diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a87c1bb..a373ce5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,51 @@ You can install duckdb extensions too.
 DB::connection('my_duckdb')
   ->select("SELECT * FROM read_csv_auto('s3://my-bucket/test-datasets/example1/us-gender-data-2022.csv') LIMIT 10")
 ```
+### Writing a migration
+```php
+return new class extends Migration {
+    protected $connection = 'my_duckdb';
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        DB::connection('my_duckdb')->statement('CREATE SEQUENCE people_sequence');
+        Schema::create('people', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id()->default(new \Illuminate\Database\Query\Expression("nextval('people_sequence')"));
+            $table->string('name');
+            $table->integer('age');
+            $table->integer('rank');
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('people');
+        DB::connection('my_duckdb')->statement('DROP SEQUENCE people_sequence');
+    }
+};
+```
+
+### Readonly Connection - A solution to concurrent query.
+- in `database.php`
+```php
+    'connections' => [
+        'my_duckdb' => [
+            'driver' => 'duckdb',
+            'cli_path' => env('DUCKDB_CLI_PATH', base_path('vendor/bin/duckdb')),
+            'cli_timeout' => 0,
+            'dbfile' => env('DUCKDB_DB_FILE', storage_path('app/duckdb/duck_main.db')),
+            'schema' => 'main',
+            'read_only' => true,
+            'pre_queries' => [
+                "SET s3_region='".env('AWS_DEFAULT_REGION')."'",
+                "SET s3_access_key_id='".env('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID')."'",
+                "SET s3_secret_access_key='".env('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY')."'",
+            ],
+            'extensions' => ['httpfs', 'postgres_scanner'],
+        ],
+        ...
+```
+
 
 ## Testing
 
@@ -104,6 +149,10 @@ DB::connection('my_duckdb')
 composer test
 ```
 
+## Limitations & FAQ
+
+-  https://duckdb.org/faq
+
 ## Changelog
 
 Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently.
diff --git a/src/Commands/ConnectDuckdbCliCommand.php b/src/Commands/ConnectDuckdbCliCommand.php
index f96f7b9..f688845 100644
--- a/src/Commands/ConnectDuckdbCliCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/ConnectDuckdbCliCommand.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 class ConnectDuckdbCliCommand extends Command
 {
-    protected $signature = 'laravel-duckdb:connect {connection_name}';
+    protected $signature = 'laravel-duckdb:connect {connection_name} {--readonly=true}';
 
     protected $description = 'Connect with duckdb cli to interactive query and development.';
 
@@ -16,11 +16,17 @@ class ConnectDuckdbCliCommand extends Command
     public function handle(): void
     {
         $connection = config('database.connections.'.$this->argument('connection_name'));
+        $isReadonly = filter_var($this->option('readonly'), FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
         if(!$connection || ($connection['driver']??'') !== 'duckdb') throw new \Exception("DuckDB connection named `".$this->argument('connection_name')."` not found!");
 
-        $cmd = $connection['cli_path']." ".$connection['dbfile'];
-        $this->info('Connecting to duckdb cli `'.$cmd.'`');
-        $this->process = Process::fromShellCommandline($cmd);
+        $cmd = [
+            $connection['cli_path'],
+            $connection['dbfile']
+        ];
+        if($isReadonly) array_splice($cmd, 1, 0, '--readonly');
+
+        $this->info('Connecting to duckdb cli `'.implode(" ", $cmd).'`');
+        $this->process = new Process($cmd);
         $this->process->setTimeout(0);
         $this->process->setIdleTimeout(0);
         $this->process->setTty(Process::isTtySupported());
diff --git a/src/LaravelDuckdbConnection.php b/src/LaravelDuckdbConnection.php
index 43e6698..fe67c06 100644
--- a/src/LaravelDuckdbConnection.php
+++ b/src/LaravelDuckdbConnection.php
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ class LaravelDuckdbConnection extends PostgresConnection
     private $installed_extensions = [];
     public function __construct($config)
     {
+        $this->database = $config['database'];
         $this->config = $config;
         $this->config['dbfile'] = $config['dbfile'];
-        //$this->setDatabaseName($this->config['dbfile']);
 
         $this->useDefaultPostProcessor();
         $this->useDefaultSchemaGrammar();
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ private function getDuckDBCommand($query, $bindings = [], $safeMode=false){
             $this->config['cli_path'],
             $this->config['dbfile'],
         ];
+        if($this->config['read_only']) array_splice($cmdParams, 1, 0, '--readonly');
         if(!$safeMode) $cmdParams = array_merge($cmdParams, $preQueries);
         $cmdParams = array_merge($cmdParams, [
             "$escapeQuery",
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ private function installExtensions(){
         }
         if(!empty($sql)) Cache::forget($cacheKey);
         foreach ($sql as $ext_name=>$sExtQuery) {
-            $this->statement($sExtQuery);
+            $this->executeDuckCliSql($sExtQuery, [], true);
         }
         $this->installed_extensions=$tobe_installed_extensions;
     }
@@ -125,7 +126,6 @@ private function ensureDuckdbDirectory(){
     private function executeDuckCliSql($sql, $bindings = [], $safeMode=false){
 
