drp live

Drop files or paste text, get a link instantly. No account, no friction — just a key.

• /your-key — view, copy, download, or replace a drop
• Anonymous text drops expire after 24h (text) or 90 days (files)
• Paid accounts get locked drops, longer expiry, and renewable links

Features

• Text & file drops — paste anything or drag a file, get a shareable URL
• Custom keys — pick a memorable key or get an auto-generated one
• Locking — paid drops are locked to the owner's account; anon drops have a 24h edit window
• Expiry & renewal — paid accounts set explicit expiry dates and can renew any time
• Dashboard — logged-in users see all drops server-side; anon users get a local browser list with export/import
• CLI tool — drp up file.txt, drp up "some text", drp get mykey
• Self-hostable — deploys to Railway in a few clicks, runs locally with SQLite

Deploy on Railway

1. Fork this repo
2. New project on Railway → Deploy from GitHub repo
3. Add a PostgreSQL plugin
4. Set environment variables:

SECRET_KEY=random_large_string
DOMAIN=RAILWAY_PUBLIC_DOMAIN
DB_URL=Postgres.DATABASE_URL
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=
EMAIL_BACKEND=django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend
EMAIL_HOST_USER=you@gmail.com
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD=xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL=you@gmail.com
ADMIN_EMAIL=you@gmail.com
LEMONSQUEEZY_API_KEY=
LEMONSQUEEZY_SIGNING_SECRET=
LEMONSQUEEZY_STORE_ID=
LEMONSQUEEZY_STARTER_VARIANT_ID=
LEMONSQUEEZY_PRO_VARIANT_ID=

5. Start command:

python manage.py createcachetable && python manage.py collectstatic --noinput && python manage.py migrate && gunicorn project.wsgi --bind 0.0.0.0:$PORT

Note: run python manage.py makemigrations locally the first time before deploying.

Run locally

pip install -r requirements.txt
cp .env.example .env        # fill in Cloudinary values; leave EMAIL_* blank for console output
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py createcachetable
python manage.py runserver   # or: make dev

Password reset emails print to the terminal in dev — no mail server needed.

Makefile

make dev            # start Django dev server
make test           # run all tests (core + cli)
make migrate        # run migrations
make install        # pip install -e . (installs drp command)

Gmail App Password (production email)

Self-service password reset requires an outbound mail account. Gmail works fine:

1. Enable 2-Step Verification on your Google account
2. Go to Security → App passwords, create one named drp
3. Copy the 16-character password into EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD in your .env

500 emails/day free. For higher volume use Brevo (3,000/mo free).

CLI

Install from PyPI:

pip install drp-cli

Or from source:

pip install .         # or: make install

Usage:

drp setup             # configure host & log in
drp up notes.txt      # upload a file → prints URL
drp up "hello world"  # upload text → prints URL
drp up doc.pdf -k cv  # upload with custom key
drp get mykey         # text → stdout, file → saved to disk
drp get mykey -o a.txt  # save file with custom name
drp rm mykey          # delete a drop
drp mv mykey newkey   # rename a drop
drp renew mykey       # renew expiry (paid)
drp ls                # list your drops (requires login)
drp status            # show config
drp --version         # show version

Works anonymously or logged in. Logged-in users get locked drops, longer expiry, and drp ls.

Plans

	Free	Starter ($3/mo)	Pro ($8/mo)
Max file size	200 MB	1 GB	5 GB
Max text size	500 KB	2 MB	10 MB
Storage	—	5 GB	20 GB
Expiry	24h / 90d	Up to 1 year	Up to 3 years
Locked drops	✗	✓	✓
Renewable	✗	✓	✓

Upgrade from your account page after signing up — billing is handled via Lemon Squeezy.

License

MIT