diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8146763..730e314 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,6 +101,18 @@ The backfill command:
 - Rebuilds hourly/latest vCenter totals caches.
 - Recomputes daily/monthly rows for `vcenter_aggregate_totals` from registered summary snapshots.
 
+If you want a one-time SQLite-to-Postgres import and exit, use:
+
+```shell
+vctp -settings /path/to/vctp.yml -import-sqlite /path/to/legacy.sqlite3
+```
+
+The import command:
+- Requires `settings.database_driver: postgres`.
+- Copies data from the SQLite source into matching Postgres tables.
+- Auto-creates runtime tables (hourly/daily/monthly snapshot tables and cache tables) when needed.
+- Replaces existing data in imported Postgres tables during the run.
+
 ## Database Configuration
 By default the app uses SQLite and creates/opens `db.sqlite3`.
 
@@ -123,6 +135,56 @@ settings:
   database_url: postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/vctp?sslmode=disable
 ```
 
+### Initial PostgreSQL Setup
+Create a dedicated PostgreSQL role and database (run as a PostgreSQL superuser):
+
+```sql
+CREATE ROLE vctp_user LOGIN PASSWORD 'change-this-password';
+CREATE DATABASE vctp OWNER vctp_user;
+```
+
+Connect to the new database and grant privileges required for migrations and runtime table/index management:
+
+```sql
+\c vctp
+GRANT CONNECT, TEMP ON DATABASE vctp TO vctp_user;
+GRANT USAGE, CREATE ON SCHEMA public TO vctp_user;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO vctp_user;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO vctp_user;
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON TABLES TO vctp_user;
+ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT ALL ON SEQUENCES TO vctp_user;
+```
+
+Recommended auth/network configuration:
+
+- Ensure PostgreSQL is listening on the expected interface/port in `postgresql.conf` (for example, `listen_addresses` and `port`).
+- Allow vCTP connections in `pg_hba.conf`. Example entries:
+
+```conf
+# local socket
+local   vctp   vctp_user                  scram-sha-256
+# TCP from application subnet
+host    vctp   vctp_user   10.0.0.0/24    scram-sha-256
+```
+
+- Reload/restart PostgreSQL after config changes (`SELECT pg_reload_conf();` or your service manager).
+- Ensure host firewall/network ACLs allow traffic to PostgreSQL (default `5432`).
+
+Example `vctp.yml` database settings:
+
+```yaml
+settings:
+  database_driver: postgres
+  enable_experimental_postgres: true
+  database_url: postgres://vctp_user:change-this-password@db-hostname:5432/vctp?sslmode=disable
+```
+
+Validate connectivity before starting vCTP:
+
+```shell
+psql "postgres://vctp_user:change-this-password@db-hostname:5432/vctp?sslmode=disable"
+```
+
 PostgreSQL migrations live in `db/migrations_postgres`, while SQLite migrations remain in
 `db/migrations`.
 
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index ea2bc2b..25ae36c 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -119,6 +119,54 @@ func normalizeDriver(driver string) string {
 	}
 }
 
+// ResolveDriver determines the effective database driver.
+// If driver is unset and DSN looks like PostgreSQL, it infers postgres.
+func ResolveDriver(configuredDriver, dsn string) (driver string, inferredFromDSN bool, err error) {
+	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(configuredDriver))
+	switch normalized {
+	case "sqlite3":
+		normalized = "sqlite"
+	case "postgresql":
+		normalized = "postgres"
+	}
+
+	if normalized == "" {
+		if looksLikePostgresDSN(dsn) {
+			return "postgres", true, nil
+		}
+		return "sqlite", false, nil
+	}
+
+	if normalized == "sqlite" && looksLikePostgresDSN(dsn) {
+		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("database_driver is sqlite but database_url looks like a postgres DSN; set settings.database_driver=postgres")
+	}
+
+	return normalized, false, nil
+}
+
+func looksLikePostgresDSN(dsn string) bool {
+	trimmed := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(dsn))
+	if trimmed == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "postgres://") || strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, "postgresql://") {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// Also support key=value style PostgreSQL DSNs.
