diff --git a/backend/sync_server/src/database.rs b/backend/sync_server/src/database.rs
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+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use models::{
+    DocumentId, DocumentVersionId, DocumentVersionWithoutContent, StoredDocumentVersion, VaultId,
+};
+use sqlx::types::chrono::Utc;
+pub mod models;
+use sqlx::{sqlite::SqlitePoolOptions, Executor, Pool, Sqlite};
+
+use crate::config::database_config::DatabaseConfig;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Database {
+    connection_pool: Pool<Sqlite>,
+}
+
+pub type Transaction<'a> = sqlx::Transaction<'a, Sqlite>;
+
+impl Database {
+    pub async fn try_new(config: &DatabaseConfig) -> Result<Self> {
+        let pool = SqlitePoolOptions::new()
+            .max_connections(config.max_connections)
+            .test_before_acquire(true)
+            .connect(&config.sqlite_url)
+            .await
+            .with_context(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "Cannot connect to database with url: {}",
+                    &config.sqlite_url
+                )
+            })?;
+
+        Self::run_migrations(&pool).await?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            connection_pool: pool,
+        })
+    }
+
+    async fn run_migrations(pool: &Pool<Sqlite>) -> Result<()> {
+        sqlx::migrate!("src/database/migrations")
+            .run(pool)
+            .await
+            .context("Cannot check for pending migrations")
+    }
+
+    pub async fn create_transaction(&self) -> Result<Transaction<'_>> {
+        self.connection_pool
+            .begin()
+            .await
+            .context("Cannot create transaction")
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get_latest_documents(
+        &self,
+        vault: &VaultId,
+        transaction: Option<&mut Transaction<'_>>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<DocumentVersionWithoutContent>> {
+        let query = sqlx::query_as!(
+            DocumentVersionWithoutContent,
+            r#"
+            select 
+                d.vault_id,
+                d.document_id as "document_id: uuid::Uuid", 
+                d.version_id, 
+                created_date as "created_date: chrono::DateTime<Utc>",
+                updated_date as "updated_date: chrono::DateTime<Utc>",
+                d.relative_path,
+                d.is_binary,
+                d.is_deleted
+            from documents d
+            where d.vault_id = ? 
+                and d.is_deleted = false 
+                and d.version_id = (
+                    SELECT MAX(sub.version_id)
+                    FROM documents sub
+                    WHERE sub.vault_id = d.vault_id
+                        AND sub.document_id = d.document_id
+                )
+            "#,
+            vault,
+        );
+
+        if let Some(transaction) = transaction {
+            query.fetch_all(&mut **transaction).await
+        } else {
+            query.fetch_all(&self.connection_pool).await
+        }
+        .context("Cannot fetch latest documents")
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get_latest_document_version(
+        &self,
+        vault: &VaultId,
+        document: &DocumentId,
+        transaction: Option<&mut Transaction<'_>>,
+    ) -> Result<Option<StoredDocumentVersion>> {
+        let query = sqlx::query_as!(
+            StoredDocumentVersion,
+            r#"
+            select 
+                vault_id,
+                document_id as "document_id: uuid::Uuid", 
+                version_id, 
+                created_date as "created_date: chrono::DateTime<Utc>",
+                updated_date as "updated_date: chrono::DateTime<Utc>",
+                relative_path,
+                content,
+                is_binary,
+                is_deleted
+            from documents
+            where vault_id = ? and document_id = ?
+            ORDER BY version_id DESC
+            LIMIT 1
+            "#,
+            vault,
+            document
+        );
+
+        if let Some(transaction) = transaction {
+            query.fetch_optional(&mut **transaction).await
+        } else {
+            query.fetch_optional(&self.connection_pool).await
+        }
+        .context("Cannot fetch latest document version")
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get_document_version(
+        &self,
+        vault: &VaultId,
+        document: &DocumentId,
+        version: &DocumentVersionId,
+        transaction: Option<&mut Transaction<'_>>,
+    ) -> Result<Option<StoredDocumentVersion>> {
+        let query = sqlx::query_as!(
+            StoredDocumentVersion,
+            r#"
+            select 
+                vault_id,
+                document_id as "document_id: uuid::Uuid", 
+                version_id, 
+                created_date as "created_date: chrono::DateTime<Utc>",
+                updated_date as "updated_date: chrono::DateTime<Utc>",
+                relative_path,
+                content,
+                is_binary,
+                is_deleted
+            from documents
+            where vault_id = ? and document_id = ? and version_id = ?"#,
+            vault,
+            document,
+            version
+        );
+
+        if let Some(transaction) = transaction {
+            query.fetch_optional(&mut **transaction).await
+        } else {
+            query.fetch_optional(&self.connection_pool).await
+        }
+        .context("Cannot fetch document version")
+    }
+
+    pub async fn insert_document_version(
+        &self,
+        version: &StoredDocumentVersion,
+        transaction: Option<&mut Transaction<'_>>,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let query = sqlx::query!(
+            r#"
+            insert into documents (vault_id, document_id, created_date, updated_date, relative_path, content, is_deleted)
+            values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+            "#,
+            version.vault_id,
+            version.document_id,
+            version.created_date,
+            version.updated_date,
+            version.relative_path,
+            version.content,
+            version.is_deleted
+        );
+
+        if let Some(transaction) = transaction {
+            query.execute(&mut **transaction).await
+        } else {
+            query.execute(&self.connection_pool).await
+        }
+        .context("Cannot insert document version")?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}