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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.
Good questions!
I just stick with Python, Go and Vue because I know them pretty well. I'd rather use a few tools I'm good at than try to use a bunch of different ones. It just makes my code tidier and easier for me to keep up with.
About the problem: the idea is to let you host your own stuff even if your computer isn't super powerful. You can use storage from other companies, but you don't have to trust them with your private data. Your files get encrypted on your computer before they even leave it. So, the storage company only ever sees scrambled data, never your actual stuff.
When I say not losing control, I'm talking about you being the only one who can read your data, not where the files are actually stored.
Oh, and yep, I do use AI tools, mainly Copilot. It helps me work faster on things like github actions, the
install.shscript etc. I don't really see a reason to hide that.Thanks a lot for taking a look, even if it's not totally up your alley!
Also, now that I’ve re-read this (I didnt understand what downvotes mean at first): why does a new project that doesn’t compete with big companies deserve downvotes? I’m just trying to meet tech people and talk about it, that’s all. It doesn’t need money, it doesn’t hurt anyone, and I’m not posting bullshit.
If it doesn’t solve a problem for you yet, that’s fine, it will get better over time. I genuinely want to understand what made you comment like this. And since you’re a moderator, respect btw, but why push people toward hating on it? What’s the goal here, should I delete the repo?
It's unclear to me what you're trying to achieve, and it seems like a counterproductive way to go about it, prone to failure, and needlessly expensive for anything of moderate size.
You're probably over indexing on the importance of downvotes if you're just doing this for yourself. If you're looking to make something actually useful to everyone, votes are probably an indicator of interest.
Personally, I read the readme and concluded that that project wasn't worth my time given the model and AI generated walls of text to tell me it has mobile accessible webpages and end to end encryption. Neither of which is a significant or revolutionary feature in 2025(almost 26) and are basically expectations.
I understand perfectly, thanks for the feedback, in fact it may seem counterproductive, I wanted to release too many features and merge everything to say that it is ultra secure, so I absolutely understand all the comments, I will make sure to improve all of that.