diff --git a/lib/powersync/index.tsx b/lib/powersync/index.tsx
index 01608d47..21bd8c29 100644
--- a/lib/powersync/index.tsx
+++ b/lib/powersync/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const factory = new OPSqliteOpenFactory(
     // Filename for the SQLite database — it's important to only instantiate one instance per file.
     dbFilename: 'Events',
     // Optional. Directory where the database file is located.'
-    dbLocation: '/databases'
+    // dbLocation: '/databases'
   }
 );
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bba51858..4a124857 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/plugin-transform-async-generator-functions": "^7.26.8",
+    "@babel/plugin-transform-private-property-in-object": "^7.25.9",
     "@commitlint/cli": "^19.5.0",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^19.5.0",
     "@react-native/js-polyfills": "^0.74.0",
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
     "@types/react": "~18.2.45",
     "@types/react-test-renderer": "^18.0.3",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.6.0",
+    "babel-plugin-module-resolver": "^5.0.2",
     "drizzle-kit": "^0.19.13",
     "eslint": "^8.48.0",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "latest",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f2d9a711..7e4a4893 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1155,6 +1155,19 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@babel/plugin-transform-private-property-in-object@npm:^7.25.9":
+  version: 7.25.9
+  resolution: "@babel/plugin-transform-private-property-in-object@npm:7.25.9"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/helper-annotate-as-pure": ^7.25.9
+    "@babel/helper-create-class-features-plugin": ^7.25.9
+    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": ^7.25.9
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@babel/core": ^7.0.0-0
+  checksum: 9ce3e983fea9b9ba677c192aa065c0b42ebdc7774be4c02135df09029ad92a55c35b004650c75952cb64d650872ed18f13ab64422c6fc891d06333762caa8a0a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@babel/plugin-transform-react-display-name@npm:^7.0.0":
   version: 7.24.7
   resolution: "@babel/plugin-transform-react-display-name@npm:7.24.7"
@@ -4897,6 +4910,7 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
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     "@babel/plugin-transform-async-generator-functions": ^7.26.8
+    "@babel/plugin-transform-private-property-in-object": ^7.25.9
     "@commitlint/cli": ^19.5.0
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": ^19.5.0
     "@jest/globals": ^29.6.4
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     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": ^6.6.0
     await-to-js: ^3.0.0
+    babel-plugin-module-resolver: ^5.0.2
     dotenv: ^16.3.1
     drizzle-kit: ^0.19.13
     eslint: ^8.48.0
@@ -5434,6 +5449,19 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"babel-plugin-module-resolver@npm:^5.0.2":
+  version: 5.0.2
+  resolution: "babel-plugin-module-resolver@npm:5.0.2"
+  dependencies:
+    find-babel-config: ^2.1.1
+    glob: ^9.3.3
+    pkg-up: ^3.1.0
+    reselect: ^4.1.7
+    resolve: ^1.22.8
+  checksum: f1d198acbbbd0b76c9c0c4aacbf9f1ef90f8d36b3d5209d9e7a75cadee2113a73711550ebddeb9464d143b71df19adc75e165dff99ada2614d7ea333affe3b5a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "babel-plugin-polyfill-corejs2@npm:^0.4.10":
   version: 0.4.11
   resolution: "babel-plugin-polyfill-corejs2@npm:0.4.11"
@@ -8512,6 +8540,15 @@ eslint-plugin-prettier@latest:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"find-babel-config@npm:^2.1.1":
+  version: 2.1.2
+  resolution: "find-babel-config@npm:2.1.2"
+  dependencies:
+    json5: ^2.2.3
+  checksum: 268f29cb38ee086b0f953c89f762dcea30b5b0e14abee2b39516410c00b49baa6821f598bd50346c93584e5625c5740f5c8b7e34993f568787a068f84dacc8c2
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "find-cache-dir@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.1.0
   resolution: "find-cache-dir@npm:2.1.0"
@@ -9060,6 +9097,18 @@ eslint-plugin-prettier@latest:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"glob@npm:^9.3.3":
+  version: 9.3.5
+  resolution: "glob@npm:9.3.5"
+  dependencies:
+    fs.realpath: ^1.0.0
+    minimatch: ^8.0.2
+    minipass: ^4.2.4
+    path-scurry: ^1.6.1
+  checksum: 94b093adbc591bc36b582f77927d1fb0dbf3ccc231828512b017601408be98d1fe798fc8c0b19c6f2d1a7660339c3502ce698de475e9d938ccbb69b47b647c84
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "global-directory@npm:^4.0.1":
   version: 4.0.1
   resolution: "global-directory@npm:4.0.1"
@@ -12382,6 +12431,15 @@ eslint-plugin-prettier@latest:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"minimatch@npm:^8.0.2":
+  version: 8.0.4
+  resolution: "minimatch@npm:8.0.4"
+  dependencies:
+    brace-expansion: ^2.0.1
+  checksum: 2e46cffb86bacbc524ad45a6426f338920c529dd13f3a732cc2cf7618988ee1aae88df4ca28983285aca9e0f45222019ac2d14ebd17c1edadd2ee12221ab801a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "minimatch@npm:^9.0.0, minimatch@npm:^9.0.3, minimatch@npm:^9.0.4, minimatch@npm:^9.0.5":
   version: 9.0.5
   resolution: "minimatch@npm:9.0.5"
@@ -12469,6 +12527,13 @@ eslint-plugin-prettier@latest:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"minipass@npm:^4.2.4":
+  version: 4.2.8
+  resolution: "minipass@npm:4.2.8"
+  checksum: 7f4914d5295a9a30807cae5227a37a926e6d910c03f315930fde52332cf0575dfbc20295318f91f0baf0e6bb11a6f668e30cde8027dea7a11b9d159867a3c830
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "minipass@npm:^5.0.0":
   version: 5.0.0
   resolution: "minipass@npm:5.0.0"
@@ -13653,7 +13718,7 @@ eslint-plugin-prettier@latest:
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-"path-scurry@npm:^1.11.1":
+"path-scurry@npm:^1.11.1, path-scurry@npm:^1.6.1":
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   resolution: "path-scurry@npm:1.11.1"
   dependencies:
@@ -13768,6 +13833,15 @@ eslint-plugin-prettier@latest:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"pkg-up@npm:^3.1.0":
+  version: 3.1.0
+  resolution: "pkg-up@npm:3.1.0"
+  dependencies:
+    find-up: ^3.0.0
+  checksum: 5bac346b7c7c903613c057ae3ab722f320716199d753f4a7d053d38f2b5955460f3e6ab73b4762c62fd3e947f58e04f1343e92089e7bb6091c90877406fcd8c8
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "plist@npm:^3.0.5":
   version: 3.1.0
   resolution: "plist@npm:3.1.0"
@@ -14539,6 +14613,13 @@ eslint-plugin-prettier@latest:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"reselect@npm:^4.1.7":
+  version: 4.1.8
+  resolution: "reselect@npm:4.1.8"
+  checksum: a4ac87cedab198769a29be92bc221c32da76cfdad6911eda67b4d3e7136dca86208c3b210e31632eae31ebd2cded18596f0dd230d3ccc9e978df22f233b5583e
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "resolve-alpn@npm:^1.0.0":
   version: 1.2.1
   resolution: "resolve-alpn@npm:1.2.1"
@@ -14617,7 +14698,7 @@ eslint-plugin-prettier@latest:
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-"resolve@npm:^1.22.2":
+"resolve@npm:^1.22.2, resolve@npm:^1.22.8":
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   resolution: "resolve@npm:1.22.10"
   dependencies:
@@ -14652,7 +14733,7 @@ eslint-plugin-prettier@latest:
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   resolution: "resolve@patch:resolve@npm%3A1.22.10#~builtin<compat/resolve>::version=1.22.10&hash=c3c19d"
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