diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index d26d070..5be190c 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -799,30 +799,59 @@ async fn upload_file(
 
     let file_path = format!("{}/{}", user_dir, filename);
 
-    // Register with 3002 API via curl
-    let api_key = "muser_68600856036340bcafc01930eb4bd839_1774418104_97221b69";
-    let register_json = format!(
-        r#"{{"file_name":"{}","file_path":"{}"}}"#,
-        filename, file_path
-    );
-    let register_output = std::process::Command::new("curl")
-        .args([
-            "-s",
-            "-X",
-            "POST",
-            "http://localhost:3002/api/v1/files/register",
-        ])
-        .args(["-H", &format!("X-API-Key: {}", api_key)])
-        .args(["-H", "Content-Type: application/json"])
-        .args(["-d", &register_json])
-        .output()
-        .map(|o| String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stdout).to_string())
-        .unwrap_or_default();
+    // Generate file_uuid locally (no external API dependency)
+    let file_uuid = uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string().replace('-', "");
 
-    let file_uuid = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&register_output)
-        .ok()
-        .and_then(|v| v["file_uuid"].as_str().map(|s| s.to_string()))
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string().replace('-', ""));
+    // Save to database (user-specific SQLite)
+    let db_path = crate::filetree::FileTree::user_db_path(&user_id);
+    let db_result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let conn = crate::filetree::FileTree::open_user_db(&db_path)?;
+        
+        // Register file
+        let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+            .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+            .unwrap()
+            .as_secs() as i64;
+        
+        conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO file_registry (file_uuid, sha256, file_size, mime_type, registered_at)
+             VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5)",
+            rusqlite::params![
+                &file_uuid,
+                &file_hash,
+                file_size,
+                "", // mime_type (optional)
+                now
+            ],
+        )?;
+
+        // Add file location
+        conn.execute(
+            "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO file_locations (file_uuid, location, created_at)
+             VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3)",
+            rusqlite::params![&file_uuid, &file_path, now],
+        )?;
+
+        // Create file node
+        let node_id = format!("node-{}", uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string().replace('-', "")[0..8]);
+        
+        conn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO file_nodes (node_id, label, file_uuid, sha256, node_type, file_size, created_at, updated_at)
+             VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, 'file', ?5, ?6, ?7)",
+            rusqlite::params![
+                &node_id,
+                &filename,
+                &file_uuid,
+                &file_hash,
+                file_size,
+                now,
+                now
+            ],
+        )?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    })
+    .await;
 
     // Add to file tree
     let sha_clone = file_hash.clone();