+	if strings.Contains(trimmed, "=") {
+		hasHost := strings.Contains(trimmed, "host=")
+		hasUser := strings.Contains(trimmed, "user=")
+		hasDB := strings.Contains(trimmed, "dbname=")
+		hasSSL := strings.Contains(trimmed, "sslmode=")
+		if (hasHost && hasUser) || (hasHost && hasDB) || (hasUser && hasDB) || (hasHost && hasSSL) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 // ConvertToSQLParams is a utility function that generically converts a struct to a corresponding sqlc-generated struct
 func ConvertToSQLParams(input interface{}, output interface{}) {
 	inputVal := reflect.ValueOf(input).Elem()
diff --git a/db/driver_resolution_test.go b/db/driver_resolution_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d2a93f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/driver_resolution_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package db
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestResolveDriver(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name             string
+		configuredDriver string
+		dsn              string
+		wantDriver       string
+		wantInferred     bool
+		wantErr          bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:             "explicit postgres uri",
+			configuredDriver: "postgres",
+			dsn:              "postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/vctp?sslmode=disable",
+			wantDriver:       "postgres",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "postgresql alias",
+			configuredDriver: "postgresql",
+			dsn:              "postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/vctp?sslmode=disable",
+			wantDriver:       "postgres",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "infer postgres uri",
+			dsn:          "postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/vctp?sslmode=disable",
+			wantDriver:   "postgres",
+			wantInferred: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "infer postgres key value dsn",
+			dsn:          "host=localhost port=5432 user=postgres password=secret dbname=vctp sslmode=disable",
+			wantDriver:   "postgres",
+			wantInferred: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "default sqlite",
+			dsn:        "/var/lib/vctp/db.sqlite3",
+			wantDriver: "sqlite",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "sqlite alias",
+			configuredDriver: "sqlite3",
+			dsn:              "/var/lib/vctp/db.sqlite3",
+			wantDriver:       "sqlite",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "reject sqlite postgres mismatch",
+			configuredDriver: "sqlite",
+			dsn:              "postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/vctp?sslmode=disable",
+			wantErr:          true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			driver, inferred, err := ResolveDriver(tc.configuredDriver, tc.dsn)
+			if tc.wantErr {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatalf("expected error, got nil")
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+			if driver != tc.wantDriver {
+				t.Fatalf("driver mismatch: got %q want %q", driver, tc.wantDriver)
+			}
+			if inferred != tc.wantInferred {
+				t.Fatalf("inferred mismatch: got %t want %t", inferred, tc.wantInferred)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/db/local.go b/db/local.go
index 944adc2..6bfe40e 100644
--- a/db/local.go
+++ b/db/local.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package db
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"strings"
 	"vctp/db/queries"
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ func (d *LocalDB) Close() error {
 }
 
 func newLocalDB(logger *slog.Logger, dsn string) (*LocalDB, error) {
+	if looksLikePostgresDSN(dsn) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("database_driver is sqlite but database_url looks like a postgres DSN; set settings.database_driver=postgres")
+	}
 
 	// TODO - work out if https://kerkour.com/sqlite-for-servers is possible without using sqlx
 	/*
diff --git a/db/sqlite_import.go b/db/sqlite_import.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d716845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/sqlite_import.go
@@ -0,0 +1,441 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
+)
+
+// SQLiteImportStats summarizes a one-shot SQLite-to-Postgres import.
+type SQLiteImportStats struct {
+	SourceDSN      string
+	TablesImported int
+	TablesSkipped  int
+	RowsImported   int64
+}
+
+type postgresColumn struct {
+	Name     string `db:"column_name"`
+	DataType string `db:"data_type"`
+}
+
+type importColumn struct {
+	SourceName      string
+	DestinationName string
+	DestinationType string
+}
+
+// ImportSQLiteIntoPostgres imports all supported tables from a SQLite database into a configured Postgres database.
