diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc81706..0c2c0e0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+**/VE
+
+#VS CODE files
+.vscode
+
 # Persistence
 prst.*
 
diff --git a/bot/commands/alias.py b/bot/commands/alias.py
index 5e94ed6..ec6fb4b 100644
--- a/bot/commands/alias.py
+++ b/bot/commands/alias.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ FIRST = range(1)
 class Alias(BotFunc):
     """create a new command for command-paths you often use"""
 
-    def __init__(self, dispatcher, prst):
-        super().__init__(prst)
+    def __init__(self, dispatcher, db):
+        super().__init__(db)
         self.dispatcher = dispatcher
         # do not interact with him yet!
 
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class Alias(BotFunc):
 
 
     def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
-        super().entry_point()
         test = self.dispatcher
         print(self.dispatcher.handlers[0])
         keyboard = [
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ class Alias(BotFunc):
             [InlineKeyboardButton("Delete alias", callback_data="delete")],
         ]
         reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
+        super().log_activity(receive=True, execute=False, send=True)
         update.message.reply_text("What exactly do you want?", reply_markup=reply_markup)
         return FIRST
     
diff --git a/bot/commands/clock.py b/bot/commands/clock.py
index 9e33bdd..b08d570 100644
--- a/bot/commands/clock.py
+++ b/bot/commands/clock.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class Clock(BotFunc):
         return handler
 
     def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
-        super().entry_point()
         keyboard = [
             [InlineKeyboardButton("Make a wake-light", callback_data="wake")],
             [InlineKeyboardButton("Blink as alarm", callback_data="alarm")],
@@ -208,4 +207,12 @@ class Clock(BotFunc):
 
         update.message.reply_text("Ok. Showing art for the next "+ str(duration) + " hours.")
         self.clock.run(output,(number, duration))
-        return ConversationHandler.END
\ No newline at end of file
+        return ConversationHandler.END
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+# TODO FIx this to work with the new backend
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bot/commands/help.py b/bot/commands/help.py
index 0fed99b..71d3869 100644
--- a/bot/commands/help.py
+++ b/bot/commands/help.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ FIRST, EXECUTE = range(2)
 class Help(BotFunc):
     """Shows the functions and their usage"""
     
-    def __init__(self, prst):
-        super().__init__(prst)
+    def __init__(self, db):
+        super().__init__(db)
         self.available_commands = {}
 
 
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class Help(BotFunc):
 
 
     def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
-        super().entry_point()
         keyboard = [
             [
                 InlineKeyboardButton("All commands", callback_data="all"),
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ class Help(BotFunc):
             ]
         ]
         reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
+        super().log_activity(read=True, execute=True, send=True) # at this point every step has been fulfilled
         if update.message:
             update.message.reply_text("What exactly do you want?", reply_markup=reply_markup)
         else:
diff --git a/bot/commands/lists.py b/bot/commands/lists.py
index 5c4a476..214b42d 100644
--- a/bot/commands/lists.py
+++ b/bot/commands/lists.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ NAME, NEW, ACTION, ITEMADD, ITEMREMOVE = range(5)
 class Lists(BotFunc):
     """Create and edit lists"""
 
-    def __init__(self, prst):
-        super().__init__(prst)
+    def __init__(self, db):
+        super().__init__(db)
         self.current_name = ""
 
 
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ class Lists(BotFunc):
 
 
     def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
-        super().entry_point()
-        keyboard = [[InlineKeyboardButton(k, callback_data="list-"+k)] for k in self.persistence["global"]["lists"]] + [[InlineKeyboardButton("New list", callback_data="new")]]
+        lists = self.db.lists.select()
+        sl = [l.name for l in lists]
+        keyboard = [[InlineKeyboardButton(k, callback_data="list-"+k)] for k in sl] + [[InlineKeyboardButton("New list", callback_data="new")]]
 
         reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
+        super().log_activity(read=True, execute=False, send=True)
         update.message.reply_text(text="Here are the existing lists. You can also create a new one:", reply_markup=reply_markup)
         return NAME
 
