diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7b30cd1..fbeca5e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@ go.work.sum
 *.tmp
 
 # Raw AS data (we only commit the gzipped version)
-pkg/asinfo/asdata.json
\ No newline at end of file
+pkg/asinfo/asdata.json
+
+# Debug output files
+out
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/database/database.go b/internal/database/database.go
index 7450210..ad315c8 100644
--- a/internal/database/database.go
+++ b/internal/database/database.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package database
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	_ "embed"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
@@ -14,113 +15,10 @@ import (
 	_ "modernc.org/sqlite" // Pure Go SQLite driver
 )
 
-const (
-	dirPermissions = 0750 // rwxr-x---
-	dbSchema       = `
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS asns (
-	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-	number INTEGER UNIQUE NOT NULL,
-	first_seen DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	last_seen DATETIME NOT NULL
-);
+//go:embed schema.sql
+var dbSchema string
 
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS prefixes (
-	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-	prefix TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
-	ip_version INTEGER NOT NULL, -- 4 for IPv4, 6 for IPv6
-	first_seen DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	last_seen DATETIME NOT NULL
-);
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS announcements (
-	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-	prefix_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-	asn_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-	origin_asn_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-	path TEXT NOT NULL,
-	next_hop TEXT,
-	timestamp DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	is_withdrawal BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
-	FOREIGN KEY (prefix_id) REFERENCES prefixes(id),
-	FOREIGN KEY (asn_id) REFERENCES asns(id),
-	FOREIGN KEY (origin_asn_id) REFERENCES asns(id)
-);
-
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS asn_peerings (
-	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-	from_asn_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-	to_asn_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-	first_seen DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	last_seen DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	FOREIGN KEY (from_asn_id) REFERENCES asns(id),
-	FOREIGN KEY (to_asn_id) REFERENCES asns(id),
-	UNIQUE(from_asn_id, to_asn_id)
-);
-
--- BGP peers that send us messages
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS bgp_peers (
-	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-	peer_ip TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
-	peer_asn INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	first_seen DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	last_seen DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	last_message_type TEXT
-);
-
--- Live routing table: current state of announced routes
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS live_routes (
-	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-	prefix_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-	origin_asn_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-	peer_asn INTEGER NOT NULL,
-	next_hop TEXT,
-	announced_at DATETIME NOT NULL,
-	withdrawn_at DATETIME,
-	FOREIGN KEY (prefix_id) REFERENCES prefixes(id),
-	FOREIGN KEY (origin_asn_id) REFERENCES asns(id),
-	UNIQUE(prefix_id, origin_asn_id, peer_asn)
-);
-
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_prefixes_ip_version ON prefixes(ip_version);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_prefixes_version_prefix ON prefixes(ip_version, prefix);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_announcements_timestamp ON announcements(timestamp);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_announcements_prefix_id ON announcements(prefix_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_announcements_asn_id ON announcements(asn_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_asn_peerings_from_asn ON asn_peerings(from_asn_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_asn_peerings_to_asn ON asn_peerings(to_asn_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_asn_peerings_lookup ON asn_peerings(from_asn_id, to_asn_id);
-
--- Indexes for live routes table
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_routes_active 
-	ON live_routes(prefix_id, origin_asn_id) 
-	WHERE withdrawn_at IS NULL;
-
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_routes_origin 
-	ON live_routes(origin_asn_id) 
-	WHERE withdrawn_at IS NULL;
-
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_routes_prefix 
-	ON live_routes(prefix_id) 
-	WHERE withdrawn_at IS NULL;
-
--- Critical index for the most common query pattern
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_routes_lookup
-	ON live_routes(prefix_id, origin_asn_id, peer_asn)
-	WHERE withdrawn_at IS NULL;
-
--- Index for withdrawal updates by prefix and peer
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_routes_withdraw
-	ON live_routes(prefix_id, peer_asn)
-	WHERE withdrawn_at IS NULL;
-
--- Additional indexes for prefixes table
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_prefixes_prefix ON prefixes(prefix);
-
--- Indexes for bgp_peers table
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_bgp_peers_asn ON bgp_peers(peer_asn);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_bgp_peers_last_seen ON bgp_peers(last_seen);
-`
-)
+const dirPermissions = 0750 // rwxr-x---
 
