diff --git a/weed/operation/needle_parse_test.go b/weed/operation/needle_parse_test.go
index 202374e1b..d7e8a4162 100644
--- a/weed/operation/needle_parse_test.go
+++ b/weed/operation/needle_parse_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type MockClient struct {
 }
 
 func (m *MockClient) Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
-	n, originalSize, _, err := needle.CreateNeedleFromRequest(req, false, 1024*1024)
+	n, originalSize, _, err := needle.CreateNeedleFromRequest(req, false, 1024*1024, &bytes.Buffer{})
 	if m.needleHandling != nil {
 		m.needleHandling(n, originalSize, err)
 	}
diff --git a/weed/server/common.go b/weed/server/common.go
index 571944c10..2e0ae4058 100644
--- a/weed/server/common.go
+++ b/weed/server/common.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package weed_server
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -104,7 +105,9 @@ func submitForClientHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, masterFn ope
 	}
 
 	debug("parsing upload file...")
-	pu, pe := needle.ParseUpload(r, 256*1024*1024)
+	bytesBuffer := bufPool.Get().(*bytes.Buffer)
+	defer bufPool.Put(bytesBuffer)
+	pu, pe := needle.ParseUpload(r, 256*1024*1024, bytesBuffer)
 	if pe != nil {
 		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, pe)
 		return
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_cipher.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_cipher.go
index 8334d1618..acaa8f5ab 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_cipher.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_cipher.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package weed_server
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -30,7 +31,10 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) encrypt(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 
 	sizeLimit := int64(fs.option.MaxMB) * 1024 * 1024
 
-	pu, err := needle.ParseUpload(r, sizeLimit)
+	bytesBuffer := bufPool.Get().(*bytes.Buffer)
+	defer bufPool.Put(bytesBuffer)
+
+	pu, err := needle.ParseUpload(r, sizeLimit, bytesBuffer)
 	uncompressedData := pu.Data
 	if pu.IsGzipped {
 		uncompressedData = pu.UncompressedData
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_upload.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_upload.go
index 540def563..7082ab0f8 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_upload.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_upload.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 )
 
+var bufPool = sync.Pool{
+	New: func() interface{} {
+		return new(bytes.Buffer)
+	},
+}
+
 func (fs *FilerServer) uploadReaderToChunks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, reader io.Reader, chunkSize int32, fileName, contentType string, contentLength int64, so *operation.StorageOption) ([]*filer_pb.FileChunk, hash.Hash, int64, error, []byte) {
 	var fileChunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk
 
@@ -28,21 +35,28 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) uploadReaderToChunks(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 	chunkOffset := int64(0)
 	var smallContent []byte
 
+	bytesBuffer := bufPool.Get().(*bytes.Buffer)
+	defer bufPool.Put(bytesBuffer)
 	for {
 		limitedReader := io.LimitReader(partReader, int64(chunkSize))
 
-		data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(limitedReader)
+		bytesBuffer.Reset()
+
+		dataSize, err := bytesBuffer.ReadFrom(limitedReader)
+
+		// data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(limitedReader)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, 0, err, nil
 		}
 		if chunkOffset == 0 && !isAppend(r) {
-			if len(data) < int(fs.option.SaveToFilerLimit) || strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, filer.DirectoryEtcRoot) && len(data) < 4*1024 {
-				smallContent = data
-				chunkOffset += int64(len(data))
+			if dataSize < fs.option.SaveToFilerLimit || strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, filer.DirectoryEtcRoot) && dataSize < 4*1024 {
+				chunkOffset += dataSize
+				smallContent = make([]byte, dataSize)
+				bytesBuffer.Write(smallContent)
 				break
 			}
 		}
-		dataReader := util.NewBytesReader(data)
+		dataReader := util.NewBytesReader(bytesBuffer.Bytes())
 
 		// retry to assign a different file id
 		var fileId, urlLocation string
diff --git a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
index 3d752eda6..58212e8ff 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package weed_server
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -42,7 +43,10 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) PostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	reqNeedle, originalSize, contentMd5, ne := needle.CreateNeedleFromRequest(r, vs.FixJpgOrientation, vs.fileSizeLimitBytes)
+	bytesBuffer := bufPool.Get().(*bytes.Buffer)
+	defer bufPool.Put(bytesBuffer)
+
+	reqNeedle, originalSize, contentMd5, ne := needle.CreateNeedleFromRequest(r, vs.FixJpgOrientation, vs.fileSizeLimitBytes, bytesBuffer)
 	if ne != nil {
 		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, ne)
 		return
diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/needle.go b/weed/storage/needle/needle.go
index 34d29ab6e..845ffdb24 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/needle.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/needle.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package needle
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ func (n *Needle) String() (str string) {
 	return
 }
 
