diff --git a/net/gitdataset/gitdataset.go b/net/gitdataset/gitdataset.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fad3cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/gitdataset/gitdataset.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package gitdataset
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/therootcompany/golib/net/gitshallow"
+)
+
+// TODO maybe a GitRepo should contain GitDatasets such that loading
+// multiple datasets from the same GitRepo won't cause issues with file locking?
+
+type GitDataset[T any] struct {
+	LoadFile func(path string) (*T, error)
+	atomic.Pointer[T]
+	gitRepo     string
+	shallowRepo *gitshallow.ShallowRepo
+	path        string
+}
+
+func New[T any](gitURL, path string, loadFile func(path string) (*T, error)) *GitDataset[T] {
+	gitRepo := filepath.Dir(path)
+	gitDepth := 1
+	gitBranch := ""
+	shallowRepo := gitshallow.New(gitURL, gitRepo, gitDepth, gitBranch)
+
+	b := &GitDataset[T]{
+		Pointer:     atomic.Pointer[T]{},
+		LoadFile:    loadFile,
+		gitRepo:     gitRepo,
+		shallowRepo: shallowRepo,
+		path:        path,
+	}
+	b.Store(new(T))
+	return b
+}
+
+func (b *GitDataset[T]) Init(skipGC bool) (updated bool, err error) {
+	gitDir := filepath.Join(b.gitRepo, ".git")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(gitDir); err != nil {
+		if _, err := b.shallowRepo.Clone(); err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	force := true
+	return b.reload(skipGC, force)
+}
+
+func (b *GitDataset[T]) Run(ctx context.Context) {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(47 * time.Minute)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			if ok, err := b.reload(false, false); err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: git data: %v\n", err)
+			} else if ok {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "git data: loaded repo\n")
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "git data: already up-to-date\n")
+			}
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *GitDataset[T]) reload(skipGC, force bool) (updated bool, err error) {
+	laxGC := skipGC
+	lazyPrune := skipGC
+	updated, err = b.shallowRepo.Sync(laxGC, lazyPrune)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("git sync: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !updated && !force {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	nextDataset, err := b.LoadFile(b.path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	_ = b.Swap(nextDataset)
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/net/ipcohort/cmd/check-ip-blacklist/blacklist.go b/net/ipcohort/cmd/check-ip-blacklist/blacklist.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b4b6d4..0000000
--- a/net/ipcohort/cmd/check-ip-blacklist/blacklist.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"log"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/therootcompany/golib/net/gitshallow"
-	"github.com/therootcompany/golib/net/ipcohort"
-)
-
-type Blacklist struct {
-	*ipcohort.Cohort
-	gitRepo     string
-	shallowRepo *gitshallow.ShallowRepo
-	path        string
-}
-
-func NewBlacklist(gitURL, path string) *Blacklist {
-	gitRepo := filepath.Dir(path)
-	gitDepth := 1
-	gitBranch := ""
-	shallowRepo := gitshallow.New(gitURL, gitRepo, gitDepth, gitBranch)
-
-	return &Blacklist{
-		Cohort:      ipcohort.New(),
-		gitRepo:     gitRepo,
-		shallowRepo: shallowRepo,
-		path:        path,
-	}
-}
-
-func (b *Blacklist) Init(skipGC bool) (int, error) {
-	gitDir := filepath.Join(b.gitRepo, ".git")
-	if _, err := os.Stat(gitDir); err != nil {
-		if _, err := b.shallowRepo.Clone(); err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Failed to load blacklist: %v", err)
-			fmt.Printf("%q is not a git repo, skipping sync\n", b.gitRepo)
-			return b.Size(), nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	force := true
-	return b.reload(skipGC, force)
-}
-
-func (r Blacklist) Run(ctx context.Context) {
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(47 * time.Minute)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ticker.C:
-			if n, err := r.reload(false, false); err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: ip cohort: %v\n", err)
-			} else {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "ip cohort: loaded %d blacklist entries\n", n)
-			}
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (b Blacklist) reload(skipGC, force bool) (int, error) {
-	laxGC := skipGC
-	lazyPrune := skipGC
-	updated, err := b.shallowRepo.Sync(laxGC, lazyPrune)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("git sync: %w", err)
-	}
-	if !updated && !force {
-		return 0, nil
-	}
-
-	needsSort := false
-	nextCohort, err := ipcohort.LoadFile(b.path, needsSort)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("ip cohort: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	b.Swap(nextCohort)
-	return b.Size(), nil
-}