diff --git a/TShockAPI/DB/DbBuilder.cs b/TShockAPI/DB/DbBuilder.cs
index dc6e20df..98aedcdf 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/DB/DbBuilder.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/DB/DbBuilder.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Data;
+using System;
+using System.Data;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
@@ -53,22 +54,39 @@ public sealed class DbBuilder
 
 	private SqliteConnection BuildSqliteConnection()
 	{
-		string dbFilePath = Path.Combine(_savePath, _config.Settings.SqliteDBPath);
-
-		if (Path.GetDirectoryName(dbFilePath) is not { } dbDirPath)
+		try
 		{
-			throw new DirectoryNotFoundException($"The SQLite database path '{dbFilePath}' could not be found.");
+			// Handle first the connection string, if specified.
+			if (_config.Settings.SqliteConnectionString is not (null or ""))
+			{
+				// Use factory to build the string, the path may be relative.
+				SqliteConnectionStringBuilder builder = new(_config.Settings.SqliteConnectionString);
+				builder.DataSource = GetDbFile(builder.DataSource).FullName;
+				return new(builder.ConnectionString);
+			}
+
+			// Fallback to SqliteDBPath setting.
+			string dbFilePath = GetDbFile(_config.Settings.SqliteDBPath).FullName;
+			return new($"Data Source={dbFilePath};");
+		}
+		catch (SqliteException e)
+		{
+			ServerApi.LogWriter.PluginWriteLine(_caller, e.ToString(), TraceLevel.Error);
+			throw new("Sqlite not setup correctly", e);
 		}
-
-		Directory.CreateDirectory(dbDirPath);
-
-		return new($"Data Source={dbFilePath}");
 	}
 
 	private MySqlConnection BuildMySqlConnection()
 	{
 		try
 		{
+			// If specified, use the connection string instead of other parameters.
+			if (_config.Settings.MySqlConnectionString is not (null or ""))
+			{
+				MySqlConnectionStringBuilder builder = new(_config.Settings.MySqlConnectionString);
+				return new(builder.ToString());
+			}
+
 			string[] hostport = _config.Settings.MySqlHost.Split(':');
 
 			MySqlConnectionStringBuilder connStrBuilder = new()
@@ -93,6 +111,13 @@ public sealed class DbBuilder
 	{
 		try
 		{
+			// If specified, use the connection string instead of other parameters.
+			if (_config.Settings.PostgresConnectionString is not (null or ""))
+			{
+				NpgsqlConnectionStringBuilder builder = new(_config.Settings.PostgresConnectionString);
+				return new(builder.ToString());
+			}
+
 			string[] hostport = _config.Settings.PostgresHost.Split(':');
 
 			NpgsqlConnectionStringBuilder connStrBuilder = new()
@@ -112,4 +137,21 @@ public sealed class DbBuilder
 			throw new("Postgres not setup correctly", e);
 		}
 	}
+
+	private FileInfo GetDbFile(string path)
+	{
+		FileInfo dbFile = new(Path.IsPathRooted(path) ? path : Path.Combine(_savePath, path));
+
+		if (dbFile.Directory is not { } dbDir)
+		{
+			throw new DirectoryNotFoundException($"The SQLite database path '{path}' could not be found.");
+		}
+
+		if (!dbDir.Exists)
+		{
+			dbDir.Create();
+		}
+
+		return dbFile;
+	}
 }