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# litecloud
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# 🌥️ Litecloud
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Selfhosted cloud solution based on Rust and postgresql. uses flutter for the web interface
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Your files, your server, your privacy. Litecloud is a lightweight, secure cloud storage solution that you can host yourself. Upload, organize, and share files without compromising your privacy or depending on big tech companies.
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## What makes Litecloud special?
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🔒 **Privacy-first**: Your files are encrypted with military-grade AES-256-GCM encryption before they ever touch the disk
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🏠 **Self-hosted**: Run it on your own server—you control your data
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⚡ **Lightning fast**: Built with Rust for maximum performance and safety
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🔧 **Developer-friendly**: Clean REST API lets you build custom apps and integrations
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🚀 **Dead simple**: One Docker command and you're running your own cloud
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## Features at a glance
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- **Secure authentication** with JWT-based sessions
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- **File encryption** using AES-256-GCM (the same standard used by banks)
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- **Share files easily** with customizable access controls and expiration dates
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- **Full REST API** for building your own clients or automations
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- **Modern web interface** built with React and TypeScript
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- **Single binary deployment** — no complex setup required
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## The tech behind the magic
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### Backend Stack
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- **Rust + Rocket**: For blazing-fast, memory-safe performance
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- **AES-256-GCM encryption**: Your files are scrambled before they hit storage
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- **JWT authentication**: Secure, stateless session management
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- **Docker-ready**: Runs on port 8082 by default
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### Frontend
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- **React + Vite + TypeScript**: Modern, type-safe user interface, with all the added benefits of vite
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- **Tailwind CSS**: Clean, responsive design
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## Why Rust? Why not just use Node.js?
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Great question! Rust gives us superpowers:
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- **Memory safety without garbage collection** — no mysterious crashes or memory leaks, hence safer handling of encrypted files.
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- **Fearless concurrency** — handle thousands of simultaneous uploads without breaking a sweat
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- **Zero-cost abstractions** — all the safety with none of the performance overhead
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- **Type safety for encryption** — this really is a no-brainer for an app built with security in mind
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Rocket framework adds the cherry on top with its elegant routing system and built-in request validation.
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## How secure is "secure"?
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We take security seriously:
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- **AES-256-GCM encryption**: The same encryption standard trusted by governments and militaries
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- **Server-side encryption**: Files are encrypted before they're written to your server's disk — even system administrators can't read your files without the keys
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- **No plaintext storage**: Your original files never exist unencrypted on the server
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- **JWT-based auth**: Secure, industry-standard authentication tokens
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## API-first design
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Everything you can do in the web interface, you can do programmatically. The entire Litecloud feature set is available under `/api`, so you can:
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- Build a mobile app that syncs with your Litecloud instance
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- Create automated backup scripts
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- Integrate file storage into your existing applications
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- Build a command-line client for power users
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*API documentation is coming soon — we're working on comprehensive docs with examples!*
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## Getting started in 30 seconds
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1. Clone the repository:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/yourusername/litecloud.git
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cd litecloud
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```
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2. Fire it up:
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```bash
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docker compose up --build
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```
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3. Open your browser to `http://localhost:8082` and create your account!
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That's it! You now have your own private cloud storage running locally.
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## Exposing to the internet (Production deployment)
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Running locally is great for testing, but you'll probably want to access your files from anywhere. Here's how to properly expose Litecloud with SSL encryption:
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### Option 1: Using Caddy (Recommended - Super Easy!)
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Caddy automatically handles SSL certificates via Let's Encrypt. Create a `Caddyfile`:
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```
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your-domain.com {
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reverse_proxy localhost:8082
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}
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```
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Then run Caddy:
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```bash
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caddy run
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```
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That's it! Caddy will automatically get SSL certificates and proxy requests to your Litecloud instance.
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### Option 2: Using Nginx Proxy Manager (GUI-friendly)
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If you prefer a web interface for managing your reverse proxy:
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1. Set up [Nginx Proxy Manager](https://nginxproxymanager.com/)
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2. Create a new proxy host pointing to `localhost:8082`
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3. Enable SSL and let NPM handle the certificate generation
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4. Configure any additional security headers you want
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### Option 3: Traditional Nginx
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For those who prefer manual configuration, here's a basic Nginx config:
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```nginx
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server {
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listen 443 ssl http2;
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server_name your-domain.com;
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ssl_certificate /path/to/your/certificate.crt;
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ssl_certificate_key /path/to/your/private.key;
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location / {
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proxy_pass http://localhost:8082;
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proxy_set_header Host $host;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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# Important for file uploads
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client_max_body_size 100M;
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}
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}
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```
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### Security considerations
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When exposing to the internet:
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- **Always use HTTPS** — your files are encrypted at rest, but you want them encrypted in transit too
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- Consider **IP whitelisting** if you only access from specific locations
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- Set up **fail2ban** to prevent brute force attacks on your login
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- Regular **backups** of your encrypted file storage
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- Keep your **Docker images updated** for security patches
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## What's next?
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- 📱 Mobile app development
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- 📚 Comprehensive API documentation
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- 🔍 File search and tagging
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- 🔄 Client-side sync capabilities
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## Contributing
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Found a bug? Have a feature idea? We'd love your help! Check out our issues page or submit a pull request.
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## License
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This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0). This means:
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- ✅ You can use, modify, and distribute this software freely
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- ✅ You can use it for commercial purposes
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- ✅ You must provide source code to users (even if they access it over a network)
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- ✅ Any modifications must also be open source under AGPL-3.0
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The AGPL ensures that if you run a modified version of Litecloud as a service, your users have the right to access the source code. This keeps the project truly open and prevents proprietary forks from closing off improvements to the community.
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See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for full details.
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---
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*Built with ❤️ and lots of ☕ by a solo developer who believes your files belong to you, not Big Tech.*
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