diff --git a/src/cdn/util/basicCrdFileRouter.ts b/src/cdn/util/basicCrdFileRouter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46fcf8823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cdn/util/basicCrdFileRouter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+	Spacebar: A FOSS re-implementation and extension of the Discord.com backend.
+	Copyright (C) 2023 Spacebar and Spacebar Contributors
+	
+	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+	by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+	
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+	
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import { Router, Response, Request } from "express";
+import { Config, Snowflake } from "@spacebar/util";
+import { storage } from "../util/Storage";
+import { fileTypeFromBuffer } from "file-type";
+import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
+import crypto from "crypto";
+import { multer } from "../util/multer";
+
+// TODO: check premium and animated pfp are allowed in the config
+// TODO: generate different sizes of icon
+// TODO: generate different image types of icon
+// TODO: delete old icons
+
+const ANIMATED_MIME_TYPES = ["image/apng", "image/gif", "image/gifv"];
+const STATIC_MIME_TYPES = ["image/png", "image/jpeg", "image/webp", "image/svg+xml", "image/svg"];
+const ALLOWED_MIME_TYPES = [...ANIMATED_MIME_TYPES, ...STATIC_MIME_TYPES];
+
+export class BasicCrdFileRouterOptions {
+    public pathPrefix: string;
+    public fallbackToAvatarPath: boolean = true;
+
+    constructor(data: Partial<BasicCrdFileRouterOptions> = {}) {
+        Object.assign(this, data);
+    }
+}
+
+export function createBasicCrdFileRouter(opts: BasicCrdFileRouterOptions) {
+    const router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
+
+    router.post("/:user_id", multer.single("file"), async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+        if (req.headers.signature !== Config.get().security.requestSignature) throw new HTTPError("Invalid request signature");
+        if (!req.file) throw new HTTPError("Missing file");
+        const { buffer, size } = req.file;
+        const { user_id } = req.params;
+
+        let hash = crypto.createHash("md5").update(Snowflake.generate()).digest("hex");
+
+        const type = await fileTypeFromBuffer(buffer);
+        if (!type || !ALLOWED_MIME_TYPES.includes(type.mime)) throw new HTTPError("Invalid file type");
+        if (ANIMATED_MIME_TYPES.includes(type.mime)) hash = `a_${hash}`; // animated icons have a_ infront of the hash
+
+        const path = `${opts.pathPrefix}/${user_id}/${hash}`;
+        const endpoint = Config.get().cdn.endpointPublic;
+
+        await storage.set(path, buffer);
+
+        return res.json({
+            id: hash,
+            content_type: type.mime,
+            size,
+            url: `${endpoint}${req.baseUrl}/${user_id}/${hash}`,
+        });
+    });
+
+    router.get("/:user_id", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+        let { user_id } = req.params;
+        user_id = user_id.split(".")[0]; // remove .file extension
+        const path = `${opts.pathPrefix}/${user_id}`;
+
+        const file = await storage.get(path);
+        if (!file) throw new HTTPError("not found", 404);
+        const type = await fileTypeFromBuffer(file);
+
+        res.set("Content-Type", type?.mime);
+        res.set("Cache-Control", "public, max-age=31536000");
+
+        return res.send(file);
+    });
+
+    const getAvatar = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+        const { user_id } = req.params;
+        let { hash } = req.params;
+        hash = hash.split(".")[0]; // remove .file extension
+        const path = `${opts.pathPrefix}/${user_id}/${hash}`;
+
+        const file = await storage.get(path);
+        if (!file) throw new HTTPError("not found", 404);
+        const type = await fileTypeFromBuffer(file);
+
+        res.set("Content-Type", type?.mime);
+        res.set("Cache-Control", "public, max-age=31536000");
+
+        return res.send(file);
+    };
+
+    router.get("/:user_id/:hash", getAvatar);
+
+    router.delete("/:user_id/:hash", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+        if (req.headers.signature !== Config.get().security.requestSignature) throw new HTTPError("Invalid request signature");
+        const { user_id, hash } = req.params;
+        const path = `${opts.pathPrefix}/${user_id}/${hash}`;
+
+        await storage.delete(path);
+
+        return res.send({ success: true });
+    });
+
+    return router;
+}
diff --git a/src/util/config/types/CdnConfiguration.ts b/src/util/config/types/CdnConfiguration.ts
index f93307a4b..a78af5a98 100644
--- a/src/util/config/types/CdnConfiguration.ts
+++ b/src/util/config/types/CdnConfiguration.ts
@@ -24,4 +24,30 @@ export class CdnConfiguration extends EndpointConfiguration {
     imagorServerUrl: string | null = null;
     proxyCacheHeaderSeconds: number = 60 * 60 * 24;
     maxAttachmentSize: number = 25 * 1024 * 1024; // 25 MB
+
+    // limits: CdnLimitsConfiguration = new CdnLimitsConfiguration();
+}
+
+export class CdnLimitsConfiguration {
+    // ordered by route register order in CDN...
+    icon: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    roleIcon: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    emoji: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    sticker: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    banner: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    splash: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    avatar: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    discoverySplash: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    appIcon: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    discoverSplash: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration(); // what even is this?
+    teamIcon: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    channelIcon: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration(); // is this even used?
+    guildAvatar: CdnImageLimitsConfiguration = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+}
+
+export class CdnImageLimitsConfiguration {
+    maxHeight: number = 8192;
+    maxWidth: number = 8192;
+    maxSize: number = 10 * 1024 * 1024; // 10 MB
+    allowAnimated: "always" | "never" | "premium" = "always";
 }