diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c2071f0500c4c1540e8ea42ea13a6a56dd5bc6d9..bc8a2db61ff62b55de86513b97193937f19adcb0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ COPY . /src
 WORKDIR /src
 
 RUN pip install ipython
-RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
+#RUN pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
+RUN pip install -e .
 
 EXPOSE 5000
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9325dff900021e674b0e5aa8886fdc317c167895..0cdb44e7e88cee88cfc09b3c39f9e8e51e0ebcbd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ build:
 run:
 	docker run $(PROJECT_DOCKER_RUN_ARGS) $(PROJECT_DOCKER_TAG)
 
+ipython:
+    docker run -it $(PROJECT_DOCKER_TAG) ipython
+
 test: test-without-build build
 
 test-without-build: test-without-lint test-pylint
diff --git a/scripts/schema.py b/scripts/schema.py
index 86c1afd49e8bbcd2eab7ed4f0a216adffab0d009..e7865e37c73308d2b1df45d7226f36a67ccf78b1 100644
--- a/scripts/schema.py
+++ b/scripts/schema.py
@@ -1,34 +1,186 @@
-import datetime as dt
-
-from sqlalchemy import (
-    Column,
-    Integer,
-    MetaData,
-    Table,
-    DateTime,
-    Index,
-)
-from sqlalchemy import create_engine
-from sqlalchemy.dialects.mysql import SMALLINT
-
-metadata = MetaData()
-
-addresses = Table(
-    'hive_blocks', metadata,
-    Column('num', Integer, primary_key=True),
-    Column('prev', Integer),
-    Column('txs', SMALLINT(unsigned=True), default=0),
-    Column('created_at', DateTime),
-    Index('hive_blocks_ux1', 'prev', unique=True),
-    # ForeignKeyConstraint(name='hive_blocks_fk1', columns='prev', refcolumns='hive_blocks.num'),
-    mysql_engine='InnoDB',
-    mysql_charset='utf8mb4',
+import logging
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.mysql import (
+    CHAR, SMALLINT, TINYINT,
+    TINYTEXT, DOUBLE,
 )
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    engine = create_engine('sqlite:///hive.sqlite', echo=True)
-    metadata.create_all(engine)
-    engine.execute(
-        addresses.insert([addresses.c.num, addresses.c.prev, addresses.c.created_at]).
-        values(num=0, prev=None, created_at=dt.datetime.fromtimestamp(0)))
-    # INSERT INTO hive_blocks (num, prev, created_at) VALUES (0, NULL, "1970-01-01T00:00:00");
+connection_url = 'mysql://root:root_password@localhost:3306/testdb'
+
+logging.basicConfig()
+logging.getLogger('sqlalchemy.engine').setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+engine = sa.create_engine(connection_url)
+conn = engine.connect()
+metadata = sa.MetaData()
+
+hive_blocks = sa.Table('hive_blocks', metadata,
+                       sa.Column('num', sa.Integer, primary_key=True),
+                       sa.Column('prev', sa.Integer),
+                       sa.Column('txs', SMALLINT(unsigned=True), server_default='0', nullable=False),
+                       sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=False),
+                       sa.UniqueConstraint('prev', name='hive_blocks_ux1'),
+                       sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['prev'], ['hive_blocks.num'], name='hive_blocks_fk1'),
+                       mysql_engine='InnoDB',
+                       mysql_default_charset='utf8mb4')
+
+hive_accounts = sa.Table('hive_accounts', metadata,
+                         sa.Column('id', sa.Integer, primary_key=True),
+                         sa.Column('name', sa.String(16), nullable=False),
+                         sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=False),
+                         sa.UniqueConstraint('name', name='hive_accounts_ux1'),
+                         mysql_engine='InnoDB',
+                         mysql_default_charset='utf8mb4')
+
+# The column 'permlink' is CHAR(190) instead of CHAR(255) since the latter
+# will give error: (1071, 'Specified key was too long; max key length is 767 bytes')
+hive_posts = sa.Table('hive_posts', metadata,
+                      sa.Column('id', sa.Integer, primary_key=True),
+                      sa.Column('parent_id', sa.Integer),
+                      sa.Column('author', CHAR(16), nullable=False),
+                      sa.Column('permlink', CHAR(190), nullable=False),
+                      sa.Column('community', CHAR(16)),
+                      sa.Column('category', CHAR(16), nullable=False),
+                      sa.Column('depth', SMALLINT(unsigned=True), nullable=False),
+                      sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=False),
+                      sa.Column('is_deleted', TINYINT(1), nullable=False, server_default='0'),
+                      sa.Column('is_pinned', TINYINT(1), nullable=False, server_default='0'),
+                      sa.Column('is_muted', TINYINT(1), nullable=False, server_default='0'),
+                      sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['author'], ['hive_accounts.name'], name='hive_posts_fk1'),
+                      sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['community'], ['hive_accounts.name'], name='hive_posts_fk2'),
+                      sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['parent_id'], ['hive_posts.id'], name='hive_posts_fk3'),
+                      sa.UniqueConstraint('author', 'permlink', name='hive_posts_ux1'),
+                      sa.Index('hive_posts_ix1', 'parent_id'),
+                      sa.Index('hive_posts_ix2', 'is_deleted'),
