diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 68a734d..5d76e0c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
+			<groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
+			<artifactId>h2</artifactId>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/uni_passau/fim/PADAS/group3/DataDash/model/LoadDummyDatabase.java b/src/main/java/de/uni_passau/fim/PADAS/group3/DataDash/model/LoadDummyDatabase.java
index 18d9085..ba3dd32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/uni_passau/fim/PADAS/group3/DataDash/model/LoadDummyDatabase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/uni_passau/fim/PADAS/group3/DataDash/model/LoadDummyDatabase.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class LoadDummyDatabase {
     
     private static final org.slf4j.Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoadDummyDatabase.class);
 
-    @Bean  
+    //@Bean  
     CommandLineRunner initDatabase(dataRepository repository, CategoryRepository categoryRepository) {
 
       
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 11b8d6e..defb9dd 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1 +1,14 @@
 spring.application.name=DataDash
+
+# Datasource configuration
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:h2:mem:studentcoursedb;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE
+spring.datasource.driverClassName=org.h2.Driver
+spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect
+spring.sql.init.mode=always
+spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=none
+
+# Uncomment for web console
+#spring.h2.console.enabled=true
+#spring.h2.console.path=/h2-console
+#spring.datasource.username=sa
+#spring.datasource.password=pwd
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/data.sql b/src/main/resources/data.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68993c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/data.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+-- Insert sample data into category
+INSERT INTO category (id, name) VALUES
+('123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174003', 'Business'),
+('123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174004', 'Education'),
+('123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174005', 'Sports'),
+('123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174006', 'Entertainment'),
+('123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174007', 'Art'),
+('123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000', 'Science'),
+('123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001', 'Technology'),
+('123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174002', 'Health');
+
+-- Insert sample data into dataset
+INSERT INTO dataset (date, raiting, upvotes, votes, categorie_id, id, abst, author, description, title, url, type) VALUES
+('2023-01-01', 4.5, 100, 120, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174100', 'Abstract 1', 'Author 1', 'Description 1', 'Title 1', 'http://example.com/1', 'API'),
+('2023-01-02', 4.7, 150, 170, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174101', 'Abstract 2', 'Author 2', 'Description 2', 'Title 2', 'http://example.com/2', 'DATASET'),
+('2023-01-03', 4.9, 200, 220, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174002', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174102', 'Abstract 3', 'Author 3', 'Description 3', 'Title 3', 'http://example.com/3', 'API'),
+('2023-01-04', 4.2, 80, 100, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174003', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174103', 'Abstract 4', 'Author 4', 'Description 4', 'Title 4', 'http://example.com/4', 'DATASET'),
+('2023-01-05', 4.6, 120, 140, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174004', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174104', 'Abstract 5', 'Author 5', 'Description 5', 'Title 5', 'http://example.com/5', 'API');
+-- Insert 10 more sample data into dataset
+INSERT INTO dataset (date, raiting, upvotes, votes, categorie_id, id, abst, author, description, title, url, type) VALUES
+('2023-01-06', 4.8, 180, 200, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174005', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174105', 'Abstract 6', 'Author 6', 'Description 6', 'Title 6', 'http://example.com/6', 'API'),
+('2023-01-07', 4.3, 90, 110, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174006', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174106', 'Abstract 7', 'Author 7', 'Description 7', 'Title 7', 'http://example.com/7', 'DATASET'),
+('2023-01-08', 4.7, 150, 170, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174007', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174107', 'Abstract 8', 'Author 8', 'Description 8', 'Title 8', 'http://example.com/8', 'API'),
+('2023-01-09', 4.9, 200, 220, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174108', 'Abstract 9', 'Author 9', 'Description 9', 'Title 9', 'http://example.com/9', 'DATASET'),
+('2023-01-10', 4.2, 80, 100, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174109', 'Abstract 10', 'Author 10', 'Description 10', 'Title 10', 'http://example.com/10', 'API'),
+('2023-11-11', 4.6, 120, 140, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174002', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174110', 'Abstract 11', 'Author 11', 'Description 11', 'Title 11', 'http://example.com/11', 'DATASET'),
+('2023-09-12', 4.8, 180, 200, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174003', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174111', 'Abstract 12', 'Author 12', 'Description 12', 'Title 12', 'http://example.com/12', 'API'),
+('2023-03-13', 4.3, 90, 110, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174004', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174112', 'Abstract 13', 'Author 13', 'Description 13', 'Title 13', 'http://example.com/13', 'DATASET'),
+('2021-01-14', 4.7, 150, 170, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174005', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174113', 'Abstract 14', 'Author 14', 'Description 14', 'Title 14', 'http://example.com/14', 'API'),
+('2024-01-15', 4.9, 200, 220, '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174006', '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174114', 'Abstract 15', 'Author 15', 'Description 15', 'Title 15', 'http://example.com/15', 'DATASET');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/schema.sql b/src/main/resources/schema.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb7c8b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/schema.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dataset;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS category;
+
+
+create table category (id uuid not null, name varchar(255), primary key (id));
+create table dataset (date date, raiting float(24) not null, upvotes integer not null, votes integer not null, categorie_id uuid, id uuid not null, abst varchar(255), author varchar(255), description varchar(255), title varchar(255), url varchar(255), type enum ('API','DATASET'), primary key (id));
+alter table if exists dataset add constraint FKq6qwq6u473f89h71s7rf97ruy foreign key (categorie_id) references category;