diff --git a/app/database.py b/app/database.py
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+from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker, declarative_base
+
+from app.config import settings
+
+engine = create_engine(settings.DATABASE_URL, pool_pre_ping=True)
+SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
+Base = declarative_base()
+
+
+def get_db():
+    db = SessionLocal()
+    try:
+        yield db
+    finally:
+        db.close()