diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/server/SendLogReactor.h b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/server/SendLogReactor.h
index 349c2724b..9d3da8823 100644
--- a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/server/SendLogReactor.h
+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Reactors/server/SendLogReactor.h
@@ -1,107 +1,129 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "Constants.h"
 #include "ServerReadReactorBase.h"
 
 #include "../_generated/backup.grpc.pb.h"
 #include "../_generated/backup.pb.h"
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace comm {
 namespace network {
 namespace reactor {
 
 class SendLogReactor : public ServerReadReactorBase<
                            backup::SendLogRequest,
                            google::protobuf::Empty> {
   enum class State {
     USER_ID = 1,
     LOG_CHUNK = 2,
   };
 
   enum class PersistenceMethod {
     UNKNOWN = 0,
     DB = 1,
     BLOB = 2,
   };
 
   State state = State::USER_ID;
   PersistenceMethod persistenceMethod = PersistenceMethod::UNKNOWN;
   std::string userID;
+  std::string backupID;
+  // either the value itself which is a dump of a single operation (if
+  // `persistedInBlob` is false) or the holder to blob (if `persistedInBlob` is
+  // true)
+  std::string value;
 
-  void storeInDatabase(const std::string &data) {
-  }
+  void storeInDatabase();
+  std::string generateLogID();
 
   void storeInBlob(const std::string &data) {
   }
 
 public:
   using ServerReadReactorBase<backup::SendLogRequest, google::protobuf::Empty>::
       ServerReadReactorBase;
 
   std::unique_ptr<grpc::Status>
   readRequest(backup::SendLogRequest request) override;
   void doneCallback() override;
 };
 
+void SendLogReactor::storeInDatabase() {
+  // TODO handle attachment holders
+  database::LogItem logItem(
+      this->backupID,
+      this->generateLogID(),
+      (this->persistenceMethod == PersistenceMethod::BLOB),
+      this->value,
+      {});
+  database::DatabaseManager::getInstance().putLogItem(logItem);
+}
+
+std::string SendLogReactor::generateLogID() {
+  // TODO replace mock
+  return generateRandomString();
+}
+
 std::unique_ptr<grpc::Status>
 SendLogReactor::readRequest(backup::SendLogRequest request) {
   switch (this->state) {
     case State::USER_ID: {
       if (!request.has_userid()) {
         throw std::runtime_error("user id expected but not received");
       }
       this->userID = request.userid();
       this->state = State::LOG_CHUNK;
       return nullptr;
     };
     case State::LOG_CHUNK: {
       if (!request.has_logdata()) {
         throw std::runtime_error("log data expected but not received");
       }
       if (this->persistenceMethod == PersistenceMethod::DB) {
         throw std::runtime_error(
             "storing multiple chunks in the database is not allowed");
       }
       std::string *chunk = request.mutable_logdata();
       // decide if keep in DB or upload to blob
       if (chunk->size() <= LOG_DATA_SIZE_DATABASE_LIMIT) {
         if (this->persistenceMethod == PersistenceMethod::UNKNOWN) {
           this->persistenceMethod = PersistenceMethod::DB;
-          this->storeInDatabase(*chunk);
+          this->value = std::move(*chunk);
+          this->storeInDatabase();
         } else if (this->persistenceMethod == PersistenceMethod::BLOB) {
           this->storeInBlob(*chunk);
         } else {
           throw std::runtime_error(
               "error - invalid persistence state for chunk smaller than "
               "database limit");
         }
       } else {
         if (this->persistenceMethod != PersistenceMethod::UNKNOWN &&
             this->persistenceMethod != PersistenceMethod::BLOB) {
           throw std::runtime_error(
               "error - invalid persistence state, uploading to blob should be "
               "continued but it is not");
         }
         this->persistenceMethod = PersistenceMethod::BLOB;
         this->storeInBlob(*chunk);
       }
       std::cout << "log data received " << chunk->size() << std::endl;
       return nullptr;
     };
   }
   throw std::runtime_error("send log - invalid state");
 }
 
 void SendLogReactor::doneCallback() {
   // TODO implement
   std::cout << "receive logs done " << this->status.error_code() << "/"
             << this->status.error_message() << std::endl;
 }
 
 } // namespace reactor
 } // namespace network
 } // namespace comm