diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7f81b0ac..c23b6b20 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ all.
 authors = ["Aliaksei Bialíauski <aliaksei.bialiauski@hey.com>", "Ivanchuk Ivan <l3r8y@duck.com>"]
 
 [dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.86"
 serde = { version = "1.0.203", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.117"
-anyhow = "1.0.86"
-axum = "0.7.5"
 tokio = { version = "1.0.0", features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "macros", "fs"] }
+axum = "0.7.5"
+log = { version = "0.4.21", features = [] }
+env_logger = "0.11.3"
+tempdir = "0.3.7"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e7dee931..50bb2df1 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@
 use axum::routing::get;
 use axum::Router;
 mod routes;
+mod xml;
 use crate::routes::home;
+use crate::xml::storage::touch_storage;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
+    touch_storage(Some("fakehub.xml"));
     let app = Router::new().route("/", get(home::home));
     let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:3000").await.unwrap();
     axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
diff --git a/src/xml/mod.rs b/src/xml/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e263c1e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xml/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// The MIT License (MIT)
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Aliaksei Bialiauski
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+pub mod storage;
diff --git a/src/xml/storage.rs b/src/xml/storage.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d7cff2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/xml/storage.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// The MIT License (MIT)
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Aliaksei Bialiauski
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+use std::fs::File;
+
+use log::info;
+
+pub fn touch_storage(path: Option<&str>) -> File {
+    let location = path.unwrap_or("fakehub.xml");
+    info!("Initializing XML storage: {location}");
+    match File::create(location) {
+        Ok(file) => {
+            info!("'{location}' initialized");
+            file
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            panic!("fakehub storage failed to initialize in '{location}': {err}")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use tempdir::TempDir;
+
+    use crate::xml::storage::touch_storage;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn creates_xml_storage() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let temp = TempDir::new("temp")?;
+        let path = temp.path().join("fakehub.xml");
+        let storage = path.to_str();
+        touch_storage(storage);
+        assert!(
+            path.exists(),
+            "storage file {:?} was not created, but should be",
+            storage
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn creates_xml_storage_with_different_name() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let temp = TempDir::new("temp")?;
+        let path = temp.path().join("test.xml");
+        let storage = path.to_str();
+        touch_storage(storage);
+        assert!(
+            path.exists(),
+            "storage file {:?} was not created, but should be",
+            storage
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}