diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index c0896ac..15b3f2a 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ insert_final_newline = true
 indent_style = tab
 indent_size = tab
 
-[{*.yaml,*.yml, .nix}]
+[{*.yaml,*.yml,*.nix}]
 indent_style = space
 indent_size = 2
diff --git a/.pg_format b/.pg_format
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4affa06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pg_format
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+tabs=1
diff --git a/api/go.mod b/api/go.mod
index 76fee6b..45ee440 100644
--- a/api/go.mod
+++ b/api/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ go 1.20
 require (
 	github.com/cenkalti/hub v1.0.1-0.20160527103212-11382a9960d3 // indirect
 	github.com/cenkalti/rpc2 v0.0.0-20180727162946-9642ea02d0aa // indirect
+	github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4 v4.16.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.1 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 // indirect
 	github.com/siku2/arigo v0.2.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/api/go.sum b/api/go.sum
index 1c2f564..3ae3c22 100644
--- a/api/go.sum
+++ b/api/go.sum
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@ github.com/cenkalti/hub v1.0.1-0.20160527103212-11382a9960d3/go.mod h1:tcYwtS3a2
 github.com/cenkalti/rpc2 v0.0.0-20180727162946-9642ea02d0aa h1:t+iWhuJE2aropY4uxKMVbyP+IJ29o422f7YAd73aTjg=
 github.com/cenkalti/rpc2 v0.0.0-20180727162946-9642ea02d0aa/go.mod h1:v2npkhrXyk5BCnkNIiPdRI23Uq6uWPUQGL2hnRcRr/M=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4 v4.16.2 h1:8coYbMKUyInrFk1lfGfRovTLAW7PhWp8qQDT2iKfuoA=
+github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4 v4.16.2/go.mod h1:pfcJX4nPHaVdc5nmdCikFBWtm+UBpiZjRNNsyBbp0/o=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.1 h1:q7AeDBpnBk8AogcD4DSag/Ukw/KV+YhzLj2bP5HvKCM=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.1/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
+github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:YH+1FKiLXxHSkmPseP+kNlulaMuP3n2brvKWEqk/Jc4=
+github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 h1:OxrOeh75EUXMY8TBjag2fzXGZ40LB6IKw45YeGUDY2I=
+github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:YH+1FKiLXxHSkmPseP+kNlulaMuP3n2brvKWEqk/Jc4=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1 h1:H5DkEtf6CXdFp0N0Em5UCwQpXMWke8IA0+lD48awMYo=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1/go.mod h1:iw975J/qwKPdAO1clOe2L8331t/9/fmwbPZ6JB6eMoM=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 h1:YXG7RB+JIjhP29X+OtkiDnYaXQwpS4JEWq7dtCCRUEw=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
@@ -13,3 +21,5 @@ github.com/siku2/arigo v0.2.0 h1:gB5zGgCNtRd83IrdeimL+Jp5Yhj9wKo/DhAvVXh/l4k=
 github.com/siku2/arigo v0.2.0/go.mod h1:/slSGOCL5awvY4Q9SlyR15wBjeGllHLrLE1E/2MztMQ=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0 h1:ADUqmZGgLDDfbSL9ZmPxKTybcoEYHgpYfELNoN+7hsw=
+go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fEN4uk6kAWBTFdckzkM89CLk9XfWZrxpCo0nPH17wJc=
diff --git a/api/main.go b/api/main.go
index 22c1909..a09e5b6 100644
--- a/api/main.go
+++ b/api/main.go
@@ -1,13 +1,40 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	services "tide/api/services"
+	controllers "tide/api/controllers"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	http.HandleFunc("/", func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-		fmt.Println("test")
+	d, err := services.NewDatabase()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Could not create database: ", err)
+	}
+	err = d.Migrate()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Could not migrate database: ", err)
+	}
+
+	http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch r.Method {
+		case http.MethodPost:
+			// r.Body
+			var newItem NewItem
+			err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(newItem)
+			if err != nil {
+				http.Error(w, "Bad request", http.StatusBadRequest)
+				return
+			}
+			item := controllers.NewItem()
+			json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(item)
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+		default:
+			http.Error(w, "Method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		}
 	})
 	http.ListenAndServe(":7890", nil)
 }
diff --git a/api/migrations/20230916184309_initial.down.sql b/api/migrations/20230916184309_initial.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfed2b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/migrations/20230916184309_initial.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+DROP TABLE items;
+
diff --git a/api/migrations/20230916184309_initial.up.sql b/api/migrations/20230916184309_initial.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4181ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/migrations/20230916184309_initial.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+CREATE TABLE items (
+	id varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+	name varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+	path text NOT NULL,
+	size bigint,
+	files json,
+	PRIMARY KEY (id)
+);
+
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 3125192..f49233d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: "3.8"
 
 services:
   api:
-    build: 
+    build:
       context: ./api
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
     ports:
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ services:
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5
+
+volumes:
+  db:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f32106c..e42c3d3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ services:
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5
+
+volumes:
+  db:
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index b0ef626..81e106a 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
     go
     wgo
     aria
+    go-migrate
+    pgformatter
   ];
 }