diff --git a/server/rieterd.toml b/server/rieterd.toml
index 9cc56bf..8efa678 100644
--- a/server/rieterd.toml
+++ b/server/rieterd.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 api_key = "test"
-pkg_workers = 2
 log_level = "rieterd=debug"
 
+[repo]
+sync_workers = 2
+async_workers = 1
+
 [fs]
 type = "local"
 data_dir = "./data"
diff --git a/server/src/config.rs b/server/src/config.rs
index e165fdc..02f1182 100644
--- a/server/src/config.rs
+++ b/server/src/config.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ pub enum DbConfig {
     },
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RepoConfig {
+    #[serde(default = "default_repo_sync_workers")]
+    pub sync_workers: u32,
+    #[serde(default = "default_repo_async_workers")]
+    pub async_workers: u32,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Config {
     pub api_key: String,
@@ -47,8 +55,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub log_level: String,
     pub fs: FsConfig,
     pub db: DbConfig,
-    #[serde(default = "default_pkg_workers")]
-    pub pkg_workers: u32,
+    pub repo: RepoConfig,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -83,6 +90,10 @@ fn default_db_postgres_max_connections() -> u32 {
     16
 }
 
-fn default_pkg_workers() -> u32 {
+fn default_repo_sync_workers() -> u32 {
+    1
+}
+
+fn default_repo_async_workers() -> u32 {
     1
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index f99ba18..1921d2e 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ fn setup(rt: &runtime::Handle, config_file: PathBuf) -> crate::Result<Global> {
                 data_dir.join("repos"),
                 db.clone(),
                 rt.clone(),
-                config.pkg_workers,
+                config.repo.sync_workers,
+                config.repo.async_workers,
             )?
             //rt.block_on(crate::repo::RepoMgr::new(
             //    data_dir.join("repos"),
diff --git a/server/src/repo/actor/async.rs b/server/src/repo/actor/async.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2690d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/repo/actor/async.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use crate::{
+    db,
+    repo::{archive, package, AsyncCommand, SharedState},
+};
+
+use std::{
+    path::PathBuf,
+    sync::{atomic::Ordering, Arc},
+};
+
+pub struct AsyncActor {
+    state: Arc<SharedState>,
+}
+
+impl AsyncActor {
+    pub fn new(state: &Arc<SharedState>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            state: Arc::clone(state)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn run(self) {
+        while let Some(msg) = {
+            let mut rx = self.state.async_queue.1.lock().await;
+            rx.recv().await
+        } {
+            match msg {
+                
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/repo/actor/mod.rs b/server/src/repo/actor/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f30fa57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/repo/actor/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+mod sync;
+mod r#async;
+
+pub use sync::Actor;
+pub use r#async::AsyncActor;
diff --git a/server/src/repo/actor.rs b/server/src/repo/actor/sync.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from server/src/repo/actor.rs
rename to server/src/repo/actor/sync.rs
index 3aa04de..e7b6e44 100644
--- a/server/src/repo/actor.rs
+++ b/server/src/repo/actor/sync.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-use super::{archive, package, Command, SharedState};
-use crate::db;
+use crate::{
+    db,
+    repo::{archive, package, Command, SharedState},
+};
 
 use std::{
     path::PathBuf,
@@ -20,10 +22,10 @@ pub struct Actor {
 }
 
 impl Actor {
-    pub fn new(rt: runtime::Handle, state: Arc<SharedState>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(rt: runtime::Handle, state: &Arc<SharedState>) -> Self {
         Self {
             rt,
-            state: Arc::clone(&state),
+            state: Arc::clone(state),
         }
     }
 
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ impl Actor {
     /// Run the main actor loop
     pub fn run(self) {
         while let Some(msg) = {
-            let mut rx = self.state.rx.lock().unwrap();
+            let mut rx = self.state.sync_queue.1.lock().unwrap();
             rx.blocking_recv()
         } {
             match msg {
diff --git a/server/src/repo/handle.rs b/server/src/repo/handle.rs
index 6f07a7a..127542b 100644
--- a/server/src/repo/handle.rs
+++ b/server/src/repo/handle.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ impl Handle {
     }
 
