diff --git a/.woodpecker/.build.yml b/.woodpecker/.build.yml
index 83dcb0e5..4b87f8b3 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/.build.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/.build.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
+matrix:
+  PLATFORM:
+    - linux/amd64
+    - linux/arm64
+    - linux/arm/v7
+
 # These checks already get performed on the feature branches
 branches:
   exclude: [ main, dev ]
-platform: linux/amd64
+platform: ${PLATFORM}
 
 pipeline:
-  vieter:
-    image: 'chewingbever/vlang:latest'
-    group: 'build'
-    commands:
-      - make vieter
-
+  # The default build isn't needed, as alpine switches to gcc for the compiler anyways
   debug:
     image: 'chewingbever/vlang:latest'
     group: 'build'
@@ -25,4 +26,5 @@ pipeline:
       - make prod
       # Make sure the binary is actually static
       - readelf -d pvieter
+      - du -h pvieter
       - '[ "$(readelf -d pvieter | grep NEEDED | wc -l)" = 0 ]'
diff --git a/.woodpecker/.build_arm64.yml b/.woodpecker/.build_arm64.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 704bc483..00000000
--- a/.woodpecker/.build_arm64.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# These checks already get performed on the feature branches
-branches:
-  exclude: [ main, dev ]
-platform: linux/arm64
-
-pipeline:
-  vieter:
-    image: 'chewingbever/vlang:latest'
-    group: 'build'
-    commands:
-      - make vieter
-
-  debug:
-    image: 'chewingbever/vlang:latest'
-    group: 'build'
-    commands:
-      - make debug
-
-  prod:
-    image: 'chewingbever/vlang:latest'
-    environment:
-      - LDFLAGS=-lz -lbz2 -llzma -lexpat -lzstd -llz4 -static
-    group: 'build'
-    commands:
-      - make prod
-      # Make sure the binary is actually static
-      - readelf -d pvieter
-      - '[ "$(readelf -d pvieter | grep NEEDED | wc -l)" = 0 ]'
diff --git a/.woodpecker/.image.yml b/.woodpecker/.image.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f583a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.woodpecker/.image.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Because the only step here is a pull_request event, the branch should be dev
+# because it has to be the target of the pull request
+branches: dev
+platform: linux/amd64
+
+pipeline:
+  dryrun:
+    image: woodpeckerci/plugin-docker-buildx
+    secrets: [ docker_username, docker_password ]
+    settings:
+      repo: chewingbever/vieter
+      tag: dev
+      platforms: [ linux/arm/v7, linux/arm64/v8, linux/amd64 ]
+      dry_run: true
+    when:
+      event: pull_request
+      branch: dev
diff --git a/.woodpecker/.publish.yml b/.woodpecker/.publish.yml
index 6399d7f8..9e5f39a3 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/.publish.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/.publish.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pipeline:
     settings:
       repo: chewingbever/vieter
       tag: dev
-      platforms: [ linux/arm64/v8, linux/amd64 ]
+      platforms: [ linux/arm/v7, linux/arm64/v8, linux/amd64 ]
     when:
       event: push
       branch: dev
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pipeline:
       tag:
         - latest
         - $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-      platforms: [ linux/arm64/v8, linux/amd64 ]
+      platforms: [ linux/arm/v7, linux/arm64/v8, linux/amd64 ]
     when:
       event: tag
       branch: main
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dc2273bf..9a5d6fae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ c:
 # Run the server in the default 'data' directory
 .PHONY: run
 run: vieter
-	 API_KEY=test REPO_DIR=data LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG ./vieter
+	 API_KEY=test DOWNLOAD_DIR=data/downloads REPO_DIR=data/repo PKG_DIR=data/pkgs LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG ./vieter
 
