diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 37766b0..c68462a 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
 
 # Optional:
 # BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD=<password>
+# DB_ADAPTER=sqlite # defaults to postgres
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 11a87b4..060d3f4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This Dockerfile produces a production ready image of talos-manager.
 
 ARG RUBY_VERSION=3.2.0
-FROM ruby:${RUBY_VERSION}-alpine as base
+FROM ruby:${RUBY_VERSION}-slim as base
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -11,16 +11,20 @@ ENV BUNDLE_CLEAN=true
 
 FROM base as talosctl
 
+RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y wget
+
 ARG TALOS_VERSION=1.7.4
+# TODO: This should use TARGETPLATFORM to determine the correct binary to download
 RUN wget https://github.com/siderolabs/talos/releases/download/v${TALOS_VERSION}/talosctl-linux-amd64 -O /usr/local/bin/talosctl
 RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/talosctl
 
 FROM base as gems
 
 # git for git based Gemfile definitions
-# build-base for native extensions
-# postgresql-dev for pg gem
-RUN apk add git build-base postgresql-dev
+# build-essential + pkg-config for native extensions
+# libpq-dev for pg gem
+RUN apt-get update -qq && \
+    apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential pkg-config git libpq-dev
 
 COPY .ruby-version .
 COPY Gemfile* ./
@@ -31,13 +35,12 @@ RUN rm -rf vendor/bundle/ruby/*/cache
 
 FROM base
 
-# libc6-compat required by nokogiri aarch64-linux
-# libpq required by pg
-# tzdata required by tzinfo
-# libcurl required by typhoeus
 # wget for talosctl installation
-# curl is required for the heroku release command output
-RUN apk add wget libc6-compat tzdata libcurl libpq curl
+# curl is required for typhoeus and the heroku release command output
+# libsqlite3-0 for sqlite3
+RUN apt-get update -qq && \
+    apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y wget curl libsqlite3-0 postgresql-client file && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists /var/cache/apt/archives
 
 COPY --from=gems /app /app
 COPY --from=talosctl /usr/local/bin/talosctl /usr/local/bin/talosctl
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 21e2e6d..b9a4ee0 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 
 ruby "3.2.0"
 
