diff --git a/apps/nextjs/next.config.mjs b/apps/nextjs/next.config.mjs
index 2467471d8..8c4bd2800 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/next.config.mjs
+++ b/apps/nextjs/next.config.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Importing env files here to validate on build
 import "@homarr/auth/env.mjs";
+import "@homarr/db/env.mjs";
 
 import MillionLint from "@million/lint";
 import createNextIntlPlugin from "next-intl/plugin";
diff --git a/apps/nextjs/src/env.mjs b/apps/nextjs/src/env.mjs
index bdef43eb0..a82ae2dd5 100644
--- a/apps/nextjs/src/env.mjs
+++ b/apps/nextjs/src/env.mjs
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import { createEnv } from "@t3-oss/env-nextjs";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
-const isUsingDbUrl = Boolean(process.env.DB_URL);
-const isUsingDbHost = Boolean(process.env.DB_HOST);
-const isUsingDbCredentials = process.env.DB_DRIVER === "mysql2";
-
 export const env = createEnv({
   shared: {
     VERCEL_URL: z
@@ -19,21 +15,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
    * built with invalid env vars.
    */
   server: {
-    DB_DRIVER: z.enum(["better-sqlite3", "mysql2"]).default("better-sqlite3"),
-    // If the DB_HOST is set, the DB_URL is optional
-    DB_URL: isUsingDbHost ? z.string().optional() : z.string(),
-    DB_HOST: isUsingDbUrl ? z.string().optional() : z.string(),
-    DB_PORT: isUsingDbUrl
-      ? z.string().regex(/\d+/).transform(Number).optional()
-      : z
-          .string()
-          .regex(/\d+/)
-          .transform(Number)
-          .refine((number) => number >= 1)
-          .default("3306"),
-    DB_USER: isUsingDbCredentials ? z.string() : z.string().optional(),
-    DB_PASSWORD: isUsingDbCredentials ? z.string() : z.string().optional(),
-    DB_NAME: isUsingDbUrl ? z.string().optional() : z.string(),
     // Comma separated list of docker hostnames that can be used to connect to query the docker endpoints (localhost:2375,host.docker.internal:2375, ...)
     DOCKER_HOSTNAMES: z.string().optional(),
     DOCKER_PORTS: z.number().optional(),
@@ -51,13 +32,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
   runtimeEnv: {
     VERCEL_URL: process.env.VERCEL_URL,
     PORT: process.env.PORT,
-    DB_URL: process.env.DB_URL,
-    DB_HOST: process.env.DB_HOST,
-    DB_USER: process.env.DB_USER,
-    DB_PASSWORD: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
-    DB_NAME: process.env.DB_NAME,
-    DB_PORT: process.env.DB_PORT,
-    DB_DRIVER: process.env.DB_DRIVER,
     NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV,
     DOCKER_HOSTNAMES: process.env.DOCKER_HOSTNAMES,
     DOCKER_PORTS: process.env.DOCKER_PORTS,
diff --git a/packages/db/configs/mysql.config.ts b/packages/db/configs/mysql.config.ts
index 95d0ab936..c04425119 100644
--- a/packages/db/configs/mysql.config.ts
+++ b/packages/db/configs/mysql.config.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion */
-import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
 import type { Config } from "drizzle-kit";
 
-dotenv.config({ path: "../../.env" });
+import { env } from "../env.mjs";
 
 export default {
   dialect: "mysql",
   schema: "./schema",
   casing: "snake_case",
-  dbCredentials: {
-    host: process.env.DB_HOST!,
-    user: process.env.DB_USER!,
-    password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD!,
-    database: process.env.DB_NAME!,
-    port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT!),
-  },
+  dbCredentials: env.DB_URL
+    ? { url: env.DB_URL }
+    : {
+        host: env.DB_HOST,
+        user: env.DB_USER,
+        password: env.DB_PASSWORD,
+        database: env.DB_NAME,
+        port: env.DB_PORT,
+      },
   out: "./migrations/mysql",
 } satisfies Config;
diff --git a/packages/db/configs/sqlite.config.ts b/packages/db/configs/sqlite.config.ts
index 8e71be989..052c926bb 100644
--- a/packages/db/configs/sqlite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/db/configs/sqlite.config.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
 import type { Config } from "drizzle-kit";
 
-dotenv.config({ path: "../../.env" });
+import { env } from "../env.mjs";
 
 export default {
   dialect: "sqlite",
   schema: "./schema",
   casing: "snake_case",
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-  dbCredentials: { url: process.env.DB_URL! },
+  dbCredentials: { url: env.DB_URL },
   out: "./migrations/sqlite",
 } satisfies Config;
diff --git a/packages/db/driver.ts b/packages/db/driver.ts
index 9eac1531d..8e54f07b5 100644
--- a/packages/db/driver.ts
+++ b/packages/db/driver.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import mysql from "mysql2";
 
 import { logger } from "@homarr/log";
 
