diff --git a/StaffDBServer/StaffDBServer.csproj b/StaffDBServer/StaffDBServer.csproj
index 635b3ae..efb173b 100644
--- a/StaffDBServer/StaffDBServer.csproj
+++ b/StaffDBServer/StaffDBServer.csproj
@@ -26,4 +26,10 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="wwwroot\" />
   </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Update="local.db">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/StaffDBServer/appsettings.json b/StaffDBServer/appsettings.json
index 5f1071a..f1d9d1e 100644
--- a/StaffDBServer/appsettings.json
+++ b/StaffDBServer/appsettings.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   },
 
   "ConnectionStrings": {
-    "sqlConnection": "server=DHDEAB-S883-2\\Dev2; database=DDStaffDB; TrustServerCertificate=True; Encrypt=False; MultipleActiveResultSets=True; User Id=webApiUser; Password=webApiUserPWD!"
+    "sqlConnection": "Data Source=local.db"
   },
   "AppConfig": {
     "LDAP_WebAppGroup_Is_Live": "false",
diff --git a/StaffDBServer/local.db b/StaffDBServer/local.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d753674
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