diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c988ba5..6f6fb91 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ default = ["console_error_panic_hook"]
 
 [dependencies]
 cfg-if = "0.1.2"
-worker = { version = "0.0.18", features = ["queue"] }
+worker = { version = "0.0.18", features = ["queue", "d1"] }
 futures = "0.3.26"
 futures-util = { version = "0.3", default-features = false }
 nostr = { version = "0.22.0", default-features = false, features = ["nip11"] }
 serde = { version = "^1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.67"
 
 # The `console_error_panic_hook` crate provides better debugging of panics by
 # logging them with `console.error`. This is great for development, but requires
diff --git a/migrations/0000_events.sql b/migrations/0000_events.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac38d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/0000_events.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+-- Migration number: 0000 	 2023-08-10T16:43:44.275Z
+-- Event Table
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event (
+    id BLOB PRIMARY KEY, -- A unique 4-byte hash representing the event.
+    created_at INTEGER NOT NULL, -- When the event was authored.
+    pubkey BLOB NOT NULL, -- Author's public key.
+    kind INTEGER NOT NULL, -- Event kind/type.
+    content TEXT NOT NULL, -- Serialized json of event object.
+    sig BLOB NOT NULL, -- Signature
+    deleted INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 -- Soft delete flag, 0 = not deleted, 1 = deleted
+);
+
+-- Tag Table
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tag (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, -- Auto-incrementing ID for tags.
+    event_id BLOB NOT NULL, -- Link to the event that the tag is associated with.
+    name TEXT NOT NULL, -- The tag's name.
+    value TEXT, -- The tag's value.
+    FOREIGN KEY(event_id) REFERENCES event(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+    UNIQUE(event_id, name, value) -- Ensure that the combination is unique
+);
+
+-- Indexes for faster queries
+
+-- Index to speed up look-ups by the pubkey of an event.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS pubkey_index ON event(pubkey);
+
+-- Index to speed up look-ups by the kind/type of an event.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS kind_index ON event(kind);
+
+-- Index to link tags to events.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_event_index ON tag(event_id);
+
+-- Index to speed up look-ups by tag names.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_name_index ON tag(name);
+
+-- Index to speed up look-ups by tag values.
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tag_value_index ON tag(value);
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..081760c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use ::nostr::{Event, Kind, RelayMessage};
+use nostr::{EventId, Tag, TagKind, Timestamp};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde_json::Value;
+use wasm_bindgen::prelude::JsValue;
+use worker::D1Database;
+use worker::*;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct EventRow {
+    id: EventId,
+    pubkey: nostr::secp256k1::XOnlyPublicKey,
+    created_at: Timestamp,
+    kind: Kind,
+    tags: Option<Vec<Tag>>,
+    content: String,
+    sig: nostr::secp256k1::schnorr::Signature,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct TagRow {
+    event_id: EventId,
+    name: String,
+    value: String,
+}
+
+pub async fn get_nwc_events(keys: &[String], kind: Kind, db: &D1Database) -> Result<Vec<Event>> {
+    // Determine the event kind
+    match kind {
+        Kind::WalletConnectResponse => (),
+        Kind::WalletConnectRequest => (),
+        _ => return Ok(vec![]), // skip other event types
+    };
+
+    console_log!("querying for ({keys:?}) and {}", kind.as_u32());
+
+    // Query for the events first, without the tags
+    let placeholders: String = keys.iter().map(|_| "?").collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", ");
+    let query_str = format!(
+        r#"
+        SELECT * FROM event
