diff --git a/packages/api/src/datalayer/pubsub.ts b/packages/api/src/datalayer/pubsub.ts
index f81b3210f..8ef12ba83 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/datalayer/pubsub.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/datalayer/pubsub.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CreateSubscriptionOptions, PubSub } from '@google-cloud/pubsub'
+import { PubSub } from '@google-cloud/pubsub'
 import { env } from '../env'
 import { ReportType } from '../generated/graphql'
 import express from 'express'
@@ -143,38 +143,3 @@ export const readPushSubscription = (
 
   return { message: message, expired: expired(body) }
 }
-
-export const createPubSubSubscription = async (
-  topicName: string,
-  subscriptionName: string,
-  options?: CreateSubscriptionOptions
-) => {
-  const topic = client.topic(topicName)
-  const [exists] = await topic.exists()
-  if (!exists) {
-    await topic.create()
-  }
-
-  const subscription = topic.subscription(subscriptionName)
-  const [subscriptionExists] = await subscription.exists()
-  if (!subscriptionExists) {
-    await subscription.create(options)
-  }
-}
-
-export const deletePubSubSubscription = async (
-  topicName: string,
-  subscriptionName: string
-) => {
-  const topic = client.topic(topicName)
-  const [exists] = await topic.exists()
-  if (!exists) {
-    return
-  }
-
-  const subscription = topic.subscription(subscriptionName)
-  const [subscriptionExists] = await subscription.exists()
-  if (subscriptionExists) {
-    await subscription.delete()
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/rules/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/rules/index.ts
index ffa732410..516e07e79 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/rules/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/rules/index.ts
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@ import {
 import { getRepository } from '../../entity/utils'
 import { User } from '../../entity/user'
 import { Rule } from '../../entity/rule'
-import {
-  getPubSubSubscriptionName,
-  getPubSubSubscriptionOptions,
-  getPubSubTopicName,
-} from '../../services/rules'
-import {
-  createPubSubSubscription,
-  deletePubSubSubscription,
-} from '../../datalayer/pubsub'
 
 export const setRuleResolver = authorized<
   SetRuleSuccess,
@@ -40,28 +31,6 @@ export const setRuleResolver = authorized<
       }
     }
 
-    // create or delete pubsub subscription based on action and enabled state
-    for (const action of input.actions) {
-      const topicName = getPubSubTopicName(action)
-      const subscriptionName = getPubSubSubscriptionName(
-        topicName,
-        user.id,
-        input.name
-      )
-
-      if (input.enabled) {
-        const options = await getPubSubSubscriptionOptions(
-          user.id,
-          input.name,
-          input.filter,
-          action
-        )
-        await createPubSubSubscription(topicName, subscriptionName, options)
-      } else {
-        await deletePubSubSubscription(topicName, subscriptionName)
-      }
-    }
-
     const rule = await getRepository(Rule).save({
       ...input,
       id: input.id || undefined,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/rules.ts b/packages/api/src/services/rules.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 01f76f005..000000000
--- a/packages/api/src/services/rules.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-import { RuleAction, RuleActionType } from '../generated/graphql'
-import { CreateSubscriptionOptions } from '@google-cloud/pubsub'
-import { env } from '../env'
-import { getDeviceTokensByUserId } from './user_device_tokens'
-
-enum RuleTrigger {
-  ON_PAGE_UPDATE,
-  CRON,
-}
-
-export const getRuleTrigger = (action: RuleAction): RuleTrigger => {
-  switch (action.type) {
-    case RuleActionType.AddLabel:
-    case RuleActionType.Archive:
-    case RuleActionType.MarkAsRead:
-    case RuleActionType.SendNotification:
-      return RuleTrigger.ON_PAGE_UPDATE
-    // TODO: Add more actions, e.g. RuleActionType.SendEmail
-  }
-
-  return RuleTrigger.ON_PAGE_UPDATE
-}
-
-export const getPubSubTopicName = (action: RuleAction): string => {
-  const trigger = getRuleTrigger(action)
-
-  switch (trigger) {
-    case RuleTrigger.ON_PAGE_UPDATE:
-      return 'entityUpdated'
-    // TODO: Add more triggers, e.g. RuleTrigger.CRON
-  }
-
-  return 'entityUpdated'
-}
-
-export const getPubSubSubscriptionName = (
-  topicName: string,
-  userId: string,
-  ruleName: string
-): string => {
-  return `${topicName}-${userId}-rule-${ruleName}`
-}
-
-export const getPubSubSubscriptionOptions = async (
-  userId: string,
-  ruleName: string,
-  filter: string,
-  action: RuleAction
-): Promise<CreateSubscriptionOptions> => {
-  const options: CreateSubscriptionOptions = {
-    messageRetentionDuration: 60 * 10, // 10 minutes
-    expirationPolicy: {
-      ttl: null, // never expire
-    },
-    ackDeadlineSeconds: 10,
-    retryPolicy: {
-      minimumBackoff: {
-        seconds: 10,
-      },
-      maximumBackoff: {
-        seconds: 600,
-      },
-    },
-    filter,
-  }
-
-  switch (action.type) {
-    case RuleActionType.SendNotification: {
-      const params = action.params
-      if (params.length === 0) {
-        throw new Error('Missing notification messages')
-      }
-
-      const deviceTokens = await getDeviceTokensByUserId(userId)
-      if (!deviceTokens || deviceTokens.length === 0) {
-        throw new Error('No device tokens found')
-      }
-
-      options.pushConfig = {
-        pushEndpoint: `${env.queue.notificationEndpoint}?token=${env.queue.verificationToken}`,
-        attributes: {
-          userId,
-          filter,
-          messages: JSON.stringify(params),
-          tokens: JSON.stringify(deviceTokens.map((t) => t.token)),
-        },
-      }
-      break
-    }
-    // TODO: Add more actions, e.g. RuleActionType.SendEmail
-  }
-
-  return options
-}
diff --git a/packages/notification/src/index.ts b/packages/notification/src/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d03bfdcb5..000000000
--- a/packages/notification/src/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-import * as Sentry from '@sentry/serverless'
-import { Request, Response } from 'express'
-import { sendBatchPushNotifications } from './sendNotification'
