# File Manager (Filerd)
Enhance's web based File Manager is powered by Filerd an internal Enhance service.
The File Manager service runs individually on each web server and drops permissions to the website user before performing any file operations. The control panel makes an RPC to the file manager service to generate a short-lived JWT which the UI then sends along with every request.
File Manager HTTP requests are proxied via the control panel web server to the relevant application server for the website.
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If you have high latency or packet loss between the control panel server and the web application server, File Manager performance may be affected.