diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index 2471beb..e49e97b 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const r2 = require('r2')
 const path = require('path')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const getPost = require('mediumexporter').getPost
+const { createClient } = require('webdav')
 
 /**
  * function [fetchFromMedium]
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ async function fetchMediumJSON(mediumUrl) {
 
 /**
  * function [createUser]
- * @returns [string] status
+ * @returns [object] ghost data json
 */
 const generateUserData = async (mediumUsername, email) => {
   console.debug('Creating: @' + mediumUsername + '(email: ' + email + ')');
@@ -125,9 +126,95 @@ const generateUserData = async (mediumUsername, email) => {
   return(JSON.stringify(ghostData))
 };
 
+const createDirIfNotExist = async (client, folder) => {
+  // recursively create subfolders if they don't exist.
+
+  //safety: don't touch directories outside WEBDAV_PATH_PREFIX
+  if (!folder.startsWith(process.env.WEBDAV_PATH_PREFIX)) {
+    throw new Error(`Cannot create directories outside ${process.env.WEBDAV_PATH_PREFIX}`)
+  }
+
+  // check the folder
+  await client.stat(folder)
+  .catch(async (err) => {
+    if (err.response.status == 404) {
+
+      // it's a 404, so we'll create the directory
+      console.debug(`Noting missing subdirectory: ${folder}`)
+
+      // first, create the parent directory (if required)
+      await createDirIfNotExist(client, path.dirname(folder))
+
+      console.debug(`Creating missing subdirectory: ${folder}`)
+      // then, create the current directory
+      await client.createDirectory(folder)
+      .catch(async (err) => {
+        if (err.response.status == 405) { // Method Not Allowed
+          // Maybe the directory's already been created in the meantime?
+          await client.stat(folder)
+          .catch((err2) => {
+            // Bad guess. Panic (and raise the original error)
+            console.debug(err.toJSON())
+            throw err
+          })
+        } else {
+          // what's this? Panic!
+          console.debug(err.toJSON())
+          throw err
+        }
+      })
+    } else {
+
+      // it's not a 404; we don't know how to handle this. Panic!
+      console.debug(err.toJSON())
+      throw err
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+/**
+ * function [createUser]
+ * @returns [string] status
+*/
+const webdavTest = async (filePath) => {
+
+  // connect to webdav
+  client = createClient(
+    process.env.WEBDAV_SERVER_URL,
+    {
+      username: process.env.WEBDAV_USERNAME,
+      password: process.env.WEBDAV_PASSWORD,
+      digest: process.env.WEBDAV_USE_DIGEST == 'true'
+    })
+
+  // decide path
+  current_date = new Date();
+  var dir_path = path.join(
+    process.env.WEBDAV_PATH_PREFIX,
+    current_date.getUTCFullYear().toString(),
+    current_date.getUTCMonth().toString(),
+    'test' // TODO: replace with article slug
+  )
+
+  // create directory if not exists
+  console.debug(`Loading ${dir_path}`)
+  await createDirIfNotExist(client, dir_path)
+
+  // upload a file
+  console.debug('Uploading file')
+  s = fs.createReadStream(filePath)
+  .pipe(client.createWriteStream(
+    path.join(dir_path, path.basename(filePath))
+  ))
+  .on('finish', () => console.debug('Uploaded successfully.'))
+
+  return true
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   fetchFromMedium,
   pushToGhost,
   mediumToGhost,
   generateUserData,
+  webdavTest
 }
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 546ee6b..6ce12e8 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env node
 
+// load configuraton from .env file (if exists)
+const dotenv = require('dotenv')
+dotenv.config()
+
 const program = require('commander');
 
 const {
@@ -7,6 +11,7 @@ const {
   pushToGhost,
   mediumToGhost,
   generateUserData,
+  webdavTest,
 } = require ('./functions');
 
 program
@@ -48,4 +53,10 @@ program.command('create-user <username> <email>')
     console.log(await jsonOut);
   });
 
+program.command('webdav-test <file>')
+  .description('[test command] upload stuff to WebDAV')
+  .action(async (file) => {
+    webdavTest(file);
+  });
+
 program.parse(process.argv)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 143d259..f7cdaa6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "commander": "^3.0.2",
+    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "mediumexporter": "github:xdamman/mediumexporter#v0.2.0",
-    "r2": "^2.0.1"
+    "r2": "^2.0.1",
+    "webdav": "^2.10.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 10d4191..e2e4e09 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,32 @@
 # yarn lockfile v1
 