-import { Message } from 'firebase-admin/lib/messaging'
-import * as dotenv from 'dotenv' // see https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#how-do-i-use-dotenv-with-import
-
-dotenv.config()
-
-interface SubscriptionAttributes {
-  messages: string[]
-  tokens: string[]
-}
-
-interface SubscriptionData {
-  attributes?: SubscriptionAttributes
-  data: string
-}
-
-const readPushSubscription = (req: Request): SubscriptionData | null => {
-  console.debug('request query', req.body)
-
-  if (req.query.token !== process.env.PUBSUB_VERIFICATION_TOKEN) {
-    console.log('query does not include valid pubsub token')
-    return null
-  }
-
-  // GCP PubSub sends the request as a base64 encoded string
-  if (!('message' in req.body)) {
-    console.log('Invalid pubsub message: message not in body')
-    return null
-  }
-
-  const body = req.body as {
-    message: { data: string }
-    attributes?: SubscriptionAttributes
-  }
-  const data = Buffer.from(body.message.data, 'base64').toString('utf-8')
-
-  return {
-    data,
-    attributes: body.attributes,
-  }
-}
-
-const getBatchMessages = (messages: string[], tokens: string[]): Message[] => {
-  const batchMessages: Message[] = []
-  messages.forEach((message) => {
-    tokens.forEach((token) => {
-      batchMessages.push({
-        token,
-        notification: {
-          body: message,
-        },
-      })
-    })
-  })
-
-  return batchMessages
-}
-
-export const notification = Sentry.GCPFunction.wrapHttpFunction(
-  async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
-    try {
-      const subscriptionData = readPushSubscription(req)
-      if (!subscriptionData) {
-        res.status(400).send('Invalid request')
-        return
-      }
-
-      const { attributes } = subscriptionData
-      if (!attributes) {
-        res.status(400).send('Invalid request')
-        return
-      }
-
-      const { messages, tokens } = attributes
-      if (
-        !messages ||
-        messages.length === 0 ||
-        !tokens ||
-        tokens.length === 0
-      ) {
-        res.status(400).send('Invalid request')
-        return
-      }
-
-      const batchMessages = getBatchMessages(messages, tokens)
-
-      await sendBatchPushNotifications(batchMessages)
-
-      res.status(200).send('OK')
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error(error)
-      res.status(500).send('Internal server error')
-    }
-  }
-)
diff --git a/packages/notification/.dockerignore b/packages/rule-handler/.dockerignore
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/notification/.dockerignore
rename to packages/rule-handler/.dockerignore
diff --git a/packages/notification/.eslintignore b/packages/rule-handler/.eslintignore
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/notification/.eslintignore
rename to packages/rule-handler/.eslintignore
diff --git a/packages/notification/.eslintrc b/packages/rule-handler/.eslintrc
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/notification/.eslintrc
rename to packages/rule-handler/.eslintrc
diff --git a/packages/notification/.gcloudignore b/packages/rule-handler/.gcloudignore
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/notification/.gcloudignore
rename to packages/rule-handler/.gcloudignore
diff --git a/packages/notification/.npmignore b/packages/rule-handler/.npmignore
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/notification/.npmignore
rename to packages/rule-handler/.npmignore
diff --git a/packages/notification/Dockerfile b/packages/rule-handler/Dockerfile
similarity index 56%
rename from packages/notification/Dockerfile
rename to packages/rule-handler/Dockerfile
index b22f1317f..f0abbcc56 100644
--- a/packages/notification/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/rule-handler/Dockerfile
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ COPY yarn.lock .
 COPY tsconfig.json .
 COPY .eslintrc .
 
