diff --git a/api/ovkiosk/__init__.py b/api/ovkiosk/__init__.py
index e69de29..ed4b250 100644
--- a/api/ovkiosk/__init__.py
+++ b/api/ovkiosk/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from webdav3.client import Client
+
+from .config import SETTINGS
+
+CLIENT = Client({
+    "webdav_hostname": SETTINGS.webdav_url,
+    "webdav_login":    SETTINGS.dav_username,
+    "webdav_password": SETTINGS.dav_password,
+})
diff --git a/api/ovkiosk/config.py b/api/ovkiosk/config.py
index d70f7e7..0a641e6 100644
--- a/api/ovkiosk/config.py
+++ b/api/ovkiosk/config.py
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     redoc_url: Optional[str] = "/redoc"
 
     caldav_base_url: str = "/remote.php/dav"
-    webdav_base_url: str = "/remote.php/webdav"
+    webdav_base_url: str = "/remote.php/webdav/ovkiosk"
     dav_protocol: str = "https"
     dav_host: str = "example.com"
     dav_username: str = "ovkiosk"
     dav_password: str = "changeme"
+    dav_path: str = "ovkiosk"
 
     @property
     def caldav_url(self) -> str:
diff --git a/api/ovkiosk/dav_file.py b/api/ovkiosk/dav_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e802f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/ovkiosk/dav_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import logging
+import threading
+from io import BytesIO
+from typing import Any
+
+from webdav3.client import Client, Resource
+
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class DavFile:
+    def __init__(self, client: Client, path: Any) -> None:
+        self.__resource: Resource = client.resource(path)
+        self.__buffer = BytesIO()
+        self.__lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    def update(self) -> None:
+        _logger.debug(f"updating {self.__resource}")
+        with self.__lock:
+            self.__buffer.seek(0)
+            self.__buffer.truncate(0)
+            self.__resource.write_to(self.__buffer)
+
+    def refresh(self, refresh_interval: int = 5) -> threading.Event:
+        stop_handle = threading.Event()
+
+        def refresh_loop() -> None:
+            while not stop_handle.wait(refresh_interval):
+                self.update()
+
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=refresh_loop)
+        thread.daemon = True
+        thread.start()
+
+        return stop_handle
+
+    @property
+    def bytes(self) -> bytes:
+        with self.__lock:
+            self.__buffer.seek(0)
+            return self.__buffer.read()
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.bytes.decode(encoding="utf-8")
diff --git a/api/ovkiosk/main.py b/api/ovkiosk/main.py
index 64e2244..e79d2ef 100644
--- a/api/ovkiosk/main.py
+++ b/api/ovkiosk/main.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ If run directly, uses `uvicorn` to run the app.
 
 import uvicorn
 from fastapi import FastAPI
-from webdav3.client import Client
 
 from .config import SETTINGS
 from .routers import main_router
@@ -31,14 +30,6 @@ app.include_router(main_router)
 
 
 def main() -> None:
-    options = {
-        "webdav_hostname": SETTINGS.webdav_url,
-        "webdav_login":    SETTINGS.dav_username,
-        "webdav_password": SETTINGS.dav_password,
-    }
-    client = Client(options)
-    print(client.list())
-
     uvicorn.run(
         app="ovkiosk.main:app",
         host="0.0.0.0",
diff --git a/api/ovkiosk/routers/__init__.py b/api/ovkiosk/routers/__init__.py
index 2c0400b..a99e554 100644
--- a/api/ovkiosk/routers/__init__.py
+++ b/api/ovkiosk/routers/__init__.py
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ This file: Main API router definition.
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 
 from ..config import SETTINGS
+from . import text
 
 main_router = APIRouter(prefix=f"/{SETTINGS.api_v1_prefix}")
+main_router.include_router(text.router)
 
 __all__ = [
     "main_router",
diff --git a/api/ovkiosk/routers/text.py b/api/ovkiosk/routers/text.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f3d3f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/ovkiosk/routers/text.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import logging
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+from .. import CLIENT
+from ..dav_file import DavFile
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/text", tags=["text"])
+
+_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_message = DavFile(client=CLIENT, path="message.txt")
+_ticker = DavFile(client=CLIENT, path="ticker.txt")
+_title = DavFile(client=CLIENT, path="title.txt")
+
+
+@router.on_event("startup")
+async def on_startup():
+    _logger.debug("text router startup")
+
+    _message.refresh()
+    _ticker.refresh()
+    _title.refresh()
+
+
+@router.get("/message")
+async def get_message():
+    return str(_message)
+
+
+@router.get("/ticker")
+async def get_ticker():
+    return str(_ticker)
+
+
+@router.get("/title")
+async def get_title():
+    return str(_title)