diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 4a5c4ce..86e777a 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ tasks:
       - '**/*.go'
     cmds:
       - go fmt ./...
+      - go mod tidy
 
   vet:
     desc: Vet go code
diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 6b33a8c..9ffe16d 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/config"
+	_ "codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/imports"
 	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/store"
 	vocab "github.com/go-ap/activitypub"
 	"github.com/go-ap/client"
diff --git a/cmd/lenore/main.go b/cmd/lenore/main.go
index 0f7d6be..012cada 100644
--- a/cmd/lenore/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lenore/main.go
@@ -7,14 +7,19 @@ import (
 
 	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore"
 	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/config"
-	"github.com/go-ap/storage-sqlite"
+	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/store"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	conf := config.Config{BaseURL: "http://localhost:4523/"}
-	sqlConf := sqlite.Config{Path: "storage"}
+	conf := config.Config{
+		BaseURL: "http://localhost:4523/",
+		Conn: config.ConnSettings{
+			Store: "sqlite",
+			DSN:   "storage",
+		},
+	}
 
-	db, err := sqlite.New(sqlConf)
+	db, err := store.MakeStore(conf.Conn.Store, conf)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index a0125fb..953ddce 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ type Config struct {
 	Name    string
 	Env     Env
 	BaseURL string
+	Conn    ConnSettings
+}
+
+type ConnSettings struct {
+	Store              string
+	DSN                string
+	AdditionalSettings map[string]any
 }
 
 func (c Config) Environment() Env {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 418bc6a..2b3ca76 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-ap/activitypub v0.0.0-20240910141749-b4b8c8aa484c
 	github.com/go-ap/client v0.0.0-20240910141951-13a4f3c4fd53
 	github.com/go-ap/fedbox v0.0.0-20240910163620-7bcedb2eb399
+	github.com/go-ap/filters v0.0.0-20240910141936-c8f68cdf2bc9
 	github.com/go-ap/processing v0.0.0-20240910151355-8284a5ce9c22
 	github.com/go-ap/storage-sqlite v0.0.0-20240910151457-20fa80d963aa
+	github.com/openshift/osin v1.0.2-0.20220317075346-0f4d38c6e53f
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 )
 
@@ -20,7 +22,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-ap/cache v0.0.0-20240910141827-94f8ac1a9133 // indirect
 	github.com/go-ap/errors v0.0.0-20240910140019-1e9d33cc1568 // indirect
-	github.com/go-ap/filters v0.0.0-20240910141936-c8f68cdf2bc9 // indirect
 	github.com/go-ap/jsonld v0.0.0-20221030091449-f2a191312c73 // indirect
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-fed/httpsig v1.1.0 // indirect
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.23 // indirect
 	github.com/ncruces/go-strftime v0.1.9 // indirect
-	github.com/openshift/osin v1.0.2-0.20220317075346-0f4d38c6e53f // indirect
 	github.com/pborman/uuid v1.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec // indirect
diff --git a/imports/.gitignore b/imports/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a51c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!default.go
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/imports/default.go b/imports/default.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a757ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/default.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package imports
+
+import (
+	_ "codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/store/sqlite"
+)
diff --git a/internal/testmocks/store.go b/internal/testmocks/store.go
index a7ae185..d4a6e54 100644
--- a/internal/testmocks/store.go
+++ b/internal/testmocks/store.go
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 package testmocks
 
 import (
-	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/store"
+	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/config"
 	vocab "github.com/go-ap/activitypub"
 	"github.com/go-ap/filters"
 )
 
 type st struct{}
 
+func (s *st) Bootstrap(config.Config) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (s *st) Load(iri vocab.IRI, filters ...filters.Check) (vocab.Item, error) {
 	i := vocab.ActorNew(iri, vocab.ActorType)
 	return i, nil
@@ -36,6 +40,6 @@ func (s *st) RemoveFrom(col vocab.IRI, it vocab.Item) error {
 func (s *st) Close() {
 }
 
-func GetStore() store.Store {
+func GetStore() *st {
 	return &st{}
 }
diff --git a/store/factory.go b/store/factory.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbcc5c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/store/factory.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/config"
+)
+
+var ErrNoFactory = errors.New("unknown factory")
+
+type StoreFactory func(config.Config) (Store, error)
+
+var factories map[string]StoreFactory
+
+func init() {
+	factories = make(map[string]StoreFactory)
+}
+
+func AddFactory(name string, f StoreFactory) {
+	factories[name] = f
+}
+
+func GetFactory(name string) StoreFactory {
+	return factories[name]
+}
+
+func MakeStore(name string, conf config.Config) (Store, error) {
+	f, ok := factories[name]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrNoFactory, name)
+	}
+	return f(conf)
+}
diff --git a/store/factory_test.go b/store/factory_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38568ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/store/factory_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package store
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/config"
+	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/internal/testmocks"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+var f StoreFactory = func(config.Config) (Store, error) {
+	return testmocks.GetStore(), nil
+}
+
+func TestAddFactory(t *testing.T) {
+	AddFactory("mock", f)
+	defer delete(factories, "mock")
+	_, ok := factories["mock"]
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+}
+
+func TestGetFactoryNil(t *testing.T) {
+	f := GetFactory("mock")
+	assert.Nil(t, f)
+}
+
+func TestGetFactoryNotNil(t *testing.T) {
+	AddFactory("mock", f)
+	defer delete(factories, "mock")
+	f := GetFactory("mock")
+	assert.NotNil(t, f)
+}
+
+func TestMakeStoreError(t *testing.T) {
+	s, e := MakeStore("mock", config.Config{})
+	assert.Nil(t, s)
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, e, ErrNoFactory)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, e, ErrNoFactory.Error()+": mock")
+}
+
+func TestMakeStoreNoError(t *testing.T) {
+	AddFactory("mock", f)
+	defer delete(factories, "mock")
+	s, e := MakeStore("mock", config.Config{})
+	assert.NotNil(t, s)
+	assert.NoError(t, e)
+}
diff --git a/store/sqlite/repo.go b/store/sqlite/repo.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87a43e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/store/sqlite/repo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package sqlite
+
+import (
+	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/config"
+	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/store"
+	"github.com/go-ap/storage-sqlite"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	store.AddFactory("sqlite", MakeStore)
+}
+
+func MakeStore(conf config.Config) (store.Store, error) {
+	sqlConf := sqlite.Config{Path: conf.Conn.DSN}
+	db, err := sqlite.New(sqlConf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return Repo{db}, nil
+}
+
+type Repo struct {
+	store.PartStore
+}
+
+func (r Repo) Bootstrap(config.Config) error {
+	// @todo
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 6b5336b..de38416 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package store
 
 import (
+	"codeberg.org/danjones000/lenore/config"
 	st "github.com/go-ap/fedbox/storage"
 	proc "github.com/go-ap/processing"
 	"github.com/openshift/osin"
@@ -21,7 +22,19 @@ type ClientLister interface {
 	GetClient(id string) (osin.Client, error)
 }
 
+type Bootstrapper interface {
+	// Bootstrap should initialize the data store so that it can be used.
+	// This will be called every time the application starts, so it MUST be idempotent and doesn't delete existing data.
+	// An option is to run migrations in this method.
+	Bootstrap(config.Config) error
+}
+
 type Store interface {
+	Bootstrapper
+	PartStore
+}
+
+type PartStore interface {
 	ClientSaver
 	ClientLister
 	proc.Store