diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86cfb1c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# 2d0e4a3f-ac19-430c-bf1b-46c68651ce21
+root = true
+
+[*]
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+charset = utf-8
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
+
+[*.{php,html}]
+indent_size = 4
+
+[Makefile*]
+indent_style = tab
diff --git a/lib/rlevel.js b/lib/rlevel.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2cf3f9217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rlevel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+var Gun   = ('undefined' !== typeof window) ? window.Gun : require('../gun');
+var debug = false;
+
+// Adds opts.level, where the value is an initialized levelup (or compatible) instance
+Gun.on('create', function(root) {
+  this.to.next(root);
+  var opt = root.opt;
+
+  if (debug) debug.emit('create');
+
+  // Check if the given 'level' argument implements all the components we need
+  // Intentionally doesn't check for levelup explicitly, to allow different handlers implementing the same api
+  if (
+    (!opt.level) ||
+    ('object' !== typeof opt.level) ||
+    ('function' !== typeof opt.level.get) ||
+    ('function' !== typeof opt.level.put)
+  ) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Register our store
+  opt.store = opt.store || factory(opt);
+});
+
+function factory(opt) {
+  if (debug) debug.emit('factory');
+
+  var level = opt.level;
+  var store = {};
+
+  store.put = function(key, data, cb) {
+    if (debug) debug.emit('put', key, data);
+    level.put(key, data, function(err) {
+      if (debug && err) debug.emit('error', err);
+      cb(err, 'level');
+    });
+  };
+
+  store.get = function(key, cb) {
+    if (debug) debug.emit('get', key);
+    level.get(key, function(err, data) {
+      if (err && (err.name === 'NotFoundError')) err = undefined;
+      if (debug && err) debug.emit('error', err);
+      cb(err, data);
+    });
+  };
+
+  store.list = function(cb, match, params, cbs){
+    if (debug) debug.emit('list');
+    level
+      .createKeyStream()
+      .on('data', function(key) {
+        console.log("KEY", key);
+        cb(key);
+      })
+      .on('end', function() {
+        cb();
+      });
+  };
+
+  return store;
+}
+
+// Export debug interface
+if ('undefined' === typeof window) {
+  var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+  module.exports = debug = new EventEmitter();
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4a7521733..0945584a3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "abstract-leveldown": {
+      "version": "6.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abstract-leveldown/-/abstract-leveldown-6.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BsLm5vFMRUrrLeCcRc+G0t2qOaTzpoJQLOubq2XM72eNpjF5UdU5o/5NvlNhx95XHcAvcl8OMXr4mlg/fRgUXQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "buffer": "^5.5.0",
+        "immediate": "^3.2.3",
+        "level-concat-iterator": "~2.0.0",
+        "level-supports": "~1.0.0",
+        "xtend": "~4.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "accepts": {
       "version": "1.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/accepts/-/accepts-1.3.3.tgz",
@@ -259,7 +272,6 @@
       "version": "5.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer/-/buffer-5.6.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-/gDYp/UtU0eA1ys8bOs9J6a+E/KWIY+DZ+Q2WESNUA0jFRsJOc0SNUO6xJ5SGA1xueg3NL65W6s+NY5l9cunuw==",
-      "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "base64-js": "^1.0.2",
         "ieee754": "^1.1.4"
@@ -404,6 +416,16 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-9lNNFRSCabIDUue+4m9QH5oZEpA=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "deferred-leveldown": {
+      "version": "5.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deferred-leveldown/-/deferred-leveldown-5.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-a59VOT+oDy7vtAbLRCZwWgxu2BaCfd5Hk7wxJd48ei7I+nsg8Orlb9CLG0PMZienk9BSUKgeAqkO2+Lw+1+Ukw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "abstract-leveldown": "~6.2.1",
+        "inherits": "^2.0.3"
+      }
+    },
     "define-properties": {
       "version": "1.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/define-properties/-/define-properties-1.1.3.tgz",
@@ -554,6 +576,15 @@
         "wtf-8": "1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "errno": {
+      "version": "0.1.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/errno/-/errno-0.1.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MfrRBDWzIWifgq6tJj60gkAwtLNb6sQPlcFrSOflcP1aFmmruKQ2wRnze/8V6kgyz7H3FF8Npzv78mZ7XLLflg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "prr": "~1.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "es-abstract": {
