Pg to bun (#148)

* start moving to bun

* changing more stuff

* more

* and yet more

* tests passing

* seems stable now

* more big changes

* small fix

* little fixes

18 files changed, 3050 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/account.go b/internal/db/bundb/account.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ebb79a15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/account.go
@@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+type accountDB struct {
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) newAccountQ(account *gtsmodel.Account) *bun.SelectQuery {
+	return a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(account).
+		Relation("AvatarMediaAttachment").
+		Relation("HeaderMediaAttachment")
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) GetAccountByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*gtsmodel.Account, db.Error) {
+	account := new(gtsmodel.Account)
+
+	q := a.newAccountQ(account).
+		Where("account.id = ?", id)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	return account, err
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) GetAccountByURI(ctx context.Context, uri string) (*gtsmodel.Account, db.Error) {
+	account := new(gtsmodel.Account)
+
+	q := a.newAccountQ(account).
+		Where("account.uri = ?", uri)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	return account, err
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) GetAccountByURL(ctx context.Context, uri string) (*gtsmodel.Account, db.Error) {
+	account := new(gtsmodel.Account)
+
+	q := a.newAccountQ(account).
+		Where("account.url = ?", uri)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	return account, err
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) UpdateAccount(ctx context.Context, account *gtsmodel.Account) (*gtsmodel.Account, db.Error) {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(account.ID) == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("account had no ID")
+	}
+
+	account.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
+
+	q := a.conn.
+		NewUpdate().
+		Model(account).
+		WherePK()
+
+	_, err := q.Exec(ctx)
+
+	err = processErrorResponse(err)
+
+	return account, err
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) GetInstanceAccount(ctx context.Context, domain string) (*gtsmodel.Account, db.Error) {
+	account := new(gtsmodel.Account)
+
+	q := a.newAccountQ(account)
+
+	if domain == "" {
+		q = q.
+			Where("account.username = ?", domain).
+			Where("account.domain = ?", domain)
+	} else {
+		q = q.
+			Where("account.username = ?", domain).
+			Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("domain"))
+	}
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	return account, err
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) GetAccountLastPosted(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (time.Time, db.Error) {
+	status := new(gtsmodel.Status)
+
+	q := a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(status).
+		Order("id DESC").
+		Limit(1).
+		Where("account_id = ?", accountID).
+		Column("created_at")
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	return status.CreatedAt, err
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) SetAccountHeaderOrAvatar(ctx context.Context, mediaAttachment *gtsmodel.MediaAttachment, accountID string) db.Error {
+	if mediaAttachment.Avatar && mediaAttachment.Header {
+		return errors.New("one media attachment cannot be both header and avatar")
+	}
+
+	var headerOrAVI string
+	if mediaAttachment.Avatar {
+		headerOrAVI = "avatar"
+	} else if mediaAttachment.Header {
+		headerOrAVI = "header"
+	} else {
+		return errors.New("given media attachment was neither a header nor an avatar")
+	}
+
+	// TODO: there are probably more side effects here that need to be handled
+	if _, err := a.conn.
+		NewInsert().
+		Model(mediaAttachment).
+		Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := a.conn.
+		NewUpdate().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Account{}).
+		Set(fmt.Sprintf("%s_media_attachment_id = ?", headerOrAVI), mediaAttachment.ID).
+		Where("id = ?", accountID).
+		Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) GetLocalAccountByUsername(ctx context.Context, username string) (*gtsmodel.Account, db.Error) {
+	account := new(gtsmodel.Account)
+
+	q := a.newAccountQ(account).
+		Where("username = ?", username).
+		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("domain"))
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	return account, err
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) GetAccountFaves(ctx context.Context, accountID string) ([]*gtsmodel.StatusFave, db.Error) {
+	faves := new([]*gtsmodel.StatusFave)
+
+	if err := a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(faves).
+		Where("account_id = ?", accountID).
+		Scan(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return *faves, nil
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) CountAccountStatuses(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (int, db.Error) {
+	return a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Status{}).
+		Where("account_id = ?", accountID).
+		Count(ctx)
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) GetAccountStatuses(ctx context.Context, accountID string, limit int, excludeReplies bool, maxID string, pinnedOnly bool, mediaOnly bool) ([]*gtsmodel.Status, db.Error) {
+	a.log.Debugf("getting statuses for account %s", accountID)
+	statuses := []*gtsmodel.Status{}
+
+	q := a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&statuses).
+		Order("id DESC")
+
+	if accountID != "" {
+		q = q.Where("account_id = ?", accountID)
+	}
+
+	if limit != 0 {
+		q = q.Limit(limit)
+	}
+
+	if excludeReplies {
+		q = q.Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("in_reply_to_id"))
+	}
+
+	if pinnedOnly {
+		q = q.Where("pinned = ?", true)
+	}
+
+	if maxID != "" {
+		q = q.Where("id < ?", maxID)
+	}
+
+	if mediaOnly {
+		q = q.WhereGroup(" AND ", func(q *bun.SelectQuery) *bun.SelectQuery {
+			return q.
+				WhereOr("? IS NOT NULL", bun.Ident("attachments")).
+				WhereOr("attachments != '{}'")
+		})
+	}
+
+	if err := q.Scan(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(statuses) == 0 {
+		return nil, db.ErrNoEntries
+	}
+
+	a.log.Debugf("returning statuses for account %s", accountID)
+	return statuses, nil
+}
+
+func (a *accountDB) GetAccountBlocks(ctx context.Context, accountID string, maxID string, sinceID string, limit int) ([]*gtsmodel.Account, string, string, db.Error) {
+	blocks := []*gtsmodel.Block{}
+
+	fq := a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&blocks).
+		Where("block.account_id = ?", accountID).
+		Relation("TargetAccount").
+		Order("block.id DESC")
+
+	if maxID != "" {
+		fq = fq.Where("block.id < ?", maxID)
+	}
+
+	if sinceID != "" {
+		fq = fq.Where("block.id > ?", sinceID)
+	}
+
+	if limit > 0 {
+		fq = fq.Limit(limit)
+	}
+
+	err := fq.Scan(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", "", err
+	}
+
+	if len(blocks) == 0 {
+		return nil, "", "", db.ErrNoEntries
+	}
+
+	accounts := []*gtsmodel.Account{}
+	for _, b := range blocks {
+		accounts = append(accounts, b.TargetAccount)
+	}
+
+	nextMaxID := blocks[len(blocks)-1].ID
+	prevMinID := blocks[0].ID
+	return accounts, nextMaxID, prevMinID, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/account_test.go b/internal/db/bundb/account_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7174b781d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/account_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/testrig"
+)
+
+type AccountTestSuite struct {
+	BunDBStandardTestSuite
+}
+
+func (suite *AccountTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
+	suite.testTokens = testrig.NewTestTokens()
+	suite.testClients = testrig.NewTestClients()
+	suite.testApplications = testrig.NewTestApplications()
+	suite.testUsers = testrig.NewTestUsers()
+	suite.testAccounts = testrig.NewTestAccounts()
+	suite.testAttachments = testrig.NewTestAttachments()
+	suite.testStatuses = testrig.NewTestStatuses()
+	suite.testTags = testrig.NewTestTags()
+	suite.testMentions = testrig.NewTestMentions()
+}
+
+func (suite *AccountTestSuite) SetupTest() {
+	suite.config = testrig.NewTestConfig()
+	suite.db = testrig.NewTestDB()
+	suite.log = testrig.NewTestLog()
+
+	testrig.StandardDBSetup(suite.db, suite.testAccounts)
+}
+
+func (suite *AccountTestSuite) TearDownTest() {
+	testrig.StandardDBTeardown(suite.db)
+}
+
+func (suite *AccountTestSuite) TestGetAccountByIDWithExtras() {
+	account, err := suite.db.GetAccountByID(context.Background(), suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"].ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+	suite.NotNil(account)
+	suite.NotNil(account.AvatarMediaAttachment)
+	suite.NotEmpty(account.AvatarMediaAttachment.URL)
+	suite.NotNil(account.HeaderMediaAttachment)
+	suite.NotEmpty(account.HeaderMediaAttachment.URL)
+}
+
+func (suite *AccountTestSuite) TestUpdateAccount() {
+	testAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+
+	testAccount.DisplayName = "new display name!"
+
+	_, err := suite.db.UpdateAccount(context.Background(), testAccount)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	updated, err := suite.db.GetAccountByID(context.Background(), testAccount.ID)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	suite.Equal("new display name!", updated.DisplayName)
+	suite.WithinDuration(time.Now(), updated.UpdatedAt, 5*time.Second)
+}
+
+func TestAccountTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(AccountTestSuite))
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/admin.go b/internal/db/bundb/admin.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67a1e8a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/admin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/mail"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/id"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/util"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+)
+
+type adminDB struct {
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+}
+
+func (a *adminDB) IsUsernameAvailable(ctx context.Context, username string) (bool, db.Error) {
+	q := a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Account{}).
