diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3beac1a..51cebe2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config"
 	"github.com/pushrax/chihaya/server"
 
+	_ "github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/backend/batter"
+	_ "github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/backend/gazelle"
 	_ "github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/tracker/redis"
-	_ "github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/web/batter"
-	_ "github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/web/gazelle"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/server/stats_test.go b/server/stats_test.go
index f539266..29b44e7 100644
--- a/server/stats_test.go
+++ b/server/stats_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config"
 
+	_ "github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/backend/batter"
 	_ "github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/tracker/redis"
-	_ "github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/web/batter"
 )
 
 func newTestServer() (*Server, error) {
diff --git a/storage/web/web.go b/storage/backend/backend.go
similarity index 94%
rename from storage/web/web.go
rename to storage/backend/backend.go
index fd0180f..f2d0c07 100644
--- a/storage/web/web.go
+++ b/storage/backend/backend.go
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by the BSD 2-Clause license,
 // which can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// Package web provides a generic interface for manipulating a
-// BitTorrent tracker's web application data.
-package web
+// Package backend provides a generic interface for manipulating a
+// BitTorrent tracker's backend data (usually for a web application).
+package backend
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/storage/web/batter/batter.go b/storage/backend/batter/batter.go
similarity index 81%
rename from storage/web/batter/batter.go
rename to storage/backend/batter/batter.go
index 49e22e5..1aea1ea 100644
--- a/storage/web/batter/batter.go
+++ b/storage/backend/batter/batter.go
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config"
-	"github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/web"
+	"github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/backend"
 
 	_ "github.com/bmizerany/pq"
 )
 
 type driver struct{}
 
-func (d *driver) New(conf *config.DataStore) web.Conn {
+func (d *driver) New(conf *config.DataStore) backend.Conn {
 	dsn := fmt.Sprintf(
 		"host=%s user=%s password=%s dbname=%s",
 		conf.Host,
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ func (c *Conn) Start() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Conn) RecordAnnounce(delta *web.AnnounceDelta) error {
+func (c *Conn) RecordAnnounce(delta *backend.AnnounceDelta) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
 func init() {
-	web.Register("batter", &driver{})
+	backend.Register("batter", &driver{})
 }
diff --git a/storage/web/batter/load.go b/storage/backend/batter/load.go
similarity index 100%
rename from storage/web/batter/load.go
rename to storage/backend/batter/load.go
diff --git a/storage/web/gazelle/flush.go b/storage/backend/gazelle/flush.go
similarity index 100%
rename from storage/web/gazelle/flush.go
rename to storage/backend/gazelle/flush.go
diff --git a/storage/web/gazelle/gazelle.go b/storage/backend/gazelle/gazelle.go
similarity index 89%
rename from storage/web/gazelle/gazelle.go
rename to storage/backend/gazelle/gazelle.go
index 58e08c4..015dd53 100644
--- a/storage/web/gazelle/gazelle.go
+++ b/storage/backend/gazelle/gazelle.go
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config"
-	"github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/web"
+	"github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/backend"
 
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 )
 
 type driver struct{}
 
-func (d *driver) New(conf *config.DataStore) web.Conn {
+func (d *driver) New(conf *config.DataStore) backend.Conn {
 	dsn := fmt.Sprintf(
 		"%s:%s@%s:%s/%s?charset=utf8mb4,utf8",
 		conf.Username,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (c *Conn) Close() error {
 	return c.DB.Close()
 }
 
-func (c *Conn) RecordAnnounce(delta *web.AnnounceDelta) error {
+func (c *Conn) RecordAnnounce(delta *backend.AnnounceDelta) error {
 	snatchCount := 0
 	if delta.Snatched {
 		snatchCount = 1
@@ -95,5 +95,5 @@ func (c *Conn) RecordAnnounce(delta *web.AnnounceDelta) error {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	web.Register("gazelle", &driver{})
+	backend.Register("gazelle", &driver{})
 }
diff --git a/storage/web/gazelle/load.go b/storage/backend/gazelle/load.go
similarity index 100%
rename from storage/web/gazelle/load.go
rename to storage/backend/gazelle/load.go