diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e6f45a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+build:
+	go build .
+
+package: build
+	mkdir -p snapz-1
+	cp snapzd snapz-1
+	cp systemd/snapzd.service snapz-1/snapzd.service
+	tar -czvf snapzd.tar.gz snapz-1
+
+makepkg: package
+	makepkg -f --skipinteg
+
+pacinstall: makepkg
+	sudo pacman -U snapz-1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
+
+clean:
+	rm snapzd
+	rm -r snapz-1
+	rm snapzd.tar.gz
+	rm snapz-1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
+	rm -r src
+	rm -r pkg
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3daa46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# This is an example PKGBUILD file. Use this as a start to creating your own,
+# and remove these comments. For more information, see 'man PKGBUILD'.
+# NOTE: Please fill out the license field for your package! If it is unknown,
+# then please put 'unknown'.
+
+# Maintainer: Your Name <youremail@domain.com>
+pkgname=snapz
+pkgver=1
+pkgrel=1
+epoch=
+pkgdesc=""
+arch=('x86_64')
+url=""
+license=('GPL')
+groups=()
+depends=()
+makedepends=()
+checkdepends=()
+optdepends=()
+provides=()
+conflicts=()
+replaces=()
+backup=()
+options=()
+install=
+changelog=
+source=("file://snapzd.tar.gz")
+noextract=()
+md5sums=()
+validpgpkeys=()
+
+prepare() {
+	echo "$PWD"
+}
+
+build() {
+	echo "foo"
+}
+
+check() {
+	cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
+}
+
+package() {
+	cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
+	mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/bin"
+	mkdir -p "$pkgdir/etc/snapz/"
+	cp snapzd "$pkgdir/usr/bin"
+
+	mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/lib/systemd/system/"
+	cp snapzd.service "$pkgdir/usr/lib/systemd/system/"
+}
diff --git a/configuration/config.go b/configuration/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e90c4bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configuration/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package configuration
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+const (
+	SNAPZ_CONFIG_ROOT       = "/etc/snapz"
+	SNAPZ_JOBS_FILE         = "jobs.toml"
+	SNAPZ_DATASET_DIRECTORY = "datasets.toml"
+)
+
+/*
+[[job]]
+name = "example"
+description = "example job"
+cron = "* /1 * * * *"
+recursive = true
+*/
+
+type JobConfig struct {
+	Name        string `toml:"name"`
+	Description string `toml:"description"`
+	Cron        string `toml:"cron"`
+	Dataset     string `toml:"dataset"`
+	Recursive   bool   `toml:"recusrive"`
+}
+
+type JobsConfig struct {
+	Jobs []JobConfig `toml:"job"`
+}
+
+func getConfigPaths(filename string) []string {
+	global_file_path := filepath.Join(SNAPZ_CONFIG_ROOT, filename)
+	return []string{global_file_path}
+}
+
+func GetJobs() ([]JobConfig, error) {
+	job_file_paths := getConfigPaths(SNAPZ_JOBS_FILE)
+	jobs := make([]JobConfig, 0)
+	for _, file := range job_file_paths {
+		data, err := os.ReadFile(file)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		var jobsConfig JobsConfig
+		err = toml.Unmarshal(data, &jobsConfig)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		zap.S().Infof("adding %v jobs to queue", len(jobsConfig.Jobs))
+		jobs = append(jobs, jobsConfig.Jobs...)
