PasteBox is a modern file-sharing and storage platform that lets users instantly upload files and generate short, shareable download links or QR codes. With a clean UI, lightning-fast uploads (via AWS), and optional user authentication, PasteBox is designed for both casual and power users.
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- ⚡ Fast file uploads via AWS S3 & MongoDB GridFS
- 🔐 JWT-based authentication (Login/Register)
- 🧾 Dashboard for managing uploaded files
- 💾 Anonymous sharing via LocalStorage
- 🔗 Share links with QR Codes, WhatsApp, Email, Facebook, etc.
- 📅 Expiration countdown for temporary files
- 📤 Download/Preview features with tracking
- 🌐 SEO-optimized public pages
- 📈 Progress indicators, spinners, and toasts for smooth UX
- Share links via:
- Direct QR Code
- Copy link with one click
- Uses AWS S3 for fast and reliable file storage
- GridFS support for large file uploads
- Secure token-based API authentication
- Supports file compression and preview links
- React 18
- React Router DOM
- Tailwind CSS (for styling)
- Redux Toolkit (for state management)
- React Dropzone (for file drag-and-drop)
- React Toastify (for notifications)
- React QR Code & React Share (for QR and social sharing)
- Vite (blazing fast dev server)
- Node.js + Express
- MongoDB + Mongoose
- AWS SDK (for S3 uploads)
- Multer + GridFS
- JWT (authentication)
- ShortID (for short link generation)
- QRCode (for QR generation)
- Nodemailer (for potential email sharing)
The structure image above shows the separation of the React frontend (
client/) and Node.js backend (server/), including components, routes, controllers, models, and config folders.
- Node.js
- MongoDB (local or Atlas)
- AWS credentials with S3 bucket
git clone https://github.com/PrinceInScripts/Share-Pod-File-Sharing-Application cd client npm install npm run dev cd server npm install npm start PORT=6600 MONGODB_URL=your_mongo_url SERVER_URL=http://localhost:6600/api/files CLIENT_URL=http://localhost:5173 NODE_ENV=development JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your_aws_access_key AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your_aws_secret AWS_REGION=your_aws_region AWS_BUCKET_NAME=your_s3_bucket MAIL_USER=your_email MAIL_PASS=your_email_password BASE_URL=http://localhost:6600