+                      mysql_engine='InnoDB',
+                      mysql_default_charset='utf8mb4')
+
+hive_follows = sa.Table('hive_follows', metadata,
+                        sa.Column('follower', CHAR(16), nullable=False),
+                        sa.Column('following', CHAR(16), nullable=False),
+                        sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=False),
+                        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['follower'], ['hive_accounts.name'], name='hive_follows_fk1'),
+                        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['following'], ['hive_accounts.name'], name='hive_follows_fk2'),
+                        sa.UniqueConstraint('follower', 'following', name='hive_follows_ux1'),
+                        mysql_engine='InnoDB',
+                        mysql_default_charset='utf8mb4')
+
+hive_reblogs = sa.Table('hive_reblogs', metadata,
+                        sa.Column('account', CHAR(16), nullable=False),
+                        sa.Column('post_id', sa.Integer, nullable=False),
+                        sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=False),
+                        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['account'], ['hive_accounts.name'], name='hive_reblogs_fk1'),
+                        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['post_id'], ['hive_posts.id'], name='hive_reblogs_fk2'),
+                        sa.UniqueConstraint('account', 'post_id', name='hive_reblogs_ux1'),
+                        sa.Index('hive_reblogs_ix1', 'post_id', 'account', 'created_at'),
+                        mysql_engine='InnoDB',
+                        mysql_default_charset='utf8mb4')
+
+hive_communities = sa.Table('hive_communities', metadata,
+                            sa.Column('name', CHAR(16), primary_key=True),
+                            sa.Column('title', sa.String(32), nullable=False),
+                            sa.Column('about', sa.String(255), nullable=False, server_default=''),
+                            sa.Column('description', sa.String(5000), nullable=False, server_default=''),
+                            sa.Column('lang', CHAR(2), nullable=False, server_default='en'),
+                            sa.Column('settings', TINYTEXT, nullable=False, server_default=''),
+                            sa.Column('type_id', TINYINT(1), nullable=False, server_default='0'),
+                            sa.Column('is_nsfw', TINYINT(1), nullable=False, server_default='0'),
+                            sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=False),
+                            sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['name'], ['hive_accounts.name'], name='hive_communities_fk1'),
+                            mysql_engine='InnoDB',
+                            mysql_default_charset='utf8mb4')
+
+hive_members = sa.Table('hive_members', metadata,
+                        sa.Column('community', CHAR(16), nullable=False),
+                        sa.Column('account', CHAR(16), nullable=False),
+                        sa.Column('is_admin', TINYINT(1), nullable=False),
+                        sa.Column('is_mod', TINYINT(1), nullable=False),
+                        sa.Column('is_approved', TINYINT(1), nullable=False),
+                        sa.Column('is_muted', TINYINT(1), nullable=False),
+                        sa.Column('title', sa.String(255), nullable=False, server_default=''),
+                        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['community'], ['hive_communities.name'], name='hive_members_fk1'),
+                        sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['account'], ['hive_accounts.name'], name='hive_members_fk2'),
+                        sa.UniqueConstraint('community', 'account', name='hive_members_ux1'),
+                        mysql_engine='InnoDB',
+                        mysql_default_charset='utf8mb4')
+
+hive_flags = sa.Table('hive_flags', metadata,
+                      sa.Column('account', CHAR(16), nullable=False),
+                      sa.Column('post_id', sa.Integer, nullable=False),
+                      sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=False),
+                      sa.Column('notes', sa.String(255), nullable=False),
+                      sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['account'], ['hive_accounts.name'], name='hive_flags_fk1'),
+                      sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['post_id'], ['hive_posts.id'], name='hive_flags_fk2'),
+                      sa.UniqueConstraint('account', 'post_id', name='hive_flags_ux1'),
+                      mysql_engine='InnoDB',
+                      mysql_default_charset='utf8mb4')
+
+hive_modlog = sa.Table('hive_modlog', metadata,
+                       sa.Column('id', sa.Integer, primary_key=True),
+                       sa.Column('community', CHAR(16), nullable=False),
+                       sa.Column('account', CHAR(16), nullable=False),
+                       sa.Column('action', sa.String(32), nullable=False),
+                       sa.Column('params', sa.String(1000), nullable=False),
+                       sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=False),
+                       sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['community'], ['hive_communities.name'], name='hive_modlog_fk1'),
