diff --git a/zero.Sqlite/Extensions/SqlExpressionExtensions.cs b/zero.Sqlite/Extensions/SqlExpressionExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93c24977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zero.Sqlite/Extensions/SqlExpressionExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using ServiceStack.OrmLite;
+using zero.Extensions;
+
+namespace zero.Sqlite;
+
+public static class SqlExpressionExtensions
+{
+  public static SqlExpression<T> Paging<T>(this SqlExpression<T> source, int pageNumber, int pageSize)
+  {
+    pageNumber = pageNumber.Limit(1, 10_000_000);
+    pageSize = pageSize.Limit(1, 1_000);
+
+    if (pageNumber <= 0 || pageSize <= 0)
+    {
+      throw new NotSupportedException("Both pageNumber and pageSize must be greater than zero");
+    }
+
+    return source.Skip((pageNumber - 1) * pageSize).Take(pageSize);
+  }
+
+  public static SqlExpression<T> WhereIf<T>(this SqlExpression<T> source, Expression<Func<T, bool>> predicate, bool condition, Expression<Func<T, bool>> elsePredicate = null)
+  {
+    if (condition)
+    {
+      return source.Where(predicate);
+    }
+
+    return elsePredicate != null ? source.Where(elsePredicate) : source;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/zero.Sqlite/Operations/DbOperations.cs b/zero.Sqlite/Operations/DbOperations.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae30704e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zero.Sqlite/Operations/DbOperations.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+using System;
+using FluentValidation.Results;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using zero.Context;
+using zero.Models;
+using zero.Utils;
+using zero.Validation;
+
+namespace zero.Sqlite;
+
+public partial class DbOperations : IDbOperations
+{
+  protected IZeroContext Context { get; private set; }
+
+  protected FlavorOptions Flavors { get; private set; }
+
+  protected IServiceProvider Services { get; private set; }
+
+
+  public DbOperations(StoreContext context)
+  {
+    Context = context.Context;
+    Services = context.Services;
+    Flavors = context.Options.For<FlavorOptions>();
+  }
+
+
+  /// <inheritdoc />
+  public Task<string> GenerateId<T>(T model) where T : ZeroIdEntity
+  {
+    return Task.FromResult(IdGenerator.Create(12));
+  }
+
+
+  /// <inheritdoc />
+  public T AutoSetIds<T>(T model)
+  {
+    return IdGenerator.Autofill(model);
+  }
+
+
+  /// <inheritdoc />
+  public T PrepareForSave<T>(T model) where T : ZeroIdEntity
+  {
+    // set IDs
+    AutoSetIds(model);
+
+    if (model is not ZeroEntity zeroModel)
+    {
+      return model;
+    }
+
+    // set default properties
+    if (zeroModel.CreatedDate == default)
+    {
+      zeroModel.CreatedDate = DateTimeOffset.Now;
+    }
+
+    // update name alias and last modified
+    zeroModel.Alias = Safenames.Alias(zeroModel.Name);
+    zeroModel.LastModifiedDate = DateTimeOffset.Now;
+    zeroModel.Hash ??= IdGenerator.Create();
+
+    return model;
+  }
+
+
+  /// <inheritdoc />
+  public async Task<ValidationResult> Validate<T>(T model) where T : ZeroIdEntity, new()
+  {
+    IZeroMergedValidator<T> validator = Services.GetService<IZeroMergedValidator<T>>();
+
+    if (validator == null)
+    {
+      return new();
+    }
+
+    return await validator.ValidateAsync(model);
+  }
+}
+
+
+public interface IDbOperations
+{
+  /// <summary>
+  /// Generate model Id by using configured document store conventions
+  /// </summary>
+  Task<string> GenerateId<T>(T model) where T : ZeroIdEntity;
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// Generate values for all properties (incl. nested) which contain the [GenerateId] attribute
+  /// </summary>
+  T AutoSetIds<T>(T model);
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// Automatically fill base properties of a ZeroEntity
+  /// </summary>
+  T PrepareForSave<T>(T model) where T : ZeroIdEntity;
+}
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diff --git a/zero.Sqlite/Operations/StoreContext.cs b/zero.Sqlite/Operations/StoreContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b926213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zero.Sqlite/Operations/StoreContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System;
+using zero.Communication;
+using zero.Configuration;
+using zero.Context;
+
+namespace zero.Sqlite;
+
+public class StoreContext
+{
+  public IZeroContext Context { get; private set; }
+
+  public IZeroOptions Options { get; private set; }
+
+  public IServiceProvider Services { get; private set; }
+
+  public IMessageAggregator Messages { get; private set; }
+
+