       "version": "1.17.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-abstract/-/es-abstract-1.17.5.tgz",
@@ -713,6 +744,12 @@
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       "integrity": "sha512-4vf7I2LYV/HaWerSo3XmlMkp5eZ83i+/CDluXi/IGTs/O1sejBNhTtnxzmRZfvOUqj7lZjqHkeTvpgSFDlWZTg=="
     },
+    "immediate": {
+      "version": "3.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/immediate/-/immediate-3.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HR7EVodfFUdQCTIeySw+WDRFJlPcLOJbXfwwZ7Oom6tjsvZ3bOkCDJHehQC3nxJrv7+f9XecwazynjU8e4Vw3Q==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "indexof": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/indexof/-/indexof-0.0.1.tgz",
@@ -823,6 +860,65 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-PAQ0dD35Pi9cQq7nsZvLSDV19OE=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "level-concat-iterator": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/level-concat-iterator/-/level-concat-iterator-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OTKKOqeav2QWcERMJR7IS9CUo1sHnke2C0gkSmcR7QuEtFNLLzHQAvnMw8ykvEcv0Qtkg0p7FOwP1v9e5Smdcw==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "level-errors": {
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/level-errors/-/level-errors-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UVprBJXite4gPS+3VznfgDSU8PTRuVX0NXwoWW50KLxd2yw4Y1t2JUR5In1itQnudZqRMT9DlAM3Q//9NCjCFw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "errno": "~0.1.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "level-iterator-stream": {
+      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/level-iterator-stream/-/level-iterator-stream-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZSthfEqzGSOMWoUGhTXdX9jv26d32XJuHz/5YnuHZzH6wldfWMOVwI9TBtKcya4BKTyTt3XVA0A3cF3q5CY30Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "inherits": "^2.0.4",
+        "readable-stream": "^3.4.0",
+        "xtend": "^4.0.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "level-supports": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/level-supports/-/level-supports-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rXM7GYnW8gsl1vedTJIbzOrRv85c/2uCMpiiCzO2fndd06U/kUXEEU9evYn4zFggBOg36IsBW8LzqIpETwwQzg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "xtend": "^4.0.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "leveldown": {
+      "version": "5.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/leveldown/-/leveldown-5.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iB8O/7Db9lPaITU1aA2txU/cBEXAt4vWwKQRrrWuS6XDgbP4QZGj9BL2aNbwb002atoQ/lIotJkfyzz+ygQnUQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "abstract-leveldown": "~6.2.1",
+        "napi-macros": "~2.0.0",
+        "node-gyp-build": "~4.1.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "levelup": {
+      "version": "4.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/levelup/-/levelup-4.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-94++VFO3qN95cM/d6eBXvd894oJE0w3cInq9USsyQzzoJxmiYzPAocNcuGCPGGjoXqDVJcr3C1jzt1TSjyaiLQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "deferred-leveldown": "~5.3.0",
+        "level-errors": "~2.0.0",
+        "level-iterator-stream": "~4.0.0",
+        "level-supports": "~1.0.0",
+        "xtend": "~4.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "locate-path": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/locate-path/-/locate-path-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -924,6 +1020,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-tgp+dl5cGk28utYktBsrFqA7HKgrhgPsg6Z/EfhWI4gl1Hwq8B/GmY/0oXZ6nF8hDVesS/FpnYaD/kOWhYQvyg==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "napi-macros": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/napi-macros/-/napi-macros-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-A0xLykHtARfueITVDernsAWdtIMbOJgKgcluwENp3AlsKN/PloyO10HtmoqnFAQAcxPkgZN7wdfPfEd0zNGxbg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "negotiator": {
       "version": "0.6.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/negotiator/-/negotiator-0.6.1.tgz",
@@ -940,6 +1042,12 @@
         "semver": "^5.7.0"
       }
     },
+    "node-gyp-build": {
+      "version": "4.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-gyp-build/-/node-gyp-build-4.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dSq1xmcPDKPZ2EED2S6zw/b9NKsqzXRE6dVr8TVQnI3FJOTteUMuqF3Qqs6LZg+mLGYJWqQzMbIjMtJqTv87nQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "object-assign": {
       "version": "4.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-assign/-/object-assign-4.1.0.tgz",
@@ -1113,6 +1221,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-SSIQiSM1vTExwKCN2i2T7DVD5CM=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "prr": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prr/-/prr-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-0/wRS6BplaRexok/SEzrHXj19HY=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "punycode": {