 .PHONY: run-prod
 run-prod: prod
diff --git a/src/archive.v b/src/archive.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdc18462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/archive.v
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Bindings for the libarchive library
+
+#flag -larchive
+
+#include "archive.h"
+
+struct C.archive {}
+
+// Create a new archive struct for reading
+fn C.archive_read_new() &C.archive
+
+// Configure the archive to work with zstd compression
+fn C.archive_read_support_filter_zstd(&C.archive)
+
+// Configure the archive to work with a tarball content
+fn C.archive_read_support_format_tar(&C.archive)
+
+// Open an archive for reading
+fn C.archive_read_open_filename(&C.archive, &char, int) int
+
+// Go to next entry header in archive
+fn C.archive_read_next_header(&C.archive, &&C.archive_entry) int
+
+// Skip reading the current entry
+fn C.archive_read_data_skip(&C.archive)
+
+// Free an archive
+fn C.archive_read_free(&C.archive) int
+
+// Read an archive entry's contents into a pointer
+fn C.archive_read_data(&C.archive, voidptr, int)
+
+// Create a new archive struct for writing
+fn C.archive_write_new() &C.archive
+
+// Sets the filter for the archive to gzip
+fn C.archive_write_add_filter_gzip(&C.archive)
+
+// Sets to archive to "pax restricted" mode. Libarchive's "pax restricted"
+// format is a tar format that uses pax extensions only when absolutely
+// necessary. Most of the time, it will write plain ustar entries. This is the
+// recommended tar format for most uses. You should explicitly use ustar format
+// only when you have to create archives that will be readable on older
+// systems; you should explicitly request pax format only when you need to
+// preserve as many attributes as possible.
+fn C.archive_write_set_format_pax_restricted(&C.archive)
+
+// Opens up the filename for writing
+fn C.archive_write_open_filename(&C.archive, &char)
+
+// Write an entry to the archive file
+fn C.archive_write_header(&C.archive, &C.archive_entry)
+
+// Write the data in the buffer to the archive
+fn C.archive_write_data(&C.archive, voidptr, int)
+
+// Close an archive for writing
+fn C.archive_write_close(&C.archive)
+
+// Free the write archive
+fn C.archive_write_free(&C.archive)
+
+#include "archive_entry.h"
+
+struct C.archive_entry {}
+
+// Create a new archive_entry struct
+fn C.archive_entry_new() &C.archive_entry
+
+// Get the filename of the given entry
+fn C.archive_entry_pathname(&C.archive_entry) &char
+
+// Get an entry's file size
+// Note: this function actually returns an i64, but as this can't be used as an
+// arugment to malloc, we'll just roll with it & assume an entry is never
+// bigger than 4 gigs
+fn C.archive_entry_size(&C.archive_entry) int
+
+// Set the pathname for the entry
+fn C.archive_entry_set_pathname(&C.archive_entry, &char)
+
+// Sets the file size of the entry
+fn C.archive_entry_set_size(&C.archive_entry, i64)
+
+// Sets the file type for an entry
+fn C.archive_entry_set_filetype(&C.archive_entry, u32)
+
+// Sets the file permissions for an entry
+fn C.archive_entry_set_perm(&C.archive_entry, int)
+
+// Clears out an entry struct
+fn C.archive_entry_clear(&C.archive_entry)
+
+// Copy over a stat struct to the archive entry
+fn C.archive_entry_copy_stat(entry &C.archive_entry, const_stat &C.stat)
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+// Compare two C strings; 0 means they're equal
+fn C.strcmp(&char, &char) int
diff --git a/src/archive/archive.v b/src/archive/archive.v
deleted file mode 100644
index 88649eea..00000000
--- a/src/archive/archive.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-module archive
-
-import os
-
-// Returns the .PKGINFO file's contents & the list of files.
-pub fn pkg_info(pkg_path string) ?(string, []string) {
-	if !os.is_file(pkg_path) {
-		return error("'$pkg_path' doesn't exist or isn't a file.")
-	}
-
-	a := C.archive_read_new()
-	entry := C.archive_entry_new()
-	mut r := 0
-
-	C.archive_read_support_filter_all(a)
-	C.archive_read_support_format_all(a)
-
-	// TODO find out where does this 10240 come from
-	r = C.archive_read_open_filename(a, &char(pkg_path.str), 10240)
-	defer {
-		C.archive_read_free(a)
-	}
-
-	if r != C.ARCHIVE_OK {
-		return error('Failed to open package.')
-	}
-
-	// We iterate over every header in search of the .PKGINFO one
-	mut buf := voidptr(0)
-	mut files := []string{}
-	for C.archive_read_next_header(a, &entry) == C.ARCHIVE_OK {
-		pathname := C.archive_entry_pathname(entry)
-
-		ignored_names := [c'.BUILDINFO', c'.INSTALL', c'.MTREE', c'.PKGINFO', c'.CHANGELOG']
-		if ignored_names.all(C.strcmp(it, pathname) != 0) {
-			unsafe {
-				files << cstring_to_vstring(pathname)
-			}
-		}
-
-		if C.strcmp(pathname, c'.PKGINFO') == 0 {
-			size := C.archive_entry_size(entry)
-
-			// TODO can this unsafe block be avoided?
-			buf = unsafe { malloc(size) }
-			C.archive_read_data(a, voidptr(buf), size)
-		} else {
-			C.archive_read_data_skip(a)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return unsafe { cstring_to_vstring(&char(buf)) }, files
-}
diff --git a/src/archive/bindings.v b/src/archive/bindings.v
deleted file mode 100644
index 678d715f..00000000
--- a/src/archive/bindings.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-module archive
-
-#flag -larchive
-
-#include "archive.h"
-
-struct C.archive {}
-
-// Create a new archive struct
-fn C.archive_read_new() &C.archive
-fn C.archive_read_support_filter_all(&C.archive)
-fn C.archive_read_support_format_all(&C.archive)
-
-// Open an archive for reading
-fn C.archive_read_open_filename(&C.archive, &char, int) int
-
-// Go to next entry header in archive
-fn C.archive_read_next_header(&C.archive, &&C.archive_entry) int
-
-// Skip reading the current entry
-fn C.archive_read_data_skip(&C.archive)
-
-// Free an archive
-fn C.archive_read_free(&C.archive) int
-
-// Read an archive entry's contents into a pointer
-fn C.archive_read_data(&C.archive, voidptr, int)
-
-#include "archive_entry.h"
-
-struct C.archive_entry {}
-
-// Create a new archive_entry struct
-fn C.archive_entry_new() &C.archive_entry
-
-// Get the filename of the given entry
-fn C.archive_entry_pathname(&C.archive_entry) &char
-
-// Get an entry's file size
-// Note: this function actually returns an i64, but as this can't be used as an arugment to malloc, we'll just roll with it & assume an entry is never bigger than 4 gigs
-fn C.archive_entry_size(&C.archive_entry) int
-
-#include <string.h>
-
-// Compare two C strings; 0 means they're equal
-fn C.strcmp(&char, &char) int
diff --git a/src/main.v b/src/main.v
index 9d9e5419..97788e7e 100644
--- a/src/main.v
+++ b/src/main.v
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import web
 import os
 import log
 import io
-import pkg
-import archive
 import repo
 
 const port = 8000
@@ -18,6 +16,7 @@ struct App {
 	web.Context
 pub:
 	api_key string [required; web_global]
+	dl_dir  string [required; web_global]
 pub mut:
 	repo repo.Repo [required; web_global]
 }
@@ -55,62 +54,50 @@ fn reader_to_file(mut reader io.BufferedReader, length int, path string) ? {
 	}
 }
 