@@ -94,16 +96,16 @@ class Lists(BotFunc):
 
     def new_listname(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
         name = update.message.text
-        if name not in self.persistence["global"]["lists"]:
-            self.persistence["global"]["lists"][name] = []
-
+        try:
+            data = self.db.lists(name=name, content="")
+            data.save()
             keyboard = [[InlineKeyboardButton("Add an item", callback_data="add"), InlineKeyboardButton("To the menu!", callback_data="overview")]]
             reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
             self.current_name = name
             update.message.reply_text("Thanks. List " + name + " was successfully created.", reply_markup=reply_markup)
             return ACTION
-        else:
-            update.message.reply_text("Oh no! That list already exists")
+        except Exception as e:
+            update.message.reply_text("Oh no! Encountered exception: {}".format(e))
             return ConversationHandler.END
 
     
@@ -117,7 +119,10 @@ class Lists(BotFunc):
     def list_remove(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
         query = update.callback_query
         query.answer()
-        keyboard = [[InlineKeyboardButton(k, callback_data=i)] for i,k in enumerate(self.persistence["global"]["lists"][self.current_name])]
+        it = self.db.lists.get(self.db.lists.name == self.current_name)
+        sl = it.content.split("<-->")
+
+        keyboard = [[InlineKeyboardButton(k, callback_data=i)] for i,k in enumerate(sl)]
         reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
 
         query.edit_message_text("Which item would you like to remove?", reply_markup = reply_markup)
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ class Lists(BotFunc):
     def list_clear(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
         query = update.callback_query
         query.answer()
-        self.persistence["global"]["lists"][self.current_name] = []
+        self.db.lists.update(content="").where(self.db.lists.name == self.current_name).execute()
         keyboard = [[InlineKeyboardButton("Add an item", callback_data="add"), InlineKeyboardButton("Back to the menu", callback_data="overview")]]
         reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
         query.edit_message_text("List " + self.current_name + " cleared", reply_markup=reply_markup)
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ class Lists(BotFunc):
     def list_delete(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
         query = update.callback_query
         query.answer()
-        self.persistence["global"]["lists"].pop(self.current_name, None)  
+        self.db.lists.delete().where(self.db.lists.name == self.current_name).execute()
         query.edit_message_text("List " + self.current_name + " deleted")
         return ConversationHandler.END
 
@@ -145,7 +150,9 @@ class Lists(BotFunc):
     def list_print(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
         query = update.callback_query
         query.answer()
-        content = "\n".join(self.persistence["global"]["lists"][self.current_name])
+        it = self.db.lists.get(self.db.lists.name == self.current_name)
+        content = it.content.split("<-->")
+        content = "\n".join(content)
         keyboard = [[InlineKeyboardButton("Add an item", callback_data="add"), InlineKeyboardButton("Back to the menu", callback_data="overview")]]
         reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
         query.edit_message_text("Content of " + self.current_name + ":\n" + content, reply_markup=reply_markup)
@@ -153,11 +160,16 @@ class Lists(BotFunc):
 
 
     def list_add_item(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
-        name = update.message.text
-        self.persistence["global"]["lists"][self.current_name] += [name]
+        item = update.message.text
+        it = self.db.lists.get(self.db.lists.name == self.current_name)
+        sl = it.content
+        print("SLSLLLL: {} -- {}".format(sl, type(sl)))
+        sl += item + "<-->"
+        self.db.lists.update(content=sl).where(self.db.lists.name == self.current_name).execute()
+
         keyboard = [[InlineKeyboardButton("Add some more", callback_data="add"), InlineKeyboardButton("Back to the menu", callback_data="overview")]]
         reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
-        update.message.reply_text("Added " + name, reply_markup=reply_markup)
+        update.message.reply_text("Added " + item, reply_markup=reply_markup)
         return ACTION
 
 
@@ -166,9 +178,13 @@ class Lists(BotFunc):
         ind = int(query.data)
         query.answer()
 
