diff --git a/api/database/migrations/0001_init.down.sql b/api/database/migrations/0001_init.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c99ddcdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/database/migrations/0001_init.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS users;
diff --git a/api/database/migrations/0001_init.up.sql b/api/database/migrations/0001_init.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f67a145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/database/migrations/0001_init.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
+  user_id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  username varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+  password varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+  root_path varchar(512) NOT NULL,
+  admin boolean,
+
+  PRIMARY KEY (user_id)
+);
diff --git a/api/database/mysql.go b/api/database/mysql.go
index a9466177..6261f129 100644
--- a/api/database/mysql.go
+++ b/api/database/mysql.go
@@ -3,22 +3,34 @@ package database
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"log"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 
 	// Load mysql driver
-	// _ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
+	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 
-	// Load postgres driver
-	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
+	"github.com/golang-migrate/migrate"
+	"github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/database/mysql"
+	// Migrate from file
+	_ "github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/source/file"
 )
 
 // SetupDatabase connects to the database using environment variables
 func SetupDatabase() *sql.DB {
 
-	address := os.Getenv("POSTGRES_URL")
+	address, err := url.Parse(os.Getenv("MYSQL_URL"))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not parse mysql url: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
+	queryValues := address.Query()
+	queryValues.Add("multiStatements", "true")
+
+	address.RawQuery = queryValues.Encode()
+
 	log.Printf("Connecting to database: %s", address)
 
-	db, err := sql.Open("postgres", address)
+	db, err := sql.Open("mysql", address.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Could not connect to database: %s\n", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -29,3 +41,31 @@ func SetupDatabase() *sql.DB {
 
 	return db
 }
+
+func MigrateDatabase(db *sql.DB) error {
+	driver, err := mysql.WithInstance(db, &mysql.Config{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	m, err := migrate.NewWithDatabaseInstance(
+		"file://database/migrations",
+		"mysql",
+		driver,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := m.Up(); err != nil {
+		if err.Error() == "no change" {
+			log.Println("Database is up to date")
+		} else {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Println("Database migrated")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/api/example.env b/api/example.env
index 77a7129a..97820231 100644
--- a/api/example.env
+++ b/api/example.env
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Copy this file to .env
 
-POSTGRES_URL=postgres://username:password@localhost/database?sslmode=disable
+MYSQL_URL=user:password@/dbname
 
 API_PORT=4001
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/go.mod b/api/go.mod
index 737e031b..3284960f 100644
--- a/api/go.mod
+++ b/api/go.mod
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go 1.13
 require (
 	github.com/99designs/gqlgen v0.10.2
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.5.0
+	github.com/golang-migrate/migrate v3.5.4+incompatible
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.3.0
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.3.0
 	github.com/vektah/gqlparser v1.2.0
diff --git a/api/go.sum b/api/go.sum
index 37ad3c66..a9fc3eb2 100644
--- a/api/go.sum
+++ b/api/go.sum
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ github.com/go-chi/chi v3.3.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:eB3wogJHnLi3x/kFX2A+IbTBlXxm
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.5.0 h1:ozyZYNQW3x3HtqT1jira07DN2PArx2v7/mN66gGcHOs=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.5.0/go.mod h1:DCzpHaOWr8IXmIStZouvnhqoel9Qv2LBy8hT2VhHyBg=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.0.0/go.mod h1:r8qH/GZQm5c6nD/R0oafs1akxWv10x8SbQlK7atdtwQ=
+github.com/golang-migrate/migrate v3.5.4+incompatible h1:R7OzwvCJTCgwapPCiX6DyBiu2czIUMDCB118gFTKTUA=
+github.com/golang-migrate/migrate v3.5.4+incompatible/go.mod h1:IsVUlFN5puWOmXrqjgGUfIRIbU7mr8oNBE2tyERd9Wk=
 github.com/gorilla/context v0.0.0-20160226214623-1ea25387ff6f/go.mod h1:kBGZzfjB9CEq2AlWe17Uuf7NDRt0dE0s8S51q0aT7Yg=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.6.1/go.mod h1:1lud6UwP+6orDFRuTfBEV8e9/aOM/c4fVVCaMa2zaAs=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.2.0 h1:VJtLvh6VQym50czpZzx07z/kw9EgAxI3x1ZB8taTMQQ=
diff --git a/api/graphql/resolver.go b/api/graphql/resolver.go
index a40046cb..eef1db4c 100644
--- a/api/graphql/resolver.go
+++ b/api/graphql/resolver.go
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"database/sql"
 ) // THIS CODE IS A STARTING POINT ONLY. IT WILL NOT BE UPDATED WITH SCHEMA CHANGES.
 
-type Resolver struct{}
+type Resolver struct {
+	Database *sql.DB
+}
 
 func (r *Resolver) Mutation() MutationResolver {
 	return &mutationResolver{r}
diff --git a/api/server/server.go b/api/server/server.go
index f8f7a8cb..b5fe12b3 100644
--- a/api/server/server.go
+++ b/api/server/server.go
@@ -26,10 +26,18 @@ func main() {
 		port = defaultPort
 	}
 
-	database.SetupDatabase()
+	db := database.SetupDatabase()
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	// Migrate database
+	if err := database.MigrateDatabase(db); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not migrate database: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
+	graphqlResolver := photoview_graphql.Resolver{Database: db}
 
 	http.Handle("/", handler.Playground("GraphQL playground", "/query"))
-	http.Handle("/query", handler.GraphQL(photoview_graphql.NewExecutableSchema(photoview_graphql.Config{Resolvers: &photoview_graphql.Resolver{}})))
+	http.Handle("/query", handler.GraphQL(photoview_graphql.NewExecutableSchema(photoview_graphql.Config{Resolvers: &graphqlResolver})))
 
 	log.Printf("connect to http://localhost:%s/ for GraphQL playground", port)
 	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":"+port, nil))