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diff --git a/src/utils/reload.cpp b/src/utils/reload.cpp
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+#include <utils/reload.hpp>
+#include <database/database.hpp>
+#include <config/config.hpp>
+#include <utils/xdg.hpp>
+#include <logger/logger.hpp>
+
+void open_database()
+{
+  const auto db_filename = Config::get("db_name", xdg_data_path("biboumi.sqlite"));
+  log_info("Opening database: ", db_filename);
+  Database::open(db_filename);
+  log_info("database successfully opened.");
+}
+
+void reload_process()
+{
+  Config::read_conf();
+  // Destroy the logger instance, to be recreated the next time a log
+  // line needs to be written
+  Logger::instance().reset();
+  log_info("Configuration and logger reloaded.");
+  try {
+      open_database();
+    } catch (const litesql::DatabaseError&) {
+      log_warning("Re-using the previous database.");
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/utils/reload.hpp b/src/utils/reload.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+void open_database();
+void reload_process();