diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cbcae4c..7932178 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ zig-out/
 zig-cache/
 *.core
 static/
-.jetzig
+.jetzig
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index d80454e..e488390 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -15,10 +15,20 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     // Example dependency:
     const iguanas_dep = b.dependency("iguanas", .{ .optimize = optimize, .target = target });
     exe.root_module.addImport("iguanas", iguanas_dep.module("iguanas"));
+    
+    const sqlite = b.dependency("sqlite", .{
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+
+    exe.root_module.addImport("sqlite", sqlite.module("sqlite"));
+
+    // links the bundled sqlite3, so leave this out if you link the system one
+    exe.linkLibrary(sqlite.artifact("sqlite"));
 
     // All dependencies **must** be added to imports above this line.
 
-    try jetzig.jetzigInit(b, exe, .{});
+    try jetzig.jetzigInit(b, exe, .{.zmpl_version = .v2});
 
     b.installArtifact(exe);
 
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index e14a6d7..578092d 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@
     // internet connectivity.
     .dependencies = .{
         .jetzig = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/jetzig/archive/31e8ae36e1d7f68166114eefb867c23df352d537.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "1220d368ce21549ccd721d5f303888986fff5714835b1f266a62e329f85eabec8f19",
+            .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/jetzig/archive/68ca4d3bbad05880e6e38fc6d10e7a24e772081e.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "122047ebabab1dfe1bb7f96ffdac98410ffb4850b06dc6b1670ce74aaeaa49bdc08e",
         },
         .iguanas = .{
             .url = "https://github.com/jetzig-framework/iguanas/archive/89c2abf29de0bc31054a9a6feac5a6a83bab0459.tar.gz",
             .hash = "12202fd319a5ab4e124b00e8ddea474d07c19c4e005d77b6c29fc44860904ea01a5c",
         },
+        .sqlite = .{
+            .url = "https://github.com/vrischmann/zig-sqlite/archive/6af21bb.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "12202799861d92c7880d1a74f95be099752d7f0420a0c9628dc923ca2b1a22b7bda8",
+        }
     },
     .paths = .{
         // This makes *all* files, recursively, included in this package. It is generally
diff --git a/src/app/database/data.db b/src/app/database/data.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ba499c
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/app/database/data.db differ
diff --git a/src/app/views/root.zig b/src/app/views/root.zig
index 0fa146c..d567fc5 100644
--- a/src/app/views/root.zig
+++ b/src/app/views/root.zig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const std = @import("std");
 const jetzig = @import("jetzig");
 
 /// `src/app/views/root.zig` represents the root URL `/`
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn index(request: *jetzig.Request, data: *jetzig.Data) !jetzig.View {
     var root = try data.object();
 
     // Add a string to the root object.
-    try root.put("message", data.string("Welcome to Jetzig!"));
+    try root.put("welcome_message", data.string("Welcome to Jetzig!"));
 
     // Request params have the same type as a `data.object()` so they can be inserted them
     // directly into the response data. Fetch `http://localhost:8080/?message=hello` to set the
@@ -26,9 +27,7 @@ pub fn index(request: *jetzig.Request, data: *jetzig.Data) !jetzig.View {
     // present.
     const params = try request.params();
 
-    if (params.get("message")) |value| {
-        try root.put("message_param", value);
-    }
+    try root.put("message_param", params.get("message"));
 
     // Set arbitrary response headers as required. `content-type` is automatically assigned for
     // HTML, JSON responses.
diff --git a/src/app/views/search.zig b/src/app/views/search.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17c0255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/views/search.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const jetzig = @import("jetzig");
+const search = @import("../../db.zig");
+
+pub fn index(request: *jetzig.Request, data: *jetzig.Data) !jetzig.View {
+    var root = try data.object();
+    const params = try request.params();
+    const query =  params.get("q");
+    try root.put("q",query);
+    //try root.put("q", data.string("Welcome"));
+    return request.render(.ok);
+}
diff --git a/src/db.zig b/src/db.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9690326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const sql  = @import("sqlite");
+
+pub fn loadDb(path: []u8) !sql.sqlite.Db{
+    try sql.sqlite.Db.init(.{
+    .mode = sql.sqlite.Db.Mode{ .File = path},
+    .open_flags = .{
+        .write = true,
+        .create = true,
+    },
+    .threading_mode = .MultiThread,
+    });
+}
+
+const addArtist = \\INSERT INTO artists ('artist', 'plays', 'url') VALUES (?,?)
+;
+
+const addTrack = \\INSERT INTO tracks ('artist', 'track', 'album', 'plays', 'url') VALUES (?,?,?,?)
+;
+
+const getArtist = \\SELECT artist, plays FROM artists WHERE artist == ?
+;
+
+const getTrack = \\SELECT artist, track, album, plays FROM tracks WHERE track == ?
+;
+
+const getTrackSearch = \\SELECT url FROM artists WHERE artist == ?
+;
+
+const getArtistSearch = \\SELECT url FROM artists WHERE artist == ?
+;
+
+pub var db = loadDb("/home/swebb/Source/zuletzt/src/app/database/data.db");
+
+pub fn search(query: []const u8) !void{
+    var artistSearch = try db.prepare(getArtistSearch);
+    defer artistSearch.deinit();
+    var trackSearch = try db.prepare(getTrackSearch);
+    defer trackSearch.deinit();
+
+    const artistResults = try artistSearch.one(
+        struct {
+            artist: [128:0]u8,
+            plays: usize,
+        },
+        .{},
+        .{ .artist = query},
+    );
+
+    if (artistResults) |r|{
+        std.log.debug("Artist: {}, Plays: {}", .{r.name, r.plays});
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index c7438a3..fea50c2 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ pub const jetzig = @import("jetzig");
 
 pub const routes = @import("routes");
 
+pub const sqlite = @import("sqlite");
+
 // Override default settings in `jetzig.config` here:
 pub const jetzig_options = struct {
     /// Middleware chain. Add any custom middleware here, or use middleware provided in
@@ -85,6 +87,37 @@ pub const jetzig_options = struct {
 };
 
 pub fn main() !void {
+    //var db = try sqlite.Db.init(.{
+    //    .mode = sqlite.Db.Mode{ .File = "/home/swebb/Source/zuletzt/src/app/database/data.db" },
+    //    .open_flags = .{
+    //        .write = true,
+    //        .create = true,
+    //    },
+    //    .threading_mode = .MultiThread,
+    //});
+    
+    //const create = 
+    //    \\CREATE TABLE artists ('artist', 'plays')
+    //;
+
+    //const query = 
+    //    \\INSERT INTO artists ('artist', 'plays') VALUES (?,?)
+    //;
+
+    //var build = try db.prepare(create);
+    //defer build.deinit();
+    
+    //try build.exec(.{},.{});
+    
+    //var stmt = try db.prepare(query);
+    //defer stmt.deinit();
+
+    //try stmt.exec(.{}, .{
+    //    .artist = "Wilco",
+    //    .plays = 2500,
+    //});
+
+
     var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
     defer std.debug.assert(gpa.deinit() == .ok);
     const allocator = gpa.allocator();