diff --git a/http/http_file_body.hpp b/http/http_file_body.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaafd5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/http_file_body.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "utility.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/beast/core/file_posix.hpp>
+#include <boost/beast/http/message.hpp>
+#include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
+
+namespace bmcweb
+{
+struct FileBody
+{
+    class writer;
+    class value_type;
+
+    static std::uint64_t size(const value_type& body);
+};
+
+enum class EncodingType
+{
+    Raw,
+    Base64,
+};
+
+class FileBody::value_type
+{
+    boost::beast::file_posix fileHandle;
+
+    std::uint64_t fileSize = 0;
+
+  public:
+    EncodingType encodingType = EncodingType::Raw;
+
+    ~value_type() = default;
+    value_type() = default;
+    explicit value_type(EncodingType enc) : encodingType(enc) {}
+    value_type(value_type&& other) = default;
+    value_type& operator=(value_type&& other) = default;
+    value_type(const value_type& other) = delete;
+    value_type& operator=(const value_type& other) = delete;
+
+    boost::beast::file_posix& file()
+    {
+        return fileHandle;
+    }
+
+    std::uint64_t size() const
+    {
+        return fileSize;
+    }
+
+    void open(const char* path, boost::beast::file_mode mode,
+              boost::system::error_code& ec)
+    {
+        fileHandle.open(path, mode, ec);
+        fileSize = fileHandle.size(ec);
+    }
+
+    void setFd(int fd, boost::system::error_code& ec)
+    {
+        fileHandle.native_handle(fd);
+        fileSize = fileHandle.size(ec);
+    }
+};
+
+inline std::uint64_t FileBody::size(const value_type& body)
+{
+    return body.size();
+}
+
+class FileBody::writer
+{
+  public:
+    using const_buffers_type = boost::asio::const_buffer;
+
+  private:
+    std::string buf;
+    crow::utility::Base64Encoder encoder;
+
+    value_type& body;
+    std::uint64_t remain;
+    constexpr static size_t readBufSize = 4096;
+    std::array<char, readBufSize> fileReadBuf{};
+
+  public:
+    template <bool IsRequest, class Fields>
+    writer(boost::beast::http::header<IsRequest, Fields>& /*header*/,
+           value_type& bodyIn) :
+        body(bodyIn),
+        remain(body.size())
+    {}
+
+    static void init(boost::beast::error_code& ec)
+    {
+        ec = {};
+    }
+
+    boost::optional<std::pair<const_buffers_type, bool>>
+        get(boost::beast::error_code& ec)
+    {
+        size_t toRead = fileReadBuf.size();
+        if (remain < toRead)
+        {
+            toRead = static_cast<size_t>(remain);
+        }
+        size_t read = body.file().read(fileReadBuf.data(), toRead, ec);
+        if (read != toRead || ec)
+        {
+            return boost::none;
+        }
+        remain -= read;
+
+        std::string_view chunkView(fileReadBuf.data(), read);
+
+        std::pair<const_buffers_type, bool> ret;
+        ret.second = remain > 0;
+        if (body.encodingType == EncodingType::Base64)
+        {
+            buf.clear();
+            buf.reserve(
+                crow::utility::Base64Encoder::encodedSize(chunkView.size()));
+            encoder.encode(chunkView, buf);
+            if (!ret.second)
+            {
+                encoder.finalize(buf);
+            }
+            ret.first = const_buffers_type(buf.data(), buf.size());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ret.first = const_buffers_type(chunkView.data(), chunkView.size());
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+};
+} // namespace bmcweb
diff --git a/http/http_response.hpp b/http/http_response.hpp
index ec54a90..4015899 100644
--- a/http/http_response.hpp
+++ b/http/http_response.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
+#include "http_file_body.hpp"
 #include "logging.hpp"
 #include "utils/hex_utils.hpp"
 
-#include <boost/beast/http/file_body.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/http/message.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/http/message_generator.hpp>
 #include <boost/beast/http/string_body.hpp>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     friend class crow::Connection;
 
     using string_response = http::response<http::string_body>;
-    using file_response = http::response<http::file_body>;
+    using file_response = http::response<bmcweb::FileBody>;
 
     // Use boost variant2 because it doesn't have valueless by exception
     boost::variant2::variant<string_response, file_response> response;
@@ -356,25 +356,45 @@
             response);
     }
 
-    bool openFile(const std::filesystem::path& path)
+    bool openFile(const std::filesystem::path& path,
+                  bmcweb::EncodingType enc = bmcweb::EncodingType::Raw)
     {
-        http::file_body::value_type file;
+        file_response::body_type::value_type body(enc);
         boost::beast::error_code ec;
-        file.open(path.c_str(), boost::beast::file_mode::read, ec);
+        body.open(path.c_str(), boost::beast::file_mode::read, ec);
         if (ec)
         {
             return false;
         }
+        updateFileBody(std::move(body));
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool openFd(int fd, bmcweb::EncodingType enc = bmcweb::EncodingType::Raw)
+    {
+        file_response::body_type::value_type body(enc);
+        boost::beast::error_code ec;
+        body.setFd(fd, ec);
+        if (ec)
+        {
+            BMCWEB_LOG_ERROR("Failed to set fd");
+            return false;
+        }
+        updateFileBody(std::move(body));
+        return true;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    void updateFileBody(file_response::body_type::value_type file)
+    {
         // store the headers on stack temporarily so we can reconstruct the new
         // base with the old headers copied in.
         http::header<false> headTemp = std::move(fields());
         file_response& fileResponse =
             response.emplace<file_response>(std::move(headTemp));
         fileResponse.body() = std::move(file);
-        return true;
     }
 
-  private:
     std::optional<std::string> expectedHash;
     bool completed = false;
     std::function<void(Response&)> completeRequestHandler;