+        WHERE pubkey IN ({}) AND kind = ? AND deleted = 0
+        "#,
+        placeholders
+    );
+    let mut stmt = db.prepare(&query_str);
+    let mut bindings = Vec::with_capacity(keys.len() + 1); // +1 for the kind afterwards
+    for key in keys.iter() {
+        bindings.push(JsValue::from_str(key));
+    }
+    bindings.push(JsValue::from_f64(kind.as_u32() as f64));
+    stmt = stmt.bind(&bindings)?;
+
+    let result = stmt.all().await.map_err(|e| {
+        console_log!("Failed to fetch nwc events: {}", e);
+        format!("Failed to fetch nwc events: {}", e)
+    })?;
+
+    let mut events: Vec<Event> = result
+        .results::<Value>()?
+        .iter()
+        .map(|row| {
+            let e: EventRow = serde_json::from_value(row.clone()).map_err(|e| {
+                console_log!("failed to parse event: {}", e);
+                worker::Error::from(format!(
+                    "Failed to deserialize event from row ({}): {}",
+                    row, e
+                ))
+            })?;
+            Ok(Event {
+                id: e.id,
+                pubkey: e.pubkey,
+                created_at: e.created_at,
+                kind: e.kind,
+                tags: e.tags.unwrap_or_default(),
+                content: e.content,
+                sig: e.sig,
+            })
+        })
+        .collect::<Result<Vec<Event>>>()?;
+
+    // Now get all the tags for all the events found
+    let event_ids: Vec<EventId> = events.iter().map(|e| e.id).collect();
+    let placeholders: String = event_ids.iter().map(|_| "?").collect::<Vec<_>>().join(", ");
+    let tag_query_str = format!(
+        r#"
+        SELECT event_id, name, value FROM tag
+        WHERE event_id IN ({})
+        ORDER BY id ASC
+        "#,
+        placeholders
+    );
+    let mut tag_stmt = db.prepare(&tag_query_str);
+    let bindings: Vec<JsValue> = event_ids
+        .iter()
+        .map(|id| JsValue::from_str(&id.to_string()))
+        .collect();
+    tag_stmt = tag_stmt.bind(&bindings)?;
+
+    let tag_result = tag_stmt
+        .all()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to fetch tags: {}", e))?;
+
+    let tags: Vec<TagRow> = tag_result.results::<TagRow>()?;
+    let mut tags_map: HashMap<EventId, Vec<Tag>> = HashMap::new();
+
+    for tag_row in tags {
+        if let Ok(tag) = Tag::parse(vec![tag_row.name, tag_row.value]) {
+            tags_map
+                .entry(tag_row.event_id)
+                .or_insert_with(Vec::new)
+                .push(tag);
+        }
+    }
+
+    for event in &mut events {
+        if let Some(tags) = tags_map.remove(&event.id) {
+            event.tags.extend(tags);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Tag ordering could screw up signature, though it shouldn't matter
+    // for NWC messages because those should only have one tag.
+    // Also we insert tags in order and do an ORDER BY id so it should be fine.
+    events.retain(|event| match event.verify() {
+        Ok(_) => true,
+        Err(e) => {
+            console_log!("Verification failed for event with id {}: {}", event.id, e);
+            false
+        }
+    });
+
+    Ok(events)
+}
+
+pub async fn handle_nwc_event(event: Event, db: &D1Database) -> Result<Option<RelayMessage>> {
+    // Create the main event insertion query.
+    let event_insert_query = worker::query!(
+        db,
+        r#"
+        INSERT OR IGNORE INTO event (id, created_at, pubkey, kind, content, sig)
+        VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+        "#,
+        &event.id,
+        &event.created_at,
+        &event.pubkey,
+        &event.kind,
+        &event.content,
+        &event.sig
+    )?;
+
+    // Create a vector of tag insertion queries.
+    let mut tag_insert_queries: Vec<_> = event
+        .tags
+        .iter()
+        .map(|tag| {
+            worker::query!(
+                db,
+                r#"
+                INSERT OR IGNORE INTO tag (event_id, name, value)
+                VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+                "#,
+                &event.id,
+                &tag.kind().to_string(),
