diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 1c7628b..4424da8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ services:
             bfile:
         volumes:
             - './filed:/opt/code'
+            - './volatile/files:/opt/user_uploads'
     caddy:
         image: caddy:alpine
         volumes:
diff --git a/filed/src/db.rs b/filed/src/db.rs
index c7cef52..0b29260 100644
--- a/filed/src/db.rs
+++ b/filed/src/db.rs
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ use crate::env::Env;
 
 pub fn redis_conn(env: Env) -> Result<Client, RedisError> {
     log::info!("Connecting to redis DB on {}", env.redis.host);
-    redis::Client::open(format!("redis://{}:{}/", env.redis.host, env.redis.port))
+    redis::Client::open(format!("redis://:{}@{}:{}/", env.redis.pass,    env.redis.host, env.redis.port))
 }
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diff --git a/filed/src/files/lookup.rs b/filed/src/files/lookup.rs
index 346c759..13649df 100644
--- a/filed/src/files/lookup.rs
+++ b/filed/src/files/lookup.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ use crate::env::Env;
 
 use super::File;
 
-pub struct FileFinder {
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct FileManager {
     conn: Client,
     env: Env
 }
@@ -17,9 +18,9 @@ pub enum LookupKind {
     ByHash
 }
 
-impl FileFinder {
-    pub fn new(conn: Client, env: Env) -> FileFinder {
-        FileFinder { conn, env }
+impl FileManager {
+    pub fn new(conn: Client, env: Env) -> FileManager {
+        FileManager { conn, env }
     }
     fn find(self: &Self, key: String) -> Result<Option<File>, Box<dyn Error>> {
         let mut conn = self.conn.get_connection()?;
diff --git a/filed/src/files/mod.rs b/filed/src/files/mod.rs
index 3be296b..d5ba690 100644
--- a/filed/src/files/mod.rs
+++ b/filed/src/files/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// this whole crate is just a boilerplate
 #![allow(unused)]
 
 use std::{sync::Arc, error::Error, ops::Add};
diff --git a/filed/src/web/forms.rs b/filed/src/web/forms.rs
index 39df7c9..a178644 100644
--- a/filed/src/web/forms.rs
+++ b/filed/src/web/forms.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  forms.rs - All the forms
 */
 
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, string::FromUtf8Error};
 
 use askama::Template;
 use warp::{Filter, reply::Reply, reject::Rejection, filters::multipart::FormData, http::StatusCode};
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use bytes::BufMut;
 use serde::Serialize;
 
-use crate::files::File;
+use crate::files::{File, lookup::LookupKind};
 
 use super::{state::SharedState, pages::BadActionReq, rejection::HttpReject};
 
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ struct FormElement {
     data: Vec<u8>,
     mime: String
 }
+impl FormElement {
+    pub fn as_str_or_reject(self: &Self) -> Result<String, Rejection> {
+        Ok(String::from_utf8(self.data.clone()).map_err(|err| warp::reject::custom(HttpReject::FromUtf8Error(err)))?)
+    }
+}
 
-pub async fn upload(form: FormData, _state: SharedState) -> Result<Box<dyn Reply>, Rejection> {
+pub async fn upload(form: FormData, state: SharedState) -> Result<Box<dyn Reply>, Rejection> {
 
     let params: HashMap<String, FormElement> = form.and_then(|mut field| async move {
         let mut bytes: Vec<u8> = vec![];
@@ -60,24 +65,37 @@ pub async fn upload(form: FormData, _state: SharedState) -> Result<Box<dyn Reply
     let delmode = params.get("delmode").unwrap();
     let named = params.get("named");
     let filename = params.get("filename").unwrap();
+    let mut is_named = named.is_none();
+    
+    if named.is_some() {
+        is_named = named.unwrap().as_str_or_reject()? == "on";
+    }
 
     let file = File::create(
         data.data.clone(),
         data.mime.clone(),
         match named {
             Some(named) => {
-                if String::from_utf8(named.data.clone())
-                    .map_err(|err| warp::reject::custom(HttpReject::FromUtf8Error(err)))?
+                if named.as_str_or_reject()?
                     .to_string() == "on" {
-                    Some(String::from_utf8(filename.data.clone()).map_err(|err| warp::reject::custom(HttpReject::FromUtf8Error(err)))?)
+                    Some(filename.as_str_or_reject()?)
                 } else {
                     None
                 }
             },
             None => None
         },
-        _state.env.clone()
-    ).await;
+        state.env.clone()
+    ).await
+     .map_err(|err| warp::reject::custom(HttpReject::StringError(err.to_string())))?;
+
+    state.file_mgr.save(&file, {
+        if is_named {
+            LookupKind::ByName
+        } else {
+            LookupKind::ByHash
+        }
+    }).map_err(|err| warp::reject::custom(HttpReject::StringError(err.to_string())))?;
 
     Ok(Box::new(warp::reply::json(&params)))
 }
diff --git a/filed/src/web/mod.rs b/filed/src/web/mod.rs
index a804160..df4ebad 100644
--- a/filed/src/web/mod.rs
+++ b/filed/src/web/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::env::current_dir;
 
 use warp::{Filter, reply::Reply, reject::Rejection};
 
-use crate::env::Env;
+use crate::{env::Env, files::lookup::FileManager};
 
 mod pages;
 mod forms;
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ pub async fn serve(env: Env) {
 
     log::info!("Listening on {}", env.listen.to_string());
 
+    let redis_cli = crate::db::redis_conn(env.clone()).unwrap();
     let state = SharedState {
-        redis_cli: crate::db::redis_conn(env.clone()).unwrap(),
-        env: env.clone()
+        redis_cli: redis_cli.clone(),
+        env: env.clone(),
+        file_mgr: FileManager::new(redis_cli, env.clone())
     };
 
     warp::serve(routes(state)).run(env.listen).await;
diff --git a/filed/src/web/rejection.rs b/filed/src/web/rejection.rs
index 467ba15..cef69f9 100644
--- a/filed/src/web/rejection.rs
+++ b/filed/src/web/rejection.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::string::FromUtf8Error;
 pub enum HttpReject {
     WarpError(warp::Error),
     AskamaError(askama::Error),
-    FromUtf8Error(FromUtf8Error)
+    FromUtf8Error(FromUtf8Error),
+    StringError(String)
 }
 impl warp::reject::Reject for HttpReject {}
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diff --git a/filed/src/web/state.rs b/filed/src/web/state.rs
index 57bfec7..21a6140 100644
--- a/filed/src/web/state.rs
+++ b/filed/src/web/state.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 
 use redis::Client;
 
-use crate::env::Env;
+use crate::{env::Env, files::lookup::FileManager};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct SharedState {
     pub redis_cli: Client,
-    pub env: Env
+    pub env: Env,
+    pub file_mgr: FileManager
 }