+		Where("username = ?", username).
+		Where("domain = ?", nil)
+
+	return notExists(ctx, q)
+}
+
+func (a *adminDB) IsEmailAvailable(ctx context.Context, email string) (bool, db.Error) {
+	// parse the domain from the email
+	m, err := mail.ParseAddress(email)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("error parsing email address %s: %s", email, err)
+	}
+	domain := strings.Split(m.Address, "@")[1] // domain will always be the second part after @
+
+	// check if the email domain is blocked
+	if err := a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.EmailDomainBlock{}).
+		Where("domain = ?", domain).
+		Scan(ctx); err == nil {
+		// fail because we found something
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("email domain %s is blocked", domain)
+	} else if err != sql.ErrNoRows {
+		return false, processErrorResponse(err)
+	}
+
+	// check if this email is associated with a user already
+	q := a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.User{}).
+		Where("email = ?", email).
+		WhereOr("unconfirmed_email = ?", email)
+
+	return notExists(ctx, q)
+}
+
+func (a *adminDB) NewSignup(ctx context.Context, username string, reason string, requireApproval bool, email string, password string, signUpIP net.IP, locale string, appID string, emailVerified bool, admin bool) (*gtsmodel.User, db.Error) {
+	key, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.log.Errorf("error creating new rsa key: %s", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// if something went wrong while creating a user, we might already have an account, so check here first...
+	acct := &gtsmodel.Account{}
+	err = a.conn.NewSelect().
+		Model(acct).
+		Where("username = ?", username).
+		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("domain")).
+		Scan(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		// we just don't have an account yet create one
+		newAccountURIs := util.GenerateURIsForAccount(username, a.config.Protocol, a.config.Host)
+		newAccountID, err := id.NewRandomULID()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		acct = &gtsmodel.Account{
+			ID:                    newAccountID,
+			Username:              username,
+			DisplayName:           username,
+			Reason:                reason,
+			URL:                   newAccountURIs.UserURL,
+			PrivateKey:            key,
+			PublicKey:             &key.PublicKey,
+			PublicKeyURI:          newAccountURIs.PublicKeyURI,
+			ActorType:             gtsmodel.ActivityStreamsPerson,
+			URI:                   newAccountURIs.UserURI,
+			InboxURI:              newAccountURIs.InboxURI,
+			OutboxURI:             newAccountURIs.OutboxURI,
+			FollowersURI:          newAccountURIs.FollowersURI,
+			FollowingURI:          newAccountURIs.FollowingURI,
+			FeaturedCollectionURI: newAccountURIs.CollectionURI,
+		}
+		if _, err = a.conn.
+			NewInsert().
+			Model(acct).
+			Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	pw, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error hashing password: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	newUserID, err := id.NewRandomULID()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	u := &gtsmodel.User{
+		ID:                     newUserID,
+		AccountID:              acct.ID,
+		EncryptedPassword:      string(pw),
+		SignUpIP:               signUpIP.To4(),
+		Locale:                 locale,
+		UnconfirmedEmail:       email,
+		CreatedByApplicationID: appID,
+		Approved:               !requireApproval, // if we don't require moderator approval, just pre-approve the user
+	}
+
+	if emailVerified {
+		u.ConfirmedAt = time.Now()
+		u.Email = email
+	}
+
+	if admin {
+		u.Admin = true
+		u.Moderator = true
+	}
+
+	if _, err = a.conn.
+		NewInsert().
+		Model(u).
+		Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return u, nil
+}
+
+func (a *adminDB) CreateInstanceAccount(ctx context.Context) db.Error {
+	username := a.config.Host
+
+	// check if instance account already exists
+	existsQ := a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Account{}).
+		Where("username = ?", username).
+		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("domain"))
+	count, err := existsQ.Count(ctx)
+	if err != nil && count == 1 {
+		a.log.Infof("instance account %s already exists", username)
+		return nil
+	} else if err != sql.ErrNoRows {
+		return processErrorResponse(err)
+	}
+
+	key, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.log.Errorf("error creating new rsa key: %s", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	aID, err := id.NewRandomULID()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	newAccountURIs := util.GenerateURIsForAccount(username, a.config.Protocol, a.config.Host)
+	acct := &gtsmodel.Account{
+		ID:                    aID,
+		Username:              a.config.Host,
+		DisplayName:           username,
+		URL:                   newAccountURIs.UserURL,
+		PrivateKey:            key,
+		PublicKey:             &key.PublicKey,
+		PublicKeyURI:          newAccountURIs.PublicKeyURI,
+		ActorType:             gtsmodel.ActivityStreamsPerson,
+		URI:                   newAccountURIs.UserURI,
+		InboxURI:              newAccountURIs.InboxURI,
+		OutboxURI:             newAccountURIs.OutboxURI,
+		FollowersURI:          newAccountURIs.FollowersURI,
+		FollowingURI:          newAccountURIs.FollowingURI,
+		FeaturedCollectionURI: newAccountURIs.CollectionURI,
+	}
+
+	insertQ := a.conn.
+		NewInsert().
+		Model(acct)
+
+	if _, err := insertQ.Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	a.log.Infof("instance account %s CREATED with id %s", username, acct.ID)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a *adminDB) CreateInstanceInstance(ctx context.Context) db.Error {
+	domain := a.config.Host
+
+	// check if instance entry already exists
+	existsQ := a.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Instance{}).
+		Where("domain = ?", domain)
+
+	count, err := existsQ.Count(ctx)
+	if err != nil && count == 1 {
+		a.log.Infof("instance instance %s already exists", domain)
+		return nil
+	} else if err != sql.ErrNoRows {
+		return processErrorResponse(err)
+	}
+
+	iID, err := id.NewRandomULID()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	i := &gtsmodel.Instance{
+		ID:     iID,
+		Domain: domain,
+		Title:  domain,
+		URI:    fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s", a.config.Protocol, a.config.Host),
+	}
+
+	insertQ := a.conn.
+		NewInsert().
+		Model(i)
+
+	if _, err := insertQ.Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	a.log.Infof("created instance instance %s with id %s", domain, i.ID)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/basic.go b/internal/db/bundb/basic.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..983b6b810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/basic.go
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+type basicDB struct {
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) Put(ctx context.Context, i interface{}) db.Error {
+	_, err := b.conn.NewInsert().Model(i).Exec(ctx)
+	if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "duplicate key value violates unique constraint") {
+		return db.ErrAlreadyExists
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) GetByID(ctx context.Context, id string, i interface{}) db.Error {
+	q := b.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(i).
+		Where("id = ?", id)
+
+	return processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) GetWhere(ctx context.Context, where []db.Where, i interface{}) db.Error {
+	if len(where) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("no queries provided")
+	}
+
+	q := b.conn.NewSelect().Model(i)
+	for _, w := range where {
+
+		if w.Value == nil {
+			q = q.Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident(w.Key))
+		} else {
+			if w.CaseInsensitive {
+				q = q.Where("LOWER(?) = LOWER(?)", bun.Safe(w.Key), w.Value)
+			} else {
+				q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Safe(w.Key), w.Value)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) GetAll(ctx context.Context, i interface{}) db.Error {
+	q := b.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(i)
+
+	return processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) DeleteByID(ctx context.Context, id string, i interface{}) db.Error {
+	q := b.conn.
+		NewDelete().
+		Model(i).
+		Where("id = ?", id)
+
+	_, err := q.Exec(ctx)
+
+	return processErrorResponse(err)
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) DeleteWhere(ctx context.Context, where []db.Where, i interface{}) db.Error {
+	if len(where) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("no queries provided")
+	}
+
+	q := b.conn.
+		NewDelete().
+		Model(i)
+
+	for _, w := range where {
+		q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Safe(w.Key), w.Value)
+	}
+
+	_, err := q.Exec(ctx)
+
+	return processErrorResponse(err)
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) UpdateByID(ctx context.Context, id string, i interface{}) db.Error {
+	q := b.conn.
+		NewUpdate().
+		Model(i).
+		WherePK()
+
+	_, err := q.Exec(ctx)
+
+	return processErrorResponse(err)
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) UpdateOneByID(ctx context.Context, id string, key string, value interface{}, i interface{}) db.Error {
+	q := b.conn.NewUpdate().
+		Model(i).
+		Set("? = ?", bun.Safe(key), value).
