A free web application that allows users to store and share unlimited data files (each file size must be less than 5MB) and obtain shortened URLs for easy sharing.
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Lifetime Storage: Store your files securely without worrying about expiration dates or storage limits.
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Privacy: Your files are stored securely and are only accessible to you and those you choose to share the shortened URLs with.
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All Types of Files Accepted: Upload any type of file, ranging from documents to images, videos, and more.
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Quick and Convenient Sharing: Obtain shortened URLs for each uploaded file, making it easy to share them with others.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/samay15jan/storage-box.git
- Install the required dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
- Set up Google API credentials:
- Visit the Google Cloud Console.
- Create a new project or select an existing project.
- Enable the Google Drive API for the project.
- Create credentials (OAuth 2.0 client ID) for your project, selecting "Web application" as the application type.
- Download the credentials JSON file and save it as credentials.json in the project's root directory.
- Set up ApiLayer API:
- Visit ApiLayer's website. here
- Create a account and copy the apikey to main.py under 'def home()' function.
- Create and link shared folders manually of multiple google drives.
- Copy the all folder ID's to folder_id.txt file
- Run the application:
python main.py
Access the application in your web browser at http://localhost:5000.
- Usage
- Sign in using your Google account once.
- Upload your desired files (each file must be less than 5MB).
- The application will automatically upload the files to one of the random shared folders linked to your account.
- Obtain the shortened URL for each uploaded file.
- Share the shortened URLs with others for quick and convenient access to the files.
- Hosting: If you want to host the project online for free you can use pythonanywhere
- Tokens generated from google in token.pickle file will expire every 7 days.
- ApiLayer have monthly limits on api request but will be more than enough for personal use.
Contributions are welcome! If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
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