diff --git a/buranun.conf.example b/buranun.conf.example
index d685680..3b6f61e 100644
--- a/buranun.conf.example
+++ b/buranun.conf.example
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ ssl = True
 [site]
 # This is the site name displayed on e.g. the index page
 name = A random Buranun-based textboard
+
+[files]
+# This is the path of the database file used by Buranun
+database = ./buranun.db
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 9277680..8992e78 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ def load(filename):
 	"""Populate the config variables"""
 	global port, ssl, url_prefix
 	global site_name
+	global database_file
 
 	config = configparser.ConfigParser()
 	config.read(filename)
@@ -13,3 +14,5 @@ def load(filename):
 	url_prefix = config['server']['url_prefix']
 
 	site_name = config['site']['name']
+
+	database_file = config['files']['database']
diff --git a/database.py b/database.py
index 383e566..98843ab 100644
--- a/database.py
+++ b/database.py
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ import sqlite3
 
 from passlib.hash import argon2
 
+import config
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# General
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 class userstatus(enum.Enum):
 	# These will be stored in the database, be mindful of not changing the numbers
 	deleted = 0
@@ -13,6 +19,15 @@ class userstatus(enum.Enum):
 
 csprng = random.SystemRandom()
 
+def connect():
+	"""Connect to the database
+	Requires config.load() to have been called beforehand"""
+	return sqlite3.connect(config.database_file)
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Users
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 def add_user(db, *, username, password, email, parent, status):
 	"""Add a user to the database
 	Will not commit the changes itself, so run .commit() on the database object yourself"""
@@ -68,6 +83,14 @@ def initialize_users(db, admin_user, admin_password):
 
 	db.commit()
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Boards
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def list_boards(db):
+	# TODO: Implement this
+	...
+
 def initialize_boards(db, boards):
 	"""Creates a table of boards
 	This should never be run outside of the initialization script"""
diff --git a/initialize.py b/initialize.py
index 3cc4ec1..f6dc32a 100644
--- a/initialize.py
+++ b/initialize.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import sqlite3
 
+import config
 import database
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-	with sqlite3.connect('buranun.db') as db:
+	config.load('buranun.conf')
+	with database.connect() as db:
 		username = input('admin username: ')
 		password = input('admin password: ')
 		database.initialize_users(db, username, password)