diff --git a/backend/database/core.ts b/backend/database/core.ts
index 26a95a84..874fa826 100644
--- a/backend/database/core.ts
+++ b/backend/database/core.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import { knex, Knex } from 'knex';
-import { getRandomString, getValueMapFromList } from 'utils';
-import { DatabaseBase, GetAllOptions, QueryFilter } from 'utils/db/types';
 import {
   CannotCommitError,
   DatabaseError,
@@ -16,6 +14,8 @@ import {
   SchemaMap,
   TargetField,
 } from '../../schemas/types';
+import { getRandomString, getValueMapFromList } from '../../utils';
+import { DatabaseBase, GetAllOptions, QueryFilter } from '../../utils/db/types';
 import { getDefaultMetaFieldValueMap, sqliteTypeMap, SYSTEM } from '../helpers';
 import { ColumnDiff, FieldValueMap, GetQueryBuilderOptions } from './types';
 
diff --git a/backend/database/manager.ts b/backend/database/manager.ts
index 8a9590c6..80519c79 100644
--- a/backend/database/manager.ts
+++ b/backend/database/manager.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { databaseMethodSet } from 'backend/helpers';
 import fs from 'fs/promises';
 import { DatabaseMethod } from 'utils/db/types';
 import { getSchemas } from '../../schemas';
+import { databaseMethodSet } from '../helpers';
 import patches from '../patches';
 import DatabaseCore from './core';
 import { runPatches } from './runPatch';
diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index 3c666bfa..39ee7b9a 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import registerAutoUpdaterListeners from './main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners';
 import registerIpcMainActionListeners from './main/registerIpcMainActionListeners';
 import registerIpcMainMessageListeners from './main/registerIpcMainMessageListeners';
 import registerProcessListeners from './main/registerProcessListeners';
-import { IPC_CHANNELS } from './src/messages';
+import { IPC_CHANNELS } from './utils/messages';
 
 export class Main {
   title: string = 'Frappe Books';
diff --git a/main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners.ts b/main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners.ts
index a334656f..4137c970 100644
--- a/main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners.ts
+++ b/main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { autoUpdater, UpdateInfo } from 'electron-updater';
 import { Main } from '../main';
-import { IPC_CHANNELS } from '../src/messages';
+import { IPC_CHANNELS } from '../utils/messages';
 
 export default function registerAutoUpdaterListeners(main: Main) {
   autoUpdater.autoDownload = false;
diff --git a/main/registerIpcMainActionListeners.ts b/main/registerIpcMainActionListeners.ts
index 5260800d..4b06857c 100644
--- a/main/registerIpcMainActionListeners.ts
+++ b/main/registerIpcMainActionListeners.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import { app, dialog, ipcMain } from 'electron';
 import { autoUpdater } from 'electron-updater';
 import fs from 'fs/promises';
 import path from 'path';
+import databaseManager from '../backend/database/manager';
 import { Main } from '../main';
 import { getUrlAndTokenString, sendError } from '../src/contactMothership';
 import { getLanguageMap } from '../src/getLanguageMap';
-import { IPC_ACTIONS } from '../src/messages';
 import saveHtmlAsPdf from '../src/saveHtmlAsPdf';
+import { DatabaseMethod } from '../utils/db/types';
+import { IPC_ACTIONS } from '../utils/messages';
 import { getMainWindowSize } from './helpers';
 
