diff --git a/middleware/setup.js b/middleware/setup.js
index 350bede9..2847d234 100644
--- a/middleware/setup.js
+++ b/middleware/setup.js
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-export default function ({ req, redirect, route }) {
+export default async function ({ $config, req, redirect, route, error }) {
   if (process.server) {
-    if (req.firstrun && route.path !== '/setup') {
-      return redirect('/setup')
+    if (req.status === 'SETUP' && route.path !== '/setup/0') {
+      return redirect('/setup/0')
     }
-    if (!req.firstrun && route.path === '/setup') {
+
+    if (req.status === 'DBCONF' && route.path !== '/setup/1') {
+      return redirect('/setup/1')
+    }
+    
+    if (req.status === 'READY' && route.path.startsWith('/setup')) {
       return redirect('/')
     }
   }
diff --git a/nuxt.config.js b/nuxt.config.js
index 54a86ff4..032b7248 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/nuxt.config.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
   vue: {
     config: {
-      ignoredElements: ['gancio-events']
+      ignoredElements: ['gancio-events', 'gancio-event']
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 661e2fa2..7fa0610b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "linkify-html": "^3.0.4",
     "linkifyjs": "3.0.4",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "mariadb": "^2.5.5",
     "microformat-node": "^2.0.1",
     "mkdirp": "^1.0.4",
     "multer": "^1.4.3",
diff --git a/pages/setup/DbStep.vue b/pages/setup/DbStep.vue
index 5fd6517f..38eee780 100644
--- a/pages/setup/DbStep.vue
+++ b/pages/setup/DbStep.vue
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default {
   data () {
     return {
       db: {
+        dialect: 'sqlite',
         storage: './gancio.sqlite',
         host: 'localhost',
         database: 'gancio'
diff --git a/pages/setup/index.vue b/pages/setup/_db.vue
similarity index 83%
rename from pages/setup/index.vue
rename to pages/setup/_db.vue
index fa936a5e..e23e789a 100644
--- a/pages/setup/index.vue
+++ b/pages/setup/_db.vue
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
     h2.mb-2.text-center Gancio Setup
     v-stepper.grey.lighten-5(v-model='step')
       v-stepper-header
-        v-stepper-step(:complete='step > 1' step='1') Database
-        v-divider
+        v-stepper-step(v-show='!dbdone' :complete='step > 1' step='1') Database
+        v-divider(v-show='!dbdone')
         v-stepper-step(:complete='step > 2' step='2') Configuration
         v-divider
         v-stepper-step(:complete='step > 3' step='3') Finish
 
       v-stepper-items
-        v-stepper-content(step='1')
+        v-stepper-content(v-show='!dbdone' step='1')
           DbStep(@complete='dbCompleted')
         v-stepper-content(step='2')
           Settings(setup, @complete='configCompleted')
@@ -36,14 +36,16 @@ export default {
     title: 'Setup',
   },
   auth: false,
-  data () {
+  asyncData ({ params }) {
+
     return {
+      dbdone: !!Number(params.db),
       config: {
         db: {
           dialect: ''
         }
       },
-      step: 1
+      step: 1 + Number(params.db)
     }
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/server/api/controller/settings.js b/server/api/controller/settings.js
index e4cdea64..7d6a23d3 100644
--- a/server/api/controller/settings.js
+++ b/server/api/controller/settings.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const settingsController = {
   secretSettings: {},
 
   async load () {
-    if (config.firstrun) {
+    if (config.status !== 'READY') {
       settingsController.settings = defaultSettings
       return
     }
diff --git a/server/api/controller/setup.js b/server/api/controller/setup.js
index ff00b7fb..011d1fb8 100644
--- a/server/api/controller/setup.js
+++ b/server/api/controller/setup.js
@@ -8,49 +8,59 @@ const path = require('path')
 