+		WherePK()
+
+	_, err := q.Exec(ctx)
+
+	return processErrorResponse(err)
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) UpdateWhere(ctx context.Context, where []db.Where, key string, value interface{}, i interface{}) db.Error {
+	q := b.conn.NewUpdate().Model(i)
+
+	for _, w := range where {
+		if w.Value == nil {
+			q = q.Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident(w.Key))
+		} else {
+			if w.CaseInsensitive {
+				q = q.Where("LOWER(?) = LOWER(?)", bun.Safe(w.Key), w.Value)
+			} else {
+				q = q.Where("? = ?", bun.Safe(w.Key), w.Value)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	q = q.Set("? = ?", bun.Safe(key), value)
+
+	_, err := q.Exec(ctx)
+
+	return processErrorResponse(err)
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) CreateTable(ctx context.Context, i interface{}) db.Error {
+	_, err := b.conn.NewCreateTable().Model(i).IfNotExists().Exec(ctx)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) DropTable(ctx context.Context, i interface{}) db.Error {
+	_, err := b.conn.NewDropTable().Model(i).IfExists().Exec(ctx)
+	return processErrorResponse(err)
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) IsHealthy(ctx context.Context) db.Error {
+	return b.conn.Ping()
+}
+
+func (b *basicDB) Stop(ctx context.Context) db.Error {
+	b.log.Info("closing db connection")
+	if err := b.conn.Close(); err != nil {
+		// only cancel if there's a problem closing the db
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/basic_test.go b/internal/db/bundb/basic_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9189618c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/basic_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/testrig"
+)
+
+type BasicTestSuite struct {
+	BunDBStandardTestSuite
+}
+
+func (suite *BasicTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
+	suite.testTokens = testrig.NewTestTokens()
+	suite.testClients = testrig.NewTestClients()
+	suite.testApplications = testrig.NewTestApplications()
+	suite.testUsers = testrig.NewTestUsers()
+	suite.testAccounts = testrig.NewTestAccounts()
+	suite.testAttachments = testrig.NewTestAttachments()
+	suite.testStatuses = testrig.NewTestStatuses()
+	suite.testTags = testrig.NewTestTags()
+	suite.testMentions = testrig.NewTestMentions()
+}
+
+func (suite *BasicTestSuite) SetupTest() {
+	suite.config = testrig.NewTestConfig()
+	suite.db = testrig.NewTestDB()
+	suite.log = testrig.NewTestLog()
+
+	testrig.StandardDBSetup(suite.db, suite.testAccounts)
+}
+
+func (suite *BasicTestSuite) TearDownTest() {
+	testrig.StandardDBTeardown(suite.db)
+}
+
+func (suite *BasicTestSuite) TestGetAccountByID() {
+	testAccount := suite.testAccounts["local_account_1"]
+
+	a := &gtsmodel.Account{}
+	err := suite.db.GetByID(context.Background(), testAccount.ID, a)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+}
+
+func TestBasicTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(BasicTestSuite))
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/bundb.go b/internal/db/bundb/bundb.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49ed09cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/bundb.go
@@ -0,0 +1,410 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v4"
+	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v4/stdlib"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/id"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun/dialect/pgdialect"
+)
+
+const (
+	dbTypePostgres = "postgres"
+	dbTypeSqlite   = "sqlite"
+)
+
+var registerTables []interface{} = []interface{}{
+	&gtsmodel.StatusToEmoji{},
+	&gtsmodel.StatusToTag{},
+}
+
+// bunDBService satisfies the DB interface
+type bunDBService struct {
+	db.Account
+	db.Admin
+	db.Basic
+	db.Domain
+	db.Instance
+	db.Media
+	db.Mention
+	db.Notification
+	db.Relationship
+	db.Session
+	db.Status
+	db.Timeline
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+}
+
+// NewBunDBService returns a bunDB derived from the provided config, which implements the go-fed DB interface.
+// Under the hood, it uses https://github.com/uptrace/bun to create and maintain a database connection.
+func NewBunDBService(ctx context.Context, c *config.Config, log *logrus.Logger) (db.DB, error) {
+	var sqldb *sql.DB
+	var conn *bun.DB
+
+	// depending on the database type we're trying to create, we need to use a different driver...
+	switch strings.ToLower(c.DBConfig.Type) {
+	case dbTypePostgres:
+		// POSTGRES
+		opts, err := deriveBunDBPGOptions(c)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create bundb postgres options: %s", err)
+		}
+		sqldb = stdlib.OpenDB(*opts)
+		conn = bun.NewDB(sqldb, pgdialect.New())
+	case dbTypeSqlite:
+		// SQLITE
+		// TODO: https://bun.uptrace.dev/guide/drivers.html#sqlite
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("database type %s not supported for bundb", strings.ToLower(c.DBConfig.Type))
+	}
+
+	// actually *begin* the connection so that we can tell if the db is there and listening
+	if err := conn.Ping(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("db connection error: %s", err)
+	}
+	log.Info("connected to database")
+
+	for _, t := range registerTables {
+		// https://bun.uptrace.dev/orm/many-to-many-relation/
+		conn.RegisterModel(t)
+	}
+
+	ps := &bunDBService{
+		Account: &accountDB{
+			config: c,
+			conn:   conn,
+			log:    log,
+		},
+		Admin: &adminDB{
+			config: c,
+			conn:   conn,
+			log:    log,
+		},
+		Basic: &basicDB{
+			config: c,
+			conn:   conn,
+			log:    log,
+		},
+		Domain: &domainDB{
+			config: c,
+			conn:   conn,
+			log:    log,
+		},
+		Instance: &instanceDB{
+			config: c,
+			conn:   conn,
+			log:    log,
+		},
+		Media: &mediaDB{
+			config: c,
+			conn:   conn,
+			log:    log,
+		},
+		Mention: &mentionDB{
+			config: c,
+			conn:   conn,
+			log:    log,
+		},
+		Notification: &notificationDB{
+			config: c,
+			conn:   conn,
+			log:    log,
+		},
+		Relationship: &relationshipDB{
+			config: c,
+			conn:   conn,
+			log:    log,
+		},
+		Session: &sessionDB{
+			config: c,
+			conn:   conn,
+			log:    log,
+		},
+		Status: &statusDB{
+			config: c,
+			conn:   conn,
+			log:    log,
+		},
+		Timeline: &timelineDB{
+			config: c,
+			conn:   conn,
+			log:    log,
+		},
+		config: c,
+		conn:   conn,
+		log:    log,
+	}
+
+	// we can confidently return this useable service now
+	return ps, nil
+}
+
+/*
+	HANDY STUFF
+*/
+
+// deriveBunDBPGOptions takes an application config and returns either a ready-to-use set of options
+// with sensible defaults, or an error if it's not satisfied by the provided config.
+func deriveBunDBPGOptions(c *config.Config) (*pgx.ConnConfig, error) {
+	if strings.ToUpper(c.DBConfig.Type) != db.DBTypePostgres {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected db type of %s but got %s", db.DBTypePostgres, c.DBConfig.Type)
+	}
+
+	// validate port
+	if c.DBConfig.Port == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("no port set")
+	}
+
+	// validate address
+	if c.DBConfig.Address == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("no address set")
+	}
+
+	// validate username
+	if c.DBConfig.User == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("no user set")
+	}
+
+	// validate that there's a password
+	if c.DBConfig.Password == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("no password set")
+	}
+
+	// validate database
+	if c.DBConfig.Database == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("no database set")
+	}
+
+	var tlsConfig *tls.Config
+	switch c.DBConfig.TLSMode {
+	case config.DBTLSModeDisable, config.DBTLSModeUnset:
+		break // nothing to do
+	case config.DBTLSModeEnable:
+		tlsConfig = &tls.Config{
+			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+		}
+	case config.DBTLSModeRequire:
+		tlsConfig = &tls.Config{
+			InsecureSkipVerify: false,
+			ServerName:         c.DBConfig.Address,
+		}
+	}
+
+	if tlsConfig != nil && c.DBConfig.TLSCACert != "" {
+		// load the system cert pool first -- we'll append the given CA cert to this
+		certPool, err := x509.SystemCertPool()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error fetching system CA cert pool: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		// open the file itself and make sure there's something in it
+		caCertBytes, err := os.ReadFile(c.DBConfig.TLSCACert)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error opening CA certificate at %s: %s", c.DBConfig.TLSCACert, err)
+		}
+		if len(caCertBytes) == 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("ca cert at %s was empty", c.DBConfig.TLSCACert)
+		}
+
+		// make sure we have a PEM block
+		caPem, _ := pem.Decode(caCertBytes)
+		if caPem == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse cert at %s into PEM", c.DBConfig.TLSCACert)
+		}
+
+		// parse the PEM block into the certificate
+		caCert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(caPem.Bytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not parse cert at %s into x509 certificate: %s", c.DBConfig.TLSCACert, err)
+		}
+
+		// we're happy, add it to the existing pool and then use this pool in our tls config
+		certPool.AddCert(caCert)
+		tlsConfig.RootCAs = certPool
+	}
+
+	cfg, _ := pgx.ParseConfig("")
+	cfg.Host = c.DBConfig.Address
+	cfg.Port = uint16(c.DBConfig.Port)
+	cfg.User = c.DBConfig.User
+	cfg.Password = c.DBConfig.Password
+	cfg.TLSConfig = tlsConfig
+	cfg.Database = c.DBConfig.Database
+	cfg.PreferSimpleProtocol = true
+
+	return cfg, nil
+}
+
+/*
+	CONVERSION FUNCTIONS
+*/
+
+// TODO: move these to the type converter, it's bananas that they're here and not there
+
+func (ps *bunDBService) MentionStringsToMentions(ctx context.Context, targetAccounts []string, originAccountID string, statusID string) ([]*gtsmodel.Mention, error) {
+	ogAccount := &gtsmodel.Account{}
+	if err := ps.conn.NewSelect().Model(ogAccount).Where("id = ?", originAccountID).Scan(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	menchies := []*gtsmodel.Mention{}
+	for _, a := range targetAccounts {
+		// A mentioned account looks like "@test@example.org" or just "@test" for a local account
+		// -- we can guarantee this from the regex that targetAccounts should have been derived from.