-// fn main2() {
-// 	// Configure logger
-// 	log_level_str := os.getenv_opt('LOG_LEVEL') or { 'WARN' }
-// 	log_level := log.level_from_tag(log_level_str) or {
-// 		exit_with_message(1, 'Invalid log level. The allowed values are FATAL, ERROR, WARN, INFO & DEBUG.')
-// 	}
-// 	log_file := os.getenv_opt('LOG_FILE') or { 'vieter.log' }
-
-// 	mut logger := log.Log{
-// 		level: log_level
-// 	}
-
-// 	logger.set_full_logpath(log_file)
-// 	logger.log_to_console_too()
-
-// 	defer {
-// 		logger.info('Flushing log file')
-// 		logger.flush()
-// 		logger.close()
-// 	}
-
-// 	// Configure web server
-// 	key := os.getenv_opt('API_KEY') or { exit_with_message(1, 'No API key was provided.') }
-// 	repo_dir := os.getenv_opt('REPO_DIR') or {
-// 		exit_with_message(1, 'No repo directory was configured.')
-// 	}
-
-// 	repo := repo.Repo{
-// 		dir: repo_dir
-// 		name: db_name
-// 	}
-
-// 	// We create the upload directory during startup
-// 	if !os.is_dir(repo.pkg_dir()) {
-// 		os.mkdir_all(repo.pkg_dir()) or {
-// 			exit_with_message(2, "Failed to create repo directory '$repo.pkg_dir()'.")
-// 		}
-
-// 		logger.info("Created package directory '$repo.pkg_dir()'.")
-// 	}
-
-// 	web.run(&App{
-// 		logger: logger
-// 		api_key: key
-// 		repo: repo
-// 	}, port)
-// }
-
 fn main() {
-	// archive.list_filenames()
-	res := pkg.read_pkg('test/homebank-5.5.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst') or {
-		eprintln(err.msg)
-		return
+	// Configure logger
+	log_level_str := os.getenv_opt('LOG_LEVEL') or { 'WARN' }
+	log_level := log.level_from_tag(log_level_str) or {
+		exit_with_message(1, 'Invalid log level. The allowed values are FATAL, ERROR, WARN, INFO & DEBUG.')
 	}
-	// println(info)
-	println(res.info)
-	print(res.files)
-	println(res.info.to_desc())
+	log_file := os.getenv_opt('LOG_FILE') or { 'vieter.log' }
+
+	mut logger := log.Log{
+		level: log_level
+	}
+
+	logger.set_full_logpath(log_file)
+	logger.log_to_console_too()
+
+	defer {
+		logger.info('Flushing log file')
+		logger.flush()
+		logger.close()
+	}
+
+	// Configure web server
+	key := os.getenv_opt('API_KEY') or { exit_with_message(1, 'No API key was provided.') }
+	repo_dir := os.getenv_opt('REPO_DIR') or {
+		exit_with_message(1, 'No repo directory was configured.')
+	}
+	pkg_dir := os.getenv_opt('PKG_DIR') or {
+		exit_with_message(1, 'No package directory was configured.')
+	}
+	dl_dir := os.getenv_opt('DOWNLOAD_DIR') or {
+		exit_with_message(1, 'No download directory was configured.')
+	}
+
+	// This also creates the directories if needed
+	repo := repo.new(repo_dir, pkg_dir) or {
+		exit_with_message(1, 'Failed to create required directories.')
+	}
+
+	os.mkdir_all(dl_dir) or { exit_with_message(1, 'Failed to create download directory.') }
+
+	web.run(&App{
+		logger: logger
+		api_key: key
+		dl_dir: dl_dir
+		repo: repo
+	}, port)
 }
diff --git a/src/package.v b/src/package.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c229e3ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/package.v
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+module package
+
+import os
+import util
+
+// Represents a read archive
+struct Pkg {
+pub:
+	path  string   [required]
+	info  PkgInfo  [required]
+	files []string [required]
+}
+
+// Represents the contents of a .PKGINFO file
+struct PkgInfo {
+pub mut:
+	// Single values
+	name        string
+	base        string
+	version     string
+	description string
+	size        i64
+	csize       i64
+	url         string
+	arch        string
+	build_date  i64
+	packager    string
+	// md5sum      string
+	// sha256sum   string
+	pgpsig     string
+	pgpsigsize i64
+	// Array values
+	groups       []string
+	licenses     []string
+	replaces     []string
+	depends      []string
+	conflicts    []string
+	provides     []string
+	optdepends   []string
+	makedepends  []string
+	checkdepends []string
+}
+
+// checksum calculates the md5 & sha256 hash of the package
+pub fn (p &Pkg) checksum() ?(string, string) {
+	return util.hash_file(p.path)
+}
+
+// parse_pkg_info_string parses a PkgInfo object from a string
+fn parse_pkg_info_string(pkg_info_str &string) ?PkgInfo {
+	mut pkg_info := PkgInfo{}
+
+	// Iterate over the entire string
+	for line in pkg_info_str.split_into_lines() {
+		// Skip any comment lines
+		if line.starts_with('#') {
+			continue
+		}
+		parts := line.split_nth('=', 2)
+
+		if parts.len < 2 {
+			return error('Invalid line detected.')
+		}
+
+		value := parts[1].trim_space()
+		key := parts[0].trim_space()
+
+		match key {
+			// Single values
+			'pkgname' { pkg_info.name = value }
+			'pkgbase' { pkg_info.base = value }
+			'pkgver' { pkg_info.version = value }
+			'pkgdesc' { pkg_info.description = value }
+			'csize' { continue }
+			'size' { pkg_info.size = value.int() }
+			'url' { pkg_info.url = value }
+			'arch' { pkg_info.arch = value }
+			'builddate' { pkg_info.build_date = value.int() }
+			'packager' { pkg_info.packager = value }
+			'md5sum' { continue }
+			'sha256sum' { continue }
+			'pgpsig' { pkg_info.pgpsig = value }
+			'pgpsigsize' { pkg_info.pgpsigsize = value.int() }
+			// Array values
+			'group' { pkg_info.groups << value }
+			'license' { pkg_info.licenses << value }
+			'replaces' { pkg_info.replaces << value }
+			'depend' { pkg_info.depends << value }
+			'conflict' { pkg_info.conflicts << value }
+			'provides' { pkg_info.provides << value }
+			'optdepend' { pkg_info.optdepends << value }
+			'makedepend' { pkg_info.makedepends << value }
+			'checkdepend' { pkg_info.checkdepends << value }
+			else { return error("Invalid key '$key'.") }
+		}
+	}
+
+	return pkg_info
+}
+
+// read_pkg extracts the file list & .PKGINFO contents from an archive
+// NOTE: this command currently only supports zstd-compressed tarballs
+pub fn read_pkg(pkg_path string) ?Pkg {
+	if !os.is_file(pkg_path) {
+		return error("'$pkg_path' doesn't exist or isn't a file.")
+	}
+
+	a := C.archive_read_new()
+	entry := C.archive_entry_new()
+	mut r := 0
+
+	// Sinds 2020, all newly built Arch packages use zstd
+	C.archive_read_support_filter_zstd(a)
+	// The content should always be a tarball
+	C.archive_read_support_format_tar(a)
+
+	// TODO find out where does this 10240 come from
+	r = C.archive_read_open_filename(a, &char(pkg_path.str), 10240)
+	defer {
+		C.archive_read_free(a)