 const setupController = {
 
-    async setupDb (req, res, next) {
+    async _setupDb (dbConf) {
+
+      if (!dbConf) {
+        throw Error('Empty DB configuration')
+      }
+
+      if (dbConf.dialect === 'sqlite' && dbConf.storage) {
+        dbConf.storage = path.resolve(process.env.cwd || '', dbConf.storage)
+      } else {
+        dbConf.storage = ''
+      }
+
+      // try to connect
+      dbConf.logging = false
+      await db.connect(dbConf)
+
+      // is empty ?
+      const isEmpty = await db.isEmpty()
+      if (!isEmpty) {
+        log.warn(' ⚠  Non empty db! Please move your current db elsewhere than retry.')
+        throw Error(' ⚠  Non empty db! Please move your current db elsewhere than retry.')
+      }
+
+      await db.runMigrations()
+
+      config.db = dbConf
+      config.status = 'DBCONF'
+      config.db.logging = false
+
+      const settingsController = require('./settings')
+      await settingsController.load()
+    },
+
+    async setupDb (req, res) {
       log.debug('[SETUP] Check db')
       const dbConf = req.body.db
-      if (!dbConf) {
-        return res.sendStatus(400)
-      }
-
-      if (dbConf.storage) {
-        dbConf.storage = path.resolve(process.env.cwd || '', dbConf.storage)
-      }
 
       try {
-        // try to connect
-        dbConf.logging = false
-        await db.connect(dbConf)
-
-        // is empty ?
-        const isEmpty = await db.isEmpty()
-        if (!isEmpty) {
-          log.warn(' ⚠  Non empty db! Please move your current db elsewhere than retry.')
-          return res.status(400).send(' ⚠  Non empty db! Please move your current db elsewhere than retry.')
-        }
-
-        await db.runMigrations()
-
-        config.db = dbConf
-        config.firstrun = false
-        config.db.logging = false
-        config.baseurl = req.protocol + '://' + req.headers.host
-        config.hostname = new URL.URL(config.baseurl).hostname
-
-        const settingsController = require('./settings')
-        await settingsController.load()
-        return res.sendStatus(200)
+        await setupController._setupDb(dbConf)
       } catch (e) {
         return res.status(400).send(String(e))
       }
+
+      return res.sendStatus(200)
     },
 
     async restart (req, res) {
 
       try {
 
+        config.baseurl = req.protocol + '://' + req.headers.host
+        config.hostname = new URL.URL(config.baseurl).hostname
+  
         // write configuration
         config.write()
 
@@ -72,8 +82,9 @@ const setupController = {
         log.info('Restart needed')
         
         res.end()
+
         // exit process so pm2 || docker could restart me || service
-        process.kill(process.pid)
+        setTimeout(() => process.kill(process.pid), 1000)
 
       } catch (e) {
         log.error(String(e))
diff --git a/server/api/index.js b/server/api/index.js
index 5294971a..75698dbd 100644
--- a/server/api/index.js
+++ b/server/api/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ api.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }))
 api.use(express.json())
 
 
-if (config.firstrun) {
+if (config.status !== 'READY') {
 
   const setupController = require('./controller/setup')
   const settingsController = require('./controller/settings')
diff --git a/server/api/models/index.js b/server/api/models/index.js
index 1e996ee8..4ee532d5 100644
--- a/server/api/models/index.js
+++ b/server/api/models/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const db = {
     return !(users && users.length)
   },
   async runMigrations () {
-    const logging = config.firstrun ? false : log.debug.bind(log)
+    const logging = config.status !== 'READY' ? false : log.debug.bind(log)
     const umzug = new Umzug({
       storage: 'sequelize',
       storageOptions: { sequelize: db.sequelize },
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const db = {
     return await umzug.up()    
   },
   async initialize () {
-    if (!config.firstrun) {
+    if (config.status === 'READY') {
       try {
         await db.connect()
         log.debug('Running migrations')
diff --git a/server/config.js b/server/config.js
index 18930e1a..4827c306 100644
--- a/server/config.js
+++ b/server/config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 const URL = require('url')
 
 let config = {
-  firstrun: true,
+  status: 'SETUP',
   baseurl: '',
   hostname: '',
   server: {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ let config = {
   db: {},
   upload_path: path.resolve(process.env.cwd || '', 'uploads'),
   write (config_path= process.env.config_path || './config.json') {
-    delete config.firstrun
+    delete config.status
     return fs.writeFileSync(config_path, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2))
   },
 