-func CreateNeedleFromRequest(r *http.Request, fixJpgOrientation bool, sizeLimit int64) (n *Needle, originalSize int, contentMd5 string, e error) {
+func CreateNeedleFromRequest(r *http.Request, fixJpgOrientation bool, sizeLimit int64, bytesBuffer *bytes.Buffer) (n *Needle, originalSize int, contentMd5 string, e error) {
 	n = new(Needle)
-	pu, e := ParseUpload(r, sizeLimit)
+	pu, e := ParseUpload(r, sizeLimit, bytesBuffer)
 	if e != nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/needle_parse_upload.go b/weed/storage/needle/needle_parse_upload.go
index 7201503f1..0888c6b7a 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/needle_parse_upload.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/needle_parse_upload.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package needle
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
@@ -18,11 +19,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ParsedUpload struct {
-	FileName  string
-	Data      []byte
-	MimeType  string
-	PairMap   map[string]string
-	IsGzipped bool
+	FileName    string
+	Data        []byte
+	bytesBuffer *bytes.Buffer
+	MimeType    string
+	PairMap     map[string]string
+	IsGzipped   bool
 	// IsZstd           bool
 	OriginalDataSize int
 	ModifiedTime     uint64
@@ -32,8 +34,9 @@ type ParsedUpload struct {
 	ContentMd5       string
 }
 
-func ParseUpload(r *http.Request, sizeLimit int64) (pu *ParsedUpload, e error) {
-	pu = &ParsedUpload{}
+func ParseUpload(r *http.Request, sizeLimit int64, bytesBuffer *bytes.Buffer) (pu *ParsedUpload, e error) {
+	bytesBuffer.Reset()
+	pu = &ParsedUpload{bytesBuffer: bytesBuffer}
 	pu.PairMap = make(map[string]string)
 	for k, v := range r.Header {
 		if len(v) > 0 && strings.HasPrefix(k, PairNamePrefix) {
@@ -72,14 +75,16 @@ func ParseUpload(r *http.Request, sizeLimit int64) (pu *ParsedUpload, e error) {
 		if mimeType == "application/octet-stream" {
 			mimeType = ""
 		}
-		if shouldBeCompressed, iAmSure := util.IsCompressableFileType(ext, mimeType); mimeType == "" && !iAmSure || shouldBeCompressed && iAmSure {
-			// println("ext", ext, "iAmSure", iAmSure, "shouldBeCompressed", shouldBeCompressed, "mimeType", pu.MimeType)
-			if compressedData, err := util.GzipData(pu.Data); err == nil {
-				if len(compressedData)*10 < len(pu.Data)*9 {
-					pu.Data = compressedData
-					pu.IsGzipped = true
+		if false {
+			if shouldBeCompressed, iAmSure := util.IsCompressableFileType(ext, mimeType); mimeType == "" && !iAmSure || shouldBeCompressed && iAmSure {
+				// println("ext", ext, "iAmSure", iAmSure, "shouldBeCompressed", shouldBeCompressed, "mimeType", pu.MimeType)
+				if compressedData, err := util.GzipData(pu.Data); err == nil {
+					if len(compressedData)*10 < len(pu.Data)*9 {
+						pu.Data = compressedData
+						pu.IsGzipped = true
+					}
+					// println("gzipped data size", len(compressedData))
 				}
-				// println("gzipped data size", len(compressedData))
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -98,15 +103,16 @@ func ParseUpload(r *http.Request, sizeLimit int64) (pu *ParsedUpload, e error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func parsePut(r *http.Request, sizeLimit int64, pu *ParsedUpload) (e error) {
+func parsePut(r *http.Request, sizeLimit int64, pu *ParsedUpload) error {
 	pu.IsGzipped = r.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") == "gzip"
 	// pu.IsZstd = r.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") == "zstd"
 	pu.MimeType = r.Header.Get("Content-Type")
 	pu.FileName = ""
-	pu.Data, e = ioutil.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(r.Body, sizeLimit+1))
-	if e == io.EOF || int64(pu.OriginalDataSize) == sizeLimit+1 {
+	dataSize, err := pu.bytesBuffer.ReadFrom(io.LimitReader(r.Body, sizeLimit+1))
+	if err == io.EOF || dataSize == sizeLimit+1 {
 		io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, r.Body)
 	}
+	pu.Data = pu.bytesBuffer.Bytes()
 	r.Body.Close()
 	return nil
 }
@@ -138,15 +144,17 @@ func parseMultipart(r *http.Request, sizeLimit int64, pu *ParsedUpload) (e error
 		pu.FileName = path.Base(pu.FileName)
 	}
 
