diff --git a/backend/build.gradle.kts b/backend/build.gradle.kts
index 8205734..52459bd 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/backend/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ application{
 dependencies{
     implementation(project(":core"))
     implementation(project(":legacy"))
+    implementation(project(":messages"))
     implementation(project(":translations"))
     implementation(project(":user"))
     implementation(project(":web"))
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/backend/Application.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/backend/Application.java
index 9f846ef..fbfaeee 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/backend/Application.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/backend/Application.java
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import de.srsoftware.tools.ColorLogger;
 import de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.ConnectionProvider;
 import de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.UmbrellaException;
 import de.srsoftware.umbrella.legacy.LegacyApi;
+import de.srsoftware.umbrella.message.MessageApi;
+import de.srsoftware.umbrella.message.MessageSystem;
+import de.srsoftware.umbrella.message.SqliteMessageDb;
 import de.srsoftware.umbrella.translations.Translations;
 import de.srsoftware.umbrella.user.UserModule;
 import de.srsoftware.umbrella.user.sqlite.SqliteDB;
@@ -42,15 +45,20 @@ public class Application {
 		configureLogging(config);
 		var	port               = config.get("umbrella.http.port", 8080);
 		var	threads            = config.get("umbrella.threads", 16);
-		var userDB             = config.get("umbrella.database.user",          config.file().getParent()+"/umbrella.db");
-		var loginDB            = config.get("umbrella.database.login_services",config.file().getParent()+"/umbrella.db");
+		var userDbFile         = config.get("umbrella.database.user",          config.file().getParent()+"/umbrella.db");
+		var loginDbFile        = config.get("umbrella.database.login_services",config.file().getParent()+"/umbrella.db");
+		var messageDbFile      = config.get("umbrella.database.messages",      config.file().getParent()+"/umbrella.db");
 		var connectionProvider = new ConnectionProvider();
-		var userDb             = new SqliteDB(connectionProvider.get(userDB));
-		var loginServicedb     = new SqliteDB(connectionProvider.get(loginDB));
+		var messageDb          = new SqliteMessageDb(connectionProvider.get(messageDbFile));
+		var userDb             = new SqliteDB(connectionProvider.get(userDbFile));
+		var loginServicedb     = new SqliteDB(connectionProvider.get(loginDbFile));
+
+		var messageSystem = new MessageSystem(messageDb);
 		var server             = HttpServer.create(new InetSocketAddress(port), 0);
 		server.setExecutor(Executors.newFixedThreadPool(threads));
 
 		new LegacyApi(userDb,config).bindPath("/legacy").on(server);
+		new MessageApi(messageSystem).bindPath("/api/messages").on(server);
 		new Translations().bindPath("/api/translations").on(server);
 		new UserModule(userDb,loginServicedb).bindPath("/api/user").on(server);
 		new WebHandler().bindPath("/").on(server);
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.svelte b/frontend/src/App.svelte
index 0b5ce71..90664ac 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/App.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     import EditService from "./routes/user/EditService.svelte";
     import Footer   from "./Components/Footer.svelte";
     import Login    from "./Components/Login.svelte";
+    import Messages from "./routes/message/Messages.svelte";
     import Menu     from "./Components/Menu.svelte";
     import Search   from "./routes/search/Search.svelte";
     import User     from "./routes/user/User.svelte";
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
     {#if user.name }
         <!-- https://github.com/notnotsamuel/svelte-tiny-router -->
             <Menu />
+            <Route path="/message/settings"            component={Messages} />
             <Route path="/search"                      component={Search} />
             <Route path="/user"                        component={User} />
             <Route path="/user/login"                  component={User} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/message/Messages.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/message/Messages.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..164c5d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/message/Messages.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<script>
+    import { t } from '../../translations.svelte';
+</script>
+
+<fieldset>
+    <legend>{t('message.messages')}</legend>
+</fieldset>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/user/Profile.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/user/Profile.svelte
index 8a05ada..1b173c9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/user/Profile.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/user/Profile.svelte
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 </script>
 <fieldset>
     <legend>
-        {t('user.your_profile')} <button onclick={() => router.navigate(`/user/${user.id}/edit`)}>{t('user.edit')}</button>
+        {t('user.your_profile')}
+        <button onclick={() => router.navigate(`/user/${user.id}/edit`)}>{t('user.edit')}</button>
+        <button onclick={() => router.navigate(`/message/settings`)}>{t('messages.settings')}</button>
+
     </legend>
     <table>
         <tbody>
diff --git a/messages/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/message/MessageApi.java b/messages/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/message/MessageApi.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0330ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/message/MessageApi.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package de.srsoftware.umbrella.message;
+
+import de.srsoftware.umbrella.core.BaseHandler;
+
+public class MessageApi extends BaseHandler {
+	private final MessageSystem messageSystem;
+
+	public MessageApi(MessageSystem messageSystem) {
+		super();
+		this.messageSystem = messageSystem;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/messages/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/message/MessageSystem.java b/messages/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/message/MessageSystem.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e624740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/message/MessageSystem.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package de.srsoftware.umbrella.message;
+
+public class MessageSystem {
+	private final SqliteMessageDb db;
+
+	public MessageSystem(SqliteMessageDb messageDb) {
+		db = messageDb;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/messages/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/message/SqliteDb.java b/messages/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/message/SqliteMessageDb.java
similarity index 97%
rename from messages/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/message/SqliteDb.java
rename to messages/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/message/SqliteMessageDb.java
index f2a0c4b..f21fadc 100644
--- a/messages/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/message/SqliteDb.java
+++ b/messages/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/umbrella/message/SqliteMessageDb.java
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ import static java.lang.System.Logger.Level.ERROR;
 import static java.lang.System.Logger.Level.WARNING;
 import static java.text.MessageFormat.format;
 
-public class SqliteDb implements MessageDb{
-	private static final System.Logger LOG = System.getLogger(SqliteDb.class.getSimpleName());
+public class SqliteMessageDb implements MessageDb{
+	private static final System.Logger LOG = System.getLogger(SqliteMessageDb.class.getSimpleName());
 	private final Connection db;
 	private static final String DB_VERSION = "message_db_version";
 	private static final int INITIAL_DB_VERSION = 1;
 	private static final String TABLE_SUBMISSIONS = "message_submission";
 
-	public SqliteDb(Connection conn){
+	public SqliteMessageDb(Connection conn){
 		db = conn;
 		init();
 	}