diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 653ba4e..bbeff78 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ node_modules/
 public/
 .env
 .DS_Store
+discs.json
diff --git a/src/endpoints/disc.ts b/src/endpoints/disc.ts
index 79d5943..83e9613 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/disc.ts
+++ b/src/endpoints/disc.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 import { Router } from "express";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
-import {
-	assertRequestIsAuthorized,
-	buildDiscFilter,
-	discByIdSchema,
-	discQuerySchema,
-	discSchema,
-	registerEndpoint
-} from "@helpers";
+import { assertRequestIsAuthorized, discByIdSchema, discQuerySchema, discSchema, registerEndpoint } from "@helpers";
 import { Disc } from "@models";
 
 export const registerDiscEndpoints = () => {
@@ -20,8 +13,7 @@ export const registerDiscEndpoints = () => {
 		method: "GET",
 		route: "/",
 		handler: async ({ req, res }) => {
-			const filter = buildDiscFilter(req.query);
-			const discs = await Disc.getDiscs(filter);
+			const discs = await Disc.getDiscs(req.query);
 			res.json(discs);
 		},
 		schema: {
@@ -53,8 +45,7 @@ export const registerDiscEndpoints = () => {
 		route: "/",
 		handler: async ({ req, res }) => {
 			assertRequestIsAuthorized(req.headers.authorization);
-			await Disc.insertDiscs(req.body);
-			const discs = await Disc.getDiscs();
+			const discs = await Disc.insertDiscs(req.body);
 			res.json(discs);
 		},
 		schema: {
diff --git a/src/helpers/util.ts b/src/helpers/util.ts
index bd62542..872d0e6 100644
--- a/src/helpers/util.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/util.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Schema } from "mongoose";
 
-import type { TBase, TDiscFilter, TDiscQuery } from "@types";
+import type { TBase, TDisc, TDiscQuery } from "@types";
 
 export const BaseSchema = new Schema<TBase>({
 	created_at: {
@@ -13,23 +13,27 @@ export const BaseSchema = new Schema<TBase>({
 		default: () => Date.now()
 	}
 });
+
 export const newId = () => crypto.randomUUID();
 
 export const projection = { _id: 0, created_at: 0, updated_at: 0, __v: 0 };
 
 export const regexify = (field: string) => ({ $regex: field, $options: "i" });
 
-export const buildDiscFilter = (query: TDiscQuery) => {
+export const filterDiscsByQuery = (discs: TDisc[], query: TDiscQuery) => {
 	const { id, name, brand, category, stability, speed, glide, turn, fade } = query;
-	const filter: TDiscFilter = {};
-	if (id) filter.id = id;
-	if (name) filter.name_slug = regexify(name);
-	if (brand) filter.brand_slug = regexify(brand);
-	if (category) filter.category_slug = regexify(category);
-	if (stability) filter.stability_slug = stability.toLowerCase();
-	if (speed) filter.speed = speed;
-	if (glide) filter.glide = glide;
-	if (turn) filter.turn = turn;
-	if (fade) filter.fade = fade;
-	return filter;
+	return discs.filter(disc => {
+		return (
+			(!id || disc.id === id) &&
+			(!name ||
+				(disc.name_slug.includes(name) &&
+					(!brand || disc.brand_slug.includes(brand)) &&
+					(!category || disc.category_slug.includes(category)) &&
+					(!stability || disc.stability_slug === stability.toLowerCase()) &&
+					(!speed || disc.speed === speed) &&
+					(!glide || disc.glide === glide) &&
+					(!turn || disc.turn === turn) &&
+					(!fade || disc.fade === fade)))
+		);
+	});
 };
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 9671ef6..9b13e6c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Env } from "@constants";
 import { initEndpoints } from "@endpoints";
 import { Config } from "@helpers";
 import { errorHandler, initMiddleware, notFound } from "@middleware";
+import { Disc } from "@models";
 import { connectToDatabase, log } from "@services";
 
 const { IS_PROD, PORT } = Config;
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ const app = express();
 
 await connectToDatabase();
 
+await Disc.writeDiscsToFile();
+
 initMiddleware(app);
 
 initEndpoints(app);
diff --git a/src/middleware/index.ts b/src/middleware/index.ts
index 4a646fe..0ba2ea5 100644
--- a/src/middleware/index.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/index.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,5 @@ export const initMiddleware = (app: Express) => {
 		})
 	);
 
-	app.set("json spaces", 2);
-
 	app.disable("x-powered-by");
 };
diff --git a/src/models/disc.ts b/src/models/disc.ts
index 27dd77a..bf402e8 100644
--- a/src/models/disc.ts
+++ b/src/models/disc.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import fs from "fs";
 import { model, Schema } from "mongoose";
 
-import { BaseSchema, CustomError, projection } from "@helpers";
+import { DISCS_FILENAME } from "@constants";
+import { BaseSchema, CustomError, filterDiscsByQuery, projection } from "@helpers";
 import type { TDisc, TDiscQuery } from "@types";
 
 const DiscModel = model<TDisc>(
@@ -86,15 +88,37 @@ const DiscModel = model<TDisc>(
 	}).add(BaseSchema)
 );
 
-const getDiscs = (filter?: TDiscQuery) => DiscModel.find(filter ?? {}, projection).sort({ name: 1 });
+const getDiscsFromFile = async () => {
+	if (!fs.existsSync(DISCS_FILENAME)) return [];
+	const text = await Bun.file(DISCS_FILENAME).text();
+	return JSON.parse(text) as TDisc[];
+};
+
+const writeDiscsToFile = async () => {
+	const discs = await DiscModel.find({}, projection);
+	await Bun.write(DISCS_FILENAME, JSON.stringify(discs));
+	return discs;
+};
+
+const getDiscs = async (query?: TDiscQuery) => {
+	const discs = await getDiscsFromFile();
+	if (query) return filterDiscsByQuery(discs, query);
+	return discs;
+};
 
 const assertDiscExists = async (id: string) => {
-	const disc = await DiscModel.findOne({ id }, projection);
-	if (!disc) throw new CustomError(`Disc with id '${id}' not found`, 404);
-	return disc;
+	const discs = await getDiscs();
+	if (discs?.length > 0) {
+		const disc = discs.find(d => d.id === id);
+		if (disc) return disc;
+	}
+	throw new CustomError(`Disc with id '${id}' not found`, 404);
 };
 
-const insertDiscs = (discs: TDisc[]) => DiscModel.insertMany(discs);
+const insertDiscs = async (discs: TDisc[]) => {
+	await DiscModel.insertMany(discs);
+	return writeDiscsToFile();
+};
 
 const deleteAllDiscs = () => DiscModel.deleteMany();
 
@@ -104,6 +128,8 @@ const deleteDiscById = async (id: string) => {
 };
 
 export const Disc = {
+	getDiscsFromFile,
+	writeDiscsToFile,
 	getDiscs,
 	assertDiscExists,
 	insertDiscs,
diff --git a/src/types/constants/index.ts b/src/types/constants/index.ts
index 3abfa50..0563608 100644
--- a/src/types/constants/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/constants/index.ts
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ export enum RequestMethod {
 	TRACE = "trace",
 	ALL = "all"
 }
+
+export const DISCS_FILENAME = "discs.json";