+		// But we still need to do a bit of fiddling to get what we need here -- the username and domain (if given).
+
+		// 1.  trim off the first @
+		t := strings.TrimPrefix(a, "@")
+
+		// 2. split the username and domain
+		s := strings.Split(t, "@")
+
+		// 3. if it's length 1 it's a local account, length 2 means remote, anything else means something is wrong
+		var local bool
+		switch len(s) {
+		case 1:
+			local = true
+		case 2:
+			local = false
+		default:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("mentioned account format '%s' was not valid", a)
+		}
+
+		var username, domain string
+		username = s[0]
+		if !local {
+			domain = s[1]
+		}
+
+		// 4. check we now have a proper username and domain
+		if username == "" || (!local && domain == "") {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("username or domain for '%s' was nil", a)
+		}
+
+		// okay we're good now, we can start pulling accounts out of the database
+		mentionedAccount := &gtsmodel.Account{}
+		var err error
+
+		// match username + account, case insensitive
+		if local {
+			// local user -- should have a null domain
+			err = ps.conn.NewSelect().Model(mentionedAccount).Where("LOWER(?) = LOWER(?)", bun.Ident("username"), username).Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("domain")).Scan(ctx)
+		} else {
+			// remote user -- should have domain defined
+			err = ps.conn.NewSelect().Model(mentionedAccount).Where("LOWER(?) = LOWER(?)", bun.Ident("username"), username).Where("LOWER(?) = LOWER(?)", bun.Ident("domain"), domain).Scan(ctx)
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+				// no result found for this username/domain so just don't include it as a mencho and carry on about our business
+				ps.log.Debugf("no account found with username '%s' and domain '%s', skipping it", username, domain)
+				continue
+			}
+			// a serious error has happened so bail
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting account with username '%s' and domain '%s': %s", username, domain, err)
+		}
+
+		// id, createdAt and updatedAt will be populated by the db, so we have everything we need!
+		menchies = append(menchies, &gtsmodel.Mention{
+			StatusID:         statusID,
+			OriginAccountID:  ogAccount.ID,
+			OriginAccountURI: ogAccount.URI,
+			TargetAccountID:  mentionedAccount.ID,
+			NameString:       a,
+			TargetAccountURI: mentionedAccount.URI,
+			TargetAccountURL: mentionedAccount.URL,
+			OriginAccount:    mentionedAccount,
+		})
+	}
+	return menchies, nil
+}
+
+func (ps *bunDBService) TagStringsToTags(ctx context.Context, tags []string, originAccountID string, statusID string) ([]*gtsmodel.Tag, error) {
+	newTags := []*gtsmodel.Tag{}
+	for _, t := range tags {
+		tag := &gtsmodel.Tag{}
+		// we can use selectorinsert here to create the new tag if it doesn't exist already
+		// inserted will be true if this is a new tag we just created
+		if err := ps.conn.NewSelect().Model(tag).Where("LOWER(?) = LOWER(?)", bun.Ident("name"), t).Scan(ctx); err != nil {
+			if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+				// tag doesn't exist yet so populate it
+				newID, err := id.NewRandomULID()
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				tag.ID = newID
+				tag.URL = fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s/tags/%s", ps.config.Protocol, ps.config.Host, t)
+				tag.Name = t
+				tag.FirstSeenFromAccountID = originAccountID
+				tag.CreatedAt = time.Now()
+				tag.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
+				tag.Useable = true
+				tag.Listable = true
+			} else {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting tag with name %s: %s", t, err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// bail already if the tag isn't useable
+		if !tag.Useable {
+			continue
+		}
+		tag.LastStatusAt = time.Now()
+		newTags = append(newTags, tag)
+	}
+	return newTags, nil
+}
+
+func (ps *bunDBService) EmojiStringsToEmojis(ctx context.Context, emojis []string, originAccountID string, statusID string) ([]*gtsmodel.Emoji, error) {
+	newEmojis := []*gtsmodel.Emoji{}
+	for _, e := range emojis {
+		emoji := &gtsmodel.Emoji{}
+		err := ps.conn.NewSelect().Model(emoji).Where("shortcode = ?", e).Where("visible_in_picker = true").Where("disabled = false").Scan(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+				// no result found for this username/domain so just don't include it as an emoji and carry on about our business
+				ps.log.Debugf("no emoji found with shortcode %s, skipping it", e)
+				continue
+			}
+			// a serious error has happened so bail
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting emoji with shortcode %s: %s", e, err)
+		}
+		newEmojis = append(newEmojis, emoji)
+	}
+	return newEmojis, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/bundb_test.go b/internal/db/bundb/bundb_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b789375af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/bundb_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb_test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/oauth"
+)
+
+type BunDBStandardTestSuite struct {
+	// standard suite interfaces
+	suite.Suite
+	config *config.Config
+	db     db.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+
+	// standard suite models
+	testTokens       map[string]*oauth.Token
+	testClients      map[string]*oauth.Client
+	testApplications map[string]*gtsmodel.Application
+	testUsers        map[string]*gtsmodel.User
+	testAccounts     map[string]*gtsmodel.Account
+	testAttachments  map[string]*gtsmodel.MediaAttachment
+	testStatuses     map[string]*gtsmodel.Status
+	testTags         map[string]*gtsmodel.Tag
+	testMentions     map[string]*gtsmodel.Mention
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/domain.go b/internal/db/bundb/domain.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6aa2b8ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/domain.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/util"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+type domainDB struct {
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+}
+
+func (d *domainDB) IsDomainBlocked(ctx context.Context, domain string) (bool, db.Error) {
+	if domain == "" {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	q := d.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.DomainBlock{}).
+		Where("LOWER(domain) = LOWER(?)", domain).
+		Limit(1)
+
+	return exists(ctx, q)
+}
+
+func (d *domainDB) AreDomainsBlocked(ctx context.Context, domains []string) (bool, db.Error) {
+	// filter out any doubles
+	uniqueDomains := util.UniqueStrings(domains)
+
+	for _, domain := range uniqueDomains {
+		if blocked, err := d.IsDomainBlocked(ctx, domain); err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		} else if blocked {
+			return blocked, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// no blocks found
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func (d *domainDB) IsURIBlocked(ctx context.Context, uri *url.URL) (bool, db.Error) {
+	domain := uri.Hostname()
+	return d.IsDomainBlocked(ctx, domain)
+}
+
+func (d *domainDB) AreURIsBlocked(ctx context.Context, uris []*url.URL) (bool, db.Error) {
+	domains := []string{}
+	for _, uri := range uris {
+		domains = append(domains, uri.Hostname())
+	}
+
+	return d.AreDomainsBlocked(ctx, domains)
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/instance.go b/internal/db/bundb/instance.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9364346e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/instance.go
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+type instanceDB struct {
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+}
+
+func (i *instanceDB) CountInstanceUsers(ctx context.Context, domain string) (int, db.Error) {
+	q := i.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&[]*gtsmodel.Account{})
+
+	if domain == i.config.Host {
+		// if the domain is *this* domain, just count where the domain field is null
+		q = q.Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("domain"))
+	} else {
+		q = q.Where("domain = ?", domain)
+	}
+
+	// don't count the instance account or suspended users
+	q = q.
+		Where("username != ?", domain).
+		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("suspended_at"))
+
+	count, err := q.Count(ctx)
+
+	return count, processErrorResponse(err)
+}
+
+func (i *instanceDB) CountInstanceStatuses(ctx context.Context, domain string) (int, db.Error) {
+	q := i.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&[]*gtsmodel.Status{})
+
+	if domain == i.config.Host {
+		// if the domain is *this* domain, just count where local is true
+		q = q.Where("local = ?", true)
+	} else {
+		// join on the domain of the account
+		q = q.Join("JOIN accounts AS account ON account.id = status.account_id").
