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A self-hosted approach to long-term file storage and control (github.com)
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So, this whole thing kicked off because I hit a wall with local storage - it just doesn't grow with you forever, you know? Plus, putting all my eggs in the basket of other companies felt a bit risky with all the changing rules and government access stuff these days.

What I ended up with is pretty cool: a personal file vault where I'm in charge. It treats any outside storage like it can't be trusted, and all the encryption happens right on my computer. I can even use cloud storage like S3 if I need to, but I never lose control of my own data.

Honestly, it just kinda grew on its own; I never set out to build a product. I'm mainly sharing it here to see how other folks deal with these kinds of choices.

You can check it out at https://www.leyzen.com/

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[-] doeknius_gloek@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 months ago

Is this project vibe coded?

[-] Jokulhlaups@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Readme is most definitely. Didn't look at the code tho

[-] non_burglar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Can you explain the "rotating containers back end"? I'm trying to understand what that adds to security.

[-] ki9@lemmy.gf4.pw 2 points 2 months ago

"military-grade"

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 2 months ago

kinda smells like truenas with its datasets

[-] Joelk111@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

What's the benifit of E2EE file storage on a self hosted server? I use FileBrowser Quantum, and it's super nice, as I can access the same shared drives that I access at home.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Defense in depth for one. It looks like this project is made for protecting your data on cloud storage. I've noticed right now there seems to be a lot of projects around using relatively cheap S3 storage solutions.

[-] Joelk111@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Ahh, that makes sense. When I think of self hosting, I think of using your own hardware.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Self hosting can be stretched to mean you're hosting your own services on a cloud provider.

[-] Joelk111@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I have dabbled in that with streaming to multiple platforms via a VPS. It definitely is stretching the definition of self hosting.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I've been using a VPS for a while now. I still maintain it, so it's very much like self hosting.

[-] Cyber@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

I dont want to dump on anyone, but this is v2.4.0 and v1.0.0 was last month...

With 4 tickets...

I'm also unsure that refering to zero knowledge architecture is the correct phrase here. Instead I think it should be zero trust in this context.

But as other repos are French, perhaps the AI is from translations.

In short - a good idea, but needs time - and clearer explanations of what's going on

[-] HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Majority of the code is python and vue? And, what problem is this trying to solve? What does it do that other solutions don’t? I read through the repo docs and it’s just not clear. WTF does it mean “I don’t lose control” over storage on cloud storage?! If it’s on the cloud, you are not in control. May the downvotes rain down on this.

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