diff --git a/cmd/watcher/watcher.go b/cmd/watcher/watcher.go
index c0cc769..070685d 100644
--- a/cmd/watcher/watcher.go
+++ b/cmd/watcher/watcher.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"connectrpc.com/connect"
 	pb "github.com/chathaway-codes/home-sensors/v2/gen"
 	servicepb "github.com/chathaway-codes/home-sensors/v2/gen/genconnect"
+	"github.com/chathaway-codes/home-sensors/v2/internal/filewrite"
 	"github.com/chathaway-codes/home-sensors/v2/internal/h264video"
 	"github.com/chathaway-codes/home-sensors/v2/internal/sensors"
 	"github.com/chathaway-codes/home-sensors/v2/internal/watcher/config"
@@ -60,12 +61,20 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to get default sensor")
 	}
 
+	filewrite, err := filewrite.Default.Get(vid)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to get default filewriter")
+	}
+
 	go vid.Run()
 	defer vid.Done()
 
 	go sensors.Run()
 	defer sensors.Done()
 
+	go filewrite.Run()
+	defer filewrite.Done()
+
 	sensorCh, sensorDone := sensors.Join()
 	defer sensorDone()
 
diff --git a/dbuild.deb b/dbuild.deb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b8badf
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diff --git a/internal/filewrite/filewrite.go b/internal/filewrite/filewrite.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1545f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/filewrite/filewrite.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Package filewite adds a function to write the data stream to a file
+package filewrite
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/chathaway-codes/home-sensors/v2/internal/h264video"
+	"github.com/chathaway-codes/home-sensors/v2/internal/watcher/config"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+)
+
+var Default = &Mod{}
+
+type FileWrite struct {
+	cfg        *config.Config
+	cancelFunc func()
+	ctx        context.Context
+	video      *h264video.Video
+}
+
+func New(video *h264video.Video, cfg *config.Config) (*FileWrite, error) {
+	ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+	return &FileWrite{
+		cfg:        cfg,
+		cancelFunc: cancelFunc,
+		video:      video,
+		ctx:        ctx,
+	}, nil
+
+}
+
+// Run launches the commands and begins creating data. It will block until Done is called.
+func (v *FileWrite) Run() {
+	// Confirm that the target directory is a directory
+	stat, err := os.Stat(v.cfg.LocalCopy)
+	log := log.With().Str("directory", v.cfg.LocalCopy).Logger()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to open path")
+	}
+	if !stat.IsDir() {
+		log.Fatal().Msg("path is not directory")
+	}
+	// Start snooping
+	videoCh, codec, done := v.video.Join()
+	defer done()
+
+	// TODO: what do with codec?
+	log.Info().Str("codec", codec).Msg("got video codec")
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	fileName := path.Join(v.cfg.LocalCopy, fmt.Sprintf("%s.h264", now.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05")))
+	writer, err := os.Create(fileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal().Err(err).Str("file", fileName).Msg("failed to create file")
+	}
+
+	for bytes := range videoCh {
+		select {
+		case <-v.ctx.Done():
+			return
+		default:
+			// do nothing
+		}
+
+		_, err := writer.Write(bytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal().Str("file", fileName).Err(err).Msg("failed to write bytes")
+		}
+		// Split it every half hour or so
+		if time.Since(now) > time.Minute*30 {
+			now = time.Now()
+			if err := writer.Close(); err != nil {
+				log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to close file")
+			}
+			fileName := path.Join(v.cfg.LocalCopy, fmt.Sprintf("%s.h264", now.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05")))
+			writer, err = os.Create(fileName)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal().Err(err).Str("file", fileName).Msg("failed to create file")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Done stops the processing.
+func (v *FileWrite) Done() {
+	v.cancelFunc()
+}
+
+type Mod struct{}
+
+func (m *Mod) Get(video *h264video.Video) (*FileWrite, error) {
+	cfg, err := config.Default.Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return New(video, cfg)
+}
diff --git a/internal/watcher/config/config.go b/internal/watcher/config/config.go
index 74f8284..cddfe26 100644
--- a/internal/watcher/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/watcher/config/config.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	IVFCmd       *Cmd   `yaml:"ivf"`
 	SensorCmd    *Cmd   `yaml:"sensor"`
 	SensorRateMS int64  `yaml:"sensor_rate_ms"`
+	LocalCopy    string `yaml:"local_copy"`
 }
 
 func New(source []byte, name string) (*Config, error) {
diff --git a/sample.yaml b/sample.yaml
index 64b5a39..784cefe 100644
--- a/sample.yaml
+++ b/sample.yaml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ sensor:
   arguments:
   - "44.33889713096721 1015.1977693083448 23.60542243081727"
 sensor_rate_ms: 10000
+local_copy: /tmp/hello1/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/signaler b/signaler
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diff --git a/watcher b/watcher
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index 0000000..ba61757
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