+			Where("account.domain = ?", domain)
+	}
+
+	count, err := q.Count(ctx)
+
+	return count, processErrorResponse(err)
+}
+
+func (i *instanceDB) CountInstanceDomains(ctx context.Context, domain string) (int, db.Error) {
+	q := i.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&[]*gtsmodel.Instance{})
+
+	if domain == i.config.Host {
+		// if the domain is *this* domain, just count other instances it knows about
+		// exclude domains that are blocked
+		q = q.Where("domain != ?", domain).Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("suspended_at"))
+	} else {
+		// TODO: implement federated domain counting properly for remote domains
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
+	count, err := q.Count(ctx)
+
+	return count, processErrorResponse(err)
+}
+
+func (i *instanceDB) GetInstanceAccounts(ctx context.Context, domain string, maxID string, limit int) ([]*gtsmodel.Account, db.Error) {
+	i.log.Debug("GetAccountsForInstance")
+
+	accounts := []*gtsmodel.Account{}
+
+	q := i.conn.NewSelect().
+		Model(&accounts).
+		Where("domain = ?", domain).
+		Order("id DESC")
+
+	if maxID != "" {
+		q = q.Where("id < ?", maxID)
+	}
+
+	if limit > 0 {
+		q = q.Limit(limit)
+	}
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	return accounts, err
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/media.go b/internal/db/bundb/media.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04e55ca62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/media.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+type mediaDB struct {
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+}
+
+func (m *mediaDB) newMediaQ(i interface{}) *bun.SelectQuery {
+	return m.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(i).
+		Relation("Account")
+}
+
+func (m *mediaDB) GetAttachmentByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*gtsmodel.MediaAttachment, db.Error) {
+	attachment := &gtsmodel.MediaAttachment{}
+
+	q := m.newMediaQ(attachment).
+		Where("media_attachment.id = ?", id)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	return attachment, err
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/mention.go b/internal/db/bundb/mention.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a444f9b5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/mention.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/cache"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+type mentionDB struct {
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+	cache  cache.Cache
+}
+
+func (m *mentionDB) cacheMention(id string, mention *gtsmodel.Mention) {
+	if m.cache == nil {
+		m.cache = cache.New()
+	}
+
+	if err := m.cache.Store(id, mention); err != nil {
+		m.log.Panicf("mentionDB: error storing in cache: %s", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mentionDB) mentionCached(id string) (*gtsmodel.Mention, bool) {
+	if m.cache == nil {
+		m.cache = cache.New()
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	mI, err := m.cache.Fetch(id)
+	if err != nil || mI == nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	mention, ok := mI.(*gtsmodel.Mention)
+	if !ok {
+		m.log.Panicf("mentionDB: cached interface with key %s was not a mention", id)
+	}
+
+	return mention, true
+}
+
+func (m *mentionDB) newMentionQ(i interface{}) *bun.SelectQuery {
+	return m.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(i).
+		Relation("Status").
+		Relation("OriginAccount").
+		Relation("TargetAccount")
+}
+
+func (m *mentionDB) GetMention(ctx context.Context, id string) (*gtsmodel.Mention, db.Error) {
+	if mention, cached := m.mentionCached(id); cached {
+		return mention, nil
+	}
+
+	mention := &gtsmodel.Mention{}
+
+	q := m.newMentionQ(mention).
+		Where("mention.id = ?", id)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	if err == nil && mention != nil {
+		m.cacheMention(id, mention)
+	}
+
+	return mention, err
+}
+
+func (m *mentionDB) GetMentions(ctx context.Context, ids []string) ([]*gtsmodel.Mention, db.Error) {
+	mentions := []*gtsmodel.Mention{}
+
+	for _, i := range ids {
+		mention, err := m.GetMention(ctx, i)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, processErrorResponse(err)
+		}
+		mentions = append(mentions, mention)
+	}
+
+	return mentions, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/notification.go b/internal/db/bundb/notification.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c30837ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/notification.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/cache"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+type notificationDB struct {
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+	cache  cache.Cache
+}
+
+func (n *notificationDB) cacheNotification(id string, notification *gtsmodel.Notification) {
+	if n.cache == nil {
+		n.cache = cache.New()
+	}
+
+	if err := n.cache.Store(id, notification); err != nil {
+		n.log.Panicf("notificationDB: error storing in cache: %s", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (n *notificationDB) notificationCached(id string) (*gtsmodel.Notification, bool) {
+	if n.cache == nil {
+		n.cache = cache.New()
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	nI, err := n.cache.Fetch(id)
+	if err != nil || nI == nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	notification, ok := nI.(*gtsmodel.Notification)
+	if !ok {
+		n.log.Panicf("notificationDB: cached interface with key %s was not a notification", id)
+	}
+
+	return notification, true
+}
+
+func (n *notificationDB) newNotificationQ(i interface{}) *bun.SelectQuery {
+	return n.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(i).
+		Relation("OriginAccount").
+		Relation("TargetAccount").
+		Relation("Status")
+}
+
+func (n *notificationDB) GetNotification(ctx context.Context, id string) (*gtsmodel.Notification, db.Error) {
+	if notification, cached := n.notificationCached(id); cached {
+		return notification, nil
+	}
+
+	notification := &gtsmodel.Notification{}
+
+	q := n.newNotificationQ(notification).
+		Where("notification.id = ?", id)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	if err == nil && notification != nil {
+		n.cacheNotification(id, notification)
+	}
+
+	return notification, err
+}
+
+func (n *notificationDB) GetNotifications(ctx context.Context, accountID string, limit int, maxID string, sinceID string) ([]*gtsmodel.Notification, db.Error) {
+	// begin by selecting just the IDs
+	notifIDs := []*gtsmodel.Notification{}
+	q := n.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&notifIDs).
+		Column("id").
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", accountID).
+		Order("id DESC")
+
+	if maxID != "" {
+		q = q.Where("id < ?", maxID)
+	}
+
+	if sinceID != "" {
+		q = q.Where("id > ?", sinceID)
+	}
+
+	if limit != 0 {
+		q = q.Limit(limit)
+	}
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// now we have the IDs, select the notifs one by one
+	// reason for this is that for each notif, we can instead get it from our cache if it's cached
+	notifications := []*gtsmodel.Notification{}
+	for _, notifID := range notifIDs {
+		notif, err := n.GetNotification(ctx, notifID.ID)
+		errP := processErrorResponse(err)
+		if errP != nil {
+			return nil, errP
+		}
+		notifications = append(notifications, notif)
+	}
+
+	return notifications, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/relationship.go b/internal/db/bundb/relationship.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccc604baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/relationship.go
@@ -0,0 +1,328 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+type relationshipDB struct {
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) newBlockQ(block *gtsmodel.Block) *bun.SelectQuery {
+	return r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(block).
+		Relation("Account").
+		Relation("TargetAccount")
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) newFollowQ(follow interface{}) *bun.SelectQuery {
+	return r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(follow).
+		Relation("Account").
+		Relation("TargetAccount")
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) IsBlocked(ctx context.Context, account1 string, account2 string, eitherDirection bool) (bool, db.Error) {
+	q := r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Block{}).
+		Where("account_id = ?", account1).
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", account2).
+		Limit(1)
+
+	if eitherDirection {
+		q = q.
+			WhereOr("target_account_id = ?", account1).
+			Where("account_id = ?", account2)
+	}
+
+	return exists(ctx, q)
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) GetBlock(ctx context.Context, account1 string, account2 string) (*gtsmodel.Block, db.Error) {
+	block := &gtsmodel.Block{}
+
+	q := r.newBlockQ(block).
+		Where("block.account_id = ?", account1).
+		Where("block.target_account_id = ?", account2)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	return block, err
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) GetRelationship(ctx context.Context, requestingAccount string, targetAccount string) (*gtsmodel.Relationship, db.Error) {
+	rel := &gtsmodel.Relationship{
+		ID: targetAccount,
+	}
+
+	// check if the requesting account follows the target account
+	follow := &gtsmodel.Follow{}
+	if err := r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(follow).
+		Where("account_id = ?", requestingAccount).
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccount).
+		Limit(1).
+		Scan(ctx); err != nil {
+		if err != sql.ErrNoRows {
+			// a proper error
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("getrelationship: error checking follow existence: %s", err)
+		}
+		// no follow exists so these are all false
+		rel.Following = false
+		rel.ShowingReblogs = false
+		rel.Notifying = false
+	} else {
+		// follow exists so we can fill these fields out...
+		rel.Following = true
+		rel.ShowingReblogs = follow.ShowReblogs
+		rel.Notifying = follow.Notify
+	}
+
+	// check if the target account follows the requesting account
+	count, err := r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Follow{}).
+		Where("account_id = ?", targetAccount).
