diff --git a/app/src/PersistantStorage.ts b/app/src/PersistantStorage.ts
index 34bafb8..580a128 100644
--- a/app/src/PersistantStorage.ts
+++ b/app/src/PersistantStorage.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,80 @@
+import { rendererEvents } from '../../events'
+import { v4 } from 'uuid'
+
+import {
+  storageStoreEvent,
+  makeStorageResponseEvent,
+  storageLoadEvent,
+  storageClearEvent,
+  makeStorageAcknoledgementEvent,
+} from '../../events/StorageEvents'
+
 export interface StorageIdentifier<Model> {
   id: string
 }
 
 export interface PersistantStorage {
-  store<Model>(identifier: StorageIdentifier<Model>, data: Model): void
-  load<Model>(identifier: StorageIdentifier<Model>): Model | undefined
+  store<Model>(identifier: StorageIdentifier<Model>, data: Model): Promise<void>
+  load<Model>(identifier: StorageIdentifier<Model>): Promise<Model | undefined>
+  clear(): Promise<void>
 }
 
-class LocalStorage implements PersistantStorage {
-  public store<Model>(identifier: StorageIdentifier<Model>, data: Model) {
-    localStorage.setItem(identifier.id, JSON.stringify(data))
+class RemoteStorage implements PersistantStorage {
+  private timeoutCallback(event: any, callback: any, reject: any) {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      reject('remote storage timeout')
+      rendererEvents.unsubscribe(event, callback)
+    }, 10000)
   }
 
-  public load<Model>(identifier: StorageIdentifier<Model>): Model | undefined {
-    const data = localStorage.getItem(identifier.id)
-    return data && JSON.parse(data)
+  private expectAck(transactionId: string): Promise<void> {
+    const ack = makeStorageAcknoledgementEvent(transactionId)
+    return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const callback = () => {
+        resolve()
+        rendererEvents.unsubscribe(ack, callback)
+      }
+      rendererEvents.subscribe(ack, callback)
+      this.timeoutCallback(ack, callback, reject)
+    })
+  }
+
+  public store<Model>(identifier: StorageIdentifier<Model>,  data: Model): Promise<void> {
+    const transactionId = v4()
+    const expectation = this.expectAck(transactionId)
+    rendererEvents.emit(storageStoreEvent, { data, transactionId, store: identifier.id })
+    return expectation
+  }
+
+  public load<Model>(identifier: StorageIdentifier<Model>): Promise<Model | undefined> {
+    const transactionId = v4()
+    const responseEvent = makeStorageResponseEvent(transactionId)
+
+    const promise = new Promise<Model>((resolve, reject) => {
+      const callback = (msg: any) => {
+        const data = msg.data && JSON.parse(msg.data)
+        resolve(data)
+        rendererEvents.unsubscribe(responseEvent, callback)
+      }
+      rendererEvents.subscribe(responseEvent, callback)
+      this.timeoutCallback(responseEvent, callback, reject)
+    })
+
+    rendererEvents.emit(storageLoadEvent, {
+      transactionId,
+      store: identifier.id,
+    })
+
+    return promise
+  }
+
+  public clear(): Promise<void> {
+    const transactionId = v4()
+    const expectation = this.expectAck(transactionId)
+
+    rendererEvents.emit(storageClearEvent, { transactionId })
+    return expectation
   }
 }
 
-export default new LocalStorage()
+export default new RemoteStorage()
diff --git a/app/src/actions/ConnectionManager.ts b/app/src/actions/ConnectionManager.ts
index 7b8c084..bb35228 100644
--- a/app/src/actions/ConnectionManager.ts
+++ b/app/src/actions/ConnectionManager.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ const storedConnectionsIdentifier: StorageIdentifier<{[s: string]: ConnectionOpt
   id: 'ConnectionManager_connections',
 }
 
-export const loadConnectionSettings = () => (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, getState: () => AppState) => {
-  ensureConnectionsHaveBeenInitialized()
-  const connections = persistantStorage.load(storedConnectionsIdentifier)
+export const loadConnectionSettings = () => async (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, getState: () => AppState) => {
+  await ensureConnectionsHaveBeenInitialized()
+  const connections = await persistantStorage.load(storedConnectionsIdentifier)
 
   if (!connections) {
     return
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@ export const deleteConnection = (connectionId: string) => (dispatch: Dispatch<an
   }
 }
 
