diff --git a/pkg/donutbox/donutbox.go b/pkg/donutbox/donutbox.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91b82b8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/donutbox/donutbox.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package donutbox
+
+import "io"
+
+// DonutBox is an interface specifying how the storage driver should interact with its underlying system.
+type DonutBox interface {
+	// system operations
+	ListBuckets() ([]string, error)
+
+	// bucket operations
+	CreateBucket(bucket string) error
+	ListObjects(bucket, prefix string) ([]string, error)
+	GetBucketMetadata(bucket, name string) (io.Reader, error)
+	SetBucketMetadata(bucket, name string, metadata io.Reader) error
+
+	// object operations
+	GetObjectWriter(bucket, object string, column, blockSize uint) (io.WriteCloser, <-chan Result, error)
+	GetObjectReader(bucket, object string, column int) (io.Reader, error)
+	StoreObjectMetadata(bucket, object, name string, reader io.Reader) error
+	GetObjectMetadata(bucket, object, name string) (io.Reader, error)
+}
+
+// Result is a result for async tasks
+type Result struct {
+	Err error
+}
diff --git a/pkg/donutbox/donutfs/donutfs.go b/pkg/donutbox/donutfs/donutfs.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..935d80ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/donutbox/donutfs/donutfs.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package donutfs
diff --git a/pkg/donutbox/donutfs/donutfs_test.go b/pkg/donutbox/donutfs/donutfs_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..935d80ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/donutbox/donutfs/donutfs_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package donutfs
diff --git a/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem.go b/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd4e02381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package donutmem
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/donutbox"
+	"io"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type bucket struct {
+	name     string
+	metadata map[string]string
+	objects  map[string]object
+}
+
+type object struct {
+	name     string
+	data     []byte
+	metadata map[string]string
+}
+
+type donutMem struct {
+	buckets map[string]bucket
+}
+
+// NewDonutMem creates a new in memory donut
+func NewDonutMem() donutbox.DonutBox {
+	return donutMem{
+		buckets: make(map[string]bucket),
+	}
+}
+
+// system operations
+func (donutMem donutMem) ListBuckets() ([]string, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("Not Implemented")
+}
+
+// bucket operations
+func (donutMem donutMem) CreateBucket(b string) error {
+	b = strings.ToLower(b)
+	if _, ok := donutMem.buckets[b]; ok {
+		return errors.New("Bucket Exists")
+	}
+	metadata := make(map[string]string)
+	metadata["name"] = b
+	newBucket := bucket{
+		name:     b,
+		metadata: metadata,
+		objects:  make(map[string]object),
+	}
+	donutMem.buckets[b] = newBucket
+	return nil
+}
+func (donutMem donutMem) ListObjects(bucket, prefix string) ([]string, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("Not Implemented")
+}
+func (donutMem donutMem) GetBucketMetadata(bucket, name string) (io.Reader, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("Not Implemented")
+}
+func (donutMem donutMem) SetBucketMetadata(bucket, name string, metadata io.Reader) error {
+	return errors.New("Not Implemented")
+}
+
+// object operations
+func (donutMem donutMem) GetObjectWriter(bucket, key string, column uint, blockSize uint) (io.WriteCloser, <-chan donutbox.Result, error) {
+	if _, ok := donutMem.buckets[bucket]; ok {
+		if _, ok := donutMem.buckets[bucket].objects[key]; !ok {
+			reader, writer := io.Pipe()
+			ch := make(chan donutbox.Result)
+			go func() {
+				var objBuffer bytes.Buffer
+				_, err := io.Copy(&objBuffer, reader)
+				metadata := make(map[string]string)
+				metadata["key"] = key
+				metadata["blockSize"] = strconv.FormatInt(int64(blockSize), 10)
+				if err == nil {
+					newObject := object{
+						name:     key,
+						data:     objBuffer.Bytes(),
+						metadata: metadata,
+					}
+					donutMem.buckets[bucket].objects[key] = newObject
+				}
+				ch <- donutbox.Result{Err: err}
+			}()
+			return writer, ch, nil
+		}
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("Object exists")
+	}
+	return nil, nil, errors.New("Bucket not found")
+}
+func (donutMem donutMem) GetObjectReader(bucket, key string, column int) (io.Reader, error) {
+	if b, ok := donutMem.buckets[bucket]; ok {
+		if obj, ok := b.objects[key]; ok {
+			return bytes.NewBuffer(obj.data), nil
+		}
+		return nil, errors.New("Object not found")
+	}
+	return nil, errors.New("Bucket not found")
+}
+func (donutMem donutMem) StoreObjectMetadata(bucket, object, name string, reader io.Reader) error {
+	return errors.New("Not Implemented")
+}
+func (donutMem donutMem) GetObjectMetadata(bucket, object, name string) (io.Reader, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("Not Implemented")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem_test.go b/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..376d618dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package donutmem
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"bytes"
+	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
+	"io"
+)
+
+func Test(t *testing.T) { TestingT(t) }
+
+type MySuite struct{}
+
+var _ = Suite(&MySuite{})
+
+func (s *MySuite) TestAPISuite(c *C) {
+	c.Skip("Not implemented")
+	donut := NewDonutMem()
+
+	writer, ch, err := donut.GetObjectWriter("foo", "bar", 0, 2)
+	c.Assert(writer, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(ch, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(err, Not(IsNil))
+
+	err = donut.CreateBucket("foo")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	writer, ch, err = donut.GetObjectWriter("foo", "bar", 0, 2)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(ch, Not(IsNil))
+	writer.Write([]byte("Hello World"))
+	writer.Close()
+	res := <-ch
+	c.Assert(res.Err, IsNil)
+
+	reader, err := donut.GetObjectReader("foo", "bar", 0)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	var target bytes.Buffer
+	_, err = io.Copy(&target, reader)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(target.Bytes(), DeepEquals, []byte("Hello World"))
+
+}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/encoded/encoded.go b/pkg/storage/encoded/encoded.go
index 4b36ee769..78c327b6a 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/encoded/encoded.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/encoded/encoded.go
@@ -18,21 +18,14 @@ package encoded
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/donutbox"
 	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/storage"
 	"io"
 )
 
 // StorageDriver creates a new single disk storage driver using donut without encoding.
 type StorageDriver struct {
-	donutBox DonutBox
-}
-
-// DonutBox is an interface specifying how the storage driver should interact with its underlying system.
-type DonutBox interface {
-	Store() error
-	Get() (io.Reader, error)
-	ListObjects(bucket string) ([]string, error)
-	ListBuckets() ([]string, error)
+	donutBox donutbox.DonutBox
 }
 
 // Start a single disk subsystem