diff --git a/src/stores/datastore.js b/src/stores/datastore.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..922a8d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/datastore.js
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+'use strict'
+const Lock = require('lock')
+const pull = require('pull-stream')
+const pullWrite = require('pull-write')
+const pullDefer = require('pull-defer/source')
+const parallel = require('async/parallel')
+
+exports = module.exports
+
+exports.setUp = (basePath, BlobStore, locks) => {
+  // locks is passed in but never used.
+  const store = new BlobStore(basePath + '/datastore')
+  const lock = new Lock()
+
+  function write (key, blob, callback) {
+    lock(key, (release) => {
+      pull(
+        pull.values([blob]),
+        store.write(key, release(released))
+      )
+    })
+
+    function released (err) {
+      if (err) {
+        return callback(err)
+      }
+      callback(null, { key: key })
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+
+    getStream (key) {
+      if (!key) {
+        return pull.error(new Error('Invalid key'))
+      }
+
+      const deferred = pullDefer()
+
+      lock(key, (release) => {
+        pull(
+          store.read(key),
+          pull.collect(release(released))
+        )
+      })
+
+      function released (err, data) {
+        if (err) {
+          return deferred.abort(err)
+        }
+
+        deferred.resolve(
+          pull.values([Buffer.concat(data)])
+        )
+      }
+    },
+
+    putStream () {
+      let ended = false
+      let written = []
+      let push = null
+
+      const sink = pullWrite((blobs, cb) => {
+        const tasks = writeTasks(blobs)
+        parallel(tasks, cb)
+      }, null, 100, (err) => {
+        ended = err || true
+        if (push) {
+          push(ended)
+        }
+      })
+
+      const source = (end, cb) => {
+        if (end) {
+          ended = end
+          return cb(end)
+        }
+
+        if (written.length) {
+          return cb(null, written.shift())
+        }
+
+        if (ended) {
+          return cb(ended)
+        }
+
+        push = cb
+      }
+
+      function writeTasks (blobs) {
+        return blobs.map((blob) => {
+          return (cb) => {
+            write(blob, (err, meta) => {
+              if (err) {
+                return cb(err)
+              }
+
+              if (push) {
+                const read = push
+                push = null
+                read(null, meta)
+                return cb()
+              }
+
+              written.push(meta)
+              cb()
+            })
+          }
+        })
+      }
+
+      return {
+        source: source,
+        sink: sink
+      }
+    },
+
+    has (key, callback) {
+      if (!key) {
+        return callback(new Error('Invalid key'))
+      }
+      store.exists(key, callback)
+    },
+
+    delete (key, callback) {
+      if (!key) {
+        return callback(new Error('Invalid key'))
+      }
+      store.remove(key, callback)
+    },
+
+    helloWorld() {
+      console.log('hello world')
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// The 4 keys that need to be stored in the datastore are as follows
+// key1= /F5UXA3TTF4JCB5OTOYTDCBGWYFARRBGGIPJR4KKXVXBGOHK4C5MB47SOZHQM3LH6  - possibly routing records
+// key2= /F5YGWLYSED25G5RGGECNNQKBDCCMMQ6TDYUVPLOCM4OVYF2YDZ7E5SPAZWWP4 - possibly routing records
+// key3= /local/filesroot
+// key4= /local/pins
+
+// the hash of /local/filesroot can be found in go-ipfs with ipfs files stat --hash /
+// can we find the hash of /local/filesroot in js-ipfs
+
+// does it make sense to implement datastore like the blockstore.
+// do I need to use locks as the blockstore does.
diff --git a/src/stores/index.js b/src/stores/index.js
index 01476e33..ea7ff142 100644
--- a/src/stores/index.js
+++ b/src/stores/index.js
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ exports.version = require('./version')
 exports.config = require('./config')
 exports.keys = require('./keys')
 exports.blockstore = require('./blockstore')
+exports.datastore = require('./datastore')