         $command = $this->getDuckDBCommand($sql, $bindings, $safeMode);
-        //$process = Process::fromShellCommandline($command);
         $process = new Process($command);
         $process->setTimeout($this->config['cli_timeout']);
         $process->setIdleTimeout(0);
@@ -145,32 +145,36 @@ private function executeDuckCliSql($sql, $bindings = [], $safeMode=false){
         return json_decode($raw_output, true)??[];
     }
 
-    public function statement($query, $bindings = [])
-    {
+    private function runQueryWithLog($query, $bindings=[]){
         $start = microtime(true);
 
         //execute
-        $this->executeDuckCliSql($query, $bindings);
+        $result = $this->executeDuckCliSql($query, $bindings);
 
         $this->logQuery(
             $query, [], $this->getElapsedTime($start)
         );
 
-        return true;
+        return $result;
     }
 
-    public function select($query, $bindings = [], $useReadPdo = true)
+    public function statement($query, $bindings = [])
     {
-        $start = microtime(true);
+        $this->runQueryWithLog($query, $bindings);
 
-        //execute
-        $result = $this->executeDuckCliSql($query, $bindings);
+        return true;
+    }
 
-        $this->logQuery(
-            $query, [], $this->getElapsedTime($start)
-        );
+    public function select($query, $bindings = [], $useReadPdo = true)
+    {
+        return $this->runQueryWithLog($query, $bindings);
+    }
 
-        return $result;
+    public function affectingStatement($query, $bindings = [])
+    {
+        //for update/delete
+        //todo: we have to use : returning * to get list of affected rows; currently causing error;
+        return $this->runQueryWithLog($query, $bindings);
     }
 
     private function getDefaultQueryBuilder(){
diff --git a/src/LaravelDuckdbServiceProvider.php b/src/LaravelDuckdbServiceProvider.php
index d3701cf..72b1b29 100644
--- a/src/LaravelDuckdbServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/LaravelDuckdbServiceProvider.php
@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@ public function register(): void
             'cli_path' => base_path('vendor/bin/duckdb'),
             'cli_timeout' => 60,
             'dbfile' => storage_path('app/duckdb/duck_main.db'),
+            //'database' => 'duck_main' //default to filename of dbfile, in most case no need to specify manually
+            'schema' => 'main',
+            'read_only' => false,
             'pre_queries' => [],
             'extensions' => []
         ];
 
         $this->app->resolving('db', function ($db) use ($defaultConfig) {
             $db->extend('duckdb', function ($config, $name) use ($defaultConfig) {
+                $defaultConfig['database'] = pathinfo($config['dbfile'], PATHINFO_FILENAME);
+
                 $config = array_merge($defaultConfig, $config);
                 $config['name'] = $name;
                 return new LaravelDuckdbConnection($config);
diff --git a/src/Query/Grammar.php b/src/Query/Grammar.php
index 5ae8037..556046c 100644
--- a/src/Query/Grammar.php
+++ b/src/Query/Grammar.php
@@ -30,4 +30,9 @@ private function wrapFromClause($value, $prefixAlias = false){
         }
         return  ($prefixAlias?$this->tablePrefix:'').$value;
     }
+
+    public function compileTruncate(Builder $query)
+    {
+        return ['truncate '.$this->wrapTable($query->from) => []];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Query/Processor.php b/src/Query/Processor.php
index 774bd01..54019f0 100644
--- a/src/Query/Processor.php
+++ b/src/Query/Processor.php
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 namespace Harish\LaravelDuckdb\Query;
 
-use Illuminate\Database\Query\Processors\Processor as BaseProcessor;
+use Illuminate\Database\Query\Processors\PostgresProcessor;
 
-class Processor extends BaseProcessor
+class Processor extends PostgresProcessor
 {
 
 }
diff --git a/src/Schema/Blueprint.php b/src/Schema/Blueprint.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59a58a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Schema/Blueprint.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Harish\LaravelDuckdb\Schema;
+
+class Blueprint extends \Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint
+{
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Schema/Builder.php b/src/Schema/Builder.php
index 5b9e743..b704d4a 100644
--- a/src/Schema/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Schema/Builder.php
@@ -2,7 +2,29 @@
 
 namespace Harish\LaravelDuckdb\Schema;
 
