diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 49e893a..5cb821a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         "@hyperswarm/dht-relay": "^0.3.0",
         "@lumeweb/kernel-utils": "https://github.com/LumeWeb/kernel-utils.git",
         "@pokt-network/pocket-js": "^0.8.0-rc",
+        "@skynetlabs/skynet-nodejs": "^2.6.0",
         "@solana/web3.js": "^1.47.3",
         "@types/acme-client": "^3.3.0",
         "@types/node": "^18.0.0",
diff --git a/src/file.ts b/src/file.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1b1efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/file.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,479 @@
+import {
+  addContextToErr,
+  blake2b,
+  bufToHex,
+  Ed25519Keypair,
+  ed25519Sign,
+  encodePrefixedBytes,
+  encodeU64,
+  Err,
+} from "libskynet";
+import { progressiveFetch } from "libskynetnode/dist/progressivefetch.js";
+import { defaultPortalList } from "libskynet/dist/defaultportals.js";
+import { readRegistryEntry } from "libskynetnode/dist/registryread.js";
+import {
+  bufToB64,
+  decryptFileSmall,
+  deriveChildSeed,
+  deriveRegistryEntryID,
+  encryptFileSmall,
+  entryIDToSkylink,
+  namespaceInode,
+  skylinkToResolverEntryData,
+  taggedRegistryEntryKeys,
+} from "libskynet";
+import { upload } from "libskynetnode";
+// @ts-ignore
+import { SkynetClient } from "@skynetlabs/skynet-nodejs";
+
+const ERR_EXISTS = "exists";
+const ERR_NOT_EXISTS = "DNE";
+const STD_FILENAME = "file";
+
+type OverwriteDataFn = (newData: Uint8Array) => Promise<Err>;
+
+type ReadDataFn = () => Promise<[Uint8Array, Err]>;
+
+export interface IndependentFileSmallMetadata {
+  largestHistoricSize: bigint;
+}
+
+export interface IndependentFileSmall {
+  dataKey: Uint8Array;
+  fileData: Uint8Array;
+  inode: string;
+  keypair: Ed25519Keypair;
+  metadata: IndependentFileSmallMetadata;
+  revision: bigint;
+  seed: Uint8Array;
+
+  skylink: string;
+  viewKey: string;
+
+  overwriteData: OverwriteDataFn;
+
+  readData: ReadDataFn;
+}
+
+interface IndependentFileSmallViewer {
+  fileData: Uint8Array;
+  skylink: string;
+  viewKey: string;
+
+  readData: ReadDataFn;
+}
+
+function overwriteRegistryEntry(
+  keypair: any,
+  datakey: Uint8Array,
+  data: Uint8Array,
+  revision: bigint
+): Promise<null> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    if (data.length > 86) {
+      reject("provided data is too large to fit in a registry entry");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let [encodedRevision, errU64] = encodeU64(revision);
+    if (errU64 !== null) {
+      reject(addContextToErr(errU64, "unable to encode revision number"));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let datakeyHex = bufToHex(datakey);
+    let [encodedData, errEPB] = encodePrefixedBytes(data);
+    if (errEPB !== null) {
+      reject(addContextToErr(errEPB, "unable to encode the registry data"));
+      return;
+    }
+    let dataToSign = new Uint8Array(32 + 8 + data.length + 8);
+    dataToSign.set(datakey, 0);
+    dataToSign.set(encodedData, 32);
+    dataToSign.set(encodedRevision, 32 + 8 + data.length);
+    let sigHash = blake2b(dataToSign);
+    let [sig, errS] = ed25519Sign(sigHash, keypair.secretKey);
+    if (errS !== null) {
+      reject(addContextToErr(errS, "unable to produce signature"));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let postBody = {
+      publickey: {
+        algorithm: "ed25519",
+        key: Array.from(keypair.publicKey),
+      },
+      datakey: datakeyHex,
+      revision: Number(revision),
+      data: Array.from(data),
+      signature: Array.from(sig),
+    };
+    let fetchOpts = {
+      method: "post",
+      body: JSON.stringify(postBody),
+    };
+    let endpoint = "/skynet/registry";
+
+    progressiveFetch(
+      endpoint,
+      fetchOpts,
+      defaultPortalList,
+      verifyRegistryWrite
+    ).then((result) => {
+      if (result.success === true) {
+        resolve(null);
+        return;
+      }
+      reject("unable to write registry entry\n" + JSON.stringify(result));
+    });
+  });
+}
+function verifyRegistryWrite(response: Response): Promise<Err> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    if (!("status" in response)) {
+      resolve("response did not contain a status");
+      return;
+    }
+    if (response.status === 204) {
+      resolve(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    resolve("unrecognized status");
+  });
+}
+
+function createIndependentFileSmall(
+  seed: Uint8Array,
+  userInode: string,
+  fileData: Uint8Array
+): Promise<[IndependentFileSmall, Err]> {
+  return new Promise(async (resolve) => {
+    let [inode, errNI] = namespaceInode("IndependentFileSmall", userInode);
+    if (errNI !== null) {
+      resolve([{} as any, addContextToErr(errNI, "unable to namespace inode")]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let [keypair, dataKey, errTREK] = taggedRegistryEntryKeys(
+      seed,
+      inode,
+      inode
+    );
+    if (errTREK !== null) {
+      resolve([
+        {} as any,
+        addContextToErr(
