diff --git a/components/build-deploy-panel.tsx b/components/build-deploy-panel.tsx
index 9841ea2..f188083 100644
--- a/components/build-deploy-panel.tsx
+++ b/components/build-deploy-panel.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import { useCliCommands } from "./workspace/use-cli-commands";
 import useSWR, { mutate } from "swr";
 import { db } from "@/data/db";
 import { useWorkspaceId } from "./workspace/use-workspace-id";
-import { Download, Rocket, ShieldCheck, Wrench } from "lucide-react";
+import { Download, Rocket, ShieldCheck, Wrench, Upload } from "lucide-react";
+import UploadModal from "./workspace/upload-modal";
 
 export function BuildDeployPanel() {
   const commands = useCliCommands();
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ export function BuildDeployPanel() {
           <button.icon className="w-4 h-4" />
         </Button>
       ))}
+      <UploadModal />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/components/webcontainer/load-files.tsx b/components/webcontainer/load-files.tsx
index ad02617..1192888 100644
--- a/components/webcontainer/load-files.tsx
+++ b/components/webcontainer/load-files.tsx
@@ -1,56 +1,10 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect } from "react";
-import { useWebContainer } from "./use-web-container";
-import { useWorkspaceId } from "../workspace/use-workspace-id";
-import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
-import { db } from "@/data/db";
-import { DirectoryNode, FileSystemTree } from "@webcontainer/api";
+"use client";
 
-export function LoadFiles() {
-  const id = useWorkspaceId();
-  const pathname = usePathname();
-
-  const webContainer = useWebContainer();
-
-  const loadFiles = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (typeof id !== "string") throw new Error("id is not string");
-    const start = `${pathname}/`;
-    const files = (
-      await db.files.filter((file) => file.path.startsWith(start)).toArray()
-    ).map((file) => ({
-      path: decodeURIComponent(file.path.replace(start, "")),
-      contents: file.contents,
-    }));
-
-    const root: FileSystemTree = {};
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useLoadFiles } from "./use-load-files";
 
-    files.forEach((file) => {
-      const parts = file.path.split("/");
-      let current = root;
-
-      parts.forEach((part, index) => {
-        if (index === parts.length - 1) {
-          // Last part, assign file content under the "file" key
-          current[part] = {
-            file: {
-              contents: file.contents,
-            },
-          };
-        } else {
-          // Traverse or create sub-directory under "directory" key
-          if (!current[part]) {
-            current[part] = {
-              directory: {},
-            };
-          }
-          current = (current[part] as DirectoryNode).directory;
-        }
-      });
-    });
-
-    if (!!webContainer) {
-      webContainer.mount(root);
-    }
-  }, [id, pathname]);
+export function LoadFiles() {
+  const loadFiles = useLoadFiles();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     loadFiles();
diff --git a/components/webcontainer/use-load-files.ts b/components/webcontainer/use-load-files.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..511c6ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/webcontainer/use-load-files.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useCallback } from "react";
+import { useWebContainer } from "./use-web-container";
+import { useWorkspaceId } from "../workspace/use-workspace-id";
+import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
+import { db } from "@/data/db";
+import { DirectoryNode, FileSystemTree } from "@webcontainer/api";
+
+export function useLoadFiles() {
+  const id = useWorkspaceId();
+  const pathname = usePathname();
+
+  const webContainer = useWebContainer();
+
+  const loadFiles = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (typeof id !== "string") throw new Error("id is not string");
+    const start = `${pathname}/`;
+    const files = (
+      await db.files.filter((file) => file.path.startsWith(start)).toArray()
+    ).map((file) => ({
+      path: decodeURIComponent(file.path.replace(start, "")),
+      contents: file.contents,
+    }));
+
+    const root: FileSystemTree = {};
+
+    files.forEach((file) => {
+      const parts = file.path.split("/");
+      let current = root;
+
+      parts.forEach((part, index) => {
+        if (index === parts.length - 1) {
+          // Last part, assign file content under the "file" key
+          current[part] = {
+            file: {
+              contents: file.contents,
+            },
+          };
+        } else {
+          // Traverse or create sub-directory under "directory" key
+          if (!current[part]) {
+            current[part] = {
+              directory: {},
+            };
+          }
+          current = (current[part] as DirectoryNode).directory;
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    if (!!webContainer) {
+      webContainer.fs.rm(webContainer.workdir, {
+        recursive: true,
+        force: true,
+      });
+      webContainer.mount(root);
+    }
+  }, [id, pathname]);
+
+  return loadFiles;
+}
diff --git a/components/workspace/file-explorer.tsx b/components/workspace/file-explorer.tsx
index b46cc05..89377bc 100644
--- a/components/workspace/file-explorer.tsx
+++ b/components/workspace/file-explorer.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 import { db } from "@/data/db";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { usePathname, useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
-import useSWR from "swr";
+import useSWR, { mutate } from "swr";
 import { FileIcon } from "./file-icon";
 
