diff --git a/cache.py b/cache.py
index 20bed888..835ce4eb 100644
--- a/cache.py
+++ b/cache.py
@@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ def expirePersonCache(personCache: {}):
             del personCache[personUrl]
         print(str(len(removals))+' actors were expired from the cache')
 
-def expireCache(baseDir: str,personCache: {}):
-    """Cache expiry thread
-    """
-    while True:
-        # once per day
-        time.sleep(60*60*24)
-        expirePersonCache(basedir,personCache)
-
 def storeWebfingerInCache(handle: str,wf,cachedWebfingers: {}) -> None:
     """Store a webfinger endpoint in the cache
     """
diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index e4379885..7dca7ab2 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ from posts import createFollowersOnlyPost
 from posts import createDirectMessagePost
 from posts import populateRepliesJson
 from posts import addToField
+from posts import expireCache
 from inbox import inboxPermittedMessage
 from inbox import inboxMessageHasParams
 from inbox import runInboxQueue
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@ from announce import createAnnounce
 from announce import outboxAnnounce
 from content import addHtmlTags
 from media import removeMetaData
-from cache import expireCache
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -2892,6 +2892,7 @@ def runDaemon(projectVersion, \
     # max POST size of 10M
     httpd.projectVersion=projectVersion
     httpd.maxPostLength=1024*1024*10
+    httpd.maxPostsInBox=256
     httpd.domain=domain
     httpd.port=port
     httpd.domainFull=domain
@@ -2949,10 +2950,18 @@ def runDaemon(projectVersion, \
         print('Creating actors cache')
         os.mkdir(baseDir+'/cache/actors')
 
+    archiveDir=baseDir+'/archive'
+    if not os.path.isdir(archiveDir):
+        print('Creating archive')
+        os.mkdir(archiveDir)
+        
     print('Creating cache expiry thread')
     httpd.thrCache= \
         threadWithTrace(target=expireCache, \
-                        args=(baseDir,httpd.personCache),daemon=True)
+                        args=(baseDir,httpd.personCache, \
+                              httpd.httpPrefix, \
+                              archiveDir, \
+                              httpdmaxPostsInBox),daemon=True)
     httpd.thrCache.start()
 
     print('Creating inbox queue')
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index e3874b28..4acfb46e 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 from threads import threadWithTrace
 from cache import storePersonInCache
 from cache import getPersonFromCache
+from cache import expirePersonCache
 from pprint import pprint
 from random import randint
 from session import createSession
@@ -1706,6 +1707,15 @@ def createBoxBase(baseDir: str,boxname: str, \
         return boxHeader
     return boxItems
 
+def expireCache(baseDir: str,personCache: {},httpPrefix: str,archiveDir: str,maxPostsInBox=256):
+    """Thread used to expire actors from the cache and archive old posts
+    """
+    while True:
+        # once per day
+        time.sleep(60*60*24)
+        expirePersonCache(basedir,personCache)
+        archivePosts(baseDir,httpPrefix,archiveDir,maxPostsInBox)
+
 def archivePosts(baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str,archiveDir: str,maxPostsInBox=256) -> None:
     """Archives posts for all accounts
     """