diff --git a/service/datastore/serializer.go b/service/datastore/serializer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d97c5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/datastore/serializer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package datastore
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/encoding"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/encoding/gzip"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/encoding/proto"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"errors"
+)
+
+
+type Serializer interface {
+	Encode(val interface{}) (res []byte, err error)
+	Decode(source []byte, destination interface{}) (err error)
+}
+
+type SerializerProtobuf struct {
+	Codec encoding.Codec
+	Compressor encoding.Compressor
+}
+
+func (s *SerializerProtobuf) Encode(val interface{}) (res []byte, err error) {
+	raw,err := s.Codec.Marshal(val)
+	if err != nil { return res,err }
+
+	if s.Compressor == nil {
+		return raw,nil
+	} else {
+		compressTarget := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		compressSrc,err := s.Compressor.Compress(compressTarget)
+		if err != nil { return res,err }
+		n,err := compressSrc.Write(raw)
+		if err != nil { return res,err }
+		if n != len(raw) { return res,errors.New("Error while compressing serialized data")}
+
+		if err = compressSrc.Close(); err != nil {
+			return res,err
+		}
+		return compressTarget.Bytes(), nil
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (s *SerializerProtobuf) Decode(source []byte, destination interface{}) (err error) {
+	if s.Compressor == nil {
+		return s.Codec.Unmarshal(source, destination)
+	} else {
+		targetReader,err := s.Compressor.Decompress(bytes.NewReader(source))
+		if err != nil { return err }
+		decompressed, err := ioutil.ReadAll(targetReader)
+		if err != nil { return err }
+		return s.Codec.Unmarshal(decompressed, destination)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func NewSerializerProtobuf(compress bool) *SerializerProtobuf {
+	sz := &SerializerProtobuf{
+		Codec: encoding.GetCodec(proto.Name),
+	}
+	if compress {
+		sz.Compressor = encoding.GetCompressor(gzip.Name)
+	}
+	return sz
+}
+
diff --git a/service/datastore/store.go b/service/datastore/store.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df7981a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/datastore/store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package datastore
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"github.com/dgraph-io/badger"
+	_ "github.com/dgraph-io/badger"
+)
+
+/*
+https://github.com/dgraph-io/badger --> Apache 2 (compatible)
+ */
+
+var (
+	ErrCreate = errors.New("Error creating store")
+	ErrOpen = errors.New("Error opening store")
+	ErrGet = errors.New("Error retrieving value from store")
+	ErrDelete = errors.New("Error deleting value from store")
+	ErrPut = errors.New("Error putting value into store")
+)
+
+
+type Store struct {
+	Path string
+	Db *badger.DB
+	serializer Serializer
+}
+
+func (s *Store) Open() (err error) {
+	badgerOpts := badger.DefaultOptions
+	badgerOpts.Dir = s.Path
+	badgerOpts.ValueDir = s.Path
+	badgerOpts.SyncWrites = true
+	s.Db,err = badger.Open(badgerOpts)
+	if s.serializer == nil {
+		s.serializer = NewSerializerProtobuf(false)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s *Store) Close() {
+	s.Db.Close()
+}
+
+func (s *Store) Put(key string, value interface{}, allowOverwrite bool) (err error) {
+	// serialize value
+	sv,err := s.serializer.Encode(value)
+	if err != nil { return }
+
+	err = s.Db.Update(func(txn *badger.Txn) error {
+		err := txn.Set([]byte(key), []byte(sv))
+		return err
+	})
+	if err != nil { return ErrPut }
+	return
+}
+
+func (s *Store) Get(key string, target interface{}) (err error) {
+	err = s.Db.View(func(txn *badger.Txn) error {
+		item, err := txn.Get([]byte(key))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		val, err := item.Value()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return s.serializer.Decode(val, target)
+		//fmt.Printf("The answer is: %s\n", val)
+		//return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil { return ErrGet }
+	return
+}
+
+func (s *Store) Delete(key string) (err error) {
+	err = s.Db.Update(func(txn *badger.Txn) error {
+		// Your code here…
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil { return ErrDelete }
+	return
+}
+
+
+func Open(path string) (store *Store, err error) {
+	store = &Store{
+		Path: path,
+	}
+	if err = store.Open(); err != nil {
+		return nil,err
+	}
+	return
+}