diff --git a/src/Ellie/Db/EllieContext.cs b/src/Ellie/Db/EllieContext.cs
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+#nullable disable
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Ellie.Db.Models;
+using Ellie.Services.Database.Models;
+
+namespace Ellie.Services.Database;
+
+public abstract class EllieContext : DbContext
+{
+    public DbSet<GuildConfig> GuildConfigs { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<Quote> Quotes { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<Reminder> Reminders { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<SelfAssignedRole> SelfAssignableRoles { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<MusicPlaylist> MusicPlaylists { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<EllieExpression> Expressions { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<CurrencyTransaction> CurrencyTransactions { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<WaifuUpdate> WaifuUpdates { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<WaifuItem> WaifuItem { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<Warning> Warnings { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<UserXpStats> UserXpStats { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<ClubInfo> Clubs { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<ClubBans> ClubBans { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<ClubApplicants> ClubApplicants { get; set; }
+
+
+    //logging
+    public DbSet<LogSetting> LogSettings { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<IgnoredVoicePresenceChannel> IgnoredVoicePresenceCHannels { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<IgnoredLogItem> IgnoredLogChannels { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<RotatingPlayingStatus> RotatingStatus { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<BlacklistEntry> Blacklist { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<AutoCommand> AutoCommands { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<RewardedUser> RewardedUsers { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<PlantedCurrency> PlantedCurrency { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<BanTemplate> BanTemplates { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<DiscordPermOverride> DiscordPermOverrides { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<DiscordUser> DiscordUser { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<MusicPlayerSettings> MusicPlayerSettings { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<Repeater> Repeaters { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<Poll> Poll { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<WaifuInfo> WaifuInfo { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<ImageOnlyChannel> ImageOnlyChannels { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<NsfwBlacklistedTag> NsfwBlacklistedTags { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<AutoTranslateChannel> AutoTranslateChannels { get; set; }
+    public DbSet<AutoTranslateUser> AutoTranslateUsers { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<Permissionv2> Permissions { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<BankUser> BankUsers { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<ReactionRoleV2> ReactionRoles { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<PatronUser> Patrons { get; set; }
+
+    public DbSet<PatronQuota> PatronQuotas { get; set; }
+    
+    public DbSet<StreamOnlineMessage> StreamOnlineMessages { get; set; }
+
+
+    #region Mandatory Provider-Specific Values
+
+    protected abstract string CurrencyTransactionOtherIdDefaultValue { get; }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+    {
+        #region QUOTES
+
+        var quoteEntity = modelBuilder.Entity<Quote>();
+        quoteEntity.HasIndex(x => x.GuildId);
+        quoteEntity.HasIndex(x => x.Keyword);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region GuildConfig
+
+        var configEntity = modelBuilder.Entity<GuildConfig>();
+        configEntity.HasIndex(c => c.GuildId)
+                    .IsUnique();
+
+        configEntity.Property(x => x.VerboseErrors)
+                    .HasDefaultValue(true);
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<AntiSpamSetting>().HasOne(x => x.GuildConfig).WithOne(x => x.AntiSpamSetting);
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<AntiRaidSetting>().HasOne(x => x.GuildConfig).WithOne(x => x.AntiRaidSetting);
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<GuildConfig>()
+                    .HasOne(x => x.AntiAltSetting)
+                    .WithOne()
+                    .HasForeignKey<AntiAltSetting>(x => x.GuildConfigId)
+                    .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<FeedSub>()
+                    .HasAlternateKey(x => new
+                    {
+                        x.GuildConfigId,
+                        x.Url
+                    });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<PlantedCurrency>().HasIndex(x => x.MessageId).IsUnique();
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<PlantedCurrency>().HasIndex(x => x.ChannelId);
+
+        configEntity.HasIndex(x => x.WarnExpireHours).IsUnique(false);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region streamrole
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<StreamRoleSettings>().HasOne(x => x.GuildConfig).WithOne(x => x.StreamRole);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Self Assignable Roles
+
+        var selfassignableRolesEntity = modelBuilder.Entity<SelfAssignedRole>();
+
+        selfassignableRolesEntity.HasIndex(s => new
+                                 {
