diff --git a/config/config.example.ini b/config/config.example.ini
index 8b137891..3c45f302 100644
--- a/config/config.example.ini
+++ b/config/config.example.ini
@@ -1 +1,42 @@
+; Example configuration for Misuzu
 
+[Database]
+default = mysql_example
+connections = mysql_example sqlite_example postgres_example sqlsrv_example
+
+[Database.mysql_example]
+driver = mysql
+host = localhost
+port = 3306
+username = username
+password = password
+prefix = prefix_
+database = database
+charset = utf8mb4
+collation = utf8mb4_bin
+
+[Database.sqlite_example]
+driver = sqlite_example
+database = store/database.db3
+prefix =
+
+[Database.postgres_example]
+driver = pgsql
+host = localhost
+port = 5432
+username = username
+password = password
+prefix = prefix_
+database = database
+charset = utf8
+schema = public
+
+[Database.sqlsrv_example]
+driver = sqlsrv
+host = localhost
+port = 1433
+username = username
+password = password
+prefix = prefix_
+database = database
+charset = utf8
diff --git a/misuzu.php b/misuzu.php
index 3bc00b0b..adb1b838 100644
--- a/misuzu.php
+++ b/misuzu.php
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ namespace Misuzu;
 
 require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
 
-$app = Application::start();
+$app = Application::start(__DIR__ . '/config/config.ini');
 $app->debug(IO\Directory::exists(__DIR__ . '/vendor/phpunit/phpunit'));
 $app->router->add(include_once __DIR__ . '/routes.php');
diff --git a/src/Application.php b/src/Application.php
index 613d3d25..c57433c1 100644
--- a/src/Application.php
+++ b/src/Application.php
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ class Application
         return static::$instance;
     }
 
-    public static function start(): Application
+    public static function start(...$params): Application
     {
         if (!is_null(static::$instance) || static::$instance instanceof Application) {
             throw new \Exception('An Application has already been set up.');
         }
 
-        static::$instance = new Application;
+        static::$instance = new Application(...$params);
         return static::getInstance();
     }
 
@@ -61,10 +61,17 @@ class Application
     protected function __construct($configFile = null)
     {
         ExceptionHandler::register();
+        $this->debug(true);
 
+        $this->addModule('config', $config = new ConfigManager($configFile));
+        $this->addModule('database', new Database(
+            $config,
+            $config->get('Database', 'default', 'string', 'default')
+        ));
         $this->addModule('router', $router = new RouteCollection);
         $this->addModule('templating', $twig = new TemplateEngine);
-        $this->addModule('config', $config = new ConfigManager($configFile));
+
+        $this->loadConfigDatabaseConnections();
 
         $twig->addFilter('json_decode');
         $twig->addFilter('byte_symbol');
@@ -79,9 +86,35 @@ class Application
 
     public function __destruct()
     {
+        if ($this->hasConfig) {
+            $this->config->save();
+        }
+
         ExceptionHandler::unregister();
     }
 
+    private function loadConfigDatabaseConnections(): void
+    {
+        $config = $this->config;
+        $database = $this->database;
+
+        if ($config->contains('Database', 'connections')) {
+            $connections = explode(' ', $config->get('Database', 'connections'));
+
+            foreach ($connections as $name) {
+                $section = 'Database.' . $name;
+
+                if (!$config->contains($section)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $database->addConnectionFromConfig($section, $name);
+            }
+        } else {
+            throw new \Exception('No database connections have been configured.');
+        }
+    }
+
     public function debug(bool $mode): void
     {
         ExceptionHandler::debug($mode);
diff --git a/src/Controllers/HomeController.php b/src/Controllers/HomeController.php
index 5222a5ff..c19d8843 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/HomeController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/HomeController.php
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 namespace Misuzu\Controllers;
 
 use Misuzu\Application;
+use Misuzu\Database;
 
 class HomeController extends Controller
 {
     public function index(): string
     {
-        $twig = Application::getInstance()->templating;
+        $app = Application::getInstance();
+        $twig = $app->templating;
 
