diff --git a/lmdb.go b/lmdb.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40f4906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lmdb.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//go:build linux && !riscv64 && !arm64
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/eventstore/lmdb"
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/eventstore/nullstore"
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/sdk"
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/sdk/hints/lmdbh"
+	lmdbkv "fiatjaf.com/nostr/sdk/kvstore/lmdb"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+)
+
+func setupLocalDatabases(c *cli.Command, sys *sdk.System) {
+	configPath := c.String("config-path")
+	if configPath != "" {
+		hintsPath := filepath.Join(configPath, "outbox/hints")
+		os.MkdirAll(hintsPath, 0755)
+		_, err := lmdbh.NewLMDBHints(hintsPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log("failed to create lmdb hints db at '%s': %s\n", hintsPath, err)
+		}
+
+		eventsPath := filepath.Join(configPath, "events")
+		os.MkdirAll(eventsPath, 0755)
+		sys.Store = &lmdb.LMDBBackend{Path: eventsPath}
+		if err := sys.Store.Init(); err != nil {
+			log("failed to create boltdb events db at '%s': %s\n", eventsPath, err)
+			sys.Store = &nullstore.NullStore{}
+		}
+
+		kvPath := filepath.Join(configPath, "kvstore")
+		os.MkdirAll(kvPath, 0755)
+		if kv, err := lmdbkv.NewStore(kvPath); err != nil {
+			log("failed to create boltdb kvstore db at '%s': %s\n", kvPath, err)
+		} else {
+			sys.KVStore = kv
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b20a338..c990217 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"fiatjaf.com/nostr"
-	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/eventstore/lmdb"
-	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/eventstore/nullstore"
 	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/sdk"
-	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/sdk/hints/lmdbh"
-	lmdbkv "fiatjaf.com/nostr/sdk/kvstore/lmdb"
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 )
@@ -103,31 +99,7 @@ var app = &cli.Command{
 	Before: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) (context.Context, error) {
 		sys = sdk.NewSystem()
 
-		configPath := c.String("config-path")
-		if configPath != "" {
-			hintsPath := filepath.Join(configPath, "outbox/hints")
-			os.MkdirAll(hintsPath, 0755)
-			_, err := lmdbh.NewLMDBHints(hintsPath)
-			if err != nil {
-				log("failed to create lmdb hints db at '%s': %s\n", hintsPath, err)
-			}
-
-			eventsPath := filepath.Join(configPath, "events")
-			os.MkdirAll(eventsPath, 0755)
-			sys.Store = &lmdb.LMDBBackend{Path: eventsPath}
-			if err := sys.Store.Init(); err != nil {
-				log("failed to create boltdb events db at '%s': %s\n", eventsPath, err)
-				sys.Store = &nullstore.NullStore{}
-			}
-
-			kvPath := filepath.Join(configPath, "kvstore")
-			os.MkdirAll(kvPath, 0755)
-			if kv, err := lmdbkv.NewStore(kvPath); err != nil {
-				log("failed to create boltdb kvstore db at '%s': %s\n", kvPath, err)
-			} else {
-				sys.KVStore = kv
-			}
-		}
+		setupLocalDatabases(c, sys)
 
 		sys.Pool = nostr.NewPool(nostr.PoolOptions{
 			AuthorKindQueryMiddleware: sys.TrackQueryAttempts,
diff --git a/non_lmdb.go b/non_lmdb.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82423f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/non_lmdb.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//go:build !linux || riscv64 || arm64
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fiatjaf.com/nostr/sdk"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+)
+
+func setupLocalDatabases(c *cli.Command, sys *sdk.System) {
+}