 export default function registerIpcMainActionListeners(main: Main) {
@@ -116,4 +118,29 @@ export default function registerIpcMainActionListeners(main: Main) {
   ipcMain.handle(IPC_ACTIONS.GET_VERSION, (_) => {
     return app.getVersion();
   });
+
+  /**
+   * Database Related Actions
+   */
+
+  ipcMain.handle(
+    IPC_ACTIONS.DB_CREATE,
+    async (_, dbPath: string, countryCode?: string) => {
+      return databaseManager.createNewDatabase(dbPath, countryCode);
+    }
+  );
+
+  ipcMain.handle(
+    IPC_ACTIONS.DB_CONNECT,
+    async (_, dbPath: string, countryCode?: string) => {
+      return databaseManager.createNewDatabase(dbPath, countryCode);
+    }
+  );
+
+  ipcMain.handle(
+    IPC_ACTIONS.DB_CALL,
+    async (_, method: DatabaseMethod, ...args: unknown[]) => {
+      return databaseManager.call(method, ...args);
+    }
+  );
 }
diff --git a/main/registerIpcMainMessageListeners.ts b/main/registerIpcMainMessageListeners.ts
index b178edb7..aa5da057 100644
--- a/main/registerIpcMainMessageListeners.ts
+++ b/main/registerIpcMainMessageListeners.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ipcMain, Menu, shell } from 'electron';
 import { autoUpdater } from 'electron-updater';
 import { Main } from '../main';
-import { IPC_MESSAGES } from '../src/messages';
+import { IPC_MESSAGES } from '../utils/messages';
 
 export default function registerIpcMainMessageListeners(main: Main) {
   ipcMain.on(IPC_MESSAGES.OPEN_MENU, (event) => {
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index c8350880..285cbbf2 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {
   postSetup,
   purgeCache,
 } from '@/initialization';
-import { IPC_ACTIONS, IPC_MESSAGES } from '@/messages';
+import { IPC_ACTIONS, IPC_MESSAGES } from 'utils/messages';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import frappe from 'frappe';
 import fs from 'fs/promises';
diff --git a/src/components/Controls/AttachImage.vue b/src/components/Controls/AttachImage.vue
index f25210cb..d3b14237 100644
--- a/src/components/Controls/AttachImage.vue
+++ b/src/components/Controls/AttachImage.vue
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 import frappe from 'frappe';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import Base from './Base';
-import { IPC_ACTIONS } from '@/messages';
+import { IPC_ACTIONS } from 'utils/messages';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 
diff --git a/src/components/HowTo.vue b/src/components/HowTo.vue
index 749a3d55..131767c8 100644
--- a/src/components/HowTo.vue
+++ b/src/components/HowTo.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   </button>
 </template>
 <script>
-import { IPC_MESSAGES } from '@/messages';
+import { IPC_MESSAGES } from 'utils/messages';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import FeatherIcon from './FeatherIcon.vue';
 
diff --git a/src/components/WindowsTitleBar.vue b/src/components/WindowsTitleBar.vue
index 7b4fa384..0a0c1c10 100644
--- a/src/components/WindowsTitleBar.vue
+++ b/src/components/WindowsTitleBar.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 <script>
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import { runWindowAction } from '@/utils';
-import { IPC_MESSAGES } from '@/messages';
+import { IPC_MESSAGES } from 'utils/messages';
 
 export default {
   name: 'WindowsTitleBar',
diff --git a/src/errorHandling.ts b/src/errorHandling.ts
index 769f586a..8bf1075e 100644
--- a/src/errorHandling.ts
+++ b/src/errorHandling.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import {
   MandatoryError,
   ValidationError,
 } from 'frappe/utils/errors';
+import { IPC_ACTIONS, IPC_MESSAGES } from 'utils/messages';
 import config, { ConfigKeys, TelemetrySetting } from './config';
-import { IPC_ACTIONS, IPC_MESSAGES } from './messages';
 import telemetry from './telemetry/telemetry';
 import { showMessageDialog, showToast } from './utils';
 
diff --git a/src/initialization.js b/src/initialization.js
index 9c2213f3..13d77cb1 100644
--- a/src/initialization.js
+++ b/src/initialization.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import SQLiteDatabase from 'frappe/backends/sqlite';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import regionalModelUpdates from '../models/regionalModelUpdates';
 import postStart, { setCurrencySymbols } from '../server/postStart';
-import { DB_CONN_FAILURE } from './messages';
+import { DB_CONN_FAILURE } from '../utils/messages';
 import runMigrate from './migrate';
 import { getId } from './telemetry/helpers';
 import telemetry from './telemetry/telemetry';
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 33bb2f59..6e564444 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import frappe from 'frappe';
 import { createApp } from 'vue';
-import { getBuiltTestSchemaMap } from '../backend/database/tests/helpers';
-import { getSchemas } from '../schemas';
 import App from './App';
 import FeatherIcon from './components/FeatherIcon';
 import config, { ConfigKeys } from './config';
@@ -104,5 +102,3 @@ import { setLanguageMap, stringifyCircular } from './utils';
   });
 })();
 
