diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 04c4758..2f07e34 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,35 @@
-var express = require('express');
-var app = express();
+const express = require('express'),
+      PropertiesReader = require('properties-reader');
+const app = express();
+
+//Globals
+
+global._base = __dirname + '/';
+global._db = PropertiesReader(_base + 'resources/db.properties');
+global._env = app.get('env');
+global._isDev = _env === 'development';
+global._isProd = _env === 'production';
+
+console.info = function(message) {
+    console.log('[INFO] ' + message);
+}
+
+console.debug = function(message) {
+    console.log('[DEBUG] ' + message);
+}
+
+console.critical = function(message) {
+    console.log('[!!! CRITICAL !!!] ' + message);
+}
+
+const setUpDatabase = require(_base + 'services/SetupDatabaseService');
+setUpDatabase();
+
+
 app.get('/api', (req, res) => {
-  res.json({message: 'Welcome to the Server'});
+    res.json({message: 'Welcome to the Server'});
 });
-app.listen(8880, ()=>{
-  console.log('API listening on port 8081');
+
+app.listen(8081, ()=>{
+    console.log('API listening on port 8081');
 });
diff --git a/resources/db.properties b/resources/db.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0890b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/db.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+db.connection.development=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/image-board
+
+db.collection.categories=categories
+db.collection.boards=boards
+db.collection.threads=threads
+db.collection.replies=replies
+db.collection.mods=mods
+db.collection.bans=bans
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/SetupDatabaseService.js b/services/SetupDatabaseService.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6c3f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/SetupDatabaseService.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+let mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+module.exports = function() {
+    let url = _db.get('db.connection.' + _env);
+    console.info('Attempting to connect to ' + url);
+    mongoose.connect(url);
+    mongoose.connection.on('connected', function() {
+	console.info('Database connection established');
+    });
+
+    mongoose.connection.on('error', function(err) {
+	console.critical('Cannot connect to database');
+	console.critical(JSON.stringify(err));
+	return process.exit();
+    });
+
+    mongoose.connection.on('disconnected', function() {
+	console.info('Database disconnected');
+    });
+}