-	pu.Data, e = ioutil.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(part, sizeLimit+1))
+	var dataSize int64
+	dataSize, e = pu.bytesBuffer.ReadFrom(io.LimitReader(part, sizeLimit+1))
 	if e != nil {
 		glog.V(0).Infoln("Reading Content [ERROR]", e)
 		return
 	}
-	if len(pu.Data) == int(sizeLimit)+1 {
+	if dataSize == sizeLimit+1 {
 		e = fmt.Errorf("file over the limited %d bytes", sizeLimit)
 		return
 	}
+	pu.Data = pu.bytesBuffer.Bytes()
 
 	// if the filename is empty string, do a search on the other multi-part items
 	for pu.FileName == "" {
@@ -159,19 +167,20 @@ func parseMultipart(r *http.Request, sizeLimit int64, pu *ParsedUpload) (e error
 
 		// found the first <file type> multi-part has filename
 		if fName != "" {
-			data2, fe2 := ioutil.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(part2, sizeLimit+1))
+			pu.bytesBuffer.Reset()
+			dataSize2, fe2 := pu.bytesBuffer.ReadFrom(io.LimitReader(part2, sizeLimit+1))
 			if fe2 != nil {
 				glog.V(0).Infoln("Reading Content [ERROR]", fe2)
 				e = fe2
 				return
 			}
-			if len(data2) == int(sizeLimit)+1 {
+			if dataSize2 == sizeLimit+1 {
 				e = fmt.Errorf("file over the limited %d bytes", sizeLimit)
 				return
 			}
 
 			// update
-			pu.Data = data2
+			pu.Data = pu.bytesBuffer.Bytes()
 			pu.FileName = path.Base(fName)
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/needle_read_write.go b/weed/storage/needle/needle_read_write.go
index 16c2fd06b..d208404a8 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/needle_read_write.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/needle_read_write.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package needle
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 	"io"
 	"math"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -29,10 +31,14 @@ func (n *Needle) DiskSize(version Version) int64 {
 	return GetActualSize(n.Size, version)
 }
 
-func (n *Needle) prepareWriteBuffer(version Version) ([]byte, Size, int64, error) {
-
-	writeBytes := make([]byte, 0)
+var bufPool = sync.Pool{
+	New: func() interface{} {
+		return new(bytes.Buffer)
+	},
+}
 
