diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 8a85c3f..867bfa7 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ source "http://rubygems.org"
 gem "rails", "3.2.1"
 
 gem "sqlite3"
+gem "mysql2"
 gem "rake"
 gem "devise"
 gem "stamp"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ gem "foreman"
 gem "omniauth-ldap"
 gem 'bootstrap-sass', "1.4.4"
 gem "colored"
+gem 'yaml_db', :git => "https://github.com/gitlabhq/yaml_db.git"
 
 group :assets do
   gem "sass-rails",   "3.2.3"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index cee6ed7..cb1a14b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ GIT
       mime-types (~> 1.15)
       posix-spawn (~> 0.3.6)
 
+GIT
+  remote: https://github.com/gitlabhq/yaml_db.git
+  revision: 98e9a5dca43e3fedd3268c76a73af40d1bdf1dfd
+  specs:
+    yaml_db (0.2.2)
+
 GEM
   remote: http://rubygems.org/
   specs:
@@ -144,6 +150,7 @@ GEM
     mime-types (1.17.2)
     multi_json (1.0.4)
     multi_xml (0.4.1)
+    mysql2 (0.3.11)
     net-ldap (0.2.2)
     nokogiri (1.5.0)
     omniauth (1.0.2)
@@ -313,6 +320,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   kaminari
   launchy
   letter_opener
+  mysql2
   omniauth-ldap
   pry
   pygments.rb (= 0.2.4)
@@ -334,3 +342,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   turn
   uglifier (= 1.0.3)
   webmock
+  yaml_db!
diff --git a/config/database.yml.example b/config/database.yml.example
index 51a4dd4..379469f 100644
--- a/config/database.yml.example
+++ b/config/database.yml.example
@@ -1,25 +1,32 @@
-# SQLite version 3.x
-#   gem install sqlite3
-#
-#   Ensure the SQLite 3 gem is defined in your Gemfile
-#   gem 'sqlite3'
 development:
-  adapter: sqlite3
-  database: db/development.sqlite3
+  adapter: mysql2
+  encoding: utf8
+  reconnect: false
+  database: gitlabhq_development
   pool: 5
-  timeout: 5000
+  username: root
+  password: "secure password"
+  # socket: /tmp/mysql.sock
 
 # 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:
-  adapter: sqlite3
-  database: db/test.sqlite3
+  adapter: mysql2
+  encoding: utf8
+  reconnect: false
+  database: gitlabhq_test
   pool: 5
-  timeout: 5000
+  username: root
+  password: "secure password"
+  # socket: /tmp/mysql.sock
 
 production:
-  adapter: sqlite3
-  database: db/production.sqlite3
+  adapter: mysql2
+  encoding: utf8
+  reconnect: false
+  database: gitlabhq_production
   pool: 5
-  timeout: 5000
+  username: root
+  password: "secure password"
+  # socket: /tmp/mysql.sock
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