diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d6c7289..e8876fa 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "loader")]
 use wasmtime::{Instance, Store};
 #[cfg(feature = "loader")]
@@ -6,6 +8,7 @@ use wasmtime_wasi::preview1::WasiP1Ctx;
 #[cfg(feature = "loader")]
 pub mod loader;
 pub mod macros;
+pub mod vfs;
 
 pub use anyhow::Result;
 
@@ -37,15 +40,15 @@ impl PluginApi for PluginInstance {
 }
 
 impl ServerConfig {
-    pub fn start(&self) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn start(&self, root: &Path) -> Result<()> {
         let mut plugins: Vec<PluginInstance> = Vec::new();
         #[cfg(feature = "loader")]
-        loader::load_plugins(&mut plugins, std::path::Path::new("./plugins"));
+        loader::load_plugins(&mut plugins, &root.join("./plugins"))?;
 
-        self.start_with(plugins)
+        self.start_with(plugins, root)
     }
 
-    pub fn start_with(&self, mut plugins: Vec<PluginInstance>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn start_with(&self, mut plugins: Vec<PluginInstance>, root: &Path) -> Result<()> {
         for plugin in &mut plugins {
             plugin.init();
         }
diff --git a/src/loader.rs b/src/loader.rs
index 4c51ce8..5e66b69 100644
--- a/src/loader.rs
+++ b/src/loader.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use wasmtime::*;
 use wasmtime_wasi::WasiCtxBuilder;
 
-use crate::PluginInstance;
+use crate::{PluginInstance, vfs};
 
-pub fn load_plugin(wasm_path: &str) -> anyhow::Result<PluginInstance> {
+pub fn load_plugin(wasm_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<PluginInstance> {
     let engine = Engine::default();
     let mut store = Store::new(
         &engine,
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ pub fn load_plugin(wasm_path: &str) -> anyhow::Result<PluginInstance> {
     Ok(PluginInstance::Wasm(instance, store))
 }
 
-pub fn load_plugins(arr: &mut Vec<PluginInstance>, path: &Path) {
+pub fn load_plugins(arr: &mut Vec<PluginInstance>, path: &Path) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    vfs::dir(path)?;
     if path.is_dir() {
-        for entry in std::fs::read_dir(path).unwrap() {
-            let entry = entry.unwrap();
+        for entry in std::fs::read_dir(path)? {
+            let entry = entry?;
             let path = entry.path();
             if path.extension().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) == Some("wasm") {
                 println!("Loading plugin: {:?}", path);
-                match load_plugin(path.to_str().unwrap()) {
+                match load_plugin(&path) {
                     Ok(plugin) => {
                         arr.push(plugin);
                     }
@@ -41,4 +42,6 @@ pub fn load_plugins(arr: &mut Vec<PluginInstance>, path: &Path) {
     } else {
         eprintln!("{:?} is not a directory", path);
     }
+
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9ccfd8d..b3a7593 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
 fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let root = PathBuf::new();
     let config = voxa_server::ServerConfig::default();
-    config.start()
+    config.start(&root)
 }
diff --git a/src/vfs.rs b/src/vfs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35c287f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vfs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+use std::{fs, path::Path};
+
+pub fn dir(path: &Path) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    if !path.exists() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(path)?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn read(path: &Path, default_content: &str) -> crate::Result<String> {
+    if !path.exists() {
+        dir(path.parent().ok_or(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidFilename,
+            "File doesn't have a parent assigned, example: `config/config.json`",
+        ))?)?;
+        fs::write(path, default_content)?;
+        return Ok(default_content.to_string());
+    }
+
+    Ok(fs::read_to_string(path)?)
+}
+
+pub fn read_bytes<'a>(path: &Path, default_content: Vec<u8>) -> crate::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+    if !path.exists() {
+        dir(path.parent().ok_or(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidFilename,
+            "File doesn't have a parent assigned, example: `config/config.json`",
+        ))?)?;
+        fs::write(path, &default_content)?;
+        return Ok(default_content);
+    }
+
+    Ok(fs::read(path)?)
+}