-window.gs = getSchemas;
-window.gst = getBuiltTestSchemaMap;
diff --git a/src/messages.js b/src/messages.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ed82cb7b..00000000
--- a/src/messages.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-// ipcRenderer.send(...)
-export const IPC_MESSAGES = {
-  OPEN_MENU: 'open-menu',
-  OPEN_SETTINGS: 'open-settings',
-  OPEN_EXTERNAL: 'open-external',
-  SHOW_ITEM_IN_FOLDER: 'show-item-in-folder',
-  RELOAD_MAIN_WINDOW: 'reload-main-window',
-  RESIZE_MAIN_WINDOW: 'resize-main-window',
-  CLOSE_CURRENT_WINDOW: 'close-current-window',
-  MINIMIZE_CURRENT_WINDOW: 'minimize-current-window',
-  DOWNLOAD_UPDATE: 'download-update',
-  INSTALL_UPDATE: 'install-update',
-};
-
-// ipcRenderer.invoke(...)
-export const IPC_ACTIONS = {
-  TOGGLE_MAXIMIZE_CURRENT_WINDOW: 'toggle-maximize-current-window',
-  GET_OPEN_FILEPATH: 'open-dialog',
-  GET_SAVE_FILEPATH: 'save-dialog',
-  GET_DIALOG_RESPONSE: 'show-message-box',
-  GET_PRIMARY_DISPLAY_SIZE: 'get-primary-display-size',
-  SAVE_HTML_AS_PDF: 'save-html-as-pdf',
-  SAVE_DATA: 'save-data',
-  SHOW_ERROR: 'show-error',
-  SEND_ERROR: 'send-error',
-  GET_LANGUAGE_MAP: 'get-language-map',
-  CHECK_FOR_UPDATES: 'check-for-updates',
-  GET_FILE: 'get-file',
-  GET_CREDS: 'get-creds',
-  GET_VERSION: 'get-version',
-};
-
-// ipcMain.send(...)
-export const IPC_CHANNELS = {
-  STORE_ON_WINDOW: 'store-on-window',
-  CHECKING_FOR_UPDATE: 'checking-for-update',
-  UPDATE_AVAILABLE: 'update-available',
-  UPDATE_NOT_AVAILABLE: 'update-not-available',
-  UPDATE_DOWNLOADED: 'update-downloaded',
-  UPDATE_ERROR: 'update-error',
-};
-
-export const DB_CONN_FAILURE = {
-  INVALID_FILE: 'invalid-file',
-  CANT_OPEN: 'cant-open',
-  CANT_CONNECT: 'cant-connect',
-};
diff --git a/src/pages/DataImport.vue b/src/pages/DataImport.vue
index 03a22816..393548a4 100644
--- a/src/pages/DataImport.vue
+++ b/src/pages/DataImport.vue
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ import FeatherIcon from '@/components/FeatherIcon.vue';
 import HowTo from '@/components/HowTo.vue';
 import PageHeader from '@/components/PageHeader.vue';
 import { importable, Importer } from '@/dataImport';
-import { IPC_ACTIONS } from '@/messages';
+import { IPC_ACTIONS } from 'utils/messages';
 import { getSavePath, saveData, showMessageDialog } from '@/utils';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import frappe from 'frappe';
diff --git a/src/pages/DatabaseSelector.vue b/src/pages/DatabaseSelector.vue
index a00b0226..058f0abc 100644
--- a/src/pages/DatabaseSelector.vue
+++ b/src/pages/DatabaseSelector.vue
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 import { showErrorDialog } from '../errorHandling';
-import { DB_CONN_FAILURE, IPC_ACTIONS } from '../messages';
+import { DB_CONN_FAILURE, IPC_ACTIONS } from '../../utils/messages';
 
