diff --git a/appmanager/manager.go b/appmanager/manager.go
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+++ b/appmanager/manager.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package appmanager
+
+import (
+	"encoding/gob"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type App struct {
+	Namespace string
+	Triggers  *Triggers
+}
+
+// TODO(giolekva): add interface
+type Manager struct {
+	Apps map[string]App
+}
+
+func NewEmptyManager() *Manager {
+	return &Manager{make(map[string]App)}
+}
+
+func LoadManagerStateFromFile(path string) (*Manager, error) {
+	f, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return NewEmptyManager(), nil
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	dec := gob.NewDecoder(f)
+	var m Manager
+	if err := dec.Decode(&m); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &m, nil
+}
+
+func StoreManagerStateToFile(m *Manager, path string) error {
+	f, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	enc := gob.NewEncoder(f)
+	if err := enc.Encode(*m); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}