diff --git a/norg/borg/borg.nim b/norg/borg/borg.nim
index 5acdc60..1d42578 100644
--- a/norg/borg/borg.nim
+++ b/norg/borg/borg.nim
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
 import ../model/config_type
 import ../model/state_type
+import ../model/borg_type
 import ../notifier/notifier
-import strutils, sequtils
+import ../utils/actions
+import strutils
+import strformat
+import sequtils
 import osproc
 import times
 import os
 import nativesockets
 
-const BORG_BIN = "borg"
 
 proc genArchiveName(): string = 
   let hostname = getHostname()
   let ts = getTime().format("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'.'ffffff")
-  return hostname & "-" & ts
+  return fmt"{hostname}-{ts}"
 
 proc genCommand(cmd: string, repo: string, others: seq[string]): string =
-  var str = BORG_BIN & " " & cmd & " "
-  str &= " " & repo & " "
-  str &= others.join(" ")
-  return str
+  let args = others.join(" ")
+  let cmd = fmt"{BORG_BIN} {cmd} {repo} {args}"
+  return cmd
 
 proc run(cmd: string): int =
-  echo "Trying to run : ", cmd
+  echo fmt"Trying to run : {cmd}"
   try:
     let res = execProcess(cmd)
     echo res
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ proc run(cmd: string): int =
     echo getCurrentExceptionMsg()
 
 proc runDiscard(cmd: string): int = 
-  echo "Trying to run : ", cmd
+  echo fmt"Trying to run : {cmd}"
   try:
     let res = execCmd(cmd)
     return res
@@ -40,13 +42,23 @@ proc runDiscard(cmd: string): int =
 proc initRepo(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int = 
   return runDiscard genCommand(cmd = "init", repo = repo.path, others = nc.args.others)
 
+proc createArchive(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository, archivename: string, retry: int = 0): int = 
+  let others = concat(nc.source_directories, nc.args.others)
+  let res = run genCommand(cmd = "create", repo = archivename, others = others)
+  if res == 1:
+    sleep 15 * 1000 # 15 seconds
+    if retry == nc.retries:
+      return 1
+    else:
+      return createArchive(nc, repo, archivename, retry + 1)
+  return res
+
 proc backupSources(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int =
   let start_time = now()
   notify(nc.notifiers, state=Running)
-  let others = concat(nc.source_dirs, nc.args.others)
-  let archivename = repo.path & "::" & genArchiveName()
-  let res = run genCommand(cmd = "create", repo = archivename, others = others)
   let end_time = now()
+  let archivename = repo.path & "::" & genArchiveName()
+  let res = createArchive(nc, repo, archivename)
   let total = (end_time - start_time).inMilliSeconds()
   case res
   of 0:
@@ -55,6 +67,7 @@ proc backupSources(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int =
     notify(nc.notifiers, state=Failure, runtime=total)
   else:
     notify(nc.notifiers, state=Failure, runtime=total)
+  return res
 
 
 proc listArchives(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int =
@@ -65,7 +78,7 @@ proc mountArchive(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int =
   let others = nc.args.others[1..^1]
   let ok = runDiscard genCommand(cmd = "mount", repo = archive, others = others)
   if ok == 0:
-    echo "Mounted ", archive, " at ", others[0]
+    echo fmt"Mounted {archive} at {others[0]}"
   else:
     echo "Failed to mount ", archive
 
@@ -83,7 +96,7 @@ proc isEmpty(dir: string): bool =
   return count == 0
 
 proc extractArchive(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int =
-  let archive = repo.path & "::" & nc.args.others[0]
+  let archive = fmt"{repo.path}::{nc.args.others[0]}"
   var others = nc.args.others[1..^1]
   if nc.args.extract_destination != "":
     discard existsOrCreateDir(nc.args.extract_destination)
@@ -96,22 +109,51 @@ proc extractArchive(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int =
   else:
     echo "Not restoring to non-empty destination\r\nPlease use the --destination flag"
 