 export default {
   name: 'DatabaseSelector',
diff --git a/src/pages/GetStarted.vue b/src/pages/GetStarted.vue
index 495945c2..167e2da1 100644
--- a/src/pages/GetStarted.vue
+++ b/src/pages/GetStarted.vue
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 import Button from '@/components/Button';
 import Icon from '@/components/Icon';
 import PageHeader from '@/components/PageHeader';
-import { IPC_MESSAGES } from '@/messages';
+import { IPC_MESSAGES } from 'utils/messages';
 import { openSettings, routeTo } from '@/utils';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import frappe, { t } from 'frappe';
diff --git a/src/pages/PrintView/PrintView.vue b/src/pages/PrintView/PrintView.vue
index eec4f7bb..c3bf8093 100644
--- a/src/pages/PrintView/PrintView.vue
+++ b/src/pages/PrintView/PrintView.vue
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import Button from '@/components/Button';
 import PageHeader from '@/components/PageHeader';
 import SearchBar from '@/components/SearchBar';
 import TwoColumnForm from '@/components/TwoColumnForm';
-import { IPC_ACTIONS } from '@/messages';
+import { IPC_ACTIONS } from 'utils/messages';
 import telemetry from '@/telemetry/telemetry';
 import { Verb } from '@/telemetry/types';
 import { makePDF } from '@/utils';
diff --git a/src/pages/Settings/Settings.vue b/src/pages/Settings/Settings.vue
index 6d1c4481..07a39a12 100644
--- a/src/pages/Settings/Settings.vue
+++ b/src/pages/Settings/Settings.vue
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ import { callInitializeMoneyMaker } from '../../utils';
 import { showToast } from '../../utils';
 import { h, markRaw } from 'vue';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
-import { IPC_MESSAGES } from '@/messages';
+import { IPC_MESSAGES } from 'utils/messages';
 
 export default {
   name: 'Settings',
diff --git a/src/pages/Settings/TabInvoice.vue b/src/pages/Settings/TabInvoice.vue
index ef882499..02a89a35 100644
--- a/src/pages/Settings/TabInvoice.vue
+++ b/src/pages/Settings/TabInvoice.vue
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import frappe from 'frappe';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import TwoColumnForm from '@/components/TwoColumnForm';
 import FormControl from '@/components/Controls/FormControl';
-import { IPC_ACTIONS } from '@/messages';
+import { IPC_ACTIONS } from 'utils/messages';
 
 export default {
   name: 'TabInvoice',
diff --git a/src/pages/SetupWizard/SetupWizard.vue b/src/pages/SetupWizard/SetupWizard.vue
index bfa87108..650951c6 100644
--- a/src/pages/SetupWizard/SetupWizard.vue
+++ b/src/pages/SetupWizard/SetupWizard.vue
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ import Popover from '@/components/Popover';
 import TwoColumnForm from '@/components/TwoColumnForm';
 import config from '@/config';
 import { connectToLocalDatabase, purgeCache } from '@/initialization';
-import { IPC_MESSAGES } from '@/messages';
+import { IPC_MESSAGES } from 'utils/messages';
 import { setLanguageMap, showMessageDialog } from '@/utils';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import frappe from 'frappe';
diff --git a/src/renderer/registerIpcRendererListeners.ts b/src/renderer/registerIpcRendererListeners.ts
index 1987b14b..10171ad0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/registerIpcRendererListeners.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/registerIpcRendererListeners.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { handleError } from '@/errorHandling';
-import { IPC_CHANNELS, IPC_MESSAGES } from '@/messages';
+import { IPC_CHANNELS, IPC_MESSAGES } from 'utils/messages';
 import telemetry from '@/telemetry/telemetry';
 import { showToast } from '@/utils';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
diff --git a/src/telemetry/helpers.ts b/src/telemetry/helpers.ts
index 6fb8dd1a..0f16487f 100644
--- a/src/telemetry/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/telemetry/helpers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import config, { ConfigFile, ConfigKeys, TelemetrySetting } from '@/config';
-import { IPC_ACTIONS } from '@/messages';
+import { IPC_ACTIONS } from 'utils/messages';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import frappe, { t } from 'frappe';
 import { DoctypeName } from '../../models/types';
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index af2a1587..e23947f4 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import frappe, { t } from 'frappe';
 import { isPesa } from 'frappe/utils';
 import { DEFAULT_LANGUAGE } from 'frappe/utils/consts';
 import { setLanguageMapOnTranslationString } from 'frappe/utils/translation';
+import { IPC_ACTIONS, IPC_MESSAGES } from 'utils/messages';
 import { createApp, h } from 'vue';
 import config from './config';
 import { handleErrorWithDialog } from './errorHandling';
 import { languageCodeMap } from './languageCodeMap';
-import { IPC_ACTIONS, IPC_MESSAGES } from './messages';
 
