diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 068e2e5..640e501 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 local/
 *.log
 .env
+*.db
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fd5b22b..24aa381 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     <properties>
         <java.version>17</java.version>
         <spring.boot.version>3.2.5</spring.boot.version>
+        <hibernate.version>6.4.4.Final</hibernate.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-websocket</artifactId>
@@ -53,6 +58,23 @@
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.session</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-session-jdbc</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
+            <artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.hibernate.orm</groupId>
+            <artifactId>hibernate-community-dialects</artifactId>
+            <version>${hibernate.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.webjars</groupId>
             <artifactId>sockjs-client</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/model/Asset.java b/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/model/Asset.java
index c81430f..d27a189 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/model/Asset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/model/Asset.java
@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
 package com.imgfloat.app.model;
 
+import jakarta.persistence.Column;
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.PrePersist;
+import jakarta.persistence.Table;
+
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "assets")
 public class Asset {
-    private final String id;
+    @Id
+    private String id;
+
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    private String broadcaster;
+
+    @Column(columnDefinition = "TEXT")
     private String url;
     private double x;
     private double y;
@@ -12,10 +27,14 @@ public class Asset {
     private double height;
     private double rotation;
     private boolean hidden;
-    private final Instant createdAt;
+    private Instant createdAt;
 
-    public Asset(String url, double width, double height) {
+    public Asset() {
+    }
+
+    public Asset(String broadcaster, String url, double width, double height) {
         this.id = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        this.broadcaster = normalize(broadcaster);
         this.url = url;
         this.width = width;
         this.height = height;
@@ -26,10 +45,29 @@ public class Asset {
         this.createdAt = Instant.now();
     }
 
+    @PrePersist
+    public void prepare() {
+        if (this.id == null) {
+            this.id = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+        }
+        if (this.createdAt == null) {
+            this.createdAt = Instant.now();
+        }
+        this.broadcaster = normalize(broadcaster);
+    }
+
     public String getId() {
         return id;
     }
 
+    public String getBroadcaster() {
+        return broadcaster;
+    }
+
+    public void setBroadcaster(String broadcaster) {
+        this.broadcaster = normalize(broadcaster);
+    }
+
     public String getUrl() {
         return url;
     }
@@ -89,4 +127,12 @@ public class Asset {
     public Instant getCreatedAt() {
         return createdAt;
     }
+
+    public void setCreatedAt(Instant createdAt) {
+        this.createdAt = createdAt;
+    }
+
+    private static String normalize(String value) {
+        return value == null ? null : value.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/model/Channel.java b/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/model/Channel.java
index b170452..3b57501 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/model/Channel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/model/Channel.java
@@ -1,19 +1,38 @@
 package com.imgfloat.app.model;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import jakarta.persistence.CollectionTable;
+import jakarta.persistence.Column;
+import jakarta.persistence.ElementCollection;
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.FetchType;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.JoinColumn;
+import jakarta.persistence.PrePersist;
+import jakarta.persistence.PreUpdate;
+import jakarta.persistence.Table;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "channels")
 public class Channel {
-    private final String broadcaster;
-    private final Set<String> admins;
-    private final Map<String, Asset> assets;
+    @Id
+    private String broadcaster;
+
+    @ElementCollection(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
+    @CollectionTable(name = "channel_admins", joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "channel_id"))
+    @Column(name = "admin_username")
+    private Set<String> admins = new HashSet<>();
+
+    public Channel() {
+    }
 
     public Channel(String broadcaster) {
-        this.broadcaster = broadcaster.toLowerCase();
-        this.admins = ConcurrentHashMap.newKeySet();
-        this.assets = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+        this.broadcaster = normalize(broadcaster);
     }
 
     public String getBroadcaster() {
@@ -24,15 +43,24 @@ public class Channel {
         return Collections.unmodifiableSet(admins);
     }
 