-class Builder extends \Illuminate\Database\Schema\Builder
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\File;
+
+class Builder extends \Illuminate\Database\Schema\PostgresBuilder
 {
+    public static $alwaysUsesNativeSchemaOperationsIfPossible=true;
+    public function createDatabase($name)
+    {
+        return File::put($name, '') !== false;
+    }
+
+    public function dropDatabaseIfExists($name)
+    {
+        return File::exists($name)
+            ? File::delete($name)
+            : true;
+    }
 
+    protected function createBlueprint($table, Closure $callback = null)
+    {
+        $this->blueprintResolver(function ($table, $callback, $prefix) {
+            return new Blueprint($table, $callback, $prefix);
+        });
+        return parent::createBlueprint($table, $callback);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Schema/Grammar.php b/src/Schema/Grammar.php
index 215cbbf..b0d9a13 100644
--- a/src/Schema/Grammar.php
+++ b/src/Schema/Grammar.php
@@ -2,9 +2,25 @@
 
 namespace Harish\LaravelDuckdb\Schema;
 
-use Illuminate\Database\Query\Grammars\PostgresGrammar;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Grammars\PostgresGrammar;
+use Illuminate\Support\Fluent;
 
 class Grammar extends PostgresGrammar
 {
+    protected $transactions = false;
 
+    protected function typeInteger(Fluent $column)
+    {
+        return 'integer';
+    }
+
+    protected function typeBigInteger(Fluent $column)
+    {
+        return 'bigint';
+    }
+
+    protected function typeSmallInteger(Fluent $column)
+    {
+        return 'smallint';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/DuckDBBasicTest.php b/tests/Feature/DuckDBBasicTest.php
index f5220f2..b77860f 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/DuckDBBasicTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/DuckDBBasicTest.php
@@ -60,6 +60,5 @@ public function test_eloquent_model(){
     public function test_query_exception(){
         $this->expectException(QueryException::class);
         $rs = DB::connection('my_duckdb')->selectOne('select * from non_existing_tbl01 where foo=1 limit 1');
-        dd($rs);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/DuckDBSchemaStatementTest.php b/tests/Feature/DuckDBSchemaStatementTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52cd894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/DuckDBSchemaStatementTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Harish\LaravelDuckdb\Tests\Feature;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Harish\LaravelDuckdb\Tests\TestCase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+class PersonFactory extends Factory{
+
+    protected $model = Person::class;
+    public function definition()
+    {
+        return [
+            'name' => fake()->name(),
+            'age' => fake()->numberBetween(13, 50),
+            'rank' => fake()->numberBetween(1, 10),
+            'salary' => fake()->randomFloat(null, 10000, 90000)
+        ];
+    }
+}
+class Person extends \Harish\LaravelDuckdb\LaravelDuckdbModel{
+    use \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+    protected $connection = 'my_duckdb';
+    protected $table = 'people';
+    protected $guarded = ['id'];
+
+    protected static function newFactory()
+    {
+        return PersonFactory::new();
+    }
+}
+class DuckDBSchemaStatementTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_migration(){
+
+        Schema::connection('my_duckdb')->dropIfExists('people');
+        DB::connection('my_duckdb')->statement('DROP SEQUENCE IF EXISTS people_sequence');
+
+        DB::connection('my_duckdb')->statement('CREATE SEQUENCE people_sequence');
+        Schema::connection('my_duckdb')->create('people', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id()->default(new \Illuminate\Database\Query\Expression("nextval('people_sequence')"));
+            $table->string('name');
+            $table->integer('age');
+            $table->integer('rank');
+            $table->unsignedDecimal('salary')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+
+        $this->assertTrue(Schema::hasTable('people'));
+    }
+
+
+    public function test_model(){
+        //truncate
+        Person::truncate();
+
+        //create
+        $singlePerson = Person::factory()->make()->toArray();
+        $newPerson = Person::create($singlePerson);
+
+        //batch insert
+        $manyPersons = Person::factory()->count(10)->make()->toArray();
+        Person::insert($manyPersons);
+
+        //update
+        $personToUpdate = Person::where('id', $newPerson->id)->first();
+        $personToUpdate->name = 'Harish81';
+        $personToUpdate->save();
+        $this->assertSame(Person::where('name', 'Harish81')->count(), 1);
+
+        //delete
+        Person::where('name', 'Harish81')->delete();
+
+        //assertion count
+        $this->assertCount( 10, Person::all());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index 55db5be..451396b 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -34,5 +34,8 @@ protected function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
             'cli_timeout' => 0,
             'dbfile' => '/tmp/duck_main.db',
         ]);
+
+        //default database just for schema testing, no need for production
+        $app['config']->set('database.default', 'my_duckdb');
     }
 }