diff --git a/config/database.js b/config/database.js
index 62d931a..4835674 100644
--- a/config/database.js
+++ b/config/database.js
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
-  defaultConnection: 'default',
+  defaultConnection: "default",
   connections: {
     default: {
-      connector: 'bookshelf',
+      connector: "bookshelf",
+      // settings: {
+      //   client: 'sqlite',
+      //   filename: env('DATABASE_FILENAME', '.tmp/data.db'),
+      // },
       settings: {
-        client: 'sqlite',
-        filename: env('DATABASE_FILENAME', '.tmp/data.db'),
+        client: "mysql",
+        host: env("DATABASE_HOST"),
+        port: env.int("DATABASE_PORT"),
+        database: env("DATABASE_NAME"),
+        username: env("DATABASE_USERNAME"),
+        password: env("DATABASE_PASSWORD"),
       },
       options: {
         useNullAsDefault: true,
diff --git a/ecosystem.config.js b/ecosystem.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..742bc40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ecosystem.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module.exports = {
+  apps: [
+    {
+      name: "ecomm_strapi",
+      script: "index.js",
+      exec_mode: "fork",
+      env: {
+        NODE_ENV: "development",
+      },
+      env_production: {
+        NODE_ENV: "production",
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22a42de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const strapi = require('strapi');
+
+strapi(/* {...} */).start();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d0789d..6f7a892 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {},
   "dependencies": {
     "knex": "<0.20.0",
+    "mysql": "^2.18.1",
     "sqlite3": "5.0.0",
     "strapi": "3.4.6",
     "strapi-admin": "3.4.6",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0015474..b51e504 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2439,6 +2439,11 @@ big.js@^5.2.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/big.js/-/big.js-5.2.2.tgz#65f0af382f578bcdc742bd9c281e9cb2d7768328"
   integrity sha512-vyL2OymJxmarO8gxMr0mhChsO9QGwhynfuu4+MHTAW6czfq9humCB7rKpUjDd9YUiDPU4mzpyupFSvOClAwbmQ==
 
+bignumber.js@9.0.0:
+  version "9.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bignumber.js/-/bignumber.js-9.0.0.tgz#805880f84a329b5eac6e7cb6f8274b6d82bdf075"
+  integrity sha512-t/OYhhJ2SD+YGBQcjY8GzzDHEk9f3nerxjtfa6tlMXfe7frs/WozhvCNoGvpM0P3bNf3Gq5ZRMlGr5f3r4/N8A==
+
 binary-extensions@^1.0.0:
   version "1.13.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-1.13.1.tgz#598afe54755b2868a5330d2aff9d4ebb53209b65"
@@ -7176,6 +7181,16 @@ mute-stream@0.0.7:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mute-stream/-/mute-stream-0.0.7.tgz#3075ce93bc21b8fab43e1bc4da7e8115ed1e7bab"
   integrity sha1-MHXOk7whuPq0PhvE2n6BFe0ee6s=
 
+mysql@^2.18.1:
+  version "2.18.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mysql/-/mysql-2.18.1.tgz#2254143855c5a8c73825e4522baf2ea021766717"
+  integrity sha512-Bca+gk2YWmqp2Uf6k5NFEurwY/0td0cpebAucFpY/3jhrwrVGuxU2uQFCHjU19SJfje0yQvi+rVWdq78hR5lig==
+  dependencies:
+    bignumber.js "9.0.0"
+    readable-stream "2.3.7"
+    safe-buffer "5.1.2"
+    sqlstring "2.3.1"
+
 mz@^2.7.0:
   version "2.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mz/-/mz-2.7.0.tgz#95008057a56cafadc2bc63dde7f9ff6955948e32"
@@ -8730,7 +8745,7 @@ reactstrap@^8.5.1:
     react-popper "^1.3.6"
     react-transition-group "^2.3.1"
 
-"readable-stream@1 || 2", readable-stream@^2.0.0, readable-stream@^2.0.1, readable-stream@^2.0.2, readable-stream@^2.0.6, readable-stream@^2.1.5, readable-stream@^2.2.2, readable-stream@^2.3.3, readable-stream@^2.3.5, readable-stream@^2.3.6, readable-stream@~2.3.6:
+"readable-stream@1 || 2", readable-stream@2.3.7, readable-stream@^2.0.0, readable-stream@^2.0.1, readable-stream@^2.0.2, readable-stream@^2.0.6, readable-stream@^2.1.5, readable-stream@^2.2.2, readable-stream@^2.3.3, readable-stream@^2.3.5, readable-stream@^2.3.6, readable-stream@~2.3.6:
   version "2.3.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-2.3.7.tgz#1eca1cf711aef814c04f62252a36a62f6cb23b57"
   integrity sha512-Ebho8K4jIbHAxnuxi7o42OrZgF/ZTNcsZj6nRKyUmkhLFq8CHItp/fy6hQZuZmP/n3yZ9VBUbp4zz/mX8hmYPw==
@@ -9708,6 +9723,11 @@ sqlite3@5.0.0:
   optionalDependencies:
     node-gyp "3.x"
 
+sqlstring@2.3.1:
+  version "2.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sqlstring/-/sqlstring-2.3.1.tgz#475393ff9e91479aea62dcaf0ca3d14983a7fb40"
+  integrity sha1-R1OT/56RR5rqYtyvDKPRSYOn+0A=
+
 sshpk@^1.7.0:
   version "1.16.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sshpk/-/sshpk-1.16.1.tgz#fb661c0bef29b39db40769ee39fa70093d6f6877"