diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4adee8..f79eb2f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,20 @@ Extensible, distributed resource server.
 
     $ [sudo] npm install deployd -g
     
-## CLI
+## Starting / Stopping
+
+You can start and stop the server with the `dpd` CLI or with the node module.
+
+    var dpd = require('deployd')
+      .use('http://localhost:3333')
+      // optionally specify which storage resource to use
+      // currently only mongodb is supported
+      .storage('mongodb://localhost/my-dpd-storage')
+      // tell deployd to listen
+      .listen()
+    ;
+    
+or
 
     $ dpd
     $ deployd is running at http://localhost:2304
diff --git a/lib/deployd.js b/lib/deployd.js
index 01e64d3..202ce1a 100644
--- a/lib/deployd.js
+++ b/lib/deployd.js
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 var dpd = require('mdoq')
 
+/**
+ * Export a method to change the storage resource.
+ */
+
+dpd.storage = require('./storage').storage
+
 /**
  * Export the dpd mdoq object as the public interface.
  */
diff --git a/lib/resource.js b/lib/resource.js
index 5ffe27e..8c02b84 100644
--- a/lib/resource.js
+++ b/lib/resource.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ module.exports = function (req, res, next, end) {
           next();
         })
       }
-      
     });
   } else {
     return next(new Error('The provided module is not supported'));
diff --git a/lib/storage.js b/lib/storage.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a5fc0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/storage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * Dependencies
+ */
+
+var url = 'localhost/deployd';
+
+module.exports = require('mdoq')
+  .use(function (req, res, next) {
+    var path = req.resource && req.resource.path;
+    this.url = url + (path || this.url);
+    next();
+  })
+  .require('mdoq-mongodb')
+;
+
+/**
+ * Export a way to change the storage url.
+ */
+
+module.exports.storage = function (db) {
+  url = db;
+  return this;
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/types/collection.js b/lib/types/collection.js
index 24cf840..e373e6d 100644
--- a/lib/types/collection.js
+++ b/lib/types/collection.js
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ function format(name) {
   return '/' + name;
 }
 
-module.exports = require('mdoq')
-  .use(function (req, res, next) {
-    var path = req.resource && req.resource.path;
-    this.url = 'localhost/deployd' + (path || this.url);
-    next();
-  })
-  .require('mdoq-mongodb')
-;
\ No newline at end of file
+var storage = require('../storage');
+
+module.exports = storage;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/support.js b/test/support.js
index dbaa1d3..17847df 100644
--- a/test/support.js
+++ b/test/support.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 expect = require('chai').expect
 dpd = require('../')
 root = {key: 'foo', secret: 'bar'}
-server = dpd.use('http://localhost:3003')
+server = dpd.use('http://localhost:3003').storage('mongodb://localhost/deployd-testing-db')
 client = require('mdoq').use('http://localhost:3003').use(function (req, res, next) {
   req.headers['x-dssh-key'] = root.key;
   next();