diff --git a/api/_shared/formidablePromise.js b/api/_shared/formidablePromise.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b40f687..00000000
--- a/api/_shared/formidablePromise.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import formidable from 'formidable'
-
-export const formidablePromise = async (request, options) => {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const form = formidable(options)
-
-    form.parse(request, (err, fields, files) => {
-      if (err) {
-        return reject(err)
-      }
-      return resolve({ fields, files })
-    })
-  })
-}
diff --git a/api/upload.mjs b/api/upload.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 04ae86d2..00000000
--- a/api/upload.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-import { S3Client } from '@aws-sdk/client-s3'
-import { Upload } from '@aws-sdk/lib-storage'
-import formidable from 'formidable'
-import { Writable } from 'stream'
-import path from 'path'
-import crypto from 'crypto'
-import { formidablePromise } from './_shared/formidablePromise.js'
-
-const { STORJ_ACCESS_KEY, STORJ_SECRET_KEY, STORJ_END_POINT, STORJ_BUCKET_NAME, CDN_DOMAIN } = process.env
-
-const storjS3Client = new S3Client({
-  endpoint: STORJ_END_POINT,
-  credentials: {
-    accessKeyId: STORJ_ACCESS_KEY,
-    secretAccessKey: STORJ_SECRET_KEY
-  }
-})
-
-const fileConsumer = (acc) => {
-  return new Writable({
-    write: (chunk, _enc, next) => {
-      acc.push(chunk)
-      next()
-    }
-  })
-}
-
-const formidableConfig = {
-  keepExtensions: true,
-  maxFileSize: 10_000_000,
-  maxFieldsSize: 10_000_000,
-  maxFields: 7,
-  allowEmptyFiles: false,
-  multiples: false
-}
-
-const handleFileUpload = async (request) => {
-  const chunks = []
-  const { files } = await formidablePromise(request, {
-    ...formidableConfig,
-    // consume this, otherwise formidable tries to save the file to disk
-    fileWriteStreamHandler: () => fileConsumer(chunks)
-  })
-
-  const data = Buffer.concat(chunks)
-
-  const { originalFilename, mimetype } = files.file
-
-  const fileExtension = path.extname(originalFilename)
-
-  const filename = crypto.randomUUID() + fileExtension
-
-  const params = {
-    Bucket: STORJ_BUCKET_NAME,
-    Key: filename,
-    Body: data,
-    ContentType: mimetype
-  }
-
-  const upload = new Upload({ params, client: storjS3Client })
-  await upload.done()
-
-  return `http://${CDN_DOMAIN}/${filename}`
-}
-
-const handler = async (request, response) => {
-  try {
-    const location = await handleFileUpload(request)
-    return response.status(200).json(location)
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error(error)
-    response.status(500).json({ error: error.message })
-  }
-}
-
-export default handler
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 867fa707..dfc1287a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,18 +29,11 @@
     "typecheck:watch": "tsc --noEmit --watch"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-sdk/abort-controller": "3.303.0",
-    "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "3.303.0",
-    "@aws-sdk/lib-storage": "3.303.0",
     "@hocuspocus/provider": "2.0.6",
-    "@solid-primitives/media": "2.2.3",
     "form-data": "4.0.0",
-    "formidable": "2.1.1",
     "i18next": "22.4.15",
     "mailgun.js": "8.2.1",
-    "node-fetch": "3.3.1",
-    "solid-popper": "0.3.0",
-    "typograf": "7.1.0"
+    "node-fetch": "3.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.21.8",
@@ -54,6 +47,7 @@
     "@nanostores/router": "0.8.3",
     "@nanostores/solid": "0.3.2",
     "@popperjs/core": "2.11.7",
+    "@solid-primitives/media": "2.2.3",
     "@solid-primitives/memo": "1.2.4",
     "@solid-primitives/share": "2.0.4",
     "@solid-primitives/storage": "1.3.9",
@@ -155,6 +149,7 @@
     "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "5.9.0",
     "sass": "1.62.1",
     "solid-js": "1.7.5",
