diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Node-DLC is a an implementation of Bitcoin DLC Protocol in the Node.js runtime,
 - [@node-dlc/logger](https://github.com/atomicfinance/node-dlc/tree/master/packages/logger)
 - [@node-dlc/messaging](https://github.com/atomicfinance/node-dlc/tree/master/packages/messaging)
 - [@node-dlc/rocksdb](https://github.com/atomicfinance/node-dlc/tree/master/packages/rocksdb)
+- [@node-dlc/classic-level](https://github.com/atomicfinance/node-dlc/tree/master/packages/classic-level)
 - [@node-dlc/transport](https://github.com/atomicfinance/node-dlc/tree/master/packages/transport)
 
 ## Dependencies
diff --git a/packages/classic-level/README.md b/packages/classic-level/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# @node-dlc/classic-level
+
+This package provides a basic datalayer built on top of [classic-level](https://github.com/Level/classic-level). It mirrors the interface used by the RocksDB based stores but does not require the `rocksdb` native module.
+
+## Usage
+
+```ts
+import { ClassicLevelBase } from '@node-dlc/classic-level';
+
+class MyStore extends ClassicLevelBase {
+  async save(key: Buffer, value: Buffer) {
+    await this._db.put(key, value);
+  }
+
+  async load(key: Buffer) {
+    return this._safeGet<Buffer>(key);
+  }
+}
+
+const store = new MyStore('./mydb');
+await store.open();
+await store.save(Buffer.from('a'), Buffer.from('b'));
+const value = await store.load(Buffer.from('a'));
+```
+
+The API is the same as the RocksDB based `RocksdbBase` class. Internally it uses `classic-level` instead of the deprecated `rocksdb` package.
diff --git a/packages/classic-level/__tests__/classic-level.spec.ts b/packages/classic-level/__tests__/classic-level.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb1f225d
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+++ b/packages/classic-level/__tests__/classic-level.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// tslint:disable: no-unused-expression
+
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { ClassicLevelBase } from '../lib';
+import { rmdir } from './util';
+
+class TestStore extends ClassicLevelBase {
+  async save(key: Buffer, value: Buffer) {
+    await this._db.put(key, value);
+  }
+  async load(key: Buffer) {
+    return this._safeGet<Buffer>(key);
+  }
+}
+
+describe('ClassicLevelBase', () => {
+  let sut: TestStore;
+
+  before(async () => {
+    rmdir('.testdb');
+    sut = new TestStore('.testdb');
+    await sut.open();
+  });
+
+  after(async () => {
+    await sut.close();
+    rmdir('.testdb');
+  });
+
+  it('should save and load a value', async () => {
+    const key = Buffer.from('key');
+    const value = Buffer.from('value');
+    await sut.save(key, value);
+    const actual = await sut.load(key);
+    expect(actual).to.deep.equal(value);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/classic-level/__tests__/tsconfig.json b/packages/classic-level/__tests__/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb3b63fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/classic-level/__tests__/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "noEmit": true
+  },
+  "include": ["**/*.ts"],
+  "exclude": []
+}
diff --git a/packages/classic-level/__tests__/util.ts b/packages/classic-level/__tests__/util.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b534cba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/classic-level/__tests__/util.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+
+export function rmdir(dir: string) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) return;
+  const files = fs.readdirSync(dir);
+  for (const file of files) {
+    const filepath = path.join(dir, file);
+    if (fs.lstatSync(filepath).isDirectory()) rmdir(filepath);
+    else fs.unlinkSync(filepath);
+  }
+  fs.rmdirSync(dir);
+}
diff --git a/packages/classic-level/lib/classic-level-base.ts b/packages/classic-level/lib/classic-level-base.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70239e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/classic-level/lib/classic-level-base.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { ClassicLevel } from 'classic-level';
+
+export class ClassicLevelBase {
+  protected _db: ClassicLevel<Buffer, Buffer>;
+  constructor(private _location: string) {}
+
+  public async open(): Promise<void> {
+    this._db = new ClassicLevel(this._location, {
+      keyEncoding: 'buffer',
+      valueEncoding: 'buffer',
+    });
+    await this._db.open();
+  }
+
+  public async close(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this._db) await this._db.close();
+  }
+
+  protected async _safeGet<T>(key: Buffer): Promise<T | undefined> {
+    try {
+      return (await this._db.get(key)) as T;
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      if (err.notFound) return undefined;
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/classic-level/lib/index.ts b/packages/classic-level/lib/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7544d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/classic-level/lib/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './classic-level-base';
diff --git a/packages/classic-level/package.json b/packages/classic-level/package.json
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/classic-level/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "name": "@node-dlc/classic-level",
+  "version": "0.23.6",
+  "description": "Classic Level datalayer",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "../../node_modules/.bin/nyc --reporter=lcov --reporter=text --extension=.ts ../../node_modules/.bin/mocha --require ts-node/register --recursive \"__tests__/**/*.spec.*\"",
+    "lint": "../../node_modules/.bin/eslint --ignore-path ../../.eslintignore  -c ../../.eslintrc.js .",
+    "lint:fix": "../../node_modules/.bin/eslint --fix --ignore-path ../../.eslintignore  -c ../../.eslintrc.js .",
+    "build": "../../node_modules/.bin/tsc --project tsconfig.json",
+    "prepublish": "npm run build"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "dlc",
+    "classic-level"
+  ],
+  "author": "Atomic Finance <info@atomic.finance>",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/atomicfinance/node-dlc/tree/master/packages/classic-level",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/atomicfinance/node-dlc.git"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "classic-level": "^1.0.0"
+  },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/classic-level/tsconfig.json b/packages/classic-level/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ed05ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/classic-level/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "./dist"
+  },
+  "include": ["./lib"]
+}