     pub async fn register_repo(&self, repo_id: i32) -> crate::Result<()> {
-        tokio::fs::create_dir(self.state.repos_dir.join(repo_id.to_string())).await?;
+        let repo_dir = self.state.repos_dir.join(repo_id.to_string());
+
+        if !tokio::fs::try_exists(repo_dir).await? {
+            tokio::fs::create_dir(self.state.repos_dir.join(repo_id.to_string())).await?;
+        }
 
         let mut repos = self.state.repos.write().await;
         repos.insert(repo_id, Default::default());
@@ -136,17 +140,25 @@ impl Handle {
     }
 
     pub async fn queue_pkg(&self, repo: i32, path: PathBuf) {
-        self.state.tx.send(Command::ParsePkg(repo, path)).unwrap();
+        self.state
+            .sync_queue
+            .0
+            .send(Command::ParsePkg(repo, path))
+            .unwrap();
         self.state.repos.read().await.get(&repo).inspect(|n| {
             n.0.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
         });
     }
 
     async fn queue_sync(&self, repo: i32) {
-        self.state.tx.send(Command::SyncRepo(repo)).unwrap();
+        self.state
+            .sync_queue
+            .0
+            .send(Command::SyncRepo(repo))
+            .unwrap();
     }
 
     async fn queue_clean(&self) {
-        self.state.tx.send(Command::Clean).unwrap();
+        self.state.sync_queue.0.send(Command::Clean).unwrap();
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/repo/mirror/mod.rs b/server/src/repo/mirror/mod.rs
index 02a0aab..61b0a0b 100644
--- a/server/src/repo/mirror/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/repo/mirror/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 mod parser;
 
-pub use parser::{DbArchiveParser, DbArchiveEntry};
+pub use parser::{DbArchiveEntry, DbArchiveParser};
diff --git a/server/src/repo/mod.rs b/server/src/repo/mod.rs
index 96d4bfa..393afa7 100644
--- a/server/src/repo/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/repo/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mod handle;
 mod mirror;
 pub mod package;
 
-pub use actor::Actor;
+pub use actor::{Actor, AsyncActor};
 pub use handle::Handle;
 
 use std::{
@@ -28,25 +28,32 @@ pub enum Command {
     Clean,
 }
 
+pub enum AsyncCommand {
+}
+
 type RepoState = (AtomicU32, Arc<Mutex<()>>);
 
 pub struct SharedState {
     pub repos_dir: PathBuf,
     pub conn: DbConn,
-    pub rx: Mutex<UnboundedReceiver<Command>>,
-    pub tx: UnboundedSender<Command>,
+    pub sync_queue: (UnboundedSender<Command>, Mutex<UnboundedReceiver<Command>>),
+    pub async_queue: (
+        UnboundedSender<AsyncCommand>,
+        tokio::sync::Mutex<UnboundedReceiver<AsyncCommand>>,
+    ),
     pub repos: RwLock<HashMap<i32, RepoState>>,
 }
 
 impl SharedState {
     pub fn new(repos_dir: impl AsRef<Path>, conn: DbConn) -> Self {
         let (tx, rx) = unbounded_channel();
+        let (async_tx, async_rx) = unbounded_channel();
 
         Self {
             repos_dir: repos_dir.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
             conn,
-            rx: Mutex::new(rx),
-            tx,
+            sync_queue: (tx, Mutex::new(rx)),
+            async_queue: (async_tx, tokio::sync::Mutex::new(async_rx)),
             repos: RwLock::new(Default::default()),
         }
     }
@@ -56,7 +63,8 @@ pub fn start(
     repos_dir: impl AsRef<Path>,
     conn: DbConn,
     rt: runtime::Handle,
-    actors: u32,
+    sync_actors: u32,
+    async_actors: u32,
 ) -> crate::Result<Handle> {
     std::fs::create_dir_all(repos_dir.as_ref())?;
 
@@ -70,12 +78,18 @@ pub fn start(
 
     let state = Arc::new(SharedState::new(repos_dir, conn));
 
-    for _ in 0..actors {
-        let actor = Actor::new(rt.clone(), Arc::clone(&state));
+    for _ in 0..sync_actors {
+        let actor = Actor::new(rt.clone(), &state);
 
         std::thread::spawn(|| actor.run());
     }
 
+    for _ in 0..async_actors {
+        let actor = AsyncActor::new(&state);
+
+        rt.spawn(actor.run());
+    }
+
     let handle = Handle::new(&state);
 
     for id in repo_ids {