diff --git a/cmd/lilypad/solver.go b/cmd/lilypad/solver.go
index c990121b..332fb082 100644
--- a/cmd/lilypad/solver.go
+++ b/cmd/lilypad/solver.go
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package lilypad
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	optionsfactory "github.com/lilypad-tech/lilypad/pkg/options"
 	"github.com/lilypad-tech/lilypad/pkg/solver"
+	"github.com/lilypad-tech/lilypad/pkg/solver/store"
+	db "github.com/lilypad-tech/lilypad/pkg/solver/store/db"
 	memorystore "github.com/lilypad-tech/lilypad/pkg/solver/store/memory"
 	"github.com/lilypad-tech/lilypad/pkg/system"
 	"github.com/lilypad-tech/lilypad/pkg/web3"
@@ -19,7 +23,6 @@ func newSolverCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:    "Start the lilypad solver service.",
 		Example: "",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-
 			network, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("network")
 			options, err := optionsfactory.ProcessSolverOptions(options, network)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ func runSolver(cmd *cobra.Command, options solver.SolverOptions, network string)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	solverStore, err := memorystore.NewSolverStoreMemory()
+	solverStore, err := getSolverStore(options.Store)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -79,3 +82,25 @@ func runSolver(cmd *cobra.Command, options solver.SolverOptions, network string)
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func getSolverStore(options store.StoreOptions) (store.SolverStore, error) {
+	var solverStore store.SolverStore
+	var err error
+
+	switch options.Type {
+	case "database":
+		solverStore, err = db.NewSolverStoreDatabase(options.ConnStr, options.GormLogLevel)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	case "memory":
+		solverStore, err = memorystore.NewSolverStoreMemory()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected solver store type database or memory, but received: %s", options.Type)
+	}
+
+	return solverStore, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/options/solver.go b/pkg/options/solver.go
index 4bc2b328..ae16452b 100644
--- a/pkg/options/solver.go
+++ b/pkg/options/solver.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 func NewSolverOptions() solver.SolverOptions {
 	options := solver.SolverOptions{
 		Server:    GetDefaultServerOptions(),
+		Store:     GetDefaultStoreOptions(),
 		Web3:      GetDefaultWeb3Options(),
 		Services:  GetDefaultServicesOptions(),
 		Telemetry: GetDefaultTelemetryOptions(),
@@ -19,19 +20,24 @@ func NewSolverOptions() solver.SolverOptions {
 }
 
 func AddSolverCliFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, options *solver.SolverOptions) {
-	AddWeb3CliFlags(cmd, &options.Web3)
 	AddServerCliFlags(cmd, &options.Server)
+	AddStoreCliFlags(cmd, &options.Store)
+	AddWeb3CliFlags(cmd, &options.Web3)
 	AddServicesCliFlags(cmd, &options.Services)
 	AddTelemetryCliFlags(cmd, &options.Telemetry)
 	AddMetricsCliFlags(cmd, &options.Metrics)
 }
 
