diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 50ec011..adfd03e 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ type DB struct {
 	rtx      *sql.Tx // long running read transaction
 	pageSize int     // page size, in bytes
 
+	notify chan struct{} // closes on WAL change
+
 	ctx    context.Context
 	cancel func()
 	wg     sync.WaitGroup
@@ -61,7 +63,9 @@ type DB struct {
 // NewDB returns a new instance of DB for a given path.
 func NewDB(path string) *DB {
 	db := &DB{
-		path:               path,
+		path:   path,
+		notify: make(chan struct{}),
+
 		MinCheckpointPageN: DefaultMinCheckpointPageN,
 		MonitorInterval:    DefaultMonitorInterval,
 	}
@@ -128,7 +132,23 @@ func (db *DB) CurrentShadowWALPath(generation string) (string, error) {
 	return filepath.Join(dir, max), nil
 }
 
+// Notify returns a channel that closes when the shadow WAL changes.
+func (db *DB) Notify() <-chan struct{} {
+	db.mu.RLock()
+	defer db.mu.RUnlock()
+	return db.notify
+}
+
+// PageSize returns the page size of the underlying database.
+// Only valid after database exists & Init() has successfully run.
+func (db *DB) PageSize() int {
+	db.mu.RLock()
+	defer db.mu.RUnlock()
+	return db.pageSize
+}
+
 func (db *DB) Open() (err error) {
+	// Start monitoring SQLite database in a separate goroutine.
 	db.wg.Add(1)
 	go func() { defer db.wg.Done(); db.monitor() }()
 
@@ -215,6 +235,11 @@ func (db *DB) Init() (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("clean: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Start replication.
+	for _, r := range db.Replicators {
+		r.Start(db.ctx)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -253,6 +278,11 @@ func (db *DB) SoftClose() (err error) {
 	db.cancel()
 	db.wg.Wait()
 
+	// Ensure replicators all stop replicating.
+	for _, r := range db.Replicators {
+		r.Stop()
+	}
+
 	if db.rtx != nil {
 		if e := db.releaseReadLock(); e != nil && err == nil {
 			err = e
@@ -344,13 +374,6 @@ func (db *DB) createGeneration() (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("rename generation file: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Issue snapshot by each replicator.
-	for _, r := range db.Replicators {
-		if err := r.BeginSnapshot(db.ctx); err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot snapshot %q replicator: %s", r.Name(), err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Remove old generations.
 	if err := db.clean(); err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -361,8 +384,8 @@ func (db *DB) createGeneration() (string, error) {
 
 // Sync copies pending data from the WAL to the shadow WAL.
 func (db *DB) Sync() (err error) {
-	db.mu.RLock()
-	defer db.mu.RUnlock()
+	db.mu.Lock()
+	defer db.mu.Unlock()
 
 	// No database exists, exit.
 	if db.db == nil {
@@ -400,12 +423,16 @@ func (db *DB) Sync() (err error) {
 	// Verify our last sync matches the current state of the WAL.
 	// This ensures that we have an existing generation & that the last sync
 	// position of the real WAL hasn't been overwritten by another process.
-	//
-	// If we are unable to verify the WAL state then we start a new generation.
 	info, err := db.verify()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot verify wal state: %w", err)
-	} else if info.reason != "" {
+	}
+
+	// Track if anything in the shadow WAL changes and then notify at the end.
+	changed := info.walSize != info.shadowWALSize || info.restart || info.reason != ""
+
+	// If we are unable to verify the WAL state then we start a new generation.
+	if info.reason != "" {
 		// Start new generation & notify user via log message.
 		if info.generation, err = db.createGeneration(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("create generation: %w", err)
@@ -417,6 +444,7 @@ func (db *DB) Sync() (err error) {
 		info.shadowWALSize = WALHeaderSize
 		info.restart = false
 		info.reason = ""
+
 	}
 
 	// Synchronize real WAL with current shadow WAL.
@@ -441,11 +469,19 @@ func (db *DB) Sync() (err error) {
 
 	// Issue the checkpoint.
 	if checkpoint {
+		changed = true
+
 		if err := db.checkpoint(info, forceCheckpoint); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("checkpoint: force=%v err=%w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Notify replicators of WAL changes.
+	if changed {
+		close(db.notify)
+		db.notify = make(chan struct{})
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -496,15 +532,12 @@ func (db *DB) verify() (info syncInfo, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return info, err
 	}
-	info.shadowWALSize = fi.Size()
+	info.shadowWALSize = frameAlign(fi.Size(), db.pageSize)
 
