diff --git a/packages/siaviewnode-client/src/components/TabPanel.tsx b/packages/siaviewnode-client/src/components/TabPanel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2bf5faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/siaviewnode-client/src/components/TabPanel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+import { Box, jsx } from "theme-ui"
+
+export const TabPanel = ({ children, value, index, ...props }) => {
+  return <Box>{value === index && <Box sx={{ p: 3 }}>{children}</Box>}</Box>
+}
diff --git a/packages/siaviewnode-server/package.json b/packages/siaviewnode-server/package.json
index 6cf75978..c1cf997d 100644
--- a/packages/siaviewnode-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/siaviewnode-server/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "express-fileupload": "1.1.6",
     "express-session": "1.17.0",
     "ramda": "0.26.1",
+    "shortid": "2.2.15",
     "typescript": "^3.5.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/siaviewnode-server/src/main.ts b/packages/siaviewnode-server/src/main.ts
index 1ab2b18d..5c292b89 100644
--- a/packages/siaviewnode-server/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/siaviewnode-server/src/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as express from "express"
+import * as shortid from "shortid"
 import * as fileUpload from "express-fileupload"
 import * as R from "ramda"
 import * as cors from "cors"
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ const siad = axios.create({
   }
 })
 
+// Ramda shared utility functions
+const selectFile = R.path(["files", "file"])
+const pName = R.prop("name")
+
 declare var __DEV__: boolean
 
 export class Server {
@@ -63,14 +68,45 @@ export class Server {
         limits: { fileSize: 10 * 1024 * 1024 }
       })
     )
+    // siafile
     this.app.post("/siafile", this.postSiaFile)
+    // linkfile
+    this.app.post("/linkfile", this.handleLinkUpload)
+  }
+
+  private async handleLinkUpload(
+    req: express.Request,
+    res: express.Response
+  ): Promise<express.Response> {
+    const fileToUpload: any = selectFile(req)
+    console.log("file:", fileToUpload)
+    const filename = pName(fileToUpload)
+    console.log("filename:", filename)
+    const uid = shortid.generate()
+    console.log("uid:", uid)
+    try {
+      // TODO: add uuid so we don't collide
+      const { data } = await siad.post(
+        `/renter/linkfile/linkfiles/${uid}`,
+        fileToUpload.data,
+        {
+          params: {
+            name: filename
+          }
+        }
+      )
+      console.log("data is ", data)
+      return res.send(data)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log("err", err)
+      return res.sendStatus(500)
+    }
   }
 
   private async postSiaFile(
     req: express.Request & any,
     res: express.Response
   ): Promise<express.Response> {
-    const selectFile = R.path(["files", "file"])
     try {
       const file: any = selectFile(req)
 
@@ -89,7 +125,6 @@ export class Server {
       )
       const contentLength = headers["Content-Length"]
 
-      const pName = R.prop("name")
       const splitFilename = R.compose(R.head, R.split(".sia"))
       const fileName = R.compose(splitFilename, pName)(file)
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3f006b64..48da2a72 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6451,6 +6451,11 @@ nan@^2.12.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nan/-/nan-2.14.0.tgz#7818f722027b2459a86f0295d434d1fc2336c52c"
   integrity sha512-INOFj37C7k3AfaNTtX8RhsTw7qRy7eLET14cROi9+5HAVbbHuIWUHEauBv5qT4Av2tWasiTY1Jw6puUNqRJXQg==
 
+nanoid@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nanoid/-/nanoid-2.1.8.tgz#2dbb0224231b246e3b4c819de7bfea6384dabf08"
+  integrity sha512-g1z+n5s26w0TGKh7gjn7HCqurNKMZWzH08elXzh/gM/csQHd/UqDV6uxMghQYg9IvqRPm1QpeMk50YMofHvEjQ==
+
 nanomatch@^1.2.9:
   version "1.2.13"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nanomatch/-/nanomatch-1.2.13.tgz#b87a8aa4fc0de8fe6be88895b38983ff265bd119"
@@ -8543,6 +8548,13 @@ shell-quote@^1.6.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shell-quote/-/shell-quote-1.7.2.tgz#67a7d02c76c9da24f99d20808fcaded0e0e04be2"
   integrity sha512-mRz/m/JVscCrkMyPqHc/bczi3OQHkLTqXHEFu0zDhK/qfv3UcOA4SVmRCLmos4bhjr9ekVQubj/R7waKapmiQg==
 
+shortid@2.2.15:
+  version "2.2.15"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shortid/-/shortid-2.2.15.tgz#2b902eaa93a69b11120373cd42a1f1fe4437c122"
+  integrity sha512-5EaCy2mx2Jgc/Fdn9uuDuNIIfWBpzY4XIlhoqtXF6qsf+/+SGZ+FxDdX/ZsMZiWupIWNqAEmiNY4RC+LSmCeOw==
+  dependencies:
+    nanoid "^2.1.0"
+
 signal-exit@^3.0.0, signal-exit@^3.0.2:
   version "3.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.2.tgz#b5fdc08f1287ea1178628e415e25132b73646c6d"