diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index c11cbca..8d12f10 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ fn addEngineSources(b: *std.Build, opts: LibBuildOpts) *std.Build.Module {
         .root_source_file = b.path("src/data.zig"),
         .target = opts.target,
         .optimize = opts.optimize,
+        .strip = if(opts.optimize == .Debug) false else true,
+        .unwind_tables = if(opts.optimize == .Debug) null else .none,
     });
 
     dataMod.addCSourceFiles(.{
diff --git a/src/components/filesystem.c b/src/components/filesystem.c
index 43bc94e..27c5f3b 100644
--- a/src/components/filesystem.c
+++ b/src/components/filesystem.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ nn_bool_t nn_destroyFilesystem(nn_filesystem *fs) {
     if(!nn_decRef(&fs->refc)) return false;
     
     // close all files
-    for(size_t i = 0; i < NN_MAX_OPEN_FILES; i++) {
+    for(nn_size_t i = 0; i < NN_MAX_OPEN_FILES; i++) {
         void *f = fs->files[i];
         if(f != NULL) fs->table.close(fs->table.userdata, f);
     }
diff --git a/src/components/volatileFilesystem.c b/src/components/volatileFilesystem.c
index f679ffc..53b0641 100644
--- a/src/components/volatileFilesystem.c
+++ b/src/components/volatileFilesystem.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "../neonucleus.h"
 
+// Data structures
+
 typedef struct nn_vfnode {
     struct nn_vfilesystem *fs;
     struct nn_vfnode *parent;
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ typedef struct nn_vfnode {
     };
     nn_size_t len;
     nn_size_t cap;
+    nn_size_t lastModified;
     // this is used to block deleting
     nn_refc handleCount;
 } nn_vfnode;
@@ -36,6 +39,132 @@ typedef struct nn_vfilesystem {
     nn_vfnode *root;
 } nn_vfilesystem;
 
-nn_filesystem *nn_volatileFilesystem(nn_Context *context, nn_vfilesystemOptions opts, nn_filesystemControl control) {
+// virtual node helpers
 
+nn_size_t nn_vf_now(nn_vfilesystem *fs) {
+    nn_Clock c = fs->ctx.clock;
+    double time = c.proc(c.userdata);
+    double elapsed = time - fs->birthday;
+    nn_size_t elapsedMS = elapsed * 1000;
+    return fs->opts.creationTime + elapsedMS;
+}
+
+nn_vfnode *nn_vf_allocFile(nn_vfilesystem *fs, const char *name) {
+    nn_Alloc *alloc = &fs->ctx.allocator;
+    nn_vfnode *node = nn_alloc(alloc, sizeof(nn_vfnode));
+    if(node == NULL) return NULL;
+    *node = (nn_vfnode) {
+        .fs = fs,
+        .parent = NULL,
+        .lastModified = nn_vf_now(fs),
+        .isDirectory = false,
+        .data = NULL,
+        .len = 0,
+        .cap = 0,
+        .handleCount = 0,
+    };
+    // we pray
+    nn_strcpy(node->name, name);
+    return node;
+}
+
+nn_vfnode *nn_vf_allocDirectory(nn_vfilesystem *fs, const char *name) {
+    nn_Alloc *alloc = &fs->ctx.allocator;
+    nn_vfnode *node = nn_alloc(alloc, sizeof(nn_vfnode));
+    if(node == NULL) return NULL;
+    nn_vfnode **buffer = nn_alloc(alloc, sizeof(nn_vfnode *));
+    if(buffer == NULL) {
+        nn_dealloc(alloc, node, sizeof(nn_vfnode));
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    *node = (nn_vfnode) {
+        .fs = fs,
+        .parent = NULL,
+        .lastModified = nn_vf_now(fs),
+        .isDirectory = false,
+        .entries = buffer,
+        .len = 0,
+        .cap = fs->opts.maxDirEntries,
+        .handleCount = 0,
+    };
+    // we pray
+    nn_strcpy(node->name, name);
+    return node;
+}
+
+void nn_vf_freeNode(nn_vfnode *node) {
+    nn_Alloc *alloc = &node->fs->ctx.allocator;
+
+    if(node->isDirectory) {
+        for(nn_size_t i = 0; i < node->len; i++) {
+            nn_vf_freeNode(node->entries[i]);
+        }
+        nn_dealloc(alloc, node->entries, sizeof(nn_vfnode *) * node->cap);
+    } else {
+        nn_dealloc(alloc, node->data, node->cap);
+    }
+
+    nn_dealloc(alloc, node, sizeof(nn_vfnode));
+}
+
+nn_size_t nn_vf_spaceUsedByNode(nn_vfnode *node) {
+    if(node->isDirectory) {
+        nn_size_t sum = 0;
+        for(nn_size_t i = 0; i < node->len; i++) {
+            sum = nn_vf_spaceUsedByNode(node->entries[i]);
+        }
+        return sum;
+    } else {
+        return node->len;
+    }
+}
+
+// methods
+
+void nn_vfs_deinit(nn_vfilesystem *fs) {
+    nn_Context ctx = fs->ctx;
+
+    nn_vf_freeNode(fs->root);
+    nn_dealloc(&ctx.allocator, fs, sizeof(nn_vfilesystem));
+}
+
+void nn_vfs_getLabel(nn_vfilesystem *fs, char *buf, nn_size_t *buflen) {
+    *buflen = fs->opts.labelLen;
+    nn_memcpy(buf, fs->opts.label, fs->opts.labelLen);
+}
+
+void nn_vfs_setLabel(nn_vfilesystem *fs, const char *buf, nn_size_t buflen) {
+    nn_memcpy(fs->opts.label, buf, buflen);
+    fs->opts.labelLen = buflen;
+}
+
+nn_size_t nn_vfs_spaceUsed(nn_vfilesystem *fs) {
+    return nn_vf_spaceUsedByNode(fs->root);
+}
+
+nn_bool_t nn_vfs_isReadOnly(nn_vfilesystem *fs) {
+    return fs->opts.isReadOnly;
+}
+
+// main funciton
+
+nn_filesystem *nn_volatileFilesystem(nn_Context *context, nn_vfilesystemOptions opts, nn_filesystemControl control) {
+    // TODO: handle OOM
+    nn_vfilesystem *fs = nn_alloc(&context->allocator, sizeof(nn_vfilesystem));
+    nn_Clock c = fs->ctx.clock;
+    double time = c.proc(c.userdata);
+    fs->ctx = *context;
+    fs->birthday = time;
+    fs->opts = opts;
+    fs->root = nn_vf_allocDirectory(fs, "/");
+    nn_filesystemTable table = {
+        .userdata = fs,
+        .deinit = (void *)nn_vfs_deinit,
+        .getLabel = (void *)nn_vfs_getLabel,
+        .setLabel = (void *)nn_vfs_setLabel,
+        .spaceUsed = (void *)nn_vfs_spaceUsed,
+        .spaceTotal = opts.capacity,
+        .isReadOnly = (void *)nn_vfs_isReadOnly,
+    };
+    return nn_newFilesystem(context, table, control);
 }