+proc pruneRepo(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int = 
+  echo "Not Yet Implemented."
+  discard
+
+proc compactRepo(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int = 
+  echo "Not Yet Implemented."
+  discard
+
+proc checkRepo(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int = 
+  echo "Not Yet Implemented."
+  discard
+
 proc execute*(nc: NorgConfig) =
-  putEnv("BORG_PASSPHRASE", nc.getEncryptionPassword())
+  run_actions(norg_config.actions.before_everything)
   for repo in nc.repositories:
+    run_actions(norg_config.actions.before_actions)
     case nc.args.borg_cmd
-    of "init":
+    of INIT:
       discard initRepo(nc, repo)
-    of "backup":
+    of CREATE:
+      run_actions(norg_config.actions.before_backup)
       discard backupSources(nc, repo)
-    of "create":
-      discard backupSources(nc, repo)
-    of "list":
+      run_actions(norg_config.actions.after_backup)
+    of LIST:
       discard listArchives(nc, repo)
-    of "mount":
+    of MOUNT:
       discard mountArchive(nc, repo)
-    of "umount":
+    of UMOUNT:
       discard unmountArchive(nc)
-    of "extract":
+    of EXTRACT:
+      run_actions(norg_config.actions.before_extract)
       discard extractArchive(nc, repo)
-  delEnv("BORG_PASSPHRASE")
+      run_actions(norg_config.actions.after_extract)
+    of PRUNE:
+      run_actions(norg_config.actions.before_prune)
+      discard pruneRepo(nc, repo)
+      run_actions(norg_config.actions.after_prune)
+    of COMPACT:
+      run_actions(norg_config.actions.before_compact)
+      discard compactRepo(nc, repo)
+      run_actions(norg_config.actions.after_compact)
+    of CHECK:
+      run_actions(norg_config.actions.before_check)
+      discard checkRepo(nc, repo)
+      run_actions(norg_config.actions.after_check)
+    run_actions(norg_config.actions.after_actions)
+  delEncryptionPassphraseInfo()
+  run_actions(norg_config.actions.after_everything)
diff --git a/norg/config/args.nim b/norg/config/args.nim
index da3dcf4..02008db 100644
--- a/norg/config/args.nim
+++ b/norg/config/args.nim
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import argparse
+import ../model/borg_type
 
 type 
   NorgArgs* = object
     config_file*: string
     extract_destination*: string
-    borg_cmd*: string
+    borg_cmd*: BorgCommand
     others*: seq[string]
 
 var norg_args*: NorgArgs = NorgArgs()
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ proc parseArgs*() =
     var opts = p.parse(commandLineParams())
     norg_args.config_file = opts.config
     norg_args.extract_destination = opts.destination
-    norg_args.borg_cmd = opts.borg_cmd
+    norg_args.borg_cmd = opts.borg_cmd.toBorgCommand()
     norg_args.others = opts.others
 
   except ShortCircuit as err:
diff --git a/norg/config/init.nim b/norg/config/init.nim
index 0cfe2a3..77b2a8c 100644
--- a/norg/config/init.nim
+++ b/norg/config/init.nim
@@ -4,18 +4,34 @@ import ../model/config_type
 import notifier_config
 export config_type
 
-proc parseConfigFile*(file: string): NorgConfig =
-  norg_config = newNorgConfig()
-  let in_conf = parsetoml.parseFile(file)
+proc parseSourceDirectories*(in_conf: TomlValueRef): seq[string] =
+  var src_dirs: seq[string] = @[]
+  for dir in in_conf{"source_directories"}.getElems():
+    src_dirs.add(dir.getStr())
+  # this is here for backwards compatibiliy
   for dir in in_conf{"source_dirs"}.getElems():
-    norg_config.source_dirs.add(dir.getStr())
-  for r in in_conf{"repositories"}.getElems():
+    norg_config.source_directories.add(dir.getStr())
+  return src_dirs
+
+proc parseEncryption*(enc_conf: TomlValueRef) =
+  norg_config.setEncryptionPassphrase(enc_conf{"encryption_passphrase"}.getStr(""))
+
+proc parseRepositories*(rep_conf: TomlValueRef): seq[Repository] =
+  var repos: seq[Repository] = @[]
+  for r in rep_conf.getElems():
     let rtable = r.getTable()
     var repo = Repository()
     repo.path = rtable["path"].getStr()
     repo.label = rtable["label"].getStr()
-    norg_config.repositories.add(repo)
-  norg_config.setEncryptionPassword(in_conf{"encryption_password"}.getStr(""))
+    repos.add(repo)
+  return repos
+
+proc parseConfigFile*(file: string): NorgConfig =
+  norg_config = newNorgConfig()
+  let in_conf = parsetoml.parseFile(file)
+  norg_config.source_directories = parseSourceDirectories(in_conf)
+  parseEncryption(in_conf{"encryption"})
+  norg_config.repositories = parseRepositories(in_conf{"repositories"})
   norg_config.notifiers = parseNotifiers(in_conf)
   return norg_config
 