-function ensureConnectionsHaveBeenInitialized() {
-  const connections = persistantStorage.load(storedConnectionsIdentifier)
-
+async function ensureConnectionsHaveBeenInitialized() {
+  const connections = await persistantStorage.load(storedConnectionsIdentifier)
   const requiresInitialization = !connections
   if (requiresInitialization) {
     const migratedConnection = loadLegacyConnectionOptions()
diff --git a/app/src/components/ConnectionSetup/ConnectionSettings.tsx b/app/src/components/ConnectionSetup/ConnectionSettings.tsx
index dcc11b7..fbcbd30 100644
--- a/app/src/components/ConnectionSetup/ConnectionSettings.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/ConnectionSetup/ConnectionSettings.tsx
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ class ConnectionSettings extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
     const mqttOptions = toMqttConnection(this.props.connection)
     if (mqttOptions) {
-      console.log(mqttOptions)
       this.props.actions.connect(mqttOptions, this.props.connection.id)
     }
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/ConfigStorage.ts b/backend/src/ConfigStorage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fadf30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/ConfigStorage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import * as FileAsync from 'lowdb/adapters/FileAsync'
+import * as lowdb from 'lowdb'
+import { backendEvents } from '../../events'
+import {
+  makeStorageResponseEvent,
+  storageClearEvent,
+  storageLoadEvent,
+  storageStoreEvent,
+  makeStorageAcknoledgementEvent,
+} from '../../events/StorageEvents'
+
+export default class ConfigStorage {
+  private adapter: any
+  constructor(file: string) {
+    this.adapter = new FileAsync(file)
+  }
+
+  public async init() {
+    const database: lowdb.LoDashExplicitAsyncWrapper<any> = await lowdb(this.adapter)
+    backendEvents.subscribe(storageStoreEvent, async (event) => {
+      await database.set(event.store, event.data).write()
+      backendEvents.emit(makeStorageAcknoledgementEvent(event.transactionId), undefined)
+    })
+
+    backendEvents.subscribe(storageLoadEvent, async (event) => {
+      const responseEvent = makeStorageResponseEvent(event.transactionId)
+      try {
+        const data = await database.get(event.store).value()
+        backendEvents.emit(responseEvent, { data, transactionId: event.transactionId })
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error)
+        backendEvents.emit(responseEvent, { transactionId: event.transactionId })
+      }
+    })
+
+    backendEvents.subscribe(storageClearEvent, async (event) => {
+      await database.drop()
+      backendEvents.emit(makeStorageAcknoledgementEvent(event.transactionId), undefined)
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index e6ca758..4c4e217 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   updateAvailable,
 } from '../../events'
 import { DataSource, MqttSource } from './DataSource'
-
+import ConfigStorage from './ConfigStorage'
 import { UpdateInfo } from 'builder-util-runtime'
 
 export class ConnectionManager {
@@ -80,3 +80,6 @@ class UpdateNotifier {
 }
 
 export const updateNotifier = new UpdateNotifier()
+
+const configStorage = new ConfigStorage('blah.json')
+configStorage.init()
diff --git a/events/EventBus.ts b/events/EventBus.ts
index 421303f..6c97cf8 100644
--- a/events/EventBus.ts
+++ b/events/EventBus.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ class IpcMainEventBus implements EventBusInterface {
     this.ipc = ipc
   }
 
-  public subscribe<MessageType>(event: Event<MessageType>, callback:(msg: MessageType) => void) {
-    console.log('subscribing', event.topic)
-    this.ipc.on(event.topic, (event: any, arg: any) => {
+  public subscribe<MessageType>(subscribeEvent: Event<MessageType>, callback:(msg: MessageType) => void) {
+    console.log('subscribing', subscribeEvent.topic)
+    this.ipc.on(subscribeEvent.topic, (event: any, arg: any) => {
       this.client = event.sender
+      console.log(subscribeEvent.topic, arg)
       callback(arg)
     })
   }
diff --git a/events/StorageEvents.ts b/events/StorageEvents.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..054c48a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/events/StorageEvents.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { Event } from './'
+
+interface StorageEvent {
+  transactionId: string
+}
+
+export interface StoreCommand extends StorageEvent {
+  store: string,
+  data: any
+}
+
+export interface LoadCommand extends StorageEvent {
+  store: string,
+}
+
+export const storageStoreEvent: Event<StoreCommand> = {
+  topic: 'storage/store',
+}
+
+export const storageLoadEvent: Event<LoadCommand> = {
+  topic: 'storage/load',
+}
+
+export function makeStorageAcknoledgementEvent(transactionId: string): Event<StoreCommand> {
+  return {
+    topic: `storage/ack/${transactionId}`,
+  }
+}
+
+export function makeStorageResponseEvent(transactionId: string): Event<StoreCommand> {
+  return {
+    topic: `storage/response/${transactionId}`,
+  }
+}
+
+export const storageClearEvent: Event<StorageEvent> = {
+  topic: 'storage/clear',
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de0e2aa..f69ac78 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/chai": "^4.1.7",
+    "@types/lowdb": "^1.0.6",
     "@types/mime": "^2.0.0",
     "@types/mocha": "^5.2.5",
     "@types/mustache": "^0.8.32",
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
     "electron-log": "^2.2.17",
     "electron-telemetry": "git+https://github.com/thomasnordquist/electron-telemetry.git#dist",
     "electron-updater": "^4.0.6",
+    "lowdb": "^1.0.0",
     "mqtt": "^2.18.8",
     "sha1": "^1.1.1"
   }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c88e88a..f625924 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -119,6 +119,18 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/chai/-/chai-4.1.7.tgz#1b8e33b61a8c09cbe1f85133071baa0dbf9fa71a"
   integrity sha512-2Y8uPt0/jwjhQ6EiluT0XCri1Dbplr0ZxfFXUz+ye13gaqE8u5gL5ppao1JrUYr9cIip5S6MvQzBS7Kke7U9VA==
 
