diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b7f0d71..ad69ded 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ pub fn run(
             .service(server::routes::search::search) // search page
             .service(router::about) // about page
             .service(router::settings) // settings page
+            .service(server::routes::export_import::download) // download page
             .default_service(web::route().to(router::not_found)) // error page
     })
     .workers(config.threads as usize)
diff --git a/src/server/routes/export_import.rs b/src/server/routes/export_import.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fc445b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/routes/export_import.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+//! This module handles the settings and download route of the search engine website.
+
+use crate::{
+    handler::{file_path, FileType},
+    models::{self, server_models},
+    Config,
+};
+use actix_multipart::form::{tempfile::TempFile, MultipartForm};
+use actix_web::{
+    cookie::{
+        time::{Duration, OffsetDateTime},
+        Cookie,
+    },
+    get, post, web, HttpRequest, HttpResponse,
+};
+use std::io::Read;
+use tokio::fs::read_dir;
+
+/// A helper function that helps in building the list of all available colorscheme/theme/animation
+/// names present in the colorschemes, animations and themes folder respectively by excluding the
+/// ones that have already been selected via the config file.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `style_type` - It takes the style type of the values `theme` and `colorscheme` as an
+/// argument.
+///
+/// # Error
+///
+/// Returns a list of colorscheme/theme names as a vector of tuple strings on success otherwise
+/// returns a standard error message.
+async fn style_option_list(style_type: &str) -> Result<Box<[String]>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let mut style_options: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    let mut dir = read_dir(format!(
+        "{}static/{}/",
+        file_path(FileType::Theme)?,
+        style_type,
+    ))
+    .await?;
+    while let Some(file) = dir.next_entry().await? {
+        let style_name = file.file_name().to_str().unwrap().replace(".css", "");
+        style_options.push(style_name.clone());
+    }
+
+    if style_type == "animations" {
+        style_options.push(String::default())
+    }
+
+    Ok(style_options.into_boxed_slice())
+}
+
+/// A helper function which santizes user provided json data from the input file.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `config` - It takes the config struct as an argument.
+/// * `setting_value` - It takes the cookie struct as an argument.
+///
+/// # Error
+///
+/// returns a standard error message on failure otherwise it returns the unit type.
+async fn sanitize(
+    config: web::Data<&'static Config>,
+    setting_value: &mut models::server_models::Cookie,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    // Check whether the theme, colorscheme and animation option is valid by matching it against
+    // the available option list. If the option provided by the user via the JSON file is invalid
+    // then replace the user provided by the default one used by the server via the config file.
+    if !style_option_list("themes")
+        .await?
+        .contains(&setting_value.theme.to_string())
+    {
+        setting_value.theme = config.style.theme.clone()
+    } else if !style_option_list("colorschemes")
+        .await?
+        .contains(&setting_value.colorscheme.to_string())
+    {
+        setting_value.colorscheme = config.style.colorscheme.clone()
+    } else if !style_option_list("animations")
+        .await?
+        .contains(&setting_value.animation.clone().unwrap_or_default())
+    {
+        setting_value.animation = config.style.animation.clone()
+    }
+
+    // Filters out any engines in the list that are invalid by matching each engine against the
+    // available engine list.
+    setting_value.engines = setting_value
+        .engines
+        .clone()
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|engine| {
+            config
+                .upstream_search_engines
+                .keys()
+                .any(|other_engine| &engine == other_engine)
+                .then_some(engine)
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    setting_value.safe_search_level = match setting_value.safe_search_level {
+        0..2 => setting_value.safe_search_level,
+        _ => u8::default(),
+    };
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// A multipart struct which stores user provided input file data in memory.
+#[derive(MultipartForm)]
+struct File {
+    /// It stores the input file data in memory.
+    file: TempFile,
+}
+
+/// Handles the route of the post settings page.
+#[post("/settings")]
+pub async fn set_settings(
+    config: web::Data<&'static Config>,
+    MultipartForm(mut form): MultipartForm<File>,
+) -> Result<HttpResponse, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    if let Some(file_name) = form.file.file_name {
+        let file_name_parts = file_name.split(".");
+        if let 2 = file_name_parts.clone().count() {
+            if let Some("json") = file_name_parts.last() {
+                if let 0 = form.file.size {
+                    return Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().finish());
+                } else {
+                    let mut data = String::new();
+                    form.file.file.read_to_string(&mut data).unwrap();
+
+                    let mut unsanitized_json_data: models::server_models::Cookie =
+                        serde_json::from_str(&data)?;
+
+                    sanitize(config, &mut unsanitized_json_data).await?;
+
+                    let sanitized_json_data: String =
+                        serde_json::json!(unsanitized_json_data).to_string();
+
+                    return Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
+                        .cookie(
+                            Cookie::build("appCookie", sanitized_json_data)
+                                .expires(
+                                    OffsetDateTime::now_utc().saturating_add(Duration::weeks(52)),
+                                )
+                                .finish(),
+                        )
+                        .finish());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
+}
+
+/// Handles the route of the download page.
+#[get("/download")]
+pub async fn download(
+    config: web::Data<&'static Config>,
+    req: HttpRequest,
+) -> Result<HttpResponse, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let cookie = req.cookie("appCookie");
+
+    // Get search settings using the user's cookie or from the server's config
+    let preferences: server_models::Cookie = cookie
+        .and_then(|cookie_value| serde_json::from_str(cookie_value.value()).ok())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            server_models::Cookie::build(
+                config.style.clone(),
+                config
+                    .upstream_search_engines
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter_map(|(engine, enabled)| enabled.then_some(engine.clone()))
+                    .collect(),
+                u8::default(),
+            )
+        });
+
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(preferences))
+}
diff --git a/src/server/routes/mod.rs b/src/server/routes/mod.rs
index 6bc5750..1723bda 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/routes/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 //! This module provides modules to handle various routes in the search engine website.
 
+pub mod export_import;
 pub mod search;