+	}
+
+	if r != C.ARCHIVE_OK {
+		return error('Failed to open package.')
+	}
+
+	mut buf := voidptr(0)
+	mut files := []string{}
+	mut pkg_info := PkgInfo{}
+
+	for C.archive_read_next_header(a, &entry) == C.ARCHIVE_OK {
+		pathname := C.archive_entry_pathname(entry)
+
+		ignored_names := [c'.BUILDINFO', c'.INSTALL', c'.MTREE', c'.PKGINFO', c'.CHANGELOG']
+		if ignored_names.all(C.strcmp(it, pathname) != 0) {
+			unsafe {
+				files << cstring_to_vstring(pathname)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if C.strcmp(pathname, c'.PKGINFO') == 0 {
+			size := C.archive_entry_size(entry)
+
+			// TODO can this unsafe block be avoided?
+			buf = unsafe { malloc(size) }
+			C.archive_read_data(a, buf, size)
+
+			unsafe {
+				println(cstring_to_vstring(buf))
+			}
+			pkg_info = parse_pkg_info_string(unsafe { cstring_to_vstring(buf) }) ?
+
+			unsafe {
+				free(buf)
+			}
+		} else {
+			C.archive_read_data_skip(a)
+		}
+	}
+
+	pkg_info.csize = i64(os.file_size(pkg_path))
+
+	return Pkg{
+		path: pkg_path
+		info: pkg_info
+		files: files
+	}
+}
+
+fn format_entry(key string, value string) string {
+	return '\n%$key%\n$value\n'
+}
+
+// filename returns the correct filename of the package file
+pub fn (pkg &Pkg) filename() string {
+	p := pkg.info
+
+	return '$p.name-$p.version-${p.arch}.pkg.tar.zst'
+}
+
+// to_desc returns a desc file valid string representation
+// TODO calculate md5 & sha256 instead of believing the file
+pub fn (pkg &Pkg) to_desc() string {
+	p := pkg.info
+
+	// filename
+	mut desc := '%FILENAME%\n$pkg.filename()\n'
+
+	desc += format_entry('NAME', p.name)
+	desc += format_entry('BASE', p.base)
+	desc += format_entry('VERSION', p.version)
+
+	if p.description.len > 0 {
+		desc += format_entry('DESC', p.description)
+	}
+
+	if p.groups.len > 0 {
+		desc += format_entry('GROUPS', p.groups.join_lines())
+	}
+
+	desc += format_entry('CSIZE', p.csize.str())
+	desc += format_entry('ISIZE', p.size.str())
+
+	md5sum, _ := pkg.checksum() or { '', '' }
+
+	desc += format_entry('MD5SUM', md5sum)
+
+	// TODO add this
+	// desc += format_entry('SHA256SUM', sha256sum)
+
+	// TODO add pgpsig stuff
+
+	if p.url.len > 0 {
+		desc += format_entry('URL', p.url)
+	}
+
+	if p.licenses.len > 0 {
+		desc += format_entry('LICENSE', p.licenses.join_lines())
+	}
+
+	desc += format_entry('ARCH', p.arch)
+	desc += format_entry('BUILDDATE', p.build_date.str())
+	desc += format_entry('PACKAGER', p.packager)
+
+	if p.replaces.len > 0 {
+		desc += format_entry('REPLACES', p.replaces.join_lines())
+	}
+
+	if p.conflicts.len > 0 {
+		desc += format_entry('CONFLICTS', p.conflicts.join_lines())
+	}
+
+	if p.provides.len > 0 {
+		desc += format_entry('PROVIDES', p.provides.join_lines())
+	}
+
+	if p.depends.len > 0 {
+		desc += format_entry('DEPENDS', p.depends.join_lines())
+	}
+
+	if p.optdepends.len > 0 {
+		desc += format_entry('OPTDEPENDS', p.optdepends.join_lines())
+	}
+
+	if p.makedepends.len > 0 {
+		desc += format_entry('MAKEDEPENDS', p.makedepends.join_lines())
+	}
+
+	if p.checkdepends.len > 0 {
+		desc += format_entry('CHECKDEPENDS', p.checkdepends.join_lines())
+	}
+
+	return '$desc\n'
+}
+
+// to_files returns a files file valid string representation
+pub fn (pkg &Pkg) to_files() string {
+	return '%FILES%\n$pkg.files.join_lines()\n'
+}
diff --git a/src/pkg.v b/src/pkg.v
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bb1abc2..00000000
--- a/src/pkg.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-module pkg
-
-import archive
-import time
-
-struct Pkg {
-pub:
-	info  PkgInfo  [required]
-	files []string [required]
-}
-
-struct PkgInfo {
-mut:
-	// Single values
-	name        string
-	base        string
-	version     string
-	description string
-	size        i64
-	csize       i64
-	url         string
-	arch        string
-	build_date  i64
-	packager    string
-	md5sum      string
-	sha256sum   string
-	pgpsig      string
-	pgpsigsize  i64
-	// Array values
-	groups       []string
-	licenses     []string
-	replaces     []string
-	depends      []string
-	conflicts    []string
-	provides     []string
-	optdepends   []string
-	makedepends  []string
-	checkdepends []string
-}
-
-fn parse_pkg_info_string(pkg_info_str &string) ?PkgInfo {
-	mut pkg_info := PkgInfo{}
-
-	// Iterate over the entire string
-	for line in pkg_info_str.split_into_lines() {
-		// Skip any comment lines
-		if line.starts_with('#') {
-			continue
-		}
-		parts := line.split_nth('=', 2)
-
-		if parts.len < 2 {
-			return error('Invalid line detected.')
-		}
-
-		value := parts[1].trim_space()
-		key := parts[0].trim_space()
-
-		match key {
-			// Single values
-			'pkgname' { pkg_info.name = value }
-			'pkgbase' { pkg_info.base = value }
-			'pkgver' { pkg_info.version = value }
-			'pkgdesc' { pkg_info.description = value }
-			'csize' { pkg_info.csize = value.int() }
-			'size' { pkg_info.size = value.int() }
-			'url' { pkg_info.url = value }
-			'arch' { pkg_info.arch = value }
-			'builddate' { pkg_info.build_date = value.int() }
-			'packager' { pkg_info.packager = value }
-			'md5sum' { pkg_info.md5sum = value }
-			'sha256sum' { pkg_info.sha256sum = value }
-			'pgpsig' { pkg_info.pgpsig = value }
-			'pgpsigsize' { pkg_info.pgpsigsize = value.int() }
-			// Array values
-			'group' { pkg_info.groups << value }
-			'license' { pkg_info.licenses << value }
-			'replaces' { pkg_info.replaces << value }
-			'depend' { pkg_info.depends << value }
-			'conflict' { pkg_info.conflicts << value }
-			'provides' { pkg_info.provides << value }
-			'optdepend' { pkg_info.optdepends << value }
-			'makedepend' { pkg_info.makedepends << value }
-			'checkdepend' { pkg_info.checkdepends << value }
-			else { return error("Invalid key '$key'.") }
-		}
-	}
-
-	return pkg_info
-}
-
-pub fn read_pkg(pkg_path string) ?Pkg {
-	pkg_info_str, files := archive.pkg_info(pkg_path) ?
-	pkg_info := parse_pkg_info_string(pkg_info_str) ?
-
-	return Pkg{
-		info: pkg_info
-		files: files
-	}
-}
-
-// Represent a PkgInfo struct as a desc file
-pub fn (p &PkgInfo) to_desc() string {
-	// TODO calculate md5 & sha256 instead of believing the file
-	mut desc := ''
-
-	return desc
-}
diff --git a/src/repo.v b/src/repo.v
index ae76cc9a..cca6b848 100644
--- a/src/repo.v
+++ b/src/repo.v
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 module repo
 
