diff --git a/admin.go b/admin.go
index df957fe..c082fdf 100644
--- a/admin.go
+++ b/admin.go
@@ -78,8 +78,102 @@ func BackupDatabaseHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // RestoreDatabaseHandler handles POST requests to /admin/db
 func RestoreDatabaseHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	// implement database restore logic here
-	fmt.Println("Restoring database...")
-	// ...
+	// Create a backup of the existing database
+	err := createDatabaseBackup()
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Failed to create database backup", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Save the new database
+	err = saveNewDatabase(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Failed to save new database", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Validate the new database is properly initialized
+	err = validateNewDatabase()
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "New database is not properly initialized", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Switch to the new database app-wide
+	err = switchToNewDatabase()
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Failed to switch to new database", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"message": "Database restored successfully"})
+}
+
+func createDatabaseBackup() error {
+	// Create a backup of the existing database
+	src, err := os.Open(config.DatabasePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer src.Close()
+
+	dst, err := os.Create(config.DatabasePath + ".bak")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer dst.Close()
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(dst, src)
+	return err
+}
+
+func saveNewDatabase(r *http.Request) error {
+	// Save the new database
+	file, _, err := r.FormFile("database")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	dst, err := os.Create(config.DatabasePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer dst.Close()
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(dst, file)
+	return err
+}
+
+func validateNewDatabase() error {
+	// Validate the new database is properly initialized
+	db, err := ConnectDB(config.DatabasePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	// Check if required tables exist
+	tables := []string{"users", "boxes", "items"}
+	for _, table := range tables {
+		var count int
+		db.Debug().Raw("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name=?;", table).Row().Scan(&count)
+		if count == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("table %s does not exist", table)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func switchToNewDatabase() error {
+	// Switch to the new database app-wide
+	db, err := ConnectDB(config.DatabasePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Update the db variable with the new database connection
+	db = db
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/scripts/restore_db.bash b/scripts/restore_db.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a2ff71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/restore_db.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# API base URL
+API_BASE_URL="http://localhost:8080"
+
+# Login credentials
+USERNAME="boxuser"
+PASSWORD="boxuser"
+
+# Get a new JWT token
+TOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "{\"username\":\"$USERNAME\", \"password\":\"$PASSWORD\"}" \
+  "$API_BASE_URL/login" | jq -r '.token')
+
+curl -X POST \
+  $API_BASE_URL/admin/db  \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
+  -F "database=@./test.db" 
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