+          errTREK,
+          "unable to get registry entry for provided inode"
+        ),
+      ]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let result;
+    try {
+      result = await readRegistryEntry(keypair.publicKey, dataKey);
+    } catch (e) {
+      result = { exists: false };
+    }
+    if (result.exists === true) {
+      resolve([{} as any, "exists"]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let encryptionKey = deriveChildSeed(seed, inode);
+    let metadata: IndependentFileSmallMetadata = {
+      largestHistoricSize: BigInt(fileData.length),
+    };
+
+    let revisionSeed = new Uint8Array(seed.length + 8);
+    revisionSeed.set(seed, 0);
+    let revisionKey = deriveChildSeed(revisionSeed, inode);
+    let revision = BigInt(revisionKey[0]) * 256n + BigInt(revisionKey[1]);
+    let [encryptedData, errEF] = encryptFileSmall(
+      encryptionKey,
+      inode,
+      revision,
+      metadata,
+      fileData,
+      metadata.largestHistoricSize
+    );
+    if (errEF !== null) {
+      resolve([{} as any, addContextToErr(errEF, "unable to encrypt file")]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let immutableSkylink;
+
+    try {
+      immutableSkylink = await upload(encryptedData, {
+        Filename: STD_FILENAME,
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      resolve([{} as any, addContextToErr(e, "upload failed")]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let [entryData, errSTRED] = skylinkToResolverEntryData(immutableSkylink);
+    if (errSTRED !== null) {
+      resolve([
+        {} as any,
+        addContextToErr(
+          errSTRED,
+          "couldn't create resovler link from upload skylink"
+        ),
+      ]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await overwriteRegistryEntry(keypair, dataKey, entryData, revision);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      resolve([
+        {} as any,
+        addContextToErr(e, "could not write to registry entry"),
+      ]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let [entryID, errDREID] = deriveRegistryEntryID(keypair.publicKey, dataKey);
+    if (errDREID !== null) {
+      resolve([
+        {} as any,
+        addContextToErr(errDREID, "could not compute entry id"),
+      ]);
+      return;
+    }
+    let skylink = entryIDToSkylink(entryID);
+
+    let encStr = bufToB64(encryptionKey);
+    let viewKey = encStr + inode;
+
+    let ifile: IndependentFileSmall = {
+      dataKey,
+      fileData,
+      inode,
+      keypair,
+      metadata,
+      revision,
+      seed,
+
+      skylink,
+      viewKey,
+
+      overwriteData: function (newData: Uint8Array): Promise<Err> {
+        return overwriteIndependentFileSmall(ifile, newData);
+      },
+      readData: function (): Promise<[Uint8Array, Err]> {
+        return new Promise((resolve) => {
+          let data = new Uint8Array(ifile.fileData.length);
+          data.set(ifile.fileData, 0);
+          resolve([data, null]);
+        });
+      },
+    };
+    resolve([ifile, null]);
+  });
+}
+
+function openIndependentFileSmall(
+  seed: Uint8Array,
+  userInode: string
+): Promise<[IndependentFileSmall, Err]> {
+  return new Promise(async (resolve) => {
+    let [inode, errNI] = namespaceInode("IndependentFileSmall", userInode);
+    if (errNI !== null) {
+      resolve([{} as any, addContextToErr(errNI, "unable to namespace inode")]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let [keypair, dataKey, errTREK] = taggedRegistryEntryKeys(
+      seed,
+      inode,
+      inode
+    );
+    if (errTREK !== null) {
+      resolve([
+        {} as any,
+        addContextToErr(
+          errTREK,
+          "unable to get registry entry for provided inode"
+        ),
+      ]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let result;
+    try {
+      result = await readRegistryEntry(keypair.publicKey, dataKey);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      resolve([
+        {} as any,
+        addContextToErr(e, "unable to read registry entry for file"),
+      ]);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (result.exists !== true) {
+      resolve([{} as any, ERR_NOT_EXISTS]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let [entryID, errDREID] = deriveRegistryEntryID(keypair.publicKey, dataKey);
+    if (errDREID !== null) {
+      resolve([
+        {} as any,
+        addContextToErr(errDREID, "unable to derive registry entry id"),
+      ]);
+      return;
+    }
+    let skylink = entryIDToSkylink(entryID);
+
+    const client = new SkynetClient("https://web3portal.com");
+    let encryptedData;
+    try {
+      encryptedData = await client.downloadData(skylink);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      resolve([{} as any, addContextToErr(e, "unable to download file")]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let encryptionKey = deriveChildSeed(seed, inode);
+    let [metadata, fileData, errDF] = decryptFileSmall(
+      encryptionKey,
+      inode,
+      encryptedData
+    );
+    if (errDF !== null) {