+import { env } from "./env.mjs";
 import * as mysqlSchema from "./schema/mysql";
 import * as sqliteSchema from "./schema/sqlite";
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ type HomarrDatabase = BetterSQLite3Database<typeof sqliteSchema>;
 const init = () => {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
   if (!connection) {
-    switch (process.env.DB_DRIVER) {
+    switch (env.DB_DRIVER) {
       case "mysql2":
         initMySQL2();
         break;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class WinstonDrizzleLogger implements Logger {
 }
 
 const initBetterSqlite = () => {
-  connection = new Database(process.env.DB_URL);
+  connection = new Database(env.DB_URL);
   database = drizzleSqlite(connection, {
     schema: sqliteSchema,
     logger: new WinstonDrizzleLogger(),
@@ -45,16 +46,15 @@ const initBetterSqlite = () => {
 };
 
 const initMySQL2 = () => {
-  if (!process.env.DB_HOST) {
-    connection = mysql.createConnection({ uri: process.env.DB_URL });
+  if (!env.DB_HOST) {
+    connection = mysql.createConnection({ uri: env.DB_URL });
   } else {
     connection = mysql.createConnection({
-      host: process.env.DB_HOST,
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion
-      database: process.env.DB_NAME!,
-      port: Number(process.env.DB_PORT),
-      user: process.env.DB_USER,
-      password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+      host: env.DB_HOST,
+      database: env.DB_NAME,
+      port: env.DB_PORT,
+      user: env.DB_USER,
+      password: env.DB_PASSWORD,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/db/env.mjs b/packages/db/env.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb5ec2923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/env.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { createEnv } from "@t3-oss/env-nextjs";
+import { z } from "zod";
+
+const drivers = {
+  betterSqlite3: "better-sqlite3",
+  mysql2: "mysql2",
+};
+
+const isDriver = (driver) => process.env.DB_DRIVER === driver;
+const isUsingDbHost = Boolean(process.env.DB_HOST);
+const onlyAllowUrl = isDriver(drivers.betterSqlite3);
+const urlRequired = onlyAllowUrl || !isUsingDbHost;
+const hostRequired = isUsingDbHost && !onlyAllowUrl;
+
+export const env = createEnv({
+  /**
+   * Specify your server-side environment variables schema here. This way you can ensure the app isn't
+   * built with invalid env vars.
+   */
+  server: {
+    DB_DRIVER: z
+      .union([z.literal(drivers.betterSqlite3), z.literal(drivers.mysql2)], {
+        message: `Invalid database driver, supported are ${Object.keys(drivers).join(", ")}`,
+      })
+      .default(drivers.betterSqlite3),
+    ...(urlRequired
+      ? {
+          DB_URL: z.string(),
+        }
+      : {}),
+    ...(hostRequired
+      ? {
+          DB_HOST: z.string(),
+          DB_PORT: z
+            .string()
+            .regex(/\d+/)
+            .transform(Number)
+            .refine((number) => number >= 1)
+            .default("3306"),
+          DB_USER: z.string(),
+          DB_PASSWORD: z.string(),
+          DB_NAME: z.string(),
+        }
+      : {}),
+  },
+  /**
+   * Destructure all variables from `process.env` to make sure they aren't tree-shaken away.
+   */
+  runtimeEnv: {
+    DB_DRIVER: process.env.DB_DRIVER,
+    DB_URL: process.env.DB_URL,
+    DB_HOST: process.env.DB_HOST,
+    DB_USER: process.env.DB_USER,
+    DB_PASSWORD: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+    DB_NAME: process.env.DB_NAME,
+    DB_PORT: process.env.DB_PORT,
+  },
+  skipValidation:
+    Boolean(process.env.CI) || Boolean(process.env.SKIP_ENV_VALIDATION) || process.env.npm_lifecycle_event === "lint",
+});
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/mysql/migrate.ts b/packages/db/migrations/mysql/migrate.ts
index 61a2401f7..daca71ee7 100644
--- a/packages/db/migrations/mysql/migrate.ts
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/mysql/migrate.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion */
 import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/mysql2";
 import { migrate } from "drizzle-orm/mysql2/migrator";
 import mysql from "mysql2";
 
 import type { Database } from "../..";
+import { env } from "../../env.mjs";
 import * as mysqlSchema from "../../schema/mysql";
 import { seedDataAsync } from "../seed";
 
