diff --git a/deploy/config/db.json b/deploy/config/db.json
index 3e15d00d..15805843 100644
--- a/deploy/config/db.json
+++ b/deploy/config/db.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db": {
+    "type": "postgres",
     "host": "_DB_HOST",
     "port": "_DB_PORT",
     "name": "_DB_NAME",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 327f686f..817b1d81 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0
 	golang.org/x/term v0.34.0
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1
+	gorm.io/driver/mysql v1.6.0
 	gorm.io/driver/postgres v1.6.0
 	gorm.io/driver/sqlite v1.5.7
 	gorm.io/gorm v1.30.1
 )
 
+require (
+	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 // indirect
+)
+
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds v1.18.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 389cd3c9..a4c15fb7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 h1:FNf4tywRC1HmFuKW5xopWpigGjJKiJSV0Cqo0cJWDaA=
+filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:BxyFTGdWcka3PhytdK4V28tE5sGfRvvvRV7EaN4VDT4=
 github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.5.2 h1:OcvFkGmslmlZibjAjaHm3L//6LiuBgolP7OputlJIzU=
 github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.5.2/go.mod h1:88MAG/4G7SMwSE3CeA0ZKzrT5CiOU3OJ+JlNzwDqpNU=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.55.8 h1:JRmEUbU52aJQZ2AjX4q4Wu7t4uZjOu71uyNmaWlUkJQ=
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@ github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 h1:hSWxHoqTgW2S2qGc0LTAI563KZ5YKYRhT3MFKZMbjag=
 github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:mMo/vtBO5dYbehREoey6XUKy/eSumjCCveDpRre4VKE=
 github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5 h1:AcZZR7igkdvfVmQTPnu9WE37LRrO/YrBH5zWyjDC0oI=
 github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5/go.mod h1:gREzHqY1hg6oD9ngVRbLStwAWKhA0FEgq8Jd4h5lpwo=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 h1:LedoTUt/eveggdHS9qUFC1EFSa8bU2+1pZjSRpvNJ1Y=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1/go.mod h1:wEBSXgmK//2ZFJyE+qWnIsVGmvmEKlqwuVSjsCm7DZg=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0 h1:EBsztssimR/CONLSZZ04E8qAkxNYq4Qp9LvH92wZUgs=
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
 github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.0.4/go.mod h1:xhWf0FNVPg57R7Z0UbKHbJfkEywrmjJnf7w5xrFpKfA=
@@ -247,6 +251,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
+gorm.io/driver/mysql v1.6.0 h1:eNbLmNTpPpTOVZi8MMxCi2aaIm0ZpInbORNXDwyLGvg=
+gorm.io/driver/mysql v1.6.0/go.mod h1:D/oCC2GWK3M/dqoLxnOlaNKmXz8WNTfcS9y5ovaSqKo=
 gorm.io/driver/postgres v1.6.0 h1:2dxzU8xJ+ivvqTRph34QX+WrRaJlmfyPqXmoGVjMBa4=
 gorm.io/driver/postgres v1.6.0/go.mod h1:vUw0mrGgrTK+uPHEhAdV4sfFELrByKVGnaVRkXDhtWo=
 gorm.io/driver/sqlite v1.5.7 h1:8NvsrhP0ifM7LX9G4zPB97NwovUakUxc+2V2uuf3Z1I=
diff --git a/pkg/backend/backend.go b/pkg/backend/backend.go
index 644fd35b..012fd264 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/backend.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/backend.go
@@ -6,15 +6,23 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
+	"gorm.io/driver/mysql"
 	"gorm.io/driver/postgres"
+	"gorm.io/driver/sqlite"
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
 )
 
 const (
 	// DBString to format connection string to database for postgres
-	DBString = "host=%s port=%s dbname=%s user=%s password=%s sslmode=%s"
+	PostgresDBString = "host=%s port=%s dbname=%s user=%s password=%s sslmode=%s"
+	// MySQLDBString to format connection string for MySQL
+	MySQLDBString = "%s:%s@tcp(%s:%s)/%s?charset=utf8mb4&parseTime=True&loc=Local"
 	// DBKey to identify the configuration JSON key
 	DBKey = "db"
+	// Database types
+	DBTypePostgres = "postgres"
+	DBTypeMySQL    = "mysql"
+	DBTypeSQLite   = "sqlite"
 )
 
