diff --git a/filed/Cargo.lock b/filed/Cargo.lock
index dcf75ad..a94ec72 100644
--- a/filed/Cargo.lock
+++ b/filed/Cargo.lock
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "android-tzdata"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e999941b234f3131b00bc13c22d06e8c5ff726d1b6318ac7eb276997bbb4fef0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "android_system_properties"
+version = "0.1.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "819e7219dbd41043ac279b19830f2efc897156490d7fd6ea916720117ee66311"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "askama"
 version = "0.12.0"
@@ -130,6 +145,21 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "chrono"
+version = "0.4.31"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f2c685bad3eb3d45a01354cedb7d5faa66194d1d58ba6e267a8de788f79db38"
+dependencies = [
+ "android-tzdata",
+ "iana-time-zone",
+ "js-sys",
+ "num-traits",
+ "serde",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "combine"
 version = "4.6.6"
@@ -140,6 +170,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "core-foundation-sys"
+version = "0.8.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e496a50fda8aacccc86d7529e2c1e0892dbd0f898a6b5645b5561b89c3210efa"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cpufeatures"
 version = "0.2.9"
@@ -221,11 +257,17 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "askama",
  "bytes",
+ "chrono",
  "dotenvy",
  "femme",
  "futures-util",
+ "hex",
  "log",
+ "num",
  "redis",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "sha2",
  "tokio",
  "warp",
 ]
@@ -381,6 +423,12 @@ version = "0.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d77f7ec81a6d05a3abb01ab6eb7590f6083d08449fe5a1c8b1e620283546ccb7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hex"
+version = "0.4.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f24254aa9a54b5c858eaee2f5bccdb46aaf0e486a595ed5fd8f86ba55232a70"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "http"
 version = "0.2.9"
@@ -448,6 +496,29 @@ dependencies = [
  "want",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "iana-time-zone"
+version = "0.1.57"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2fad5b825842d2b38bd206f3e81d6957625fd7f0a361e345c30e01a0ae2dd613"
+dependencies = [
+ "android_system_properties",
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "iana-time-zone-haiku",
+ "js-sys",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "windows",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "iana-time-zone-haiku"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f31827a206f56af32e590ba56d5d2d085f558508192593743f16b2306495269f"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "idna"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -581,6 +652,76 @@ dependencies = [
  "minimal-lexical",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b05180d69e3da0e530ba2a1dae5110317e49e3b7f3d41be227dc5f92e49ee7af"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-bigint",
+ "num-complex",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-iter",
+ "num-rational",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-bigint"
+version = "0.4.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "608e7659b5c3d7cba262d894801b9ec9d00de989e8a82bd4bef91d08da45cdc0"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-complex"
+version = "0.4.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1ba157ca0885411de85d6ca030ba7e2a83a28636056c7c699b07c8b6f7383214"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-integer"
+version = "0.1.45"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "225d3389fb3509a24c93f5c29eb6bde2586b98d9f016636dff58d7c6f7569cd9"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-iter"
+version = "0.1.43"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7d03e6c028c5dc5cac6e2dec0efda81fc887605bb3d884578bb6d6bf7514e252"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-rational"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0638a1c9d0a3c0914158145bc76cff373a75a627e6ecbfb71cbe6f453a5a19b0"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "num-bigint",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-traits"
 version = "0.2.16"
@@ -819,6 +960,17 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ae1a47186c03a32177042e55dbc5fd5aee900b8e0069a8d70fba96a9375cd012"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sha2"
+version = "0.10.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "793db75ad2bcafc3ffa7c68b215fee268f537982cd901d132f89c6343f3a3dc8"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "cpufeatures",
+ "digest",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "slab"
 version = "0.4.9"
@@ -1314,6 +1466,15 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e686886bc078bc1b0b600cac0147aadb815089b6e4da64016cbd754b6342700f"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.48.0"
diff --git a/filed/Cargo.toml b/filed/Cargo.toml
index 78067f3..f5bb6df 100644
--- a/filed/Cargo.toml
+++ b/filed/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,10 +8,16 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 askama = "0.12.0"
 bytes = "1.5.0"
+chrono = { version = "0.4.31", features = ["serde"] }
 dotenvy = "0.15.7"
 femme = "2.2.1"
 futures-util = "0.3.28"
+hex = "0.4.3"
 log = "0.4.20"
+num = { version = "0.4.1", features = ["serde"] }
 redis = { version = "0.23.3", features = ["tokio"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.188", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.107"
+sha2 = "0.10.8"
 tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = ["rt", "macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 warp = "0.3.6"
diff --git a/filed/README.md b/filed/README.md
index 2a1e4b0..37747dd 100644
--- a/filed/README.md
+++ b/filed/README.md
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ This module is released under the GPLv3 with additions, copy of which is include
 To get started with this, copy either `Dockerfile.dev` or `Dockerfile.prod` to `Dockerfile`, depending on your environment.
 
