diff --git a/monorepo/create_database.sh b/monorepo/create_database.sh
index 652eb250..a5c24ad9 100755
--- a/monorepo/create_database.sh
+++ b/monorepo/create_database.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,46 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Define variables
+# Define variables (consider using a config file for flexibility)
 DB_USER="postgres"
-DB_PASSWORD="password"
+DB_PASSWORD="password" 
 DB_NAME="mydb"
 DB_SCHEMA="public"
 DB_PORT="5432"
 
-# Update the system and install PostgreSQL
-sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm
-sudo pacman -S --noconfirm postgresql
+# Detect Linux distribution
+if [[ -f /etc/arch-release ]]; then
+    # Arch Linux
+    echo "Detected Arch Linux"
+    INSTALL_CMD="sudo pacman -S --noconfirm"
+    SERVICE_CMD="sudo systemctl"
+    CONFIG_DIR="/var/lib/postgres/data"
+elif [[ -f /etc/debian_version ]]; then
+    # Debian-based (Debian, Ubuntu, etc.)
+    echo "Detected Debian-based Linux"
+    INSTALL_CMD="sudo apt-get install -y"
+    SERVICE_CMD="sudo service"
+    CONFIG_DIR="/etc/postgresql"
+else
+    echo "Unsupported Linux distribution. Exiting."
+    exit 1
+fi
 
-# Initialize the database cluster
-sudo -iu postgres initdb --locale $LANG -E UTF8 -D '/var/lib/postgres/data'
+# Update package lists (important for Debian-based)
+if [[ $INSTALL_CMD == *"apt-get"* ]]; then
+    sudo apt-get update -y
+fi
+
+# Install PostgreSQL
+$INSTALL_CMD postgresql
+
+# Initialize the database cluster (Arch only)
+if [[ $INSTALL_CMD == *"pacman"* ]]; then
+    sudo -iu postgres initdb --locale $LANG -E UTF8 -D "$CONFIG_DIR"
+fi
 
 # Start and enable PostgreSQL service
-sudo systemctl start postgresql
-sudo systemctl enable postgresql
+$SERVICE_CMD start postgresql
+$SERVICE_CMD enable postgresql
 
 # Switch to the postgres user to set up the database and user
 sudo -iu postgres psql <<EOF
@@ -24,18 +48,19 @@ ALTER USER $DB_USER WITH PASSWORD '$DB_PASSWORD';
 CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME;
 EOF
 
-# Modify pg_hba.conf to allow password authentication
-sudo sed -i "s/#listen_addresses = 'localhost'/listen_addresses = 'localhost'/g" /var/lib/postgres/data/postgresql.conf
-sudo sed -i "s/peer/md5/g" /var/lib/postgres/data/pg_hba.conf
-sudo sed -i "s/ident/md5/g" /var/lib/postgres/data/pg_hba.conf
+# Modify configuration files to allow password authentication (Arch only)
+if [[ $INSTALL_CMD == *"pacman"* ]]; then
+    sudo sed -i "s/#listen_addresses = 'localhost'/listen_addresses = 'localhost'/g" "$CONFIG_DIR/postgresql.conf"
+    sudo sed -i "s/peer/md5/g" "$CONFIG_DIR/pg_hba.conf" 
+    sudo sed -i "s/ident/md5/g" "$CONFIG_DIR/pg_hba.conf"
+fi
 
 # Restart PostgreSQL to apply changes
-sudo systemctl restart postgresql
+$SERVICE_CMD restart postgresql
 
 # Export the DATABASE_URL
 export DATABASE_URL="postgresql://$DB_USER:$DB_PASSWORD@localhost:$DB_PORT/$DB_NAME?schema=$DB_SCHEMA"
 
 # Print the DATABASE_URL to verify
-echo "DATABASE_URL=\"$DATABASE_URL\""
-
+echo "DATABASE_URL="$DATABASE_URL""
 echo "PostgreSQL setup is complete. The database is accessible at the specified URL."