diff --git a/bard/Cargo.toml b/bard/Cargo.toml
index 734a949..4b5b885 100644
--- a/bard/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bard/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "bard"
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.0.2"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "Dioxus components that will display a Tavern blogging system Blog."
 repository = "/CyberMages/tavern"
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ readme = "README.md"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-tavern = { version = "0.2.4", path = "../tavern", registry = "cybermages" }
+tavern = { version = "0.2.4", path = "../tavern", registry = "cybermages", optional = true}
+
+[features]
+default = ["tavern"]
+server = ["tavern/database"]
diff --git a/bard/src/lib.rs b/bard/src/lib.rs
index 2a171fe..96a050a 100644
--- a/bard/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bard/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ mod info;
 
 
 
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
 use tavern::Database;
 
 pub use crate::info::{get_name, get_version};
 
 
 
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
 pub async fn init_database<P>(path: P)
    -> Result<std::sync::Arc<Database>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
    where P: AsRef<std::path::Path>