-COPY /packages/notification/package.json ./packages/notification/package.json
+COPY /packages/rule-handler/package.json ./packages/rule-handler/package.json
 
 RUN yarn install --pure-lockfile
 
-ADD /packages/notification ./packages/notification
-RUN yarn workspace @omnivore/notification build
+ADD /packages/rule-handler ./packages/rule-handler
+RUN yarn workspace @omnivore/rule-handler build
 
 # After building, fetch the production dependencies
-RUN rm -rf /app/packages/notification/node_modules
+RUN rm -rf /app/packages/rule-handler/node_modules
 RUN rm -rf /app/node_modules
 RUN yarn install --pure-lockfile --production
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 
-CMD ["yarn", "workspace", "@omnivore/notification", "start"]
+CMD ["yarn", "workspace", "@omnivore/rule-handler", "start"]
 
diff --git a/packages/notification/mocha-config.json b/packages/rule-handler/mocha-config.json
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/notification/mocha-config.json
rename to packages/rule-handler/mocha-config.json
diff --git a/packages/notification/package.json b/packages/rule-handler/package.json
similarity index 65%
rename from packages/notification/package.json
rename to packages/rule-handler/package.json
index adc92f007..4b6b5be90 100644
--- a/packages/notification/package.json
+++ b/packages/rule-handler/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "@omnivore/notification",
+  "name": "@omnivore/rule-handler",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "files": [
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
     "lint": "eslint src --ext ts,js,tsx,jsx",
     "compile": "tsc",
     "build": "tsc",
-    "start": "functions-framework --target=notification",
+    "start": "functions-framework --target=ruleHandler",
     "dev": "concurrently \"tsc -w\" \"nodemon --watch ./build/ --exec npm run start\"",
-    "gcloud-deploy": "gcloud functions deploy notification --gen2 --entry-point=notification --trigger-http --allow-unauthenticated --region=us-west2 --runtime nodejs14",
+    "gcloud-deploy": "gcloud functions deploy rule-handler --gen2 --entry-point=ruleHandler --trigger-http --allow-unauthenticated --region=us-west2 --runtime nodejs14",
     "deploy": "yarn build && yarn gcloud-deploy"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/functions-framework": "3.1.2",
-    "@google-cloud/pubsub": "^3.2.1",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
     "firebase-admin": "^10.0.2",
-    "@sentry/serverless": "^6.16.1"
+    "@sentry/serverless": "^6.16.1",
+    "typeorm": "^0.3.4",
+    "typeorm-naming-strategies": "^4.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rule-handler/src/db.ts b/packages/rule-handler/src/db.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..518c610e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rule-handler/src/db.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { DataSource, EntityTarget, Repository } from 'typeorm'
+import { SnakeNamingStrategy } from 'typeorm-naming-strategies'
+import * as dotenv from 'dotenv'
+
+dotenv.config()
+
+const AppDataSource = new DataSource({
+  type: 'postgres',
+  host: process.env.PG_HOST,
+  port: Number(process.env.PG_PORT),
+  schema: 'omnivore',
+  username: process.env.PG_USER,
+  password: process.env.PG_PASSWORD,
+  database: process.env.PG_DB,
+  logging: ['query', 'info'],
+  entities: [__dirname + '/entity/**/*{.js,.ts}'],
+  namingStrategy: new SnakeNamingStrategy(),
+})
+
+export const createDBConnection = async () => {
+  await AppDataSource.initialize()
+}
+
+export const closeDBConnection = async () => {
+  await AppDataSource.destroy()
+}
+
+export const getRepository = <T>(entity: EntityTarget<T>): Repository<T> => {
+  return AppDataSource.getRepository(entity)
+}
diff --git a/packages/rule-handler/src/entity/rules.ts b/packages/rule-handler/src/entity/rules.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d508be63f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rule-handler/src/entity/rules.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import {
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  JoinColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+  UpdateDateColumn,
+} from 'typeorm'
+import { User } from './user'
+
+@Entity({ name: 'rules' })
+export class Rules {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
+  id!: string
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => User, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'user_id' })
+  user!: User
+
+  @Column('text')
+  name!: string
+
+  @Column('text')
+  filter!: string
+
+  @Column('simple-json')
+  actions!: { type: string; params: string[] }[]
+
+  @Column('text', { nullable: true })
+  description?: string | null
+
+  @Column('boolean', { default: true })
+  enabled!: boolean
+
+  @CreateDateColumn({ default: () => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP' })
+  createdAt!: Date
+
+  @UpdateDateColumn({ default: () => 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP' })
+  updatedAt!: Date
+}
diff --git a/packages/rule-handler/src/entity/user.ts b/packages/rule-handler/src/entity/user.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3ecf261f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rule-handler/src/entity/user.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+  UpdateDateColumn,
+} from 'typeorm'
+
+@Entity()
+export class User {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
+  id!: string
+
+  @Column('text')
+  name!: string
+
+  @Column('text')
+  email!: string
+
+  @Column('text')
+  sourceUserId!: string
+
+  @CreateDateColumn()
+  createdAt!: Date
+
+  @UpdateDateColumn()
+  updatedAt!: Date
+
+  @Column('varchar', { length: 255, nullable: true })
+  password?: string
+}
diff --git a/packages/rule-handler/src/entity/user_device_tokens.ts b/packages/rule-handler/src/entity/user_device_tokens.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f642d245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rule-handler/src/entity/user_device_tokens.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import {
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  JoinColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+} from 'typeorm'
+import { User } from './user'
+
+@Entity({ name: 'user_device_tokens' })
+export class UserDeviceToken {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
+  id!: string
+
+  @Column('text')
+  token!: string
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => User)
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'user_id' })
