diff --git a/src/main/db.zig b/src/main/db.zig
index 6700545..a53ff8c 100644
--- a/src/main/db.zig
+++ b/src/main/db.zig
@@ -36,11 +36,20 @@ pub fn free(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, val: anytype) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn getNote(alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !models.Note {
-    return try clone(alloc, models.Note{
-        .content = "abcd",
-    });
-}
+pub const Database = struct {
+    //internal_alloc: std.mem.Allocator,
+    //notes: std.StringHashMap(models.Note),
+
+    pub fn init() Database {
+        return Database{};
+    }
+
+    pub fn getNote(_: *Database, alloc: std.mem.Allocator) !models.Note {
+        return try clone(alloc, models.Note{
+            .content = "abcd",
+        });
+    }
+};
 
 test "clone" {
     const T = struct {
diff --git a/src/main/main.zig b/src/main/main.zig
index 431adc4..3ae725b 100644
--- a/src/main/main.zig
+++ b/src/main/main.zig
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fn respondJson(ctx: *http.server.Context, value: anytype, alloc: std.mem.Allocat
 }
 
 fn getNote(srv: *RequestServer, ctx: *http.server.Context, _: RouteArgs) !void {
-    const note = try db.getNote(srv.alloc);
+    const note = try srv.db.getNote(srv.alloc);
     defer db.free(srv.alloc, note);
 
     try respondJson(ctx, note, srv.alloc);
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ fn healthcheck(srv: *RequestServer, ctx: *http.server.Context, _: RouteArgs) !vo
 
 const RequestServer = struct {
     alloc: std.mem.Allocator,
+    db: db.Database,
 
     fn init(alloc: std.mem.Allocator) RequestServer {
         return RequestServer{
             .alloc = alloc,
+            .db = db.Database.init(),
         };
     }