       "version": "1.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/punycode/-/punycode-1.3.2.tgz",
@@ -1146,6 +1260,17 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-hLWjpy7EnsDBb0p+Z3B7rPi3GDeRG5ZtiI33kJhTt+ORCd38AbAIjB/9zRIUoeTbE/AVX5ZkU7m6bznsvrf8eQ==",
       "optional": true
     },
+    "readable-stream": {
+      "version": "3.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-3.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BViHy7LKeTz4oNnkcLJ+lVSL6vpiFeX6/d3oSH8zCW7UxP2onchk+vTGB143xuFjHS3deTgkKoXXymXqymiIdA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "inherits": "^2.0.3",
+        "string_decoder": "^1.1.1",
+        "util-deprecate": "^1.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "require-directory": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-directory/-/require-directory-2.1.1.tgz",
@@ -1158,6 +1283,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-NKN5kMDylKuldxYLSUfrbo5Tuzh4hd+2E8NPPX02mZtn1VuREQToYe/ZdlJy+J3uCpfaiGF05e7B8W0iXbQHmg==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "safe-buffer": {
+      "version": "5.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rp3So07KcdmmKbGvgaNxQSJr7bGVSVk5S9Eq1F+ppbRo70+YeaDxkw5Dd8NPN+GD6bjnYm2VuPuCXmpuYvmCXQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "sax": {
       "version": "1.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sax/-/sax-1.2.1.tgz",
@@ -1376,6 +1507,15 @@
         "es-abstract": "^1.17.5"
       }
     },
+    "string_decoder": {
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hkRX8U1WjJFd8LsDJ2yQ/wWWxaopEsABU1XfkM8A+j0+85JAGppt16cr1Whg6KIbb4okU6Mql6BOj+uup/wKeA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "safe-buffer": "~5.2.0"
+      }
+    },
     "strip-ansi": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-4.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1443,6 +1583,12 @@
         "querystring": "0.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "util-deprecate": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-RQ1Nyfpw3nMnYvvS1KKJgUGaDM8=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "uuid": {
       "version": "3.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.3.2.tgz",
@@ -1564,6 +1710,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-GFqIjATspGw+QHDZn3tJ3jUomS0=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "xtend": {
+      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xtend/-/xtend-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LKYU1iAXJXUgAXn9URjiu+MWhyUXHsvfp7mcuYm9dSUKK0/CjtrUwFAxD82/mCWbtLsGjFIad0wIsod4zrTAEQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "y18n": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/y18n/-/y18n-4.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 27a21a8eb..13ea5d486 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
     "@types/ws": "^7.2.1",
     "aws-sdk": "^2.528.0",
     "ip": "^1.1.5",
+    "leveldown": "^5.6.0",
+    "levelup": "^4.4.0",
     "mocha": "^6.2.0",
     "panic-manager": "^1.2.0",
     "panic-server": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/test/panic/rlevel.js b/test/panic/rlevel.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6bda52a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/panic/rlevel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+const panic   = require('panic-server');
+const clients = panic.clients;
+const manager = require('panic-manager')();
+
+require('events').EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners = Infinity;
+
+const config = {
+  ip      : require('ip').address(),
+  port    : 8765,
+  servers : 3,
+  route   : {
+    '/'          : __dirname + '/index.html',
+    '/gun.js'    : __dirname + '/../../gun.js',
+    '/jquery.js' : __dirname + '/../../examples/jquery.js'
+  }
+};
+
+const srv = panic.server();
+srv.on('request', (req, res) => {
+  config.route[req.url] && require('fs').createReadStream(config.route[req.url]).pipe(res);
+}).listen(config.port);
+
+manager.start({
+  clients: Array(config.servers).fill().map((u,i) => ({
+    type: 'node',
+    port: config.port + i + 1,
+  })),
+  panic: `http://${config.ip}:${config.port}`
+});
+
+const servers = clients.filter('Node.js');
+const server  = servers.pluck(1);
+const alice   = servers.excluding(server).pluck(1);
+const bob     = servers.excluding(server).excluding(alice).pluck(1);
+
+describe('Make sure the leveldb storage engine works', function() {
+  this.timeout(5 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+
+  it("servers have joined!", function() {
+    return servers.atLeast(config.servers);
+  });
+
+  it("GUN started!", function() {
+    return server.run(function(test) {
