diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
index 5a884febe..435c525f2 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"path"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -16,9 +18,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/misc"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/container"
 	netmapCore "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/netmap"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/blobstor"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/bucket"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/bucket/fsbucket"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/engine"
 	meta "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/metabase"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client/container/wrapper"
 	nmwrapper "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client/netmap/wrapper"
@@ -77,11 +82,6 @@ const (
 	cfgContainerContract = "container.scripthash"
 	cfgContainerFee      = "container.fee"
 
-	cfgObjectStorage = "storage.object"
-
-	cfgMetaBasePath = "storage.metabase.path"
-	cfgMetaBasePerm = "storage.metabase.perm"
-
 	cfgGCQueueSize = "gc.queuesize"
 	cfgGCQueueTick = "gc.duration.sleep"
 	cfgGCTimeout   = "gc.duration.timeout"
@@ -111,6 +111,21 @@ const (
 	cfgObjectSearchDialTimeout    = "object.search.dial_timeout"
 )
 
+const (
+	cfgLocalStorageSection = "storage"
+	cfgStorageShardSection = "shard"
+
+	cfgBlobStorSection      = "blobstor"
+	cfgBlobStorCompress     = "compress"
+	cfgBlobStorShallowDepth = "shallow_depth"
+	cfgBlobStorTreePath     = "path"
+	cfgBlobStorTreePerm     = "perm"
+
+	cfgMetaBaseSection = "metabase"
+	cfgMetaBasePath    = "path"
+	cfgMetaBasePerm    = "perm"
+)
+
 const (
 	addressSize = 72 // 32 bytes oid, 32 bytes cid, 8 bytes protobuf encoding
 )
@@ -213,13 +228,17 @@ type cfgObject struct {
 
 	cnrStorage container.Source
 
-	metastorage *meta.DB
-
-	blobstorage bucket.Bucket
-
 	cnrClient *wrapper.Wrapper
 
 	pool cfgObjectRoutines
+
+	cfgLocalStorage cfgLocalStorage
+}
+
+type cfgLocalStorage struct {
+	localStorage *engine.StorageEngine
+
+	shardOpts [][]shard.Option
 }
 
 type cfgObjectRoutines struct {
@@ -347,11 +366,6 @@ func defaultConfiguration(v *viper.Viper) {
 	v.SetDefault(cfgNetmapContract, "75194459637323ea8837d2afe8225ec74a5658c3")
 	v.SetDefault(cfgNetmapFee, "1")
 
-	v.SetDefault(cfgObjectStorage+".type", "inmemory")
-
-	v.SetDefault(cfgMetaBasePath, "metabase")
-	v.SetDefault(cfgMetaBasePerm, 0600)
-
 	v.SetDefault(cfgLogLevel, "info")
 	v.SetDefault(cfgLogFormat, "console")
 	v.SetDefault(cfgLogTrace, "fatal")
@@ -388,22 +402,99 @@ func (c *cfg) LocalAddress() *network.Address {
 }
 
 func initLocalStorage(c *cfg) {
-	var err error
+	initShardOptions(c)
 
-	c.cfgObject.blobstorage, err = initBucket(cfgObjectStorage, c)
-	fatalOnErr(err)
-
-	boltDB, err := bbolt.Open(
-		c.viper.GetString(cfgMetaBasePath),
-		os.FileMode(c.viper.GetUint32(cfgMetaBasePerm)),
-		nil,
+	ls := engine.New(
+		engine.WithLogger(c.log),
 	)
-	fatalOnErr(err)
 
-	c.cfgObject.metastorage = meta.NewDB(
-		meta.FromBoltDB(boltDB),
-		meta.WithLogger(c.log),
-	)
+	for _, opts := range c.cfgObject.cfgLocalStorage.shardOpts {
+		id, err := ls.AddShard(opts...)
+		fatalOnErr(err)
+
+		c.log.Info("shard attached to engine",
+			zap.Stringer("id", id),
+		)
+	}
+
+	c.cfgObject.cfgLocalStorage.localStorage = ls
+}
+
+func initShardOptions(c *cfg) {
+	var opts [][]shard.Option
+
+	for i := 0; ; i++ {
+		prefix := configPath(
+			cfgLocalStorageSection,
+			cfgStorageShardSection,
+			strconv.Itoa(i),
+		)
+
+		blobPrefix := configPath(prefix, cfgBlobStorSection)
+
+		blobPath := c.viper.GetString(
+			configPath(blobPrefix, cfgBlobStorTreePath),
+		)
+		if blobPath == "" {
+			break
+		}
+
+		compressObjects := c.viper.GetBool(
+			configPath(blobPrefix, cfgBlobStorCompress),
+		)
+
+		blobPerm := os.FileMode(c.viper.GetInt(
+			configPath(blobPrefix, cfgBlobStorTreePerm),
+		))
+
+		shallowDepth := c.viper.GetInt(
+			configPath(blobPrefix, cfgBlobStorShallowDepth),
+		)
+
+		metaPrefix := configPath(prefix, cfgMetaBaseSection)
+
+		metaPath := c.viper.GetString(
+			configPath(metaPrefix, cfgMetaBasePath),
+		)
+
+		metaPerm := os.FileMode(c.viper.GetUint32(
+			configPath(metaPrefix, cfgMetaBasePerm),
+		))
+
+		fatalOnErr(os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(metaPath), metaPerm))
+
+		boltDB, err := bbolt.Open(metaPath, metaPerm, nil)
+		fatalOnErr(err)
+
+		opts = append(opts, []shard.Option{
+			shard.WithLogger(c.log),
+			shard.WithBlobStorOptions(
+				blobstor.WithTreeRootPath(blobPath),
+				blobstor.WithCompressObjects(compressObjects, c.log),
+				blobstor.WithTreeRootPerm(blobPerm),
+				blobstor.WithShallowDepth(shallowDepth),
+			),
+			shard.WithMetaBaseOptions(
+				meta.WithLogger(c.log),
+				meta.FromBoltDB(boltDB),
+			),
+		})
+
+		c.log.Info("storage shard options",
+			zap.String("BLOB path", blobPath),
+			zap.Stringer("BLOB permissions", blobPerm),
+			zap.Bool("BLOB compress", compressObjects),
+			zap.Int("BLOB shallow depth", shallowDepth),
+			zap.String("metabase path", metaPath),
+			zap.Stringer("metabase permissions", metaPerm),
+		)
+	}
+
+	c.cfgObject.cfgLocalStorage.shardOpts = opts
+}
+
+func configPath(sections ...string) string {
+	return strings.Join(sections, ".")
 }
 