+                &tag.as_vec().get(1)
+            )
+            .expect("should compile query")
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    // Combine the main event and tag insertion queries.
+    let mut batch_queries = vec![event_insert_query];
+    batch_queries.append(&mut tag_insert_queries);
+
+    // Run the batch queries.
+    let mut results = db.batch(batch_queries).await?.into_iter();
+
+    // Check the result of the main event insertion.
+    if let Some(error_msg) = results.next().and_then(|res| res.error()) {
+        console_log!("error saving nwc event to event table: {}", error_msg);
+        let relay_msg = RelayMessage::new_ok(event.id, false, &error_msg);
+        return Ok(Some(relay_msg));
+    }
+
+    // Check the results for the tag insertions.
+    for tag_insert_result in results {
+        if let Some(error_msg) = tag_insert_result.error() {
+            console_log!("error saving tag to tag table: {}", error_msg);
+            let relay_msg = RelayMessage::new_ok(event.id, false, &error_msg);
+            return Ok(Some(relay_msg));
+        }
+    }
+
+    let relay_msg = RelayMessage::new_ok(event.id, true, "");
+    Ok(Some(relay_msg))
+}
+
+/// When a NWC request has been fulfilled, soft delete the request from the database
+pub async fn delete_nwc_request(event: Event, db: &D1Database) -> Result<()> {
+    // Filter only relevant events
+    match event.kind {
+        Kind::WalletConnectResponse => (),
+        _ => return Ok(()), // skip other event types
+    };
+
+    let p_tag = event.tags.iter().find(|t| t.kind() == TagKind::P).cloned();
+    let e_tag = event.tags.iter().find(|t| t.kind() == TagKind::E).cloned();
+
+    if let Some(Tag::PubKey(pubkey, ..)) = p_tag {
+        if let Some(Tag::Event(event_id, ..)) = e_tag {
+            // Soft delete the event based on pubkey and event_id
+            match worker::query!(
+                db,
+                "UPDATE event SET deleted = 1 WHERE pubkey = ? AND id = ?",
+                &pubkey.to_string(),
+                &event_id
+            )?
+            .run()
+            .await
+            {
+                Ok(_) => (),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    console_log!("error soft deleting nwc event from database: {e}");
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// When a NWC response has been fulfilled, soft delete the response from the database
+pub async fn delete_nwc_response(event: &Event, db: &D1Database) -> Result<()> {
+    // Filter only relevant events
+    match event.kind {
+        Kind::WalletConnectResponse => (),
+        _ => return Ok(()), // skip other event types
+    };
+
+    // Soft delete the event based on pubkey and id
+    match worker::query!(
+        db,
+        "UPDATE event SET deleted = 1 WHERE pubkey = ? AND id = ?",
+        &event.pubkey.to_string(),
+        &event.id
+    )?
+    .run()
+    .await
+    {
+        Ok(_) => console_log!("soft deleted nwc response event: {}", event.id),
+        Err(e) => {
+            console_log!("error soft deleting nwc event from database: {e}");
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5951e28..de0b2dd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
-use crate::nostr::get_nip11_response;
-use crate::nostr::NOSTR_QUEUE_10;
-use crate::nostr::NOSTR_QUEUE_7;
 use crate::nostr::NOSTR_QUEUE_8;
 use crate::nostr::NOSTR_QUEUE_9;
 pub(crate) use crate::nostr::{
     try_queue_event, NOSTR_QUEUE, NOSTR_QUEUE_2, NOSTR_QUEUE_3, NOSTR_QUEUE_4, NOSTR_QUEUE_5,
     NOSTR_QUEUE_6,
 };
-use ::nostr::{
-    ClientMessage, Event, EventId, Filter, Kind, RelayMessage, SubscriptionId, Tag, TagKind,
-};
+use crate::{db::delete_nwc_request, nostr::NOSTR_QUEUE_10};
+use crate::{db::get_nwc_events, nostr::NOSTR_QUEUE_7};
+use crate::{db::handle_nwc_event, nostr::get_nip11_response};
+use ::nostr::{ClientMessage, Event, EventId, Filter, Kind, RelayMessage, SubscriptionId};
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use futures_util::lock::Mutex;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -19,6 +17,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use worker::*;
 
