diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/config/SecurityConfig.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/config/SecurityConfig.java
index 43b37b0..20e5f70 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/config/SecurityConfig.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/config/SecurityConfig.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public class SecurityConfig {
             .authorizeHttpRequests(auth -> auth
                 .requestMatchers("/form/**").hasAuthority(PermissionClaimDto.USER.getValue())
                 .requestMatchers("/head_mod/**").hasAuthority(PermissionClaimDto.HEAD_MOD.getValue())
+                .requestMatchers("/particles/**").hasAuthority(PermissionClaimDto.HEAD_MOD.getValue())
+                .requestMatchers("/files/save/**").hasAuthority(PermissionClaimDto.HEAD_MOD.getValue())
                 .anyRequest().permitAll()
             )
             .oauth2ResourceServer(oauth2 -> oauth2.jwt(Customizer.withDefaults()))
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/particles/ParticleController.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/particles/ParticleController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..276b170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/alttd/altitudeweb/controllers/particles/ParticleController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+package com.alttd.altitudeweb.controllers.particles;
+
+import com.alttd.altitudeweb.api.ParticlesApi;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ByteArrayResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+
+@Slf4j
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+@RestController
+public class ParticleController implements ParticlesApi {
+
+    @Value("${login.secret:#{null}}")
+    private String loginSecret;
+
+    @Value("${particles.file_path}")
+    private String particlesFilePath;
+
+    @Value("${notification.server.url:http://localhost:8080}")
+    private String notificationServerUrl;
+
+    @Override
+    public ResponseEntity<Resource> downloadFile(String authorization, String filename) throws Exception {
+        if (authorization == null || !authorization.equals(loginSecret)) {
+            return ResponseEntity.status(401).build();
+        }
+        File file = new File(particlesFilePath);
+        if (!file.exists() || !file.isDirectory()) {
+            log.error("Particles file path {} is not a directory, not downloading particles file", particlesFilePath);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(404).build();
+        }
+        File targetFile = new File(file, filename);
+        return getFileForDownload(targetFile, filename);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ResponseEntity<Resource> downloadFileForUser(String authorization, String uuid, String filename) throws Exception {
+        if (authorization == null || !authorization.equals(loginSecret)) {
+            return ResponseEntity.status(401).build();
+        }
+        File file = new File(particlesFilePath);
+        if (!file.exists() || !file.isDirectory()) {
+            log.error("Particles file path {} is not a directory, not downloading particles user file", particlesFilePath);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(404).build();
+        }
+        File targetDir = new File(file, uuid);
+        if (targetDir.exists()) {
+            return getFileForDownload(targetDir, filename);
+        } else {
+            log.warn("User {} does not have a directory for particles files", uuid);
+            return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private ResponseEntity<Resource> getFileForDownload(File file, String filename) {
+        File targetFile = new File(file, filename);
+        if (!targetFile.exists()) {
+            log.warn("Particles file {} does not exist", targetFile.getAbsolutePath());
+            return ResponseEntity.notFound().build();
+        }
+
+        if (!targetFile.isFile()) {
+            log.warn("Particles file {} is not a file", targetFile.getAbsolutePath());
+            return ResponseEntity.status(404).build();
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Path path = targetFile.toPath();
+            ByteArrayResource resource = new ByteArrayResource(Files.readAllBytes(path));
+
+            return ResponseEntity.ok()
+                    .contentLength(targetFile.length())
+                    .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+                    .header(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_DISPOSITION, "attachment; filename=\"" + filename + "\"")
+                    .body(resource);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to read particles file {}: {}", targetFile.getAbsolutePath(), e.getMessage(), e);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).build();
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ResponseEntity<Void> saveFile(String filename, MultipartFile content) throws Exception {
+        File file = new File(particlesFilePath);
+        if (!file.exists() || !file.isDirectory()) {
+            log.error("Particles file path {} is not a directory, not saving particles file", particlesFilePath);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(404).build();
+        }
+        ResponseEntity<Void> voidResponseEntity = writeContentToFile(file, filename, content);
+        notifyServerOfFileUpload(filename);
+        return voidResponseEntity;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ResponseEntity<Void> saveFileForUser(String uuid, String filename, MultipartFile content) throws Exception {
+        File file = new File(particlesFilePath);
+        if (!file.exists() || !file.isDirectory()) {
+            log.error("Particles file path {} is not a directory, not saving particles user file", particlesFilePath);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(404).build();
+        }
+        File targetDir = new File(file, uuid);
+        if (!file.exists()) {
