diff --git a/migrations/20240620151940_init.sql b/migrations/20240620151940_init.sql
index 900212a..17cd4cd 100644
--- a/migrations/20240620151940_init.sql
+++ b/migrations/20240620151940_init.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
--- Add migration script here
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tracks
 (
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
diff --git a/migrations/20240627193022_save_tracks.sql b/migrations/20240627193022_save_tracks.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cea826c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/20240627193022_save_tracks.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS blobs
+(
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    data BLOB
+);
diff --git a/src/commands/play.rs b/src/commands/play.rs
index 633de8c..977dac4 100644
--- a/src/commands/play.rs
+++ b/src/commands/play.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 use crate::commands::join::join_channel;
+use crate::db::track::{insert_blob, Blob};
 use crate::metadata::{Metadata, MetadataMap};
-use crate::state::State;
+use crate::state::{State, StateRef};
 use crate::{colors, db};
 
+use async_trait::async_trait;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use songbird::input::cached::Memory;
 use songbird::input::{Compose, YoutubeDl};
 use songbird::tracks::Track;
-use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
+use songbird::{Event, EventContext, EventHandler, TrackEvent};
+use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, Read};
 use std::ops::Sub;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{error::Error, time::Duration};
 use tokio::process::Command;
 use tracing::debug;
@@ -183,10 +187,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn play(
             .ok_or("Could not find url")?;
 
         let mut src = YoutubeDl::new(reqwest::Client::new(), url.clone());
-        let src_copy = src.clone();
-        let src_copy2 = src.clone();
-        let _m = Memory::new(src_copy2.into());
-        let track: Track = src_copy.into();
+        let memory = Memory::new(src.clone().into()).await.unwrap();
+        let track: Track = memory.new_handle().into();
 
         if let Ok(metadata) = src.aux_metadata().await {
             debug!("metadata: {:?}", metadata);
@@ -255,6 +257,17 @@ pub(crate) async fn play(
                     url,
                     src,
                 });
+
+                handle
+                    .add_event(
+                        Event::Track(TrackEvent::Preparing),
+                        TrackPreparingNotifier {
+                            memory,
+                            track_id,
+                            state: Arc::clone(&state),
+                        },
+                    )
+                    .expect("could not add event");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -350,6 +363,31 @@ pub(crate) async fn play(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+struct TrackPreparingNotifier {
+    memory: Memory,
+    track_id: i64,
+    state: Arc<StateRef>,
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl EventHandler for TrackPreparingNotifier {
+    async fn act(&self, _ctx: &EventContext<'_>) -> Option<Event> {
+        tracing::info!("Build buffer");
+        let mut reader = BufReader::new(self.memory.new_handle());
+        let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+        reader
+            .read_to_end(&mut bytes)
+            .expect("could not read track in memory");
+
+        tracing::info!("Saving track");
+        insert_blob(&self.state.pool, Blob::new(self.track_id, bytes))
+            .await
+            .expect("could not insert blob");
+        tracing::info!("Saved");
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/db/track.rs b/src/db/track.rs
index b13bd22..d423c29 100644
--- a/src/db/track.rs
+++ b/src/db/track.rs
@@ -144,3 +144,25 @@ pub(crate) async fn insert_guild(
         .await?;
     Ok(res.last_insert_rowid())
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, FromRow)]
+pub(crate) struct Blob {
+    pub(crate) id: i64,
+    pub(crate) data: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+impl Blob {
+    pub(crate) fn new(id: i64, data: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        Self { id, data }
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) async fn insert_blob(pool: &sqlx::SqlitePool, blob: Blob) -> Result<(), sqlx::Error> {
+    let query = "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO blobs (id, data) VALUES ($1, $2)";
+    sqlx::query(query)
+        .bind(blob.id)
+        .bind(blob.data)
+        .execute(pool)
+        .await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 797c333..7116b11 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use futures::StreamExt;
 use signal::signal_handler;
 use songbird::{shards::TwilightMap, Songbird};
 use state::StateRef;
-use std::{env, error::Error, sync::Arc};
+use std::{env, error::Error, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::select;
 use tracing::{debug, info};
 use twilight_cache_inmemory::InMemoryCache;
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
 
     let (mut shards, state) = {
         let db = env::var("DATABASE_URL").map_err(|_| "DATABASE_URL is not set")?;
-        let options = SqliteConnectOptions::new()
-            .create_if_missing(true)
-            .filename(&db);
+        let options = SqliteConnectOptions::from_str(&db)
+            .expect("could not create options")
+            .create_if_missing(true);
         let pool = SqlitePoolOptions::new()
             .max_connections(5)
             .connect_with(options)