+# Keep dotenv at top to ensure ENV variables are loaded before other gems initialize
+gem "dotenv", require: "dotenv/load", groups: %i[development test]
+
 gem "bootsnap", require: false
 gem "importmap-rails"
 gem "net-ssh"
@@ -9,6 +12,7 @@ gem "pg"
 gem "propshaft"
 gem "puma"
 gem "rails"
+gem "sqlite3", "~> 1.4" # locked for Rails 7.1 compatibility
 gem "stimulus-rails"
 gem "turbo-rails"
 gem "typhoeus"
@@ -16,7 +20,6 @@ gem "typhoeus"
 group :development, :test do
   # See https://guides.rubyonrails.org/debugging_rails_applications.html#debugging-with-the-debug-gem
   gem "debug", platforms: %i[mri mingw x64_mingw]
-  gem "dotenv"
   gem "rspec-rails"
 end
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 141a25b..c8d109c 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ GEM
       rspec-mocks (~> 3.13)
       rspec-support (~> 3.13)
     rspec-support (3.13.1)
+    sqlite3 (1.7.3-arm64-darwin)
+    sqlite3 (1.7.3-x86_64-linux)
     stimulus-rails (1.3.3)
       railties (>= 6.0.0)
     stringio (3.1.0)
@@ -237,6 +239,7 @@ GEM
 PLATFORMS
   arm64-darwin-22
   x86_64-linux
+  x86_64-linux-musl
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   bootsnap
@@ -250,6 +253,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   puma
   rails
   rspec-rails
+  sqlite3 (~> 1.4)
   stimulus-rails
   turbo-rails
   typhoeus
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ceda239..6927a85 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ docker push registry.heroku.com/<heroku-app-name>/web
 heroku container:release web --app <heroku-app-name>
 ```
 
+## Using SQLite instead of Postgres
+
+Set `DB_ADAPTER=sqlite` and `config/database.yml` will be configured to use SQLite.
+
 ## Config Patch Examples
 
 ### Basic
diff --git a/app/controllers/clusters_controller.rb b/app/controllers/clusters_controller.rb
index accb780..e007f1a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/clusters_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/clusters_controller.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def kubeconfig
 
     first_control_plane = @cluster.servers
       .where.associated(:machine_config)
-      .where("name ILIKE '%control-plane%'")
+      .where("LOWER(name) LIKE '%control-plane%'")
       .order(name: :asc)
       .first
 
diff --git a/app/models/cluster.rb b/app/models/cluster.rb
index 88f9ce9..fd5666b 100644
--- a/app/models/cluster.rb
+++ b/app/models/cluster.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Cluster < ApplicationRecord
   def talosconfig
     first_control_plane = servers
       .where.associated(:machine_config)
-      .where("name ILIKE '%control-plane%'")
+      .where("LOWER(name) LIKE '%control-plane%'")
       .order(name: :asc)
       .first
 
diff --git a/config/cable.yml b/config/cable.yml
index cc73650..bd29f0f 100644
--- a/config/cable.yml
+++ b/config/cable.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 development:
-  adapter: postgresql
+  adapter: <%= ENV["DB_ADAPTER"] == "sqlite" ? "async" : "postgresql" %>
 
 test:
   adapter: test
 
 production:
-  adapter: postgresql
+  adapter: <%= ENV["DB_ADAPTER"] == "sqlite" ? "async" : "postgresql" %>
diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index 046cef6..c4102ec 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -1,86 +1,36 @@
-# PostgreSQL. Versions 9.3 and up are supported.
-#
-# Install the pg driver:
-#   gem install pg
-# On macOS with Homebrew:
-#   gem install pg -- --with-pg-config=/usr/local/bin/pg_config
-# On macOS with MacPorts:
-#   gem install pg -- --with-pg-config=/opt/local/lib/postgresql84/bin/pg_config
-# On Windows:
-#   gem install pg
-#       Choose the win32 build.
-#       Install PostgreSQL and put its /bin directory on your path.
-#
-# Configure Using Gemfile
-# gem "pg"
-#
 default: &default
+  <% if ENV["DB_ADAPTER"] == "sqlite" %>
+  adapter: sqlite3
+  timeout: 5000
+  <% else %>
   adapter: postgresql
   encoding: unicode
+  <% end %>
   # For details on connection pooling, see Rails configuration guide
   # https://guides.rubyonrails.org/configuring.html#database-pooling
   pool: <%= ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS") { 5 } %>
 
 development:
   <<: *default
+  <% if ENV["DB_ADAPTER"] == "sqlite" %>
+  database: storage/development.sqlite3
+  <% else %>
   database: talos_manager_development
+  <% end %>
 
-  # The specified database role being used to connect to postgres.
-  # To create additional roles in postgres see `$ createuser --help`.
-  # When left blank, postgres will use the default role. This is
-  # the same name as the operating system user running Rails.
-  #username: talos_manager
-
-  # The password associated with the postgres role (username).
-  #password:
-
-  # Connect on a TCP socket. Omitted by default since the client uses a
-  # domain socket that doesn't need configuration. Windows does not have
-  # domain sockets, so uncomment these lines.
-  #host: localhost
-
-  # The TCP port the server listens on. Defaults to 5432.
-  # If your server runs on a different port number, change accordingly.
-  #port: 5432
-
-  # Schema search path. The server defaults to $user,public
-  #schema_search_path: myapp,sharedapp,public
-
-  # Minimum log levels, in increasing order:
-  #   debug5, debug4, debug3, debug2, debug1,
-  #   log, notice, warning, error, fatal, and panic
-  # Defaults to warning.
-  #min_messages: notice
-
-# Warning: The database defined as "test" will be erased and
-# re-generated from your development database when you run "rake".
-# Do not set this db to the same as development or production.
 test:
   <<: *default
+  <% if ENV["DB_ADAPTER"] == "sqlite" %>
+  database: storage/test.sqlite3
+  <% else %>
   database: talos_manager_test
+  <% end %>
 
-# As with config/credentials.yml, you never want to store sensitive information,
-# like your database password, in your source code. If your source code is
-# ever seen by anyone, they now have access to your database.
-#
-# Instead, provide the password or a full connection URL as an environment
-# variable when you boot the app. For example:
-#
-#   DATABASE_URL="postgres://myuser:mypass@localhost/somedatabase"
-#
-# If the connection URL is provided in the special DATABASE_URL environment
-# variable, Rails will automatically merge its configuration values on top of
-# the values provided in this file. Alternatively, you can specify a connection
-# URL environment variable explicitly:
-#
-#   production:
-#     url: <%= ENV["MY_APP_DATABASE_URL"] %>
-#
-# Read https://guides.rubyonrails.org/configuring.html#configuring-a-database
-# for a full overview on how database connection configuration can be specified.
-#
 production:
   <<: *default
+  <% if ENV["DB_ADAPTER"] == "sqlite" %>
+  database: storage/production.sqlite3
+  <% else %>
+  # NOTE: You should be relying on DATABASE_URL when using Postgres in production
   database: talos_manager_production
-  username: talos_manager
-  password: <%= ENV["talos_manager_DATABASE_PASSWORD"] %>
+  <% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 9ad0d95..c287ee0 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2023_04_20_073519) do
-  # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
-  enable_extension "plpgsql"
-
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2023_04_20_073519) do
   create_table "clusters", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.string "name", null: false
     t.string "endpoint", null: false