diff --git a/src/data.rs b/src/data.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2eef40b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021  Aravinth Manivannan <realaravinth@batsense.net>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+use actix_web::web;
+use reqwest::Client;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Data {
+    pub client: Client,
+}
+
+pub type AppData = web::Data<Data>;
+
+impl Data {
+    pub fn new() -> AppData {
+        AppData::new(Self {
+            client: Client::new(),
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 816b88b..2df4c68 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ use actix_web::{
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use log::info;
 
+mod data;
 mod meta;
 mod proxy;
 mod routes;
 mod settings;
 
+pub use data::AppData;
+pub use data::Data;
 pub use routes::ROUTES as V1_API_ROUTES;
 pub use settings::Settings;
 
@@ -57,6 +60,8 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
 
     println!("Starting server on: http://{}", SETTINGS.server.get_ip());
 
+    let data = Data::new();
+
     HttpServer::new(move || {
         App::new()
             .wrap(actix_middleware::Logger::default())
@@ -69,6 +74,7 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
             .wrap(actix_middleware::NormalizePath::new(
                 actix_middleware::TrailingSlash::Trim,
             ))
+            .app_data(data.clone())
             .configure(services)
     })
     .workers(SETTINGS.server.workers.unwrap_or_else(num_cpus::get))