 	// Truncate shadow WAL if there is a partial page.
 	// Exit if shadow WAL does not contain a full header.
-	frameSize := int64(db.pageSize) + WALFrameHeaderSize
 	if info.shadowWALSize < WALHeaderSize {
 		return info, fmt.Errorf("short shadow wal: %s", info.shadowWALPath)
-	} else if (info.shadowWALSize-WALHeaderSize)%frameSize != 0 {
-		info.shadowWALSize = ((info.shadowWALSize - WALHeaderSize) / frameSize) + WALHeaderSize
 	}
 
 	// If shadow WAL is larger than real WAL then the WAL has been truncated
@@ -523,7 +556,12 @@ func (db *DB) verify() (info syncInfo, err error) {
 		info.restart = !bytes.Equal(hdr0, hdr1)
 	}
 
-	// TODO: Handle checkpoint sequence number rollover.
+	// If we only have a header then ensure header matches.
+	// Otherwise we need to start a new generation.
+	if info.shadowWALSize == WALHeaderSize && info.restart {
+		info.reason = "wal header only, mismatched"
+		return info, nil
+	}
 
 	// Verify last page synced still matches.
 	if info.shadowWALSize > WALHeaderSize {
@@ -699,6 +737,114 @@ func (db *DB) copyToShadowWAL(filename string) (newSize int64, err error) {
 	return newSize, nil
 }
 
+// WALReader opens a reader for a shadow WAL file at a given position.
+// If the reader is at the end of the file, it attempts to return the next file.
+//
+// The caller should check Pos() & Size() on the returned reader to check offset.
+func (db *DB) WALReader(pos Pos) (r *WALReader, err error) {
+	// Fetch reader for the requested position. Return if it has data.
+	r, err = db.walReader(pos)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if r.N() > 0 {
+		return r, nil
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise attempt to read the start of the next WAL file.
+	pos.Index, pos.Offset = pos.Index+1, 0
+
+	r, err = db.walReader(pos)
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return nil, io.EOF
+	}
+	return r, err
+}
+
+// walReader opens a file reader for a shadow WAL file at a given position.
+func (db *DB) walReader(pos Pos) (r *WALReader, err error) {
+	filename := db.ShadowWALPath(pos.Generation, pos.Index)
+
+	f, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Ensure file is closed if any error occurs.
+	defer func() {
+		if err != nil {
+			r.Close()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Fetch frame-aligned file size and ensure requested offset is not past EOF.
+	fi, err := f.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fileSize := frameAlign(fi.Size(), db.pageSize)
+	if pos.Offset > fileSize {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("wal reader offset too high: %d > %d", pos.Offset, fi.Size())
+	}
+
+	// Move file handle to offset position.
+	if _, err := f.Seek(pos.Offset, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &WALReader{
+		f:   f,
+		n:   fileSize - pos.Offset,
+		pos: pos,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// frameAlign returns a frame-aligned offset.
+// Returns zero if offset is less than the WAL header size.
+func frameAlign(offset int64, pageSize int) int64 {
+	assert(offset >= 0, "frameAlign(): offset must be non-negative")
+	assert(pageSize >= 0, "frameAlign(): page size must be non-negative")
+
+	if offset < WALHeaderSize {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	frameSize := WALFrameHeaderSize + int64(pageSize)
+	frameN := (offset - WALHeaderSize) / frameSize
+	return (frameN * frameSize) + WALHeaderSize
+}
+
+// WALReader represents a reader for a WAL file that tracks WAL position.
+type WALReader struct {
+	f   *os.File
+	n   int64
+	pos Pos
+}
+
+// Close closes the underlying WAL file handle.
+func (r *WALReader) Close() error { return r.f.Close() }
+
+// N returns the remaining bytes in the reader.
+func (r *WALReader) N() int64 { return r.n }
+
+// Pos returns the current WAL position.
+func (r *WALReader) Pos() Pos { return r.pos }
+
+// Read reads bytes into p, updates the position, and returns the bytes read.
+// Returns io.EOF at the end of the available section of the WAL.
+func (r *WALReader) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	if r.n <= 0 {
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+	if int64(len(p)) > r.n {
+		p = p[0:r.n]
+	}
+	n, err = r.f.Read(p)
+	r.n -= int64(n)
+	r.pos.Offset += int64(n)
+	return n, err
+}
+
 const WALHeaderChecksumOffset = 24
 const WALFrameHeaderChecksumOffset = 16
 