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", requestingAccount).
+		Limit(1).
+		Count(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getrelationship: error checking followed_by existence: %s", err)
+	}
+	rel.FollowedBy = count > 0
+
+	// check if the requesting account blocks the target account
+	count, err = r.conn.NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Block{}).
+		Where("account_id = ?", requestingAccount).
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccount).
+		Limit(1).
+		Count(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getrelationship: error checking blocking existence: %s", err)
+	}
+	rel.Blocking = count > 0
+
+	// check if the target account blocks the requesting account
+	count, err = r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Block{}).
+		Where("account_id = ?", targetAccount).
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", requestingAccount).
+		Limit(1).
+		Count(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getrelationship: error checking blocked existence: %s", err)
+	}
+	rel.BlockedBy = count > 0
+
+	// check if there's a pending following request from requesting account to target account
+	count, err = r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}).
+		Where("account_id = ?", requestingAccount).
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccount).
+		Limit(1).
+		Count(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getrelationship: error checking blocked existence: %s", err)
+	}
+	rel.Requested = count > 0
+
+	return rel, nil
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) IsFollowing(ctx context.Context, sourceAccount *gtsmodel.Account, targetAccount *gtsmodel.Account) (bool, db.Error) {
+	if sourceAccount == nil || targetAccount == nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	q := r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Follow{}).
+		Where("account_id = ?", sourceAccount.ID).
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccount.ID).
+		Limit(1)
+
+	return exists(ctx, q)
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) IsFollowRequested(ctx context.Context, sourceAccount *gtsmodel.Account, targetAccount *gtsmodel.Account) (bool, db.Error) {
+	if sourceAccount == nil || targetAccount == nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	q := r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}).
+		Where("account_id = ?", sourceAccount.ID).
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccount.ID)
+
+	return exists(ctx, q)
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) IsMutualFollowing(ctx context.Context, account1 *gtsmodel.Account, account2 *gtsmodel.Account) (bool, db.Error) {
+	if account1 == nil || account2 == nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	// make sure account 1 follows account 2
+	f1, err := r.IsFollowing(ctx, account1, account2)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, processErrorResponse(err)
+	}
+
+	// make sure account 2 follows account 1
+	f2, err := r.IsFollowing(ctx, account2, account1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, processErrorResponse(err)
+	}
+
+	return f1 && f2, nil
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) AcceptFollowRequest(ctx context.Context, originAccountID string, targetAccountID string) (*gtsmodel.Follow, db.Error) {
+	// make sure the original follow request exists
+	fr := &gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}
+	if err := r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(fr).
+		Where("account_id = ?", originAccountID).
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccountID).
+		Scan(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, processErrorResponse(err)
+	}
+
+	// create a new follow to 'replace' the request with
+	follow := &gtsmodel.Follow{
+		ID:              fr.ID,
+		AccountID:       originAccountID,
+		TargetAccountID: targetAccountID,
+		URI:             fr.URI,
+	}
+
+	// if the follow already exists, just update the URI -- we don't need to do anything else
+	if _, err := r.conn.
+		NewInsert().
+		Model(follow).
+		On("CONFLICT CONSTRAINT follows_account_id_target_account_id_key DO UPDATE set uri = ?", follow.URI).
+		Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, processErrorResponse(err)
+	}
+
+	// now remove the follow request
+	if _, err := r.conn.
+		NewDelete().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}).
+		Where("account_id = ?", originAccountID).
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", targetAccountID).
+		Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+		return nil, processErrorResponse(err)
+	}
+
+	return follow, nil
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) GetAccountFollowRequests(ctx context.Context, accountID string) ([]*gtsmodel.FollowRequest, db.Error) {
+	followRequests := []*gtsmodel.FollowRequest{}
+
+	q := r.newFollowQ(&followRequests).
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", accountID)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	return followRequests, err
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) GetAccountFollows(ctx context.Context, accountID string) ([]*gtsmodel.Follow, db.Error) {
+	follows := []*gtsmodel.Follow{}
+
+	q := r.newFollowQ(&follows).
+		Where("account_id = ?", accountID)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	return follows, err
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) CountAccountFollows(ctx context.Context, accountID string, localOnly bool) (int, db.Error) {
+	return r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&[]*gtsmodel.Follow{}).
+		Where("account_id = ?", accountID).
+		Count(ctx)
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) GetAccountFollowedBy(ctx context.Context, accountID string, localOnly bool) ([]*gtsmodel.Follow, db.Error) {
+
+	follows := []*gtsmodel.Follow{}
+
+	q := r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&follows)
+
+	if localOnly {
+		// for local accounts let's get where domain is null OR where domain is an empty string, just to be safe
+		whereGroup := func(q *bun.SelectQuery) *bun.SelectQuery {
+			q = q.
+				WhereOr("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("a.domain")).
+				WhereOr("a.domain = ?", "")
+			return q
+		}
+
+		q = q.ColumnExpr("follow.*").
+			Join("JOIN accounts AS a ON follow.account_id = TEXT(a.id)").
+			Where("follow.target_account_id = ?", accountID).
+			WhereGroup(" AND ", whereGroup)
+	} else {
+		q = q.Where("target_account_id = ?", accountID)
+	}
+
+	if err := q.Scan(ctx); err != nil {
+		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+			return follows, nil
+		}
+		return nil, processErrorResponse(err)
+	}
+	return follows, nil
+}
+
+func (r *relationshipDB) CountAccountFollowedBy(ctx context.Context, accountID string, localOnly bool) (int, db.Error) {
+	return r.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&[]*gtsmodel.Follow{}).
+		Where("target_account_id = ?", accountID).
+		Count(ctx)
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/session.go b/internal/db/bundb/session.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87e20673d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/session.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/id"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+type sessionDB struct {
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+}
+
+func (s *sessionDB) GetSession(ctx context.Context) (*gtsmodel.RouterSession, db.Error) {
+	rs := new(gtsmodel.RouterSession)
+
+	q := s.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(rs).
+		Limit(1)
+
+	_, err := q.Exec(ctx)
+
+	err = processErrorResponse(err)
+
+	return rs, err
+}
+
+func (s *sessionDB) CreateSession(ctx context.Context) (*gtsmodel.RouterSession, db.Error) {
+	auth := make([]byte, 32)
+	crypt := make([]byte, 32)
+
+	if _, err := rand.Read(auth); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if _, err := rand.Read(crypt); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	rid, err := id.NewULID()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	rs := &gtsmodel.RouterSession{
+		ID:    rid,
+		Auth:  auth,
+		Crypt: crypt,
+	}
+
+	q := s.conn.
+		NewInsert().
+		Model(rs)
+
+	_, err = q.Exec(ctx)
+
+	err = processErrorResponse(err)
+
+	return rs, err
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/status.go b/internal/db/bundb/status.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da8d8ca41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,375 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"container/list"
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/cache"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+type statusDB struct {
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+	cache  cache.Cache
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) cacheStatus(id string, status *gtsmodel.Status) {
+	if s.cache == nil {
+		s.cache = cache.New()
+	}
+
+	if err := s.cache.Store(id, status); err != nil {
+		s.log.Panicf("statusDB: error storing in cache: %s", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) statusCached(id string) (*gtsmodel.Status, bool) {
+	if s.cache == nil {
+		s.cache = cache.New()
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	sI, err := s.cache.Fetch(id)
+	if err != nil || sI == nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	status, ok := sI.(*gtsmodel.Status)
+	if !ok {
+		s.log.Panicf("statusDB: cached interface with key %s was not a status", id)
+	}
+
+	return status, true
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) newStatusQ(status interface{}) *bun.SelectQuery {
+	return s.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(status).
+		Relation("Attachments").
+		Relation("Tags").
+		Relation("Mentions").
+		Relation("Emojis").
+		Relation("Account").
+		Relation("InReplyToAccount").
+		Relation("BoostOfAccount").
+		Relation("CreatedWithApplication")
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) getAttachedStatuses(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) *gtsmodel.Status {
+	if status.InReplyToID != "" && status.InReplyTo == nil {
+		if inReplyTo, cached := s.statusCached(status.InReplyToID); cached {
+			status.InReplyTo = inReplyTo
+		} else if inReplyTo, err := s.GetStatusByID(ctx, status.InReplyToID); err == nil {
+			status.InReplyTo = inReplyTo
+		}
+	}
+
+	if status.BoostOfID != "" && status.BoostOf == nil {
+		if boostOf, cached := s.statusCached(status.BoostOfID); cached {
+			status.BoostOf = boostOf
+		} else if boostOf, err := s.GetStatusByID(ctx, status.BoostOfID); err == nil {
+			status.BoostOf = boostOf
+		}
+	}
+
+	return status
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) newFaveQ(faves interface{}) *bun.SelectQuery {
+	return s.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(faves).
