diff --git a/lib/dbConfig.py b/lib/dbConfig.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4a9a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dbConfig.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+from datetime import date, datetime
+from decimal import Decimal
+
+from pony.orm import (
+    Database,
+    LongStr,
+    Optional,
+    PrimaryKey,
+    Required,
+    Set,
+    set_sql_debug,
+)
+
+db = Database
+
+db = Database()
+
+
+class Cases(db.Entity):
+    case_id = PrimaryKey(int, auto=True)
+    docket_id = Required(str)
+    petitioners = Required(str)
+    respondents = Optional(str)
+    date = Required(date)
+    active = Required(bool)
+    entries = Set("Entries")
+    lhs_id = Set('Cases', column='lhs')
+    rhs_id = Set('Cases', column='rhs')
+
+class Entries(db.Entity):
+    entry_id = PrimaryKey(int, auto=True)
+    case_id = Required(Cases)
+    date = Required(date)
+    text = Required(LongStr)
+    documents = Set('Documents')
+
+class Documents(db.Entity):
+    document_id = PrimaryKey(int, auto=True)
+    entry_id = Required(Entries)
+    name = Required(str)
+    url = Required(LongStr)
+
+class History(db.Entity):
+    history_id = PrimaryKey(int, auto=True)
+    year = Required(str, max_len=3)
+    edocket = Required(bool)
+    number = Required(int)
+    
+set_sql_debug(True)
+db.bind(
+    provider="mysql",
+    user="scotus",
+    host="ceph5",
+    database="scotus",
+    password="lechOtvirf8Om/",
+)
+db.generate_mapping(create_tables=True)
+db.disconnect()
diff --git a/scotus-pull.py b/scotus-pull.py
index 038004a..75466c9 100755
--- a/scotus-pull.py
+++ b/scotus-pull.py
@@ -215,132 +215,17 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         model.setQuery(query)
         return
 
-
-SQL_CMDS = [
-    # "PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON",
-    "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS cases "
-    "(case_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, "
-    "docket_id TEXT, "
-    "linked INTEGER, "
-    "petitioners TEXT, respondents TEXT, date INTEGER, "
-    "active INTEGER, "
-    "FOREIGN KEY(linked) REFERENCES cases(case_id))",
-    #
-    "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS entries ("
-    "entry_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, "
-    "case_id INTEGER, "
-    "date INTEGER, "
-    "text TEXT, "
-    "FOREIGN KEY(case_id) REFERENCES cases(case_id))",
-    #
-    "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS documents ("
-    "document_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, "
-    "entry_id INTEGER, "
-    "name TEXT, "
-    "url TEXT, "
-    "FOREIGN KEY(entry_id) REFERENCES entries(entry_id))",
-    #
-    "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS history ("
-    "history_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, "
-    "year TEXT, "
-    "edocket INTEGER, "
-    "number INTEGER)",
-]
-
-
-def schema_update(db: QSqlDatabase) -> None:
-    query = QSqlQuery()
-
-    for sql in SQL_CMDS:
-        inlower = sql.lower().strip()
-        if not inlower.startswith("create table "):
-            if not query.exec(sql):
-                query_error(query)
-            continue
-        create_cmd = re.sub(r"IF NOT EXISTS ", "", sql.strip())
-        create_cmd = re.sub(r"\s\s*", " ", create_cmd)
-        matches = re.search(r"^(CREATE TABLE )([^ ]+)( \(.+)$", create_cmd)
-        if matches:
-            table_name = matches.group(2)
-            create_cmd = (
-                matches.group(1)
-                + '"'
-                + matches.group(2)
-                + '"'
-                + matches.group(3)
-            )
-        else:
-            raise AttributeError(f"No match found: {create_cmd}")
-
-        print(f"Table name = {table_name}")
-        query.prepare("SELECT sql FROM sqlite_schema WHERE tbl_name = :tbl")
-        query.bindValue(":tbl", table_name)
-        if not query.exec():
-            query_error(query)
-        if not query.next():
-            print(sql)
-            if not query.exec(sql):
-                query_error(query)
-            continue
-        old = query.value(0)
-        if old.lower() == create_cmd.lower():
-            continue
-        print(old.lower())
-        print(create_cmd.lower())
-        print(translate("MainWindow", "Updating: ") + f"{table_name}")
-
-        # Step 1 turn off foreign key constraints
-        if not query.exec("PRAGMA foreign_keys=OFF"):
-            query_error(query)
-        # Step 2 start a transaction
-        db.transaction()
-        # Step 3 remember old indexes, triggers, and views
-        # Step 4 create new table
-        new_table_name = table_name + "_new"
-        sql = matches.group(1) + new_table_name + matches.group(3)
-        if not query.exec(sql):
-            query_error(query)
-        # step 5 transfer content
-        coldefs = re.search(r"\((.+)\)", old).group(1).split(", ")  # type: ignore[union-attr]
-        cols = [
-            x.split(" ")[0]
-            for x in filter(lambda s: not s.startswith("FOREIGN "), coldefs)
-        ]
-        cols_str = ", ".join(cols)
-        sql = f"INSERT INTO {new_table_name} ({cols_str}) SELECT {cols_str} FROM {table_name}"
-        query.prepare(sql)
-        if not query.exec():
-            query_error(query)
-
-        # step 6 Drop old table
-        query.prepare("DROP TABLE " + table_name)
-        if not query.exec():
-            query_error(query)
-        # step 6 rename new table to old table
-        query.prepare(
-            "ALTER TABLE " + new_table_name + " RENAME TO " + table_name
-        )
-        if not query.exec():
-            query_error(query)
-
-        # step 8 create indexes, triggers, and views
-        # step 9 rebuild affected views
-        # step 10 turn foreign key constrants back on
-        #        if not query.exec("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON"):
-        #            query_error(query)
-        # step 11 commit the changes
-        db.commit()
-    return
-
-
 def main() -> int:
+    #
     app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    db = QSqlDatabase.addDatabase("QSQLITE")
-    # db.setConnectOptions("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")
-    db.setDatabaseName("scotus.db")
+    db = QSqlDatabase.addDatabase("QMYSQL")
+    db.setHostName("ceph5")
+    db.setDatabaseName("scotus")
+    db.setUserName("scotus")
+    db.setPassword("lechOtvirf8Om/")
     db.open()
-    schema_update(db)
-    MainWindow()
+    import lib.dbConfig
+    window = MainWindow()
     return app.exec()