@@ -770,6 +916,11 @@ func (db *DB) checkpoint(info syncInfo, force bool) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Copy the end of the previous WAL before starting a new shadow WAL.
+	if _, err := db.copyToShadowWAL(info.shadowWALPath); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot copy to end of shadow wal: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	// Parse index of current shadow WAL file.
 	dir, base := filepath.Split(info.shadowWALPath)
 	index, err := ParseWALFilename(base)
diff --git a/litestream.go b/litestream.go
index 0272c8d..0350c75 100644
--- a/litestream.go
+++ b/litestream.go
@@ -22,6 +22,26 @@ const (
 	GenerationNameLen = 16
 )
 
+// Pos is a position in the WAL for a generation.
+type Pos struct {
+	Generation string // generation name
+	Index      int    // wal file index
+	Offset     int64  // offset within wal file
+}
+
+// String returns a string representation.
+func (p Pos) String() string {
+	if p.IsZero() {
+		return "<>"
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("<%s,%d,%d>", p.Generation, p.Index, p.Offset)
+}
+
+// IsZero returns true if p is the zero value.
+func (p Pos) IsZero() bool {
+	return p == (Pos{})
+}
+
 // Checksum computes a running SQLite checksum over a byte slice.
 func Checksum(bo binary.ByteOrder, s0, s1 uint32, b []byte) (uint32, uint32) {
 	assert(len(b)%8 == 0, "misaligned checksum byte slice")
diff --git a/replicator.go b/replicator.go
index 2656557..e3f4baa 100644
--- a/replicator.go
+++ b/replicator.go
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ package litestream
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 // Replicator represents a method for replicating the snapshot & WAL data to
@@ -9,7 +17,9 @@ import (
 type Replicator interface {
 	Name() string
 	Type() string
-	BeginSnapshot(ctx context.Context) error
+	Snapshotting() bool
+	Start(ctx context.Context)
+	Stop()
 }
 
 var _ Replicator = (*FileReplicator)(nil)
@@ -19,14 +29,22 @@ type FileReplicator struct {
 	db   *DB    // source database
 	name string // replicator name, optional
 	dst  string // destination path
+
+	mu           sync.RWMutex
+	wg           sync.WaitGroup
+	snapshotting bool // if true, currently copying database
+
+	ctx    context.Context
+	cancel func()
 }
 
 // NewFileReplicator returns a new instance of FileReplicator.
 func NewFileReplicator(db *DB, name, dst string) *FileReplicator {
 	return &FileReplicator{
-		db:   db,
-		name: name,
-		dst:  dst,
+		db:     db,
+		name:   name,
+		dst:    dst,
+		cancel: func() {},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -43,10 +61,211 @@ func (r *FileReplicator) Type() string {
 	return "file"
 }
 