+                       sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['account'], ['hive_accounts.name'], name='hive_modlog_fk2'),
+                       sa.Index('hive_modlog_ix1', 'community', 'created_at'),
+                       mysql_engine='InnoDB',
+                       mysql_default_charset='utf8mb4')
+
+hive_posts_cache = sa.Table('hive_posts_cache', metadata,
+                            sa.Column('post_id', sa.Integer, primary_key=True),
+                            sa.Column('title', sa.String(255), nullable=False),
+                            sa.Column('preview', sa.String(1024), nullable=False),
+                            sa.Column('img_url', sa.String(1024), nullable=False),
+                            sa.Column('payout', sa.types.DECIMAL(10, 3), nullable=False),
+                            sa.Column('promoted', sa.types.DECIMAL(10, 3), nullable=False),
+                            sa.Column('created_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=False),
+                            sa.Column('payout_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=False),
+                            sa.Column('updated_at', sa.DateTime, nullable=False),
+                            sa.Column('is_nsfw', TINYINT(1), nullable=False, server_default='0'),
+                            sa.Column('children', sa.Integer, nullable=False, server_default='0'),
+                            sa.Column('rshares', sa.BigInteger, nullable=False),
+                            sa.Column('sc_trend', DOUBLE, nullable=False),
+                            sa.Column('sc_hot', DOUBLE, nullable=False),
+                            sa.Column('body', sa.Text),
+                            sa.Column('votes', sa.Text),
+                            sa.Column('json', sa.Text),
+                            sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['post_id'], ['hive_posts.id'], name='hive_posts_cache_fk1'),
+                            sa.Index('hive_posts_cache_ix1', 'payout'),
+                            sa.Index('hive_posts_cache_ix2', 'promoted'),
+                            sa.Index('hive_posts_cache_ix3', 'payout_at'),
+                            sa.Index('hive_posts_cache_ix4', 'updated_at'),
+                            sa.Index('hive_posts_cache_ix5', 'rshares'),
+                            mysql_engine='InnoDB',
+                            mysql_default_charset='utf8mb4')
+
+hive_accounts_cache = sa.Table('hive_accounts_cache', metadata,
+                               sa.Column('account', CHAR(16), primary_key=True),
+                               sa.Column('reputation', sa.Float, nullable=False, server_default='25'),
+                               sa.Column('name', sa.String(20)),
+                               sa.Column('about', sa.String(160)),
+                               sa.Column('location', sa.String(30)),
+                               sa.Column('url', sa.String(100)),
+                               sa.Column('img_url', sa.String(1024)),
+                               sa.ForeignKeyConstraint(['account'], ['hive_accounts.name'],
+                                                       name='hive_accounts_cache_fk1'),
+                               mysql_engine='InnoDB',
+                               mysql_default_charset='utf8mb4')
+
+metadata.drop_all(engine)
+metadata.create_all(engine)
+
+# Insert hive_blocks data
+insert = hive_blocks.insert().values(num=0, prev=None, created_at='1970-01-01T00:00:00')
+conn.execute(insert)
+
+# Insert hive_accounts data
+insert = hive_accounts.insert()
+conn.execute(insert, [
+    {'name': 'miners', 'created_at': '1970-01-01T00:00:00'},
+    {'name': 'null', 'created_at': '1970-01-01T00:00:00'},
+    {'name': 'temp', 'created_at': '1970-01-01T00:00:00'},
+    {'name': 'initminer', 'created_at': '1970-01-01T00:00:00'}
+])
diff --git a/scripts/test.py b/scripts/test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 06015154d59096d51f4d26e5e83e5881e551fb7d..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/scripts/test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-from pprint import pprint
-from sqlalchemy import (
-    Column,
-    Integer,
-    MetaData,
-    String,
-    Table,
-    create_engine,
-)
-from sqlalchemy import select
-from steem.account import Account
-
-engine = create_engine('sqlite:///hive.sqlite', echo=True)
-
-metadata = MetaData()
-
-authors = Table(
-    'authors',
-    metadata,
-    Column('id', Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True),
-    Column('name', String(16)),
-    Column('balances', String),
-)
-
-metadata.create_all(engine)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    conn = engine.connect()
-    acc = Account('furion')
-    r = authors.insert().values(name=acc.name, balances='100')
-    engine.execute(r)
-    q = select([authors])
-    pprint(conn.execute(q).fetchall())
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a91f0ae8b4e09adcd121c78fcf5718a42c924ea0..3c8f2a7e2a5d7362e1ab2f6b44b2ab8b89542db6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ setup(
                    'pytest-console-scripts'],
 
     install_requires=[
-        'steem==0.18.1',
+        'steem',
         'maya',
         'toolz',
         'funcy',
+        'sqlalchemy',
+        'mysqlclient',
     ],
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [