diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index d555b03..e582651 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ if env_base["databases"]:
 modfol = env_base["module_folders"].split(";")
 modfol.append("modules")
 modfol.append("web_modules")
+modfol.append("database_modules")
 #temporarily, these should be handled in a different pass
 modfol.append("backends")
 modfol.append("web_backends")
diff --git a/database_modules/db_settings/SCsub b/database_modules/db_settings/SCsub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3a7fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database_modules/db_settings/SCsub
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+Import("env_mod")
+Import("env")
+
+env_mod.core_sources = []
+
+env_mod.add_source_files(env_mod.core_sources, "*.cpp")
+
+# Build it all as a library
+lib = env_mod.add_library("db_settings", env_mod.core_sources)
+env.Prepend(LIBS=[lib])
diff --git a/core/settings/db_settings.cpp b/database_modules/db_settings/db_settings.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from core/settings/db_settings.cpp
rename to database_modules/db_settings/db_settings.cpp
diff --git a/core/settings/db_settings.h b/database_modules/db_settings/db_settings.h
similarity index 91%
rename from core/settings/db_settings.h
rename to database_modules/db_settings/db_settings.h
index 8291569..f3d0b3e 100644
--- a/core/settings/db_settings.h
+++ b/database_modules/db_settings/db_settings.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef DB_SETTINGS_H
 #define DB_SETTINGS_H
 
-#include "settings.h"
+#include "core/settings/settings.h"
 
 class DBSettings : public Settings {
 	RCPP_OBJECT(DBSettings, Settings);
diff --git a/database_modules/db_settings/detect.py b/database_modules/db_settings/detect.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c85f967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database_modules/db_settings/detect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import os
+import platform
+import sys
+
+
+def is_active():
+    return True
+
+
+def get_name():
+    return "db_settings"
+
+
+def can_build():
+    return True
+
+
+def get_opts():
+    return []
+
+def get_flags():
+
+    return []
+
+def configure(env):
+    pass