-        old = self.persistence["global"]["lists"][self.current_name]
+        it = self.db.lists.get(self.db.lists.name == self.current_name)
+        old = it.content.split("<-->")
+        # todo make better
+
         name = old.pop(ind)
-        self.persistence["global"]["lists"][self.current_name] = old
+        new = "<-->".join(old)
+        self.db.lists.update(content=new).where(self.db.lists.name == self.current_name).execute()
 
         keyboard = [[InlineKeyboardButton("Remove another", callback_data="remove"), InlineKeyboardButton("Back to the menu", callback_data="overview")]]
         reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)      
diff --git a/bot/commands/plaintext.py b/bot/commands/plaintext.py
index 6ff8a0d..55a74be 100644
--- a/bot/commands/plaintext.py
+++ b/bot/commands/plaintext.py
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@ from .template import *
 
 class Plain(BotFunc):
     """Not a command: just keeps logs and usage_data"""
-    def __init__(self, prst):
-        super().__init__(prst)
+    def __init__(self, db):
+        super().__init__(db)
     
     def create_handler(self):
         h = MessageHandler(Filters.text, callback=self.add_to_log)
         return h
 
     def add_to_log(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
-        super().entry_point()
-        super().increase_counter("receive_activity")
\ No newline at end of file
+        super().log_activity(
+            read = True,
+            send = False,
+            execute = False
+        )
diff --git a/bot/commands/reddit.py b/bot/commands/reddit.py
index bfaadeb..a0f66f0 100644
--- a/bot/commands/reddit.py
+++ b/bot/commands/reddit.py
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ class Joke(BotFunc):
 
 
     def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
-        super().entry_point()
+        
         keyboard = [[InlineKeyboardButton(str(i), callback_data=str(i)) for i in range(1,11)]]
         reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
+        super().log_activity(read=True, execute=True, send=True) # at this point every step has been fulfilled
         update.message.reply_text("How many jokes?", reply_markup=reply_markup)
         return CHOOSE_NUM
 
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ class Meme(BotFunc):
 
 
     def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
-        super().entry_point()
 
         keyboard = [
             [InlineKeyboardButton("General", callback_data="memes"),],
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class Meme(BotFunc):
             [InlineKeyboardButton("Biology", callback_data="biologymemes"),],
         ]
         reply_markup = InlineKeyboardMarkup(keyboard)
+        super().log_activity(read=True, execute=True, send=True) # at this point every step has been fulfilled
         update.message.reply_text("What kind of memes?", reply_markup=reply_markup)
         return CHOOSE_TOPIC
 
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ class Meme(BotFunc):
         memes = self.api.get_random_rising(data[0], int(data[1]), "photo")
         if len(memes) != 0:
             for m in memes:
+                super().log_activity(read=False, execute=False, send=True) # we just sent an additional message
                 update.effective_chat.send_photo(photo = m["image"],caption = m["caption"])
         else:
            update.effective_chat.send_message("Sorry, the meme won't yeet.")
diff --git a/bot/commands/search.py b/bot/commands/search.py
index 76c2cf8..2038f24 100644
--- a/bot/commands/search.py
+++ b/bot/commands/search.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ SEARCH, MORE = range(2)
 class Search(BotFunc):
     """Browse the web for a topic."""
     
-    def __init__(self, api, prst):
-        super().__init__(prst)
+    def __init__(self, api, db):
+        super().__init__(db)
         self.available_commands = {}
         self.api = api
 
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class Search(BotFunc):
 
 
     def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
-        super().entry_point()
 
         update.message.reply_text("What are we searching?")
         return SEARCH
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ class Search(BotFunc):
         message = first["text"] + "\n(" + first["url"] + ")\n\n"
 
         update.message.reply_text(text = message, reply_markup=reply_markup)
+        super().log_activity(read = True, execute = True, send = True)
         return MORE
     
 
@@ -55,4 +55,5 @@ class Search(BotFunc):
             message += r["text"] + "\n(" + r["url"] + ")\n\n"
 
         query.edit_message_text(message)
+        super().log_activity(read = False, execute = False, send = True)
         return ConversationHandler.END
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bot/commands/status.py b/bot/commands/status.py
index c762414..44e2875 100644
--- a/bot/commands/status.py
+++ b/bot/commands/status.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ FIRST = 1
 class Status(BotFunc):
     """Shows a short status of the program."""
     