-    public Map<String, Asset> getAssets() {
-        return assets;
-    }
-
     public boolean addAdmin(String username) {
-        return admins.add(username.toLowerCase());
+        return admins.add(normalize(username));
     }
 
     public boolean removeAdmin(String username) {
-        return admins.remove(username.toLowerCase());
+        return admins.remove(normalize(username));
+    }
+
+    @PrePersist
+    @PreUpdate
+    public void normalizeFields() {
+        this.broadcaster = normalize(broadcaster);
+        this.admins = admins.stream()
+                .map(Channel::normalize)
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+    }
+
+    private static String normalize(String value) {
+        return value == null ? null : value.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/repository/AssetRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/repository/AssetRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..416bd49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/repository/AssetRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package com.imgfloat.app.repository;
+
+import com.imgfloat.app.model.Asset;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public interface AssetRepository extends JpaRepository<Asset, String> {
+    List<Asset> findByBroadcaster(String broadcaster);
+    List<Asset> findByBroadcasterAndHiddenFalse(String broadcaster);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/repository/ChannelRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/repository/ChannelRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e245c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/repository/ChannelRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package com.imgfloat.app.repository;
+
+import com.imgfloat.app.model.Channel;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+
+public interface ChannelRepository extends JpaRepository<Channel, String> {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/service/ChannelDirectoryService.java b/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/service/ChannelDirectoryService.java
index 8b68348..3f9be22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/service/ChannelDirectoryService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/imgfloat/app/service/ChannelDirectoryService.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import com.imgfloat.app.model.AssetEvent;
 import com.imgfloat.app.model.Channel;
 import com.imgfloat.app.model.TransformRequest;
 import com.imgfloat.app.model.VisibilityRequest;
+import com.imgfloat.app.repository.AssetRepository;
+import com.imgfloat.app.repository.ChannelRepository;
 import org.springframework.messaging.simp.SimpMessagingTemplate;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
@@ -15,28 +17,34 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Base64;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 
 @Service
 public class ChannelDirectoryService {
-    private final Map<String, Channel> channels = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    private final ChannelRepository channelRepository;
+    private final AssetRepository assetRepository;
     private final SimpMessagingTemplate messagingTemplate;
 
-    public ChannelDirectoryService(SimpMessagingTemplate messagingTemplate) {
+    public ChannelDirectoryService(ChannelRepository channelRepository,
+                                   AssetRepository assetRepository,
+                                   SimpMessagingTemplate messagingTemplate) {
+        this.channelRepository = channelRepository;
+        this.assetRepository = assetRepository;
         this.messagingTemplate = messagingTemplate;
     }
 
     public Channel getOrCreateChannel(String broadcaster) {
-        return channels.computeIfAbsent(broadcaster.toLowerCase(), Channel::new);
+        String normalized = normalize(broadcaster);
+        return channelRepository.findById(normalized)
+                .orElseGet(() -> channelRepository.save(new Channel(normalized)));
     }
 
     public boolean addAdmin(String broadcaster, String username) {
         Channel channel = getOrCreateChannel(broadcaster);
         boolean added = channel.addAdmin(username);
         if (added) {
+            channelRepository.save(channel);
             messagingTemplate.convertAndSend(topicFor(broadcaster), "Admin added: " + username);
         }
         return added;
@@ -46,19 +54,18 @@ public class ChannelDirectoryService {
         Channel channel = getOrCreateChannel(broadcaster);
         boolean removed = channel.removeAdmin(username);
         if (removed) {
+            channelRepository.save(channel);
             messagingTemplate.convertAndSend(topicFor(broadcaster), "Admin removed: " + username);
         }
         return removed;
     }
 
     public Collection<Asset> getAssetsForAdmin(String broadcaster) {
-        return getOrCreateChannel(broadcaster).getAssets().values();
+        return assetRepository.findByBroadcaster(normalize(broadcaster));
     }
 
     public Collection<Asset> getVisibleAssets(String broadcaster) {
-        return getOrCreateChannel(broadcaster).getAssets().values().stream()
-                .filter(asset -> !asset.isHidden())
-                .toList();
+        return assetRepository.findByBroadcasterAndHiddenFalse(normalize(broadcaster));
     }
 
     public Optional<Asset> createAsset(String broadcaster, MultipartFile file) throws IOException {
@@ -70,46 +77,50 @@ public class ChannelDirectoryService {
         }
         String contentType = Optional.ofNullable(file.getContentType()).orElse("application/octet-stream");
         String dataUrl = "data:" + contentType + ";base64," + Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(bytes);
-        Asset asset = new Asset(dataUrl, image.getWidth(), image.getHeight());
-        channel.getAssets().put(asset.getId(), asset);
+        Asset asset = new Asset(channel.getBroadcaster(), dataUrl, image.getWidth(), image.getHeight());
+        assetRepository.save(asset);
         messagingTemplate.convertAndSend(topicFor(broadcaster), AssetEvent.created(broadcaster, asset));
         return Optional.of(asset);
     }
 
