diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 945a5d1..af7d28f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY --from=builder /src/statusbot .
 
-CMD ./statusbot -b ${STATUSBOT_TOKEN} -t ${NOTFICATION_TIME} -z ${TIMEZONE}
+CMD ./statusbot -b ${STATUSBOT_TOKEN} -t ${NOTFICATION_TIME} -z ${TIMEZONE} -d ${DATABASE}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58ba21b..6e1ef07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ cd statusbot
 - Using go
 
 ```bash
-go run main.go -b <your bot token> -t <notfication time (default to 17:00)> -z <timezone (default Africa/Cairo)>
+go run main.go -b <your bot token> -t <notfication time (default to 17:00)> -z <timezone (default Africa/Cairo)> -d <path to database (default ~/.statusbot)>
 ```
 
 - Using Docker
 
 ```bash
 docker build -t statusbot .
-docker run -e STATUSBOT_TOKEN=<your bot token> -e NOTFICATION_TIME=<notfication time> -e TIMEZONE=<timezone> -it statusbot
+docker run -e STATUSBOT_TOKEN=<your bot token> -e NOTFICATION_TIME=<notfication time> -e TIMEZONE=<timezone> -e DATABASE=<path to database>-it statusbot
 ```
 
 ## Create a bot
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 9c85cab..6406765 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/codescalers/statusbot/internal"
+	"github.com/codescalers/statusbot/internal/bot"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -20,26 +21,35 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		token, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("bot-token")
 		if err != nil || token == "" {
-			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("error in token")
-			return
+			log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("error in token")
 		}
 
 		time, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("time")
 		if err != nil || time == "" {
-			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("error in time")
-			return
+			log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("error in time")
 		}
 
 		timezone, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("timezone")
 		if err != nil || timezone == "" {
-			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("error in timezone")
-			return
+			log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("error in timezone")
 		}
 
-		bot, err := internal.NewBot(token, time, timezone)
+		db, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("database")
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to create bot")
-			return
+			log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("error in database")
+		}
+
+		if db == "" {
+			defaultPath, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal().Err(err).Send()
+			}
+			db = filepath.Join(defaultPath, ".statusbot")
+		}
+
+		bot, err := internal.NewBot(token, time, timezone, db)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to create bot")
 		}
 
 		bot.Start()
@@ -57,4 +67,5 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("bot-token", "b", "", "Enter a valid telegram bot token")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("time", "t", "17:00", "Enter a valid time")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("timezone", "z", "Africa/Cairo", "Enter a valid timezone")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringP("database", "d", "", "Enter path to store chats info")
 }
diff --git a/internal/bot.go b/internal/bot/bot.go
similarity index 88%
rename from internal/bot.go
rename to internal/bot/bot.go
index 636f96c..59f9ce4 100644
--- a/internal/bot.go
+++ b/internal/bot/bot.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 	_ "time/tzdata"
 
+	database "github.com/codescalers/statusbot/internal/db"
 	tgbotapi "github.com/go-telegram-bot-api/telegram-bot-api/v5"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
@@ -18,10 +19,11 @@ type Bot struct {
 	removeChan chan int64
 	time       time.Time
 	location   *time.Location
+	db         database.DB
 }
 
 // NewBot creates new bot with a valid bot api and communication channels
-func NewBot(token string, inputTime string, timezone string) (Bot, error) {
+func NewBot(token, inputTime, timezone, dbPath string) (Bot, error) {
 	bot := Bot{}
 
 	botAPI, err := tgbotapi.NewBotAPI(token)
@@ -44,11 +46,17 @@ func NewBot(token string, inputTime string, timezone string) (Bot, error) {
 
 	log.Printf("notfications is set to %s", parsedTime)
 
+	db, err := database.NewDB(dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return bot, err
+	}
+
 	bot.location = loc
 	bot.botAPI = *botAPI
 	bot.time = parsedTime
 	bot.addChan = make(chan int64)
 	bot.removeChan = make(chan int64)
+	bot.db = db
 
 	return bot, nil
 }
@@ -88,7 +96,6 @@ func (bot Bot) Start() {
 }
 
 func (bot Bot) runBot() {
-	chatIDs := make(map[int64]bool)
 	weekends := []time.Weekday{time.Friday, time.Saturday}
 
 	// set ticker every day at 12:00 to update time with location in case of new changes in timezone.
@@ -98,10 +105,10 @@ func (bot Bot) runBot() {
 	for {
 		select {
 		case chatID := <-bot.addChan:
-			chatIDs[chatID] = true
+			bot.db.Update(chatID, database.ChatInfo{ChatID: chatID})
 
 		case chatID := <-bot.removeChan:
-			delete(chatIDs, chatID)
+			bot.db.Delete(chatID)
 
 		case <-updateTicker.C:
 			// parse the time with location again to make sure the timezone is always up to date
@@ -114,16 +121,23 @@ func (bot Bot) runBot() {
 			updateTicker.Reset(24 * time.Hour)
 
 		case <-reminderTicker.C:
+			chats := bot.db.List()
+
 			// skip weekends
 			if !slices.Contains(weekends, bot.time.Weekday()) {
-				for chatID := range chatIDs {
-					bot.sendReminder(chatID)
+				for _, chat := range chats {
+					bot.sendReminder(chat.ChatID)
 				}
 			}
+
 			bot.time = bot.time.AddDate(0, 0, 1)
 			reminderTicker.Reset(24 * time.Hour)
 			log.Printf("next notfications is set to %s", bot.time)
 		}
+
+		if err := bot.db.Save(); err != nil {
+			log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to save updates to db")
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/db/db.go b/internal/db/db.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5ff835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+type ChatInfo struct {
+	ChatID int64
+}
+
+type DB struct {
+	path     string
+	chatsIDs map[int64]ChatInfo
+}
+
+// NewDB open and load db if exist, or create new one if not exist
+func NewDB(path string) (DB, error) {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(path, 0777); err != nil {
+		return DB{}, err
+	}
+
+	chatsIDs := make(map[int64]ChatInfo)
+	path = filepath.Join(path, "db.json")
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) || len(data) == 0 {
+		return DB{
+			path:     path,
+			chatsIDs: chatsIDs,
+		}, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return DB{}, err
+	}
+
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &chatsIDs); err != nil {
+		return DB{}, err
+	}
+
+	return DB{
+		path:     path,
+		chatsIDs: chatsIDs,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (db *DB) Save() error {
+	file, err := json.MarshalIndent(db.chatsIDs, "", "    ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return os.WriteFile(db.path, file, 0777)
+}
+
+func (db *DB) Get(key int64) ChatInfo {
+	return db.chatsIDs[key]
+}
+
+func (db *DB) Update(key int64, value ChatInfo) {
+	db.chatsIDs[key] = value
+}
+
+func (db *DB) Delete(key int64) {
+	delete(db.chatsIDs, key)
+}
+
+func (db *DB) List() []ChatInfo {
+	chatsInfo := make([]ChatInfo, 0, len(db.chatsIDs))
+	for _, val := range db.chatsIDs {
+		chatsInfo = append(chatsInfo, val)
+	}
+	return chatsInfo
+}