+	}
+
+	return jobs, nil
+}
diff --git a/configuration/snapshot.go b/configuration/snapshot.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa7e066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configuration/snapshot.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package configuration
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-co-op/gocron"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+
+
+type Schedule struct {
+	Every int
+	Unit string
+	At []string
+}
+
+
+
+func (s Schedule) ToGocron() *gocron.Scheduler {
+	out := gocron.NewScheduler(time.Local)
+	out = out.Every(s.Every)
+	
+	switch s.Unit {
+	case "Day":
+		out = out.Day()
+	case "Hour":
+		out = out.Hour()
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+	
+	for _, at := range s.At {
+		out = out.At(at)
+	}
+
+	return out
+}
+
+type SnapJob struct {
+	Name string `yaml:"name"`
+	DatasetPath string `yaml:"dataset_path"`
+	Description string `yaml:"descriptions"`
+	Recursive bool `yaml:"recursive"`
+	Schedules []Schedule `yaml:"schedules"`
+	Cron string `yaml:"cron"`
+}
+
+func LoadSnap(path string) (*SnapJob, error) {
+	configFile, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var jobInfo SnapJob
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal(configFile, &jobInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &jobInfo, nil
+}
diff --git a/example.yaml b/example.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f067588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+name: "SnapshotUserdata"
+description: "Daily snapshot of userdata/home for backup to network storage"
+dataset_path: "userdata/home"
+recursive: true
+cron: "*/1 * * * *"
+# Makes a snapshot once a day at 8:00PM local time named autosnap@<RFC3339>
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2523f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module git.ohea.xyz/spaceman/snapzd
+
+go 1.19
+
+require github.com/go-co-op/gocron v1.18.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/mistifyio/go-zfs v2.1.1+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.6 // indirect
+	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.6.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18b3ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+git.ohea.xyz/golang/config v0.0.0-20221002005232-8a901413a8b0 h1:a8ygEuzmqFDxXmf+e1IseDKBcAtkaIwfL3k4PIVVVr8=
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+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
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diff --git a/jobs.toml b/jobs.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4197017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[[job]]
+name = "dailysnap"
+description = "snapshot home dir daily"
+cron = "* * * * *"
+dataset = "userdata/home"
+rescursive = false
+
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..477c8bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.ohea.xyz/spaceman/snapzd/configuration"
+	"github.com/go-co-op/gocron"
+	"github.com/mistifyio/go-zfs"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+func CreateSnapshotJob(job_info *configuration.JobConfig) func() {
+	return func() {
+		fs, err := zfs.Filesystems(job_info.Dataset)
+		if err != nil {
+			zap.S().Errorf("failed to start job %v: %v", job_info.Name, err)
+			return
+		}
+		if len(fs) != 1 {
+			zap.S().Errorf("dataset path returned %v datasets. Expected 1", len(fs))
+			return
+		}
+		to_snapshot := fs[0]
+		snaptime := time.Now()
+		snapname := fmt.Sprintf("snapz.%s.%s", job_info.Name, snaptime.Format(time.RFC3339))
+	
+
+		snapshot, err := to_snapshot.Snapshot(snapname, job_info.Recursive)
+		if err != nil {
+			zap.S().Errorf("failed to create snapshot: %v: ", snapname, err)
+			return
+		}
+		zap.S().Infof("created snapshot: %v", snapshot.Name)
+	}
+}
+
+func configureLogging() error {
+	logger, err := zap.NewDevelopment()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	zap.ReplaceGlobals(logger)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+	err := configureLogging()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to initalize logging, can't continue: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	zap.S().Info("begining conifg scan")
+	jobs, err := configuration.GetJobs()
+	if err != nil {
+		zap.S().Fatalf("failed to read configuration: %v", err)
+	}
+	
+	scheduler := gocron.NewScheduler(time.Local)
+
+	for _, job := range jobs {
+		zap.S().Infof("discovered job: %v", job.Name)
+		zap.S().Infof("adding job. Name: %v, Dataset: %v, Cron: %v", job.Name, job.Dataset, job.Cron)
+		scheduler.Cron(job.Cron).SingletonMode().Tag(job.Name).Do(CreateSnapshotJob(&job))
+	}
+
+	scheduler.StartBlocking()
+}
diff --git a/systemd/snapzd.service b/systemd/snapzd.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..beafca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/snapzd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=snapz snapshot daemon
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/snapzd
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target