diff --git a/backend/Controllers/SystemController.cs b/backend/Controllers/SystemController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d052a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Controllers/SystemController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using TarninaHub.Models;
+using TarninaHub.Services;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Controllers;
+
+[ApiController]
+[Route("api/system")]
+public class SystemController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly IStorageService _storageService;
+
+    public SystemController(IStorageService storageService)
+    {
+        _storageService = storageService;
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet("storage")]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<StorageStatusResponse>> GetStorage(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var info = _storageService.GetInfo();
+        var probeCount = await _storageService.GetProbeCountAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+        return Ok(new StorageStatusResponse(
+            info.Engine,
+            info.DataDirectory,
+            info.Namespace,
+            info.Database,
+            probeCount));
+    }
+
+    [HttpPost("storage/probes")]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<StorageProbeResponse>> CreateProbe(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var probe = await _storageService.AddProbeAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+        return Ok(new StorageProbeResponse(probe.Label, probe.CreatedAt));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/Models/StorageModels.cs b/backend/Models/StorageModels.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00ceb4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Models/StorageModels.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+namespace TarninaHub.Models;
+
+public sealed class StorageProbe
+{
+    public string Label { get; set; } = "probe";
+
+    public DateTimeOffset CreatedAt { get; set; }
+}
+
+public sealed record StorageInfo(
+    string Engine,
+    string DataDirectory,
+    string Namespace,
+    string Database);
+
+public sealed record StorageStatusResponse(
+    string Engine,
+    string DataDirectory,
+    string Namespace,
+    string Database,
+    int ProbeCount);
+
+public sealed record StorageProbeResponse(
+    string Label,
+    DateTimeOffset CreatedAt);
diff --git a/backend/Program.cs b/backend/Program.cs
index f28b2c2..1206fc1 100644
--- a/backend/Program.cs
+++ b/backend/Program.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,55 @@
+using TarninaHub.Services;
+using TarninaHub.Settings;
+
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
+var surrealSettings = builder.Configuration.GetSection("SurrealDb").Get<SurrealDbSettings>()
+    ?? new SurrealDbSettings();
+
+builder.Services.Configure<SurrealDbSettings>(builder.Configuration.GetSection("SurrealDb"));
+
 // Learn more about configuring OpenAPI at https://aka.ms/aspnet/openapi
 builder.Services.AddOpenApi();
 
 builder.Services.AddControllers();
 
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IStorageService, StorageService>();
+
+var surrealOptions = new SurrealDbOptions
+{
+    Endpoint = BuildEndpoint(surrealSettings),
+    Namespace = surrealSettings.Namespace,
+    Database = surrealSettings.Database,
+};
+
+if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(surrealSettings.RemoteUrl))
+{
+    // Embedded RocksDB, persisted next to the running app (./data), never in memory.
+    var dataDirectory = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, surrealSettings.DataDirectory);
+    Directory.CreateDirectory(dataDirectory);
+
+    builder.Services
+        .AddSurreal(surrealOptions, ServiceLifetime.Singleton)
+        .AddRocksDbProvider();
+}
+else
+{
+    // Remote SurrealDB server on its own dedicated port (used for sync with the frontend).
+    surrealOptions.Username = surrealSettings.Username;
+    surrealOptions.Password = surrealSettings.Password;
+
+    builder.Services.AddSurreal(surrealOptions, ServiceLifetime.Singleton);
+}
+
 var app = builder.Build();
 
+using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
+{
+    var storageService = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IStorageService>();
+
+    await storageService.InitializeAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+}
+
 // Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
 if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
 {
@@ -25,3 +68,15 @@ app.MapControllers();
 app.MapFallbackToFile("index.html");
 
 app.Run();
+
+static string BuildEndpoint(SurrealDbSettings settings)
+{
+    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(settings.RemoteUrl))
+    {
+        return settings.RemoteUrl;
+    }
+
+    var dataDirectory = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, settings.DataDirectory);
+
+    return $"rocksdb://{dataDirectory.Replace('\\', '/')}";
+}
diff --git a/backend/Services/IStorageService.cs b/backend/Services/IStorageService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf170f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Services/IStorageService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using TarninaHub.Models;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Services;
+
+public interface IStorageService
+{
+    Task InitializeAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    StorageInfo GetInfo();
+
+    Task<int> GetProbeCountAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+    Task<StorageProbe> AddProbeAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
diff --git a/backend/Services/StorageService.cs b/backend/Services/StorageService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40c6cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Services/StorageService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using SurrealDb.Net;
+using TarninaHub.Models;
+using TarninaHub.Settings;
+
+namespace TarninaHub.Services;
+
+public sealed class StorageService : IStorageService
+{
+    private const string ProbeTable = "storage_probe";
+
+    private readonly ISurrealDbClient _client;
+    private readonly SurrealDbSettings _settings;
+    private readonly string _dataDirectory;
+
+    public StorageService(ISurrealDbClient client, IOptions<SurrealDbSettings> settings)
+    {
+        _client = client;
+        _settings = settings.Value;
+        _dataDirectory = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, _settings.DataDirectory);
+    }
+
+    public async Task InitializeAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        await _client.RawQuery(
+            $"DEFINE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {ProbeTable} SCHEMALESS;",
+            cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    public StorageInfo GetInfo()
+    {
+        var isRemote = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_settings.RemoteUrl);
+
+        return new StorageInfo(
+            isRemote ? "remote" : "rocksdb",
+            isRemote ? _settings.RemoteUrl! : _dataDirectory,
+            _settings.Namespace,
+            _settings.Database);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<int> GetProbeCountAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var probes = await _client.Select<StorageProbe>(ProbeTable, cancellationToken);
+
+        return probes.Count();
+    }
+
+    public Task<StorageProbe> AddProbeAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var probe = new StorageProbe
+        {
+            CreatedAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow,
+        };
+
+        return _client.Create(ProbeTable, probe, cancellationToken);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/Settings/SurrealDbSettings.cs b/backend/Settings/SurrealDbSettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2295891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Settings/SurrealDbSettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+namespace TarninaHub.Settings;
+
+public sealed class SurrealDbSettings
+{
+    public string Namespace { get; set; } = "hubmi";
+
+    public string Database { get; set; } = "hubmi";
+
+    public string DataDirectory { get; set; } = "data";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// When set (e.g. ws://127.0.0.1:8010/rpc), the backend connects to a
+    /// dedicated SurrealDB server instead of the embedded RocksDB engine.
+    /// The server must persist to ./data, not to memory.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? RemoteUrl { get; set; }
+
+    public string? Username { get; set; }
+
+    public string? Password { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/backend/TarninaHub.csproj b/backend/TarninaHub.csproj
index 0268d75..77db9f4 100644
--- a/backend/TarninaHub.csproj
+++ b/backend/TarninaHub.csproj
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
     <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Version>0.0.1</Version>
+    <InformationalVersion>0.0.1</InformationalVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="10.0.12" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SurrealDb.Embedded.RocksDb" Version="1.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SurrealDb.Net" Version="1.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/backend/appsettings.Development.json b/backend/appsettings.Development.json
index 0c208ae..3f9ebab 100644
--- a/backend/appsettings.Development.json
+++ b/backend/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -4,5 +4,13 @@
       "Default": "Information",
       "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     }
+  },
+  "SurrealDb": {
+    "Namespace": "hubmi",
+    "Database": "hubmi",
+    "DataDirectory": "data",
+    "RemoteUrl": "ws://127.0.0.1:8010/rpc",
+    "Username": "root",
+    "Password": "root"
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/appsettings.json b/backend/appsettings.json
index 10f68b8..8a8ce34 100644
--- a/backend/appsettings.json
+++ b/backend/appsettings.json
@@ -5,5 +5,10 @@
       "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     }
   },
-  "AllowedHosts": "*"
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  "SurrealDb": {
+    "Namespace": "hubmi",
+    "Database": "hubmi",
+    "DataDirectory": "data"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/surrealdb-start.ps1 b/scripts/surrealdb-start.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9fbc5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/surrealdb-start.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Uruchamia SurrealDB jako serwer na dedykowanym porcie (tylko dla bazy),
+    z trwałym magazynem RocksDB w katalogu ./data (nie w pamięci).
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+    Port (domyślnie 8010) służy wyłącznie SurrealDB i jest używany zarówno przez
+    backend (HubMi.Api), jak i przez frontend do synchronizacji (WebSocket /rpc).
+    Dane trwale zapisywane są w backend/data (RocksDB).
+#>
+param(
+    [int]$Port = 8010,
+    [string]$Bind = "127.0.0.1",
+    [string]$Username = "root",
+    [string]$Password = "root",
+    [string]$DataPath = (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "..\backend\data")
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+$surreal = (Get-Command surreal -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)?.Source
+if (-not $surreal) {
+    throw "Nie znaleziono 'surreal' w PATH. Zainstaluj SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/install"
+}
+
+$resolvedData = [System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath($DataPath)
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $resolvedData | Out-Null
+
+Write-Host "SurrealDB: bind $Bind`:$Port, rocksdb:$resolvedData"
+
+& $surreal start `
+    --user $Username `
+    --pass $Password `
+    --bind "${Bind}:${Port}" `
+    --log info `
+    "rocksdb:$resolvedData"