diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e5141df..56fb97b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ FROM base AS production
 USER www-data
 
 # Create the SQLite database, migrate the tables, and seed the data
-RUN php -r "file_exists('database/database.sqlite') || touch('database/database.sqlite');"
+RUN php -r "file_exists('database/database.sqlite') || touch('database/database.sqlite');" \
+    && php artisan db:tune-sqlite-reads
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Install.php b/app/Console/Commands/Install.php
index 9e7c401..290faa7 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Install.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Install.php
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public function handle()
 
         $this->ensureDatabaseExists();
 
+        $this->configureDatabase();
+
         $this->copyEnvExample();
 
         $this->createAppKey();
@@ -56,6 +58,15 @@ protected function ensureDatabaseExists(): void
         file_exists(database_path('database.sqlite')) || touch(database_path('database.sqlite'));
     }
 
+    protected function configureDatabase(): void
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->call('db:tune-sqlite-reads');
+        } catch (\Throwable $th) {
+            $this->fail('❌ There was an issue tuning SQLite reads, check the logs.');
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Copy the .env.example file to .env.
      */
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/TuneSqliteForReads.php b/app/Console/Commands/TuneSqliteForReads.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7641bd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/TuneSqliteForReads.php
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+class TuneSqliteForReads extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'db:tune-sqlite-reads';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Tune SQLite database for improved read performance';
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        if (config('database.default') !== 'sqlite') {
+            $this->error('This command is only available for SQLite databases.');
+
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        $this->info('Tuning SQLite database for read performance...');
+
+        try {
+            // Enable WAL mode for better read performance
+            DB::statement('PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL');
+            $this->info('✓ Journal mode set to WAL (Write-Ahead Logging)');
+
+            // Set cache size to 10,000 pages (approximately 40MB with default page size of 4KB)
+            DB::statement('PRAGMA cache_size=10000');
+            $this->info('✓ Cache size set to 10,000 pages');
+
+            // Additional read optimizations
+            DB::statement('PRAGMA synchronous=NORMAL');
+            $this->info('✓ Synchronous mode set to NORMAL');
+
+            DB::statement('PRAGMA temp_store=MEMORY');
+            $this->info('✓ Temporary tables stored in memory');
+
+            DB::statement('PRAGMA mmap_size=268435456'); // 256MB
+            $this->info('✓ Memory-mapped I/O enabled (256MB)');
+
+            // Verify the settings
+            $this->newLine();
+            $this->info('Current SQLite configuration:');
+
+            $journalMode = DB::selectOne('PRAGMA journal_mode');
+            $this->line("Journal mode: {$journalMode->journal_mode}");
+
+            $cacheSize = DB::selectOne('PRAGMA cache_size');
+            $this->line("Cache size: {$cacheSize->cache_size} pages");
+
+            $synchronous = DB::selectOne('PRAGMA synchronous');
+            $this->line("Synchronous: {$synchronous->synchronous}");
+
+            $tempStore = DB::selectOne('PRAGMA temp_store');
+            $this->line("Temp store: {$tempStore->temp_store}");
+
+            $mmapSize = DB::selectOne('PRAGMA mmap_size');
+            $this->line('Memory-mapped size: '.number_format($mmapSize->mmap_size / 1024 / 1024, 1).'MB');
+
+            $this->newLine();
+            $this->info('SQLite database has been successfully tuned for read performance!');
+            $this->comment('Note: These settings are applied immediately. For persistent configuration across');
+            $this->comment('application restarts, set the following in your .env file:');
+            $this->comment('DB_JOURNAL_MODE=WAL');
+            $this->comment('DB_CACHE_SIZE=10000');
+            $this->comment('DB_SYNCHRONOUS=NORMAL');
+            $this->comment('DB_TEMP_STORE=MEMORY');
+            $this->comment('DB_MMAP_SIZE=268435456');
+
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            $this->error('Failed to tune SQLite database: '.$e->getMessage());
+
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index 125949e..c2ea294 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@
             'prefix' => '',
             'foreign_key_constraints' => env('DB_FOREIGN_KEYS', true),
             'busy_timeout' => null,
-            'journal_mode' => null,
-            'synchronous' => null,
+            'journal_mode' => env('DB_JOURNAL_MODE', 'WAL'),
+            'synchronous' => env('DB_SYNCHRONOUS', 'NORMAL'),
+            'cache_size' => env('DB_CACHE_SIZE', 10000),
+            'temp_store' => env('DB_TEMP_STORE', 'MEMORY'),
+            'mmap_size' => env('DB_MMAP_SIZE', 268435456), // 256MB
         ],
 
         'mysql' => [