+func ImportSQLiteIntoPostgres(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger, destination *sqlx.DB, sqliteDSN string) (SQLiteImportStats, error) {
+	stats := SQLiteImportStats{SourceDSN: strings.TrimSpace(sqliteDSN)}
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+	if logger == nil {
+		logger = slog.Default()
+	}
+	if destination == nil {
+		return stats, fmt.Errorf("destination database is nil")
+	}
+	driver := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(destination.DriverName()))
+	if driver != "pgx" && driver != "postgres" {
+		return stats, fmt.Errorf("sqlite import requires postgres destination; got %s", destination.DriverName())
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(sqliteDSN) == "" {
+		return stats, fmt.Errorf("sqlite source path/DSN is required")
+	}
+
+	source, err := sqlx.Open("sqlite", normalizeSqliteDSN(sqliteDSN))
+	if err != nil {
+		return stats, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sqlite source: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer source.Close()
+
+	if err := source.PingContext(ctx); err != nil {
+		return stats, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to sqlite source: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	tables, err := listSQLiteUserTables(ctx, source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return stats, err
+	}
+	sort.Strings(tables)
+	if len(tables) == 0 {
+		logger.Warn("sqlite import source has no user tables")
+		return stats, nil
+	}
+
+	importTables := make([]string, 0, len(tables))
+	for _, tableName := range tables {
+		if shouldSkipSQLiteImportTable(tableName) {
+			stats.TablesSkipped++
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := ensureDestinationImportTable(ctx, destination, tableName); err != nil {
+			return stats, err
+		}
+		importTables = append(importTables, tableName)
+	}
+	if len(importTables) == 0 {
+		logger.Warn("sqlite import found no tables to import after filtering")
+		return stats, nil
+	}
+
+	tx, err := destination.BeginTxx(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return stats, fmt.Errorf("failed to start postgres import transaction: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer tx.Rollback()
+
+	for _, tableName := range importTables {
+		rowsCopied, err := copySQLiteTableIntoPostgres(ctx, source, tx, tableName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return stats, err
+		}
+		stats.TablesImported++
+		stats.RowsImported += rowsCopied
+		logger.Info("sqlite import copied table", "table", tableName, "rows", rowsCopied)
+	}
+
+	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		return stats, fmt.Errorf("failed to commit sqlite import transaction: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return stats, nil
+}
+
+func listSQLiteUserTables(ctx context.Context, source *sqlx.DB) ([]string, error) {
+	rows, err := source.QueryxContext(ctx, `
+SELECT name
+FROM sqlite_master
+WHERE type = 'table'
+ORDER BY name
+`)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to list sqlite tables: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	var tables []string
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var name string
+		if err := rows.Scan(&name); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan sqlite table name: %w", err)
+		}
+		tables = append(tables, name)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed reading sqlite table names: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return tables, nil
+}
+
+func shouldSkipSQLiteImportTable(tableName string) bool {
+	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(tableName))
+	if normalized == "" {
+		return true
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(normalized, "sqlite_") {
+		return true
+	}
+	// Destination migration state is managed independently by goose.
+	if normalized == "goose_db_version" {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func ensureDestinationImportTable(ctx context.Context, destination *sqlx.DB, tableName string) error {
+	if TableExists(ctx, destination, tableName) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(tableName, "inventory_hourly_"):
+		return EnsureSnapshotTable(ctx, destination, tableName)
+	case strings.HasPrefix(tableName, "inventory_daily_summary_"), strings.HasPrefix(tableName, "inventory_monthly_summary_"):
+		return EnsureSummaryTable(ctx, destination, tableName)
+	case tableName == "snapshot_runs":
+		return EnsureSnapshotRunTable(ctx, destination)
+	case tableName == "vm_hourly_stats":
+		return EnsureVmHourlyStats(ctx, destination)
+	case tableName == "vm_lifecycle_cache":
+		return EnsureVmLifecycleCache(ctx, destination)
+	case tableName == "vm_daily_rollup":
+		return EnsureVmDailyRollup(ctx, destination)
+	case tableName == "vm_identity", tableName == "vm_renames":
+		return EnsureVmIdentityTables(ctx, destination)
+	case tableName == "vcenter_totals":
+		return EnsureVcenterTotalsTable(ctx, destination)
+	case tableName == "vcenter_latest_totals":
+		return EnsureVcenterLatestTotalsTable(ctx, destination)
