Atharav SinghThe Problem: Running Out of Cloud Storage
Picture this: It’s placement season at my college, and I’m drowning in resumes, project files, and interview prep documents. I’m uploading everything to Google Drive, sharing links with recruiters, and suddenly—BAM! My 15 GB of free storage is gone.
The worst part? I didn’t even need these files to stay there forever. They were only relevant for a day or two. But here I was, staring at a "Storage Full" notification, being asked to pay for an upgrade.
As a developer, I thought: There has to be a better way.
The Lightbulb Moment
What if I could create a tool that lets people upload files, share them, and automatically deletes them after 24 hours? No more paying for storage you don’t need. No more clutter. Just simple, temporary file sharing.
And that’s exactly what I built.
Introducing (easy-share) or EASEARE:
A website that stores your files for exactly 24 hours and then deletes them automatically.
Here’s how it works:
- Upload a file.
- Share the link with anyone—it’s downloadable and accessible for 24 hours.
- Relax. After 24 hours, the file is automatically deleted from the cloud.
No sign-ups. No payments. No storage headaches.
Tech Stack
- Frontend: React
- Backend: Node.js with Express
- Database: MongoDB (for metadata)
- Cloud Storage: Cloudinary (for cloud storage)
- Cron Jobs: Node-cron (for scheduled deleting after 24 hours)
- Other Dependencies: Multer (for file uploads), UUID (for unique IDs), etc.
Call to Action:
Try it out: https://easare.vercel.app/
Link to github: https://github.com/AtHaRaVs
Let me know what you think!
