diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/mod.rs
index 90c67e2b6..0449941ce 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod update_handler;
 mod update_store;
 mod updates;
 mod uuid_resolver;
+mod snapshot;
 
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -19,7 +20,9 @@ use tokio::time::sleep;
 
 use crate::index::{Document, SearchQuery, SearchResult};
 use crate::index::{Facets, Settings, UpdateResult};
+
 pub use updates::{Failed, Processed, Processing};
+use snapshot::SnapshotService;
 
 pub type UpdateStatus = updates::UpdateStatus<UpdateMeta, UpdateResult, String>;
 
@@ -65,12 +68,19 @@ impl IndexController {
         update_store_size: usize,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         let uuid_resolver = uuid_resolver::UuidResolverHandle::new(&path)?;
-        let index_actor = index_actor::IndexActorHandle::new(&path, index_size)?;
+        let index_handle = index_actor::IndexActorHandle::new(&path, index_size)?;
         let update_handle =
-            update_actor::UpdateActorHandle::new(index_actor.clone(), &path, update_store_size)?;
+            update_actor::UpdateActorHandle::new(index_handle.clone(), &path, update_store_size)?;
+        let snapshot_service = SnapshotService::new(
+            index_handle.clone(),
+            uuid_resolver.clone(),
+            update_handle.clone(),
+            Duration::from_millis(10000),
+            "/dev/toto".into());
+        tokio::task::spawn(snapshot_service.run());
         Ok(Self {
             uuid_resolver,
-            index_handle: index_actor,
+            index_handle,
             update_handle,
         })
     }
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/snapshot.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/snapshot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d77941bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/index_controller/snapshot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use tokio::time::interval;
+
+use super::index_actor::IndexActorHandle;
+use super::update_actor::UpdateActorHandle;
+use super::uuid_resolver::UuidResolverHandle;
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct SnapshotService<B> {
+    index_handle: IndexActorHandle,
+    uuid_resolver_handle: UuidResolverHandle,
+    update_handle: UpdateActorHandle<B>,
+    snapshot_period: Duration,
+    snapshot_path: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl<B> SnapshotService<B> {
+    pub fn new(
+        index_handle: IndexActorHandle,
+        uuid_resolver_handle: UuidResolverHandle,
+        update_handle: UpdateActorHandle<B>,
+        snapshot_period: Duration,
+        snapshot_path: PathBuf,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            index_handle,
+            uuid_resolver_handle,
+            update_handle,
+            snapshot_period,
+            snapshot_path,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn run(self) {
+        let mut interval = interval(self.snapshot_period);
+
+        loop {
+            interval.tick().await;
+            self.perform_snapshot().await;
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn perform_snapshot(&self) {
+        println!("performing snapshot in {:?}", self.snapshot_path);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/snapshot.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/snapshot_old.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from meilisearch-http/src/snapshot.rs
rename to meilisearch-http/src/snapshot_old.rs
index 520044f84..ed5cd9a81 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/snapshot.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/snapshot_old.rs
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ pub fn create_snapshot(data: &Data, snapshot_path: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
 }
 
 pub fn schedule_snapshot(data: Data, snapshot_dir: &Path, time_gap_s: u64) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    if snapshot_dir.file_name().is_none() { 
+    if snapshot_dir.file_name().is_none() {
         return Err(Error::Internal("invalid snapshot file path".to_string()));
     }
     let db_name = Path::new(&data.db_path).file_name().ok_or_else(|| Error::Internal("invalid database name".to_string()))?;
     create_dir_all(snapshot_dir)?;
     let snapshot_path = snapshot_dir.join(format!("{}.snapshot", db_name.to_str().unwrap_or("data.ms")));
-    
-    thread::spawn(move || loop { 
+
+    thread::spawn(move || loop {
         if let Err(e) = create_snapshot(&data, &snapshot_path) {
             error!("Unsuccessful snapshot creation: {}", e);
         }
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ mod tests {
         let file_1_relative = Path::new("file1.txt");
         let subdir_relative = Path::new("subdir/");
         let file_2_relative = Path::new("subdir/file2.txt");
-        
+
         create_dir_all(src_dir.join(subdir_relative)).unwrap();
         fs::File::create(src_dir.join(file_1_relative)).unwrap().write_all(b"Hello_file_1").unwrap();
         fs::File::create(src_dir.join(file_2_relative)).unwrap().write_all(b"Hello_file_2").unwrap();
 
-        
+
         assert!(compression::to_tar_gz(&src_dir, &archive_path).is_ok());
         assert!(archive_path.exists());
         assert!(load_snapshot(&dest_dir.to_str().unwrap(), &archive_path, false, false).is_ok());
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let contents = fs::read_to_string(dest_dir.join(file_1_relative)).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(contents, "Hello_file_1");
-    
+
         let contents = fs::read_to_string(dest_dir.join(file_2_relative)).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(contents, "Hello_file_2");
     }