diff --git a/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/config/database.js b/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/config/database.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baa7094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/config/database.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"use strict";
+var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
+    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.disconnectDatabase = exports.connectDatabase = void 0;
+const mongoose_1 = __importDefault(require("mongoose"));
+const mongoUri = process.env.MONGO_URI || "mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/octofit_db";
+const connectDatabase = async () => {
+    await mongoose_1.default.connect(mongoUri);
+};
+exports.connectDatabase = connectDatabase;
+const disconnectDatabase = async () => {
+    await mongoose_1.default.disconnect();
+};
+exports.disconnectDatabase = disconnectDatabase;
diff --git a/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/index.js b/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/index.js
index 01ec155..e3ffb18 100644
--- a/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/index.js
+++ b/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 const express_1 = __importDefault(require("express"));
 const Activity_1 = require("./models/Activity");
-const database_1 = require("./database");
+const database_1 = require("./config/database");
 const Leaderboard_1 = require("./models/Leaderboard");
 const Team_1 = require("./models/Team");
 const User_1 = require("./models/User");
diff --git a/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/scripts/seed.js b/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/scripts/seed.js
index f7c9ae8..83e3aa7 100644
--- a/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/scripts/seed.js
+++ b/octofit-tracker/backend/dist/scripts/seed.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-const database_1 = require("../database");
+const database_1 = require("../config/database");
 const Activity_1 = require("../models/Activity");
 const Leaderboard_1 = require("../models/Leaderboard");
 const Team_1 = require("../models/Team");
diff --git a/octofit-tracker/backend/src/database.ts b/octofit-tracker/backend/src/config/database.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from octofit-tracker/backend/src/database.ts
rename to octofit-tracker/backend/src/config/database.ts
diff --git a/octofit-tracker/backend/src/index.ts b/octofit-tracker/backend/src/index.ts
index dd49241..f581a95 100644
--- a/octofit-tracker/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/octofit-tracker/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import express from "express";
 import { ActivityModel } from "./models/Activity";
-import { connectDatabase } from "./database";
+import { connectDatabase } from "./config/database";
 import { LeaderboardModel } from "./models/Leaderboard";
 import { TeamModel } from "./models/Team";
 import { UserModel } from "./models/User";
diff --git a/octofit-tracker/backend/src/scripts/seed.ts b/octofit-tracker/backend/src/scripts/seed.ts
index fbd1c7e..3f984f1 100644
--- a/octofit-tracker/backend/src/scripts/seed.ts
+++ b/octofit-tracker/backend/src/scripts/seed.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { connectDatabase, disconnectDatabase } from "../database";
+import { connectDatabase, disconnectDatabase } from "../config/database";
 import { ActivityModel } from "../models/Activity";
 import { LeaderboardModel } from "../models/Leaderboard";
 import { TeamModel } from "../models/Team";