diff --git a/cmd/backive/main.go b/cmd/backive/main.go
index 303478d..53c4875 100644
--- a/cmd/backive/main.go
+++ b/cmd/backive/main.go
@@ -1,26 +1,316 @@
-package main
+package backive
 
 import (
+	"container/list"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"time"
 
-	"github.com/qwc/backive/config"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
+// Global variables for backive
+var (
+	database Database
+	config   Configuration
+	runs     Runs
+	events   EventHandler
+)
+
+// Database is a simple string to string mapping, where arbitrary strings can be stored and safed to disk or loaded
+type Database struct {
+	data map[string]string
+	path string "/var/lib/backive/data.json"
+}
+
+// SaveDb saves the database
+func (d Database) Save() {
+	jsonstr, merr := json.Marshal(d.data)
+	if merr != nil {
+		panic(merr)
+	}
+
+	err := os.WriteFile(d.path, []byte(jsonstr), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// LoadDb loads the database
+func (d Database) Load() {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(d.path)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	json.Unmarshal(data, &d.data)
+}
+
+// Device represents a device, with a name easy to remember and the UUID to identify it, optionally an owner.
+type Device struct {
+	Name      string `mapstructure:",omitempty"`
+	UUID      string `mapstructure:"uuid"`
+	OwnerUser string `mapstructure:"owner,omitempty"`
+	isMounted bool
+}
+
+// Mount will mount a device
+func (d Device) Mount() {
+
+	d.isMounted = true
+}
+
+// Unmount will unmount a device
+func (d Device) Unmount() {
+
+	d.isMounted = false
+}
+
+func (d Device) IsMounted() bool {
+	return d.isMounted
+}
+
+// Backup contains all necessary information for executing a configured backup.
+type Backup struct {
+	Name         string `mapstructure:",omitempty"`
+	TargetDevice string `mapstructure:"targetDevice"`
+	TargetDir    string `mapstructure:"targetDir"`
+	SourceDir    string `mapstructure:"sourceDir"`
+	ScriptPath   string `mapstructure:"scriptPath"`
+	Frequency    int    `mapstructure:"frequency"`
+	ExeUser      string `mapstructure:"user,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// Configuration struct holding the settings and config items of devices and backups
+type Configuration struct {
+	Settings Settings `mapstructure:"settings"`
+	Devices  Devices  `mapstructure:"devices"`
+	Backups  Backups  `mapstructure:"backups"`
+	vconfig  *viper.Viper
+}
+
+// Settings struct holds the global configuration items
+type Settings struct {
+	SystemMountPoint   string `mapstructure:"systemMountPoint"`
+	UserMountPoint     string `mapstructure:"userMountPoint"`
+	UnixSocketLocation string `mapstructure:"unixSocketLocation"`
+}
+
+// Devices is nothing else than a name to Device type mapping
+type Devices map[string]Device
+
+// Backups is nothing else than a name to Backup type mapping
+type Backups map[string]Backup
+
+// CreateViper creates a viper instance for usage later
+func (c Configuration) CreateViper() {
+	vconfig := viper.New()
+	vconfig.SetConfigName("backive")
+	vconfig.SetConfigType("yaml")
+	vconfig.AddConfigPath("/etc/backive/") // system config
+	vconfig.AddConfigPath("$HOME/.backive/")
+	vconfig.AddConfigPath(".")
+	c.vconfig = vconfig
+}
+
+// Load loads the configuration from the disk
+func (c Configuration) Load() {
+	c.CreateViper()
+	if err := c.vconfig.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
+		if _, ok := err.(viper.ConfigFileNotFoundError); ok {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("Fatal: No config file could be found"))
+		}
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("Fatal error config file: %w ", err))
+	}
+
+	//Unmarshal all into Configuration type
+	err := c.vconfig.Unmarshal(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error occured when loading config: %v\n", err)
+		panic("No configuration available!")
+	}
+	for k, v := range c.Backups {
+		v.Name = k
+	}
+	for k, v := range c.Devices {
+		v.Name = k
+	}
+}
+
+type EventHandler struct {
+	ls        net.Listener
+	done      <-chan struct{}
+	callbacks []func(map[string]string)
+}
+
+// Init initializes the unix socket.
+func (eh EventHandler) Init(socketPath string) {
+	var err error
+	eh.ls, err = net.Listen("unix", socketPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	eh.callbacks = make([]func(map[string]string), 3)
