diff --git a/dagger/route.go b/dagger/route.go
index 5d02e0db..5a9764fb 100644
--- a/dagger/route.go
+++ b/dagger/route.go
@@ -2,24 +2,38 @@ package dagger
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
 
 	"dagger.io/go/dagger/compiler"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
+const (
+	routeLocation = "$HOME/.config/dagger/routes"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	f := os.ExpandEnv(routeLocation)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(f, 0755); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
 // A deployment route
 type Route struct {
 	st routeState
 }
 
-func (r Route) ID() string {
+func (r *Route) ID() string {
 	return r.st.ID
 }
 
-func (r Route) Name() string {
+func (r *Route) Name() string {
 	return r.st.Name
 }
 
-func (r Route) LayoutSource() Input {
+func (r *Route) LayoutSource() Input {
 	return r.st.LayoutSource
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +79,7 @@ type inputKV struct {
 func CreateRoute(ctx context.Context, name string, o *CreateOpts) (*Route, error) {
 	return &Route{
 		st: routeState{
-			ID:   "FIXME",
+			ID:   uuid.New().String(),
 			Name: name,
 		},
 	}, nil
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e23764ae..c5d39008 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containerd/console v1.0.1
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible
 	github.com/emicklei/proto v1.9.0 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jaguilar/vt100 v0.0.0-20150826170717-2703a27b14ea
 	github.com/mitchellh/colorstring v0.0.0-20190213212951-d06e56a500db
 	github.com/moby/buildkit v0.8.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 90a59599..4275008e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -659,6 +659,8 @@ github.com/google/subcommands v1.0.1/go.mod h1:ZjhPrFU+Olkh9WazFPsl27BQ4UPiG37m3
 github.com/google/uuid v1.0.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1 h1:Gkbcsh/GbpXz7lPftLA3P6TYMwjCLYm83jiFQZF/3gY=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.2.0 h1:qJYtXnJRWmpe7m/3XlyhrsLrEURqHRM2kxzoxXqyUDs=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/google/wire v0.3.0/go.mod h1:i1DMg/Lu8Sz5yYl25iOdmc5CT5qusaa+zmRWs16741s=
 github.com/google/wire v0.4.0 h1:kXcsA/rIGzJImVqPdhfnr6q0xsS9gU0515q1EPpJ9fE=
 github.com/google/wire v0.4.0/go.mod h1:ngWDr9Qvq3yZA10YrxfyGELY/AFWGVpy9c1LTRi1EoU=