diff --git a/internal/cache/cache.go b/internal/cache/cache.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a814f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cache/cache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package cache
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+type Cache struct {
+	timeout time.Duration
+	store   map[string]cacheElement
+}
+
+func New(timeout time.Duration) *Cache {
+	return &Cache{
+		timeout: timeout,
+		store:   map[string]cacheElement{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Cache) Add(key string, data []byte) {
+	c.store[key] = cacheElement{
+		cachedAt: time.Now(),
+		data:     data,
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Cache) Get(key string) ([]byte, bool) {
+	elem, ok := c.store[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	age := time.Since(elem.cachedAt)
+	if age >= c.timeout {
+		delete(c.store, key)
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	return elem.data, true
+}
+
+func (c *Cache) Purge() {
+	c.store = make(map[string]cacheElement)
+}
+
+type cacheElement struct {
+	data     []byte
+	cachedAt time.Time
+}
diff --git a/internal/cache/cache_test.go b/internal/cache/cache_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa73f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package cache
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestCache_Add(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a new cache instance
+	cache := New(time.Minute)
+
+	// Add a cache element with a key and data
+	key := "test"
+	data := []byte("test data")
+	cache.Add(key, data)
+
+	// Check if the cache element exists in the store
+	if _, ok := cache.store[key]; !ok {
+		t.Errorf("Cache element with key '%s' not found", key)
+	}
+
+	// Check if the data of the cache element is correct
+	if got := cache.store[key].data; !bytes.Equal(got, data) {
+		t.Errorf("Cache element data mismatch, got %v, want %v", got, data)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCache_Get(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a new cache instance
+	cache := New(time.Minute)
+
+	// Add a cache element with a key and data
+	key := "test"
+	data := []byte("test data")
+	cache.Add(key, data)
+
+	// Retrieve the cache element using the Get method
+	got, ok := cache.Get(key)
+
+	// Check if the cache element is found
+	if !ok {
+		t.Errorf("Cache element with key '%s' not found", key)
+	}
+
+	// Check if the retrieved data is correct
+	if string(got) != string(data) {
+		t.Errorf("Retrieved data mismatch, got %s, want %s", got, data)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCache_Get_Expired(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a new cache instance with a short timeout duration
+	cache := New(1 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Add a cache element with a key and data
+	key := "test"
+	data := []byte("test data")
+	cache.Add(key, data)
+
+	// Wait for the cache element to expire
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Retrieve the cache element using the Get method
+	got, ok := cache.Get(key)
+
+	// Check if the cache element is not found
+	if ok {
+		t.Errorf("Cache element with key '%s' found, expected not found", key)
+	}
+
+	// Check if the retrieved data is nil
+	if got != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Retrieved data mismatch, got %v, want nil", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCache_Purge(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a new cache instance
+	cache := New(time.Minute)
+
+	// Add multiple cache elements
+	cache.Add("key1", []byte("data1"))
+	cache.Add("key2", []byte("data2"))
+
+	// Purge the cache
+	cache.Purge()
+
+	// Check if the store is empty
+	if len(cache.store) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Cache store is not empty after purging")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/persistence/git.go b/internal/persistence/git.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a5fac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/persistence/git.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package persistence
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/memfs"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
+	ssh2 "github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/transport/ssh"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/storage/memory"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
+)
+
+type gitrepo struct {
+	repo *git.Repository
+	fs   billy.Filesystem
+}
+
+func NewGitRepo(keypath, pass, url string) (Persistence, error) {
+	gr := &gitrepo{}
+	pem, err := os.ReadFile(keypath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return gr, err
+	}
+	signer, err := ssh.ParsePrivateKeyWithPassphrase(pem, []byte(pass))
+	if err != nil {
+		return gr, err
+	}
+	auth := &ssh2.PublicKeys{User: "git", Signer: signer}
+	gr.fs = memfs.New()
+	gr.repo, err = git.Clone(memory.NewStorage(), gr.fs, &git.CloneOptions{
+		URL:      url,
+		Auth:     auth,
+		Progress: os.Stdout,
+		Mirror:   true,
+	})
+	return gr, err
+}
+
+func (gr *gitrepo) Filesystem() billy.Filesystem {
+	return gr.fs
+}
+
+func (gr *gitrepo) Branches() ([]string, error) {
+	var branches []string
+	iter, err := gr.repo.Branches()
+	if err != nil {
+		return branches, err
+	}
+	_ = iter.ForEach(func(this *plumbing.Reference) error {
+		branches = append(branches, this.Name().String())
+		return nil
+	})
+	return branches, nil
+}
+
+func (gr *gitrepo) branch(name string) *plumbing.Reference {
+	var ref *plumbing.Reference
+	iter, err := gr.repo.Branches()
+	if err != nil {
+		return ref
+	}
+	_ = iter.ForEach(func(this *plumbing.Reference) error {
+		if this.Name().String() == name {
+			ref = this
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	return ref
+}
+
+func (gr *gitrepo) CheckoutBranch(name string) error {
+	worktree, err := gr.repo.Worktree()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	branch := gr.branch(name)
+	if branch == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Branch '%s' does not exist", name)
+	}
+	err = worktree.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
+		Branch: branch.Name(),
+		Force:  true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	gr.fs = worktree.Filesystem
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/persistence/local.go b/internal/persistence/local.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28ad322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/persistence/local.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package persistence
+
+import (
+	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/osfs"
+)
+
+type local struct {
+	fs billy.Filesystem
+}
+
+func NewLocal(path string) (Persistence, error) {
+	l := &local{
+		fs: osfs.New(path),
+	}
+	return l, nil
+}
+
+func (l *local) Filesystem() billy.Filesystem {
+	return l.fs
+}
+
+func (l *local) Branches() ([]string, error) {
+	return []string{"local"}, nil
+}
+
+func (l *local) CheckoutBranch(name string) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/persistence/persistence.go b/internal/persistence/persistence.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..714f466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/persistence/persistence.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package persistence
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5"
+)
+
+type Persistence interface {
+	Filesystem() billy.Filesystem
+	Branches() ([]string, error)
+	CheckoutBranch(string) error
+}
+
+type Config struct {
+	Filepath string
+	Git      struct {
+		Keyfile string
+		Pass    string
+		URL     string
+	}
+}
+
+func New(c Config) (Persistence, error) {
+	if c.Git.URL != "" {
+		return NewGitRepo(c.Git.Keyfile, c.Git.Pass, c.Git.URL)
+	} else if c.Filepath != "" {
+		return NewLocal(c.Filepath)
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Neither a git url nor a local file path was provided")
+}