-    def __init__(self, name, version, prst):
-        super().__init__(prst)
+    def __init__(self, name, version, db):
+        super().__init__(db)
         self.start_time = datetime.datetime.now()
         self.name = name
         self.version = version
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class Status(BotFunc):
 
 
     def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
-        super().entry_point()
         keyboard = [
             [
                 InlineKeyboardButton("And the log?", callback_data="full"),
@@ -75,6 +74,8 @@ class Status(BotFunc):
             update.message.reply_text(message, reply_markup=reply_markup, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN)
         else:
             update._effective_chat.send_message(message, reply_markup=reply_markup, parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN)
+        
+        super().log_activity(read = True, execute = True, send = True)
         return FIRST
 
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ class Status(BotFunc):
         with open("persistence/complete.log") as l:
             query.message.reply_document(l)
 
+        super().log_activity(read = False, execute = False, send = True)
         return ConversationHandler.END
 
 
diff --git a/bot/commands/template.py b/bot/commands/template.py
index ba97c8b..33477fc 100644
--- a/bot/commands/template.py
+++ b/bot/commands/template.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import datetime
 from telegram import InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup, Update, ParseMode
 from telegram.ext import Updater, CommandHandler, CallbackQueryHandler, CallbackContext, MessageHandler, Filters
 from telegram.ext import (
@@ -15,19 +16,21 @@ import datetime
 
 class BotFunc():
     """Base class for a specific bot-functionality"""
-    def __init__(self, prst):
+    def __init__(self, db):
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-        self.persistence = prst
+        self.db = db
 
 
-    def entry_point(self):
-        self.increase_counter("execute_activity")
+    def log_activity(self, **kwargs):
+        # mark that a new command has been executed
+        data = self.db.chats(
+            time=datetime.datetime.now(),
+            **kwargs
+            )
+        # kwargs can look like
+        # receive=True,
+        # execute=True,
+        # send=False,
+        data.save()
 
 
-    def increase_counter(self, counter_name):
-        current_hour = int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp() // 3600)
-        if len(self.persistence["bot"][counter_name]["hour"]) == 0 or current_hour != self.persistence["bot"][counter_name]["hour"][-1]:
-            self.persistence["bot"][counter_name]["hour"].append(current_hour)
-            self.persistence["bot"][counter_name]["count"].append(1)
-        else:
-            self.persistence["bot"][counter_name]["count"][-1] += 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bot/commands/weather.py b/bot/commands/weather.py
index f36d90e..e524303 100644
--- a/bot/commands/weather.py
+++ b/bot/commands/weather.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ FIRST = 1
 
 class Weather(BotFunc):
     """Shows a weatherforecast for a given location"""
-    def __init__(self, api, prst):
+    def __init__(self, api, db):
         """initialize api and persistence"""
-        super().__init__(prst)
+        super().__init__(db)
         self.api = api
         self.city = ""
 
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class Weather(BotFunc):
 
     def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
         """Reacts the call of the command. Prints the first buttons"""
-        super().entry_point()
         keyboard = [
             [
                 InlineKeyboardButton("Zürich", callback_data="city-zurich"),
@@ -78,6 +77,7 @@ class Weather(BotFunc):
             text = "Weather: \n\n" + weather,
             parse_mode = ParseMode.HTML
         )
+        super().log_activity(read = True, execute = True, send = True)
         return ConversationHandler.END
 
 
diff --git a/bot/commands/zvv.py b/bot/commands/zvv.py
index 436bf07..6c7cef1 100644
--- a/bot/commands/zvv.py
+++ b/bot/commands/zvv.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ START, DEST = range(2)
 class Zvv(BotFunc):
     """Connects to the swiss travel-api to get public transport routes"""
 
-    def __init__(self, prst):
-        super().__init__(prst)
+    def __init__(self, db):
+        super().__init__(db)
         self.start = ""
         self.dest = ""
         pass
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class Zvv(BotFunc):
 
 
     def entry_point(self, update: Update, context: CallbackContext) -> None:
-        super().entry_point()
         update.message.reply_text("What is the start point?")
         return START
 