+      resolve([{} as any, addContextToErr(errDF, "unable to decrypt file")]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let encStr = bufToB64(encryptionKey);
+    let viewKey = encStr + inode;
+
+    let ifile: IndependentFileSmall = {
+      dataKey,
+      fileData,
+      inode,
+      keypair,
+      metadata,
+      revision: result.revision!,
+      seed,
+
+      skylink,
+      viewKey,
+
+      overwriteData: function (newData: Uint8Array): Promise<Err> {
+        return overwriteIndependentFileSmall(ifile, newData);
+      },
+
+      readData: function (): Promise<[Uint8Array, Err]> {
+        return new Promise((resolve) => {
+          let data = new Uint8Array(ifile.fileData.length);
+          data.set(ifile.fileData, 0);
+          resolve([data, null]);
+        });
+      },
+    };
+    resolve([ifile, null]);
+  });
+}
+function overwriteIndependentFileSmall(
+  file: IndependentFileSmall,
+  newData: Uint8Array
+): Promise<Err> {
+  return new Promise(async (resolve) => {
+    // Create a new metadata for the file based on the current file
+    // metadata. Need to update the largest historic size.
+    let newMetadata: IndependentFileSmallMetadata = {
+      largestHistoricSize: BigInt(file.metadata.largestHistoricSize),
+    };
+    if (BigInt(newData.length) > newMetadata.largestHistoricSize) {
+      newMetadata.largestHistoricSize = BigInt(newData.length);
+    }
+
+    // Compute the new revision number for the file. This is done
+    // deterministically using the seed and the current revision number, so
+    // that multiple concurrent updates will end up with the same revision.
+    // We use a random number between 1 and 256 for our increment.
+    let [encodedRevision, errEU64] = encodeU64(file.revision);
+    if (errEU64 !== null) {
+      resolve(addContextToErr(errEU64, "unable to encode revision"));
+      return;
+    }
+    let revisionSeed = new Uint8Array(
+      file.seed.length + encodedRevision.length
+    );
+    revisionSeed.set(file.seed, 0);
+    revisionSeed.set(encodedRevision, file.seed.length);
+    let revisionKey = deriveChildSeed(revisionSeed, file.inode);
+    let newRevision = file.revision + BigInt(revisionKey[0]) + 1n;
+
+    // Get the encryption key.
+    let encryptionKey = deriveChildSeed(file.seed, file.inode);
+
+    // Create a new encrypted blob for the data.
+    //
+    // NOTE: Need to supply the data that would be in place after a
+    // successful update, which means using the new metadata and revision
+    // number.
+    let [encryptedData, errEFS] = encryptFileSmall(
+      encryptionKey,
+      file.inode,
+      newRevision,
+      newMetadata,
+      newData,
+      newMetadata.largestHistoricSize
+    );
+    if (errEFS !== null) {
+      resolve(addContextToErr(errEFS, "unable to encrypt updated file"));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Upload the data to get the immutable link.
+    let skylink;
+    try {
+      skylink = await upload(encryptedData, {
+        Filename: STD_FILENAME,
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      resolve(addContextToErr(e, "new data upload failed"));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Write to the registry entry.
+    let [entryData, errSTRED] = skylinkToResolverEntryData(skylink);
+    if (errSTRED !== null) {
+      resolve(
+        addContextToErr(
+          errSTRED,
+          "could not create resolver link from upload skylink"
+        )
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      await overwriteRegistryEntry(
+        file.keypair,
+        file.dataKey,
+        entryData,
+        newRevision
+      );
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      resolve(addContextToErr(e, "could not write to registry entry"));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // File update was successful, update the file metadata.
+    file.revision = newRevision;
+    file.metadata = newMetadata;
+    file.fileData = newData;
+    resolve(null);
+  });
+}
+
+export {
+  createIndependentFileSmall,
+  openIndependentFileSmall,
+  overwriteIndependentFileSmall,
+};
diff --git a/src/relay.ts b/src/relay.ts
index 4d1b309..890709e 100644
--- a/src/relay.ts
+++ b/src/relay.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import { relay } from "@hyperswarm/dht-relay";
 // @ts-ignore
 import Stream from "@hyperswarm/dht-relay/ws";
 import express, { Express } from "express";
-import path from "path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import config from "./config.js";
 import * as http from "http";
 import * as https from "https";
@@ -18,23 +16,34 @@ import cron from "node-cron";
 import { get as getDHT } from "./dht.js";
 import WS from "ws";
 // @ts-ignore
-import DHT from "@hyperswarm/dht";
-import { pack } from "msgpackr";
-import { overwriteRegistryEntry } from "libskynetnode";
-import { hashDataKey } from "./util.js";
+import {
+  createIndependentFileSmall,
+  IndependentFileSmall,
+  openIndependentFileSmall,
+  overwriteIndependentFileSmall,
+} from "./file.js";
+import { seedPhraseToSeed } from "libskynet";
 
