diff --git a/packages/globals/globals.go b/packages/globals/globals.go
index c0fff61..8126ea8 100644
--- a/packages/globals/globals.go
+++ b/packages/globals/globals.go
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package globals
 
 const (
-	MaxDirectMsgCache uint32 = 12
+	MaxDirectMsgCache     uint32 = 12
+	FileStorageBucketName string = "communicator"
 )
diff --git a/packages/http/helper.go b/packages/http/helper.go
index f115f63..f0de069 100644
--- a/packages/http/helper.go
+++ b/packages/http/helper.go
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 )
 
-func methodAllowed(response *http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) bool {
+func requestValidCheck(response *http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) bool {
 	if request.Method != http.MethodPost {
 		http.Error(*response, "POST only", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
 		return false
 	}
+	if request.ContentLength > 8192 {
+		http.Error(*response, "Request too large", http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge)
+	}
+
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/packages/http/httpConnectionAndDm.go b/packages/http/httpConnectionAndDm.go
index 52d03e3..ce98fa6 100644
--- a/packages/http/httpConnectionAndDm.go
+++ b/packages/http/httpConnectionAndDm.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func HandleDm(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	if !methodAllowed(&response, request) {
+	if !requestValidCheck(&response, request) {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func HandleDm(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func HandleUserGetConnectionMessages(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	if !methodAllowed(&response, request) {
+	if !requestValidCheck(&response, request) {
 		return
 	}
 	ctx := request.Context()
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func HandleUserGetConnectionMessages(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http
 }
 
 func HandleUserNewConnection(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	if !methodAllowed(&response, request) {
+	if !requestValidCheck(&response, request) {
 		return
 	}
 	ctx := request.Context()
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func HandleUserNewConnection(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request
 }
 
 func HandleUserDeleteConnection(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	if !methodAllowed(&response, request) {
+	if !requestValidCheck(&response, request) {
 		return
 	}
 	ctx := request.Context()
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func HandleUserDeleteConnection(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Requ
 }
 
 func HandleUserElevateConnection(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	if !methodAllowed(&response, request) {
+	if !requestValidCheck(&response, request) {
 		return
 	}
 	ctx := request.Context()
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func HandleUserElevateConnection(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Req
 }
 
 func HandleUserGetConnections(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	if !methodAllowed(&response, request) {
+	if !requestValidCheck(&response, request) {
 		return
 	}
 	ctx := request.Context()
diff --git a/packages/http/httpUser.go b/packages/http/httpUser.go
index fc4fc02..ec1db10 100644
--- a/packages/http/httpUser.go
+++ b/packages/http/httpUser.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func HandleUserNewToken(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	if !methodAllowed(&response, request) {
+	if !requestValidCheck(&response, request) {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func HandleUserNewToken(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func HandleUserNew(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	if !methodAllowed(&response, request) {
+	if !requestValidCheck(&response, request) {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func HandleUserNew(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 }
 
 func HandleUserDelete(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	if !methodAllowed(&response, request) {
+	if !requestValidCheck(&response, request) {
 		return
 	}
 	ctx := request.Context()
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func HandleUserDelete(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 
 // HandleUserModifyAppearance currently just color
 func HandleUserModifyAppearance(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	if !methodAllowed(&response, request) {
+	if !requestValidCheck(&response, request) {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func HandleUserModifyAppearance(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Requ
 
 // HandleUserModifyAbout currently just pronouns
 func HandleUserModifyAbout(response http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
-	if !methodAllowed(&response, request) {
+	if !requestValidCheck(&response, request) {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/minio/minio.go b/packages/minio/minio.go
index e9c16b7..3783faf 100644
--- a/packages/minio/minio.go
+++ b/packages/minio/minio.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package minio
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"go-socket/packages/globals"
+	"io"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7"
 	"github.com/minio/minio-go/v7/pkg/credentials"
@@ -24,5 +26,13 @@ func MinInit() {
 	}
 
 	if !exists {
+		err = dbConn.MakeBucket(ctx, globals.FileStorageBucketName, minio.MakeBucketOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
 	}
 }
+
+func putFile(ctx context.Context, key string, reader io.Reader, size uint32, contentType string) error {
+
+}