 func initBucket(prefix string, c *cfg) (bucket bucket.Bucket, err error) {
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/main.go b/cmd/neofs-node/main.go
index 21ccff857..bf9f27093 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/main.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/main.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/util/grace"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 func fatalOnErr(err error) {
@@ -58,12 +57,6 @@ func wait(c *cfg) {
 }
 
 func shutdown(c *cfg) {
-	if err := c.cfgObject.metastorage.Close(); err != nil {
-		c.log.Error("could not close metabase",
-			zap.String("error", err.Error()),
-		)
-	}
-
 	c.cfgGRPC.server.GracefulStop()
 
 	c.log.Info("gRPC server stopped")
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/object.go b/cmd/neofs-node/object.go
index e83d83b7b..8afd19c90 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/object.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/object.go
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mr-tron/base58"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/client"
+	objectSDK "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/object"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/owner"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/object"
 	objectGRPC "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/object/grpc"
 	objectCore "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/object"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/bucket"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/localstore"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/engine"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/event"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/network/cache"
 	objectTransportGRPC "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/network/transport/object/grpc"
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/object_manager/placement"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/policer"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/replicator"
+	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/util/logger"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -169,11 +171,33 @@ func (s *objectSvc) GetRangeHash(ctx context.Context, req *object.GetRangeHashRe
 	return s.rngHash.GetRangeHash(ctx, req)
 }
 
-func initObjectService(c *cfg) {
-	ls := localstore.New(
-		c.cfgObject.blobstorage,
-		c.cfgObject.metastorage,
+type localObjectRemover struct {
+	storage *engine.StorageEngine
+
+	log *logger.Logger
+}
+
+func (r *localObjectRemover) Delete(addr *objectSDK.Address) error {
+	_, err := r.storage.Delete(new(engine.DeletePrm).
+		WithAddress(addr),
 	)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func (r *localObjectRemover) DeleteObjects(list ...*objectSDK.Address) {
+	for _, a := range list {
+		if err := r.Delete(a); err != nil {
+			r.log.Error("could not delete object",
+				zap.Stringer("address", a),
+				zap.String("error", err.Error()),
+			)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func initObjectService(c *cfg) {
+	ls := c.cfgObject.cfgLocalStorage.localStorage
 	keyStorage := util.NewKeyStorage(c.key, c.privateTokenStore)
 	nodeOwner := owner.NewID()
 
@@ -184,9 +208,14 @@ func initObjectService(c *cfg) {
 
 	clientCache := cache.NewSDKClientCache()
 
+	objRemover := &localObjectRemover{
+		storage: ls,
+		log:     c.log,
+	}
+
 	objGC := gc.New(
 		gc.WithLogger(c.log),
-		gc.WithRemover(ls),
+		gc.WithRemover(objRemover),
 		gc.WithQueueCapacity(c.viper.GetUint32(cfgGCQueueSize)),
 		gc.WithSleepInterval(c.viper.GetDuration(cfgGCQueueTick)),
 		gc.WithWorkingInterval(c.viper.GetDuration(cfgGCTimeout)),
@@ -258,7 +287,7 @@ func initObjectService(c *cfg) {
 		putsvc.WithNetworkMapSource(c.cfgObject.netMapStorage),
 		putsvc.WithLocalAddressSource(c),
 		putsvc.WithFormatValidatorOpts(
-			objectCore.WithDeleteHandler(c.cfgObject.metastorage),
+			objectCore.WithDeleteHandler(objRemover),
 		),
 		putsvc.WithNetworkState(c.cfgNetmap.state),
 		putsvc.WithWorkerPool(c.cfgObject.pool.put),