+mod db;
 mod error;
 mod nostr;
 mod utils;
@@ -113,12 +112,14 @@ pub async fn main(req: Request, env: Env, _ctx: Context) -> Result<Response> {
                                     return relay_response(relay_msg);
                                 };
 
+                                let db = ctx.d1("DB")?;
+
                                 // if the event is a nostr wallet connect event, we
                                 // should save it and not send to other relays.
                                 if let Some(relay_msg) =
-                                    handle_nwc_event(*event.clone(), &ctx).await?
+                                    handle_nwc_event(*event.clone(), &db).await?
                                 {
-                                    if let Err(e) = delete_nwc_request(*event, &ctx).await {
+                                    if let Err(e) = delete_nwc_request(*event, &db).await {
                                         console_log!("failed to delete nwc request: {e}");
                                     }
                                     return relay_response(relay_msg);
@@ -274,10 +275,12 @@ pub async fn main(req: Request, env: Env, _ctx: Context) -> Result<Response> {
                                             continue;
                                         };
 
+                                        let db = ctx.d1("DB").expect("should have DB");
+
                                         // if the event is a nostr wallet connect event, we
                                         // should save it and not send to other relays.
                                         if let Some(response) =
-                                            handle_nwc_event(*event.clone(), &ctx)
+                                            handle_nwc_event(*event.clone(), &db)
                                                 .await
                                                 .expect("failed to handle nwc event")
                                         {
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ pub async fn main(req: Request, env: Env, _ctx: Context) -> Result<Response> {
                                                 .send_with_str(&response.as_json())
                                                 .expect("failed to send response");
 
-                                            if let Err(e) = delete_nwc_request(*event, &ctx).await {
+                                            if let Err(e) = delete_nwc_request(*event, &db).await {
                                                 console_log!("failed to delete nwc request: {e}");
                                             }
 
@@ -382,7 +385,7 @@ pub async fn main(req: Request, env: Env, _ctx: Context) -> Result<Response> {
                                             // set running thread to true
                                             running_thread.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
-                                            let ctx_clone = ctx.clone();
+                                            let db = ctx.d1("DB").expect("should have DB");
                                             let sub_id = subscription_id.clone();
                                             let server_clone = server.clone();
                                             let master_clone = requested_filters.clone();
@@ -397,7 +400,7 @@ pub async fn main(req: Request, env: Env, _ctx: Context) -> Result<Response> {
                                                         sub_id.clone(),
                                                         master.clone(),
                                                         &server_clone,
-                                                        &ctx_clone,
+                                                        &db,
                                                     ).await
                                                     {
                                                         Ok(new_event_ids) => {
@@ -500,7 +503,7 @@ pub async fn handle_filter(
     subscription_id: SubscriptionId,
     filter: Filter,
     server: &WebSocket,
-    ctx: &RouteContext<()>,
+    db: &D1Database,
 ) -> Result<Vec<EventId>> {
     let mut events = vec![];
     // get all authors and pubkeys
@@ -519,7 +522,7 @@ pub async fn handle_filter(
         .unwrap_or_default()
         .contains(&Kind::WalletConnectRequest)
     {
-        let mut found_events = get_nwc_events(&keys, Kind::WalletConnectRequest, ctx)
+        let mut found_events = get_nwc_events(&keys, Kind::WalletConnectRequest, db)
             .await
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
@@ -534,7 +537,7 @@ pub async fn handle_filter(
         .unwrap_or_default()
         .contains(&Kind::WalletConnectResponse)
     {
-        let mut found_events = get_nwc_events(&keys, Kind::WalletConnectResponse, ctx)
+        let mut found_events = get_nwc_events(&keys, Kind::WalletConnectResponse, db)
             .await
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
@@ -567,138 +570,6 @@ pub async fn handle_filter(
     Ok(sent_event_ids)
 }
 
