diff --git a/api/db.json b/api/db.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a192a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/db.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"uploads":[{"name":"IMG_0599.JPG","type":"image/jpeg","size":343845,"path":"/tmp/uploads/upload_7b8d12d21774c726904d6272f6176d57"},{"name":"IMG_0599.JPG","type":"image/jpeg","size":343845,"path":"/tmp/uploads/upload_e39a69250284e0113b276e3dcf87dbb4"},{"name":"kalen-emsley-99660.jpg","type":"image/jpeg","size":14036175,"path":"/tmp/uploads/upload_fe22084971ed01e6849cd7fa253ccf4b"}]}
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diff --git a/api/resolvers.js b/api/resolvers.js
index e5daf7a..d335296 100644
--- a/api/resolvers.js
+++ b/api/resolvers.js
@@ -1,32 +1,35 @@
-import getRethinkDB from './rethinkdb'
+import low from 'lowdb'
+import fileAsync from 'lowdb/lib/storages/file-async'
 
-const getNewVal = (result) => {
-  if (result.changes.length === 1) {
-    return result.changes[0].new_val
-  }
-  return result.changes.map((file) => file.new_val)
+// Start database using file-async storage
+const db = low('db.json', {
+  storage: fileAsync
+})
+
+db.defaults({uploads: []})
+  .write()
+
+const saveFile = (file) => {
+  return db.get('uploads')
+    .push(file)
+    .last()
+    .write()
+    .then((result) => result)
 }
-
 export default {
   Query: {
     allUploads () {
-      const db = getRethinkDB()
-      return db.table('uploads')
-      .then((result) => result)
+      return db.get('uploads').value()
     }
   },
   Mutation: {
     singleUpload (_, {file}) {
-      const db = getRethinkDB()
-      return db.table('uploads')
-      .insert(file, {returnChanges: true})
-      .then((result) => getNewVal(result))
+      return saveFile(file)
     },
     multiUpload (_, {files}) {
-      const db = getRethinkDB()
-      return db.table('uploads')
-      .insert(files, {returnChanges: true})
-      .then((result) => getNewVal(result))
+      return Promise.all(files.map((file) => {
+        return saveFile(file)
+      })).then((results) => results)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/api/rethinkdb.js b/api/rethinkdb.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a1c2544..0000000
--- a/api/rethinkdb.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import rethinkdbdash from 'rethinkdbdash'
-
-let driver
-export default () => {
-  if (!driver) {
-    driver = rethinkdbdash({
-      host: process.env.DB_HOST,
-      port: process.env.DB_PORT,
-      db: process.env.DB_NAME
-    })
-  }
-  return driver
-}