 let sslCtx: tls.SecureContext = tls.createSecureContext();
-const sslParams: tls.SecureContextOptions = {};
+const sslParams: tls.SecureContextOptions = { cert: "", key: "" };
 
 const sslPrivateKey = await acme.forge.createPrivateKey();
 const acmeClient = new acme.Client({
   accountKey: sslPrivateKey,
-  directoryUrl: acme.directory.letsencrypt.production,
+  directoryUrl:
+    config.str("ssl-mode") === "staging"
+      ? acme.directory.letsencrypt.staging
+      : acme.directory.letsencrypt.production,
 });
 
 let app: Express;
 let router = express.Router();
 
+const FILE_CERT_NAME = "/lumeweb/relay/ssl.crt";
+const FILE_KEY_NAME = "/lumeweb/relay/ssl.key";
+
+type SslData = { crt: IndependentFileSmall; key: IndependentFileSmall };
+
 export async function start() {
   const relayPort = config.str("relay-port");
   app = express();
@@ -50,7 +59,7 @@ export async function start() {
 
   let httpServer = http.createServer(app);
 
-  cron.schedule("0 * * * *", createOrRenewSSl);
+  cron.schedule("0 * * * *", setupSSl);
 
   await new Promise((resolve) => {
     httpServer.listen(80, "0.0.0.0", function () {
@@ -73,46 +82,148 @@ export async function start() {
     });
   });
 
-  await createOrRenewSSl();
+  await setupSSl();
 }
 
-async function createOrRenewSSl() {
-  if (sslParams.cert) {
-    const expires = (
-      await acme.forge.readCertificateInfo(sslParams.cert as Buffer)
-    ).notAfter;
+async function setupSSl() {
+  let sslCert = await getSslCert();
+  let sslKey = await getSslKey();
+  let certInfo;
+  let exists = false;
+  let domainValid = false;
+  let dateValid = false;
 
