diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 1b5fb71..8980fa6 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ LETS_ENCRYPT_ENV=production
 COMPOSE_FILE="compose.yml"
 ENABLE_BACKUPS=true
 COMPOSE_FILE="$COMPOSE_FILE:compose.mariadb.yml"
+# COMPOSE_FILE="$COMPOSE_FILE:compose.sqlite3.yml"
 # COMPOSE_FILE="$COMPOSE_FILE:compose.postgres.yml"
 
 # Enable to use forgejo instead of gitea
diff --git a/app.ini.tmpl b/app.ini.tmpl
index ae5b998..30e1032 100644
--- a/app.ini.tmpl
+++ b/app.ini.tmpl
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@ APP_NAME = {{ env "GITEA_APP_NAME" }}
 
 [database]
 DB_TYPE = {{ env "GITEA_DB_TYPE" }}
+{{ if ne (env "GITEA_DB_TYPE") "sqlite3" }}
 HOST = {{ env "GITEA_DB_HOST" }}
 NAME = {{ env "GITEA_DB_NAME" }}
 PASSWD = {{ secret "db_password" }}
 USER = {{ env "GITEA_DB_USER" }}
+{{ else }}
+SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE = {{ env "GITEA_SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE" }}
+PATH = {{ env "GITEA_PATH" }}
+{{ end }}
 
 [picture]
 DISABLE_GRAVATAR = {{ env "GITEA_DISABLE_GRAVATAR" }}
diff --git a/compose.mariadb.yml b/compose.mariadb.yml
index 301da3b..b4cc117 100644
--- a/compose.mariadb.yml
+++ b/compose.mariadb.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ services:
       - GITEA_DB_HOST="db:3306"
       - GITEA_DB_NAME=gitea
       - GITEA_DB_USER=gitea
+    secrets:
+      - db_password
   db:
     image: "mariadb:10.11.2"
     deploy:
diff --git a/compose.postgres.yml b/compose.postgres.yml
index 24571b0..e7ebc06 100644
--- a/compose.postgres.yml
+++ b/compose.postgres.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ services:
       - GITEA_DB_HOST="db:5432"
       - GITEA_DB_NAME=gitea
       - GITEA_DB_USER=gitea
+    secrets:
+      - db_password
   db:
     image: postgres:15.8
     deploy:
diff --git a/compose.sqlite3.yml b/compose.sqlite3.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42013d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.sqlite3.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  app:
+    environment:
+      - GITEA_DB_TYPE=sqlite3
+      - GITEA_SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE=wal
+      - GITEA_PATH=/var/lib/gitea/gitea.db
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index cf517c0..497bd83 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ services:
         target: /usr/local/bin/docker-setup.sh
         mode: 0555
     secrets:
-      - db_password
       - internal_token
       - jwt_secret
       - secret_key