diff --git a/bindings/wasm/examples/example.js b/bindings/wasm/examples/example.js
index e3bba1770..30c2dadf7 100644
--- a/bindings/wasm/examples/example.js
+++ b/bindings/wasm/examples/example.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Database } from 'limbo-wasm';
 
-const db = new Database(':memory:');
+const db = new Database('hello.db');
 
 db.exec("SELECT 'hello, world' AS message");
diff --git a/bindings/wasm/lib.rs b/bindings/wasm/lib.rs
index a4b5f2313..475ff22af 100644
--- a/bindings/wasm/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/wasm/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use limbo_core::Result;
+use limbo_core::{Result, IO};
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ pub struct Database {
 #[wasm_bindgen]
 impl Database {
     #[wasm_bindgen(constructor)]
-    pub fn new(_path: &str) -> Database {
-        let io = Arc::new(IO {});
-        let page_io = Rc::new(DatabaseStorage {});
+    pub fn new(path: &str) -> Database {
+        let io = Arc::new(PlatformIO { vfs: VFS::new() });
+        let file = io.open_file(path).unwrap();
+        let page_io = Rc::new(DatabaseStorage::new(file));
         let wal = Rc::new(Wal {});
         let inner = limbo_core::Database::open(io, page_io, wal).unwrap();
         Database { _inner: inner }
@@ -23,23 +24,95 @@ impl Database {
     pub fn exec(&self, _sql: &str) {}
 }
 
-pub struct IO {}
+pub struct File {
+    vfs: VFS,
+    fd: i32,
+}
 
-impl limbo_core::IO for IO {
-    fn open_file(&self, _path: &str) -> Result<Rc<dyn limbo_core::File>> {
-        todo!();
-    }
-
-    fn run_once(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        todo!();
+impl File {
+    fn new(vfs: VFS, fd: i32) -> Self {
+        File { vfs, fd }
     }
 }
 
-pub struct DatabaseStorage {}
+impl limbo_core::File for File {
+    fn lock_file(&self, _exclusive: bool) -> Result<()> {
+        // TODO
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn unlock_file(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        // TODO
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn pread(&self, pos: usize, c: Rc<limbo_core::Completion>) -> Result<()> {
+        let r = match &*c {
+            limbo_core::Completion::Read(r) => r,
+            limbo_core::Completion::Write(_) => unreachable!(),
+        };
+        {
+            let mut buf = r.buf_mut();
+            let buf: &mut [u8] = buf.as_mut_slice();
+            let nr = self.vfs.pread(self.fd, buf, pos);
+            assert!(nr >= 0);
+        }
+        r.complete();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn pwrite(
+        &self,
+        _pos: usize,
+        _buffer: Rc<std::cell::RefCell<limbo_core::Buffer>>,
+        _c: Rc<limbo_core::Completion>,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct PlatformIO {
+    vfs: VFS,
+}
+
+impl limbo_core::IO for PlatformIO {
+    fn open_file(&self, path: &str) -> Result<Rc<dyn limbo_core::File>> {
+        let fd = self.vfs.open(path);
+        Ok(Rc::new(File {
+            vfs: VFS::new(),
+            fd,
+        }))
+    }
+
+    fn run_once(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct DatabaseStorage {
+    file: Rc<dyn limbo_core::File>,
+}
+
+impl DatabaseStorage {
+    pub fn new(file: Rc<dyn limbo_core::File>) -> Self {
+        DatabaseStorage { file }
+    }
+}
 
 impl limbo_core::DatabaseStorage for DatabaseStorage {
-    fn read_page(&self, _page_idx: usize, _c: Rc<limbo_core::Completion>) -> Result<()> {
-        todo!();
+    fn read_page(&self, page_idx: usize, c: Rc<limbo_core::Completion>) -> Result<()> {
+        let r = match &(*c) {
+            limbo_core::Completion::Read(r) => r,
+            limbo_core::Completion::Write(_) => unreachable!(),
+        };
+        let size = r.buf().len();
+        assert!(page_idx > 0);
+        if !(512..=65536).contains(&size) || size & (size - 1) != 0 {
+            return Err(limbo_core::LimboError::NotADB);
+        }
+        let pos = (page_idx - 1) * size;
+        self.file.pread(pos, c)?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn write_page(
@@ -56,15 +129,15 @@ pub struct Wal {}
 
 impl limbo_core::Wal for Wal {
     fn begin_read_tx(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        todo!()
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn end_read_tx(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        todo!()
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn find_frame(&self, _page_id: u64) -> Result<Option<u64>> {
-        todo!()
+        Ok(None)
     }
 
     fn read_frame(
@@ -76,7 +149,27 @@ impl limbo_core::Wal for Wal {
     }
 }
 
+#[wasm_bindgen(module = "/vfs.js")]
+extern "C" {
+    type VFS;
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(constructor)]
+    fn new() -> VFS;
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(method)]
+    fn open(this: &VFS, path: &str) -> i32;
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(method)]
+    fn close(this: &VFS, fd: i32) -> bool;
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(method)]
+    fn pwrite(this: &VFS, fd: i32, buffer: &[u8], offset: usize) -> i32;
+
+    #[wasm_bindgen(method)]
+    fn pread(this: &VFS, fd: i32, buffer: &mut [u8], offset: usize) -> i32;
+}
+
 #[wasm_bindgen(start)]
 pub fn init() {
     console_error_panic_hook::set_once();
-}
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+}
diff --git a/bindings/wasm/vfs.js b/bindings/wasm/vfs.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64e0326b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/wasm/vfs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+
+class VFS {
+  constructor() {
+  }
+
+  open(path) {
+    return fs.openSync(path, 'r');
+  }
+
+  close(fd) {
+    fs.closeSync(fd);
+  }
+
+  pread(fd, buffer, offset) {
+    return fs.readSync(fd, buffer, 0, buffer.length, offset);
+  }
+
+  pwrite(fd, buffer, offset) {
+    return fs.writeSync(fd, buffer, 0, buffer.length, offset);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { VFS };
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