diff --git a/party/main.py b/party/main.py
index ae9a9d2..57797dc 100644
--- a/party/main.py
+++ b/party/main.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from flask import Flask, jsonify, render_template, session, redirect
 from flask_socketio import SocketIO, send, emit
 from http import HTTPStatus
-from mate import generate_kiste
+from mate import generate_kiste, MateKiste
 from chat import Chat
 import bson.json_util as json_util
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def api_mate():
 @app.route('/api/mate/status', methods=['GET'])
 def api_mate_status():
     FLASCHE_COUNT = 20
-    response = jsonify(kiste=generate_kiste(FLASCHE_COUNT))
+    response = jsonify(kiste=MateKiste.getStatus())
     response.status_code = 200
     return response
 
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ def handle_chat_get_message(data):
 
 @socketio.on('mate-status')
 def handle_mate_status():
-    FLASCHE_COUNT = 20
-    return { 'data': generate_kiste(FLASCHE_COUNT) }
+    status = MateKiste.getStatus()
+    print(status)
+    return { 'data':  status }
 
 @socketio.on('connect')
 def handle_connect():
@@ -130,5 +131,5 @@ def page_not_found(error):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     Chat.init()
+    MateKiste.init()
     socketio.run(app, debug=True, host='localhost', port=5000) #pragma: no cover
-
diff --git a/party/mate.py b/party/mate.py
index 14f648d..a15b14e 100644
--- a/party/mate.py
+++ b/party/mate.py
@@ -8,5 +8,35 @@ def generate_kiste(count: int) -> list[bool]:
 
 
 class MateKiste():
-    def __init__(self):
-        pass
+    status = None
+    CONNECTION_STRING = None
+    client = None
+    collection = None
+    initialized = False
+    FlaschenBreite = 5
+    FlaschenHoehe = 4
+
+    @classmethod
+    def init(self, flaschenAnzahl: tuple[int, int] = None):
+        self.CONNECTION_STRING = "mongodb://localhost:27017/"
+        self.client = MongoClient(self.CONNECTION_STRING)['partyyy']
+        self.collection = self.client['mate']
+
+        self.collection.delete_many({}) # delete all
+
+        if flaschenAnzahl is not None:
+            self.FlaschenBreite = flaschenAnzahl[0]
+            self.FlaschenHoehe = flaschenAnzahl[1]
+
+        flaschenAnzahl = self.FlaschenBreite * self.FlaschenHoehe
+
+        self.collection.insert_one({'mateKiste': True, 'status': generate_kiste(flaschenAnzahl)})
+        self.initialized = True
+
+    @classmethod
+    def getStatus(self) -> list[bool]:
+        return list(self.collection.find_one()['status']) # wir haben nur 1 ding da drinne, was geupdated wird
+
+    @classmethod
+    def removeAt(self, x: int, y: int):
+        self.collection.update_one({'mateKiste': True}, {'$set': {f'status.{y * self.FlaschenBreite + x}': False}})