+                                     s.GuildId,
+                                     s.RoleId
+                                 })
+                                 .IsUnique();
+
+        selfassignableRolesEntity.Property(x => x.Group).HasDefaultValue(0);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region MusicPlaylists
+
+        var musicPlaylistEntity = modelBuilder.Entity<MusicPlaylist>();
+
+        musicPlaylistEntity.HasMany(p => p.Songs).WithOne().OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Waifus
+
+        var wi = modelBuilder.Entity<WaifuInfo>();
+        wi.HasOne(x => x.Waifu).WithOne();
+
+        wi.HasIndex(x => x.Price);
+        wi.HasIndex(x => x.ClaimerId);
+        // wi.HasMany(x => x.Items)
+        //     .WithOne()
+        //     .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region DiscordUser
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<DiscordUser>(du =>
+        {
+            du.Property(x => x.IsClubAdmin)
+              .HasDefaultValue(false);
+
+            du.Property(x => x.NotifyOnLevelUp)
+              .HasDefaultValue(XpNotificationLocation.None);
+
+            du.Property(x => x.TotalXp)
+              .HasDefaultValue(0);
+
+            du.Property(x => x.CurrencyAmount)
+              .HasDefaultValue(0);
+
+            du.HasAlternateKey(w => w.UserId);
+            du.HasOne(x => x.Club)
+              .WithMany(x => x.Members)
+              .IsRequired(false)
+              .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.NoAction);
+
+            du.HasIndex(x => x.TotalXp);
+            du.HasIndex(x => x.CurrencyAmount);
+            du.HasIndex(x => x.UserId);
+        });
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Warnings
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<Warning>(warn =>
+        {
+            warn.HasIndex(x => x.GuildId);
+            warn.HasIndex(x => x.UserId);
+            warn.HasIndex(x => x.DateAdded);
+            warn.Property(x => x.Weight).HasDefaultValue(1);
+        });
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region XpStats
+
+        var xps = modelBuilder.Entity<UserXpStats>();
+        xps.HasIndex(x => new
+           {
+               x.UserId,
+               x.GuildId
+           })
+           .IsUnique();
+
+        xps.HasIndex(x => x.UserId);
+        xps.HasIndex(x => x.GuildId);
+        xps.HasIndex(x => x.Xp);
+        xps.HasIndex(x => x.AwardedXp);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region XpSettings
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<XpSettings>().HasOne(x => x.GuildConfig).WithOne(x => x.XpSettings);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region XpRoleReward
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<XpRoleReward>()
+                    .HasIndex(x => new
+                    {
+                        x.XpSettingsId,
+                        x.Level
+                    })
+                    .IsUnique();
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Club
+
+        var ci = modelBuilder.Entity<ClubInfo>();
+        ci.HasOne(x => x.Owner)
+          .WithOne()
+          .HasForeignKey<ClubInfo>(x => x.OwnerId)
+          .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.SetNull);
+
+        ci.HasAlternateKey(x => new
+        {
+            x.Name
+        });
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region ClubManytoMany
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ClubApplicants>()
+                    .HasKey(t => new
+                    {
+                        t.ClubId,
+                        t.UserId
+                    });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ClubApplicants>()
+                    .HasOne(pt => pt.User)
+                    .WithMany();
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ClubApplicants>()
+                    .HasOne(pt => pt.Club)
+                    .WithMany(x => x.Applicants);
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ClubBans>()
+                    .HasKey(t => new
+                    {
+                        t.ClubId,
+                        t.UserId
+                    });
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ClubBans>()
+                    .HasOne(pt => pt.User)
+                    .WithMany();
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ClubBans>()
+                    .HasOne(pt => pt.Club)
+                    .WithMany(x => x.Bans);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Polls
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<Poll>().HasIndex(x => x.GuildId).IsUnique();
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region CurrencyTransactions
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<CurrencyTransaction>(e =>
+        {
+            e.HasIndex(x => x.UserId)
+             .IsUnique(false);
+
+            e.Property(x => x.OtherId)
+             .HasDefaultValueSql(CurrencyTransactionOtherIdDefaultValue);
+
+            e.Property(x => x.Type)
+             .IsRequired();
+
+            e.Property(x => x.Extra)
+             .IsRequired();
+        });
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Reminders
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<Reminder>().HasIndex(x => x.When);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region GroupName
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<GroupName>()
+                    .HasIndex(x => new
+                    {
+                        x.GuildConfigId,
+                        x.Number
+                    })
+                    .IsUnique();