 import os
-import archive
+import package
 
-const pkgs_subpath = 'pkgs'
+// subpath where the uncompressed version of the files archive is stored
+const files_subpath = 'files'
+
+// subpath where the uncompressed version of the repo archive is stored
+const repo_subpath = 'repo'
 
 // Dummy struct to work around the fact that you can only share structs, maps &
 // arrays
@@ -22,44 +26,120 @@ pub:
 	pkg_dir string [required]
 }
 
-// Returns whether the repository contains the given package.
-pub fn (r &Repo) contains(pkg string) bool {
-	return os.exists(os.join_path(r.repo_dir, 'files', pkg))
+// new creates a new Repo & creates the directories as needed
+pub fn new(repo_dir string, pkg_dir string) ?Repo {
+	if !os.is_dir(repo_dir) {
+		os.mkdir_all(repo_dir) or { return error('Failed to create repo directory.') }
+	}
+
+	if !os.is_dir(pkg_dir) {
+		os.mkdir_all(pkg_dir) or { return error('Failed to create package directory.') }
+	}
+
+	return Repo{
+		repo_dir: repo_dir
+		pkg_dir: pkg_dir
+	}
 }
 
-// Adds the given package to the repo. If false, the package was already
-// present in the repository.
-pub fn (r &Repo) add(pkg string) ?bool {
-	return false
+// add_from_path adds a package from an arbitrary path & moves it into the pkgs
+// directory if necessary.
+pub fn (r &Repo) add_from_path(pkg_path string) ?bool {
+	pkg := package.read_pkg(pkg_path) or { return error('Failed to read package file: $err.msg') }
+
+	added := r.add(pkg) ?
+
+	// If the add was successful, we move the file to the packages directory
+	if added {
+		dest_path := os.real_path(os.join_path_single(r.pkg_dir, pkg.filename()))
+
+		// Only move the file if it's not already in the package directory
+		if dest_path != os.real_path(pkg_path) {
+			os.mv(pkg_path, dest_path) ?
+		}
+	}
+
+	return added
 }
 
-// Re-generate the db & files archives.
-fn (r &Repo) genenerate() ? {
+// add adds a given Pkg to the repository
+fn (r &Repo) add(pkg &package.Pkg) ?bool {
+	pkg_dir := r.pkg_path(pkg)
+
+	// We can't add the same package twice
+	if os.exists(pkg_dir) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	os.mkdir(pkg_dir) or { return error('Failed to create package directory.') }
+
+	os.write_file(os.join_path_single(pkg_dir, 'desc'), pkg.to_desc()) or {
+		os.rmdir_all(pkg_dir) ?
+
+		return error('Failed to write desc file.')
+	}
+	os.write_file(os.join_path_single(pkg_dir, 'files'), pkg.to_files()) or {
+		os.rmdir_all(pkg_dir) ?
+
+		return error('Failed to write files file.')
+	}
+
+	r.sync() ?
+
+	return true
 }
 
-// Returns path to the given package, prepended with the repo's path.
-pub fn (r &Repo) pkg_path(pkg string) string {
-	return os.join_path_single(r.pkg_dir, pkg)
+// Returns the path where the given package's desc & files files are stored
+fn (r &Repo) pkg_path(pkg &package.Pkg) string {
+	return os.join_path(r.repo_dir, '$pkg.info.name-$pkg.info.version')
 }
 