+    "solid-popper": "0.3.0",
     "solid-tiptap": "0.6.0",
     "solid-transition-group": "0.2.2",
     "sort-package-json": "2.4.1",
@@ -165,6 +160,7 @@
     "swiper": "9.4.1",
     "ts-node": "10.9.1",
     "typescript": "5.0.4",
+    "typograf": "7.1.0",
     "undici": "5.21.0",
     "uniqolor": "1.1.0",
     "unique-names-generator": "4.7.1",
diff --git a/src/components/Editor/UploadModalContent/UploadModalContent.tsx b/src/components/Editor/UploadModalContent/UploadModalContent.tsx
index b01b91e9..0e7fb83c 100644
--- a/src/components/Editor/UploadModalContent/UploadModalContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Editor/UploadModalContent/UploadModalContent.tsx
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ export const UploadModalContent = (props: Props) => {
   const runUpload = async (file) => {
     try {
       setIsUploading(true)
-      const fileUrl = await handleFileUpload(file)
-      props.onClose(fileUrl)
+      const result = await handleFileUpload(file)
+      props.onClose(result.url)
       setIsUploading(false)
     } catch (error) {
       setIsUploading(false)
diff --git a/src/components/_shared/DropArea/DropArea.tsx b/src/components/_shared/DropArea/DropArea.tsx
index b827368e..2a2fbe24 100644
--- a/src/components/_shared/DropArea/DropArea.tsx
+++ b/src/components/_shared/DropArea/DropArea.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const DropArea = (props: Props) => {
       const results: string[] = []
       for (const file of files) {
         const result = await handleFileUpload(file)
-        results.push(result)
+        results.push(result.url)
       }
       props.onUpload(results)
       setLoading(false)
diff --git a/src/components/_shared/SolidSwiper/SolidSwiper.tsx b/src/components/_shared/SolidSwiper/SolidSwiper.tsx
index e6802a3a..39ece589 100644
--- a/src/components/_shared/SolidSwiper/SolidSwiper.tsx
+++ b/src/components/_shared/SolidSwiper/SolidSwiper.tsx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export const SolidSwiper = (props: Props) => {
         const results: string[] = []
         for (const file of selectedFiles) {
           const result = await handleFileUpload(file)
-          results.push(result)
+          results.push(result.url)
         }
         props.onImagesAdd(composeMediaItem(results))
         setLoading(false)
diff --git a/src/pages/profile/profileSettings.page.tsx b/src/pages/profile/profileSettings.page.tsx
index 9dbc5324..f636f774 100644
--- a/src/pages/profile/profileSettings.page.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/profile/profileSettings.page.tsx
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ export const ProfileSettingsPage = () => {
     await selectFiles(async ([uploadFile]) => {
       try {
         setIsUserpicUpdating(true)
-        const fileUrl = await handleFileUpload(uploadFile)
-        updateFormField('userpic', fileUrl)
+        const result = await handleFileUpload(uploadFile)
+        updateFormField('userpic', result.url)
         setIsUserpicUpdating(false)
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('[upload avatar] error', error)
diff --git a/src/utils/handleFileUpload.ts b/src/utils/handleFileUpload.ts
index 2eecde03..c9c925d4 100644
--- a/src/utils/handleFileUpload.ts
+++ b/src/utils/handleFileUpload.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { UploadFile } from '@solid-primitives/upload'
-import { isDev } from './config'
+import { apiBaseUrl } from './config'
 
-const api = isDev ? 'https://new.discours.io/api/upload' : '/api/upload'
+const apiUrl = `${apiBaseUrl}/upload`
 
 export const handleFileUpload = async (uploadFile: UploadFile) => {
   const formData = new FormData()
   formData.append('file', uploadFile.file, uploadFile.name)
-  const response = await fetch(api, {
+  const response = await fetch(apiUrl, {
     method: 'POST',
     body: formData
   })