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<GroupName>()
+                    .HasOne(x => x.GuildConfig)
+                    .WithMany(x => x.SelfAssignableRoleGroupNames)
+                    .IsRequired();
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region BanTemplate
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<BanTemplate>().HasIndex(x => x.GuildId).IsUnique();
+        modelBuilder.Entity<BanTemplate>()
+            .Property(x => x.PruneDays)
+            .HasDefaultValue(null)
+            .IsRequired(false);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Perm Override
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<DiscordPermOverride>()
+                    .HasIndex(x => new
+                    {
+                        x.GuildId,
+                        x.Command
+                    })
+                    .IsUnique();
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Music
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<MusicPlayerSettings>().HasIndex(x => x.GuildId).IsUnique();
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<MusicPlayerSettings>().Property(x => x.Volume).HasDefaultValue(100);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Reaction roles
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ReactionRoleV2>(rr2 =>
+        {
+            rr2.HasIndex(x => x.GuildId)
+               .IsUnique(false);
+
+            rr2.HasIndex(x => new
+               {
+                   x.MessageId,
+                   x.Emote
+               })
+               .IsUnique();
+        });
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region LogSettings
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<LogSetting>(ls => ls.HasIndex(x => x.GuildId).IsUnique());
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<LogSetting>(ls => ls
+                                              .HasMany(x => x.LogIgnores)
+                                              .WithOne(x => x.LogSetting)
+                                              .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade));
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<IgnoredLogItem>(ili => ili
+                                                   .HasIndex(x => new
+                                                   {
+                                                       x.LogSettingId,
+                                                       x.LogItemId,
+                                                       x.ItemType
+                                                   })
+                                                   .IsUnique());
+
+        #endregion
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ImageOnlyChannel>(ioc => ioc.HasIndex(x => x.ChannelId).IsUnique());
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<NsfwBlacklistedTag>(nbt => nbt.HasIndex(x => x.GuildId).IsUnique(false));
+
+        var atch = modelBuilder.Entity<AutoTranslateChannel>();
+        atch.HasIndex(x => x.GuildId).IsUnique(false);
+
+        atch.HasIndex(x => x.ChannelId).IsUnique();
+
+        atch.HasMany(x => x.Users).WithOne(x => x.Channel).OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade);
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<AutoTranslateUser>(atu => atu.HasAlternateKey(x => new
+        {
+            x.ChannelId,
+            x.UserId
+        }));
+
+        #region BANK
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<BankUser>(bu => bu.HasIndex(x => x.UserId).IsUnique());
+
+        #endregion
+
+
+        #region Patron
+
+        // currency rewards
+        var pr = modelBuilder.Entity<RewardedUser>();
+        pr.HasIndex(x => x.PlatformUserId).IsUnique();
+
+        // patrons
+        // patrons are not identified by their user id, but by their platform user id
+        // as multiple accounts (even maybe on different platforms) could have
+        // the same account connected to them
+        modelBuilder.Entity<PatronUser>(pu =>
+        {
+            pu.HasIndex(x => x.UniquePlatformUserId).IsUnique();
+            pu.HasKey(x => x.UserId);
+        });
+
+        // quotes are per user id
+        modelBuilder.Entity<PatronQuota>(pq =>
+        {
+            pq.HasIndex(x => x.UserId).IsUnique(false);
+            pq.HasKey(x => new
+            {
+                x.UserId,
+                x.FeatureType,
+                x.Feature
+            });
+        });
+
+        #endregion
+ 
+        #region Xp Item Shop
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<XpShopOwnedItem>(
+            x =>
+            {
+                // user can own only one of each item
+                x.HasIndex(model => new
+                    {
+                        model.UserId,
+                        model.ItemType,
+                        model.ItemKey
+                    })
+                    .IsUnique();
+            });
+
+        #endregion
+        
+        #region AutoPublish
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<AutoPublishChannel>(apc => apc
+            .HasIndex(x => x.GuildId)
+            .IsUnique());
+
+        #endregion
+        
+        #region GamblingStats
+
+        modelBuilder.Entity<GamblingStats>(gs => gs
+            .HasIndex(x => x.Feature)
+            .IsUnique());
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+
+// #if DEBUG
+//     private static readonly ILoggerFactory _debugLoggerFactory = LoggerFactory.Create(x => x.AddConsole());
+//
+//     protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
+//         => optionsBuilder.UseLoggerFactory(_debugLoggerFactory);
+// #endif
+}
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diff --git a/src/Ellie/Db/EllieDbService.cs b/src/Ellie/Db/EllieDbService.cs