@@ -43,7 +42,8 @@ class Zvv(BotFunc):
         loc = update.message.text
         self.dest = loc
         route = self.get_result()
-        update.message.reply_text("Her are the routes I've got:\n" + route)
+        update.message.reply_text("Here are the routes I've got:\n" + route)
+        super().log_activity(read=True, execute=True, send=True)
         return ConversationHandler.END
 
 
diff --git a/bot/main.py b/bot/main.py
index 13738c1..721c50a 100644
--- a/bot/main.py
+++ b/bot/main.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class ChatBot():
                 -> prst:dict - persistence (overloaded dict that writes to json file)
                 -> logger - logging object to unify log messages
         """
-        # added by the launcher, we have self.modules (dict) and persistence
+        # added by the launcher, we have self.modules (dict) and persistence and db
 
         self.name = name
         self.version = version
@@ -36,22 +36,22 @@ class ChatBot():
         
     def add_commands(self):
         # Mark modules as available
-        prst = self.persistence
-        self.help_module = self.commands.help.Help(prst)
+        db = self.db
+        self.help_module = self.commands.help.Help(db)
         self.sub_modules = {
-            "weather": self.commands.weather.Weather(self.api_weather, prst),
+            "weather": self.commands.weather.Weather(self.api_weather, db),
             "help" : self.help_module,
-            "status" : self.commands.status.Status(self.name, self.version, prst),
-            "zvv" : self.commands.zvv.Zvv(prst),
-            "list" : self.commands.lists.Lists(prst),
-            # "alias" : commands.alias.Alias(self.dispatcher, prst),
-            "joke" : self.commands.reddit.Joke(self.api_reddit, prst),
-            "meme" : self.commands.reddit.Meme(self.api_reddit, prst),
-            # "news" : self.commands.reddit.News(self.api_reddit, prst),
-            "search" : self.commands.search.Search(self.api_search, prst),
+            "status" : self.commands.status.Status(self.name, self.version, db),
+            "zvv" : self.commands.zvv.Zvv(db),
+            "list" : self.commands.lists.Lists(db),
+            # "alias" : commands.alias.Alias(self.dispatcher, db),
+            "joke" : self.commands.reddit.Joke(self.api_reddit, db),
+            "meme" : self.commands.reddit.Meme(self.api_reddit, db),
+            # "news" : self.commands.reddit.News(self.api_reddit, db),
+            "search" : self.commands.search.Search(self.api_search, db),
             # ...
 
-            "plaintext" : self.commands.plaintext.Plain(prst) # for handling non-command messages that should simply contribute to statistics
+            "plaintext" : self.commands.plaintext.Plain(db) # for handling non-command messages that should simply contribute to statistics
             }
         # must be a class that has a method create_handler
     
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class ChatBot():
         self.help_module.add_commands(self.sub_modules)
     	
     def start(self):
-        self.sub_modules = {"clock" : self.commands.clock.Clock(self.persistence, self.modules["clock"], self.api_art)}
+        self.sub_modules = {"clock" : self.commands.clock.Clock(self.db, self.modules["clock"], self.api_art)}
         self.add_commands()
         self.telegram.start_polling()
         # self.telegram.idle()
diff --git a/broadcast/b_in.py b/broadcast/b_in.py
index 363a344..0ad2545 100644
--- a/broadcast/b_in.py
+++ b/broadcast/b_in.py
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ class FetchUpdates:
         self.last_fetch = {}
 
 
+    def start(self):
+        # dummy for errorless launching
+        pass
+    
+
     def get_updates(self):
         update_url = "http://" + self.base_url + "/getupdates"
         result = self.call_api(update_url)
@@ -30,15 +35,16 @@ class FetchUpdates:
     
 
     def fetch_data(self):
-        if self.update_calls == 0:
-            fetch = self.get_last()   
-        else:
-            fetch = self.get_updates()
-            if not fetch["is_new"]:
-                fetch = self.last_fetch
-            else:
-                self.last_fetch = fetch
         try:
+            if self.update_calls == 0:
+                fetch = self.get_last()   
+            else:
+                fetch = self.get_updates()
+                if not fetch["is_new"]:
+                    fetch = self.last_fetch
+                else:
+                    self.last_fetch = fetch
+            
             data = fetch["data"]
             has_queue = fetch["has_queue"]
         except:
@@ -60,6 +66,6 @@ class FetchUpdates:
             if result.pop("status") == "ok":
                 ret = result
         except:
-            logger.error("Bad api call for method {}.".format(url[:url.rfind("/")]))
+            logger.error("Bad api call for method {}.".format(url[url.rfind("/"):]))
 
