diff --git a/libropkg/CMakeLists.txt b/libropkg/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ccc136..9c091f4 100644
--- a/libropkg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libropkg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ add_library(libropkg SHARED ${sources})
 set_target_properties(libropkg PROPERTIES
 	OUTPUT_NAME ropkg)
 target_link_libraries(libropkg
+	Bluelib::Io
 	${ZSTD_LIBRARY})
 target_include_directories(libropkg PUBLIC
 	include/
diff --git a/libropkg/include/ropkg/instance.h b/libropkg/include/ropkg/instance.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..556f184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libropkg/include/ropkg/instance.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef ROPKG_INSTANCE_H_
+#define ROPKG_INSTANCE_H_
+
+#include <blue/core/error.h>
+#include <ropkg/misc.h>
+#include <ropkg/status.h>
+
+struct ropkg_instance;
+
+ROPKG_API b_result
+ropkg_instance_open(const char *path, struct ropkg_instance **out);
+ROPKG_API b_result
+ropkg_instance_bootstrap(const char *path, struct ropkg_instance **out);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libropkg/instance.c b/libropkg/instance.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e0616a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libropkg/instance.c
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+#include "instance.h"
+
+#include <ropkg/instance.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define CREATE_FILE_OR_THROW(inst, path, out_file)                             \
+	do {                                                                   \
+		b_result result = b_file_open(                                 \
+			inst->inst_root,                                       \
+			B_RV_PATH(path),                                       \
+			B_FILE_READ_WRITE | B_FILE_CREATE,                     \
+			out_file);                                             \
+                                                                               \
+		if (b_result_is_error(result)) {                               \
+			return b_error_with_template_caused_by_error(          \
+				ROPKG_ERROR_VENDOR,                            \
+				ROPKG_ERR_INSTANCE_DIR_CREATE_FAILED,          \
+				result,                                        \
+				B_ERROR_PARAM(                                 \
+					"instancepath",                        \
+					b_directory_get_rel_path_cstr(         \
+						inst->inst_root)),             \
+				B_ERROR_PARAM("subdirpath", path));            \
+		}                                                              \
+	} while (0)
+
+#define CREATE_DIRECTORY_OR_THROW(inst, path, out_dir)                         \
+	do {                                                                   \
+		b_result result = b_directory_open(                            \
+			inst->inst_root,                                       \
+			B_RV_PATH(path),                                       \
+			B_DIRECTORY_OPEN_CREATE_INTERMEDIATE,                  \
+			out_dir);                                              \
+                                                                               \
+		if (b_result_is_error(result)) {                               \
+			return b_error_with_template_caused_by_error(          \
+				ROPKG_ERROR_VENDOR,                            \
+				ROPKG_ERR_INSTANCE_DIR_CREATE_FAILED,          \
+				result,                                        \
+				B_ERROR_PARAM(                                 \
+					"instancepath",                        \
+					b_directory_get_rel_path_cstr(         \
+						inst->inst_root)),             \
+				B_ERROR_PARAM("subdirpath", path));            \
+		}                                                              \
+	} while (0)
+
+static b_result bootstrap_base(struct ropkg_instance *instance)
+{
+	CREATE_DIRECTORY_OR_THROW(
+		instance,
+		ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_CACHE,
+		&instance->inst_dir_cache);
+	CREATE_DIRECTORY_OR_THROW(
+		instance,
+		ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_CONFIG,
+		&instance->inst_dir_config);
+	CREATE_DIRECTORY_OR_THROW(
+		instance,
+		ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_DATABASE,
+		&instance->inst_dir_database);
+
+	return B_RESULT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static b_result bootstrap_config(struct ropkg_instance *instance)
+{
+	b_directory *dir;
+
+	CREATE_DIRECTORY_OR_THROW(
+		instance,