 Then either build it manually or start it up using the `docker-compose.yml` file, which is provided in the top level directory.
+
+## Deploying notes
+Files will be saved in `/opt/useruploads`. Mount that directory into a volume or host directory to easily back up the data.
diff --git a/filed/src/env.rs b/filed/src/env.rs
index 8df99bf..c1a7d43 100644
--- a/filed/src/env.rs
+++ b/filed/src/env.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  This file provides the `loadenv` function that will do just that.
  */
 
-use std::{env::var, net::SocketAddr};
+use std::{env::var, net::SocketAddr, path::Path};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Redis {
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub struct Env {
     pub logging: bool,
     pub listen: SocketAddr,
     pub redis: Redis,
+    pub filedir: String
 }
 
 fn get_var<T: Into<String>, O: From<String>>(name: T) -> Result<O, String> {
@@ -39,7 +40,21 @@ pub fn loadenv() -> Result<Env, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                 host: get_var("REDIS_HOST")?,
                 port: get_var::<&str, String>("REDIS_PORT")?.parse().unwrap(),
                 prefix: get_var("REDIS_PREFIX")?
+            },
+            filedir: {
+                let spath: String = get_var("USERCONTENT_DIR")?;
+                let path = Path::new(&spath);
+                if ! path.exists() {
+                    return Err(format!("USERCONTENT_DIR is set to \"{}\", which does not exist!", &spath).into())
+                }
+                spath
             }
         }
     )
+}
+
+impl Env {
+    pub fn usercontent_dir(self: &Self) -> Box<&Path> {
+        Box::new(Path::new(&self.filedir))
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/filed/src/files/lookup.rs b/filed/src/files/lookup.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..346c759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filed/src/files/lookup.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+
+use std::error::Error;
+
+use redis::{Client, Commands};
+
+use crate::env::Env;
+
+use super::File;
+
+pub struct FileFinder {
+    conn: Client,
+    env: Env
+}
+
+pub enum LookupKind {
+    ByName,
+    ByHash
+}
+
+impl FileFinder {
+    pub fn new(conn: Client, env: Env) -> FileFinder {
+        FileFinder { conn, env }
+    }
+    fn find(self: &Self, key: String) -> Result<Option<File>, Box<dyn Error>> {
+        let mut conn = self.conn.get_connection()?;
+        
+        if ! conn.exists(&key)? {
+            return Ok(None)
+        }
+
+        let data: String = conn.get(&key)?;
+        Ok(Some(serde_json::from_str(data.as_str())?))
+    }
+    pub fn find_by_name(self: &Self, name: String) -> Result<Option<File>, Box<dyn Error>> {
+        Ok(self.find(format!("{}-name-{}", self.env.redis.prefix, name))?)
+    }
+    pub fn find_by_hash(self: &Self, hash: String) -> Result<Option<File>, Box<dyn Error>> {
+        Ok(self.find(format!("{}-hash-{}", self.env.redis.prefix, hash))?)
+    }
+
+    fn save_int(self: &Self, file: &File, key: String) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+        let mut conn = self.conn.get_connection()?;
+        conn.set(key, serde_json::to_string(&file)?)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn save(self: &Self, file: &File, kind: LookupKind) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+        let file = file.clone();
+        let midfix = match kind {
+            LookupKind::ByName => "-name-",
+            LookupKind::ByHash => "-hash-"
+        };
+        
+        match kind {
+            LookupKind::ByName => {
+                if (&file).name.is_none() {
+                    return Err("Filename can't be None when LookupKind is ByName!".into())
+                }
+            }
+            _ => ()
+        }
+
+        self.save_int(
+            &file,
+            format!(
+                "{}{}{}",
+                self.env.redis.prefix,
+                midfix,
+                match kind {
+                    LookupKind::ByName => (&file).name.as_ref().unwrap().clone(),
+                    LookupKind::ByHash => (&file).hash()
+                }
+            )
+        )
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/filed/src/files/mod.rs b/filed/src/files/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3be296b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filed/src/files/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// this whole crate is just a boilerplate
+#![allow(unused)]
+
+use std::{sync::Arc, error::Error, ops::Add};
+
+use chrono::{DateTime, Local};
+use num::BigUint;
+use sha2::{Sha512, Digest, digest::FixedOutput};
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+use tokio::fs;
+
+use crate::env::Env;
+
+pub mod lookup;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct File {
+    pub path: String,
+    pub size: BigUint,
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub mime: String,
+    pub delete_at: DateTime<Local>,
+    sha512: String
+}
+
+impl File {
+    pub fn comp_hash(self: &Self, other: &Sha512) -> bool {
+        let mut hash = other.clone();
+        hex::encode(hash.finalize_fixed()) == self.sha512
+    }
+    pub fn hash(self: &Self) -> String {
+        self.sha512.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub async fn create(data: Vec<u8>, mime: String, name: Option<String>, env: Env) -> Result<File, Box<dyn Error>> {
+
+        let mut filename = String::new();
+        let mut hash = Sha512::new();
+        hash.update(&data);
+        let hash = hex::encode(hash.finalize_fixed());
+
+        match name {
+            Some(name) =>   filename = name,
+            None =>                 filename = hash.clone()
+        }
+
+        let path = env.usercontent_dir().join(&filename);
+        if ! path.exists() {
+            fs::write(&path, &data).await;
+        } else {
+            return Err("File already uploaded".into());
+        }
+
+        let expires = Local::now();
+        expires.add(chrono::Duration::minutes(30));
+
+        Ok(
+            File {
+                path: path.display().to_string(),
+                size: BigUint::from(data.len()),
+                name: Some(filename),
+                mime,
+                delete_at: expires,
+                sha512: hash
+            }
+        )
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/filed/src/main.rs b/filed/src/main.rs
index e5f4b01..46e529b 100644
--- a/filed/src/main.rs
+++ b/filed/src/main.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #![warn(clippy::suspicious)]
 #![warn(clippy::correctness)]
 
+mod files;
 mod env;
 mod web;
 mod db;