-//
-func (r *FileReplicator) BeginSnapshot(ctx context.Context) error {
-	// TODO: Set snapshotting state to true.
-	// TODO: Read current generation.
-	// TODO: Copy database to destination.
+// SnapshotPath returns the path to a snapshot file.
+func (r *FileReplicator) SnapshotPath(generation string, index int) string {
+	return filepath.Join(r.dst, "generations", generation, "snapshots", fmt.Sprintf("%016x.snapshot", index))
+}
+
+// WALPath returns the path to a WAL file.
+func (r *FileReplicator) WALPath(pos Pos) string {
+	return filepath.Join(r.dst, "generations", pos.Generation, "wal", fmt.Sprintf("%016x.wal", pos.Index))
+}
+
+// Snapshotting returns true if replicator is current snapshotting.
+func (r *FileReplicator) Snapshotting() bool {
+	r.mu.RLock()
+	defer r.mu.RLock()
+	return r.snapshotting
+}
+
+// Start starts replication for a given generation.
+func (r *FileReplicator) Start(ctx context.Context) {
+	// Stop previous replication.
+	r.Stop()
+
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Set snapshotting state.
+	r.snapshotting = true
+
+	// Wrap context with cancelation.
+	ctx, r.cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
+	// Start goroutine to replicate data.
+	r.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() { defer r.wg.Done(); r.monitor(ctx) }()
+}
+
+// Stop cancels any outstanding replication and blocks until finished.
+func (r *FileReplicator) Stop() {
+	r.cancel()
+	r.wg.Wait()
+}
+
+// monitor runs in a separate goroutine and continuously replicates the DB.
+func (r *FileReplicator) monitor(ctx context.Context) {
+	// Continuously check for new data to replicate.
+	ch := make(chan struct{})
+	close(ch)
+	var notify <-chan struct{} = ch
+
+	var pos Pos
+	var err error
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		case <-notify:
+		}
+
+		// Fetch new notify channel before replicating data.
+		notify = r.db.Notify()
+
+		// Determine position, if necessary.
+		if pos.IsZero() {
+			if pos, err = r.pos(); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("%s(%s): cannot determine position: %w", r.db.Path(), r.Name(), err)
+				continue
+			} else if pos.IsZero() {
+				log.Printf("%s(%s): no generation, waiting for data", r.db.Path(), r.Name())
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Synchronize the shadow wal into the replication directory.
+		if pos, err = r.sync(ctx, pos); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("%s(%s): sync error: %w", r.db.Path(), r.Name(), err)
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// pos returns the position for the replicator for the current generation.
+// Returns a zero value if there is no active generation.
+func (r *FileReplicator) pos() (pos Pos, err error) {
+	// Find the current generation from the DB. Return zero pos if no generation.
+	generation, err := r.db.CurrentGeneration()
+	if err != nil {
+		return pos, err
+	} else if generation == "" {
+		return pos, nil // empty position
+	}
+	pos.Generation = generation
+
+	// Find the max WAL file.
+	walDir := filepath.Join(r.dst, "generations", generation, "wal")
+	fis, err := ioutil.ReadDir(walDir)
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return pos, nil // no replicated wal, start at beginning of generation
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return pos, err
+	}
+
+	index := -1
+	for _, fi := range fis {
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(fi.Name(), ".wal") {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if v, err := ParseWALFilename(filepath.Base(fi.Name())); err != nil {
+			continue // invalid wal filename
+		} else if index == -1 || v > index {
+			index = v
+		}
+	}
+	if index == -1 {
+		return pos, nil // wal directory exists but no wal files, return beginning pos
+	}
+	pos.Index = index
+
+	// Determine current offset.
+	fi, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(walDir, FormatWALFilename(pos.Index)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return pos, err
+	}
+	pos.Offset = fi.Size()
+
+	return pos, nil
+}
+
+// snapshot copies the entire database to the replica path.
+func (r *FileReplicator) snapshot(ctx context.Context, pos Pos) error {
+	rd, err := os.Open(r.db.Path())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer rd.Close()
+
+	snapshotPath := r.SnapshotPath(pos.Generation, pos.Index)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(snapshotPath, 0700); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	w, err := os.Create(snapshotPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	if _, err := io.Copy(w, rd); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if err := w.Sync(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	r.snapshotting = false
+	r.mu.Unlock()
+
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (r *FileReplicator) sync(ctx context.Context, pos Pos) (_ Pos, err error) {
+	for {
+		if pos, err = r.syncNext(ctx, pos); err == io.EOF {
+			return pos, nil
+		} else if err != nil {
+			return pos, err
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *FileReplicator) syncNext(ctx context.Context, pos Pos) (_ Pos, err error) {
+	rd, err := r.db.WALReader(pos)
+	if err == io.EOF {
+		return pos, err
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return pos, fmt.Errorf("wal reader: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rd.Close()
+
+	// Ensure parent directory exists for WAL file.
+	filename := r.WALPath(rd.Pos())
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(filename), 0700); err != nil {
+		return pos, err
+	}
+
+	// Create a temporary file to write into so we don't have partial writes.
+	w, err := os.OpenFile(filename, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		return pos, err
+	}
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	// Seek, copy & sync WAL contents.
+	if _, err := w.Seek(rd.Pos().Offset, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
+		return pos, err
+	} else if _, err := io.Copy(w, rd); err != nil {
+		return pos, err
+	} else if err := w.Sync(); err != nil {
+		return pos, err
+	} else if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
+		return pos, err
+	}
+
+	// Return ending position of the reader.
+	return rd.Pos(), nil
+}