diff --git a/cmd/portal/main.go b/cmd/portal/main.go
index 5184d71..0dda246 100644
--- a/cmd/portal/main.go
+++ b/cmd/portal/main.go
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"flag"
+	"net/http"
+
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/account"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/api"
 	_config "git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/config"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/cron"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/db"
 	_logger "git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/logger"
+	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/metadata"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/protocols"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/renter"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/storage"
-	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 	"go.uber.org/fx/fxevent"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
-	"net/http"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ func main() {
 		storage.Module,
 		cron.Module,
 		account.Module,
+		metadata.Module,
 		protocols.BuildProtocols(config),
 		api.BuildApis(config),
 		fx.Provide(api.NewCasbin),
diff --git a/metadata/metadata.go b/metadata/metadata.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d29131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+package metadata
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/db/models"
+
+	"go.uber.org/fx"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+)
+
+var ErrNotFound = gorm.ErrRecordNotFound
+
+type UploadMetadata struct {
+	UserID     uint      `json:"userId"`
+	Hash       []byte    `json:"hash"`
+	MimeType   string    `json:"mimeType"`
+	Protocol   string    `json:"protocol"`
+	UploaderIP string    `json:"uploaderIp"`
+	Size       uint64    `json:"size"`
+	Created    time.Time `json:"created"`
+}
+
+func (u UploadMetadata) IsEmpty() bool {
+	if u.UserID != 0 || u.MimeType != "" || u.Protocol != "" || u.UploaderIP != "" || u.Size != 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if !u.Created.IsZero() {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if len(u.Hash) != 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+var Module = fx.Module("metadata",
+	fx.Provide(
+		NewMetadataService,
+	),
+)
+
+type MetadataService interface {
+	SaveUpload(ctx context.Context, metadata UploadMetadata) error
+	GetUpload(ctx context.Context, objectHash []byte) (UploadMetadata, error)
+	DeleteUpload(ctx context.Context, objectHash []byte) error
+}
+
+type MetadataServiceDefault struct {
+	db *gorm.DB
+}
+
+type MetadataServiceParams struct {
+	fx.In
+	Db *gorm.DB
+}
+
+func NewMetadataService(params MetadataServiceParams) *MetadataServiceDefault {
+	return &MetadataServiceDefault{
+		db: params.Db,
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *MetadataServiceDefault) SaveUpload(ctx context.Context, metadata UploadMetadata) error {
+	var upload models.Upload
+
+	upload.Hash = hex.EncodeToString(metadata.Hash)
+
+	ret := m.db.WithContext(ctx).Model(&models.Upload{}).Where(&upload).First(&upload)
+
+	if ret.Error != nil {
+		if !errors.Is(ret.Error, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
+			return ret.Error
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ret.RowsAffected > 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	upload.UserID = metadata.UserID
+	upload.MimeType = metadata.MimeType
+	upload.Protocol = metadata.Protocol
+	upload.UploaderIP = metadata.UploaderIP
+	upload.Size = metadata.Size
+
+	return m.db.Save(&metadata).Error
+}
+
+func (m *MetadataServiceDefault) GetUpload(ctx context.Context, objectHash []byte) (UploadMetadata, error) {
+	var upload models.Upload
+
+	upload.Hash = hex.EncodeToString(objectHash)
+
+	ret := m.db.WithContext(ctx).Model(&models.Upload{}).Where(&upload).First(&upload)
+
+	if ret.Error != nil {
+		if errors.Is(ret.Error, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
+			return UploadMetadata{}, ret.Error
+		}
+	}
+
+	hash, err := hex.DecodeString(upload.Hash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return UploadMetadata{}, err
+	}
+
+	return UploadMetadata{
+		UserID:     upload.UserID,
+		Hash:       hash,
+		MimeType:   upload.MimeType,
+		Protocol:   upload.Protocol,
+		UploaderIP: upload.UploaderIP,
+		Size:       upload.Size,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (m *MetadataServiceDefault) DeleteUpload(ctx context.Context, objectHash []byte) error {
+	var upload models.Upload
+
+	upload.Hash = hex.EncodeToString(objectHash)
+
+	ret := m.db.WithContext(ctx).Model(&models.Upload{}).Where(&upload).First(&upload)
+
+	if ret.Error != nil {
+		return ret.Error
+	}
+
+	return m.db.Delete(&upload).Error
+}