     public Optional<Asset> updateTransform(String broadcaster, String assetId, TransformRequest request) {
-        Channel channel = getOrCreateChannel(broadcaster);
-        Asset asset = channel.getAssets().get(assetId);
-        if (asset == null) {
-            return Optional.empty();
-        }
-        asset.setX(request.getX());
-        asset.setY(request.getY());
-        asset.setWidth(request.getWidth());
-        asset.setHeight(request.getHeight());
-        asset.setRotation(request.getRotation());
-        messagingTemplate.convertAndSend(topicFor(broadcaster), AssetEvent.updated(broadcaster, asset));
-        return Optional.of(asset);
+        String normalized = normalize(broadcaster);
+        return assetRepository.findById(assetId)
+                .filter(asset -> normalized.equals(asset.getBroadcaster()))
+                .map(asset -> {
+                    asset.setX(request.getX());
+                    asset.setY(request.getY());
+                    asset.setWidth(request.getWidth());
+                    asset.setHeight(request.getHeight());
+                    asset.setRotation(request.getRotation());
+                    assetRepository.save(asset);
+                    messagingTemplate.convertAndSend(topicFor(broadcaster), AssetEvent.updated(broadcaster, asset));
+                    return asset;
+                });
     }
 
     public Optional<Asset> updateVisibility(String broadcaster, String assetId, VisibilityRequest request) {
-        Channel channel = getOrCreateChannel(broadcaster);
-        Asset asset = channel.getAssets().get(assetId);
-        if (asset == null) {
-            return Optional.empty();
-        }
-        asset.setHidden(request.isHidden());
-        messagingTemplate.convertAndSend(topicFor(broadcaster), AssetEvent.visibility(broadcaster, asset));
-        return Optional.of(asset);
+        String normalized = normalize(broadcaster);
+        return assetRepository.findById(assetId)
+                .filter(asset -> normalized.equals(asset.getBroadcaster()))
+                .map(asset -> {
+                    asset.setHidden(request.isHidden());
+                    assetRepository.save(asset);
+                    messagingTemplate.convertAndSend(topicFor(broadcaster), AssetEvent.visibility(broadcaster, asset));
+                    return asset;
+                });
     }
 
     public boolean deleteAsset(String broadcaster, String assetId) {
-        Channel channel = getOrCreateChannel(broadcaster);
-        Asset removed = channel.getAssets().remove(assetId);
-        if (removed != null) {
-            messagingTemplate.convertAndSend(topicFor(broadcaster), AssetEvent.deleted(broadcaster, assetId));
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
+        String normalized = normalize(broadcaster);
+        return assetRepository.findById(assetId)
+                .filter(asset -> normalized.equals(asset.getBroadcaster()))
+                .map(asset -> {
+                    assetRepository.delete(asset);
+                    messagingTemplate.convertAndSend(topicFor(broadcaster), AssetEvent.deleted(broadcaster, assetId));
+                    return true;
+                })
+                .orElse(false);
     }
 
     public boolean isBroadcaster(String broadcaster, String username) {
@@ -117,8 +128,10 @@ public class ChannelDirectoryService {
     }
 
     public boolean isAdmin(String broadcaster, String username) {
-        Channel channel = channels.get(broadcaster.toLowerCase());
-        return channel != null && channel.getAdmins().contains(username.toLowerCase());
+        return channelRepository.findById(normalize(broadcaster))
+                .map(Channel::getAdmins)
+                .map(admins -> admins.contains(normalize(username)))
+                .orElse(false);
     }
 