-pub fn (r &Repo) exists(pkg string) bool {
-	return os.exists(r.pkg_path(pkg))
-}
-
-// Returns the full path to the database file
-pub fn (r &Repo) db_path() string {
-	return os.join_path_single(r.repo_dir, 'repo.tar.gz')
-}
-
-pub fn (r &Repo) add_package(pkg_path string) ? {
-	mut res := os.Result{}
-
+// Re-generate the repo archive files
+fn (r &Repo) sync() ? {
 	lock r.mutex {
-		res = os.execute("repo-add '$r.db_path()' '$pkg_path'")
-	}
+		a := C.archive_write_new()
+		entry := C.archive_entry_new()
+		st := C.stat{}
+		buf := [8192]byte{}
 
-	if res.exit_code != 0 {
-		println(res.output)
-		return error('repo-add failed.')
+		// This makes the archive a gzip-compressed tarball
+		C.archive_write_add_filter_gzip(a)
+		C.archive_write_set_format_pax_restricted(a)
+
+		repo_path := os.join_path_single(r.repo_dir, 'repo.db')
+
+		C.archive_write_open_filename(a, &char(repo_path.str))
+
+		// Iterate over each directory
+		for d in os.ls(r.repo_dir) ?.filter(os.is_dir(os.join_path_single(r.repo_dir,
+			it))) {
+			inner_path := os.join_path_single(d, 'desc')
+			actual_path := os.join_path_single(r.repo_dir, inner_path)
+
+			unsafe {
+				C.stat(&char(actual_path.str), &st)
+			}
+
+			C.archive_entry_set_pathname(entry, &char(inner_path.str))
+			C.archive_entry_copy_stat(entry, &st)
+			// C.archive_entry_set_size(entry, st.st_size)
+			// C.archive_entry_set_filetype(entry, C.AE_IFREG)
+			// C.archive_entry_set_perm(entry, 0o644)
+			C.archive_write_header(a, entry)
+
+			fd := C.open(&char(actual_path.str), C.O_RDONLY)
+			mut len := C.read(fd, &buf, sizeof(buf))
+
+			for len > 0 {
+				C.archive_write_data(a, &buf, len)
+				len = C.read(fd, &buf, sizeof(buf))
+			}
+			C.close(fd)
+
+			C.archive_entry_clear(entry)
+		}
+
+		C.archive_write_close(a)
+		C.archive_write_free(a)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/routes.v b/src/routes.v
index c7df2868..8ad4a4a0 100644
--- a/src/routes.v
+++ b/src/routes.v
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import web
 import os
 import repo
 import time
+import rand
 
 const prefixes = ['B', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB']
 
+// pretty_bytes converts a byte count to human-readable version
 fn pretty_bytes(bytes int) string {
 	mut i := 0
 	mut n := f32(bytes)
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ fn is_pkg_name(s string) bool {
 	return s.contains('.pkg')
 }
 
+// get_root handles a GET request for a file on the root
 ['/:filename'; get]
 fn (mut app App) get_root(filename string) web.Result {
 	mut full_path := ''
@@ -36,58 +39,57 @@ fn (mut app App) get_root(filename string) web.Result {
 	return app.file(full_path)
 }
 
-// ['/pkgs/:pkg'; put]
-// fn (mut app App) put_package(pkg string) web.Result {
-// 	if !app.is_authorized() {
-// 		return app.text('Unauthorized.')
-// 	}
+['/publish'; post]
+fn (mut app App) put_package() web.Result {
+	if !app.is_authorized() {
+		return app.text('Unauthorized.')
+	}
 
-// 	if !is_pkg_name(pkg) {
-// 		app.lwarn("Invalid package name '$pkg'.")
+	mut pkg_path := ''
 
-// 		return app.text('Invalid filename.')
-// 	}
+	if length := app.req.header.get(.content_length) {
+		// Generate a random filename for the temp file
+		pkg_path = os.join_path_single(app.dl_dir, rand.uuid_v4())
 
-// 	if app.repo.exists(pkg) {
-// 		app.lwarn("Duplicate package '$pkg'")
+		for os.exists(pkg_path) {
+			pkg_path = os.join_path_single(app.dl_dir, rand.uuid_v4())
+		}
 
-// 		return app.text('File already exists.')
-// 	}
+		app.ldebug("Uploading $length (${pretty_bytes(length.int())}) bytes to '$pkg_path'.")
 
-// 	pkg_path := app.repo.pkg_path(pkg)
+		// This is used to time how long it takes to upload a file
+		mut sw := time.new_stopwatch(time.StopWatchOptions{ auto_start: true })
 
-// 	if length := app.req.header.get(.content_length) {
-// 		app.ldebug("Uploading $length (${pretty_bytes(length.int())}) bytes to package '$pkg'.")
+		reader_to_file(mut app.reader, length.int(), pkg_path) or {
+			app.lwarn("Failed to upload '$pkg_path'")
 
-// 		// This is used to time how long it takes to upload a file
-// 		mut sw := time.new_stopwatch(time.StopWatchOptions{ auto_start: true })
+			return app.text('Failed to upload file.')
+		}
 
-// 		reader_to_file(mut app.reader, length.int(), pkg_path) or {
-// 			app.lwarn("Failed to upload package '$pkg'")
+		sw.stop()
+		app.ldebug("Upload of '$pkg_path' completed in ${sw.elapsed().seconds():.3}s.")
+	} else {
+		app.lwarn('Tried to upload package without specifying a Content-Length.')
+		return app.text("Content-Type header isn't set.")
+	}
 
-// 			return app.text('Failed to upload file.')
-// 		}
+	added := app.repo.add_from_path(pkg_path) or {
+		app.lerror('Error while adding package: $err.msg')
 
-// 		sw.stop()
-// 		app.ldebug("Upload of package '$pkg' completed in ${sw.elapsed().seconds():.3}s.")
-// 	} else {
-// 		app.lwarn("Tried to upload package '$pkg' without specifying a Content-Length.")
-// 		return app.text("Content-Type header isn't set.")
-// 	}
+		return app.text('Failed to add package.')
+	}
+	if !added {
+		app.lwarn('Duplicate package.')
 