         return ret
diff --git a/broadcast/b_out.py b/broadcast/b_out.py
index 0569653..79fe36e 100644
--- a/broadcast/b_out.py
+++ b/broadcast/b_out.py
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ class BroadcastUpdates:
             "status" : "ok",
             **kwargs
         }
-        print(ret)
+        
         return jsonify(ret)
 
diff --git a/client.py b/client.py
index b40ac6a..8926156 100644
--- a/client.py
+++ b/client.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ReceiverLauncher(launcher.Launcher):
         # active: periodically takes readouts
         self.clock_hardware_module = c_out.ClockFace()
         # active: periodically calls fetcher
-        self.receive_module = b_in.FetchUpdates(server_ip="192.168.1.110", port="1111")
+        self.receive_module = b_in.FetchUpdates(server_ip="localhost", port="1111")
         # passive: fetches data on demand
 
         super().__init__(
diff --git a/clock/c_back.py b/clock/c_back.py
index 508d30c..0b7923e 100644
--- a/clock/c_back.py
+++ b/clock/c_back.py
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ class ClockBackend:
 
 
     
-    def clock_loop(self):
-        print("looping")
-        
+    def clock_loop(self):        
         t = int(datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%H%M"))
 
         if t % 5 == 0:
diff --git a/clock/c_in.py b/clock/c_in.py
index f7bb2dd..be7afe1 100644
--- a/clock/c_in.py
+++ b/clock/c_in.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class SensorReadout:
         self.sensor_modules = { # we already call them, they are objects and not classes anymore
             "temperature" : hardware.sensors.TemperatureModule(),
             "humidity" : hardware.sensors.HumidityModule(),
-            "brightness" : hardware.sensors.BrightnessModule(),
+            "luminosity" : hardware.sensors.BrightnessModule(),
             # more to come?
         }
 
@@ -21,23 +21,36 @@ class SensorReadout:
         helpers.timer.RepeatedTimer(300, self.spread_measure)
 
     def spread_measure(self):
-        results = dict((el,[]) for el in self.sensor_modules.keys()) # create an empty dict with a list for each readout-type
+        measurements = dict((el,[]) for el in self.sensor_modules.keys())
+        # create an empty dict with a list for each readout-type
+
         for _ in range(5): # number of measures to average out
             for name in self.sensor_modules.keys():
                 measure = self.sensor_modules[name].readout()
-                results[name].append(measure)
+                measurements[name].append(measure)
                 time.sleep(3)
+
+        results = {}
+        for e in measurements.keys():
+            lst = measurements[e]
+            results[e] = int(sum(lst) / len(lst))
+
+        self.save_results(**results)
+
+
+    # def save_results(self, results):
+    #     current_minute = int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp() // 60)
         
-        self.save_results(results)
+    #     self.persistence["clock"]["sensors"]["time"] += [current_minute]
 
-
-    def save_results(self, results):
-        current_minute = int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp() // 60)
-        
-        self.persistence["clock"]["sensors"]["time"] += [current_minute]
-
-        for name in results.keys():
-            keep_value = sum(results[name]) / len(results[name])
-            self.persistence["clock"]["sensors"][name] += [keep_value]
+    #     for name in results.keys():
+    #         keep_value = sum(results[name]) / len(results[name])
+    #         self.persistence["clock"]["sensors"][name] += [keep_value]
 
     
+    def save_results(self, **results):
+        data = self.db.sensors(
+            time=datetime.datetime.now(),
+            **results,
+            )
+        data.save()
diff --git a/clock/c_out.py b/clock/c_out.py
index 2788acb..fbcfc85 100644
--- a/clock/c_out.py
+++ b/clock/c_out.py
@@ -13,21 +13,17 @@ class ClockFace:
         """"""
         # added by the launcher, we have self.modules (dict)
 
