File Vault Web App

A simple web app to password lock your files.

Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Built With
2. Getting Started
   • MongoDB Server
   • .env File

About The Project

This is a simple project that allows you to upload a file on the web server and use a password to protect it, later you can download your file if you chose the correct password.

This project was build with the Gin framework and the Go programming languages. This still needs a design rework with support for mobile devices and maybe some code refactoring but as of now the app works.

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Built With

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Getting Started

Before you run the app you need to have the following:

• MongoDB Server
• .env File

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MongoDB Server

You need to have MongoDB installed on your machine, if you don't have it installed you can download the installer at the following link.

This link is for the community version of MongoDB, once you've completed the installation process, it should be already up and running.

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.env File

In the root of your project folder you also need to create a .env file which will load the environment variables that are needed for the web app to work.

The app requires the following environment variables:

Variable	Description
PORT	The HTTP server port
MONGODB_URI	The URI for connecting to your MongoDB server
DB_NAME	The name of the database (inside MongoDB) where you want to store the files
FILE_DIR	The name of the directory where the uploaded files will be stored

Here's an example of the .env file:

PORT=3000
MONGODB_URI= mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/
DB_NAME=VaultWebApp
FILE_DIR=filedb

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Usage

If you've followed the getting started correctly, you'll then be able to run the application by just compiling and running the main.go file.

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