diff --git a/src/configuration.rs b/src/configuration.rs
index 4681c93..f2a9f04 100644
--- a/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/src/configuration.rs
@@ -89,15 +89,15 @@ impl GuildConfiguration {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ChannelConfiguration {
     /// True if the posting loop is running
-    active: bool,
+    pub(crate) active: bool,
     /// Timeout in minutes
-    timeout: u64,
+    pub(crate) timeout: u64,
     /// True if timeout should be interpreted as a maximum timeout
-    random_timeout: bool,
+    pub(crate) random_timeout: bool,
     /// If the query should return sfw or nsfw posts
-    nsfw_mode: NsfwMode,
+    pub(crate) nsfw_mode: NsfwMode,
     /// The tags to search for
-    tags: Vec<String>,
+    pub(crate) tags: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl Default for ChannelConfiguration {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b6e49d3..c3b9dec 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mod commands;
 mod configuration;
 mod constants;
 mod error;
+mod persistance;
 mod setup;
 mod tasks;
 mod utils;
diff --git a/src/persistance.rs b/src/persistance.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc35c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/persistance.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+use fred::{
+    self,
+    error::RedisErrorKind,
+    prelude::RedisError,
+    types::{RedisResponse, RedisValue},
+};
+use poise::serenity_prelude::{GuildId, ChannelId};
+
+use crate::{configuration::ChannelConfiguration, utils::NsfwMode};
+
+pub async fn get_channel_config(guild: GuildId, channel: ChannelId) -> Result<ChannelConfiguration, RedisError> {
+    Err(RedisError::new_canceled())
+}
+
+
+impl RedisResponse for ChannelConfiguration {
+    fn from_value(value: RedisValue) -> Result<Self, RedisError> {
+        let value = value.into_map()?;
+
+        let active = value
+            .get("active")
+            .ok_or(RedisError::new(
+                RedisErrorKind::NotFound,
+                "missing key: active",
+            ))?
+            .as_bool()
+            .ok_or(RedisError::new(
+                RedisErrorKind::Parse,
+                "invalid value for key: active",
+            ))?;
+
+        let timeout = value
+            .get("timeout")
+            .ok_or(RedisError::new(
+                RedisErrorKind::NotFound,
+                "missing key: timeout",
+            ))?
+            .as_u64()
+            .ok_or(RedisError::new(
+                RedisErrorKind::Parse,
+                "invalid value for key: timeout",
+            ))?;
+
+        let random_timeout = value
+            .get("random_timeout")
+            .ok_or(RedisError::new(
+                RedisErrorKind::NotFound,
+                "missing key: random_timeout",
+            ))?
+            .as_bool()
+            .ok_or(RedisError::new(
+                RedisErrorKind::Parse,
+                "invalid value for key: random_timeout",
+            ))?;
+
+        let nsfw_mode = value
+            .get("nsfw_mode")
+            .ok_or(RedisError::new(
+                RedisErrorKind::NotFound,
+                "missing key: nsfw_mode",
+            ))?
+            .clone()
+            .convert::<NsfwMode>()?;
+
+        let tags = value
+            .get("tags")
+            .ok_or(RedisError::new(
+                RedisErrorKind::NotFound,
+                "missing key: tags",
+            ))?
+            .clone()
+            .convert::<Vec<String>>()?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            active,
+            timeout,
+            random_timeout,
+            nsfw_mode,
+            tags,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl RedisResponse for NsfwMode {
+    fn from_value(value: RedisValue) -> Result<Self, RedisError> {
+        let value = value.as_str().ok_or(RedisError::new(
+            RedisErrorKind::NotFound,
+            "Nsfw mode is not a string",
+        ))?;
+        let mode = NsfwMode::from_str(&value)
+            .map_err(|e| RedisError::new(RedisErrorKind::Parse, e.to_string()))?;
+        Ok(mode)
+    }
+}