-
-
         self.IO = hardware.led.get_handler()
         self.shape = self.IO.shape # (16,32) for now
         # TODO handle differently!
         self.MOP = helpers.computations.MatrixOperations()
         
-        
+        self.kill_output = False
 
     def start(self):
-        helpers.timer.RepeatedTimer(60, self.clock_loop)
-        # schedule for in 60 seconds
-        self.clock_loop()
-        # run once now
-        # TODO start as a thread
+        # helpers.timer.RepeatedTimer(60, self.clock_loop)
+        # # schedule for in 60 seconds
+        Thread(target = self.clock_loop).start()
 
 
 # TODO Turn off when button pressed?
@@ -38,13 +34,18 @@ class ClockFace:
         t_minutes = int(datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%H%M"))
 
         has_queue, data = self.modules["receive"].fetch_data()
+        self.set_brightness()
         
         if data == {}:
             matrices = self.MOP.get_fallback()
         else:
             matrices = [np.asarray(d).astype(int) for d in data["matrices"]]
-
-        self.IO.put(matrices)
+        
+        if not self.kill_output:
+            self.IO.put(matrices)
+        else:
+            z = np.zeros((16,16,3))
+            self.IO.put([z,z,z])
         
         if has_queue:
             tnext = 1
@@ -59,3 +60,14 @@ class ClockFace:
         time.sleep(max(delta.total_seconds(), 0))
         self.clock_loop() 
 
+
+    def set_brightness(self):
+        """Kill the brightness at night"""
+
+        is_WE = datetime.datetime.now().weekday() > 4
+        now = int(datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%H%M"))
+        if (is_WE and (now > 1000 and now < 2200)) or ((not is_WE) and (now > 830 and now < 2130)):
+            self.kill_output = False
+        else:
+            self.kill_output = True
+
diff --git a/clock/hardware/sensors.py b/clock/hardware/sensors.py
index e9fe8f4..2021dea 100644
--- a/clock/hardware/sensors.py
+++ b/clock/hardware/sensors.py
@@ -5,17 +5,23 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class TempSim:
     """Simulates a temperature for running on windows"""
     temperature = 23 # return a celsius value
-    humidity = 0.3
+    humidity = 30
+    
+
+class LightSim:
+    def input(self, *args):
+        return 1
+
+
 
 
 class SensorModule:
     def __init__(self):
         logger.info("Using module " + self.__class__.__name__)
-    
-class LightSim:
-    def input(self, *args):
-        return 1
 
+
+
+## Real sensors!
 try:
     import board
     import adafruit_dht 
diff --git a/launcher.py b/launcher.py
index 01c88cc..350a4ca 100644
--- a/launcher.py
+++ b/launcher.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from persistence import p_io
+from persistence import p_io, p_out
 
 import logging
 import os
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class Launcher:
     def __init__(self, **modules):
         """"""
         self.persistence = p_io.PersistentDict("persistence/prst.json")
+        self.db = p_out.DBLogging()
+
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
         self.logger.info(self.__class__.__name__ + " initialized")
 
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ class Launcher:
             self.logger.info("Starting module "+ module.__class__.__name__)
             module.modules = self.modules
             module.persistence = self.persistence
+            module.db = self.db
             module.start()
 
 
diff --git a/persistence/models.py b/persistence/models.py
index 48da2e4..ba9c9cb 100644
--- a/persistence/models.py
+++ b/persistence/models.py
@@ -1,16 +1,40 @@
 from peewee import *
+import datetime
+import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+from threading import Thread
 
-#db = SqliteDatabase('data.db')
-db = MySQLDatabase("AIO_sensors", host="192.168.1.101", port=3306, user="pi", passwd="supersecret")
-# whyyy?
-
-class Metric(Model):
-    time = DateTimeField()
+from . import keys
+dbk = keys.db_keys
 
 
+db = PostgresqlDatabase(dbk["name"], user=dbk["username"], password=dbk["password"], host=dbk["url"], port=dbk["port"], autorollback=True)
+
+
+
+class DBModel(Model):
+    # specific to the above DB
     class Meta:
         database = db
 