-pub async fn get_nwc_events(
-    keys: &[String],
-    kind: Kind,
-    ctx: &RouteContext<()>,
-) -> Result<Vec<Event>> {
-    let kv_store = match kind {
-        Kind::WalletConnectResponse => ctx.kv("NWC_RESPONSES")?,
-        Kind::WalletConnectRequest => ctx.kv("NWC_REQUESTS")?,
-        _ => return Ok(vec![]), // skip other event types, todo, we may want to store info events as well
-    };
-
-    let mut events = vec![];
-    for key in keys {
-        let nwc_events = kv_store
-            .get(key)
-            .json::<Vec<Event>>()
-            .await?
-            .unwrap_or_default();
-        for nwc_event in nwc_events {
-            // delete responses since we don't care after sending
-            if kind == Kind::WalletConnectResponse {
-                if let Err(e) = delete_nwc_response(&nwc_event, ctx).await {
-                    console_log!("failed to delete nwc response: {e}");
-                }
-            }
-            events.push(nwc_event);
-        }
-    }
-
-    Ok(events)
-}
-
-pub async fn handle_nwc_event(
-    event: Event,
-    ctx: &RouteContext<()>,
-) -> Result<Option<RelayMessage>> {
-    let kv_store = match event.kind {
-        Kind::WalletConnectResponse => ctx.kv("NWC_RESPONSES")?,
-        Kind::WalletConnectRequest => ctx.kv("NWC_REQUESTS")?,
-        _ => return Ok(None), // skip other event types, todo, we may want to store info events as well
-    };
-
-    console_log!("got a wallet connect event: {}", event.id);
-
-    let key = &event.pubkey.to_string();
-
-    let new_nwc_responses = match kv_store.get(key).json::<Vec<Event>>().await {
-        Ok(Some(mut current)) => {
-            current.push(event.clone());
-            current
-        }
-        Ok(None) => vec![event.clone()],
-        Err(e) => {
-            console_log!("error getting nwc events from KV: {e}");
-            let relay_msg =
-                RelayMessage::new_ok(event.id, false, "error: could not save published note");
-            return Ok(Some(relay_msg));
-        }
-    };
-
-    // save new vector of events
-    if let Err(e) = kv_store.put(key, new_nwc_responses)?.execute().await {
-        console_log!("error saving nwc: {e}");
-        let relay_msg =
-            RelayMessage::new_ok(event.id, false, "error: could not save published note");
-        return Ok(Some(relay_msg));
-    }
-    console_log!("saved nwc event: {}", event.id);
-
-    let relay_msg = RelayMessage::new_ok(event.id, true, "");
-    Ok(Some(relay_msg))
-}
-
-/// When a NWC request has been fulfilled, delete the request from KV
-pub async fn delete_nwc_request(event: Event, ctx: &RouteContext<()>) -> Result<()> {
-    let kv_store = match event.kind {
-        Kind::WalletConnectResponse => ctx.kv("NWC_REQUESTS")?,
-        _ => return Ok(()), // skip other event types
-    };
-
-    let p_tag = event.tags.iter().find(|t| t.kind() == TagKind::P).cloned();
-    let e_tag = event.tags.iter().find(|t| t.kind() == TagKind::E).cloned();
-
-    if let Some(Tag::PubKey(pubkey, ..)) = p_tag {
-        if let Some(Tag::Event(event_id, ..)) = e_tag {
-            let key = &pubkey.to_string();
-            match kv_store.get(key).json::<Vec<Event>>().await {
-                Ok(Some(current)) => {
-                    let new_events: Vec<Event> =
-                        current.into_iter().filter(|e| e.id != event_id).collect();
-
-                    // save new vector of events
-                    kv_store.put(key, new_events)?.execute().await?;
-                    console_log!("deleted nwc request event: {}", event_id);
-                }
-                Ok(None) => return Ok(()),
-                Err(e) => {
-                    console_log!("error getting nwc events from KV: {e}");
-                    return Ok(());
-                }
-            };
-        };
-    };
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub async fn delete_nwc_response(event: &Event, ctx: &RouteContext<()>) -> Result<()> {
-    let kv_store = match event.kind {
-        Kind::WalletConnectResponse => ctx.kv("NWC_RESPONSES")?,
-        _ => return Ok(()), // skip other event types
-    };
-
-    let key = &event.pubkey.to_string();
-    match kv_store.get(key).json::<Vec<Event>>().await {
-        Ok(Some(current)) => {
-            let new_events: Vec<Event> = current.into_iter().filter(|e| e.id != event.id).collect();
-
-            // save new vector of events
-            kv_store.put(key, new_events)?.execute().await?;
-            console_log!("deleted nwc response event: {}", event.id);
-        }
-        Ok(None) => return Ok(()),
-        Err(e) => {
-            console_log!("error getting nwc events from KV: {e}");
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-    };
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 // Helper function to extend a vector without duplicates
 fn extend_without_duplicates<T: PartialEq + Clone>(master: &mut Vec<T>, new: &Vec<T>) {
     for item in new {
diff --git a/wrangler.toml b/wrangler.toml
index c7f2a3e..e060212 100644
--- a/wrangler.toml
+++ b/wrangler.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ kv_namespaces = [
   { binding = "NWC_RESPONSES", id = "5b434d5eced84abaad1c9a44448ac71c", preview_id = "af27b55b58754562b4250dcd3682547b" },
 ]
 
+[[d1_databases]]
+binding = "DB"
+database_name = "blastr-db"
+database_id = "82736a30-841d-4c24-87d8-788763dacb01"
+
+[[env.staging.d1_databases]]
+binding = "DB"
+database_name = "blastr-db-staging"
+database_id = "ba4c227b-edf2-46a4-99fa-4b7bfa036800"
+
 [env.staging.vars]
 WORKERS_RS_VERSION = "0.0.18"
 ENVIRONMENT = "staging"