+		Relation("Account").
+		Relation("TargetAccount").
+		Relation("Status")
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) GetStatusByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*gtsmodel.Status, db.Error) {
+	if status, cached := s.statusCached(id); cached {
+		return status, nil
+	}
+
+	status := new(gtsmodel.Status)
+
+	q := s.newStatusQ(status).
+		Where("status.id = ?", id)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if status != nil {
+		s.cacheStatus(id, status)
+	}
+
+	return s.getAttachedStatuses(ctx, status), err
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) GetStatusByURI(ctx context.Context, uri string) (*gtsmodel.Status, db.Error) {
+	if status, cached := s.statusCached(uri); cached {
+		return status, nil
+	}
+
+	status := &gtsmodel.Status{}
+
+	q := s.newStatusQ(status).
+		Where("LOWER(status.uri) = LOWER(?)", uri)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if status != nil {
+		s.cacheStatus(uri, status)
+	}
+
+	return s.getAttachedStatuses(ctx, status), err
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) GetStatusByURL(ctx context.Context, uri string) (*gtsmodel.Status, db.Error) {
+	if status, cached := s.statusCached(uri); cached {
+		return status, nil
+	}
+
+	status := &gtsmodel.Status{}
+
+	q := s.newStatusQ(status).
+		Where("LOWER(status.url) = LOWER(?)", uri)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if status != nil {
+		s.cacheStatus(uri, status)
+	}
+
+	return s.getAttachedStatuses(ctx, status), err
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) PutStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) db.Error {
+	transaction := func(ctx context.Context, tx bun.Tx) error {
+		// create links between this status and any emojis it uses
+		for _, i := range status.EmojiIDs {
+			if _, err := tx.NewInsert().Model(&gtsmodel.StatusToEmoji{
+				StatusID: status.ID,
+				EmojiID:  i,
+			}).Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		// create links between this status and any tags it uses
+		for _, i := range status.TagIDs {
+			if _, err := tx.NewInsert().Model(&gtsmodel.StatusToTag{
+				StatusID: status.ID,
+				TagID:    i,
+			}).Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		// change the status ID of the media attachments to the new status
+		for _, a := range status.Attachments {
+			a.StatusID = status.ID
+			a.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
+			if _, err := s.conn.NewUpdate().Model(a).
+				Where("id = ?", a.ID).
+				Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		_, err := tx.NewInsert().Model(status).Exec(ctx)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return processErrorResponse(s.conn.RunInTx(ctx, nil, transaction))
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) GetStatusParents(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status, onlyDirect bool) ([]*gtsmodel.Status, db.Error) {
+	parents := []*gtsmodel.Status{}
+	s.statusParent(ctx, status, &parents, onlyDirect)
+
+	return parents, nil
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) statusParent(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status, foundStatuses *[]*gtsmodel.Status, onlyDirect bool) {
+	if status.InReplyToID == "" {
+		return
+	}
+
+	parentStatus, err := s.GetStatusByID(ctx, status.InReplyToID)
+	if err == nil {
+		*foundStatuses = append(*foundStatuses, parentStatus)
+	}
+
+	if onlyDirect {
+		return
+	}
+
+	s.statusParent(ctx, parentStatus, foundStatuses, false)
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) GetStatusChildren(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status, onlyDirect bool, minID string) ([]*gtsmodel.Status, db.Error) {
+	foundStatuses := &list.List{}
+	foundStatuses.PushFront(status)
+	s.statusChildren(ctx, status, foundStatuses, onlyDirect, minID)
+
+	children := []*gtsmodel.Status{}
+	for e := foundStatuses.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
+		entry, ok := e.Value.(*gtsmodel.Status)
+		if !ok {
+			panic(errors.New("entry in foundStatuses was not a *gtsmodel.Status"))
+		}
+
+		// only append children, not the overall parent status
+		if entry.ID != status.ID {
+			children = append(children, entry)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return children, nil
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) statusChildren(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status, foundStatuses *list.List, onlyDirect bool, minID string) {
+	immediateChildren := []*gtsmodel.Status{}
+
+	q := s.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&immediateChildren).
+		Where("in_reply_to_id = ?", status.ID)
+	if minID != "" {
+		q = q.Where("status.id > ?", minID)
+	}
+
+	if err := q.Scan(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, child := range immediateChildren {
+	insertLoop:
+		for e := foundStatuses.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
+			entry, ok := e.Value.(*gtsmodel.Status)
+			if !ok {
+				panic(errors.New("entry in foundStatuses was not a *gtsmodel.Status"))
+			}
+
+			if child.InReplyToAccountID != "" && entry.ID == child.InReplyToID {
+				foundStatuses.InsertAfter(child, e)
+				break insertLoop
+			}
+		}
+
+		// only do one loop if we only want direct children
+		if onlyDirect {
+			return
+		}
+		s.statusChildren(ctx, child, foundStatuses, false, minID)
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) CountStatusReplies(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) (int, db.Error) {
+	return s.conn.NewSelect().Model(&gtsmodel.Status{}).Where("in_reply_to_id = ?", status.ID).Count(ctx)
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) CountStatusReblogs(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) (int, db.Error) {
+	return s.conn.NewSelect().Model(&gtsmodel.Status{}).Where("boost_of_id = ?", status.ID).Count(ctx)
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) CountStatusFaves(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) (int, db.Error) {
+	return s.conn.NewSelect().Model(&gtsmodel.StatusFave{}).Where("status_id = ?", status.ID).Count(ctx)
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) IsStatusFavedBy(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status, accountID string) (bool, db.Error) {
+	q := s.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.StatusFave{}).
+		Where("status_id = ?", status.ID).
+		Where("account_id = ?", accountID)
+
+	return exists(ctx, q)
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) IsStatusRebloggedBy(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status, accountID string) (bool, db.Error) {
+	q := s.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.Status{}).
+		Where("boost_of_id = ?", status.ID).
+		Where("account_id = ?", accountID)
+
+	return exists(ctx, q)
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) IsStatusMutedBy(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status, accountID string) (bool, db.Error) {
+	q := s.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.StatusMute{}).
+		Where("status_id = ?", status.ID).
+		Where("account_id = ?", accountID)
+
+	return exists(ctx, q)
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) IsStatusBookmarkedBy(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status, accountID string) (bool, db.Error) {
+	q := s.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&gtsmodel.StatusBookmark{}).
+		Where("status_id = ?", status.ID).
+		Where("account_id = ?", accountID)
+
+	return exists(ctx, q)
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) GetStatusFaves(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) ([]*gtsmodel.StatusFave, db.Error) {
+	faves := []*gtsmodel.StatusFave{}
+
+	q := s.newFaveQ(&faves).
+		Where("status_id = ?", status.ID)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+	return faves, err
+}
+
+func (s *statusDB) GetStatusReblogs(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) ([]*gtsmodel.Status, db.Error) {
+	reblogs := []*gtsmodel.Status{}
+
+	q := s.newStatusQ(&reblogs).