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ const migrationsFolder = process.argv[2] ?? ".";
 
 const migrateAsync = async () => {
   const mysql2 = mysql.createConnection(
-    process.env.DB_HOST
-      ? {
-          host: process.env.DB_HOST,
-          database: process.env.DB_NAME!,
-          port: Number(process.env.DB_PORT),
-          user: process.env.DB_USER,
-          password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
-        }
-      : { uri: process.env.DB_URL },
+    env.DB_URL
+      ? { uri: env.DB_URL }
+      : {
+          host: env.DB_HOST,
+          database: env.DB_NAME,
+          port: env.DB_PORT,
+          user: env.DB_USER,
+          password: env.DB_PASSWORD,
+        },
   );
 
   const db = drizzle(mysql2, {
diff --git a/packages/db/migrations/sqlite/migrate.ts b/packages/db/migrations/sqlite/migrate.ts
index 217fa1941..803f36215 100644
--- a/packages/db/migrations/sqlite/migrate.ts
+++ b/packages/db/migrations/sqlite/migrate.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ import Database from "better-sqlite3";
 import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/better-sqlite3";
 import { migrate } from "drizzle-orm/better-sqlite3/migrator";
 
+import { env } from "../../env.mjs";
 import * as sqliteSchema from "../../schema/sqlite";
 import { seedDataAsync } from "../seed";
 
 const migrationsFolder = process.argv[2] ?? ".";
 
 const migrateAsync = async () => {
-  const sqlite = new Database(process.env.DB_URL?.replace("file:", ""));
+  const sqlite = new Database(env.DB_URL.replace("file:", ""));
 
   const db = drizzle(sqlite, { schema: sqliteSchema, casing: "snake_case" });
 
diff --git a/packages/db/package.json b/packages/db/package.json
index 3659823d0..e3db1df95 100644
--- a/packages/db/package.json
+++ b/packages/db/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "./schema": "./schema/index.ts",
     "./test": "./test/index.ts",
     "./queries": "./queries/index.ts",
-    "./validationSchemas": "./validationSchemas.ts"
+    "./validationSchemas": "./validationSchemas.ts",
+    "./env.mjs": "./env.mjs"
   },
   "main": "./index.ts",
   "types": "./index.ts",
@@ -21,16 +22,16 @@
     "clean": "rm -rf .turbo node_modules",
     "format": "prettier --check . --ignore-path ../../.gitignore",
     "lint": "eslint",
-    "migration:mysql:drop": "drizzle-kit drop --config ./configs/mysql.config.ts",
-    "migration:mysql:generate": "drizzle-kit generate --config ./configs/mysql.config.ts",
-    "migration:mysql:run": "drizzle-kit migrate --config ./configs/mysql.config.ts && pnpm run seed",
-    "migration:sqlite:drop": "drizzle-kit drop --config ./configs/sqlite.config.ts",
-    "migration:sqlite:generate": "drizzle-kit generate --config ./configs/sqlite.config.ts",
-    "migration:sqlite:run": "drizzle-kit migrate --config ./configs/sqlite.config.ts && pnpm run seed",
-    "push:mysql": "drizzle-kit push --config ./configs/mysql.config.ts",
-    "push:sqlite": "drizzle-kit push --config ./configs/sqlite.config.ts",
+    "migration:mysql:drop": "pnpm with-env drizzle-kit drop --config ./configs/mysql.config.ts",
+    "migration:mysql:generate": "pnpm with-env drizzle-kit generate --config ./configs/mysql.config.ts",
+    "migration:mysql:run": "pnpm with-env drizzle-kit migrate --config ./configs/mysql.config.ts && pnpm run seed",
+    "migration:sqlite:drop": "pnpm with-env drizzle-kit drop --config ./configs/sqlite.config.ts",
+    "migration:sqlite:generate": "pnpm with-env drizzle-kit generate --config ./configs/sqlite.config.ts",
+    "migration:sqlite:run": "pnpm with-env drizzle-kit migrate --config ./configs/sqlite.config.ts && pnpm run seed",
+    "push:mysql": "pnpm with-env drizzle-kit push --config ./configs/mysql.config.ts",
+    "push:sqlite": "pnpm with-env drizzle-kit push --config ./configs/sqlite.config.ts",
     "seed": "pnpm with-env tsx ./migrations/run-seed.ts",
-    "studio": "drizzle-kit studio --config ./configs/sqlite.config.ts",
+    "studio": "pnpm with-env drizzle-kit studio --config ./configs/sqlite.config.ts",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "with-env": "dotenv -e ../../.env --"
   },
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
     "@homarr/log": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/server-settings": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@paralleldrive/cuid2": "^2.2.2",
+    "@t3-oss/env-nextjs": "^0.11.1",
     "@testcontainers/mysql": "^10.16.0",
     "better-sqlite3": "^11.7.0",
     "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 0e6d4f582..eee5d15a7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -895,6 +895,9 @@ importers:
       '@paralleldrive/cuid2':
         specifier: ^2.2.2
         version: 2.2.2
+      '@t3-oss/env-nextjs':
+        specifier: ^0.11.1
+        version: 0.11.1(typescript@5.7.2)(zod@3.24.1)
       '@testcontainers/mysql':
         specifier: ^10.16.0
         version: 10.16.0