diff --git a/versions/versions.go b/versions/versions.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67edd33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/versions/versions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package versions
+
+import (
+	"local/notes-server/config"
+	"time"
+
+	git "gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4"
+	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4/plumbing/object"
+)
+
+type Versions struct {
+	repo *git.Repository
+}
+
+func New() (*Versions, error) {
+	repo, err := git.PlainInit(config.Root, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		repo, err = git.PlainOpen(config.Root)
+	}
+	return &Versions{
+		repo: repo,
+	}, err
+}
+
+func (v *Versions) Gitmmit() error {
+	if err := v.AddAll(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := v.Commit(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v *Versions) AddAll() error {
+	worktree, err := v.worktree()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, path := range []string{".", "./*", "./**", "/", "/**", "/*"} {
+		if err := worktree.AddGlob(path); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v *Versions) Commit() error {
+	worktree, err := v.worktree()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	opts := &git.CommitOptions{Author: &object.Signature{}}
+	_, err = worktree.Commit(time.Now().String(), opts)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (v *Versions) worktree() (*git.Worktree, error) {
+	worktree, err := v.repo.Worktree()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return worktree, nil
+}
diff --git a/versions/versions_test.go b/versions/versions_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3ac946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/versions/versions_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package versions
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"local/notes-server/config"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestVersionsHappy(t *testing.T) {
+	d, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "prefix")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(d)
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(d, "a.md"), []byte("# Hello"), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(d, "b.md"), []byte("# World"), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	config.Root = d
+	v, err := New()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := v.repo.Head(); err == nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if err := v.AddAll(); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := v.repo.Head(); err == nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if err := v.Commit(); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := v.repo.Head(); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if err := v.Gitmmit(); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := v.repo.Head(); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVersionsBad(t *testing.T) {
+	config.Root = "/not/a/real/path"
+	if _, err := New(); err == nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVersionsDirty(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("DIRTY") == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	config.Root = "/tmp/foo"
+	v, err := New()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(config.Root, "file.md"), []byte(`
+# Hello
+## World
+I'm a doc
+   `), os.ModePerm)
+	if err := v.Gitmmit(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Log(v)
+	t.Log(v.repo.Config())
+}