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/
Good questions!
I just stick with Python, Go and Vue because I know them pretty well. I’d rather use a few tools I’m good at than try to use a bunch of different ones. It just makes my code tidier and easier for me to keep up with.
About the problem: the idea is to let you host your own stuff even if your computer isn’t super powerful. You can use storage from other companies, but you don’t have to trust them with your private data. Your files get encrypted on your computer before they even leave it. So, the storage company only ever sees scrambled data, never your actual stuff.
When I say not losing control, I’m talking about you being the only one who can read your data, not where the files are actually stored.
Oh, and yep, I do use AI tools, mainly Copilot. It helps me work faster on things like github actions, the
install.shscript etc. I don’t really see a reason to hide that.Thanks a lot for taking a look, even if it’s not totally up your alley!