+      test.async();
+      const {config} = test.props;
+
+      const leveldown = require('leveldown');
+      const levelup   = require('levelup');
+
+      if (require('fs').existsSync('./lvldata')) {
+        console.error('Please delete previous data first!');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Initialize gun opts
+      const opts = {};
+      opts.level = global.level = levelup(leveldown('./lvldata'));
+
+      // Load the libraries under test
+      const Gun   = require('../../../index.js');
+      const debug = require('../../../lib/rlevel.js');
+
+      // // Add debug messages
+      // debug.on('get', key => console.log('LEVEL GET', key));
+      // debug.on('put', (key, value) => console.log('LEVEL PUT', key, value));
+      // debug.on('list', () => console.log('LEVEL LIST'));
+      // debug.on('error', err => console.log('LEVEL ERROR', err));
+
+      // Track state (so we can wait on put, it's called late by radisk)
+      global.state = 0;
+      debug.on('put', () => global.state++);
+
+      // Create server
+      opts.web = require('http').createServer((req, res) => {
+        res.end("Number five is alive!");
+      });
+
+      // Initialize gun & start server
+      const gun = global.gun = Gun(opts);
+      opts.web.listen(config.port + 1, () => {
+        test.done();
+      });
+    }, {config});
+  });
+
+  it("Alice saves data", function() {
+    return alice.run(function(test) {
+      test.async();
+      const {config} = test.props;
+      const Gun      = require('../../../index.js');
+
+      // Start gun
+      global.gun = Gun({
+        peers: 'http://'+ config.ip + ':' + (config.port + 1) + '/gun',
+        lack : 1000 * 60 * 60,
+      });
+
+      // Save data
+      const ref = gun.get('asdf');
+      ref.put({ hello: 'world' }, ack => {
+        if (ack.err) {
+          if (ack.lack) return test.fail('ACK timed out, turn your lack of ack up or throughput down');
+          return test.fail(ack.err);
+        }
+        ref.off();
+        test.done();
+      });
+
+    }, {config});
+  });
+
+  it('Server read data', function() {
+    return server.run(function(test) {
+      test.async();
+
+      // Read data (triggers fetch from alice + write to disk)
+      const ref = gun.get('asdf');
+      ref.on(data => {
+        if (data.hello !== 'world') {
+          return test.fail('Invalid data returned');
+        }
+        ref.off();
+        test.done();
+      });
+
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('Wait for server to store', function() {
+    return server.run(function(test) {
+      test.async();
+      setTimeout(function awaitState() {
+        if (global.state < 2) return setTimeout(awaitState, 50);
+        test.done();
+      }, 50);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('Close all original running nodes', function() {
+    clients.pluck(2).run(function() {
+      if (global.level) {
+        global.level.close(function() {
+          process.exit();
+        });
+      } else {
+        process.exit();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('Start bob', function() {
+    return bob.run(function(test) {
+      test.async();
+      const {config} = test.props;
+
+      const leveldown = require('leveldown');
+      const levelup   = require('levelup');
+
+      // Initialize gun opts
+      const opts = {};
+      opts.level = global.level = levelup(leveldown('./lvldata'));
+
+      // Load the libraries under test
+      const Gun   = require('../../../index.js');
+      const debug = require('../../../lib/rlevel.js');
+
+      // // Add debug messages
+      // debug.on('get', key => console.log('LEVEL GET', key));
+      // debug.on('put', (key, value) => console.log('LEVEL PUT', key, value));
+      // debug.on('list', () => console.log('LEVEL LIST'));
+      // debug.on('error', err => console.log('LEVEL ERROR', err));
+
+      // Create server
+      opts.web = require('http').createServer((req, res) => {
+        res.end("Number five is alive!");
+      });
+
+      // Initialize gun & start server
+      const gun = global.gun = Gun(opts);
+      opts.web.listen(config.port + 1, () => {
+        test.done();
+      });
+    }, {config});
+  });
+
+  it('Bob read', function() {
+    return bob.run(function(test) {
+      test.async();
+
+      // Read data
+      const ref = gun.get('asdf');
+      ref.on(data => {
+        if (data.hello !== 'world') {
+          return test.fail('Invalid data returned');
+        }
+        ref.off();
+        test.done();
+      });
+
+    }, {config});
+  });
+
+  it('Shutdown bob', function() {
+    return clients.run(function() {
+      process.exit()
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("All finished!", function(done) {
+    srv.close();
+    done();
+  });
+
+});