+  public StoreContext(IZeroContext context, IServiceProvider serviceProvider, IMessageAggregator messages)
+  {
+    Options = context.Options;
+    Context = context;
+    Services = serviceProvider;
+    Messages = messages;
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/zero.Sqlite/SqliteOptions.cs b/zero.Sqlite/SqliteOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c52c95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zero.Sqlite/SqliteOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace zero.Sqlite;
+
+public class SqliteOptions
+{
+  public string ConnectionString { get; set; }
+}
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diff --git a/zero.Sqlite/ZeroSqliteModule.cs b/zero.Sqlite/ZeroSqliteModule.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..410b648d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zero.Sqlite/ZeroSqliteModule.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+using System;
+using System.Data;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using ServiceStack.Data;
+using ServiceStack.OrmLite;
+using zero.Configuration;
+using zero.Models;
+using zero.Modules;
+
+namespace zero.Sqlite;
+
+public static class ZeroBuilderExtensions
+{
+  public static ZeroBuilder AddSqlite(this ZeroBuilder builder)
+  {
+    builder.AddModule<ZeroSqliteModule>();
+    return builder;
+  }
+}
+
+internal class ZeroSqliteModule : ZeroModule
+{
+  public override void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration)
+  {
+    services.AddSingleton<IDbConnectionFactory>(CreateDbConnectionFactory);
+    services.AddScoped<IDbConnection>(CreateDbConnection);
+    services.AddScoped<IDbOperations, DbOperations>();
+    services.AddScoped<StoreContext>();
+    services.AddOptions<FlavorOptions>();
+    services.AddOptions<SqliteOptions>().Bind(configuration.GetSection("Zero:Sqlite"));
+    services.ConfigureOptions<ConfigureFlavorJsonOptions>();
+  }
+
+
+  protected IDbConnectionFactory CreateDbConnectionFactory(IServiceProvider services)
+  {
+    IZeroOptions options = services.GetService<IZeroOptions>();
+    SqliteOptions ravenOptions = options.For<SqliteOptions>();
+    return new OrmLiteConnectionFactory(ravenOptions.ConnectionString, SqliteDialect.Provider);
+  }
+
+
+  protected IDbConnection CreateDbConnection(IServiceProvider services)
+  {
+    IDbConnectionFactory factory = services.GetService<IDbConnectionFactory>();
+    IDbConnection db = factory.CreateDbConnection();
+    db.Open();
+    //db.CreateTableIfNotExists<News>();
+    return db;
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/zero.Sqlite/zero.Sqlite.csproj b/zero.Sqlite/zero.Sqlite.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77d4e6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zero.Sqlite/zero.Sqlite.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <PackageId>zero.Sqlite</PackageId>
+        <Version>1.0.0</Version>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TypeScriptCompileBlocked>true</TypeScriptCompileBlocked>
+        <RootNamespace>zero.Sqlite</RootNamespace>
+        <DebugType>embedded</DebugType>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="FluentValidation" Version="11.11.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="ServiceStack.OrmLite.Sqlite" Version="8.8.0" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\zero\zero.csproj" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
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diff --git a/zero.sln b/zero.sln
index 824d58ac..58c1cce9 100644
--- a/zero.sln
+++ b/zero.sln
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "zero", "zero\zero.csproj",
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "zero.Raven", "zero.Raven\zero.Raven.csproj", "{DC79D7EA-FAA1-4701-9C36-8295CD1C45D0}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "zero.Sqlite", "zero.Sqlite\zero.Sqlite.csproj", "{A57D88BC-952F-4311-B474-26FBF0FA957E}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -21,6 +23,10 @@ Global
 		{DC79D7EA-FAA1-4701-9C36-8295CD1C45D0}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{DC79D7EA-FAA1-4701-9C36-8295CD1C45D0}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{DC79D7EA-FAA1-4701-9C36-8295CD1C45D0}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{A57D88BC-952F-4311-B474-26FBF0FA957E}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{A57D88BC-952F-4311-B474-26FBF0FA957E}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{A57D88BC-952F-4311-B474-26FBF0FA957E}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{A57D88BC-952F-4311-B474-26FBF0FA957E}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE