diff --git a/apps/nextjs/package.json b/apps/nextjs/package.json
index 2c08d46b3..6d6fad1e7 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/apps/nextjs/package.json
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "dayjs": "^1.11.19",
     "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "flag-icons": "^7.5.0",
     "glob": "^13.0.0",
     "isomorphic-dompurify": "^2.34.0",
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/auth/invite/[id]/page.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/auth/invite/[id]/page.tsx
index cc6535703..f837ba87d 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/auth/invite/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/auth/invite/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 import { Card, Center, Stack, Text, Title } from "@mantine/core";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 
 import { auth } from "@homarr/auth/next";
 import { isProviderEnabled } from "@homarr/auth/server";
-import { and, db, eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { invites } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { getScopedI18n } from "@homarr/translation/server";
 
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/users/create/page.tsx b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/users/create/page.tsx
index 30511e47f..a333b0f8b 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/users/create/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/[locale]/manage/users/create/page.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+import { inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
 
 import { auth } from "@homarr/auth/next";
 import { isProviderEnabled } from "@homarr/auth/server";
-import { db, inArray } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { groups } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { everyoneGroup } from "@homarr/definitions";
 import { getScopedI18n } from "@homarr/translation/server";
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/api/[...trpc]/route.ts b/apps/nextjs/src/app/api/[...trpc]/route.ts
index fa5ced6fc..fc5550b40 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/api/[...trpc]/route.ts
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/api/[...trpc]/route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
 import { userAgent } from "next/server";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { createOpenApiFetchHandler } from "trpc-to-openapi";
 
 import { appRouter, createTRPCContext } from "@homarr/api";
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ import { hashPasswordAsync } from "@homarr/auth";
 import { createSessionAsync } from "@homarr/auth/server";
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
 import { ErrorWithMetadata } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs/error";
-import { db, eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { apiKeys } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 const logger = createLogger({ module: "trpcOpenApiRoute" });
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/app/api/user-medias/[id]/route.ts b/apps/nextjs/src/app/api/user-medias/[id]/route.ts
index e3401c976..af6be89d5 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/app/api/user-medias/[id]/route.ts
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/app/api/user-medias/[id]/route.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import DOMPurify from "isomorphic-dompurify";
 
-import { db, eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { medias } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 export async function GET(_req: NextRequest, props: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> }) {
diff --git a/apps/tasks/package.json b/apps/tasks/package.json
index 3d663aa84..11d966023 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/package.json
+++ b/apps/tasks/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "@homarr/widgets": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "dayjs": "^1.11.19",
     "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "fastify": "^5.6.2",
     "superjson": "2.2.6",
     "undici": "7.16.0"
diff --git a/apps/tasks/src/job-manager.ts b/apps/tasks/src/job-manager.ts
index 9e23c7d36..4aa7da0a7 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/src/job-manager.ts
+++ b/apps/tasks/src/job-manager.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+import type { InferInsertModel } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { schedule, validate as validateCron } from "node-cron";
 
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
 import type { IJobManager } from "@homarr/cron-job-api";
 import type { jobGroup as cronJobGroup, JobGroupKeys } from "@homarr/cron-jobs";
-import type { Database, InferInsertModel } from "@homarr/db";
-import { eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
 import { cronJobConfigurations } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 const logger = createLogger({ module: "jobManager" });
diff --git a/apps/tasks/src/on-start/session-cleanup.ts b/apps/tasks/src/on-start/session-cleanup.ts
index 3ef6d9cdc..9416d46c8 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/src/on-start/session-cleanup.ts
+++ b/apps/tasks/src/on-start/session-cleanup.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import { env } from "@homarr/auth/env";
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
-import { db, eq, inArray } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { sessions, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { supportedAuthProviders } from "@homarr/definitions";
 
diff --git a/packages/analytics/package.json b/packages/analytics/package.json
index 18324242c..100795591 100644
--- a/packages/analytics/package.json
+++ b/packages/analytics/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "@homarr/db": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/server-settings": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@umami/node": "^0.4.0",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "superjson": "2.2.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/analytics/src/send-server-analytics.ts b/packages/analytics/src/send-server-analytics.ts
index 27f1ae3d8..72b80591c 100644
--- a/packages/analytics/src/send-server-analytics.ts
+++ b/packages/analytics/src/send-server-analytics.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import type { UmamiEventData } from "@umami/node";
 import { Umami } from "@umami/node";
+import { count } from "drizzle-orm";
 
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
-import { count, db } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { getServerSettingByKeyAsync } from "@homarr/db/queries";
 import { integrations, items, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { defaultServerSettings } from "@homarr/server-settings";
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index e80fac354..37a6b4d07 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     "@trpc/react-query": "^11.8.0",
     "@trpc/server": "^11.8.0",
     "@trpc/tanstack-react-query": "^11.8.0",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "lodash.clonedeep": "^4.5.0",
     "next": "16.0.10",
     "react": "19.2.3",
diff --git a/packages/api/src/middlewares/integration.ts b/packages/api/src/middlewares/integration.ts
index 320cc7f66..0b195ca7c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/middlewares/integration.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/middlewares/integration.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { and, eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import type { Session } from "@homarr/auth";
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ import { constructIntegrationPermissions } from "@homarr/auth/shared";
 import { decryptSecret } from "@homarr/common/server";
 import type { AtLeastOneOf } from "@homarr/common/types";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
-import { and, eq, inArray } from "@homarr/db";
 import { integrations } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { IntegrationKind } from "@homarr/definitions";
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/middlewares/item.ts b/packages/api/src/middlewares/item.ts
index 375e21607..cae3e7b74 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/middlewares/item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/middlewares/item.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
-import { and, eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { items } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { WidgetKind } from "@homarr/definitions";
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/apiKeys.ts b/packages/api/src/router/apiKeys.ts
index cdf8b5bea..42c25dcff 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/apiKeys.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/apiKeys.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import { createSaltAsync, hashPasswordAsync } from "@homarr/auth";
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
 import { generateSecureRandomToken } from "@homarr/common/server";
-import { db, eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { apiKeys } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 import { createTRPCRouter, permissionRequiredProcedure } from "../trpc";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/app.ts b/packages/api/src/router/app.ts
index 32c607951..2b04b5e33 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/app.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/app.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { asc, eq, inArray, like } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
-import { asc, eq, inArray, like } from "@homarr/db";
 import { apps } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { selectAppSchema } from "@homarr/db/validationSchemas";
 import { getIconForName } from "@homarr/icons";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/app/app-access-control.ts b/packages/api/src/router/app/app-access-control.ts
index 0f5a0a478..66e39556b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/app/app-access-control.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/app/app-access-control.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import { eq, or } from "drizzle-orm";
 import SuperJSON from "superjson";
 
 import type { Session } from "@homarr/auth";
-import { db, eq, or } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { items } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 import type { WidgetComponentProps } from "../../../../widgets/src";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/board.ts b/packages/api/src/router/board.ts
index 8d118018b..13f149cb6 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/board.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/board.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import type { InferInsertModel, InferSelectModel, SQL } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { and, asc, eq, inArray, isNull, like, not, or, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
 import superjson from "superjson";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import { constructBoardPermissions } from "@homarr/auth/shared";
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
 import type { DeviceType } from "@homarr/common/server";
-import type { Database, InferInsertModel, InferSelectModel, SQL } from "@homarr/db";
-import { and, asc, eq, handleTransactionsAsync, inArray, isNull, like, not, or, sql } from "@homarr/db";
+import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
+import { handleTransactionsAsync } from "@homarr/db";
 import { createDbInsertCollectionWithoutTransaction } from "@homarr/db/collection";
 import { getServerSettingByKeyAsync } from "@homarr/db/queries";
 import {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/board/board-access.ts b/packages/api/src/router/board/board-access.ts
index 1e4351cba..cf8a33d11 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/board/board-access.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/board/board-access.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import type { SQL } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
 
 import type { Session } from "@homarr/auth";
 import { constructBoardPermissions } from "@homarr/auth/shared";
-import type { Database, SQL } from "@homarr/db";
-import { eq, inArray } from "@homarr/db";
+import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
 import { boardGroupPermissions, boardUserPermissions, groupMembers } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { BoardPermission } from "@homarr/definitions";
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/certificates/certificate-router.ts b/packages/api/src/router/certificates/certificate-router.ts
index cab6633f0..6138f8848 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/certificates/certificate-router.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/certificates/certificate-router.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { X509Certificate } from "node:crypto";
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { zfd } from "zod-form-data";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   removeCustomRootCertificateAsync,
 } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/certificates";
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
-import { and, eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { trustedCertificateHostnames } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { certificateValidFileNameSchema, checkCertificateFile } from "@homarr/validation/certificates";
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/group.ts b/packages/api/src/router/group.ts
index 13fb4fdd3..4fbda36b4 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/group.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/group.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { and, eq, like, not } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
-import { and, eq, handleTransactionsAsync, like, not } from "@homarr/db";
+import { handleTransactionsAsync } from "@homarr/db";
 import { getMaxGroupPositionAsync } from "@homarr/db/queries";
 import { groupMembers, groupPermissions, groups } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { everyoneGroup } from "@homarr/definitions";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/home.ts b/packages/api/src/router/home.ts
index fac941fa8..9c5824831 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/home.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/home.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import { eq, inArray, or } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import { isProviderEnabled } from "@homarr/auth/server";
-import { db, eq, inArray, or } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import {
   apps,
   boards,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/icons.ts b/packages/api/src/router/icons.ts
index 04f15fc2d..23a92c74d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/icons.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/icons.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { and, like } from "@homarr/db";
+import { and, like } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import { icons } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { iconsFindSchema } from "@homarr/validation/icons";
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/integration/integration-access.ts b/packages/api/src/router/integration/integration-access.ts
index 78f8961e4..f13517f69 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/integration/integration-access.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/integration/integration-access.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import type { SQL } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
 
 import type { Session } from "@homarr/auth";
 import { constructIntegrationPermissions } from "@homarr/auth/shared";
-import type { Database, SQL } from "@homarr/db";
-import { eq, inArray } from "@homarr/db";
+import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
 import { groupMembers, integrationGroupPermissions, integrationUserPermissions } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { IntegrationPermission } from "@homarr/definitions";
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/integration/integration-router.ts b/packages/api/src/router/integration/integration-router.ts
index 4a12e062e..b96539416 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/integration/integration-router.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/integration/integration-router.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { and, asc, eq, inArray, like, or } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import { createId, objectEntries } from "@homarr/common";
 import { decryptSecret, encryptSecret } from "@homarr/common/server";
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
+import { handleTransactionsAsync } from "@homarr/db";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
-import { and, asc, eq, handleTransactionsAsync, inArray, like, or } from "@homarr/db";
 import {
   apps,
   groupMembers,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/invite.ts b/packages/api/src/router/invite.ts
index 1b767748d..5b307eade 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/invite.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/invite.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { randomBytes } from "crypto";
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { asc, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
-import { asc, eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { invites } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { selectInviteSchema } from "@homarr/db/validationSchemas";
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/medias/media-router.ts b/packages/api/src/router/medias/media-router.ts
index a3f958ff5..b2a6e8260 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/medias/media-router.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/medias/media-router.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import type { InferInsertModel } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { and, desc, eq, like } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
-import type { InferInsertModel } from "@homarr/db";
-import { and, desc, eq, like } from "@homarr/db";
 import { iconRepositories, icons, medias } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { createLocalImageUrl, LOCAL_ICON_REPOSITORY_SLUG, mapMediaToIcon } from "@homarr/icons/local";
 import { byIdSchema, paginatedSchema } from "@homarr/validation/common";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/onboard/onboard-queries.ts b/packages/api/src/router/onboard/onboard-queries.ts
index 15f205d8b..e9b5efa49 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/onboard/onboard-queries.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/onboard/onboard-queries.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import { isProviderEnabled } from "@homarr/auth/server";
 import { objectEntries } from "@homarr/common";
 import type { MaybePromise } from "@homarr/common/types";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
-import { eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { groups, onboarding } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { OnboardingStep } from "@homarr/definitions";
 import { credentialsAdminGroup } from "@homarr/definitions";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/search-engine/search-engine-router.ts b/packages/api/src/router/search-engine/search-engine-router.ts
index ddfc892a9..d4981105e 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/search-engine/search-engine-router.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/search-engine/search-engine-router.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { asc, eq, like } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
-import { asc, eq, like } from "@homarr/db";
 import { getServerSettingByKeyAsync, updateServerSettingByKeyAsync } from "@homarr/db/queries";
 import { searchEngines, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { createIntegrationAsync } from "@homarr/integrations";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/section/section-router.ts b/packages/api/src/router/section/section-router.ts
index 81613f581..c0c777267 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/section/section-router.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/section/section-router.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
-import { and, eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { sectionCollapseStates, sections } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 import { createTRPCRouter, protectedProcedure } from "../../trpc";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/test/board.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/router/test/board.spec.ts
index 8bd21e556..0b5c1f73d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/test/board.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/test/board.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+import type { InferInsertModel } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { and, eq, not } from "drizzle-orm";
 import SuperJSON from "superjson";
 import { describe, expect, it, test, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import type { Session } from "@homarr/auth";
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
-import type { Database, InferInsertModel } from "@homarr/db";
-import { and, eq, not } from "@homarr/db";
+import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
 import {
   boardGroupPermissions,
   boards,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/test/board/board-access.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/router/test/board/board-access.spec.ts
index 9ba978381..1ee9e908c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/test/board/board-access.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/test/board/board-access.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import * as authShared from "@homarr/auth/shared";
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
-import { eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { boards, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { createDb } from "@homarr/db/test";
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/test/group.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/router/test/group.spec.ts
index 1f5b461cc..398bd5bb8 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/test/group.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/test/group.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import type { Session } from "@homarr/auth";
 import * as env from "@homarr/auth/env";
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
-import { eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { groupMembers, groupPermissions, groups, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { createDb } from "@homarr/db/test";
 import type { GroupPermissionKey } from "@homarr/definitions";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/test/integration/integration-access.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/router/test/integration/integration-access.spec.ts
index b5349558a..d33b5f860 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/test/integration/integration-access.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/test/integration/integration-access.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import * as authShared from "@homarr/auth/shared";
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
-import { eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { integrations, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { createDb } from "@homarr/db/test";
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/test/user.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/router/test/user.spec.ts
index b3b262846..fe176e813 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/test/user.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/test/user.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { describe, expect, it, test, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import type { Session } from "@homarr/auth";
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
-import { eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { invites, onboarding, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { createDb } from "@homarr/db/test";
 import type { GroupPermissionKey, OnboardingStep } from "@homarr/definitions";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/user.ts b/packages/api/src/router/user.ts
index 875ffe80b..0eb9b9f8c 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/user.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/user.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { and, eq, like } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import { createSaltAsync, hashPasswordAsync } from "@homarr/auth";
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
-import { and, eq, like } from "@homarr/db";
 import { getMaxGroupPositionAsync } from "@homarr/db/queries";
 import { boards, groupMembers, groupPermissions, groups, invites, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { selectUserSchema } from "@homarr/db/validationSchemas";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/user/change-search-preferences.ts b/packages/api/src/router/user/change-search-preferences.ts
index 7f2793b9e..49ac2bff4 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/user/change-search-preferences.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/user/change-search-preferences.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import type { Session } from "@homarr/auth";
 import type { Modify } from "@homarr/common/types";
-import { eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
 import { users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { userChangeSearchPreferencesSchema } from "@homarr/validation/user";
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/widgets/notebook.ts b/packages/api/src/router/widgets/notebook.ts
index 2f7229601..4318a2ed1 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/widgets/notebook.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/widgets/notebook.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import SuperJSON from "superjson";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
-import { eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { boards, items } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 import { createTRPCRouter, protectedProcedure } from "../../trpc";
diff --git a/packages/auth/adapter.ts b/packages/auth/adapter.ts
index 30984a403..d50707152 100644
--- a/packages/auth/adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/adapter.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import type { Adapter } from "@auth/core/adapters";
 import { DrizzleAdapter } from "@auth/drizzle-adapter";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
-import { and, eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { accounts, sessions, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { SupportedAuthProvider } from "@homarr/definitions";
 
diff --git a/packages/auth/callbacks.ts b/packages/auth/callbacks.ts
index 8f1168ad8..003281992 100644
--- a/packages/auth/callbacks.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/callbacks.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
+import { eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { NextAuthConfig } from "next-auth";
 
 import type { Session } from "@homarr/auth";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
-import { eq, inArray } from "@homarr/db";
 import { groupMembers, groupPermissions, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { getPermissionsWithChildren } from "@homarr/definitions";
 
diff --git a/packages/auth/events.ts b/packages/auth/events.ts
index 2593c418b..7f29bfc1e 100644
--- a/packages/auth/events.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/events.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { cookies } from "next/headers";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
+import { and, eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { NextAuthConfig } from "next-auth";
 
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
-import { and, eq, inArray } from "@homarr/db";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
 import { groupMembers, groups, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { colorSchemeCookieKey, everyoneGroup } from "@homarr/definitions";
diff --git a/packages/auth/package.json b/packages/auth/package.json
index 70d3a5d0e..adf9ea14d 100644
--- a/packages/auth/package.json
+++ b/packages/auth/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "@homarr/validation": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
     "cookies": "^0.9.1",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "ldapts": "8.0.24",
     "next": "16.0.10",
     "next-auth": "5.0.0-beta.30",
diff --git a/packages/auth/permissions/integration-query-permissions.ts b/packages/auth/permissions/integration-query-permissions.ts
index aff03d6e9..1fb298b45 100644
--- a/packages/auth/permissions/integration-query-permissions.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/permissions/integration-query-permissions.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+import { and, eq, inArray, or } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { Session } from "next-auth";
 
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
-import { and, eq, inArray, or } from "@homarr/db";
 import { boards, boardUserPermissions, groupMembers } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { IntegrationPermission } from "@homarr/definitions";
 
diff --git a/packages/auth/permissions/integrations-with-permissions.ts b/packages/auth/permissions/integrations-with-permissions.ts
index 76cae6c93..7a6766293 100644
--- a/packages/auth/permissions/integrations-with-permissions.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/permissions/integrations-with-permissions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import { eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { Session } from "next-auth";
 
-import { db, eq, inArray } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { groupMembers, integrationGroupPermissions, integrationUserPermissions } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 import { constructIntegrationPermissions } from "./integration-permissions";
diff --git a/packages/auth/permissions/test/integration-query-permissions.spec.ts b/packages/auth/permissions/test/integration-query-permissions.spec.ts
index 4942c71cc..9f7522324 100644
--- a/packages/auth/permissions/test/integration-query-permissions.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/permissions/test/integration-query-permissions.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import type { InferInsertModel } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { Session } from "next-auth";
 import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
-import type { InferInsertModel } from "@homarr/db";
 import { boardGroupPermissions, boards, boardUserPermissions, groupMembers, groups, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { createDb } from "@homarr/db/test";
 
diff --git a/packages/auth/providers/credentials/authorization/basic-authorization.ts b/packages/auth/providers/credentials/authorization/basic-authorization.ts
index 04253d837..abe674546 100644
--- a/packages/auth/providers/credentials/authorization/basic-authorization.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/providers/credentials/authorization/basic-authorization.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import bcrypt from "bcrypt";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
-import { and, eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { userSignInSchema } from "@homarr/validation/user";
 
diff --git a/packages/auth/providers/credentials/authorization/ldap-authorization.ts b/packages/auth/providers/credentials/authorization/ldap-authorization.ts
index 592fde682..ec614c86a 100644
--- a/packages/auth/providers/credentials/authorization/ldap-authorization.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/providers/credentials/authorization/ldap-authorization.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { CredentialsSignin } from "@auth/core/errors";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import type { InferInsertModel } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
-import type { Database, InferInsertModel } from "@homarr/db";
-import { and, eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
 import { users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { ldapSignInSchema } from "@homarr/validation/user";
 
diff --git a/packages/auth/providers/test/ldap-authorization.spec.ts b/packages/auth/providers/test/ldap-authorization.spec.ts
index 0b9fd8935..6ad0a0c90 100644
--- a/packages/auth/providers/test/ldap-authorization.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/providers/test/ldap-authorization.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { CredentialsSignin } from "@auth/core/errors";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
 
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
-import { and, eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import { groups, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { createDb } from "@homarr/db/test";
 
diff --git a/packages/auth/test/events.spec.ts b/packages/auth/test/events.spec.ts
index ad6178ab2..527857689 100644
--- a/packages/auth/test/events.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/test/events.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import type { ResponseCookie } from "next/dist/compiled/@edge-runtime/cookies";
 import type { ReadonlyRequestCookies } from "next/dist/server/web/spec-extension/adapters/request-cookies";
 import { cookies } from "next/headers";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
 
-import { eq } from "@homarr/db";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
 import { groupMembers, groups, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { createDb } from "@homarr/db/test";
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 5299843d0..d0ae890c2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     "@homarr/common": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/db": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/validation": "workspace:^0.1.0",
-    "dotenv": "^17.2.3"
+    "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@homarr/eslint-config": "workspace:^0.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/fix-usernames.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/fix-usernames.ts
index 0f242c44d..206ea1b1c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/fix-usernames.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/fix-usernames.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { command } from "@drizzle-team/brocli";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 
-import { db, eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 export const fixUsernames = command({
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/recreate-admin.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/recreate-admin.ts
index 8c2b9fd8d..d5d24c6ac 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/recreate-admin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/recreate-admin.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { command, string } from "@drizzle-team/brocli";
+import { and, count, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 
 import { createSaltAsync, hashPasswordAsync } from "@homarr/auth";
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
 import { generateSecureRandomToken } from "@homarr/common/server";
-import { and, count, db, eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { getMaxGroupPositionAsync } from "@homarr/db/queries";
 import { groupMembers, groupPermissions, groups, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { usernameSchema } from "@homarr/validation/user";
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/reset-password.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/reset-password.ts
index ee4383205..a85650a98 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/reset-password.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/reset-password.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { command, string } from "@drizzle-team/brocli";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 
 import { hashPasswordAsync } from "@homarr/auth";
 import { generateSecureRandomToken } from "@homarr/common/server";
-import { and, db, eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { sessions, users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 export const resetPassword = command({
diff --git a/packages/cron-jobs/package.json b/packages/cron-jobs/package.json
index 1bf4e090e..e08af41ea 100644
--- a/packages/cron-jobs/package.json
+++ b/packages/cron-jobs/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "@homarr/server-settings": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/translation": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/validation": "workspace:^0.1.0",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "semver-parser": "^4.1.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/docker.ts b/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/docker.ts
index 963f395bf..f04568e21 100644
--- a/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/docker.ts
+++ b/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/docker.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import SuperJSON from "superjson";
 
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
 import { ErrorWithMetadata } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs/error";
 import { EVERY_MINUTE } from "@homarr/cron-jobs-core/expressions";
-import { db, eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { items } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { dockerContainersRequestHandler } from "@homarr/request-handler/docker";
 
diff --git a/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/icons-updater.ts b/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/icons-updater.ts
index b48c26ea6..45440d259 100644
--- a/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/icons-updater.ts
+++ b/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/icons-updater.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import type { InferInsertModel } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { inArray, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import { createId, splitToNChunks, Stopwatch } from "@homarr/common";
 import { env } from "@homarr/common/env";
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
 import { EVERY_WEEK } from "@homarr/cron-jobs-core/expressions";
-import type { InferInsertModel } from "@homarr/db";
-import { db, handleTransactionsAsync, inArray, sql } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db, handleTransactionsAsync } from "@homarr/db";
 import { iconRepositories, icons } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { fetchIconsAsync } from "@homarr/icons";
 
diff --git a/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/minecraft-server-status.ts b/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/minecraft-server-status.ts
index e6c084702..34ff6cb50 100644
--- a/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/minecraft-server-status.ts
+++ b/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/minecraft-server-status.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import SuperJSON from "superjson";
 
 import { EVERY_5_MINUTES } from "@homarr/cron-jobs-core/expressions";
-import { db, eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { items } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { minecraftServerStatusRequestHandler } from "@homarr/request-handler/minecraft-server-status";
 
diff --git a/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/rss-feeds.ts b/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/rss-feeds.ts
index 2dda83499..c0a07cdbe 100644
--- a/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/rss-feeds.ts
+++ b/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/rss-feeds.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import SuperJSON from "superjson";
 
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
 import { ErrorWithMetadata } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs/error";
 import { EVERY_10_MINUTES } from "@homarr/cron-jobs-core/expressions";
-import { db, eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { items } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 // This import is done that way to avoid circular dependencies.
 import { rssFeedsRequestHandler } from "@homarr/request-handler/rss-feeds";
diff --git a/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/weather.ts b/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/weather.ts
index 1b23ade4c..00ed9187e 100644
--- a/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/weather.ts
+++ b/packages/cron-jobs/src/jobs/weather.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import SuperJSON from "superjson";
 
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
 import { ErrorWithMetadata } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs/error";
 import { EVERY_10_MINUTES } from "@homarr/cron-jobs-core/expressions";
-import { db, eq } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { items } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import { weatherRequestHandler } from "@homarr/request-handler/weather";
 
diff --git a/packages/db/index.ts b/packages/db/index.ts
index d32e46b34..82caa3cb8 100644
--- a/packages/db/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { createDb } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/db";
 
 import { schema } from "./schema";
 
-export * from "drizzle-orm";
 export type { HomarrDatabaseMysql, HomarrDatabasePostgresql } from "./driver";
 
 export const db = createDb(schema);
diff --git a/packages/db/queries/item.ts b/packages/db/queries/item.ts
index a24c5b2b8..939882912 100644
--- a/packages/db/queries/item.ts
+++ b/packages/db/queries/item.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import { inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import type { WidgetKind } from "@homarr/definitions";
 
 import type { Database } from "..";
-import { inArray } from "..";
 import type { inferSupportedIntegrations } from "../../widgets/src";
 import { items } from "../schema";
 
diff --git a/packages/db/queries/server-setting.ts b/packages/db/queries/server-setting.ts
index 371b18f29..b9f7d6a28 100644
--- a/packages/db/queries/server-setting.ts
+++ b/packages/db/queries/server-setting.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import SuperJSON from "superjson";
 
 import type { ServerSettings } from "@homarr/server-settings";
 import { defaultServerSettings, defaultServerSettingsKeys } from "@homarr/server-settings";
 
 import type { Database } from "..";
-import { eq } from "..";
 import { serverSettings } from "../schema";
 
 export const getServerSettingsAsync = async (db: Database) => {
diff --git a/packages/icons/package.json b/packages/icons/package.json
index 7460e3706..b3d9f1af6 100644
--- a/packages/icons/package.json
+++ b/packages/icons/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@homarr/common": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/core": "workspace:^0.1.0",
-    "@homarr/db": "workspace:^0.1.0"
+    "@homarr/db": "workspace:^0.1.0",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@homarr/eslint-config": "workspace:^0.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/icons/src/auto-icon-searcher.ts b/packages/icons/src/auto-icon-searcher.ts
index 06f3d9b76..16ce4f366 100644
--- a/packages/icons/src/auto-icon-searcher.ts
+++ b/packages/icons/src/auto-icon-searcher.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+import { like } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
-import { like } from "@homarr/db";
 import { icons } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 export const getIconForName = (db: Database, name: string) => {
diff --git a/packages/icons/src/repositories/local.icon-repository.ts b/packages/icons/src/repositories/local.icon-repository.ts
index c0d9a5b27..9c0d4cbb4 100644
--- a/packages/icons/src/repositories/local.icon-repository.ts
+++ b/packages/icons/src/repositories/local.icon-repository.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createHash } from "crypto";
+import type { InferSelectModel } from "drizzle-orm";
 
-import type { InferSelectModel } from "@homarr/db";
 import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import type { medias } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
diff --git a/packages/old-import/package.json b/packages/old-import/package.json
index 29eed2c1d..36feaddc3 100644
--- a/packages/old-import/package.json
+++ b/packages/old-import/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "@mantine/core": "^8.3.10",
     "@mantine/hooks": "^8.3.10",
     "adm-zip": "0.5.16",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "next": "16.0.10",
     "react": "19.2.3",
     "react-dom": "19.2.3",
diff --git a/packages/old-import/src/import/import-single-oldmarr.ts b/packages/old-import/src/import/import-single-oldmarr.ts
index 2ca6ed4c1..a5481973d 100644
--- a/packages/old-import/src/import/import-single-oldmarr.ts
+++ b/packages/old-import/src/import/import-single-oldmarr.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { handleTransactionsAsync, inArray } from "@homarr/db";
+import { inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
+
+import { handleTransactionsAsync } from "@homarr/db";
 import type { Database } from "@homarr/db";
 import { apps } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { OldmarrConfig } from "@homarr/old-schema";
diff --git a/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-app.ts b/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-app.ts
index cb4e6037d..b0e842bec 100644
--- a/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-app.ts
+++ b/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import type { InferSelectModel } from "@homarr/db";
+import type { InferSelectModel } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import type { apps } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { OldmarrApp } from "@homarr/old-schema";
 
diff --git a/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-board.ts b/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-board.ts
index e9ce89921..2f34aff8d 100644
--- a/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-board.ts
+++ b/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-board.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+import type { InferInsertModel } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
-import type { InferInsertModel } from "@homarr/db";
 import type { boards } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 import type { prepareMultipleImports } from "../prepare/prepare-multiple";
diff --git a/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-item.ts b/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-item.ts
index 2e339a0b2..01a861d1e 100644
--- a/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-item.ts
+++ b/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-item.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import type { InferInsertModel } from "drizzle-orm";
 import SuperJSON from "superjson";
 
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
-import type { InferInsertModel } from "@homarr/db";
 import type { itemLayouts, items } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { BoardSize, OldmarrApp, OldmarrWidget } from "@homarr/old-schema";
 import { boardSizes } from "@homarr/old-schema";
diff --git a/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-section.ts b/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-section.ts
index d27a8100d..f3ac95bcb 100644
--- a/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-section.ts
+++ b/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-section.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+import type { InferInsertModel } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
-import type { InferInsertModel } from "@homarr/db";
 import type { sections } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { OldmarrCategorySection, OldmarrEmptySection } from "@homarr/old-schema";
 
diff --git a/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-user.ts b/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-user.ts
index f0b57cebf..478c62308 100644
--- a/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-user.ts
+++ b/packages/old-import/src/mappers/map-user.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import type { InferInsertModel } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import { createId } from "@homarr/common";
 import { decryptSecretWithKey } from "@homarr/common/server";
-import type { InferInsertModel } from "@homarr/db";
 import type { users } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 import type { OldmarrImportUser } from "../user-schema";
diff --git a/packages/old-import/src/prepare/prepare-apps.ts b/packages/old-import/src/prepare/prepare-apps.ts
index 973ea3653..8499422c5 100644
--- a/packages/old-import/src/prepare/prepare-apps.ts
+++ b/packages/old-import/src/prepare/prepare-apps.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import type { InferSelectModel } from "@homarr/db";
+import type { InferSelectModel } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import type { apps } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { OldmarrConfig } from "@homarr/old-schema";
 
diff --git a/packages/request-handler/package.json b/packages/request-handler/package.json
index d787f856f..d74fa2da7 100644
--- a/packages/request-handler/package.json
+++ b/packages/request-handler/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "@homarr/integrations": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/redis": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "dayjs": "^1.11.19",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "octokit": "^5.0.5",
     "superjson": "2.2.6",
     "undici": "7.16.0",
diff --git a/packages/request-handler/src/docker.ts b/packages/request-handler/src/docker.ts
index 7a6d27be5..8cf40fe78 100644
--- a/packages/request-handler/src/docker.ts
+++ b/packages/request-handler/src/docker.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
 import type { ContainerInfo, ContainerStats } from "dockerode";
+import { like, or } from "drizzle-orm";
 
-import { db, like, or } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { icons } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 import type { ContainerState } from "@homarr/docker";
 import { dockerLabels, DockerSingleton } from "@homarr/docker";
diff --git a/packages/widgets/package.json b/packages/widgets/package.json
index 2335f3267..971189cc6 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/package.json
+++ b/packages/widgets/package.json
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     "@tiptap/starter-kit": "^3.13.0",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "dayjs": "^1.11.19",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "mantine-form-zod-resolver": "^1.3.0",
     "mantine-react-table": "2.0.0-beta.9",
     "next": "16.0.10",
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/app/prefetch.ts b/packages/widgets/src/app/prefetch.ts
index 45300197b..f9be7f759 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/app/prefetch.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/app/prefetch.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import { trpc } from "@homarr/api/server";
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
-import { db, inArray } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { apps } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 import type { Prefetch } from "../definition";
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/prefetch.ts b/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/prefetch.ts
index 2c3970327..0fc47d6af 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/prefetch.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/bookmarks/prefetch.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
+
 import { trpc } from "@homarr/api/server";
 import { createLogger } from "@homarr/core/infrastructure/logs";
-import { db, inArray } from "@homarr/db";
+import { db } from "@homarr/db";
 import { apps } from "@homarr/db/schema";
 
 import type { Prefetch } from "../definition";
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 37b5546f9..46330d0a7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ importers:
       dotenv:
         specifier: ^17.2.3
         version: 17.2.3
+      drizzle-orm:
+        specifier: ^0.45.1
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.5.0)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.15.3)(pg@8.16.3)
       flag-icons:
         specifier: ^7.5.0
         version: 7.5.0
@@ -431,6 +434,9 @@ importers:
       dotenv:
         specifier: ^17.2.3
         version: 17.2.3
+      drizzle-orm:
+        specifier: ^0.45.1
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.5.0)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.15.3)(pg@8.16.3)
       fastify:
         specifier: ^5.6.2
         version: 5.6.2
@@ -547,6 +553,9 @@ importers:
       '@umami/node':
         specifier: ^0.4.0
         version: 0.4.0
+      drizzle-orm:
+        specifier: ^0.45.1
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.5.0)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.15.3)(pg@8.16.3)
       superjson:
         specifier: 2.2.6
         version: 2.2.6
@@ -644,6 +653,9 @@ importers:
       '@trpc/tanstack-react-query':
         specifier: ^11.8.0
         version: 11.8.0(@tanstack/react-query@5.90.12(react@19.2.3))(@trpc/client@11.8.0(@trpc/server@11.8.0(typescript@5.9.3))(typescript@5.9.3))(@trpc/server@11.8.0(typescript@5.9.3))(react-dom@19.2.3(react@19.2.3))(react@19.2.3)(typescript@5.9.3)
+      drizzle-orm:
+        specifier: ^0.45.1
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.5.0)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.15.3)(pg@8.16.3)
       lodash.clonedeep:
         specifier: ^4.5.0
         version: 4.5.0
@@ -714,6 +726,9 @@ importers:
       cookies:
         specifier: ^0.9.1
         version: 0.9.1
+      drizzle-orm:
+        specifier: ^0.45.1
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.5.0)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.15.3)(pg@8.16.3)
       ldapts:
         specifier: 8.0.24
         version: 8.0.24
@@ -806,6 +821,9 @@ importers:
       dotenv:
         specifier: ^17.2.3
         version: 17.2.3
+      drizzle-orm:
+        specifier: ^0.45.1
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.5.0)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.15.3)(pg@8.16.3)
     devDependencies:
       '@homarr/eslint-config':
         specifier: workspace:^0.2.0
@@ -1057,6 +1075,9 @@ importers:
       '@homarr/validation':
         specifier: workspace:^0.1.0
         version: link:../validation
+      drizzle-orm:
+        specifier: ^0.45.1
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.5.0)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.15.3)(pg@8.16.3)
       semver-parser:
         specifier: ^4.1.8
         version: 4.1.8
@@ -1361,6 +1382,9 @@ importers:
       '@homarr/db':
         specifier: workspace:^0.1.0
         version: link:../db
+      drizzle-orm:
+        specifier: ^0.45.1
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.5.0)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.15.3)(pg@8.16.3)
     devDependencies:
       '@homarr/eslint-config':
         specifier: workspace:^0.2.0
@@ -1688,6 +1712,9 @@ importers:
       adm-zip:
         specifier: 0.5.16
         version: 0.5.16
+      drizzle-orm:
+        specifier: ^0.45.1
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.5.0)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.15.3)(pg@8.16.3)
       next:
         specifier: 16.0.10
         version: 16.0.10(@babel/core@7.28.5)(babel-plugin-react-compiler@1.0.0)(react-dom@19.2.3(react@19.2.3))(react@19.2.3)(sass@1.96.0)
@@ -1842,6 +1869,9 @@ importers:
       dayjs:
         specifier: ^1.11.19
         version: 1.11.19
+      drizzle-orm:
+        specifier: ^0.45.1
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.5.0)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.15.3)(pg@8.16.3)
       octokit:
         specifier: ^5.0.5
         version: 5.0.5
@@ -2287,6 +2317,9 @@ importers:
       dayjs:
         specifier: ^1.11.19
         version: 1.11.19
+      drizzle-orm:
+        specifier: ^0.45.1
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.5.0)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.15.3)(pg@8.16.3)
       mantine-form-zod-resolver:
         specifier: ^1.3.0
         version: 1.3.0(@mantine/form@8.3.10(react@19.2.3))(zod@4.2.1)