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ let config = {
     if (fs.existsSync(config_path)) {
       const configContent = fs.readFileSync(config_path)
       config = Object.assign(config, JSON.parse(configContent))
-      config.firstrun = false
+      config.status = 'READY'
       if (!config.hostname) {
         config.hostname = new URL.URL(config.baseurl).hostname
       }
     } else {
-      config.firstrun = true
+      config.status = 'SETUP'
       console.info('> Configuration file does not exists, running setup..')
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/initialize.server.js b/server/initialize.server.js
index aee88569..53124294 100644
--- a/server/initialize.server.js
+++ b/server/initialize.server.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 
 export default async function () {
-  const db = require('./api/models/index')
-  await db.initialize()
   async function start (nuxt) {
-
     const log = require('../server/log')
     const config = require('../server/config')
     const settingsController = require('./api/controller/settings')
@@ -14,7 +11,7 @@ export default async function () {
     dayjs.tz.setDefault(settingsController.settings.instance_timezone)
 
     let TaskManager
-    if (!config.firstrun) {
+    if (config.status === 'READY') {
       TaskManager = require('../server/taskManager').TaskManager
       TaskManager.start()
     }
diff --git a/server/routes.js b/server/routes.js
index b34296fa..3035c4c5 100644
--- a/server/routes.js
+++ b/server/routes.js
@@ -6,6 +6,28 @@ const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser')
 // const metricsMiddleware = promBundle({ includeMethod: true })
 
 const config = require('./config')
+
+if (config.status == 'READY') {
+  const db = require('./api/models/index')
+  db.initialize()
+} else {
+  if (process.env.GANCIO_DB_DIALECT) {
+    const setupController = require('./api/controller/setup')
+    const dbConf = {
+      dialect: process.env.GANCIO_DB_DIALECT,
+      storage: process.env.GANCIO_DB_STORAGE,
+      host: process.env.GANCIO_DB_HOST,
+      database: process.env.GANCIO_DB_DATABASE,
+      username: process.env.GANCIO_DB_USERNAME,
+      password: process.env.GANCIO_DB_PASSWORD,
+    }
+
+    setupController._setupDb(dbConf)
+      .catch(e => { process.exit(1) })
+  }
+
+}
+
 const helpers = require('./helpers')
 const log = require('./log')
 const api = require('./api')
@@ -23,7 +45,7 @@ app.use(cookieParser())
 
 
 // do not handle all routes on setup
-if (!config.firstrun) {
+if (config.status === 'READY') {
   const cors = require('cors')
   const { spamFilter } = require('./federation/helpers')
   const oauth = require('./api/oauth')
@@ -65,13 +87,13 @@ app.use((error, req, res, next) => {
 app.use(async (req, res, next) => {
   // const start_datetime = getUnixTime(startOfWeek(startOfMonth(new Date())))
   // req.events = await eventController._select(start_datetime, 100)
-  if (!config.firstrun) {
+  if (config.status === 'READY') {
     const eventController = require('./api/controller/event')
     const announceController = require('./api/controller/announce')    
     req.meta = await eventController._getMeta()
     req.announcements = await announceController._getVisible()
   }
-  req.firstrun = config.firstrun
+  req.status = config.status
   next()
 })
 
diff --git a/store/index.js b/store/index.js
index 8437284b..cd182e11 100644
--- a/store/index.js
+++ b/store/index.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const actions = {
   // we use it to get configuration from db, set locale, etc...
   nuxtServerInit ({ commit }, { req }) {
     commit('setSettings', req.settings)
-    if (!req.firstrun) {
+    if (req.status === 'READY') {
       commit('setAnnouncements', req.announcements)
       commit('update', req.meta)
     }