CypherPress

A WYSIWYG for creating decentralised databases using IPFS and NuCypher

USPs

✅ No knowledge of NuCypher or IPFS required to create decentralised databases

✅ Applications you create will allow your users complete control over who has access to data that they share

✅ Works on Ethereum Smart-Contracts - which means no 'single-point-of-failure'

Use Cases

• Create a secret sharing app for your friends
• Build a medical record file system for your hospital where patients can choose which doctors to share their reports with
• Create a academic record file system for your university where students can share their academic transcripts with professors or employers

Installation

1. Run a local fleet of Ursulas

    git clone https://github.com/nucypher/nucypher.git
    cd nucypher
    sh scripts/local_fleet/run_local_fleet.sh
   

2. Install Ganache-Cli (A Local Ethereum Blockchain)
   You can install ganache-cli by running the following command

   npm intall -g ganache-cli

   Then it can be initiated using ganache-cli
   This will provide a list of 10 account addresses and private keys.
   Make sure that only these Private Keys are to be used in the webapp, just for the sake of fast transaction confirmations.

3. Clone The repo

   git clone https://github.com/pranav-singhal/cypherpress.git
   cd cypherpress
   npm install #install dependencies
   

4. Start the python server

    cd umbral
    export FLASK_APP=app.py
    flask run
   

5. Run the WebApp

      cd ..  #go to the root directory of the repo
      yarn start

6. Move to the http://localhost:3000 to view the app

Example Use Case (Medical Record File System)

• Cypherpress can be used to build a data sharing platform where patients can share their medical records with doctors.

• A hospital that might need such an application can use CypherPress. An administrator can use CypherPress to build such an app without learning about nucypher or IPFS.

• The administrator can decide what data patients can share and which doctors they can share it with - all with the help of a simple Google-Form like UI

• A similar application can be built by any school's administration, where students upload their performance reports and grant access to their teachers and future employers.

Demo Video

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fk6DllrvmuKrE69Y6My2w1p6h4Mzppof/view