+  if (sslCert && sslKey) {
+    sslParams.cert = Buffer.from((sslCert as IndependentFileSmall).fileData);
+    sslParams.key = Buffer.from((sslKey as IndependentFileSmall).fileData);
+    certInfo = await getCertInfo();
+    exists = true;
+  }
+
+  if (exists) {
+    const expires = certInfo?.notAfter as Date;
     let duration = intervalToDuration({ start: new Date(), end: expires });
-
     let daysLeft = (duration.months as number) * 30 + (duration.days as number);
 
     if (daysLeft > 30) {
-      return;
+      dateValid = true;
+    }
+
+    if (certInfo?.domains.commonName === config.str("relay-domain")) {
+      domainValid = true;
     }
   }
 
+  if (dateValid && domainValid) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await createOrRenewSSl(
+    sslCert as IndependentFileSmall,
+    sslKey as IndependentFileSmall
+  );
+}
+
+async function createOrRenewSSl(
+  oldCert?: IndependentFileSmall,
+  oldKey?: IndependentFileSmall
+) {
   const [certificateKey, certificateRequest] = await acme.forge.createCsr({
     commonName: config.str("relay-domain"),
   });
-
-  sslParams.cert = await acmeClient.auto({
-    csr: certificateRequest,
-    termsOfServiceAgreed: true,
-    challengeCreateFn: async (authz, challenge, keyAuthorization) => {
-      router.get(
-        `/.well-known/acme-challenge/${challenge.token}`,
-        (req, res) => {
-          res.send(keyAuthorization);
-        }
-      );
-    },
-    challengeRemoveFn: async () => {
-      router = express.Router();
-    },
-    challengePriority: ["http-01"],
-  });
+  try {
+    sslParams.cert = await acmeClient.auto({
+      csr: certificateRequest,
+      termsOfServiceAgreed: true,
+      challengeCreateFn: async (authz, challenge, keyAuthorization) => {
+        router.get(
+          `/.well-known/acme-challenge/${challenge.token}`,
+          (req, res) => {
+            res.send(keyAuthorization);
+          }
+        );
+      },
+      challengeRemoveFn: async () => {
+        router = express.Router();
+      },
+      challengePriority: ["http-01"],
+    });
+    sslParams.cert = Buffer.from(sslParams.cert);
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    console.error((e as Error).message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
   sslParams.key = certificateKey;
   sslCtx = tls.createSecureContext(sslParams);
 
-  console.log("SSL Certificate Updated");
+  await saveSsl(oldCert, oldKey);
+}
+
+async function saveSsl(
+  oldCert?: IndependentFileSmall,
+  oldKey?: IndependentFileSmall
+): Promise<void> {
+  const seed = getSeed();
+
+  if (oldCert) {
+    await overwriteIndependentFileSmall(
+      oldCert,
+      Buffer.from(sslParams.cert as any)
+    );
+  } else {
+    await createIndependentFileSmall(
+      seed,
+      FILE_CERT_NAME,
+      Buffer.from(sslParams.cert as any)
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (oldKey) {
+    await overwriteIndependentFileSmall(
+      oldKey,
+      Buffer.from(sslParams.key as any)
+    );
+  } else {
+    await createIndependentFileSmall(
+      seed,
+      FILE_KEY_NAME,
+      Buffer.from(sslParams.key as any)
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+async function getCertInfo() {
+  return acme.forge.readCertificateInfo(sslParams.cert as Buffer);
+}
+
+async function getSslCert(): Promise<IndependentFileSmall | boolean> {
+  return getSslFile(FILE_CERT_NAME);
+}
+async function getSslKey(): Promise<IndependentFileSmall | boolean> {
+  return getSslFile(FILE_KEY_NAME);
+}
+
+async function getSslFile(
+  name: string
+): Promise<IndependentFileSmall | boolean> {
+  let seed = getSeed();
+
+  let [file, err] = await openIndependentFileSmall(seed, name);
+
+  if (err) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return file;
+}
+
+function getSeed(): Uint8Array {
+  let [seed, err] = seedPhraseToSeed(config.str("relay-seed"));
+
+  if (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  return seed;
 }