diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8d2808a3..3290a6b1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Gridly-Client/publish/
 Gridly-Client/dist
 Gridly-Client/package-lock.json
 .vs/*
-Gridly.csproj.lscache
 
 # Node
 Gridly-Client/node_modules
@@ -26,6 +25,8 @@ yarn-error.log
 *.launch
 .settings/
 *.sublime-workspace
+Gridly.csproj.lscache
+Gridly.csproj.user
 
 # Visual Studio Code
 !.vscode/settings.json
diff --git a/Data/DbInitializer.cs b/Data/DbInitializer.cs
index 231f0de4..666ccb85 100644
--- a/Data/DbInitializer.cs
+++ b/Data/DbInitializer.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 using Dapper;
-using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
+using System.Data;
 
 namespace Gridly.Data;
 
 public class DbInitializer
 {
-    private SqliteConnection connection;
+    private readonly IDbConnection connection;
 
-    public DbInitializer(IConfiguration configuration)
+    public DbInitializer(IDbConnection connection)
     {
-        connection = new SqliteConnection(configuration.GetConnectionString("GridlyDb"));
+        this.connection = connection;
     }
     
     public async Task EnsureTablesCreatedAsync()
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Settings(
                 FOREIGN KEY(CardId) REFERENCES Card(Id));",
             commandTimeout:150);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Gridly.csproj b/Gridly.csproj
index 54a0d5a7..c9694107 100644
--- a/Gridly.csproj
+++ b/Gridly.csproj
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@
       <UpToDateCheckInput Remove="Views\Main\Index.cshtml" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Update="wwwroot\**\*">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
+    </Content>
+    <Content Include="Assets\**">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
+    </Content>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="dapper" Version="2.1.66" />
diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index 922b271c..f3c33fb1 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -3,24 +3,31 @@
 using Gridly.Repositories;
 using Gridly.Services;
 using Gridly.Data;
-using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders;
+using System.Data;
 
-var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+var appDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(Environment.ProcessPath) ?? AppContext.BaseDirectory;
+Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(appDirectory);
+
+var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(new WebApplicationOptions
+{
+    Args = args,
+    ContentRootPath = appDirectory
+});
 
 builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews();
 builder.Services.AddControllers();
 await builder.Services.AddTokenBucketRateLimiter();
 
 builder.Services.AddScoped<DbInitializer>();
-builder.Services.AddScoped<System.Data.IDbConnection>(sp =>
-    new SqliteConnection(builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("GridlyDb")));
+builder.Services.AddScoped(sp =>
+      sp.GetRequiredService<IDbConnectionServices>().CreateConnection());
 builder.Services.AddScoped<IVersionEndPoint, VersionEndPoint>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<ICardRepository,CardRepository>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<ISettingsRepository,SettingsRepository>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<IIconRepository,IconRepository>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<IIconConnectedRepository,IconConnectedRepository>();
 
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IDbConnectionServices,DbConnectionServices>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IMemoryCashingService, MemoryCashingServices>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IHttpClientServices, HttpClientServices>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IFileService, FileService>();
@@ -32,12 +39,6 @@
 
 app.UseStaticFiles();
 
-app.UseStaticFiles(new StaticFileOptions
-{
-    FileProvider = new PhysicalFileProvider(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "Assets/Icons")),
-    RequestPath = "/Assets/Icons"
-});
-
 app.MapDefaultControllerRoute().RequireRateLimiting("fixed");
 
 app.MapControllerRoute(
@@ -59,4 +60,4 @@
     endpoints.MapFallbackToFile("index.html");
 });
 
-app.Run();
\ No newline at end of file
+app.Run();
diff --git a/Services/DbConnectionServices.cs b/Services/DbConnectionServices.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5555d882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/DbConnectionServices.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using System.Data;
+using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
+
+namespace Gridly.Data;
+
+public class DbConnectionServices : IDbConnectionServices
+{
+    private readonly string connectionString;
+
+    public DbConnectionServices(IConfiguration configuration, IHostEnvironment environment)
+    {
+        var configuredConnectionString = configuration.GetConnectionString("GridlyDb");
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(configuredConnectionString))
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Connection string 'GridlyDb' is missing.");
+        }
+
+        var sqliteBuilder = new SqliteConnectionStringBuilder(configuredConnectionString);
+        if (!Path.IsPathRooted(sqliteBuilder.DataSource))
+        {
+            sqliteBuilder.DataSource = Path.Combine(environment.ContentRootPath, sqliteBuilder.DataSource);
+        }
+
+        var dbDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(sqliteBuilder.DataSource);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dbDirectory))
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(dbDirectory);
+        }
+
+        connectionString = sqliteBuilder.ConnectionString;
+    }
+
+    public IDbConnection CreateConnection()
+    {
+        return new SqliteConnection(connectionString);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Services/IDbConnectionServices.cs b/Services/IDbConnectionServices.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0737ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Services/IDbConnectionServices.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+using System.Data;
+namespace Gridly.Data;
+
+public interface IDbConnectionServices
+{
+    public IDbConnection CreateConnection();
+}