+	case tableName == "vcenter_aggregate_totals":
+		return EnsureVcenterAggregateTotalsTable(ctx, destination)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("source table %q does not exist in postgres and cannot be auto-created", tableName)
+	}
+}
+
+func copySQLiteTableIntoPostgres(ctx context.Context, source *sqlx.DB, destinationTX *sqlx.Tx, tableName string) (int64, error) {
+	sourceColumns, err := listSQLiteTableColumns(ctx, source, tableName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	destinationColumns, err := listPostgresTableColumns(ctx, destinationTX, tableName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	columns := intersectImportColumns(sourceColumns, destinationColumns)
+	if len(columns) == 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("no overlapping columns between sqlite and postgres table %q", tableName)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := destinationTX.ExecContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(`TRUNCATE TABLE %s RESTART IDENTITY CASCADE`, quoteIdentifier(tableName))); err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to truncate destination table %q: %w", tableName, err)
+	}
+
+	sourceColumnNames := make([]string, 0, len(columns))
+	destinationColumnNames := make([]string, 0, len(columns))
+	for _, col := range columns {
+		sourceColumnNames = append(sourceColumnNames, col.SourceName)
+		destinationColumnNames = append(destinationColumnNames, col.DestinationName)
+	}
+
+	selectSQL := fmt.Sprintf(
+		`SELECT %s FROM %s`,
+		joinQuotedIdentifiers(sourceColumnNames),
+		quoteIdentifier(tableName),
+	)
+	rows, err := source.QueryxContext(ctx, selectSQL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to query source table %q: %w", tableName, err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	insertSQL := fmt.Sprintf(
+		`INSERT INTO %s (%s) VALUES (%s)`,
+		quoteIdentifier(tableName),
+		joinQuotedIdentifiers(destinationColumnNames),
+		postgresPlaceholders(len(columns)),
+	)
+	stmt, err := destinationTX.PreparexContext(ctx, insertSQL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to prepare insert for table %q: %w", tableName, err)
+	}
+	defer stmt.Close()
+
+	var rowsCopied int64
+	for rows.Next() {
+		rawValues := make([]interface{}, len(columns))
+		scanTargets := make([]interface{}, len(columns))
+		for i := range rawValues {
+			scanTargets[i] = &rawValues[i]
+		}
+		if err := rows.Scan(scanTargets...); err != nil {
+			return rowsCopied, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan row from sqlite table %q: %w", tableName, err)
+		}
+		args := make([]interface{}, len(columns))
+		for i, col := range columns {
+			args[i] = coerceSQLiteValueForPostgres(rawValues[i], col.DestinationType)
+		}
+		if _, err := stmt.ExecContext(ctx, args...); err != nil {
+			return rowsCopied, fmt.Errorf("failed to insert row into postgres table %q: %w", tableName, err)
+		}
+		rowsCopied++
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return rowsCopied, fmt.Errorf("failed to read rows from sqlite table %q: %w", tableName, err)
+	}
+
+	if err := resetPostgresSerialColumns(ctx, destinationTX, tableName); err != nil {
+		return rowsCopied, fmt.Errorf("failed to reset postgres sequences for table %q: %w", tableName, err)
+	}
+	return rowsCopied, nil
+}
+
+func listSQLiteTableColumns(ctx context.Context, source *sqlx.DB, tableName string) ([]string, error) {
+	rows, err := source.QueryxContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf(`PRAGMA table_info(%s)`, quoteIdentifier(tableName)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to inspect sqlite table %q: %w", tableName, err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	columns := make([]string, 0)
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var (
+			cid        int
+			name       string
+			columnType string
+			notNull    int
+			defaultVal sql.NullString
+			pk         int
+		)
+		if err := rows.Scan(&cid, &name, &columnType, &notNull, &defaultVal, &pk); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan sqlite columns for %q: %w", tableName, err)
+		}
+		columns = append(columns, name)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed reading sqlite columns for %q: %w", tableName, err)
+	}
+	return columns, nil
+}
+
+func listPostgresTableColumns(ctx context.Context, destinationTX *sqlx.Tx, tableName string) ([]postgresColumn, error) {
+	var columns []postgresColumn
+	if err := destinationTX.SelectContext(ctx, &columns, `
+SELECT column_name, data_type
+FROM information_schema.columns
+WHERE table_schema = 'public' AND table_name = $1
+ORDER BY ordinal_position
+`, tableName); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to inspect postgres columns for %q: %w", tableName, err)
+	}
+	if len(columns) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("postgres table %q has no columns", tableName)
+	}
+	return columns, nil
+}
+
+func intersectImportColumns(sourceColumns []string, destinationColumns []postgresColumn) []importColumn {
