diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
index 58b09e81e..430b4d934 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
     <Compile Include="ProviderTests\RecycleBinProviderTests\DeleteDirectoryFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="NotificationTests\PlexProviderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Housekeeping\Housekeepers\CleanupOrphanedEpisodesFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ThingiProvider\ProviderBaseFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TvTests\RefreshEpisodeServiceFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TvTests\EpisodeProviderTests\HandleEpisodeFileDeletedFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TvTests\EpisodeRepositoryTests\FindEpisodeFixture.cs" />
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ThingiProvider/ProviderBaseFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ThingiProvider/ProviderBaseFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11006aa42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ThingiProvider/ProviderBaseFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Datastore;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ThingiProvider
+{
+
+    public class ProviderRepositoryFixture : DbTest<DownloadProviderRepository, DownloadProviderModel>
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void should_read_write_download_provider()
+        {
+            var model = new DownloadProviderModel();
+
+            model.Config = new DownloadProviderConfig();
+
+            //Subject.Insert(new )
+        }
+
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index 23d3657e3..2ab111e2a 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Parser\Parser.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Parser\ParsingService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Parser\QualityParser.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ThingiProvider\ProviderBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Qualities\QualityProfileInUseException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Qualities\QualitySizeRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Qualities\QualityProfileRepository.cs" />
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/ProviderBase.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/ProviderBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61035d7de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/ThingiProvider/ProviderBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+
+using NzbDrone.Core.Datastore;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Messaging.Events;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider
+{
+
+
+    public class DownloadProviderRepository : BasicRepository<DownloadProviderModel>
+    {
+        public DownloadProviderRepository(IDatabase database, IEventAggregator eventAggregator)
+            : base(database, eventAggregator)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class DownloadProviderModel : Provider<DownloadProviderConfig>
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    public class DownloadProviderConfig : ProviderSetting
+    {
+
+    }
+
+
+    public abstract class Provider<TSettings> : ModelBase
+        where TSettings : ProviderSetting
+    {
+        public string Implementation { get; set; }
+        public TSettings Config { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public abstract class ProviderSetting : IEmbeddedDocument
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    public abstract class ProviderBase<TSettings> where TSettings : ProviderSetting
+    {
+        public TSettings Settings { get; private set; }
+
+        public void LoadSettings(TSettings setting)
+        {
+            Settings = setting;
+        }
+    }
+}
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