diff --git a/apps/api/.env.example b/apps/api/.env.example
index 8789db7..5e4cc4a 100644
--- a/apps/api/.env.example
+++ b/apps/api/.env.example
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ LOG_LEVEL=info
 # CORS — origini consentite (separate da virgola)
 CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000
 
-# Database (configurato in step successivo con Prisma)
-# DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/ketopath
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://luciano:luciano%40@localhost:5432/ketopath?schema=public
diff --git a/apps/api/package.json b/apps/api/package.json
index fb34133..acb69d1 100644
--- a/apps/api/package.json
+++ b/apps/api/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "tsx watch src/server.ts",
+    "dev": "tsx watch --env-file=.env src/server.ts",
     "build": "tsc",
     "start": "node dist/server.js",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
     "@fastify/helmet": "^11.1.1",
     "@fastify/rate-limit": "^9.1.0",
     "@fastify/sensible": "^5.6.0",
+    "@ketopath/db": "workspace:*",
     "@ketopath/shared": "workspace:*",
     "fastify": "^4.28.1",
+    "fastify-plugin": "^4.5.1",
     "zod": "^3.23.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app.ts b/apps/api/src/app.ts
index 61dd6f5..adbea94 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import sensible from '@fastify/sensible';
 import Fastify, { type FastifyInstance } from 'fastify';
 
 import { env } from './config/env.js';
+import { dbRoutes } from './modules/db/db.routes.js';
 import { healthRoutes } from './modules/health/health.routes.js';
+import { prismaPlugin } from './plugins/prisma.js';
 
 export async function buildApp(): Promise<FastifyInstance> {
   const app = Fastify({
@@ -33,8 +35,10 @@ export async function buildApp(): Promise<FastifyInstance> {
     timeWindow: '1 minute',
   });
   await app.register(sensible);
+  await app.register(prismaPlugin);
 
   await app.register(healthRoutes);
+  await app.register(dbRoutes);
 
   return app;
 }
diff --git a/apps/api/src/config/env.ts b/apps/api/src/config/env.ts
index f496234..7abd932 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/config/env.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/config/env.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const envSchema = z.object({
         .map((origin) => origin.trim())
         .filter(Boolean),
     ),
+  DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
 });
 
 export type Env = z.infer<typeof envSchema>;
diff --git a/apps/api/src/modules/db/db.routes.ts b/apps/api/src/modules/db/db.routes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12b33ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/modules/db/db.routes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { FastifyPluginAsync } from 'fastify';
+
+export const dbRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync = async (fastify) => {
+  fastify.get('/db/health', async (_request, reply) => {
+    try {
+      await fastify.prisma.$queryRaw`SELECT 1`;
+      return { status: 'ok', database: 'reachable' };
+    } catch (err) {
+      fastify.log.error({ err }, 'database health check failed');
+      return reply.code(503).send({ status: 'error', database: 'unreachable' });
+    }
+  });
+};
diff --git a/apps/api/src/plugins/prisma.ts b/apps/api/src/plugins/prisma.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb0c190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/plugins/prisma.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { prisma } from '@ketopath/db';
+import fp from 'fastify-plugin';
+
+export const prismaPlugin = fp(async (app) => {
+  await prisma.$connect();
+  app.decorate('prisma', prisma);
+
+  app.addHook('onClose', async () => {
+    await prisma.$disconnect();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/api/src/types/fastify.d.ts b/apps/api/src/types/fastify.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85efb5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/types/fastify.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import type { prisma } from '@ketopath/db';
+
+declare module 'fastify' {
+  interface FastifyInstance {
+    prisma: typeof prisma;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 6046057..116cec0 100644
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