diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 337ba2e..5a91fdb 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn setup(rt: &runtime::Handle, config_file: PathBuf) -> crate::Result<Global> {
 
     let repo = match &config.fs {
         FsConfig::Local { data_dir } => {
-            crate::repo::Handle::start(
+            crate::repo::start(
                 data_dir.join("repos"),
                 db.clone(),
                 rt.clone(),
diff --git a/server/src/repo/actor.rs b/server/src/repo/actor.rs
index 57f1b93..2c2fd74 100644
--- a/server/src/repo/actor.rs
+++ b/server/src/repo/actor.rs
@@ -1,68 +1,26 @@
-use super::{archive, package};
+use super::{archive, package, Command, SharedState};
 use crate::db;
 
 use std::{
-    collections::HashMap,
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
-    sync::{
-        atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering},
-        Arc, Mutex,
-    },
+    path::PathBuf,
+    sync::{atomic::Ordering, Arc},
 };
 
 use futures::StreamExt;
-use sea_orm::{ColumnTrait, DbConn, EntityTrait, QueryFilter, QuerySelect};
+use sea_orm::{ColumnTrait, EntityTrait, QueryFilter, QuerySelect};
 use sea_query::Expr;
-use tokio::{
-    runtime,
-    sync::{
-        mpsc::{self, unbounded_channel, UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender},
-        RwLock,
-    },
-};
+use tokio::{runtime, sync::mpsc};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-pub enum RepoCommand {
-    ParsePkg(i32, PathBuf),
-    SyncRepo(i32),
-    Clean,
-}
-
-pub struct RepoSharedState {
-    pub repos_dir: PathBuf,
-    pub conn: DbConn,
-    pub rx: Mutex<UnboundedReceiver<RepoCommand>>,
-    pub tx: UnboundedSender<RepoCommand>,
-    pub repos: RwLock<HashMap<i32, (AtomicU32, Arc<Mutex<()>>)>>,
-}
-
-impl RepoSharedState {
-    pub fn new(
-        repos_dir: impl AsRef<Path>,
-        conn: DbConn,
-        repos: HashMap<i32, (AtomicU32, Arc<Mutex<()>>)>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        let (tx, rx) = unbounded_channel();
-
-        Self {
-            repos_dir: repos_dir.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
-            conn,
-            rx: Mutex::new(rx),
-            tx,
-            repos: RwLock::new(repos),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /// The actor is responsible for mutating the repositories. They receive their commands their
 /// messages and process these commands in both a synchronous and asynchronous way.
-pub struct RepoActor {
+pub struct Actor {
     rt: runtime::Handle,
-    state: Arc<RepoSharedState>,
+    state: Arc<SharedState>,
 }
 
-impl RepoActor {
-    pub fn new(rt: runtime::Handle, state: Arc<RepoSharedState>) -> Self {
+impl Actor {
+    pub fn new(rt: runtime::Handle, state: Arc<SharedState>) -> Self {
         Self {
             rt,
             state: Arc::clone(&state),
@@ -83,7 +41,7 @@ impl RepoActor {
             rx.blocking_recv()
         } {
             match msg {
-                RepoCommand::ParsePkg(repo, path) => {
+                Command::ParsePkg(repo, path) => {
                     let _ = self.parse_pkg(repo, path);
 
                     if self
@@ -98,10 +56,10 @@ impl RepoActor {
                         let _ = self.clean();
                     }
                 }
-                RepoCommand::SyncRepo(repo) => {
+                Command::SyncRepo(repo) => {
                     let _ = self.sync_repo(repo);
                 }
-                RepoCommand::Clean => {
+                Command::Clean => {
                     let _ = self.clean();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/server/src/repo/handle.rs b/server/src/repo/handle.rs
index 4cec237..bbcc153 100644
--- a/server/src/repo/handle.rs
+++ b/server/src/repo/handle.rs
@@ -1,56 +1,27 @@
-use super::{RepoCommand, RepoSharedState};
+use super::{Command, SharedState};
 use crate::db;
 
 use std::{
-    collections::HashMap,
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    path::PathBuf,
     sync::{atomic::Ordering, Arc},
 };
 
 use sea_orm::{
-    ActiveModelTrait, ColumnTrait, Condition, DbConn, EntityTrait, NotSet, QueryFilter,
-    QuerySelect, Set,
+    ActiveModelTrait, ColumnTrait, Condition, EntityTrait, NotSet, QueryFilter, QuerySelect, Set,
 };
 use sea_query::Expr;
-use tokio::runtime;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Handle {
-    state: Arc<RepoSharedState>,
+    state: Arc<SharedState>,
 }
 
