diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index d979527..d159f72 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ services:
 
   web:
     command: php -S 0.0.0.0:8080
-    image: php:8-alpine
+    build: web/
     volumes:
       - ./web/src:/src
     environment:
       - DOMAIN=${DOMAIN}
+      - DB_HOST=${DB_HOST}
+      - DB_NAME=${DB_NAME}
     working_dir: /src
     networks:
       - fedilove
diff --git a/web/Dockerfile b/web/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b69f0cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM php:8-alpine
+
+RUN apk add autoconf gcc libc-dev make --update
+RUN pecl install mongodb
+RUN echo 'extension=mongodb.so' > /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/docker-php-ext-mongodb.ini
diff --git a/web/src/database.php b/web/src/database.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a955646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/database.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+class DB {
+	private $manager;
+	private $db_name;
+
+	function __construct() {
+		$db_host = getenv('DB_HOST');
+		$db_name = getenv('DB_NAME');
+		if ($db_host === false || $db_name === false)
+			die('"DB_HOST|DB_NAME" environments are not defined');
+		$this->manager = new MongoDB\Driver\Manager("mongodb://$db_host:27017");
+		$this->db_name = $db_name;
+	}
+
+	function query($table, $q) {
+		$query = new MongoDB\Driver\Query($q);
+		$cursor = $manager->executeQuery($this->db_name.'.'.$table, $query);
+		return $cursor->toArray();
+	}
+}