diff --git a/norg/config/notifier_config.nim b/norg/config/notifier_config.nim
index 521c87b..fede6bd 100644
--- a/norg/config/notifier_config.nim
+++ b/norg/config/notifier_config.nim
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@ proc parseNotifiers*(in_conf: TomlValueRef): Notifiers =
   if in_conf.hasKey("uptimekuma"):  
     let u = parseUptimeKumaConf(in_conf["uptimekuma"])
     notifiers.uptimekuma = u
-    echo notifiers
   return notifiers
diff --git a/norg/model/actions_type.nim b/norg/model/actions_type.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6079e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/norg/model/actions_type.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+type
+  Actions* = object
+    # Before and after everything for all repositories
+    before_everything*: seq[string]
+    after_everything*: seq[string]
+    # before and after each reposistory
+    before_actions*: seq[string]
+    after_actions*: seq[string]
+    # before and after a backup per respository
+    before_backup*: seq[string]
+    after_backup*: seq[string]
+    # before and after a prune per repository
+    before_prune*: seq[string]
+    after_prune*: seq[string]
+    # before and after an extract per repository
+    before_extract*: seq[string]
+    after_extract*: seq[string]
+    # before and after an compact per repository
+    before_compact*: seq[string]
+    after_compact*: seq[string]
+    # before and after an check per repository
+    before_check*: seq[string]
+    after_check*: seq[string]
diff --git a/norg/model/borg_type.nim b/norg/model/borg_type.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcb57ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/norg/model/borg_type.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const BORG_BIN* = "borg"
+
+type
+  BorgCommand* = enum
+    LIST = "list"
+    INIT = "init",
+    CREATE = "create",
+    EXTRACT = "extract",
+    MOUNT = "mount",
+    UMOUNT = "umount",
+    PRUNE = "prune",
+    CHECK = "check",
+    COMPACT = "compact"
+
+proc toBorgCommand*(str: string): BorgCommand = 
+  for cmd in BorgCommand.items:
+    if str == $cmd: return cmd
+
+
diff --git a/norg/model/config_type.nim b/norg/model/config_type.nim
index 70bd19f..fef8050 100644
--- a/norg/model/config_type.nim
+++ b/norg/model/config_type.nim
@@ -1,44 +1,54 @@
 import repository_type
 import notifier_types
+import actions_type
 import ../config/args
+import os
 
 export repository_type
 export notifier_types
+export actions_type
 
 
 type 
   NorgConfig* = ref object
-    source_dirs*: seq[string]
+    retries*: int
+    source_directories*: seq[string]
     repositories*: seq[Repository]
+    maintenance*: Maintenance
+    #checks*: Check - see borgmatic
+    notifiers*: Notifiers
+    actions*: Actions
+    args*: NorgArgs
+  Maintenance* = object
     keep_daily*: int
     keep_weekly*: int
     keep_monthly*: int
-    #checks*: Check - see borgmatic
-    notifiers*: Notifiers
-    args*: NorgArgs
-    encryption_password: string
 
 var norg_config*: NorgConfig
 
+proc newMaintenance*(): Maintenance = 
+  var m = Maintenance()
+  m.keep_daily = 7
+  m.keep_weekly = 4
+  m.keep_monthly = 6
+  return m
+
 proc newNorgConfig*(): NorgConfig = 
   var nc = NorgConfig()
-  nc.keep_daily = 7
-  nc.keep_weekly = 4
-  nc.keep_monthly = 6
+  nc.maintenance = newMaintenance()
   return nc
 
-proc `$`*(c: NorgConfig): string = 
-  var msg: string = "Source Dirs: " & $c.source_dirs & "\r\n"
-  msg &= "Repositories: " & $c.repositories & "\r\n"
-  msg &= "Keep Daily: " & $c.keep_daily & "\r\n"
-  msg &= "Keep Weekly: " & $c.keep_weekly & "\r\n"
-  msg &= "Keep Monthly: " & $c.keep_monthly & "\r\n"
-  msg &= "Notifiers: " & $c.notifiers & "\r\n"
-  return msg
+#proc `$`*(c: NorgConfig): string = 
+#  var msg: string = "Source Dirs: " & $c.source_directories & "\r\n"
+#  msg &= "Repositories: " & $c.repositories & "\r\n"
+#  msg &= "Notifiers: " & $c.notifiers & "\r\n"
+#  return msg
+
+proc setEncryptionPassphrase*(nc: var NorgConfig, pw: string) = 
+  putEnv("BORG_PASSPHRASE", pw)
+
+proc delEncryptionPassphraseInfo*() = 
+  delEnv("BORG_PASSPHRASE")
 
-proc setEncryptionPassword*(nc: var NorgConfig, pw: string) = 
-  nc.encryption_password = pw
 
-proc getEncryptionPassword*(nc: NorgConfig): string = 
-  return nc.encryption_password
 
diff --git a/norg/norg.nim b/norg/norg.nim
index 34b6018..7198ff8 100644
--- a/norg/norg.nim
+++ b/norg/norg.nim
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ proc start() =
   parseArgs()
   norg_config = parseConfigFile(norg_args.config_file)
   norg_config.args = norg_args
-  if norg_config.source_dirs.len > 0 and norg_config.repositories.len > 0:
+  if norg_config.source_directories.len > 0 and norg_config.repositories.len > 0:
     borg.execute(norg_config)
 
 when isMainModule:
diff --git a/norg/utils/actions.nim b/norg/utils/actions.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..707a401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/norg/utils/actions.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import osproc
+
+proc run_actions*(actions: seq[string]): int {.discardable.} = 
+  for action in actions:
+    echo execCmd(action)
+