diff --git a/config/flags.go b/config/flags.go
index 67fe339db887..9fce19ae501f 100644
--- a/config/flags.go
+++ b/config/flags.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/leveldb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/memdb"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/pebble"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/genesis"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/consensus/snowball"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/trace"
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ func addNodeFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.Uint64(AddSubnetDelegatorFeeKey, genesis.LocalParams.AddSubnetDelegatorFee, "Transaction fee, in nAVAX, for transactions that add new subnet delegators")
 
 	// Database
-	fs.String(DBTypeKey, leveldb.Name, fmt.Sprintf("Database type to use. Should be one of {%s, %s}", leveldb.Name, memdb.Name))
+	fs.String(DBTypeKey, leveldb.Name, fmt.Sprintf("Database type to use. Must be one of {%s, %s, %s}", leveldb.Name, memdb.Name, pebble.Name))
 	fs.String(DBPathKey, defaultDBDir, "Path to database directory")
 	fs.String(DBConfigFileKey, "", fmt.Sprintf("Path to database config file. Ignored if %s is specified", DBConfigContentKey))
 	fs.String(DBConfigContentKey, "", "Specifies base64 encoded database config content")
diff --git a/database/manager/manager.go b/database/manager/manager.go
index fd9c36969b79..652385c42ce8 100644
--- a/database/manager/manager.go
+++ b/database/manager/manager.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/leveldb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/memdb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/meterdb"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/pebble"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/prefixdb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/logging"
@@ -73,10 +74,8 @@ type manager struct {
 	databases []*VersionedDatabase
 }
 
-// NewLevelDB creates a database manager of levelDBs at [filePath] by creating a
-// database instance from each directory with a version <= [currentVersion]. If
-// [includePreviousVersions], opens previous database versions and includes them
-// in the returned Manager.
+// NewLevelDB creates a database manager of levelDBs at [dbDirPath] by creating a
+// database instance from each directory with a version <= [currentVersion].
 func NewLevelDB(
 	dbDirPath string,
 	dbConfig []byte,
@@ -96,6 +95,27 @@ func NewLevelDB(
 	)
 }
 
+// NewPebbleDB creates a database manager of pebble instances at [dbDirPath] by creating a
+// database instance from each directory with a version <= [currentVersion].
+func NewPebbleDB(
+	dbDirPath string,
+	dbConfig []byte,
+	log logging.Logger,
+	currentVersion *version.Semantic,
+	namespace string,
+	reg prometheus.Registerer,
+) (Manager, error) {
+	return new(
+		pebble.New,
+		dbDirPath,
+		dbConfig,
+		log,
+		currentVersion,
+		namespace,
+		reg,
+	)
+}
+
 // new creates a database manager at [filePath] by creating a database instance
 // from each directory with a version <= [currentVersion]. If
 // [includePreviousVersions], opens previous database versions and includes them
diff --git a/database/pebble/db.go b/database/pebble/db.go
index 13ab1db04977..7aa718082a35 100644
--- a/database/pebble/db.go
+++ b/database/pebble/db.go
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/units"
 )
 
-// pebbleByteOverHead is the number of bytes of constant overhead that
-// should be added to a batch size per operation.
-const pebbleByteOverHead = 8
+const (
+	Name = "pebble"
+
+	// pebbleByteOverHead is the number of bytes of constant overhead that
+	// should be added to a batch size per operation.
+	pebbleByteOverHead = 8
+)
 
 var (
 	_ database.Database = (*Database)(nil)
@@ -73,10 +77,12 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 // TODO: Add metrics
-func New(file string, configBytes []byte, log logging.Logger, _ string, _ prometheus.Registerer) (*Database, error) {
-	var cfg Config
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(configBytes, &cfg); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+func New(file string, configBytes []byte, log logging.Logger, _ string, _ prometheus.Registerer) (database.Database, error) {
+	cfg := DefaultConfig
+	if len(configBytes) > 0 {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(configBytes, &cfg); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	opts := &pebble.Options{
diff --git a/database/pebble/db_test.go b/database/pebble/db_test.go
index c72a9d687c88..cba67a79a88f 100644
--- a/database/pebble/db_test.go
+++ b/database/pebble/db_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func newDB(t testing.TB) *Database {
 	folder := t.TempDir()
 	db, err := New(folder, DefaultConfigBytes, logging.NoLog{}, "pebble", prometheus.NewRegistry())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	return db
+	return db.(*Database)
 }
 
 func TestInterface(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 34293e85b0b6..fd6ede32e76d 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/leveldb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/manager"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/memdb"
+	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/pebble"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/database/prefixdb"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/genesis"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
@@ -507,15 +508,32 @@ func (n *Node) initDatabase() error {
 	)
 	switch n.Config.DatabaseConfig.Name {
 	case leveldb.Name:
-		dbManager, err = manager.NewLevelDB(n.Config.DatabaseConfig.Path, n.Config.DatabaseConfig.Config, n.Log, version.CurrentDatabase, "db_internal", n.MetricsRegisterer)
+		dbManager, err = manager.NewLevelDB(
+			n.Config.DatabaseConfig.Path,
+			n.Config.DatabaseConfig.Config,
+			n.Log,
+			version.CurrentDatabase,
+			"db_internal",
+			n.MetricsRegisterer,
+		)
+	case pebble.Name:
+		dbManager, err = manager.NewPebbleDB(
+			n.Config.DatabaseConfig.Path,
+			n.Config.DatabaseConfig.Config,
+			n.Log,
+			version.CurrentDatabase,
+			"db_internal",
+			n.MetricsRegisterer,
+		)
 	case memdb.Name:
 		dbManager = manager.NewMemDB(version.CurrentDatabase)
 	default:
 		err = fmt.Errorf(
-			"db-type was %q but should have been one of {%s, %s}",
+			"db-type was %q but should have been one of {%s, %s, %s}",
 			n.Config.DatabaseConfig.Name,
 			leveldb.Name,
 			memdb.Name,
+			pebble.Name,
 		)
 	}
 	if err != nil {