diff --git a/internal/db/setting.go b/internal/db/setting.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..486ed72b0cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/db/setting.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/alist-org/alist/v3/internal/model"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+func SaveSettings(items []model.SettingItem) error {
+	return errors.WithStack(db.Save(items).Error)
+}
+
+func SaveSetting(item model.SettingItem) error {
+	return errors.WithStack(db.Save(item).Error)
+}
+
+func GetSettingsByGroup(group int) ([]model.SettingItem, error) {
+	var items []model.SettingItem
+	if err := db.Where(fmt.Sprintf("%s = ?", columnName("group")), group).Find(&items).Error; err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.WithStack(err)
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
+func DeleteSettingByKey(key string) error {
+	setting := model.SettingItem{
+		Key: key,
+	}
+	return errors.WithStack(db.Delete(&setting).Error)
+}
diff --git a/internal/model/setting.go b/internal/model/setting.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6865113f26a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/model/setting.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package model
+
+type SettingItem struct {
+	Key    string `json:"key" gorm:"primaryKey" binding:"required"` // unique key
+	Value  string `json:"value"`                                    // value
+	Help   string `json:"help"`                                     // help message
+	Type   string `json:"type"`                                     // string, number, bool, select
+	Values string `json:"values"`                                   // values for select
+	Group  int    `json:"group"`                                    // use to group setting in frontend
+	Access int    `json:"access"`                                   // admin/guest/general
+}