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 e557edf4..7aae72ca 100644
--- a/packages/siaviewnode-server/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/siaviewnode-server/src/main.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
-import * as express from "express"
-import * as fileUpload from "express-fileupload"
-import * as R from "ramda"
-import * as cors from "cors"
-import axios from "axios"
+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'
+import axios from 'axios'
 
-const SIAD_ENDPOINT = "http://localhost:9980"
+const SIAD_ENDPOINT = 'http://localhost:9980'
 
 // simple siad connection with static strings
 const siad = axios.create({
   baseURL: SIAD_ENDPOINT,
   headers: {
-    "User-Agent": "Sia-Agent",
-    "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*"
+    'User-Agent': 'Sia-Agent',
+    'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
   },
   auth: {
-    username: "",
-    password: "d05bb024715aea0bb734ce057acbae27"
-  }
+    username: '',
+    password: 'd05bb024715aea0bb734ce057acbae27',
+  },
 })
 
+// Ramda shared utility functions
+const selectFile = R.path(['files', 'file'])
+const pName = R.prop('name')
+
 declare var __DEV__: boolean
 
 export class Server {
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ export class Server {
     }
 
     if (__DEV__) {
-      console.log("> in development")
+      console.log('> in development')
     }
 
     console.log(`> listening on port ${this.port}`)
@@ -54,56 +59,72 @@ export class Server {
   private setRoutes = (): void => {
     this.app.use(
       cors({
-        origin: "http://localhost:*",
-        credentials: true
-      })
+        origin: 'http://localhost:*',
+        credentials: true,
+      }),
     )
     this.app.use(
       fileUpload({
-        limits: { fileSize: 10 * 1024 * 1024 }
-      })
+        limits: { fileSize: 10 * 1024 * 1024 },
+      }),
     )
-    this.app.post("/siafile", this.postSiaFile)
-    this.app.get("/siafile/download", this.downloadSiaFile)
+    // siafile
+    this.app.post('/siafile', this.postSiaFile)
+    // linkfile
+    this.app.post('/linkfile', this.handleLinkUpload)
   }
 
-  private async downloadSiaFile(req, res) {}
+  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
+    res: express.Response,
   ): Promise<express.Response> {
-    const selectFile = R.path(["files", "file"])
     try {
       const file: any = selectFile(req)
 
-      const selectContentLength = R.path(["headers", "Content-Length"])
+      const selectContentLength = R.path(['headers', 'Content-Length'])
       const cl = selectContentLength(req)
-      console.log("cl is", cl)
+      console.log('cl is', cl)
 
-      console.log("file is", file)
+      console.log('file is', file)
 
-      const { data: stream, headers } = await siad.post(
-        "/renter/stream",
-        file.data,
-        {
-          responseType: "stream"
-        }
-      )
-      const contentLength = headers["Content-Length"]
+      const { data: stream, headers } = await siad.post('/renter/stream', file.data, {
+        responseType: 'stream',
+      })
+      const contentLength = headers['Content-Length']
 
-      const pName = R.prop("name")
-      const splitFilename = R.compose(R.head, R.split(".sia"))
+      const splitFilename = R.compose(R.head, R.split('.sia'))
       const fileName = R.compose(splitFilename, pName)(file)
 
-      res.set(
-        "Content-Disposition",
-        `attachment; filename="${fileName}"; filename*="${fileName}"`
-      )
-      res.set("Content-Length", contentLength)
+      res.set('Content-Disposition', `attachment; filename="${fileName}"; filename*="${fileName}"`)
+      res.set('Content-Length', contentLength)
       stream.pipe(res)
     } catch (e) {
-      console.log("postSiaFile err:", e)
+      console.log('postSiaFile err:', e)
       return res.json({ error: e.message })
     }
   }
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"