     public Collection<String> adminChannelsFor(String username) {
@@ -126,7 +139,7 @@ public class ChannelDirectoryService {
             return List.of();
         }
         String login = username.toLowerCase();
-        return channels.values().stream()
+        return channelRepository.findAll().stream()
                 .filter(channel -> channel.getAdmins().contains(login))
                 .map(Channel::getBroadcaster)
                 .toList();
@@ -135,4 +148,8 @@ public class ChannelDirectoryService {
     private String topicFor(String broadcaster) {
         return "/topic/channel/" + broadcaster.toLowerCase();
     }
+
+    private String normalize(String value) {
+        return value == null ? null : value.toLowerCase();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yml b/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 6935066..48c7b01 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ spring:
     name: imgfloat
   thymeleaf:
     cache: false
+  datasource:
+    url: jdbc:sqlite:imgfloat.db
+    driver-class-name: org.sqlite.JDBC
+  jpa:
+    hibernate:
+      ddl-auto: update
+    database-platform: org.hibernate.community.dialect.SQLiteDialect
+  session:
+    store-type: jdbc
+    jdbc:
+      initialize-schema: always
+      platform: sqlite
   security:
     oauth2:
       client:
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/imgfloat/app/ChannelDirectoryServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/com/imgfloat/app/ChannelDirectoryServiceTest.java
index 2768353..b958016 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/imgfloat/app/ChannelDirectoryServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/imgfloat/app/ChannelDirectoryServiceTest.java
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ package com.imgfloat.app;
 
 import com.imgfloat.app.model.TransformRequest;
 import com.imgfloat.app.model.VisibilityRequest;
+import com.imgfloat.app.model.Asset;
+import com.imgfloat.app.model.Channel;
+import com.imgfloat.app.repository.AssetRepository;
+import com.imgfloat.app.repository.ChannelRepository;
 import com.imgfloat.app.service.ChannelDirectoryService;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -12,22 +16,35 @@ import org.springframework.mock.web.MockMultipartFile;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
 class ChannelDirectoryServiceTest {
     private ChannelDirectoryService service;
     private SimpMessagingTemplate messagingTemplate;
+    private ChannelRepository channelRepository;
+    private AssetRepository assetRepository;
 
     @BeforeEach
     void setup() {
         messagingTemplate = mock(SimpMessagingTemplate.class);
-        service = new ChannelDirectoryService(messagingTemplate);
+        channelRepository = mock(ChannelRepository.class);
+        assetRepository = mock(AssetRepository.class);
+        setupInMemoryPersistence();
+        service = new ChannelDirectoryService(channelRepository, assetRepository, messagingTemplate);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -66,4 +83,42 @@ class ChannelDirectoryServiceTest {
         ImageIO.write(image, "png", out);
         return out.toByteArray();
     }
+
+    private void setupInMemoryPersistence() {
+        Map<String, Channel> channels = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+        Map<String, Asset> assets = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+        when(channelRepository.findById(anyString()))
+                .thenAnswer(invocation -> Optional.ofNullable(channels.get(invocation.getArgument(0))));
+        when(channelRepository.save(any(Channel.class)))
+                .thenAnswer(invocation -> {
+                    Channel channel = invocation.getArgument(0);
+                    channels.put(channel.getBroadcaster(), channel);
+                    return channel;
+                });
+        when(channelRepository.findAll())
+                .thenAnswer(invocation -> List.copyOf(channels.values()));
+
+        when(assetRepository.save(any(Asset.class)))
+                .thenAnswer(invocation -> {
+                    Asset asset = invocation.getArgument(0);
+                    assets.put(asset.getId(), asset);
+                    return asset;
+                });
+        when(assetRepository.findById(anyString()))
+                .thenAnswer(invocation -> Optional.ofNullable(assets.get(invocation.getArgument(0))));
+        when(assetRepository.findByBroadcaster(anyString()))
+                .thenAnswer(invocation -> filterAssetsByBroadcaster(assets.values(), invocation.getArgument(0), false));
+        when(assetRepository.findByBroadcasterAndHiddenFalse(anyString()))
+                .thenAnswer(invocation -> filterAssetsByBroadcaster(assets.values(), invocation.getArgument(0), true));
+        doAnswer(invocation -> assets.remove(invocation.getArgument(0, Asset.class).getId()))
+                .when(assetRepository).delete(any(Asset.class));
+    }
+
+    private List<Asset> filterAssetsByBroadcaster(Collection<Asset> assets, String broadcaster, boolean onlyVisible) {
+        return assets.stream()
+                .filter(asset -> asset.getBroadcaster().equalsIgnoreCase(broadcaster))
+                .filter(asset -> !onlyVisible || !asset.isHidden())
+                .toList();
+    }
 }