+		ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_CONFIG_COLLECTION,
+		&dir);
+
+	b_directory_release(dir);
+
+	CREATE_DIRECTORY_OR_THROW(
+		instance,
+		ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_SOURCES,
+		&dir);
+
+	b_directory_release(dir);
+
+	return B_RESULT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static b_result bootstrap_cache(struct ropkg_instance *instance)
+{
+	b_directory *dir;
+
+	CREATE_DIRECTORY_OR_THROW(
+		instance,
+		ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_ARCHIVES,
+		&dir);
+
+	b_directory_release(dir);
+
+	return B_RESULT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static b_result bootstrap_database(struct ropkg_instance *instance)
+{
+	b_file *file;
+
+	CREATE_FILE_OR_THROW(
+		instance,
+		ROPKG_INSTANCE_FILEPATH_AVAILABLE,
+		&file);
+
+	b_file_release(file);
+
+	CREATE_FILE_OR_THROW(
+		instance,
+		ROPKG_INSTANCE_FILEPATH_INSTALLED,
+		&file);
+
+	b_file_release(file);
+
+	return B_RESULT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+b_result ropkg_instance_open(const char *cpath, struct ropkg_instance **out)
+{
+	struct ropkg_instance *inst = malloc(sizeof *inst);
+	if (!inst) {
+		return ROPKG_RESULT_ERR(NO_MEMORY);
+	}
+
+	memset(inst, 0x0, sizeof *inst);
+
+	b_path *path = b_path_create_from_cstr(cpath);
+	if (!path) {
+		free(inst);
+		return ROPKG_RESULT_ERR(NO_MEMORY);
+	}
+
+	b_result result = b_directory_open(NULL, path, 0, &inst->inst_root);
+	b_path_release(path);
+
+	if (b_result_is_error(result)) {
+		free(inst);
+		return b_result_propagate(result);
+	}
+
+	*out = inst;
+	return ROPKG_RESULT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+b_result ropkg_instance_bootstrap(
+	const char *cpath,
+	struct ropkg_instance **out)
+{
+	struct ropkg_instance *inst = malloc(sizeof *inst);
+	if (!inst) {
+		return ROPKG_RESULT_ERR(NO_MEMORY);
+	}
+
+	memset(inst, 0x0, sizeof *inst);
+
+	b_path *path = b_path_create_from_cstr(cpath);
+	if (!path) {
+		free(inst);
+		return ROPKG_RESULT_ERR(NO_MEMORY);
+	}
+
+	b_result result = b_directory_open(NULL, path, 0, &inst->inst_root);
+	b_path_release(path);
+
+	if (b_result_is_error(result)) {
+		free(inst);
+		return b_error_with_template_caused_by_error(
+			ROPKG_ERROR_VENDOR,
+			ROPKG_ERR_DIR_OPEN_FAILED,
+			result,
+			B_ERROR_PARAM("filepath", cpath));
+	}
+
+	result = bootstrap_base(inst);
+	if (b_result_is_error(result)) {
+		return b_result_propagate(result);
+	}
+
+	result = bootstrap_config(inst);
+	if (b_result_is_error(result)) {
+		return b_result_propagate(result);
+	}
+
+	result = bootstrap_cache(inst);
+	if (b_result_is_error(result)) {
+		return b_result_propagate(result);
+	}
+
+	result = bootstrap_database(inst);
+	if (b_result_is_error(result)) {
+		return b_result_propagate(result);
+	}
+
+	*out = inst;
+	return B_RESULT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/libropkg/instance.h b/libropkg/instance.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3c9942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libropkg/instance.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef _ROPKG_INSTANCE_H_
+#define _ROPKG_INSTANCE_H_
+
+#include <blue/io/directory.h>
+
+#define ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_CONFIG   "etc/ropkg"
+#define ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_CACHE    "var/cache/ropkg"
+#define ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_DATABASE "var/lib/ropkg"
+
+#define ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_CONFIG_COLLECTION                               \
+	ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_CONFIG "/config"
+#define ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_SOURCES ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_CONFIG "/sources"
+#define ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_AVAILABLE                                       \
+	ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_DATABASE "/available.d"
+#define ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_ARCHIVES ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_CACHE "/archives"
+
+#define ROPKG_INSTANCE_FILEPATH_INSTALLED                                      \
+	ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_DATABASE "/installed"
+#define ROPKG_INSTANCE_FILEPATH_AVAILABLE                                      \
+	ROPKG_INSTANCE_DIRPATH_DATABASE "/available"
+
+struct ropkg_instance {
+	b_directory *inst_root;
+
+	b_directory *inst_dir_config;
+	b_directory *inst_dir_cache;
+	b_directory *inst_dir_database;
+};
+
+#endif