diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88f891b..dd15ce5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
     "ionicons": "^6.0.3",
     "jotai": "^1.8.6",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "pouchdb": "^7.3.0",
+    "pouchdb-browser": "^7.3.0",
+    "pouchdb-find": "^7.3.0",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-cool-dimensions": "^2.0.7",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@
     "react-scripts": "^5.0.0",
     "typedoc": "^0.23.17",
     "typescript": "^4.1.3",
+    "use-pouchdb": "^1.4.0",
     "web-vitals": "^0.2.4",
     "workbox-background-sync": "^5.1.4",
     "workbox-broadcast-update": "^5.1.4",
@@ -74,7 +78,8 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@capacitor/cli": "4.3.0",
     "@ionic/cli": "6.20.3",
-    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.186"
+    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.186",
+    "@types/pouchdb": "^6.4.0"
   },
   "description": "An Ionic project"
 }
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index cb0340a..43dec32 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ import { geoPoint } from './components/map/types';
 import Back from './components/buttons/Back';
 import Forward from './components/buttons/Forward';
 import CurrentLocation from './components/map/CurrentLocation';
+import { initDb } from './db';
+import PouchDB from 'pouchdb';
+import PouchDBFind from 'pouchdb-find';
+PouchDB.plugin(PouchDBFind);
 
 setupIonicReact();
 
@@ -83,6 +87,10 @@ export const setCenterAtom = atom(null, (get, set, center: geoPoint) => {
   };
   set(scopeAtom, newScope);
 });
+
+const db = new PouchDB('dyomedea', { auto_compaction: true, revs_limit: 10 });
+initDb(db);
+
 /**
  *
  * @returns The root app component
diff --git a/src/db/index.ts b/src/db/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87a2a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import uri from '../lib/ids';
+
+const dbDefinitionId = uri('dbdef', {});
+
+const currentDbDefinition = {
+  _id: dbDefinitionId,
+  type: dbDefinitionId,
+  def: { version: '0.000001' },
+};
+
+export const initDb = async (db: any, setDbReady?: any) => {
+  var previousDbDefinition = {
+    _id: dbDefinitionId,
+    type: dbDefinitionId,
+    def: { version: '0' },
+  };
+  try {
+    previousDbDefinition = await db.get(dbDefinitionId);
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    if (error.status !== 404) {
+      console.log(
+        `Unexpected error fetching db definition: ${JSON.stringify(error)}`
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (previousDbDefinition.def.version < currentDbDefinition.def.version) {
+    previousDbDefinition.def = currentDbDefinition.def;
+    db.put(previousDbDefinition);
+    // TODO: support migrations
+  }
+  await await db.compact();
+  await db.viewCleanup();
+
+  // WARNING: defs must use the canonical form and be identical to what will be returned by db.getIndexes
+  const requiredIndexes: any = [
+    {
+      name: 'type-subtype',
+      def: {
+        fields: [{ type: 'asc' }, { subtype: 'asc' }],
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'type-trkpt-gpx-time',
+      def: {
+        fields: [{ type: 'asc' }, { gpx: 'asc' }, { 'trkpt.time': 'asc' }],
+      },
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const existingIndexes = (await db.getIndexes()).indexes;
+
+  const pruneIndex = ({ name, def }: any) => ({ name, def });
+
+  const isSameIndex = (idx1: any, idx2: any) => {
+    return _.isEqual(pruneIndex(idx1), pruneIndex(idx2));
+  };
+
+  const findIndex = (targetIndexes: any, index: any) =>
+    targetIndexes.find((targetIndex: any) => {
+      return isSameIndex(targetIndex, index);
+    });
+
+  for (var index of existingIndexes) {
+    if (index.type === 'json') {
+      // Non system indexes
+      //      console.log(`Checking existing index :${JSON.stringify(index)}`);
+      if (!findIndex(requiredIndexes, index)) {
+        //        console.log(`db.deleteIndex(${JSON.stringify(index)})`);
+        await db.deleteIndex(index);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (index of requiredIndexes) {
+    if (!findIndex(existingIndexes, index)) {
+      //      console.log(`db.createIndex(${JSON.stringify(index)})`);
+      await db.createIndex({ name: index.name, ...index.def });
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (setDbReady !== undefined) setDbReady(true);
+
+  /*   const indexes = await db.getIndexes();
+  console.log(`indexes: ${JSON.stringify(indexes)}`);
+
+  const explain1 = await db.explain({
+    selector: {
+      type: 'trkpt',
+      gpx: 'xxxx',
+    },
+    //   sort: ['trkpt.time'],
+    // use_index: 'type-trkpt-gpx-time',
+  });
+  console.log(`explain1: ${JSON.stringify(explain1)}`);
+  const explain2 = await db.explain({
+    selector: {
+      type: 'gpx',
+    },
+    //   sort: ['trkpt.time'],
+    // use_index: 'type-trkpt-gpx-time',
+  });
+  console.log(`explain2: ${JSON.stringify(explain2)}`);
+ */
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/ids.ts b/src/lib/ids.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57aca42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/ids.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { route } from 'docuri';
+
+const routes = {
+  dbdef: route('dbdef'),
+  settings: route('settings'),
+  gpx: route('gpx/:gpx'),
+  trk: route('gpx/:gpx/trk/:trk'),
+  trkseg: route('gpx/:gpx/trk/:trk/:trkseg'),
+  trkpt: route('gpx/:gpx/trk/:trk/:trkseg/:trkpt'),
+  wpt: route('gpx/:gpx/wpt/:wpt'),
+  rte: route('gpx/:gpx/rte/:rte'),
+  rtept: route('gpx/:gpx/rte/:rte/:rtept'),
+};
+
+type RouteKey = keyof typeof routes;
+
+const uri = (type: RouteKey, param: any) => {
+  return routes[type](param);
+};
+
+export default uri;