diff --git a/internal/processing/timeline/manager.go b/internal/processing/timeline/manager.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8a8262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/processing/timeline/manager.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   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 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package timeline
+
+import (
+	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+)
+
+type Manager interface {
+	Ingest(status *gtsmodel.Status) error
+	HomeTimelineGet(account *gtsmodel.Account, maxID string, sinceID string, minID string, limit int, local bool) ([]apimodel.Status, error)
+}
+
+func NewManager(db db.DB, config *config.Config) Manager {
+	return &manager{
+		accountTimelines: make(map[string]*timeline),
+		db:               db,
+		config:           config,
+	}
+}
+
+type manager struct {
+	accountTimelines map[string]*timeline
+	db               db.DB
+	config           *config.Config
+}
+
+func (m *manager) Ingest(status *gtsmodel.Status) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *manager) HomeTimelineGet(account *gtsmodel.Account, maxID string, sinceID string, minID string, limit int, local bool) ([]apimodel.Status, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/processing/timeline/post.go b/internal/processing/timeline/post.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eebe9a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/processing/timeline/post.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package timeline
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/processing/timeline/sharedpool.go b/internal/processing/timeline/sharedpool.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36cdf53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/processing/timeline/sharedpool.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package timeline
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type sharedCache struct {
+	data      map[string]*post
+	maxLength int
+	*sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func newSharedCache(maxLength int) *sharedCache {
+	return &sharedCache{
+		data:      make(map[string]*post),
+		maxLength: maxLength,
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *sharedCache) shrink() {
+	toRemove := len(s.data) - s.maxLength
+	if toRemove > 0 {
+		s.Lock()
+		defer s.Unlock()
+		oldest := time.Now()
+		oldestIDs := make([]string, toRemove)
+		for id, post := range s.data {
+			if post.createdAt.Before(oldest) {
+				oldest = post.createdAt
+				oldestIDs = append(oldestIDs, id)
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *sharedCache) put(post *post) {
+	s.Lock()
+	defer s.Unlock()
+	s.data[post.statusID] = post
+}
+
+func (s *sharedCache) get(statusID string) *post {
+	return s.data[statusID]
+}
diff --git a/internal/processing/timeline/timeline.go b/internal/processing/timeline/timeline.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10d6d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/processing/timeline/timeline.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   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 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package timeline
+
+import (
+	"container/list"
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	apimodel "github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/api/model"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+)
+
+type timeline struct {
+	index     *list.List
+	readyToGo []*apimodel.Status
+	sharedCache *list.List
+	accountID string
+	db        db.DB
+	*sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func newTimeline(accountID string, db db.DB) *timeline {
+	return &timeline{
+		index:     list.New(),
+		readyToGo: []*apimodel.Status{},
+		accountID: accountID,
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *timeline) prepareXFromID(limit int, statusID string) error {
+	t.Lock()
+	defer t.Unlock()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *timeline) getX(limit int) (*apimodel.Status, error) {
+	t.Lock()
+	defer t.Unlock()
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (t *timeline) insert(status *apimodel.Status) error {
+	t.Lock()
+	defer t.Unlock()
+
+	newPost := &post{}
+
+	if t.index == nil {
+		t.index.PushFront(newPost)
+	}
+
+	for e := t.index.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
+		p, ok := e.Value.(*post)
+		if !ok {
+			return errors.New("could not convert interface to post")
+		}
+		if p.createdAt.Before(newPost.createdAt) {
+
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type post struct {
+	createdAt time.Time
+	statusID  string
+	serialized *apimodel.Status
+}