+    def save(self):
+        # fail-safe writing of the db-object. Usually threaded because the caller is threaded
+        try:
+            # db.connect()
+            super().save()
+            # db.close()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("Could not write to db. Dropping content of {}".format(self.__class__.__name__))
+            print(e)
+            # db.atomic().rollback()
+
+
+class Metric(DBModel):
+    time = DateTimeField()
+        
+
+
+
 class SensorMetric(Metric):
     # this is a continuous metric
     temperature = IntegerField()
@@ -19,11 +43,16 @@ class SensorMetric(Metric):
 
 
 class ChatMetric(Metric):
-    # this gets cumulated over one hour (or one day, or...)
-    activity = CharField()
+    read = BooleanField()
+    send = BooleanField()
+    execute = BooleanField()
 
 
 class ErrorMetric(Metric):
     # same as above
-    error = CharField()
+    error = TextField()
 
+
+class List(DBModel):
+    name = CharField(unique=True)
+    content = TextField() # unlimited length, use to serialise list into
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diff --git a/persistence/p_out.py b/persistence/p_out.py
index 1957d98..8680dbd 100644
--- a/persistence/p_out.py
+++ b/persistence/p_out.py
@@ -1,32 +1,58 @@
-from models import db
-from models import *
-import datetime as dt
-from random import randint
+from . import models
 
 
-def create_tables():
-    with db:
-        db.create_tables([SensorMetric, ChatMetric, ErrorMetric])
+class DBLogging:
+    """Create a connection to a remote database and log some quantities that will be visualized otherwhere"""
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.db = models.db
+        
+        self.sensors = models.SensorMetric
+        self.chats = models.ChatMetric
+        self.errors = models.ErrorMetric
+        self.lists = models.List
+
+    #     self.create_tables()
+
+    # def create_tables(self):
+    #     with self.db as db:
+    #         db.create_tables([self.sensors, self.chats, self.errors, self.lists])
 
 
-create_tables()
-# read from json, excel, txt ... whatever
-now = dt.datetime.timestamp(dt.datetime.now())
 
 
-for i in range(1000):
-    with db:
-        sensor_data = SensorMetric.create(
-            time = now + i,
-            temperature = 23,
-            humidity = 30 + randint(0,20),
-            luminosity = 1
-        )
-        chat = ChatMetric(
-            time = now + i,
-            activity = "Hello world"
-        )
-        errors = ErrorMetric(
-            time = now + i,
-            error = "Could not load module"
-        )
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+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+# writin to the db gets handled through the model directly
+
+# create_tables()
+# # read from json, excel, txt ... whatever
+# now = dt.datetime.timestamp(dt.datetime.now())
+
+
+# for i in range(1000):
+#     with db:
+#         sensor_data = SensorMetric.create(
+#             time = now + i,
+#             temperature = 23,
+#             humidity = 30 + randint(0,20),
+#             luminosity = 1
+#         )
+#         chat = ChatMetric(
+#             time = now + i,
+#             activity = "Hello world"
+#         )
+#         errors = ErrorMetric(
+#             time = now + i,
+#             error = "Could not load module"
+#         )
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d269f96
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diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 11a2c5b..663bfee 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from bot import main
 from clock import c_back
 from broadcast import b_out 
-from dashboard import d_out
+# from dashboard import d_out
 
 import launcher
 
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ class BroadcastLauncher(launcher.Launcher):
     """Launcher for all server-side modules. The hard-computations"""
     def __init__(self):
         
-        self.bot_module = main.ChatBot(name="Norbit", version="3.0") # ??? 
+        self.bot_module = main.ChatBot(name="Norbit", version="4.0a") # ??? 
         self.clock_backend_module = c_back.ClockBackend() # threaded through threading.Timer
-        self.broadcast_module = b_out.BroadcastUpdates(port="1111") # threaded as Thread
+        self.broadcast_module = b_out.BroadcastUpdates(port="1111") # Thread
         # self.dashboard_module = d_out.DashBoard(port="80") # ??? threaded as Thread
 
         # "sensors" : self.sensors,