diff --git a/bin/manager.bat b/bin/manager.bat
index 1cc849a..6e209a1 100644
--- a/bin/manager.bat
+++ b/bin/manager.bat
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ if /I "%1"=="--port" (
     echo Using custom secret key: *****
     shift
     shift
+) else if /I "%1"=="--sqlite" (
+    if "%2"=="" (
+      echo Sqlite db path is not specified
+      exit
+    )    
+    set CRONICLE_sqlite=%~f2
+    echo Using sqlite as storage: %~f2
+    shift
+    shift
 ) else if /I "%1"=="--help" (
     echo Usage:  .\manager [--port  port] [ --storage /path/to/storage.json]
     shift    
diff --git a/bin/storage-cli.js b/bin/storage-cli.js
index 864feaf..6e7ed85 100755
--- a/bin/storage-cli.js
+++ b/bin/storage-cli.js
@@ -27,6 +27,24 @@ if(fs.existsSync(storage_config)) {
         config.Storage = require(storage_config)                                                    
 }
 
+// overwrite storage if sqlite option is specified
+if(process.env['CRONICLE_sqlite']) {
+	config.Storage = {
+		"engine": "SQL",
+		"list_page_size": 50,
+		"concurrency": 4,
+		"log_event_types": { "get": 1, "put": 1, "head": 1,	"delete": 1, "expire_set": 1 },
+		"SQL": {
+			"client": "sqlite3",
+			"table": "cronicle",
+			"useNullAsDefault": true,
+			"connection": {
+				"filename": process.env['CRONICLE_sqlite']
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // shift commands off beginning of arg array
 var argv = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(process.argv.slice(2)));
 var commands = [];
diff --git a/bundle.ps1 b/bundle.ps1
index f090982..df78f5d 100644
--- a/bundle.ps1
+++ b/bundle.ps1
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ foreach ($arg in $PSBoundParameters.Values) {
 }
 
 if($Path -like "--*") { 
-  # perhaps user meant some flag, fallback Path to default
+  # User likely meant some flag, fallback Path to default
   $Path = "dist"
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function Write-Bold { param($Text, [switch]$U)
 
 $FullPath = mkdir -Force $Path
 
-Write-Bold  "`nInstalling cronicle bundle into $FullPath`n" -U | Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Bold  "`nInstalling cronicle bundle into $FullPath`n" -U
 
 # Write-Host "-----------------------------------------"
 # Write-Host " Installing cronicle bundle into $($Path)"
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ if($sqlDrivers.Count -gt 0) {
   $sqlArgs.Add("engines/SQL.js") | Out-Null
 
   Write-Host "     - bundling SQL Engine [$($sqlDrivers -join ",")]"
+  $engines += ", SQL [$($sqlDrivers -join ",")]"
   & npm $sqlInstall
   & esbuild $sqlArgs
   if($Sqlite) {
@@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ Write-Host "  - Init cronicle storage (on the first run): node .\$Path\bin\stora
 Write-Host "  - Start cronicle as manage: node .\$Path\bin\cronicle.js --echo --foreground --manager --color`n"
 
 Write-Bold  "You can also setup/start cronicle using [manager] entrypoint:"
-Write-Host  ".\$Path\bin\manager [ --port 3012 ] [ --storage Path\to\storage.json ] [ --key someSecretKey ]`n"
+Write-Host  ".\$Path\bin\manager [ --port 3012 ] [ --storage Path\to\storage.json ] [ --sqlite Path\to\sqlite.db ] [ --key someSecretKey ]`n"
 
 Write-Bold "To Reinstall/upgrade run (please back up $FullPath first):"
 Write-Host ".\bundle.ps1 $Path -Force`n"
diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 6ce3b60..a8b3f9a 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -29,10 +29,20 @@ if(fs.existsSync(config_file)) configFiles.push( {
 	file: config_file
 })
 
-let storage_config = process.env['CRONICLE_storage_config'] || "conf/storage.json"
-if(fs.existsSync(storage_config)) configFiles.push( {
-	file: storage_config , key: "Storage"
-})
+// override storage config if needed
+if (process.env['CRONICLE_sqlite']) { // use sqlite
+	process.env["CRONICLE_Storage__engine"] = "SQL"
+	process.env["CRONICLE_Storage__SQL__connection__filename"] = process.env['CRONICLE_sqlite']
+	process.env["CRONICLE_Storage__SQL__client"] = "sqlite3"
+	process.env["CRONICLE_Storage__SQL__table"] = "cronicle"
+	process.env["CRONICLE_Storage__SQL__useNullAsDefault"] = 1
+}
+else {  // or resolve storage config from files
+	let storage_config = process.env['CRONICLE_storage_config'] || "conf/storage.json"
+	if (fs.existsSync(storage_config)) configFiles.push({
+		file: storage_config, key: "Storage"
+	})
+}
 
 const server = new PixlServer({