+		Where("boost_of_id = ?", status.ID)
+
+	err := processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+	return reblogs, err
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/status_test.go b/internal/db/bundb/status_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..513000577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/status_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/testrig"
+)
+
+type StatusTestSuite struct {
+	BunDBStandardTestSuite
+}
+
+func (suite *StatusTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
+	suite.testTokens = testrig.NewTestTokens()
+	suite.testClients = testrig.NewTestClients()
+	suite.testApplications = testrig.NewTestApplications()
+	suite.testUsers = testrig.NewTestUsers()
+	suite.testAccounts = testrig.NewTestAccounts()
+	suite.testAttachments = testrig.NewTestAttachments()
+	suite.testStatuses = testrig.NewTestStatuses()
+	suite.testTags = testrig.NewTestTags()
+	suite.testMentions = testrig.NewTestMentions()
+}
+
+func (suite *StatusTestSuite) SetupTest() {
+	suite.config = testrig.NewTestConfig()
+	suite.db = testrig.NewTestDB()
+	suite.log = testrig.NewTestLog()
+
+	testrig.StandardDBSetup(suite.db, suite.testAccounts)
+}
+
+func (suite *StatusTestSuite) TearDownTest() {
+	testrig.StandardDBTeardown(suite.db)
+}
+
+func (suite *StatusTestSuite) TestGetStatusByID() {
+	status, err := suite.db.GetStatusByID(context.Background(), suite.testStatuses["local_account_1_status_1"].ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err.Error())
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+	suite.NotNil(status)
+	suite.NotNil(status.Account)
+	suite.NotNil(status.CreatedWithApplication)
+	suite.Nil(status.BoostOf)
+	suite.Nil(status.BoostOfAccount)
+	suite.Nil(status.InReplyTo)
+	suite.Nil(status.InReplyToAccount)
+}
+
+func (suite *StatusTestSuite) TestGetStatusByURI() {
+	status, err := suite.db.GetStatusByURI(context.Background(), suite.testStatuses["local_account_1_status_1"].URI)
+	if err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+	suite.NotNil(status)
+	suite.NotNil(status.Account)
+	suite.NotNil(status.CreatedWithApplication)
+	suite.Nil(status.BoostOf)
+	suite.Nil(status.BoostOfAccount)
+	suite.Nil(status.InReplyTo)
+	suite.Nil(status.InReplyToAccount)
+}
+
+func (suite *StatusTestSuite) TestGetStatusWithExtras() {
+	status, err := suite.db.GetStatusByID(context.Background(), suite.testStatuses["admin_account_status_1"].ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+	suite.NotNil(status)
+	suite.NotNil(status.Account)
+	suite.NotNil(status.CreatedWithApplication)
+	suite.NotEmpty(status.Tags)
+	suite.NotEmpty(status.Attachments)
+	suite.NotEmpty(status.Emojis)
+}
+
+func (suite *StatusTestSuite) TestGetStatusWithMention() {
+	status, err := suite.db.GetStatusByID(context.Background(), suite.testStatuses["local_account_2_status_5"].ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		suite.FailNow(err.Error())
+	}
+	suite.NotNil(status)
+	suite.NotNil(status.Account)
+	suite.NotNil(status.CreatedWithApplication)
+	suite.NotEmpty(status.Mentions)
+	suite.NotEmpty(status.MentionIDs)
+	suite.NotNil(status.InReplyTo)
+	suite.NotNil(status.InReplyToAccount)
+}
+
+func (suite *StatusTestSuite) TestGetStatusTwice() {
+	before1 := time.Now()
+	_, err := suite.db.GetStatusByURI(context.Background(), suite.testStatuses["local_account_1_status_1"].URI)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	after1 := time.Now()
+	duration1 := after1.Sub(before1)
+	fmt.Println(duration1.Milliseconds())
+
+	before2 := time.Now()
+	_, err = suite.db.GetStatusByURI(context.Background(), suite.testStatuses["local_account_1_status_1"].URI)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	after2 := time.Now()
+	duration2 := after2.Sub(before2)
+	fmt.Println(duration2.Milliseconds())
+
+	// second retrieval should be several orders faster since it will be cached now
+	suite.Less(duration2, duration1)
+}
+
+func TestStatusTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(StatusTestSuite))
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/timeline.go b/internal/db/bundb/timeline.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b62ad4c50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/timeline.go
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+type timelineDB struct {
+	config *config.Config
+	conn   *bun.DB
+	log    *logrus.Logger
+}
+
+func (t *timelineDB) GetHomeTimeline(ctx context.Context, accountID string, maxID string, sinceID string, minID string, limit int, local bool) ([]*gtsmodel.Status, db.Error) {
+	statuses := []*gtsmodel.Status{}
+	q := t.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&statuses)
+
+	q = q.ColumnExpr("status.*").
+		// Find out who accountID follows.
+		Join("LEFT JOIN follows AS f ON f.target_account_id = status.account_id").
+		// Sort by highest ID (newest) to lowest ID (oldest)
+		Order("status.id DESC")
+
+	if maxID != "" {
+		// return only statuses LOWER (ie., older) than maxID
+		q = q.Where("status.id < ?", maxID)
+	}
+
+	if sinceID != "" {
+		// return only statuses HIGHER (ie., newer) than sinceID
+		q = q.Where("status.id > ?", sinceID)
+	}
+
+	if minID != "" {
+		// return only statuses HIGHER (ie., newer) than minID
+		q = q.Where("status.id > ?", minID)
+	}
+
+	if local {
+		// return only statuses posted by local account havers
+		q = q.Where("status.local = ?", local)
+	}
+
+	if limit > 0 {
+		// limit amount of statuses returned
+		q = q.Limit(limit)
+	}
+
+	// Use a WhereGroup here to specify that we want EITHER statuses posted by accounts that accountID follows,
+	// OR statuses posted by accountID itself (since a user should be able to see their own statuses).
+	//
+	// This is equivalent to something like WHERE ... AND (... OR ...)
+	// See: https://bun.uptrace.dev/guide/queries.html#select
+	whereGroup := func(*bun.SelectQuery) *bun.SelectQuery {
+		return q.
+			WhereOr("f.account_id = ?", accountID).
+			WhereOr("status.account_id = ?", accountID)
+	}
+
+	q = q.WhereGroup(" AND ", whereGroup)
+
+	return statuses, processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+}
+
+func (t *timelineDB) GetPublicTimeline(ctx context.Context, accountID string, maxID string, sinceID string, minID string, limit int, local bool) ([]*gtsmodel.Status, db.Error) {
+	statuses := []*gtsmodel.Status{}
+
+	q := t.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&statuses).
+		Where("visibility = ?", gtsmodel.VisibilityPublic).
+		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("in_reply_to_id")).
+		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("in_reply_to_uri")).
+		Where("? IS NULL", bun.Ident("boost_of_id")).
+		Order("status.id DESC")
+
+	if maxID != "" {
+		q = q.Where("status.id < ?", maxID)
+	}
+
+	if sinceID != "" {
+		q = q.Where("status.id > ?", sinceID)
+	}
+
+	if minID != "" {
+		q = q.Where("status.id > ?", minID)
+	}
+
+	if local {
+		q = q.Where("status.local = ?", local)
+	}
+
+	if limit > 0 {
+		q = q.Limit(limit)
+	}
+
+	return statuses, processErrorResponse(q.Scan(ctx))
+}
+
+// TODO optimize this query and the logic here, because it's slow as balls -- it takes like a literal second to return with a limit of 20!
+// It might be worth serving it through a timeline instead of raw DB queries, like we do for Home feeds.
+func (t *timelineDB) GetFavedTimeline(ctx context.Context, accountID string, maxID string, minID string, limit int) ([]*gtsmodel.Status, string, string, db.Error) {
+
+	faves := []*gtsmodel.StatusFave{}
+
+	fq := t.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&faves).
+		Where("account_id = ?", accountID).
+		Order("id DESC")
+
+	if maxID != "" {
+		fq = fq.Where("id < ?", maxID)
+	}
+
+	if minID != "" {
+		fq = fq.Where("id > ?", minID)
+	}
+
+	if limit > 0 {
+		fq = fq.Limit(limit)
+	}
+
+	err := fq.Scan(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+			return nil, "", "", db.ErrNoEntries
+		}
+		return nil, "", "", err
+	}
+
+	if len(faves) == 0 {
+		return nil, "", "", db.ErrNoEntries
+	}
+
+	// map[statusID]faveID -- we need this to sort statuses by fave ID rather than their own ID
+	statusesFavesMap := map[string]string{}
+
+	in := []string{}
+	for _, f := range faves {
+		statusesFavesMap[f.StatusID] = f.ID
+		in = append(in, f.StatusID)
+	}
+
+	statuses := []*gtsmodel.Status{}
+	err = t.conn.
+		NewSelect().
+		Model(&statuses).
+		Where("id IN (?)", bun.In(in)).
+		Scan(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+			return nil, "", "", db.ErrNoEntries
+		}
+		return nil, "", "", err
+	}
+
+	if len(statuses) == 0 {
+		return nil, "", "", db.ErrNoEntries
+	}
+
+	// arrange statuses by fave ID
+	sort.Slice(statuses, func(i int, j int) bool {
+		statusI := statuses[i]
+		statusJ := statuses[j]
+		return statusesFavesMap[statusI.ID] < statusesFavesMap[statusJ.ID]
+	})
+
+	nextMaxID := faves[len(faves)-1].ID
+	prevMinID := faves[0].ID
+	return statuses, nextMaxID, prevMinID, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/util.go b/internal/db/bundb/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..115d18de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+   GoToSocial
+   Copyright (C) 2021 GoToSocial Authors admin@gotosocial.org
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package bundb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+
+	"database/sql"
+
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/uptrace/bun"
+)
+
+// processErrorResponse parses the given error and returns an appropriate DBError.
+func processErrorResponse(err error) db.Error {
+	switch err {
+	case nil:
+		return nil
+	case sql.ErrNoRows:
+		return db.ErrNoEntries
+	default:
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "duplicate key value violates unique constraint") {
+			return db.ErrAlreadyExists
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+func exists(ctx context.Context, q *bun.SelectQuery) (bool, db.Error) {
+	count, err := q.Count(ctx)
+
+	exists := count != 0
+
+	err = processErrorResponse(err)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == db.ErrNoEntries {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return exists, nil
+}
+
+func notExists(ctx context.Context, q *bun.SelectQuery) (bool, db.Error) {
+	count, err := q.Count(ctx)
+
+	notExists := count == 0
+
+	err = processErrorResponse(err)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == db.ErrNoEntries {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return notExists, nil
+}