+            log.debug("Creating particles directory {}", targetDir.getAbsolutePath());
+            if (targetDir.mkdirs()) {
+                log.info("Created particles user directory {}", targetDir.getAbsolutePath());
+            }
+        }
+
+        ResponseEntity<Void> voidResponseEntity = writeContentToFile(file, filename, content);
+        notifyServerOfFileUpload(uuid, filename);
+        return voidResponseEntity;
+    }
+
+    private void notifyServerOfFileUpload(String filename) {
+        String notificationUrl = String.format("%s/notify/%s.json", notificationServerUrl, filename);
+        sendNotification(notificationUrl, String.format("file upload: %s", filename));
+    }
+
+    private void notifyServerOfFileUpload(String uuid, String filename) {
+        String notificationUrl = String.format("%s/notify/%s/%s.json", notificationServerUrl, uuid, filename);
+        sendNotification(notificationUrl, String.format("file upload for user %s: %s", uuid, filename));
+    }
+
+    private void sendNotification(String notificationUrl, String logDescription) {
+        try {
+            RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+            ResponseEntity<String> response = restTemplate.getForEntity(notificationUrl, String.class);
+
+            if (response.getStatusCode().is2xxSuccessful()) {
+                log.info("Successfully notified server of {}", logDescription);
+            } else {
+                log.warn("Failed to notify server of {}, status: {}",
+                         logDescription, response.getStatusCode());
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("Error notifying server of {}", logDescription, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    private ResponseEntity<Void> writeContentToFile(File dir, String filename, MultipartFile content) {
+        File targetFile = new File(dir, filename);
+        if (!Files.isWritable(targetFile.toPath())) {
+            log.error("Particles file {} is not writable", targetFile.getAbsolutePath());
+            return ResponseEntity.status(403).build();
+        }
+
+        if (targetFile.exists()) {
+            log.warn("Overwriting existing particles file {}", targetFile.getAbsolutePath());
+        }
+
+        try {
+            content.transferTo(targetFile);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("Failed to write particles file {}", targetFile.getAbsolutePath(), e);
+            return ResponseEntity.status(500).build();
+        }
+
+        return ResponseEntity.ok().build();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
index dd273f8..2a93f6b 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ database.user=${DB_USER:root}
 database.password=${DB_PASSWORD:root}
 cors.allowed-origins=${CORS:https://alttd.com}
 login.secret=${LOGIN_SECRET:SET_TOKEN}
+particles.file_path=${user.home}/.altitudeweb/particles
+notification.server.url=10.0.0.107:8080
 logging.level.com.alttd.altitudeweb=INFO
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/particles/particles.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/particles/particles.component.ts
index f919d9a..5ce1018 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/particles/particles.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/particles/particles.component.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {ParticleComponent} from './components/particle/particle.component';
 import {FramesComponent} from './components/frames/frames.component';
 import {MatSnackBar} from '@angular/material/snack-bar';
 import {RenderContainerComponent} from './components/render-container/render-container.component';
+import {ParticlesService} from '../../api';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-particles',
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ export class ParticlesComponent {
     private intersectionPlaneService: IntersectionPlaneService,
     private particleManagerService: ParticleManagerService,
     private matSnackBar: MatSnackBar,
+    private particlesService: ParticlesService,
   ) {
   }
 
@@ -93,9 +95,38 @@ export class ParticlesComponent {
     return this.particleManagerService.generateJson();
   }
 
+  public getJsonFile(): Blob {
+    const jsonContent = this.generateJson();
+    return new Blob([jsonContent], {type: 'application/json'});
+  }
+
+  public saveJsonToFile(): void {
+    const jsonContent = this.generateJson();
+    const blob = new Blob([jsonContent], {type: 'application/json'});
+    const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+
+    // Create a temporary link element
+    const a = document.createElement('a');
+    a.href = url;
+    a.download = 'particle-data.json';
+
+    // Append to the document, click it, and remove it
+    document.body.appendChild(a);
+    a.click();
+
+    // Clean up
+    window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+    document.body.removeChild(a);
+
+    this.matSnackBar.open('JSON file downloaded', '', {duration: 2000});
+  }
+
+
   public copyJson() {
     navigator.clipboard.writeText(this.generateJson()).then(() => {
       this.matSnackBar.open('Copied to clipboard', '', {duration: 2000})
     });
+    //TODO validation
+    this.particlesService.saveFile(this.particleManagerService.getParticleData().particle_name, this.getJsonFile());
   }
 }
diff --git a/open_api/src/main/resources/api.yml b/open_api/src/main/resources/api.yml
index 2c3b38b..5c94c94 100644
--- a/open_api/src/main/resources/api.yml
+++ b/open_api/src/main/resources/api.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,18 @@ components:
   schemas:
     PermissionClaim:
       $ref: './schemas/permissions/permissions.yml#/components/schemas/PermissionClaim'
+  securitySchemes:
+    bearerAuth:
+      type: http
+      scheme: bearer
+      bearerFormat: JWT
 tags:
   - name: history
     description: Retrieves punishment history
   - name: team
     description: Retrieves information about the staff team
+  - name: particles
+    description: All actions related to particles
 paths:
   /team/{team}:
