diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index c4d6a9b..c259563 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ class Conf {
   static get uploader() {
     return Deno.env.get('DITTO_UPLOADER');
   }
+  /** Location to use for local uploads. */
+  static get uploadsDir() {
+    return Deno.env.get('UPLOADS_DIR') || 'data/uploads';
+  }
   /** Media base URL for uploads. */
   static get mediaDomain() {
     const value = Deno.env.get('MEDIA_DOMAIN');
diff --git a/src/uploaders/config.ts b/src/uploaders/config.ts
index 83874f6..5b4c7af 100644
--- a/src/uploaders/config.ts
+++ b/src/uploaders/config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
 
-import { ipfsUploader } from './ipfs.ts';
-import { s3Uploader } from './s3.ts';
+import { ipfsUploader } from '@/uploaders/ipfs.ts';
+import { localUploader } from '@/uploaders/local.ts';
+import { s3Uploader } from '@/uploaders/s3.ts';
 
 import type { Uploader } from './types.ts';
 
@@ -10,8 +11,8 @@ const configUploader: Uploader = {
   upload(file, opts) {
     return uploader().upload(file, opts);
   },
-  delete(cid, opts) {
-    return uploader().delete(cid, opts);
+  delete(id, opts) {
+    return uploader().delete(id, opts);
   },
 };
 
@@ -22,8 +23,10 @@ function uploader() {
       return s3Uploader;
     case 'ipfs':
       return ipfsUploader;
+    case 'local':
+      return localUploader;
     default:
-      return ipfsUploader;
+      throw new Error('No `DITTO_UPLOADER` configured. Uploads are disabled.');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uploaders/local.ts b/src/uploaders/local.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2381a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uploaders/local.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+
+import { crypto } from '@std/crypto';
+import { encodeHex } from '@std/encoding/hex';
+import { extensionsByType } from '@std/media-types';
+
+import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
+
+import type { Uploader } from './types.ts';
+
+/** Local filesystem uploader. */
+const localUploader: Uploader = {
+  async upload(file) {
+    const sha256 = encodeHex(await crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-256', file.stream()));
+    const ext = extensionsByType(file.type)?.[0] ?? 'bin';
+    const filename = `${sha256}.${ext}`;
+
+    await Deno.mkdir(Conf.uploadsDir, { recursive: true });
+    await Deno.writeFile(join(Conf.uploadsDir, filename), file.stream());
+
+    const { mediaDomain } = Conf;
+    const url = new URL(mediaDomain);
+    const path = url.pathname === '/' ? filename : join(url.pathname, filename);
+
+    return {
+      id: filename,
+      sha256,
+      url: new URL(path, url).toString(),
+    };
+  },
+  async delete(id) {
+    await Deno.remove(join(Conf.uploadsDir, id));
+  },
+};
+
+export { localUploader };