 export async function showMessageDialog({
   message,
diff --git a/utils/messages.ts b/utils/messages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3745872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/messages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// ipcRenderer.send(...)
+export enum IPC_MESSAGES {
+  OPEN_MENU = 'open-menu',
+  OPEN_SETTINGS = 'open-settings',
+  OPEN_EXTERNAL = 'open-external',
+  SHOW_ITEM_IN_FOLDER = 'show-item-in-folder',
+  RELOAD_MAIN_WINDOW = 'reload-main-window',
+  RESIZE_MAIN_WINDOW = 'resize-main-window',
+  CLOSE_CURRENT_WINDOW = 'close-current-window',
+  MINIMIZE_CURRENT_WINDOW = 'minimize-current-window',
+  DOWNLOAD_UPDATE = 'download-update',
+  INSTALL_UPDATE = 'install-update',
+}
+
+// ipcRenderer.invoke(...)
+export enum IPC_ACTIONS {
+  TOGGLE_MAXIMIZE_CURRENT_WINDOW = 'toggle-maximize-current-window',
+  GET_OPEN_FILEPATH = 'open-dialog',
+  GET_SAVE_FILEPATH = 'save-dialog',
+  GET_DIALOG_RESPONSE = 'show-message-box',
+  GET_PRIMARY_DISPLAY_SIZE = 'get-primary-display-size',
+  SAVE_HTML_AS_PDF = 'save-html-as-pdf',
+  SAVE_DATA = 'save-data',
+  SHOW_ERROR = 'show-error',
+  SEND_ERROR = 'send-error',
+  GET_LANGUAGE_MAP = 'get-language-map',
+  CHECK_FOR_UPDATES = 'check-for-updates',
+  GET_FILE = 'get-file',
+  GET_CREDS = 'get-creds',
+  GET_VERSION = 'get-version',
+  // Database messages
+  DB_CREATE = 'db-create',
+  DB_CONNECT = 'db-connect',
+  DB_CALL = 'db-call',
+}
+
+// ipcMain.send(...)
+export enum IPC_CHANNELS {
+  STORE_ON_WINDOW = 'store-on-window',
+  CHECKING_FOR_UPDATE = 'checking-for-update',
+  UPDATE_AVAILABLE = 'update-available',
+  UPDATE_NOT_AVAILABLE = 'update-not-available',
+  UPDATE_DOWNLOADED = 'update-downloaded',
+  UPDATE_ERROR = 'update-error',
+}
+
+export enum DB_CONN_FAILURE {
+  INVALID_FILE = 'invalid-file',
+  CANT_OPEN = 'cant-open',
+  CANT_CONNECT = 'cant-connect',
+}
diff --git a/vue.config.js b/vue.config.js
index 80a8bfd2..ab48daa1 100644
--- a/vue.config.js
+++ b/vue.config.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const webpack = require('webpack');
 module.exports = {
   pluginOptions: {
     electronBuilder: {
+      externals: ['knex', 'sqlite3'],
       nodeIntegration: true,
       mainProcessFile: 'main.ts',
       // rendererProcessFile: 'src/renderer.js',