diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 20989103c..db56e2aea 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ AllCops:
   NewCops: enable
   Exclude:
     - 'bin/*'
-    - 'db/schema.rb'
+    - 'db/*schema.rb'
     - 'vendor/**/*'
     # Ignore local files for faster processing
     - 'tmp/**/*'
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2402bb94a..c974ca23d 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ gem 'sassc-rails'
 gem 'shakapacker', '8.0.2'
 gem 'simple_form'
 gem 'slim-rails'
+gem 'solid_cable'
 gem 'solid_queue'
 gem 'sprockets-rails'
 gem 'terser', require: false
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 42065148a..7418afb94 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -526,6 +526,8 @@ GEM
       rexml (~> 3.2)
       rubocop (>= 1.0, < 2.0)
       slim (>= 3.0, < 6.0)
+    solid_cable (2.0.2)
+      rails (>= 7.2)
     solid_queue (0.7.1)
       activejob (>= 7.1)
       activerecord (>= 7.1)
@@ -666,6 +668,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   simplecov
   slim-rails
   slim_lint
+  solid_cable
   solid_queue
   sprockets-rails
   stackprof
diff --git a/config/cable.yml b/config/cable.yml
index 633e318b5..b6bb293f5 100644
--- a/config/cable.yml
+++ b/config/cable.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
+default: &default
+  adapter: solid_cable # OR postgresql OR redis
+
+  ### Config options for `solid_cable`
+  connects_to:
+    database:
+      writing: cable
+  polling_interval: 0.1.seconds
+  message_retention: 1.day
+  autotrim: true
+  silence_polling: true
+
+  ### Config options for `redis`
+  # url: <%= ENV.fetch("REDIS_URL") { "redis://localhost:6379/1" } %>
+  # channel_prefix: codeharbor_production
+
 development:
-  adapter: postgresql
+  <<: *default
 
 test:
   adapter: test
 
 production:
-  adapter: postgresql # redis
-  # all other options below are only used for redis
-  # url: <%= ENV.fetch("REDIS_URL") { "redis://localhost:6379/1" } %>
-  # channel_prefix: codeharbor_production
+  <<: *default
diff --git a/config/database.yml.example b/config/database.yml.example
index e0ab1ccf2..3c82d9c12 100644
--- a/config/database.yml.example
+++ b/config/database.yml.example
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ default: &default
   <% end %>
 
 development:
-  <<: *default
-  database: codeharbor_development
+  primary: &primary_development
+    <<: *default
+    database: codeharbor_development
+  cable:
+    <<: *primary_development
+    database: codeharbor_development_cable
+    migrations_paths: db/cable_migrate
 
 # Warning: The database defined as "test" will be erased and
 # re-generated from your development database when you run "rake".
@@ -56,5 +61,10 @@ test:
 # for a full overview on how database connection configuration can be specified.
 #
 production:
-  <<: *default
-  database: codeharbor_production
+  primary: &primary_production
+    <<: *default
+    database: codeharbor_production
+  cable:
+    <<: *primary_production
+    database: codeharbor_production_cable
+    migrations_paths: db/cable_migrate
diff --git a/db/cable_schema.rb b/db/cable_schema.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d86a8d3b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/cable_schema.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This file is auto-generated from the current state of the database. Instead
+# of editing this file, please use the migrations feature of Active Record to
+# incrementally modify your database, and then regenerate this schema definition.
+#
+# This file is the source Rails uses to define your schema when running `bin/rails
+# db:schema:load`. When creating a new database, `bin/rails db:schema:load` tends to
+# be faster and is potentially less error prone than running all of your
+# migrations from scratch. Old migrations may fail to apply correctly if those
+# migrations use external dependencies or application code.
+#
+# It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
+
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.2].define(version: 1) do
+  # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
+  enable_extension "plpgsql"
+
+  create_table "solid_cable_messages", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.text "channel"
+    t.text "payload"
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+    t.index ["channel"], name: "index_solid_cable_messages_on_channel"
+    t.index ["created_at"], name: "index_solid_cable_messages_on_created_at"
+  end
+end