diff --git a/adept.go b/adept.go
index 2cb7b48..9a35a51 100644
--- a/adept.go
+++ b/adept.go
@@ -10,5 +10,15 @@ import (
 func main() {
   config.LoadConfig()
 
-  transcoder.NewRepository(viper.GetString("transcoder.repository"))
+  r := transcoder.NewRepository(viper.GetString("transcoder.repository"))
+
+  ingestFiles := r.SearchIngest()
+  for _, i := range ingestFiles {
+    // archive file
+    r.ArchiveFile(i.Name())
+    // transcode file
+    // TODO - t.Transcode(i.Name())
+    // clean up source file
+    // TODO - r.CleanupFile(i.Name())
+  }
 }
diff --git a/transcoder/repository.go b/transcoder/repository.go
index 85d90c9..9c816db 100644
--- a/transcoder/repository.go
+++ b/transcoder/repository.go
@@ -1,37 +1,87 @@
 package transcoder
 
 import (
-	"log"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"os"
+  "io"
+  "log"
+  "path/filepath"
+  "os"
 )
 
 type Repository struct {
-	basePath string
+  basePath string
 }
 
 func NewRepository(path string) *Repository {
-	// make sure repository base directory exists
-	create_repo_dir(path)
+  // make sure repository base directory exists
+  create_repo_dir(path)
 
-	// make sure the ingest, archive, and output directories exist
-	subDirs := []string{"ingest", "archive", "output"}
-	for _, d := range subDirs {
-		subPath := filepath.Join(path, d)
-		create_repo_dir(subPath)
-	}
+  // make sure the ingest, archive, and output directories exist
+  subDirs := []string{"ingest", "archive", "output"}
+  for _, d := range subDirs {
+    subPath := filepath.Join(path, d)
+    create_repo_dir(subPath)
+  }
 
-	r := new(Repository)
-	r.basePath = path
-	return r
+  r := new(Repository)
+  r.basePath = path
+  return r
+}
+
+func (r *Repository) SearchIngest() []os.FileInfo {
+  ingestPath := filepath.Join(r.basePath, "ingest")
+
+  ingestDir, err := os.Open(ingestPath)
+  if err != nil {
+    log.Fatalf("Error opening ingest directory: %s", err)
+    os.Exit(1)
+  }
+  files, err := ingestDir.Readdir(0)
+  if err != nil {
+    log.Fatalf("Error searching for files in ingest: %s", err)
+    os.Exit(1)
+  }
+
+  return files
+}
+
+func (r *Repository) ArchiveFile(inFile string) {
+  // create ingest and archive paths
+  ingestPath := filepath.Join(r.basePath, "ingest", inFile)
+  archivePath := filepath.Join(r.basePath, "archive", inFile)
+
+  log.Printf("Copying %s to the archive.", ingestPath)
+
+  // open ingest file
+  source, err := os.Open(ingestPath)
+  if err != nil {
+    log.Fatalf("Error opening file in ingest: %s.", err)
+    os.Exit(1)
+  }
+  defer source.Close()
+
+  // attempt to create destination file
+  destination, err := os.Create(archivePath)
+  if err != nil {
+    log.Fatalf("Error opening archive file: %s.", err)
+    os.Exit(1)
+  }
+  defer destination.Close()
+  destination.Chmod(0755)
+
+  // perform the file copy
+  _, err = io.Copy(destination, source)
+  if err != nil {
+    log.Fatalf("Error while archiving file from ingest: %s.", err)
+    os.Exit(1)
+  }
 }
 
 func create_repo_dir(path string) {
-	_, err := os.Stat(path)
-	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		log.Printf("Creating directory %s.\n", path)
-		os.Mkdir(path, 0755)
-	} else {
-		log.Printf("Directory %s already exists.\n", path)
-	}
+  _, err := os.Stat(path)
+  if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+    log.Printf("Creating directory %s.\n", path)
+    os.Mkdir(path, 0755)
+  } else {
+    log.Printf("Directory %s already exists.\n", path)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/util/file.go b/util/file.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2ca568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/file.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+  "path"
+  "strings"
+)
+
+func FilenameWithoutExtension(filename string) string {
+  return strings.TrimSuffix(filename, path.Ext(filename))
+}