-// 	app.repo.add_package(pkg_path) or {
-// 		app.lwarn("Failed to add package '$pkg' to database.")
+		return app.text('File already exists.')
+	}
 
-// 		os.rm(pkg_path) or { println('Failed to remove $pkg_path') }
+	app.linfo("Added '$pkg_path' to repository.")
 
-// 		return app.text('Failed to add package to repo.')
-// 	}
-
-// 	app.linfo("Added '$pkg' to repository.")
-
-// 	return app.text('Package added successfully.')
-// }
+	return app.text('Package added successfully.')
+}
 
+// add_package PUT a new package to the server
 ['/add'; put]
 pub fn (mut app App) add_package() web.Result {
 	return app.text('')
diff --git a/src/util.v b/src/util.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..066a58df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util.v
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+module util
+
+import os
+import crypto.md5
+// import crypto.sha256
+
+// hash_file returns the md5 & sha256 hash of a given file
+// TODO actually implement sha256
+pub fn hash_file(path &string) ?(string, string) {
+	file := os.open(path) or { return error('Failed to open file.') }
+
+	mut md5sum := md5.new()
+	// mut sha256sum := sha256.new()
+
+	buf_size := int(1_000_000)
+	mut buf := []byte{len: buf_size}
+	mut bytes_left := os.file_size(path)
+
+	for bytes_left > 0 {
+		// TODO check if just breaking here is safe
+		bytes_read := file.read(mut buf) or { return error('Failed to read from file.') }
+		bytes_left -= u64(bytes_read)
+
+		// For now we'll assume that this always works
+		md5sum.write(buf[..bytes_read]) or {
+			return error('Failed to update checksum. This should never happen.')
+		}
+		// sha256sum.write(buf) or {}
+	}
+
+	// return md5sum.sum(buf).hex(), sha256sum.sum(buf).hex()
+	return md5sum.checksum().hex(), ''
+}
diff --git a/src/web/logging.v b/src/web/logging.v
index 66426f28..fc697ffc 100644
--- a/src/web/logging.v
+++ b/src/web/logging.v
@@ -2,28 +2,34 @@ module web
 
 import log
 
+// log reate a log message with the given level
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) log(msg &string, level log.Level) {
 	lock ctx.logger {
 		ctx.logger.send_output(msg, level)
 	}
 }
 
+// lfatal create a log message with the fatal level
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) lfatal(msg &string) {
 	ctx.log(msg, log.Level.fatal)
 }
 
+// lerror create a log message with the error level
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) lerror(msg &string) {
 	ctx.log(msg, log.Level.error)
 }
 
+// lwarn create a log message with the warn level
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) lwarn(msg &string) {
 	ctx.log(msg, log.Level.warn)
 }
 
+// linfo create a log message with the info level
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) linfo(msg &string) {
 	ctx.log(msg, log.Level.info)
 }
 
+// ldebug create a log message with the debug level
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) ldebug(msg &string) {
 	ctx.log(msg, log.Level.debug)
 }
diff --git a/src/web/web.v b/src/web/web.v
index 404bd085..2db8f18b 100644
--- a/src/web/web.v
+++ b/src/web/web.v
@@ -187,14 +187,14 @@ struct Route {
 }
 
 // Defining this method is optional.
-// This method called at server start.
+// init_server is called at server start.
 // You can use it for initializing globals.
 pub fn (ctx Context) init_server() {
 	eprintln('init_server() has been deprecated, please init your web app in `fn main()`')
 }
 
 // Defining this method is optional.
-// This method called before every request (aka middleware).
+// before_request is called before every request (aka middleware).
 // Probably you can use it for check user session cookie or add header.
 pub fn (ctx Context) before_request() {}
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ pub struct Cookie {
 	http_only bool
 }
 
-// web intern function
+// send_response_to_client sends a response to the client
 [manualfree]
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) send_response_to_client(mimetype string, res string) bool {
 	if ctx.done {
@@ -230,33 +230,33 @@ pub fn (mut ctx Context) send_response_to_client(mimetype string, res string) bo
 	return true
 }
 
-// Response HTTP_OK with s as payload with content-type `text/html`
+// html HTTP_OK with s as payload with content-type `text/html`
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) html(s string) Result {
 	ctx.send_response_to_client('text/html', s)
 	return Result{}
 }
 
-// Response HTTP_OK with s as payload with content-type `text/plain`
+// text HTTP_OK with s as payload with content-type `text/plain`
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) text(s string) Result {
 	ctx.send_response_to_client('text/plain', s)
 	return Result{}
 }
 
-// Response HTTP_OK with json_s as payload with content-type `application/json`
+// json<T> HTTP_OK with json_s as payload with content-type `application/json`
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) json<T>(j T) Result {
 	json_s := json.encode(j)
 	ctx.send_response_to_client('application/json', json_s)
 	return Result{}
 }
 
-// Response HTTP_OK with a pretty-printed JSON result
+// json_pretty<T> Response HTTP_OK with a pretty-printed JSON result
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) json_pretty<T>(j T) Result {
 	json_s := json.encode_pretty(j)
 	ctx.send_response_to_client('application/json', json_s)
 	return Result{}
 }
 
-// Response HTTP_OK with file as payload
+// file Response HTTP_OK with file as payload
 // This function manually implements responses because it needs to stream the file contents
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) file(f_path string) Result {
 	if ctx.done {
@@ -329,13 +329,13 @@ pub fn (mut ctx Context) file(f_path string) Result {
 	return Result{}
 }
 
-// Response HTTP_OK with s as payload
+// ok Response HTTP_OK with s as payload
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) ok(s string) Result {
 	ctx.send_response_to_client(ctx.content_type, s)
 	return Result{}
 }
 
-// Response a server error
+// server_error Response a server error
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) server_error(ecode int) Result {
 	$if debug {
 		eprintln('> ctx.server_error ecode: $ecode')
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ pub fn (mut ctx Context) server_error(ecode int) Result {
 	return Result{}
 }
 