 type TOCProps = {
@@ -119,4 +119,13 @@ const FileExplorer = () => {
   return <TOC toc={toc} pathname={pathname} />;
 };
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @returns Function to refresh the file explorer in the current view
+ */
+export const useRefreshFileExplorer = () => {
+  const pathname = usePathname();
+  return () => mutate(`file-explorer-${pathname}`);
+};
+
 export default FileExplorer;
diff --git a/components/workspace/upload-modal.tsx b/components/workspace/upload-modal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb0828e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/workspace/upload-modal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Upload } from "lucide-react";
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+  DialogTrigger,
+} from "@/components/ui/dialog";
+
+import { db, FileContent } from "@/data/db";
+import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
+import { useDropzone, DropzoneOptions } from "react-dropzone";
+import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
+import { useRefreshFileExplorer } from "./file-explorer";
+import { useLoadFiles } from "../webcontainer/use-load-files";
+
+export default function UploadModal() {
+  const refreshFileExplorer = useRefreshFileExplorer();
+  const pathname = usePathname();
+  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
+  const loadFiles = useLoadFiles();
+
+  const onDrop = useCallback<NonNullable<DropzoneOptions["onDrop"]>>(
+    async (acceptedFiles) => {
+      let all: FileContent[] = [];
+
+      acceptedFiles.forEach((file) => {
+        const reader = new FileReader();
+
+        reader.onabort = () => console.log("file reading was aborted");
+        reader.onerror = () => console.log("file reading has failed");
+        reader.onload = () => {
+          // Do whatever you want with the file contents
+          const binaryStr = reader.result;
+          if (binaryStr instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
+            const contents = Buffer.from(binaryStr).toString("ascii");
+            // @ts-expect-error
+            const filename = file.path!;
+
+            all.push({ path: filename.slice(1), contents });
+          }
+        };
+        reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file);
+      });
+
+      try {
+        await db.workspaces.delete(pathname);
+        await db.files.bulkDelete(
+          (await db.files.toArray())
+            .map((i) => i.path)
+            .filter((i) => i.startsWith(pathname + "/"))
+        );
+
+        await db.workspaces.add({
+          name: pathname,
+          template: "file-upload",
+          dll: "",
+        });
+
+        const templateData: { path: string; contents: string }[] = all;
+
+        await db.files.bulkAdd(
+          templateData.map(({ path, contents }) => ({
+            path: `${pathname}/${encodeURIComponent(path)}`,
+            contents,
+          }))
+        );
+
+        await refreshFileExplorer();
+        loadFiles();
+        setIsOpen(false);
+      } catch (err) {
+        alert(String(err));
+      }
+    },
+    []
+  );
+  const { getRootProps, getInputProps } = useDropzone({ onDrop });
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={isOpen}>
+      <DialogTrigger asChild>
+        <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" onClick={() => setIsOpen(true)}>
+          <Upload className="h-4 w-4" />
+        </Button>
+      </DialogTrigger>
+      <DialogContent>
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle>Upload Files</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription>
+            <div {...getRootProps()} className="p-8 border">
+              <input {...getInputProps()} />
+              <p>
+                Drag &apos;n&apos; drop some files here, or click to select
+                files
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </DialogDescription>
+        </DialogHeader>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}