diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c7c92de..81fe290 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .idea
 config*.yml
 !config.default.yml
-mailwhale
\ No newline at end of file
+mailwhale
+*.db
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 45b8933..0997a94 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -22,11 +22,16 @@ type webConfig struct {
 	ListenV4 string `yaml:"listen_v4" default:"127.0.0.1:3000" env:"MW_WEB_LISTEN_V4"`
 }
 
+type storeConfig struct {
+	Path string `default:"data.gob.db" env:"MW_STORE_PATH"`
+}
+
 type Config struct {
 	Env     string `default:"dev" env:"MW_ENV"`
 	Version string
 	Web     webConfig
 	Smtp    smtpConfig
+	Store   storeConfig
 }
 
 var cfg *Config
diff --git a/config/store.go b/config/store.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2160dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"github.com/emvi/logbuch"
+	"github.com/timshannon/bolthold"
+)
+
+var store *bolthold.Store
+
+func InitStore(path string) *bolthold.Store {
+	if s, err := bolthold.Open(path, 0664, nil); err != nil {
+		logbuch.Fatal("failed to open store: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		store = s
+	}
+	return store
+}
+
+func GetStore() *bolthold.Store {
+	return store
+}
+
+func CloseStore() {
+	if store != nil {
+		store.Close()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5a2f632..da0711d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/emersion/go-sasl v0.0.0-20200509203442-7bfe0ed36a21
 	github.com/emersion/go-smtp v0.14.0
 	github.com/emvi/logbuch v1.1.2
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.2.0
 	github.com/jinzhu/configor v1.2.1
+	github.com/timshannon/bolthold v0.0.0-20200817130212-4a25ab140645
+	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.5 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b75610f..b922763 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@ github.com/emersion/go-smtp v0.14.0 h1:RYW203p+EcPjL8Z/ZpT9lZ6iOc8MG1MQzEx1UKEkX
 github.com/emersion/go-smtp v0.14.0/go.mod h1:qm27SGYgoIPRot6ubfQ/GpiPy/g3PaZAVRxiO/sDUgQ=
 github.com/emvi/logbuch v1.1.2 h1:uAHXXqEDboQmEFCNG7ZhCK7h6eMTVshvr6L0UrtC13w=
 github.com/emvi/logbuch v1.1.2/go.mod h1:J2Wgbr3BuSc1JO+D2MBVh6q3WPVSK5GzktwWz8pvkKw=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.2.0 h1:qJYtXnJRWmpe7m/3XlyhrsLrEURqHRM2kxzoxXqyUDs=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/jinzhu/configor v1.2.1 h1:OKk9dsR8i6HPOCZR8BcMtcEImAFjIhbJFZNyn5GCZko=
 github.com/jinzhu/configor v1.2.1/go.mod h1:nX89/MOmDba7ZX7GCyU/VIaQ2Ar2aizBl2d3JLF/rDc=
+github.com/timshannon/bolthold v0.0.0-20200817130212-4a25ab140645 h1:fbG8rLkRTpKD2rWD/vtQ6ceXZcnDglJssBieaPvieHw=
+github.com/timshannon/bolthold v0.0.0-20200817130212-4a25ab140645/go.mod h1:jUigdmrbdCxcIDEFrq82t4X9805XZfwFZoYUap0ET/U=
+go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.5 h1:XAzx9gjCb0Rxj7EoqcClPD1d5ZBxZJk0jbuoPHenBt0=
+go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.5/go.mod h1:G5EMThwa9y8QZGBClrRx5EY+Yw9kAhnjy3bSjsnlVTQ=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200202164722-d101bd2416d5 h1:LfCXLvNmTYH9kEmVgqbnsWfruoXZIrh4YBgqVHtDvw0=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200202164722-d101bd2416d5/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2 h1:ZCJp+EgiOT7lHqUV2J862kp8Qj64Jo6az82+3Td9dZw=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 05c6550..9459fce 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/emvi/logbuch"
 	conf "github.com/muety/mailwhale/config"
 	"github.com/muety/mailwhale/service"
-	"github.com/muety/mailwhale/web/api"
+	"github.com/muety/mailwhale/web/routes/api"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 )
diff --git a/util/http.go b/util/http.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa907e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/http.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/emvi/logbuch"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func RespondEmpty(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, status int) {
+	if status <= 0 {
+		status = http.StatusOK
+	}
+	w.WriteHeader(status)
+	w.Write([]byte(http.StatusText(status)))
+}
+
+func RespondJson(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, object interface{}) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w.WriteHeader(status)
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(object); err != nil {
+		logbuch.Error("error while writing json response: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func RespondError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, status int) {
+	logbuch.Error("request '%s %s' failed: %v", r.Method, r.URL.Path)
+	w.WriteHeader(status)
+	w.Write([]byte(http.StatusText(status)))
+}
diff --git a/web/api/health.go b/web/routes/api/health.go
similarity index 88%
rename from web/api/health.go
rename to web/routes/api/health.go
index 19ace54..9674522 100644
--- a/web/api/health.go
+++ b/web/routes/api/health.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 )
 
+const routeHealth = "/api/health"
+
 type HealthHandler struct {
 	config *conf.Config
 }
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ func NewHealthHandler() *HealthHandler {
 }
 
 func (h *HealthHandler) Register(mux *http.ServeMux) {
-	mux.Handle("/api/health", h)
+	mux.Handle(routeHealth, h)
 }
 
 func (h *HealthHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/web/api/mail.go b/web/routes/api/mail.go
similarity index 58%
rename from web/api/mail.go
rename to web/routes/api/mail.go
index 4e42c8f..a8df438 100644
--- a/web/api/mail.go
+++ b/web/routes/api/mail.go
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/emvi/logbuch"
 	conf "github.com/muety/mailwhale/config"
 	"github.com/muety/mailwhale/service"
 	"github.com/muety/mailwhale/types"
 	"github.com/muety/mailwhale/types/dto"
+	"github.com/muety/mailwhale/util"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
+const routeMail = "/api/mail"
+
 type MailHandler struct {
 	config      *conf.Config
 	sendService *service.SendService
@@ -23,29 +25,26 @@ func NewMailHandler(sendService *service.SendService) *MailHandler {
 }
 
 func (h *MailHandler) Register(mux *http.ServeMux) {
-	mux.Handle("/api/mail", h)
+	mux.Handle(routeMail, h)
 }
 
 func (h *MailHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if r.Method == http.MethodGet {
-		h.handleGet(w, r)
+		h.get(w, r)
 	} else if r.Method == http.MethodPost {
-		h.handlePost(w, r)
+		h.post(w, r)
 	}
 }
 
-func (h *MailHandler) handleGet(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (h *MailHandler) get(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// TODO: implement
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-	_, _ = w.Write([]byte(http.StatusText(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)))
+	util.RespondError(w, r, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
 }
 
-func (h *MailHandler) handlePost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (h *MailHandler) post(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var payload dto.MailSendRequest
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&payload); err != nil {
-		logbuch.Error("failed to decode mail request body: %v", err)
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
-		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(http.StatusText(http.StatusBadRequest)))
+		util.RespondError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -63,12 +62,9 @@ func (h *MailHandler) handlePost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	if err := h.sendService.Send(mail); err != nil {
-		logbuch.Error("failed to send mail: %v", err)
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError)))
+		util.RespondError(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-	_, _ = w.Write([]byte(http.StatusText(http.StatusOK)))
+	util.RespondEmpty(w, r, 0)
 }