+  user!: User
+
+  @CreateDateColumn()
+  createdAt!: Date
+}
diff --git a/packages/rule-handler/src/index.ts b/packages/rule-handler/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee4706984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rule-handler/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import * as Sentry from '@sentry/serverless'
+import express, { Request, Response } from 'express'
+import * as dotenv from 'dotenv'
+import { closeDBConnection, createDBConnection, getRepository } from './db'
+import { Rules } from './entity/rules'
+import { triggerActions } from './rule' // see https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv#how-do-i-use-dotenv-with-import
+
+dotenv.config()
+
+interface PubSubRequestMessage {
+  data: string
+  publishTime: string
+}
+
+interface PubSubRequestBody {
+  message: PubSubRequestMessage
+}
+
+enum EntityType {
+  PAGE = 'page',
+  HIGHLIGHT = 'highlight',
+  LABEL = 'label',
+}
+
+const expired = (body: PubSubRequestBody): boolean => {
+  const now = new Date()
+  const expiredTime = new Date(body.message.publishTime)
+  expiredTime.setHours(expiredTime.getHours() + 1)
+
+  return now > expiredTime
+}
+
+const readPushSubscription = (
+  req: express.Request
+): { message: string | undefined; expired: boolean } => {
+  console.debug('request query', req.body)
+
+  if (req.query.token !== process.env.PUBSUB_VERIFICATION_TOKEN) {
+    console.log('query does not include valid pubsub token')
+    return { message: undefined, expired: false }
+  }
+
+  // GCP PubSub sends the request as a base64 encoded string
+  if (!('message' in req.body)) {
+    console.log('Invalid pubsub message: message not in body')
+    return { message: undefined, expired: false }
+  }
+
+  const body = req.body as PubSubRequestBody
+  const message = Buffer.from(body.message.data, 'base64').toString('utf-8')
+
+  return { message: message, expired: expired(body) }
+}
+
+export const ruleHandler = Sentry.GCPFunction.wrapHttpFunction(
+  async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    const { message: msgStr, expired } = readPushSubscription(req)
+
+    if (!msgStr) {
+      res.status(400).send('Bad Request')
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (expired) {
+      console.log('discarding expired message')
+      res.status(200).send('Expired')
+      return
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const data = JSON.parse(msgStr) as { userId: string; type: EntityType }
+      const { userId, type } = data
+      if (!userId || !type) {
+        console.log('No userId or type found in message')
+        res.status(400).send('Bad Request')
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (type !== EntityType.PAGE) {
+        console.log('Not a page update')
+        res.status(200).send('Not Page')
+        return
+      }
+
+      await createDBConnection()
+
+      const rules = await getRepository(Rules).findBy({
+        user: { id: userId },
+        enabled: true,
+      })
+
+      await triggerActions(userId, rules, data)
+
+      await closeDBConnection()
+
+      res.status(200).send('OK')
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error)
+      res.status(500).send('Internal server error')
+    }
+  }
+)
diff --git a/packages/rule-handler/src/rule.ts b/packages/rule-handler/src/rule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97b3c7ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rule-handler/src/rule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { Rules } from './entity/rules'
+import {
+  getBatchMessages,
+  sendBatchPushNotifications,
+} from './sendNotification'
+import { getRepository } from './db'
+import { UserDeviceToken } from './entity/user_device_tokens'
+
+enum RuleActionType {
+  AddLabel = 'ADD_LABEL',
+  Archive = 'ARCHIVE',
+  MarkAsRead = 'MARK_AS_READ',
+  SendNotification = 'SEND_NOTIFICATION',
+}
+
+export const triggerActions = async (
+  userId: string,
+  rules: Rules[],
+  data: any
+) => {
+  for (const rule of rules) {
+    // TODO: filter out rules that don't match the trigger
+
+    for (const action of rule.actions) {
+      switch (action.type) {
+        case RuleActionType.AddLabel:
+        case RuleActionType.Archive:
+        case RuleActionType.MarkAsRead:
+          continue
+        case RuleActionType.SendNotification:
+          await sendNotification(userId, action.params)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export const sendNotification = async (userId: string, messages: string[]) => {
+  const tokens = await getRepository(UserDeviceToken).findBy({
+    user: { id: userId },
+  })
+
+  const batchMessages = getBatchMessages(
+    messages,
+    tokens.map((t) => t.token)
+  )
+
+  return sendBatchPushNotifications(batchMessages)
+}
diff --git a/packages/notification/src/sendNotification.ts b/packages/rule-handler/src/sendNotification.ts
similarity index 69%
rename from packages/notification/src/sendNotification.ts
rename to packages/rule-handler/src/sendNotification.ts
index 5f1a988d4..cd3676a00 100644
--- a/packages/notification/src/sendNotification.ts
+++ b/packages/rule-handler/src/sendNotification.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,25 @@ initializeApp({
   credential: applicationDefault(),
 })
 
+export const getBatchMessages = (
+  messages: string[],
+  tokens: string[]
+): Message[] => {
+  const batchMessages: Message[] = []
+  messages.forEach((message) => {
+    tokens.forEach((token) => {
+      batchMessages.push({
+        token,
+        notification: {
+          body: message,
+        },
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  return batchMessages
+}
+
 export const sendPushNotification = async (
   message: Message
 ): Promise<string | undefined> => {
diff --git a/packages/notification/test/babel-register.js b/packages/rule-handler/test/babel-register.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/notification/test/babel-register.js
rename to packages/rule-handler/test/babel-register.js
diff --git a/packages/notification/tsconfig.json b/packages/rule-handler/tsconfig.json
similarity index 78%
rename from packages/notification/tsconfig.json
rename to packages/rule-handler/tsconfig.json
index 42c16d244..547ae79ac 100644
--- a/packages/notification/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/rule-handler/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "extends": "@tsconfig/node14/tsconfig.json",
+  "extends": "./../../tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "build",
     "rootDir": ".",