📦 PasteBox — Secure, Fast & Smart File Sharing Platform

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.

Live Demo (Coming Soon) | Powered by MERN + AWS

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✨ Features

🚀 General Features

• ⚡ 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

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📡 Sharing Options

• Share links via:
  • WhatsApp
  • Instagram
  • Email
  • Direct QR Code
• Copy link with one click

⚙️ Backend & Storage

• 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

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🛠️ Tech Stack

🔹 Frontend

• 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)

🔸 Backend

• 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)

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📸 Screenshots

👤 User Dashboard

👥 Guest Dashboard

📤 File Upload Panel

🔗 File Share Options

🔍 File Preview Window

📂 Project Structure

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.

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⚙️ Installation & Running Locally

📦 Requirements

• Node.js
• MongoDB (local or Atlas)
• AWS credentials with S3 bucket

🧑‍💻 1. Clone the repository

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