 
+axios@^0.19.0:
+  version "0.19.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.19.0.tgz#8e09bff3d9122e133f7b8101c8fbdd00ed3d2ab8"
+  integrity sha512-1uvKqKQta3KBxIz14F2v06AEHZ/dIoeKfbTRkK1E5oqjDnuEerLmYTgJB5AiQZHJcljpg1TuRzdjDR06qNk0DQ==
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects "1.5.10"
+    is-buffer "^2.0.2"
+
+balanced-match@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz#89b4d199ab2bee49de164ea02b89ce462d71b767"
+  integrity sha1-ibTRmasr7kneFk6gK4nORi1xt2c=
+
+base-64@^0.1.0:
+  version "0.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/base-64/-/base-64-0.1.0.tgz#780a99c84e7d600260361511c4877613bf24f6bb"
+  integrity sha1-eAqZyE59YAJgNhURxId2E78k9rs=
+
+brace-expansion@^1.1.7:
+  version "1.1.11"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz#3c7fcbf529d87226f3d2f52b966ff5271eb441dd"
+  integrity sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==
+  dependencies:
+    balanced-match "^1.0.0"
+    concat-map "0.0.1"
+
 caseless@^0.12.0:
   version "0.12.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/caseless/-/caseless-0.12.0.tgz#1b681c21ff84033c826543090689420d187151dc"
@@ -17,6 +43,18 @@ commander@^3.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-3.0.2.tgz#6837c3fb677ad9933d1cfba42dd14d5117d6b39e"
   integrity sha512-Gar0ASD4BDyKC4hl4DwHqDrmvjoxWKZigVnAbn5H1owvm4CxCPdb0HQDehwNYMJpla5+M2tPmPARzhtYuwpHow==
 
+concat-map@0.0.1:
+  version "0.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz#d8a96bd77fd68df7793a73036a3ba0d5405d477b"
+  integrity sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s=
+
+debug@=3.1.0:
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-3.1.0.tgz#5bb5a0672628b64149566ba16819e61518c67261"
+  integrity sha512-OX8XqP7/1a9cqkxYw2yXss15f26NKWBpDXQd0/uK/KPqdQhxbPa994hnzjcE2VqQpDslf55723cKPUOGSmMY3g==
+  dependencies:
+    ms "2.0.0"
+
 define-properties@^1.1.2, define-properties@^1.1.3:
   version "1.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/define-properties/-/define-properties-1.1.3.tgz#cf88da6cbee26fe6db7094f61d870cbd84cee9f1"
@@ -24,6 +62,11 @@ define-properties@^1.1.2, define-properties@^1.1.3:
   dependencies:
     object-keys "^1.0.12"
 
+dotenv@^8.2.0:
+  version "8.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.2.0.tgz#97e619259ada750eea3e4ea3e26bceea5424b16a"
+  integrity sha512-8sJ78ElpbDJBHNeBzUbUVLsqKdccaa/BXF1uPTw3GrvQTBgrQrtObr2mUrE38vzYd8cEv+m/JBfDLioYcfXoaw==
+
 entities@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-1.1.2.tgz#bdfa735299664dfafd34529ed4f8522a275fea56"
@@ -54,6 +97,13 @@ es-to-primitive@^1.2.0:
     is-date-object "^1.0.1"
     is-symbol "^1.0.2"
 
+follow-redirects@1.5.10:
+  version "1.5.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.5.10.tgz#7b7a9f9aea2fdff36786a94ff643ed07f4ff5e2a"
+  integrity sha512-0V5l4Cizzvqt5D44aTXbFZz+FtyXV1vrDN6qrelxtfYQKW0KO0W2T/hkE8xvGa/540LkZlkaUjO4ailYTFtHVQ==
+  dependencies:
+    debug "=3.1.0"
+
 function-bind@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz#a56899d3ea3c9bab874bb9773b7c5ede92f4895d"
@@ -71,6 +121,16 @@ has@^1.0.1, has@^1.0.3:
   dependencies:
     function-bind "^1.1.1"
 
+hot-patcher@^0.5.0:
+  version "0.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hot-patcher/-/hot-patcher-0.5.0.tgz#9d401424585aaf3a91646b816ceff40eb6a916b9"
+  integrity sha512-2Uu2W0s8+dnqXzdlg0MRsRzPoDCs1wVjOGSyMRRaMzLDX4bgHw6xDYKccsWafXPPxQpkQfEjgW6+17pwcg60bw==
+
+is-buffer@^2.0.2:
+  version "2.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-buffer/-/is-buffer-2.0.4.tgz#3e572f23c8411a5cfd9557c849e3665e0b290623"
+  integrity sha512-Kq1rokWXOPXWuaMAqZiJW4XxsmD9zGx9q4aePabbn3qCRGedtH7Cm+zV8WETitMfu1wdh+Rvd6w5egwSngUX2A==
+
 is-callable@^1.1.4:
   version "1.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-callable/-/is-callable-1.1.4.tgz#1e1adf219e1eeb684d691f9d6a05ff0d30a24d75"
@@ -110,6 +170,23 @@ is-typedarray@^1.0.0:
     sanitize-filename "^1.6.1"
     underscore.string "^3.3.5"
 