+	sourceByLower := make(map[string]string, len(sourceColumns))
+	for _, sourceColumn := range sourceColumns {
+		sourceByLower[strings.ToLower(sourceColumn)] = sourceColumn
+	}
+
+	columns := make([]importColumn, 0, len(destinationColumns))
+	for _, destinationColumn := range destinationColumns {
+		sourceColumn, exists := sourceByLower[strings.ToLower(destinationColumn.Name)]
+		if !exists {
+			continue
+		}
+		columns = append(columns, importColumn{
+			SourceName:      sourceColumn,
+			DestinationName: destinationColumn.Name,
+			DestinationType: destinationColumn.DataType,
+		})
+	}
+	return columns
+}
+
+func resetPostgresSerialColumns(ctx context.Context, destinationTX *sqlx.Tx, tableName string) error {
+	type serialColumn struct {
+		Name string `db:"column_name"`
+	}
+	var columns []serialColumn
+	if err := destinationTX.SelectContext(ctx, &columns, `
+SELECT column_name
+FROM information_schema.columns
+WHERE table_schema = 'public'
+  AND table_name = $1
+  AND column_default LIKE 'nextval(%'
+ORDER BY ordinal_position
+`, tableName); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	tableRef := fmt.Sprintf("public.%s", quoteIdentifier(tableName))
+	for _, column := range columns {
+		var sequence sql.NullString
+		if err := destinationTX.GetContext(ctx, &sequence, `SELECT pg_get_serial_sequence($1, $2)`, tableRef, column.Name); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !sequence.Valid || strings.TrimSpace(sequence.String) == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		setvalSQL := fmt.Sprintf(
+			`SELECT setval($1, COALESCE((SELECT MAX(%s) FROM %s), 0) + 1, false)`,
+			quoteIdentifier(column.Name),
+			quoteIdentifier(tableName),
+		)
+		if _, err := destinationTX.ExecContext(ctx, setvalSQL, sequence.String); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func coerceSQLiteValueForPostgres(value interface{}, destinationType string) interface{} {
+	if value == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	destinationType = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(destinationType))
+
+	if bytesValue, ok := value.([]byte); ok && destinationType != "bytea" {
+		value = string(bytesValue)
+	}
+
+	if destinationType == "boolean" {
+		if boolValue, ok := coerceBoolValue(value); ok {
+			return boolValue
+		}
+	}
+
+	return value
+}
+
+func coerceBoolValue(value interface{}) (bool, bool) {
+	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case bool:
+		return v, true
+	case int64:
+		return v != 0, true
+	case int:
+		return v != 0, true
+	case float64:
+		return v != 0, true
+	case string:
+		return parseBoolString(v)
+	case []byte:
+		return parseBoolString(string(v))
+	default:
+		return false, false
+	}
+}
+
+func parseBoolString(raw string) (bool, bool) {
+	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(raw))
+	switch normalized {
+	case "1", "t", "true", "y", "yes", "on":
+		return true, true
+	case "0", "f", "false", "n", "no", "off":
+		return false, true
+	}
+	if parsedInt, err := strconv.ParseInt(normalized, 10, 64); err == nil {
+		return parsedInt != 0, true
+	}
+	return false, false
+}
+
+func quoteIdentifier(identifier string) string {
+	return `"` + strings.ReplaceAll(identifier, `"`, `""`) + `"`
+}
+
+func joinQuotedIdentifiers(identifiers []string) string {
+	if len(identifiers) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	quoted := make([]string, 0, len(identifiers))
+	for _, identifier := range identifiers {
+		quoted = append(quoted, quoteIdentifier(identifier))
+	}
+	return strings.Join(quoted, ", ")
+}
+
+func postgresPlaceholders(count int) string {
+	if count <= 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	placeholders := make([]string, 0, count)
+	for i := 1; i <= count; i++ {
+		placeholders = append(placeholders, fmt.Sprintf("$%d", i))
+	}
+	return strings.Join(placeholders, ", ")
+}
diff --git a/db/sqlite_import_test.go b/db/sqlite_import_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69e5d59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/sqlite_import_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestShouldSkipSQLiteImportTable(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		tableName string
+		wantSkip  bool
+	}{
+		{name: "empty", tableName: "", wantSkip: true},
+		{name: "sqlite sequence", tableName: "sqlite_sequence", wantSkip: true},
+		{name: "goose table", tableName: "goose_db_version", wantSkip: true},
+		{name: "normal table", tableName: "Inventory", wantSkip: false},
+		{name: "snapshot table", tableName: "inventory_hourly_1700000000", wantSkip: false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := shouldSkipSQLiteImportTable(tc.tableName)
+			if got != tc.wantSkip {
+				t.Fatalf("skip mismatch: got %t want %t", got, tc.wantSkip)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIntersectImportColumns(t *testing.T) {
+	source := []string{"Iid", "Name", "Vcenter", "CreationTime"}
+	dest := []postgresColumn{
+		{Name: "Iid", DataType: "bigint"},
+		{Name: "Name", DataType: "text"},
