diff --git a/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/akd_storage_config.rs b/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/akd_storage_config.rs
index 84981de657..939d047a09 100644
--- a/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/akd_storage_config.rs
+++ b/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/akd_storage_config.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tracing::error;
 
-use crate::{db_config::DbConfig, vrf_key_config::VrfKeyConfig, AkdDatabase, VrfKeyDatabase};
+use crate::{
+    db_config::DbConfig, publish_queue_config::PublishQueueConfig, vrf_key_config::VrfKeyConfig,
+    AkdDatabase, PublishQueueType, VrfKeyDatabase,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 pub struct AkdStorageConfig {
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ pub struct AkdStorageConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_cache_clean_ms")]
     pub cache_clean_ms: usize,
     pub vrf_key_config: VrfKeyConfig,
+    pub publish_queue_config: PublishQueueConfig,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ impl AkdStorageConfig {
         (
             Directory<TDirectoryConfig, AkdDatabase, VrfKeyDatabase>,
             AkdDatabase,
+            PublishQueueType,
         ),
         AkdStorageInitializationError,
     > {
@@ -54,6 +59,8 @@ impl AkdStorageConfig {
             AkdStorageInitializationError
         })?;
 
+        let publish_queue = PublishQueueType::new(&self.publish_queue_config, &db);
+
         let directory = Directory::new(storage_manager, vrf_storage)
             .await
             .map_err(|err| {
@@ -61,7 +68,7 @@ impl AkdStorageConfig {
                 AkdStorageInitializationError
             })?;
 
-        Ok((directory, db))
+        Ok((directory, db, publish_queue))
     }
 
     async fn initialize_storage(
diff --git a/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/lib.rs b/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/lib.rs
index 46347fd9fb..54319f8852 100644
--- a/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/lib.rs
+++ b/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub mod akd_storage_config;
 pub mod db_config;
 pub mod ms_sql;
 mod publish_queue;
+pub mod publish_queue_config;
 pub mod vrf_key_config;
 pub mod vrf_key_database;
 
diff --git a/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/publish_queue.rs b/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/publish_queue.rs
index 92974203e1..4b4fcd6fcf 100644
--- a/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/publish_queue.rs
+++ b/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/publish_queue.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-use crate::ms_sql::MsSql;
+use crate::{
+    db_config::DatabaseType,
+    ms_sql::MsSql,
+    publish_queue_config::{PublishQueueConfig, PublishQueueProvider},
+    AkdDatabase,
+};
 
 pub(crate) struct PublishQueueItem {
     pub id: uuid::Uuid,
@@ -29,6 +34,22 @@ pub enum PublishQueueType {
     MsSql(MsSql),
 }
 
+impl PublishQueueType {
+    pub fn new(config: &PublishQueueConfig, db: &AkdDatabase) -> PublishQueueType {
+        match &config.provider {
+            PublishQueueProvider::DbBacked => db.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<&AkdDatabase> for PublishQueueType {
+    fn from(db: &AkdDatabase) -> Self {
+        match db.db() {
+            DatabaseType::MsSql(ms_sql) => PublishQueueType::MsSql(ms_sql.clone()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[async_trait]
 impl PublishQueue for PublishQueueType {
     async fn enqueue(
diff --git a/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/publish_queue_config.rs b/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/publish_queue_config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6499fb25e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akd/crates/akd_storage/src/publish_queue_config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
+pub struct PublishQueueConfig {
+    pub provider: PublishQueueProvider,
+    #[serde(default = "default_publish_limit")]
+    pub epoch_update_limit: Option<isize>,
+}
+
+fn default_publish_limit() -> Option<isize> {
+    None
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
+pub enum PublishQueueProvider {
+    DbBacked,
+}
+
+impl PublishQueueConfig {}
diff --git a/akd/crates/akd_test_utility/src/main.rs b/akd/crates/akd_test_utility/src/main.rs
index c1e6b8b496..99a86cf474 100644
--- a/akd/crates/akd_test_utility/src/main.rs
+++ b/akd/crates/akd_test_utility/src/main.rs
@@ -169,8 +169,12 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         vrf_key_config: akd_storage::vrf_key_config::VrfKeyConfig::B64EncodedSymmetricKey {
             key: "4AD95tg8tfveioyS/E2jAQw06FDTUCu+VSEZxa41wuM=".to_string(),
         },
+        publish_queue_config: akd_storage::publish_queue_config::PublishQueueConfig {
+            provider: akd_storage::publish_queue_config::PublishQueueProvider::DbBacked,
+            epoch_update_limit: None,
+        },
     };
-    let (mut directory, db) = config
+    let (mut directory, db, _) = config
         .initialize_directory::<TC>()
         .await
         .context("Failed to initialize AKD directory")?;
diff --git a/akd/crates/publisher/src/lib.rs b/akd/crates/publisher/src/lib.rs
index 285747c2c6..2ad4d41ca5 100644
--- a/akd/crates/publisher/src/lib.rs
+++ b/akd/crates/publisher/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub struct AppHandles {
 
 #[instrument(skip_all, name = "publisher_start")]
 pub async fn start(config: ApplicationConfig, shutdown_rx: &Receiver<()>) -> Result<AppHandles> {
-    let (directory, db) = config
+    let (directory, db, publish_queue) = config
         .storage
         .initialize_directory::<BitwardenV1Configuration>()
         .await?;
diff --git a/akd/crates/publisher/src/routes/mod.rs b/akd/crates/publisher/src/routes/mod.rs
index ac63ac371c..2440c8271f 100644
--- a/akd/crates/publisher/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/akd/crates/publisher/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mod health;
 mod publish;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct AppState {
+pub(crate) struct AppState {
     pub directory: BitAkdDirectory,
     pub db: AkdDatabase,
     pub publish_queue: PublishQueueType,