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+using LinqToDB.Common;
+using LinqToDB.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace Ellie.Services.Database;
+
+public class EllieDbService : DbService
+{
+    private readonly IBotCredsProvider _creds;
+
+    // these are props because creds can change at runtime
+    private string DbType => _creds.GetCreds().Db.Type.ToLowerInvariant().Trim();
+    private string ConnString => _creds.GetCreds().Db.ConnectionString;
+    
+    public EllieDbService(IBotCredsProvider creds)
+    {
+        LinqToDBForEFTools.Initialize();
+        Configuration.Linq.DisableQueryCache = true;
+
+        _creds = creds;
+    }
+
+    public override async Task SetupAsync()
+    {
+        var dbType = DbType;
+        var connString = ConnString;
+
+        await using var context = CreateRawDbContext(dbType, connString);
+        
+        // make sure sqlite db is in wal journal mode
+        if (context is SqliteContext)
+        {
+            await context.Database.ExecuteSqlRawAsync("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL");
+        }
+        
+        await context.Database.MigrateAsync();
+    }
+
+    public override EllieContext CreateRawDbContext(string dbType, string connString)
+    {
+        switch (dbType)
+        {
+            case "postgresql":
+            case "postgres":
+            case "pgsql":
+                return new PostgreSqlContext(connString);
+            case "mysql":
+                return new MysqlContext(connString);
+            case "sqlite":
+                return new SqliteContext(connString);
+            default:
+                throw new NotSupportedException($"The database provide type of '{dbType}' is not supported.");
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private EllieContext GetDbContextInternal()
+    {
+        var dbType = DbType;
+        var connString = ConnString;
+
+        var context = CreateRawDbContext(dbType, connString);
+        if (context is SqliteContext)
+        {
+            var conn = context.Database.GetDbConnection();
+            conn.Open();
+            using var com = conn.CreateCommand();
+            com.CommandText = "PRAGMA synchronous=OFF";
+            com.ExecuteNonQuery();
+        }
+
+        return context;
+    }
+
+    public override EllieContext GetDbContext()
+        => GetDbContextInternal();
+}
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diff --git a/src/Ellie/Db/MysqlContext.cs b/src/Ellie/Db/MysqlContext.cs
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+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Ellie.Db.Models;
+
+namespace Ellie.Services.Database;
+
+public sealed class MysqlContext : EllieContext
+{
+    private readonly string _connStr;
+    private readonly string _version;
+
+    protected override string CurrencyTransactionOtherIdDefaultValue
+        => "NULL";
+
+    public MysqlContext(string connStr = "Server=localhost", string version = "8.0")
+    {
+        _connStr = connStr;
+        _version = version;
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
+    {
+        base.OnConfiguring(optionsBuilder);
+        optionsBuilder
+            .UseLowerCaseNamingConvention()
+            .UseMySql(_connStr, ServerVersion.Parse(_version));
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+    {
+        base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);
+        
+        // mysql is case insensitive by default
+        // we can set binary collation to change that
+        modelBuilder.Entity<ClubInfo>()
+                    .Property(x => x.Name)
+                    .UseCollation("utf8mb4_bin");
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Ellie/Db/PostgreSqlContext.cs b/src/Ellie/Db/PostgreSqlContext.cs
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+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace Ellie.Services.Database;
+
+public sealed class PostgreSqlContext : EllieContext
+{
+    private readonly string _connStr;
+
+    protected override string CurrencyTransactionOtherIdDefaultValue
+        => "NULL";
+
+    public PostgreSqlContext(string connStr = "Host=localhost")
+    {
+        _connStr = connStr;
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
+    {
+        AppContext.SetSwitch("Npgsql.EnableLegacyTimestampBehavior", true);
+        
+        base.OnConfiguring(optionsBuilder);
+        optionsBuilder
+            .UseLowerCaseNamingConvention()
+            .UseNpgsql(_connStr);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Ellie/Db/SqliteContext.cs b/src/Ellie/Db/SqliteContext.cs
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+using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace Ellie.Services.Database;
+
+public sealed class SqliteContext : EllieContext
+{
+    private readonly string _connectionString;
+
+    protected override string CurrencyTransactionOtherIdDefaultValue
+        => "NULL";
+
+    public SqliteContext(string connectionString = "Data Source=data/Ellie.db", int commandTimeout = 60)
+    {
+        _connectionString = connectionString;
+        Database.SetCommandTimeout(commandTimeout);
+    }
+
+    protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
+    {
+        base.OnConfiguring(optionsBuilder);
+        var builder = new SqliteConnectionStringBuilder(_connectionString);
+        builder.DataSource = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, builder.DataSource);
+        optionsBuilder.UseSqlite(builder.ToString());
+    }
+}
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