diff --git a/backend/api/views.py b/backend/api/views.py
index 94d9f9d..f6be02d 100644
--- a/backend/api/views.py
+++ b/backend/api/views.py
@@ -298,10 +298,11 @@ class FileFilterView(APIView):
             if peer_id:
                 queryset = queryset.filter(peer_users__in=peer_id)
             else:
-                active_peer_ids = PeerUser.objects.filter(
-                    last_poll__gte=timezone.now() - timedelta(hours=1)
-                ).values_list("id", flat=True)
-                queryset = queryset.filter(peer_users__in=active_peer_ids).distinct()
+                # active_peer_ids = PeerUser.objects.filter(
+                #     last_poll__gte=timezone.now() - timedelta(hours=1)
+                # ).values_list("id", flat=True)
+                # queryset = queryset.filter(peer_users__in=active_peer_ids).distinct()
+                pass
 
             serializer = FileSerializer(queryset, many=True)
             # Loop through each serialized file to sort its peer_users
diff --git a/file_peer/peer_service.py b/file_peer/peer_service.py
index ef66322..ff7e469 100644
--- a/file_peer/peer_service.py
+++ b/file_peer/peer_service.py
@@ -15,14 +15,24 @@ CORS(app)
 @app.route("/copy-file", methods=["POST"])
 def copy_file():
     try:
-        data = request.json
-        source_file = data["file_path"]
-        id = data["file_id"]
-        if not os.path.exists(source_file):
-            return f"Source file does not exist at {source_file}", 400
-        filename = os.path.basename(source_file)
+        files = request.files
+        id = request.form["file_id"]
+        print(id)
+        if "file" not in files:
+            return "File must be sent in request", 400
+        file = request.files['file']
+        filename = file.filename.replace(" ", "_")
+        # id = data["file_id"]
+        # if not os.path.exists(source_file):
+        #     return f"Source file does not exist at {source_file}", 400
+        # filename = os.path.basename(source_file)
         destination_path = os.path.join("./uploads/", str(id) + "_" + filename)
-        shutil.copyfile(source_file, destination_path)
+        # shutil.copyfile(source_file, destination_path)
+        if os.path.exists(destination_path):
+            return "File with name already exists", 200
+
+        with open(destination_path, "wb") as f:
+            f.write(file.read())
         return "File Moved successfully", 200
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"An error occured: {e}")
@@ -88,7 +98,7 @@ def list_files():
     files = os.listdir("./uploads")
     newFiles = []
     for file in files:
-        newFiles.append(file.split("_")[1])
+        newFiles.append("_".join(file.split("_", 1)[1:]))
     return {"files": newFiles}, 200
 
 @app.route("/request-tests", methods=["GET"])
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/RegisterFile.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/RegisterFile.tsx
index f2f763d..f3b95b1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/RegisterFile.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/RegisterFile.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default function RegisterFile() {
     fetch(`http://localhost:8000/api/files/filter?peer_id=1`, {
       method: 'GET',
       headers: getAuthHeaders()
-    }) // replace with local api endpoint
+    })
     .then(response => response.json())
     .then(data => {
       setServerFiles(data)
@@ -46,10 +46,37 @@ export default function RegisterFile() {
   const handleSubmit = (event: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     // handle file upload
+    const fileInput = document.getElementById('file');
+    // @ts-expect-error - fileInput is an HTMLInputElement
+    const filename: string = fileInput.files[0].name.replace(/\s/g, "_");
     const formData = new FormData(event.target as HTMLFormElement);
-    const file = formData.get('file');
-    console.log(file, typeof file)
-
+    // register file with central server
+    fetch(`http://localhost:8000/api/register/`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        filename: filename,
+        topic: 1,
+        semester: 1,
+        professor: 1,
+        course: 1,
+      })
+    })
+      .then(response => response.json())
+      .then(data => {
+        formData.append("file_id", data.id)
+        // send file to local
+        return fetch("http://localhost:8080/copy-file", {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: formData
+        })
+      })
+      .then(response => response.text())
+      .then(data => {
+        console.log(data);
+        window.location.reload();
+      })
+      .catch(error => console.error(error));
   }
     return (
         <div className="container">