diff --git a/core/handlers/initialize_handler.go b/core/handlers/initialize_handler.go
index c698f62..6e387de 100644
--- a/core/handlers/initialize_handler.go
+++ b/core/handlers/initialize_handler.go
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ package handlers
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+
 	"github.com/KristianJBorgwarth/dendrite.daemon/persistence"
 )
 
 type initializeCommand struct {
-	VaultPath string `json:"vaultPath"`
+	VaultPath         string `json:"vaultPath"`
+	TemplateDirectory string `json:"templateDirectory"`
+	ScratchDirectory  string `json:"scratchDirectory"`
+	ScratchTemplate   string `json:"scratchTemplate"`
+	DailyDirectory    string `json:"dailyDirectory"`
+	DailyTemplate     string `json:"dailyTemplate"`
 }
 
 type InitializeHandler struct{}
@@ -23,6 +29,8 @@ func (h InitializeHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, raw json.RawMessage) (any
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+
+
 	err := persistence.InitializeDBContext(cmd.VaultPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/persistence/config/doc.go b/persistence/config/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e8b305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/config/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Package persistenceconfig provides configuration for persistence layer
+package persistenceconfig 
diff --git a/persistence/config/vault_configuration.go b/persistence/config/vault_configuration.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73c9b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/config/vault_configuration.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package persistenceconfig
+
+import "path"
+
+type VaultConfiguration struct {
+	path              string
+	templateDirectory string
+	scratches         struct {
+		directory    string
+		templateName string
+	}
+	dailyNotes struct {
+		directory    string
+		templateName string
+	}
+}
+
+func NewVaultConfiguration(vaultPath, templateDirectory, scratchDirectory, scratchTemplate, dailyDirectory, dailyTemplate string) *VaultConfiguration {
+	return &VaultConfiguration{path: vaultPath, templateDirectory: templateDirectory, scratches: struct {
+		directory    string
+		templateName string
+	}{
+		directory:    scratchDirectory,
+		templateName: scratchTemplate,
+	}, dailyNotes: struct {
+		directory    string
+		templateName string
+	}{
+		directory:    dailyDirectory,
+		templateName: dailyTemplate,
+	}}
+}
+
+func (vc *VaultConfiguration) VaultPath() string {
+	return vc.path
+}
+
+func (vc *VaultConfiguration) ScratchTemplatePath() string {
+	fileName := vc.fileTypeCheck(vc.scratches.templateName)
+	return path.Join(vc.templateDirectory, fileName)
+}
+
+func (vc *VaultConfiguration) DailyTemplatePath() string {
+	fileName := vc.fileTypeCheck(vc.dailyNotes.templateName)
+	return path.Join(vc.templateDirectory, fileName)
+}
+
+func (vc *VaultConfiguration) fileTypeCheck(templateName string) string {
+	fileType := path.Ext(templateName)
+	if fileType != ".md" {
+		return templateName + ".md"
+	}
+	return templateName
+}
diff --git a/persistence/store/vault_store.go b/persistence/store/vault_store.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1fdfa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/store/vault_store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package store
+
+import persistenceconfig "github.com/KristianJBorgwarth/dendrite.daemon/persistence/config"
+
+type VaultStore struct {
+	Config *persistenceconfig.VaultConfiguration
+}
+
+var vaultStore *VaultStore
+
+func NewVaultStore(vaultPath string) *VaultStore {
+	if vaultStore != nil {
+		return vaultStore
+	}
+	vaultStore = &VaultStore{}
+	return vaultStore
+}
+
+func GetVaultStore() *VaultStore {
+	if vaultStore == nil {
+		panic("VaultStore not initialized. Call NewVaultStore first.")
+	}
+	return vaultStore
+}