+func (n *Needle) prepareWriteBuffer(version Version, writeBytes *bytes.Buffer) (Size, int64, error) {
+	writeBytes.Reset()
 	switch version {
 	case Version1:
 		header := make([]byte, NeedleHeaderSize)
@@ -42,12 +48,12 @@ func (n *Needle) prepareWriteBuffer(version Version) ([]byte, Size, int64, error
 		SizeToBytes(header[CookieSize+NeedleIdSize:CookieSize+NeedleIdSize+SizeSize], n.Size)
 		size := n.Size
 		actualSize := NeedleHeaderSize + int64(n.Size)
-		writeBytes = append(writeBytes, header...)
-		writeBytes = append(writeBytes, n.Data...)
+		writeBytes.Write(header)
+		writeBytes.Write(n.Data)
 		padding := PaddingLength(n.Size, version)
 		util.Uint32toBytes(header[0:NeedleChecksumSize], n.Checksum.Value())
-		writeBytes = append(writeBytes, header[0:NeedleChecksumSize+padding]...)
-		return writeBytes, size, actualSize, nil
+		writeBytes.Write(header[0:NeedleChecksumSize+padding])
+		return size, actualSize, nil
 	case Version2, Version3:
 		header := make([]byte, NeedleHeaderSize+TimestampSize) // adding timestamp to reuse it and avoid extra allocation
 		CookieToBytes(header[0:CookieSize], n.Cookie)
@@ -79,51 +85,51 @@ func (n *Needle) prepareWriteBuffer(version Version) ([]byte, Size, int64, error
 			n.Size = 0
 		}
 		SizeToBytes(header[CookieSize+NeedleIdSize:CookieSize+NeedleIdSize+SizeSize], n.Size)
-		writeBytes = append(writeBytes, header[0:NeedleHeaderSize]...)
+		writeBytes.Write(header[0:NeedleHeaderSize])
 		if n.DataSize > 0 {
 			util.Uint32toBytes(header[0:4], n.DataSize)
-			writeBytes = append(writeBytes, header[0:4]...)
-			writeBytes = append(writeBytes, n.Data...)
+			writeBytes.Write(header[0:4])
+			writeBytes.Write(n.Data)
 			util.Uint8toBytes(header[0:1], n.Flags)
-			writeBytes = append(writeBytes, header[0:1]...)
+			writeBytes.Write(header[0:1])
 			if n.HasName() {
 				util.Uint8toBytes(header[0:1], n.NameSize)
-				writeBytes = append(writeBytes, header[0:1]...)
-				writeBytes = append(writeBytes, n.Name[:n.NameSize]...)
+				writeBytes.Write(header[0:1])
+				writeBytes.Write(n.Name[:n.NameSize])
 			}
 			if n.HasMime() {
 				util.Uint8toBytes(header[0:1], n.MimeSize)
-				writeBytes = append(writeBytes, header[0:1]...)
-				writeBytes = append(writeBytes, n.Mime...)
+				writeBytes.Write(header[0:1])
+				writeBytes.Write(n.Mime)
 			}
 			if n.HasLastModifiedDate() {
 				util.Uint64toBytes(header[0:8], n.LastModified)
-				writeBytes = append(writeBytes, header[8-LastModifiedBytesLength:8]...)
+				writeBytes.Write(header[8-LastModifiedBytesLength:8])
 			}
 			if n.HasTtl() && n.Ttl != nil {
 				n.Ttl.ToBytes(header[0:TtlBytesLength])
-				writeBytes = append(writeBytes, header[0:TtlBytesLength]...)
+				writeBytes.Write(header[0:TtlBytesLength])
 			}
 			if n.HasPairs() {
 				util.Uint16toBytes(header[0:2], n.PairsSize)
-				writeBytes = append(writeBytes, header[0:2]...)
-				writeBytes = append(writeBytes, n.Pairs...)
+				writeBytes.Write(header[0:2])
+				writeBytes.Write(n.Pairs)
 			}
 		}
 		padding := PaddingLength(n.Size, version)
 		util.Uint32toBytes(header[0:NeedleChecksumSize], n.Checksum.Value())
 		if version == Version2 {
-			writeBytes = append(writeBytes, header[0:NeedleChecksumSize+padding]...)
+			writeBytes.Write(header[0:NeedleChecksumSize+padding])
 		} else {
 			// version3
 			util.Uint64toBytes(header[NeedleChecksumSize:NeedleChecksumSize+TimestampSize], n.AppendAtNs)
-			writeBytes = append(writeBytes, header[0:NeedleChecksumSize+TimestampSize+padding]...)
+			writeBytes.Write(header[0:NeedleChecksumSize+TimestampSize+padding])
 		}
 
-		return writeBytes, Size(n.DataSize), GetActualSize(n.Size, version), nil
+		return Size(n.DataSize), GetActualSize(n.Size, version), nil
 	}
 
-	return writeBytes, 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Unsupported Version! (%d)", version)
+	return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Unsupported Version! (%d)", version)
 }
 
 func (n *Needle) Append(w backend.BackendStorageFile, version Version) (offset uint64, size Size, actualSize int64, err error) {
@@ -146,10 +152,13 @@ func (n *Needle) Append(w backend.BackendStorageFile, version Version) (offset u
 		return
 	}
 
-	bytesToWrite, size, actualSize, err := n.prepareWriteBuffer(version)
+	bytesBuffer := bufPool.Get().(*bytes.Buffer)
+	defer bufPool.Put(bytesBuffer)
+
+	size, actualSize, err = n.prepareWriteBuffer(version, bytesBuffer)
 
 	if err == nil {
-		_, err = w.WriteAt(bytesToWrite, int64(offset))
+		_, err = w.WriteAt(bytesBuffer.Bytes(), int64(offset))
 	}
 
 	return offset, size, actualSize, err