         return $twig->render('home.landing');
     }
diff --git a/src/Database.php b/src/Database.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e658e61b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Database.php
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+<?php
+namespace Misuzu;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Capsule\Manager as LaravelDatabaseManager;
+use Misuzu\Config\ConfigManager;
+
+class Database extends LaravelDatabaseManager
+{
+    private $configManager;
+
+    private const SUPPORTED_DB_ALS = [
+        'mysql',
+        'sqlite',
+        'pgsql',
+        'sqlsrv',
+    ];
+
+    public function __construct(
+        ConfigManager $config,
+        string $default = 'default',
+        bool $startEloquent = true,
+        bool $setAsGlobal = true
+    ) {
+        $this->configManager = $config;
+        parent::__construct();
+
+        $this->container['config']['database.default'] = $default;
+
+        if ($startEloquent) {
+            $this->bootEloquent();
+        }
+
+        if ($setAsGlobal) {
+            $this->setAsGlobal();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function addConnectionFromConfig(string $section, string $name = 'default'): void
+    {
+        if (!$this->configManager->contains($section, 'driver')) {
+            throw new \Exception('Config section not found!');
+        }
+
+        $driver = $this->configManager->get($section, 'driver');
+
+        if (!in_array($driver, self::SUPPORTED_DB_ALS)) {
+            throw new \Exception('Unsupported driver.');
+        }
+
+        $args = [
+            'driver' => $driver,
+            'database' => $this->configManager->get($section, 'database', 'string', 'misuzu'),
+            'prefix' => $this->configManager->get($section, 'prefix', 'string', ''),
+        ];
+
+        switch ($driver) {
+            case 'mysql':
+                $is_unix_socket = $this->configManager->contains($section, 'unix_socket');
+
+                $args['host'] = $is_unix_socket
+                    ? ''
+                    : $this->configManager->get($section, 'host', 'string', '127.0.0.1');
+
+                $args['port'] = $is_unix_socket
+                    ? 3306
+                    : $this->configManager->get($section, 'port', 'int', 3306);
+
+                $args['username'] = $this->configManager->get($section, 'username', 'string');
+                $args['password'] = $this->configManager->get($section, 'password', 'string');
+                $args['unix_socket'] = $is_unix_socket
+                    ? $this->configManager->get($section, 'unix_socket', 'string')
+                    : '';
+
+                // these should probably be locked to these types
+                $args['charset'] = $this->configManager->contains($section, 'charset')
+                    ? $this->configManager->get($section, 'charset', 'string')
+                    : 'utf8mb4';
+
+                $args['collation'] = $this->configManager->contains($section, 'collation')
+                    ? $this->configManager->get($section, 'collation', 'string')
+                    : 'utf8mb4_bin';
+
+                $args['strict'] = true;
+                $args['engine'] = null;
+                break;
+
+            case 'pgsql':
+                $is_unix_socket = $this->configManager->contains($section, 'unix_socket');
+
+                $args['host'] = $is_unix_socket
+                    ? ''
+                    : $this->configManager->get($section, 'host', 'string', '127.0.0.1');
+
+                $args['port'] = $is_unix_socket
+                    ? 5432
+                    : $this->configManager->get($section, 'port', 'int', 5432);
+
+                $args['username'] = $this->configManager->get($section, 'username', 'string');
+                $args['password'] = $this->configManager->get($section, 'password', 'string');
+
+                $args['unix_socket'] = $is_unix_socket
+                    ? $this->configManager->get($section, 'unix_socket', 'string')
+                    : '';
+
+                // these should probably be locked to these types
+                $args['charset'] = $this->configManager->contains($section, 'charset')
+                    ? $this->configManager->get($section, 'charset', 'string')
+                    : 'utf8';
+
+                $args['schema'] = 'public';
+                $args['sslmode'] = 'prefer';
+                break;
+
+            case 'sqlsrv':
+                $args['host'] = $this->configManager->get($section, 'host', 'string', '127.0.0.1');
+                $args['port'] = $this->configManager->get($section, 'port', 'int', 1433);
+                $args['username'] = $this->configManager->get($section, 'username', 'string');
+                $args['password'] = $this->configManager->get($section, 'password', 'string');
+
+                // these should probably be locked to these types
+                $args['charset'] = $this->configManager->contains($section, 'charset')
+                    ? $this->configManager->get($section, 'charset', 'string')
+                    : 'utf8';
+                break;
+        }
+
+        $this->addConnection($args, $name);
+    }
+}