@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	_ "embed"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"hash/fnv"
 	"io"
 	"mime"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ _ "modernc.org/sqlite" // import registers db/SQL driver
 )
 
 var encodings = []string{"gzip", "br", "zstd"}
+
+//go:embed schema.sql
+var schema string
 
 type Writer struct {
 	options *Options
@@ -57,12 +60,7 @@ return db, nil
 }
 
 func NewWriter(conn *sql.DB, logger *log.Logger, opts *Options) (*Writer, error) {
-	q, err := os.ReadFile("schema.sql")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fault.Wrap(err)
-	}
-
-	_, err = conn.Exec(string(q))
+	_, err := conn.Exec(schema)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fault.Wrap(err, fmsg.With("creating tables"))
 	}