 // Database manages the SQLite database connection and operations.
 type Database struct {
diff --git a/internal/database/schema.sql b/internal/database/schema.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af3cc51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/database/schema.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS asns (
+	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+	number INTEGER UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+	first_seen DATETIME NOT NULL,
+	last_seen DATETIME NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS prefixes (
+	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+	prefix TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+	ip_version INTEGER NOT NULL, -- 4 for IPv4, 6 for IPv6
+	first_seen DATETIME NOT NULL,
+	last_seen DATETIME NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS announcements (
+	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+	prefix_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+	asn_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+	origin_asn_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+	path TEXT NOT NULL,
+	next_hop TEXT,
+	timestamp DATETIME NOT NULL,
+	is_withdrawal BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+	FOREIGN KEY (prefix_id) REFERENCES prefixes(id),
+	FOREIGN KEY (asn_id) REFERENCES asns(id),
+	FOREIGN KEY (origin_asn_id) REFERENCES asns(id)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS asn_peerings (
+	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+	from_asn_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+	to_asn_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+	first_seen DATETIME NOT NULL,
+	last_seen DATETIME NOT NULL,
+	FOREIGN KEY (from_asn_id) REFERENCES asns(id),
+	FOREIGN KEY (to_asn_id) REFERENCES asns(id),
+	UNIQUE(from_asn_id, to_asn_id)
+);
+
+-- BGP peers that send us messages
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS bgp_peers (
+	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+	peer_ip TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+	peer_asn INTEGER NOT NULL,
+	first_seen DATETIME NOT NULL,
+	last_seen DATETIME NOT NULL,
+	last_message_type TEXT
+);
+
+-- Live routing table: current state of announced routes
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS live_routes (
+	id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+	prefix_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+	origin_asn_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+	peer_asn INTEGER NOT NULL,
+	next_hop TEXT,
+	announced_at DATETIME NOT NULL,
+	withdrawn_at DATETIME,
+	FOREIGN KEY (prefix_id) REFERENCES prefixes(id),
+	FOREIGN KEY (origin_asn_id) REFERENCES asns(id),
+	UNIQUE(prefix_id, origin_asn_id, peer_asn)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_prefixes_ip_version ON prefixes(ip_version);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_prefixes_version_prefix ON prefixes(ip_version, prefix);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_announcements_timestamp ON announcements(timestamp);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_announcements_prefix_id ON announcements(prefix_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_announcements_asn_id ON announcements(asn_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_asn_peerings_from_asn ON asn_peerings(from_asn_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_asn_peerings_to_asn ON asn_peerings(to_asn_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_asn_peerings_lookup ON asn_peerings(from_asn_id, to_asn_id);
+
+-- Indexes for live routes table
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_routes_active 
+	ON live_routes(prefix_id, origin_asn_id) 
+	WHERE withdrawn_at IS NULL;
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_routes_origin 
+	ON live_routes(origin_asn_id) 
+	WHERE withdrawn_at IS NULL;
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_routes_prefix 
+	ON live_routes(prefix_id) 
+	WHERE withdrawn_at IS NULL;
+
+-- Critical index for the most common query pattern
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_routes_lookup
+	ON live_routes(prefix_id, origin_asn_id, peer_asn)
+	WHERE withdrawn_at IS NULL;
+
+-- Index for withdrawal updates by prefix and peer
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_routes_withdraw
+	ON live_routes(prefix_id, peer_asn)
+	WHERE withdrawn_at IS NULL;
+
+-- Additional indexes for prefixes table
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_prefixes_prefix ON prefixes(prefix);
+
+-- Indexes for bgp_peers table
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_bgp_peers_asn ON bgp_peers(peer_asn);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_bgp_peers_last_seen ON bgp_peers(last_seen);
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