diff --git a/src/lib/server/db/index.ts b/src/lib/server/db/index.ts
index 5edf507..d965504 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/db/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/db/index.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ async function storeMessage(client: cassandra.Client, channelName: string, conte
   }
 }
 
+async function getChannels(client: cassandra.Client): Promise<cassandra.types.Row[] | undefined> {
+  try {
+    const res = await client.execute(`SELECT table_name FROM system_schema.tables WHERE keyspace_name = 'channels'`);
+    return res.rows;
+  } catch (e) {
+    // @ts-expect-error I don't like this thing yelling at me
+    console.log(`Error fetching channels: ${e.message}`);
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
 async function getMessages(client: cassandra.Client, channelName: string, limit: number): Promise<cassandra.types.Row[] | undefined> {
   try {
     const res = await client.execute(
@@ -65,4 +76,4 @@ try {
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
-export { client, createChannel, getMessages, storeMessage };
+export { client, createChannel, getChannels, getMessages, storeMessage };
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.server.ts b/src/routes/+layout.server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bc4458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { getChannels, client } from '$lib/server/db';
+import type { LayoutServerLoad } from './$types';
+
+export const load: LayoutServerLoad = async () => {
+  const rows = await getChannels(client);
+  const channels: string[] = rows
+    ? rows.map((value) => {
+        return value.table_name;
+      })
+    : [];
+
+  return {
+    channels,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index dd9063f..c17327f 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import '../app.css';
+  import type { LayoutProps } from './$types';
   import MainLayout from '$lib/components/mainLayout.svelte';
-  let { children } = $props();
+  let { data, children }: LayoutProps = $props();
 
-  const channels: string[] = [];
+  console.log(data.channels);
+  const channels = data.channels;
 </script>
 
 <MainLayout {channels}>