diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98e6ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.db
diff --git a/cmd/alpenqueue/main.go b/cmd/alpenqueue/main.go
index 5e3881a..5ec6e0c 100644
--- a/cmd/alpenqueue/main.go
+++ b/cmd/alpenqueue/main.go
@@ -1,12 +1,42 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"alpenqueue/pkg/db"
+	"alpenqueue/pkg/worker"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
 func main() {
+	database, err := db.Init("./alpenqueue.db")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer database.Close()
+
+	worker.Start(database)
+
 	http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.Write([]byte("AlpenQueue running!"))
 	})
+
+	http.HandleFunc("/jobs", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+			http.Error(w, "Method not allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+			return
+		}
+
+		id, err := db.CreateJob(database)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Job %d created\n", id)
+	})
+
+	log.Println("Server starting on :8080")
 	http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 21bc865..10bcc37 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 module alpenqueue
 
 go 1.25.4
+
+require github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.32 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66f7516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.32 h1:JD12Ag3oLy1zQA+BNn74xRgaBbdhbNIDYvQUEuuErjs=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.32/go.mod h1:Uh1q+B4BYcTPb+yiD3kU8Ct7aC0hY9fxUwlHK0RXw+Y=
diff --git a/pkg/db/db.go b/pkg/db/db.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd75fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/db/db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"time"
+
+	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+)
+
+type Job struct {
+	ID        int
+	Status    string
+	CreatedAt time.Time
+}
+
+func Init(dbPath string) (*sql.DB, error) {
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	schema := `
+	CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS jobs (
+		id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+		status TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'pending',
+		created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+	);`
+
+	_, err = db.Exec(schema)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return db, nil
+}
+
+func CreateJob(db *sql.DB) (int64, error) {
+	result, err := db.Exec("INSERT INTO jobs (status) VALUES ('pending')")
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return result.LastInsertId()
+}
+
+func GetPendingJobs(db *sql.DB) ([]Job, error) {
+	rows, err := db.Query("SELECT id, status, created_at FROM jobs WHERE status = 'pending'")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	var jobs []Job
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var job Job
+		if err := rows.Scan(&job.ID, &job.Status, &job.CreatedAt); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		jobs = append(jobs, job)
+	}
+	return jobs, nil
+}
+
+func MarkJobDone(db *sql.DB, id int) error {
+	_, err := db.Exec("UPDATE jobs SET status = 'done' WHERE id = ?", id)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/worker/worker.go b/pkg/worker/worker.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe7e525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/worker/worker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package worker
+
+import (
+	"alpenqueue/pkg/db"
+	"database/sql"
+	"log"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func Start(database *sql.DB) {
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			jobs, err := db.GetPendingJobs(database)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Error fetching jobs: %v", err)
+				time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			for _, job := range jobs {
+				log.Printf("Processing job %d", job.ID)
+				time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+
+				if err := db.MarkJobDone(database, job.ID); err != nil {
+					log.Printf("Error marking job %d done: %v", job.ID, err)
+				} else {
+					log.Printf("Job %d completed", job.ID)
+				}
+			}
+
+			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+		}
+	}()
+}