@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ "go.alanpearce.eu/website/internal/config"
 	ihttp "go.alanpearce.eu/website/internal/http"
 	"go.alanpearce.eu/website/internal/server"
 	"go.alanpearce.eu/website/internal/storage"
-	"go.alanpearce.eu/website/internal/storage/files"
+	"go.alanpearce.eu/website/internal/storage/sqlite"
 	"go.alanpearce.eu/website/internal/vcs"
 	"go.alanpearce.eu/website/internal/watcher"
 	"go.alanpearce.eu/website/templates"
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ }
 	builderOptions := &builder.Options{
 		Source:      opts.Source,
 		Development: opts.Development,
-		Destination: opts.Destination,
 	}
 
 	repo, exists, err := vcs.CloneOrOpen(&vcs.Options{
@@ -82,16 +80,9 @@ } else {
 			http.Error(w, err.Message, err.Code)
 		}
 	})
+
 	if opts.Development {
-		tmpdir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "website")
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("could not create temporary directory", "error", err)
-		}
-		log.Info("using temporary directory", "dir", tmpdir)
-		website.App.Shutdown = func() {
-			os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
-		}
-		builderOptions.Destination = tmpdir
+		opts.DBPath = ":memory:"
 
 		cfg.CSP.ScriptSrc = slices.Insert(cfg.CSP.ScriptSrc, 0, "'unsafe-inline'")
 		cfg.CSP.ConnectSrc = slices.Insert(cfg.CSP.ConnectSrc, 0, "'self'")
@@ -99,6 +90,11 @@
 		cfg.BaseURL = opts.BaseURL
 	}
 
+	builderOptions.DB, err = sqlite.OpenDB(opts.DBPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "could not open database")
+	}
+
 	website.Domain = cfg.BaseURL.Hostname()
 
 	err = rebuild(builderOptions, cfg, log)
@@ -128,6 +124,16 @@ }
 
 		go fw.Start(func(filename string) {
 			log.Info("rebuilding site", "changed_file", filename)
+			builderOptions.DB.Close()
+			builderOptions.DB, err = sqlite.OpenDB(opts.DBPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error("error opening database", "error", err)
+			}
+			website.reader, err = sqlite.NewReader(builderOptions.DB, log.Named("reader"))
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error("error creating sqlite reader", "error", err)
+			}
+
 			err := rebuild(builderOptions, cfg, log)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("error rebuilding site", "error", err)
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ opts.LiveReload.Reload()
 		})
 	}
 
-	website.reader, err = files.NewReader(builderOptions.Destination, log.Named("reader"))
+	website.reader, err = sqlite.NewReader(builderOptions.DB, log.Named("reader"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "error creating sqlite reader")
 	}