+"@types/lodash@*":
+  version "4.14.121"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.121.tgz#9327e20d49b95fc2bf983fc2f045b2c6effc80b9"
+  integrity sha512-ORj7IBWj13iYufXt/VXrCNMbUuCTJfhzme5kx9U/UtcIPdJYuvPDUAlHlbNhz/8lKCLy9XGIZnGrqXOtQbPGoQ==
+
+"@types/lowdb@^1.0.6":
+  version "1.0.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/lowdb/-/lowdb-1.0.6.tgz#0e7adecb87cd79c1e97d50043d9835b65d59023f"
+  integrity sha512-C/p2p3ud6buHPUaj5QTN3gGera9Pi39aCQoQ1ngRZ2hsWeoqok4aCF/Jjj8FDsnSOTaQHrKI92/KHGt6S+Oy+Q==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/lodash" "*"
+
 "@types/mime@^2.0.0":
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/mime/-/mime-2.0.0.tgz#5a7306e367c539b9f6543499de8dd519fac37a8b"
@@ -1589,7 +1601,7 @@ got@^6.7.1:
     unzip-response "^2.0.1"
     url-parse-lax "^1.0.0"
 
-graceful-fs@^4.1.0, graceful-fs@^4.1.11, graceful-fs@^4.1.2, graceful-fs@^4.1.6:
+graceful-fs@^4.1.0, graceful-fs@^4.1.11, graceful-fs@^4.1.2, graceful-fs@^4.1.3, graceful-fs@^4.1.6:
   version "4.1.15"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.1.15.tgz#ffb703e1066e8a0eeaa4c8b80ba9253eeefbfb00"
   integrity sha512-6uHUhOPEBgQ24HM+r6b/QwWfZq+yiFcipKFrOFiBEnWdy5sdzYoi+pJeQaPI5qOLRFqWmAXUPQNsielzdLoecA==
@@ -2171,7 +2183,7 @@ lodash.zip@^4.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.zip/-/lodash.zip-4.2.0.tgz#ec6662e4896408ed4ab6c542a3990b72cc080020"
   integrity sha1-7GZi5IlkCO1KtsVCo5kLcswIACA=
 
-lodash@^4.17.10, lodash@^4.3.0, lodash@^4.8.0, lodash@~4.17.10:
+lodash@4, lodash@^4.17.10, lodash@^4.3.0, lodash@^4.8.0, lodash@~4.17.10:
   version "4.17.11"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.11.tgz#b39ea6229ef607ecd89e2c8df12536891cac9b8d"
   integrity sha512-cQKh8igo5QUhZ7lg38DYWAxMvjSAKG0A8wGSVimP07SIUEK2UO+arSRKbRZWtelMtN5V0Hkwh5ryOto/SshYIg==
@@ -2194,6 +2206,17 @@ loud-rejection@^1.0.0:
     currently-unhandled "^0.4.1"
     signal-exit "^3.0.0"
 
+lowdb@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lowdb/-/lowdb-1.0.0.tgz#5243be6b22786ccce30e50c9a33eac36b20c8064"
+  integrity sha512-2+x8esE/Wb9SQ1F9IHaYWfsC9FIecLOPrK4g17FGEayjUWH172H6nwicRovGvSE2CPZouc2MCIqCI7h9d+GftQ==
+  dependencies:
+    graceful-fs "^4.1.3"
+    is-promise "^2.1.0"
+    lodash "4"
+    pify "^3.0.0"
+    steno "^0.4.1"
+
 lowercase-keys@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lowercase-keys/-/lowercase-keys-1.0.1.tgz#6f9e30b47084d971a7c820ff15a6c5167b74c26f"
@@ -3296,6 +3319,13 @@ stat-mode@^0.2.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stat-mode/-/stat-mode-0.2.2.tgz#e6c80b623123d7d80cf132ce538f346289072502"
   integrity sha1-5sgLYjEj19gM8TLOU480YokHJQI=
 
+steno@^0.4.1:
+  version "0.4.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/steno/-/steno-0.4.4.tgz#071105bdfc286e6615c0403c27e9d7b5dcb855cb"
+  integrity sha1-BxEFvfwobmYVwEA8J+nXtdy4Vcs=
+  dependencies:
+    graceful-fs "^4.1.3"
+
 stream-shift@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-shift/-/stream-shift-1.0.0.tgz#d5c752825e5367e786f78e18e445ea223a155952"