@ns388640.ip-176-31-255.eu:3306/c4adastracomdb2"
+MYSQL_DATABASE_URL_DEV="mysql://c4adastracomu2:kbrnrt5jPK12@ns388640.ip-176-31-255.eu:3306/c4adastracomdb2"
diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
index 3b6cc07..bfaa5ac 100644
--- a/.env.production
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ MYSQL_DBPASS="kbrnrt5jPK12"
 MYSQL_DBHOST="ns388640.ip-176-31-255.eu"
 MYSQL_DBPORT=3306
 MYSQL_DBTYPE="mysql"
+MYSQL_DATABASE_URL="mysql://c4adastracomu2:kbrnrt5jPK12@ns388640.ip-176-31-255.eu:3306/c4adastracomdb2"
+MYSQL_DATABASE_URL_DEV="mysql://c4adastracomu2:kbrnrt5jPK12@ns388640.ip-176-31-255.eu:3306/c4adastracomdb2"
diff --git a/.sequelizerc b/.sequelizerc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75dccb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.sequelizerc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const path = require('path');
+
+module.exports = {
+  config: path.resolve('./src/database/config', 'db.config.js'),
+  'models-path': path.resolve('./src/database/models/mysql'),
+  'seeders-path': path.resolve('./src/database/seeders'),
+  'migrations-path': path.resolve('./src/database/migrations'),
+};
diff --git a/src/config/db.config.js b/src/config/db.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52f3bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/db.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+const dotenv = require('dotenv');
+
+dotenv.config();
+
+// configuration for the database connection based on the environment (development, test, production)
+module.exports = {
+  development: {
+    use_env_variable: 'MYSQL_DATABASE_URL_DEV',
+  },
+  test: {
+    use_env_variable: 'MYSQL_DATABASE_URL_DEV',
+    dialect: "mysql",
+    dialectOptions: {
+      ssl: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production', // set this value based on your environment
+    },
+  },
+  production: {
+    use_env_variable: 'MYSQL_DATABASE_URL',
+    dialectOptions: {
+      ssl: {
+        // enable this for production environment only if using a secure connection
+        require: true,
+        rejectUnauthorized: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};