     $ref: './schemas/team/team.yml#/getTeam'
@@ -46,3 +53,11 @@ paths:
     $ref: './schemas/login/login.yml#/RequestNewUserLogin'
   /login/userLogin/{code}:
     $ref: './schemas/login/login.yml#/UserLogin'
+  /files/save/{filename}:
+    $ref: './schemas/particles/particles.yml#/SaveFile'
+  /files/save/{uuid}/{filename}:
+    $ref: './schemas/particles/particles.yml#/SaveFileForUser'
+  /files/download/{filename}/{secret}:
+    $ref: './schemas/particles/particles.yml#/DownloadFile'
+  /files/download/{uuid}/{filename}:
+    $ref: './schemas/particles/particles.yml#/DownloadFileForUser'
diff --git a/open_api/src/main/resources/schemas/particles/particles.yml b/open_api/src/main/resources/schemas/particles/particles.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bb9d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/open_api/src/main/resources/schemas/particles/particles.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+components:
+  parameters:
+    Filename:
+      name: filename
+      in: path
+      required: true
+      schema:
+        type: string
+        description: The name of the file
+    Secret:
+      name: Authorization
+      in: header
+      required: true
+      schema:
+        type: string
+        description: Secret
+  schemas:
+    FileData:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - content
+      properties:
+        content:
+          type: string
+          format: binary
+          description: The content of the file
+
+SaveFile:
+  post:
+    tags:
+      - particles
+    summary: Save a file
+    description: Save a file to the server (requires authorization)
+    operationId: saveFile
+    security:
+      - bearerAuth: []
+    parameters:
+      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Filename'
+    requestBody:
+      required: true
+      content:
+        multipart/form-data:
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileData'
+    responses:
+      '200':
+        description: File saved successfully
+      '401':
+        description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing token
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '../generic/errors.yml#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+      '403':
+        description: Forbidden - Insufficient permissions
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '../generic/errors.yml#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+      default:
+        description: Unexpected error
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '../generic/errors.yml#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+
+SaveFileForUser:
+  post:
+    tags:
+      - particles
+    summary: Save a file for a specific user
+    description: Save a file to the server for a specific user (requires head_mod permission)
+    operationId: saveFileForUser
+    security:
+      - bearerAuth: []
+    parameters:
+      - $ref: '../generic/parameters.yml#/components/parameters/Uuid'
+      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Filename'
+    requestBody:
+      required: true
+      content:
+        multipart/form-data:
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileData'
+    responses:
+      '200':
+        description: File saved successfully
+      '401':
+        description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing token
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '../generic/errors.yml#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+      '403':
+        description: Forbidden - Insufficient permissions
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '../generic/errors.yml#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+      default:
+        description: Unexpected error
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '../generic/errors.yml#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+
+DownloadFile:
+  get:
+    tags:
+      - particles
+    summary: Download a file
+    description: Download a file from the server using a secret key
+    operationId: downloadFile
+    parameters:
+      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Secret'
+      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Filename'
+    responses:
+      '200':
+        description: File downloaded successfully
+        content:
+          application/octet-stream:
+            schema:
+              type: string
+              format: binary
+      '404':
+        description: File not found
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '../generic/errors.yml#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+      default:
+        description: Unexpected error
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '../generic/errors.yml#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+
+DownloadFileForUser:
+  get:
+    tags:
+      - particles
+    summary: Download a file for a specific user
+    description: Download a file from the server for a specific user (requires authorization)
+    operationId: downloadFileForUser
+    security:
+      - bearerAuth: []
+    parameters:
+      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Secret'
+      - $ref: '../generic/parameters.yml#/components/parameters/Uuid'
+      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Filename'
+    responses:
+      '200':
+        description: File downloaded successfully
+        content:
+          application/octet-stream:
+            schema:
+              type: string
+              format: binary
+      '401':
+        description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing token
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '../generic/errors.yml#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+      '404':
+        description: File not found
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '../generic/errors.yml#/components/schemas/ApiError'
+      default:
+        description: Unexpected error
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '../generic/errors.yml#/components/schemas/ApiError'