+		{Name: "Vcenter", DataType: "text"},
+		{Name: "DeletionTime", DataType: "bigint"},
+	}
+
+	got := intersectImportColumns(source, dest)
+	want := []importColumn{
+		{SourceName: "Iid", DestinationName: "Iid", DestinationType: "bigint"},
+		{SourceName: "Name", DestinationName: "Name", DestinationType: "text"},
+		{SourceName: "Vcenter", DestinationName: "Vcenter", DestinationType: "text"},
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("intersect mismatch:\n got: %#v\nwant: %#v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoerceSQLiteValueForPostgresBoolean(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name            string
+		input           interface{}
+		destinationType string
+		want            interface{}
+	}{
+		{name: "string true", input: "true", destinationType: "boolean", want: true},
+		{name: "string false", input: "0", destinationType: "boolean", want: false},
+		{name: "int true", input: int64(1), destinationType: "boolean", want: true},
+		{name: "int false", input: int64(0), destinationType: "boolean", want: false},
+		{name: "bytes text", input: []byte("hello"), destinationType: "text", want: "hello"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := coerceSQLiteValueForPostgres(tc.input, tc.destinationType)
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tc.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("coerce mismatch: got %#v want %#v", got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPostgresPlaceholders(t *testing.T) {
+	got := postgresPlaceholders(3)
+	if got != "$1, $2, $3" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected placeholders: %q", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 88fc5c9..d0bdb37 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 	runInventory := flag.Bool("run-inventory", false, "Run a single inventory snapshot across all configured vCenters and exit")
 	dbCleanup := flag.Bool("db-cleanup", false, "Run a one-time cleanup to drop low-value hourly snapshot indexes and exit")
 	backfillVcenterCache := flag.Bool("backfill-vcenter-cache", false, "Run a one-time backfill for vcenter latest+aggregate cache tables and exit")
+	importSQLite := flag.String("import-sqlite", "", "Import a SQLite database file/DSN into the configured Postgres database and exit")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	bootstrapLogger := log.New(log.LevelInfo, log.OutputText)
@@ -68,18 +69,19 @@ func main() {
 	warnDeprecatedPollingSettings(logger, s.Values)
 
 	// Configure database
-	dbDriver := strings.TrimSpace(s.Values.Settings.DatabaseDriver)
-	if dbDriver == "" {
-		dbDriver = "sqlite"
-	}
-	normalizedDriver := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(dbDriver))
-	if normalizedDriver == "" || normalizedDriver == "sqlite3" {
-		normalizedDriver = "sqlite"
-	}
 	dbURL := strings.TrimSpace(s.Values.Settings.DatabaseURL)
+	normalizedDriver, inferredFromDSN, err := db.ResolveDriver(s.Values.Settings.DatabaseDriver, dbURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error("Invalid database configuration", "error", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if inferredFromDSN {
+		logger.Warn("database_driver is unset; inferred postgres from database_url")
+	}
 	if dbURL == "" && normalizedDriver == "sqlite" {
 		dbURL = utils.GetFilePath("db.sqlite3")
 	}
+	logger.Info("Effective database driver resolved", "driver", normalizedDriver)
 
 	database, err := db.New(logger, db.Config{
 		Driver:                     normalizedDriver,
@@ -97,6 +99,25 @@ func main() {
 		logger.Error("failed to migrate database", "error", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(*importSQLite) != "" {
+		if normalizedDriver != "postgres" {
+			logger.Error("sqlite import requires settings.database_driver=postgres")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		logger.Info("starting one-time sqlite import into postgres", "sqlite_source", strings.TrimSpace(*importSQLite))
+		stats, err := db.ImportSQLiteIntoPostgres(ctx, logger, database.DB(), strings.TrimSpace(*importSQLite))
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error("failed to import sqlite database into postgres", "error", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		logger.Info("completed sqlite import into postgres",
+			"sqlite_source", stats.SourceDSN,
+			"tables_imported", stats.TablesImported,
+			"tables_skipped", stats.TablesSkipped,
+			"rows_imported", stats.RowsImported,
+		)
+		return
+	}
 	if *dbCleanup {
 		dropped, err := db.CleanupHourlySnapshotIndexes(ctx, database.DB())
 		if err != nil {
@@ -332,7 +353,7 @@ func main() {
 		gocron.CronJob(snapshotCleanupCron, false),
 		gocron.NewTask(func() {
 			ct.RunSnapshotCleanup(ctx, logger)
-			if strings.EqualFold(s.Values.Settings.DatabaseDriver, "sqlite") {
+			if normalizedDriver == "sqlite" {
 				logger.Info("Performing sqlite VACUUM after snapshot cleanup")
 				if _, err := ct.Database.DB().ExecContext(ctx, "VACUUM"); err != nil {
 					logger.Warn("VACUUM failed after snapshot cleanup", "error", err)