-// Redirect to an url
+// redirect Redirect to an url
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) redirect(url string) Result {
 	if ctx.done {
 		return Result{}
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ pub fn (mut ctx Context) redirect(url string) Result {
 	return Result{}
 }
 
-// Send an not_found response
+// not_found Send an not_found response
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) not_found() Result {
 	if ctx.done {
 		return Result{}
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ pub fn (mut ctx Context) not_found() Result {
 	return Result{}
 }
 
-// Sets a cookie
+// set_cookie Sets a cookie
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) set_cookie(cookie Cookie) {
 	mut cookie_data := []string{}
 	mut secure := if cookie.secure { 'Secure;' } else { '' }
@@ -383,17 +383,17 @@ pub fn (mut ctx Context) set_cookie(cookie Cookie) {
 	ctx.add_header('Set-Cookie', '$cookie.name=$cookie.value; $data')
 }
 
-// Sets the response content type
+// set_content_type Sets the response content type
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) set_content_type(typ string) {
 	ctx.content_type = typ
 }
 
-// Sets a cookie with a `expire_data`
+// set_cookie_with_expire_date Sets a cookie with a `expire_data`
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) set_cookie_with_expire_date(key string, val string, expire_date time.Time) {
 	ctx.add_header('Set-Cookie', '$key=$val;  Secure; HttpOnly; expires=$expire_date.utc_string()')
 }
 
-// Gets a cookie by a key
+// get_cookie Gets a cookie by a key
 pub fn (ctx &Context) get_cookie(key string) ?string { // TODO refactor
 	mut cookie_header := ctx.get_header('cookie')
 	if cookie_header == '' {
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ pub fn (ctx &Context) get_cookie(key string) ?string { // TODO refactor
 	return error('Cookie not found')
 }
 
-// Sets the response status
+// set_status Sets the response status
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) set_status(code int, desc string) {
 	if code < 100 || code > 599 {
 		ctx.status = '500 Internal Server Error'
@@ -422,12 +422,12 @@ pub fn (mut ctx Context) set_status(code int, desc string) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Adds an header to the response with key and val
+// add_header Adds an header to the response with key and val
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) add_header(key string, val string) {
 	ctx.header.add_custom(key, val) or {}
 }
 
-// Returns the header data from the key
+// get_header Returns the header data from the key
 pub fn (ctx &Context) get_header(key string) string {
 	return ctx.req.header.get_custom(key) or { '' }
 }
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ interface DbInterface {
 	db voidptr
 }
 
-// run_app
+// run runs the app
 [manualfree]
 pub fn run<T>(global_app &T, port int) {
 	mut l := net.listen_tcp(.ip6, ':$port') or { panic('failed to listen $err.code $err') }
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ pub fn run<T>(global_app &T, port int) {
 	}
 }
 
+// handle_conn handles a connection
 [manualfree]
 fn handle_conn<T>(mut conn net.TcpConn, mut app T, routes map[string]Route) {
 	conn.set_read_timeout(30 * time.second)
@@ -615,6 +616,7 @@ fn handle_conn<T>(mut conn net.TcpConn, mut app T, routes map[string]Route) {
 	conn.write(web.http_404.bytes()) or {}
 }
 
+// route_matches returns wether a route matches
 fn route_matches(url_words []string, route_words []string) ?[]string {
 	// URL path should be at least as long as the route path
 	// except for the catchall route (`/:path...`)
@@ -657,7 +659,7 @@ fn route_matches(url_words []string, route_words []string) ?[]string {
 	return params
 }
 
-// check if request is for a static file and serves it
+// serve_if_static<T> checks if request is for a static file and serves it
 // returns true if we served a static file, false otherwise
 [manualfree]
 fn serve_if_static<T>(mut app T, url urllib.URL) bool {
@@ -676,6 +678,7 @@ fn serve_if_static<T>(mut app T, url urllib.URL) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// scan_static_directory makes a static route for each file in a directory
 fn (mut ctx Context) scan_static_directory(directory_path string, mount_path string) {
 	files := os.ls(directory_path) or { panic(err) }
 	if files.len > 0 {
@@ -695,7 +698,7 @@ fn (mut ctx Context) scan_static_directory(directory_path string, mount_path str
 	}
 }
 
-// Handles a directory static
+// handle_static Handles a directory static
 // If `root` is set the mount path for the dir will be in '/'
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) handle_static(directory_path string, root bool) bool {
 	if ctx.done || !os.exists(directory_path) {
@@ -724,7 +727,7 @@ pub fn (mut ctx Context) mount_static_folder_at(directory_path string, mount_pat
 	return true
 }
 
-// Serves a file static
+// serve_static Serves a file static
 // `url` is the access path on the site, `file_path` is the real path to the file, `mime_type` is the file type
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) serve_static(url string, file_path string) {
 	ctx.static_files[url] = file_path
@@ -733,7 +736,7 @@ pub fn (mut ctx Context) serve_static(url string, file_path string) {
 	ctx.static_mime_types[url] = web.mime_types[ext]
 }
 
-// Returns the ip address from the current user
+// ip Returns the ip address from the current user
 pub fn (ctx &Context) ip() string {
 	mut ip := ctx.req.header.get(.x_forwarded_for) or { '' }
 	if ip == '' {
@@ -749,22 +752,23 @@ pub fn (ctx &Context) ip() string {
 	return ip
 }
 
-// Set s to the form error
+// error Set s to the form error
 pub fn (mut ctx Context) error(s string) {
 	println('web error: $s')
 	ctx.form_error = s
 }
 
-// Returns an empty result
+// not_found Returns an empty result
 pub fn not_found() Result {
 	return Result{}
 }
 
+// send_string
 fn send_string(mut conn net.TcpConn, s string) ? {
 	conn.write(s.bytes()) ?
 }
 
-// Do not delete.
+// filter Do not delete.
 // It used by `vlib/v/gen/c/str_intp.v:130` for string interpolation inside web templates
 // TODO: move it to template render
 fn filter(s string) string {