 impl Handle {
-    pub fn start(
-        repos_dir: impl AsRef<Path>,
-        conn: DbConn,
-        rt: runtime::Handle,
-        actors: u32,
-    ) -> crate::Result<Self> {
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(repos_dir.as_ref())?;
-
-        let mut repos = HashMap::new();
-        let repo_ids: Vec<i32> = rt.block_on(
-            db::Repo::find()
-                .select_only()
-                .column(db::repo::Column::Id)
-                .into_tuple()
-                .all(&conn),
-        )?;
-
-        for id in repo_ids {
-            repos.insert(id, Default::default());
+    pub fn new(state: &Arc<SharedState>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            state: Arc::clone(state),
         }
-
-        let state = Arc::new(RepoSharedState::new(repos_dir, conn, repos));
-
-        for _ in 0..actors {
-            let actor = super::RepoActor::new(rt.clone(), Arc::clone(&state));
-
-            std::thread::spawn(|| actor.run());
-        }
-
-        Ok(Self { state })
     }
 
     pub fn random_file_paths<const C: usize>(&self) -> [PathBuf; C] {
@@ -157,20 +128,17 @@ impl Handle {
     }
 
     pub async fn queue_pkg(&self, repo: i32, path: PathBuf) {
-        self.state
-            .tx
-            .send(RepoCommand::ParsePkg(repo, path))
-            .unwrap();
+        self.state.tx.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(RepoCommand::SyncRepo(repo)).unwrap();
+        self.state.tx.send(Command::SyncRepo(repo)).unwrap();
     }
 
     async fn queue_clean(&self) {
-        self.state.tx.send(RepoCommand::Clean).unwrap();
+        self.state.tx.send(Command::Clean).unwrap();
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/repo/mod.rs b/server/src/repo/mod.rs
index 16c368e..9920326 100644
--- a/server/src/repo/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/repo/mod.rs
@@ -3,5 +3,86 @@ mod archive;
 mod handle;
 pub mod package;
 
-pub use actor::{RepoActor, RepoCommand, RepoSharedState};
+pub use actor::Actor;
 pub use handle::Handle;
+
+use crate::db;
+
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    sync::{atomic::AtomicU32, Arc, Mutex},
+};
+
+use sea_orm::{DbConn, EntityTrait, QuerySelect};
+use tokio::{
+    runtime,
+    sync::{
+        mpsc::{unbounded_channel, UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender},
+        RwLock,
+    },
+};
+
+pub enum Command {
+    ParsePkg(i32, PathBuf),
+    SyncRepo(i32),
+    Clean,
+}
+
+pub struct SharedState {
+    pub repos_dir: PathBuf,
+    pub conn: DbConn,
+    pub rx: Mutex<UnboundedReceiver<Command>>,
+    pub tx: UnboundedSender<Command>,
+    pub repos: RwLock<HashMap<i32, (AtomicU32, Arc<Mutex<()>>)>>,
+}
+
+impl SharedState {
+    pub fn new(
+        repos_dir: impl AsRef<Path>,
+        conn: DbConn,
+        repos: HashMap<i32, (AtomicU32, Arc<Mutex<()>>)>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let (tx, rx) = unbounded_channel();
+
+        Self {
+            repos_dir: repos_dir.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
+            conn,
+            rx: Mutex::new(rx),
+            tx,
+            repos: RwLock::new(repos),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn start(
+    repos_dir: impl AsRef<Path>,
+    conn: DbConn,
+    rt: runtime::Handle,
+    actors: u32,
+) -> crate::Result<Handle> {
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(repos_dir.as_ref())?;
+
+    let mut repos = HashMap::new();
+    let repo_ids: Vec<i32> = rt.block_on(
+        db::Repo::find()
+            .select_only()
+            .column(db::repo::Column::Id)
+            .into_tuple()
+            .all(&conn),
+    )?;
+
+    for id in repo_ids {
+        repos.insert(id, Default::default());
+    }
+
+    let state = Arc::new(SharedState::new(repos_dir, conn, repos));
+
+    for _ in 0..actors {
+        let actor = Actor::new(rt.clone(), Arc::clone(&state));
+
+        std::thread::spawn(|| actor.run());
+    }
+
+    Ok(Handle::new(&state))
+}