+}
+
+// Listen starts the event loop.
+func (eh EventHandler) Listen() {
+	for {
+		go func() {
+			eh.process()
+		}()
+	}
+}
+
+// RegisterCallback adds a function to the list of callback functions for processing of events.
+func (eh EventHandler) RegisterCallback(cb func(map[string]string)) {
+	eh.callbacks = append(eh.callbacks, cb)
+}
+
+// process processes each and every unix socket event, Unmarshals the json data and calls the list of callbacks.
+func (eh EventHandler) process() {
+	client, err := eh.ls.Accept()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	data := make([]byte, 2048)
+	for {
+		buf := make([]byte, 512)
+		nr, err := client.Read(buf)
+		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		data = append(data, buf[0:nr]...)
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	env := map[string]string{}
+	errjson := json.Unmarshal(data, &env)
+	if errjson != nil {
+		panic(errjson)
+	}
+	for _, v := range eh.callbacks {
+		v(env)
+	}
+}
+
+// Run runs the backup script with appropriate rights.
+func (b Backup) Run() error {
+	cfg := config
+	if cfg.Devices[b.Name].IsMounted() {
+		checkExistence := func(path string, name string) error {
+			if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+				if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("%s does not exist", name)
+				} else {
+					return fmt.Errorf("Error when checking %s: %w", name, err)
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		// Check for existence of target dir
+		if err := checkExistence(b.TargetDir, "target directory"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// check for existence of source dir
+		if err := checkExistence(b.SourceDir, "source directory"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// check for existence of script path
+		if err := checkExistence(b.ScriptPath, "script path"); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// setup script environment including user to use
+		// run script
+	}
+	// quit with error that the device is not available.
+	return fmt.Errorf("The device is not mounted")
+}
+
+type backupRuns struct {
+	runlist *list.List
+}
+
+// Runs contains the Data for the scheduler: mapping from backups to a list of timestamps of the last 10 backups
+type Runs struct {
+	data map[string]backupRuns
+}
+
+// Load loads the data from the json database
+func (r Runs) Load(db Database) {
+	runerr := json.Unmarshal([]byte(db.data["runs"]), &r.data)
+	if runerr != nil {
+		panic(runerr)
+	}
+}
+
+// Save saves the data into the json database
+func (r Runs) Save(db Database) {
+	str, err := json.Marshal(r.data)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	db.data["runs"] = string(str)
+}
+
+// ShouldRun Takes a backup key and returns a bool if a backup should run now.
+func (b Backup) ShouldRun() bool {
+	freq := b.Frequency
+	// calculate time difference from last run, return true if no run has taken place
+	lr, ok := runs.LastRun(b)
+	if ok == nil {
+		dur := time.Since(lr)
+		days := dur.Hours() / 24
+		if days > float64(freq) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	if freq == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// RegisterRun saves a date of a backup run into the internal storage
+func (r Runs) RegisterRun(b Backup) {
+	nbl, ok := r.data[b.Name]
+	if !ok {
+		nbl.runlist = list.New()
+		r.data[b.Name] = nbl
+	}
+	nbl.runlist.PushFront(time.Now())
+	r.Save(database)
+}
+
+// LastRun returns the time.Time of the last run of the backup given.
+func (r Runs) LastRun(b Backup) (time.Time, error) {
+	_, ok := r.data[b.Name]
+	if ok {
+		var t = time.Time(r.data[b.Name].runlist.Front().Value.(time.Time))
+		return t, nil
+	}
+	return time.Unix(0, 0), fmt.Errorf("Backup name not found and therefore has never run")
+}
+
 func main() {
 	// TODO: do proper signal handling!
-	fmt.Println("vim-go")
+	fmt.Println("backive starting up...")
 	// find and load config
+	database.Load()
 	config.Load()
+	runs.Load(database)
 
 	// init scheduler and check for next needed runs?
 
 	// start event loop
+	events.Init(config.Settings.UnixSocketLocation)
 	// accept event
-	// find associated device and it's backups
-	// mount device
-	// run backups, one after another if multiple
-	// unmount device
-	// end loop
+	events.Listen()
 
 	// cleanup if anything is there to cleanup
+	database.Save()
+	fmt.Println("backive shuting down.")
 }