 // DBManager have access to backend
@@ -26,6 +34,7 @@ type DBManager struct {
 
 // JSONConfigurationDB to hold all backend configuration values
 type JSONConfigurationDB struct {
+	Type            string `json:"type"` // Database type: postgres, mysql, sqlite
 	Host            string `json:"host"`
 	Port            string `json:"port"`
 	Name            string `json:"name"`
@@ -36,6 +45,7 @@ type JSONConfigurationDB struct {
 	MaxOpenConns    int    `json:"maxOpenConns"`
 	ConnMaxLifetime int    `json:"connMaxLifetime"`
 	ConnRetry       int    `json:"connRetry"`
+	FilePath        string `json:"filePath"` // Used for SQLite
 }
 
 // LoadConfiguration to load the DB configuration file and assign to variables
@@ -60,13 +70,39 @@ func LoadConfiguration(file, key string) (JSONConfigurationDB, error) {
 
 // PrepareDSN to generate DB connection string
 func PrepareDSN(config JSONConfigurationDB) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(
-		DBString, config.Host, config.Port, config.Name, config.Username, config.Password, config.SSLMode)
+	switch config.Type {
+	case DBTypePostgres:
+		return fmt.Sprintf(
+			PostgresDBString, config.Host, config.Port, config.Name, config.Username, config.Password, config.SSLMode)
+	case DBTypeMySQL:
+		return fmt.Sprintf(
+			MySQLDBString, config.Username, config.Password, config.Host, config.Port, config.Name)
+	case DBTypeSQLite:
+		return config.FilePath
+	default:
+		// Default to postgres if not specified
+		return fmt.Sprintf(
+			PostgresDBString, config.Host, config.Port, config.Name, config.Username, config.Password, config.SSLMode)
+	}
 }
 
-// GetDB to get PostgreSQL DB using GORM
+// GetDB to get DB using GORM based on the configured driver
 func (db *DBManager) GetDB() (*gorm.DB, error) {
-	dbConn, err := gorm.Open(postgres.Open(db.DSN), &gorm.Config{})
+	var dbConn *gorm.DB
+	var err error
+
+	// Select the appropriate driver based on database type
+	switch db.Config.Type {
+	case DBTypePostgres:
+		dbConn, err = gorm.Open(postgres.Open(db.DSN), &gorm.Config{})
+	case DBTypeMySQL:
+		dbConn, err = gorm.Open(mysql.Open(db.DSN), &gorm.Config{})
+	case DBTypeSQLite:
+		dbConn, err = gorm.Open(sqlite.Open(db.DSN), &gorm.Config{})
+	default:
+		// Default to postgres if type not specified
+		dbConn, err = gorm.Open(postgres.Open(db.DSN), &gorm.Config{})
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/config/flags.go b/pkg/config/flags.go
index 2809e808..e384dbdd 100644
--- a/pkg/config/flags.go
+++ b/pkg/config/flags.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ const (
 	defDBConfigurationFile string = "config/db.json"
 	// Default redis configuration file
 	defRedisConfigurationFile string = "config/redis.json"
+	// Default db filepath for sqlite
+	defSQLiteDBFile string = "./osctrl.db"
 )
 
 // ServiceFlagParams stores flag values for the each service
@@ -422,6 +424,13 @@ func initDBFlags(params *ServiceFlagParams) []cli.Flag {
 			EnvVars:     []string{"DB_CONFIG_FILE"},
 			Destination: &params.DBConfigFile,
 		},
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:        "db-type",
+			Value:       "postgres",
+			Usage:       "Type of backend to be used",
+			EnvVars:     []string{"DB_TYPE"},
+			Destination: &params.DBConfigValues.Type,
+		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "db-host",
 			Value:       "127.0.0.1",
@@ -492,6 +501,13 @@ func initDBFlags(params *ServiceFlagParams) []cli.Flag {
 			EnvVars:     []string{"DB_CONN_RETRY"},
 			Destination: &params.DBConfigValues.ConnRetry,
 		},
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:        "db-filepath",
+			Value:       defSQLiteDBFile,
+			Usage:       "File path to the SQLite database, only used when type is sqlite",
+			EnvVars:     []string{"DB_SQLITE_FILEPATH"},
+			Destination: &params.DBConfigValues.FilePath,
+		},
 	}
 }