A self-hosted approach to long-term file storage and control (github.com)
from expyth0n@lemmy.world to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 20 Dec 16:26
https://lemmy.world/post/40471856

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/

#selfhosted

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non_burglar@lemmy.world on 20 Dec 16:54 next collapse

Can you explain the “rotating containers back end”? I’m trying to understand what that adds to security.

irmadlad@lemmy.world on 20 Dec 22:48 next collapse

I was hoping for an answer. I think OP is saying that the backends are not persistent. So each time data is written or accessed, the backend may be dynamically created or modified. Guessing in lieu of OP’s response. However, the OP’s account is 6 hours old so…

ki9@lemmy.gf4.pw on 22 Dec 03:56 collapse

“military-grade”

originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com on 20 Dec 16:57 next collapse

kinda smells like truenas with its datasets

Joelk111@lemmy.world on 20 Dec 17:20 next collapse

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 on 20 Dec 18:12 collapse

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 on 20 Dec 18:57 collapse

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

FlexibleToast@lemmy.world on 20 Dec 20:01 next collapse

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

Joelk111@lemmy.world on 20 Dec 20:17 collapse

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 on 20 Dec 22:13 collapse

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

Joelk111@lemmy.world on 20 Dec 22:24 collapse

Yeah, it’s almost exactly the same in terms of software maintence, but of course you don’t actually host anything. I like the idea that, if the WWW goes down, I’ll still be able to control my smart home (locally of course) and such. Using a VPS is like semi-self hosting. I can’t really think of a good term for it, so I can see why it’s still grouped into self hosting.

FlexibleToast@lemmy.world on 21 Dec 01:16 collapse

Yeah, I only put specific things there. Management and monitoring things. The services are still local.

K3can@lemmy.radio on 22 Dec 01:26 collapse

Saying something is “self hosted” when it’s actually hosted by a cloud provider is sort of like saying something was “self coded” when it was actually coded by an LLM.

doeknius_gloek@discuss.tchncs.de on 20 Dec 18:10 next collapse

Is this project vibe coded?

Jokulhlaups@lemmy.world on 20 Dec 19:50 next collapse

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

just_another_person@lemmy.world on 21 Dec 23:20 collapse

100%

HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world on 21 Dec 22:34 next collapse

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.

Cyber@feddit.uk on 21 Dec 23:31 collapse

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