diff --git a/setup.go b/setup.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2e453f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+
+	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+)
+
+func setup() {
+	fmt.Println("Initializing the database")
+	os.MkdirAll("assets/config/", 0755)
+}
+
+func Unzip(file string, dest string) {
+
+}
diff --git a/webserver.go b/webserver.go
index 5d3fc2e..0c15df5 100644
--- a/webserver.go
+++ b/webserver.go
@@ -10,12 +10,21 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/gmemstr/pogo/router"
 )
 
 // Main function that defines routes
 func main() {
+	// Check if this is the first time Pogo has been run
+	// with a lockfile
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat("run.lockfile"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		fmt.Println("This looks like your first time running Pogo,\ngive me a second to set myself up.")
+		setup()
+	}
+
 	// Start the watch() function in generate_rss.go, which
 	// watches for file changes and regenerates the feed
 	go watch()