diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 49f4aa6..81e444c 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // Map from global var to bool specifying if it can be redefined
     globals: {
+        File: true,
         jest: true,
         __DEV__: true,
         __dirname: false,
diff --git a/apiGo/api/API.go b/apiGo/api/API.go
index 020a7f1..94cf059 100644
--- a/apiGo/api/API.go
+++ b/apiGo/api/API.go
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ func AddHandlers() {
 	addTagHandlers()
 	addActorsHandlers()
 	addTvshowHandlers()
+	addUploadHandler()
 }
diff --git a/apiGo/api/FileUpload.go b/apiGo/api/FileUpload.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c71b043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiGo/api/FileUpload.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"openmediacenter/apiGo/api/api"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func addUploadHandler() {
+	api.AddHandler("fileupload", api.VideoNode, api.PermUser, func(ctx api.Context) {
+		fmt.Println("we are in file upload handler")
+
+		req := ctx.GetRequest()
+
+		mr, err := req.MultipartReader()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		length := req.ContentLength
+		fmt.Println(length)
+		for {
+			part, err := mr.NextPart()
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				fmt.Println("part is eof")
+				break
+			}
+
+			fmt.Println(part.FormName())
+
+			var read int64
+			var p float32
+			dst, err := os.OpenFile(part.FileName(), os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+
+			// so now loop through every appended file and upload
+			buffer := make([]byte, 100000)
+			for {
+				cBytes, err := part.Read(buffer)
+				if cBytes > 0 {
+					read = read + int64(cBytes)
+					//fmt.Printf("read: %v \n",read )
+					p = float32(read) / float32(length) * 100
+					fmt.Printf("progress: %v \n", p)
+					dst.Write(buffer[0:cBytes])
+				}
+
+				if err == io.EOF {
+					fmt.Println(cBytes)
+					fmt.Println("eof this file")
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		ctx.Text("finished")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/SettingsPage/MovieSettings.tsx b/src/pages/SettingsPage/MovieSettings.tsx
index 451a2d1..47a218f 100644
--- a/src/pages/SettingsPage/MovieSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/SettingsPage/MovieSettings.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, {BaseSyntheticEvent, useState} from 'react';
 import style from './MovieSettings.module.css';
 import {APINode, callAPI} from '../../utils/Api';
 import {GeneralSuccess} from '../../types/GeneralTypes';
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ class MovieSettings extends React.Component<Props, state> {
                         </div>
                     ))}
                 </div>
+                <FileHandler />
             </>
         );
     }
@@ -162,3 +163,47 @@ class MovieSettings extends React.Component<Props, state> {
 }
 
 export default MovieSettings;
+
+const FileHandler = (): JSX.Element => {
+    const [file, setfile] = useState<File | null>(null);
+
+    const uploadFile = (): void => {
+        let xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); // create XMLHttpRequest
+        let data = new FormData(); // create formData object
+        if (!file) {
+            return;
+        }
+        data.append('file', file);
+
+        xhr.onload = function (): void {
+            console.log(this.responseText); // whatever the server returns
+        };
+
+        xhr.upload.onprogress = function (e): void {
+            console.log(e.loaded / e.total);
+        };
+
+        xhr.open('post', '/api/video/fileupload'); // open connection
+        xhr.setRequestHeader('Accept', 'multipart/form-data');
+
+        xhr.send(data); // send data
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <div style={{backgroundColor: 'white'}}>
+            <input
+                onChange={(e: BaseSyntheticEvent): void => {
+                    console.log(e);
+                    if (e.target) {
+                        console.log(e.target.files[0]);
+                        setfile(e.target.files[0]);
+                        // setfile(e.target.files[0]);
+                    }
+                }}
+                type='file'
+                name='Select file to upload'
+            />
+            <button onClick={(): void => uploadFile()}>upload</button>
+        </div>
+    );
+};