+merge@^1.2.1:
+  version "1.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/merge/-/merge-1.2.1.tgz#38bebf80c3220a8a487b6fcfb3941bb11720c145"
+  integrity sha512-VjFo4P5Whtj4vsLzsYBu5ayHhoHJ0UqNm7ibvShmbmoz7tGi0vXaoJbGdB+GmDMLUdg8DpQXEIeVDAe8MaABvQ==
+
+minimatch@^3.0.4:
+  version "3.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz#5166e286457f03306064be5497e8dbb0c3d32083"
+  integrity sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==
+  dependencies:
+    brace-expansion "^1.1.7"
+
+ms@2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz#5608aeadfc00be6c2901df5f9861788de0d597c8"
+  integrity sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g=
+
 node-fetch@^2.0.0-alpha.8:
   version "2.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.0.tgz#e633456386d4aa55863f676a7ab0daa8fdecb0fd"
@@ -133,6 +210,16 @@ object.getownpropertydescriptors@^2.0.3:
     define-properties "^1.1.2"
     es-abstract "^1.5.1"
 
+path-posix@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-posix/-/path-posix-1.0.0.tgz#06b26113f56beab042545a23bfa88003ccac260f"
+  integrity sha1-BrJhE/Vr6rBCVFojv6iAA8ysJg8=
+
+querystringify@^2.1.1:
+  version "2.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/querystringify/-/querystringify-2.1.1.tgz#60e5a5fd64a7f8bfa4d2ab2ed6fdf4c85bad154e"
+  integrity sha512-w7fLxIRCRT7U8Qu53jQnJyPkYZIaR4n5151KMfcJlO/A9397Wxb1amJvROTK6TOnp7PfoAmg/qXiNHI+08jRfA==
+
 r2@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/r2/-/r2-2.0.1.tgz#94cd802ecfce9a622549c8182032d8e4a2b2e612"
@@ -142,6 +229,11 @@ r2@^2.0.1:
     node-fetch "^2.0.0-alpha.8"
     typedarray-to-buffer "^3.1.2"
 
+requires-port@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/requires-port/-/requires-port-1.0.0.tgz#925d2601d39ac485e091cf0da5c6e694dc3dcaff"
+  integrity sha1-kl0mAdOaxIXgkc8NpcbmlNw9yv8=
+
 rss-parser@^3.6.2:
   version "3.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rss-parser/-/rss-parser-3.7.2.tgz#9f5b7d4944d4f7a190b469e31a8353aedb17c052"
@@ -205,6 +297,19 @@ underscore.string@^3.3.5:
     sprintf-js "^1.0.3"
     util-deprecate "^1.0.2"
 
+url-join@^4.0.1:
+  version "4.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/url-join/-/url-join-4.0.1.tgz#b642e21a2646808ffa178c4c5fda39844e12cde7"
+  integrity sha512-jk1+QP6ZJqyOiuEI9AEWQfju/nB2Pw466kbA0LEZljHwKeMgd9WrAEgEGxjPDD2+TNbbb37rTyhEfrCXfuKXnA==
+
+url-parse@^1.4.7:
+  version "1.4.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/url-parse/-/url-parse-1.4.7.tgz#a8a83535e8c00a316e403a5db4ac1b9b853ae278"
+  integrity sha512-d3uaVyzDB9tQoSXFvuSUNFibTd9zxd2bkVrDRvF5TmvWWQwqE4lgYJ5m+x1DbecWkw+LK4RNl2CU1hHuOKPVlg==
+  dependencies:
+    querystringify "^2.1.1"
+    requires-port "^1.0.0"
+
 utf8-byte-length@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/utf8-byte-length/-/utf8-byte-length-1.0.4.tgz#f45f150c4c66eee968186505ab93fcbb8ad6bf61"
@@ -223,6 +328,21 @@ util.promisify@~1.0.0:
     define-properties "^1.1.2"
     object.getownpropertydescriptors "^2.0.3"
 
+webdav@^2.10.0:
+  version "2.10.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webdav/-/webdav-2.10.0.tgz#96601aafa0a16ad1410dc734285817efbc7f101d"
+  integrity sha512-wwvVL8IINaQlhHJb2b4z0K1V8nFO5XR+HB+epGfFc2JXqeRRAD68ksq94jl54/JdkHKAr5nlvU9JpW8GML8yBw==
+  dependencies:
+    axios "^0.19.0"
+    base-64 "^0.1.0"
+    hot-patcher "^0.5.0"
+    merge "^1.2.1"
+    minimatch "^3.0.4"
+    path-posix "^1.0.0"
+    url-join "^4.0.1"
+    url-parse "^1.4.7"
+    xml2js "^0.4.19"
+
 xml2js@^0.4.19:
   version "0.4.22"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xml2js/-/xml2js-0.4.22.tgz#4fa2d846ec803237de86f30aa9b5f70b6600de02"