 func CheckSolverOptions(options solver.SolverOptions) error {
-	err := CheckWeb3Options(options.Web3)
+	err := CheckServerOptions(options.Server)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = CheckStoreOptions(options.Store)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = CheckServerOptions(options.Server)
+	err = CheckWeb3Options(options.Web3)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/options/store.go b/pkg/options/store.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..600c0b74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/options/store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package options
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/lilypad-tech/lilypad/pkg/solver/store"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func GetDefaultStoreOptions() store.StoreOptions {
+	return store.StoreOptions{
+		Type:         GetDefaultServeOptionString("STORE_TYPE", "database"),
+		ConnStr:      GetDefaultServeOptionString("STORE_CONN_STR", ""),
+		GormLogLevel: GetDefaultServeOptionString("STORE_GORM_LOG_LEVEL", "silent"),
+	}
+}
+
+func AddStoreCliFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, storeOptions *store.StoreOptions) {
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(
+		&storeOptions.Type, "store-type", storeOptions.Type,
+		`The store type used by the solver, one of "database" or "memory" (STORE_TYPE).`,
+	)
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(
+		&storeOptions.ConnStr, "store-conn-str", storeOptions.ConnStr,
+		`The database store connection string (STORE_CONN_STR).`,
+	)
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(
+		&storeOptions.GormLogLevel, "store-gorm-log-level", storeOptions.GormLogLevel,
+		`The database store gorm log level, one of "silent", "info", "error", "warn" (STORE_GORM_LOG_LEVEL).`,
+	)
+}
+
+func CheckStoreOptions(options store.StoreOptions) error {
+	if options.Type != "database" && options.Type != "memory" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("STORE_TYPE must be \"database\" or \"memory\"")
+	}
+	if options.Type == "database" && options.ConnStr == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("STORE_CONN_STR is required when using the database store")
+	}
+	if options.GormLogLevel != "silent" &&
+		options.GormLogLevel != "info" &&
+		options.GormLogLevel != "error" &&
+		options.GormLogLevel != "warn" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("STORE_GORM_LOG_LEVEL must be \"silent\", \"info\", \"error\", or \"warn\"")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/solver/solver.go b/pkg/solver/solver.go
index 314b2ac3..e519795b 100644
--- a/pkg/solver/solver.go
+++ b/pkg/solver/solver.go
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type SolverOptions struct {
-	Web3      web3.Web3Options
 	Server    http.ServerOptions
+	Store     store.StoreOptions
+	Web3      web3.Web3Options
 	Services  data.ServiceConfig
 	Telemetry system.TelemetryOptions
 	Metrics   system.MetricsOptions
diff --git a/pkg/solver/store/db/db.go b/pkg/solver/store/db/db.go
index 5030338b..0b4ed89f 100644
--- a/pkg/solver/store/db/db.go
+++ b/pkg/solver/store/db/db.go
@@ -16,10 +16,19 @@ type SolverStoreDatabase struct {
 	db *gorm.DB
 }
 
-func NewSolverStoreDatabase(connStr string, silenceLogs bool) (*SolverStoreDatabase, error) {
+func NewSolverStoreDatabase(connStr string, gormLogLevel string) (*SolverStoreDatabase, error) {
 	config := &gorm.Config{}
-	if silenceLogs {
+	switch gormLogLevel {
+	case "silent":
 		config.Logger = logger.Default.LogMode(logger.Silent)
+	case "info":
+		config.Logger = logger.Default.LogMode(logger.Info)
+	case "error":
+		config.Logger = logger.Default.LogMode(logger.Error)
+	case "warn":
+		config.Logger = logger.Default.LogMode(logger.Warn)
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected solver store gorm log level silent, info, error, or warn, but received: %s", gormLogLevel)
 	}
 
 	db, err := gorm.Open(postgres.Open(connStr), config)
diff --git a/pkg/solver/store/store.go b/pkg/solver/store/store.go
index 00a9132b..61f86045 100644
--- a/pkg/solver/store/store.go
+++ b/pkg/solver/store/store.go
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lilypad-tech/lilypad/pkg/data"
 )
 
+type StoreOptions struct {
+	Type         string
+	ConnStr      string
+	GormLogLevel string
+}
+
 type GetJobOffersQuery struct {
 	JobCreator string `json:"job_creator"`
 	// this means job offers that have not been matched at all yet
diff --git a/pkg/solver/store/store_test.go b/pkg/solver/store/store_test.go
index 57090a68..84a5e02a 100644
--- a/pkg/solver/store/store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/solver/store/store_test.go
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ func setupStores(t *testing.T) []storeConfig {
 	}
 
 	initDatabase := func() func() store.SolverStore {
-		db, err := databasestore.NewSolverStoreDatabase(DB_CONN_STR, true)
+		db, err := databasestore.NewSolverStoreDatabase(DB_CONN_STR, "silent")
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to create database store: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/stack b/stack
index 3521d307..f2974f82 100755
--- a/stack
+++ b/stack
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ function solver() {
   load-local-env
   export WEB3_PRIVATE_KEY=${SOLVER_PRIVATE_KEY}
   export LOG_LEVEL=debug
+  export STORE_TYPE=database
+  export STORE_CONN_STR=postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/solver-db?sslmode=disable
+  export STORE_GORM_LOG_LEVEL=silent
   go run . solver --network dev "$@"
 }