box5 0.9.1

Dropbox-like app with Client, Server, and Website

box5

A personal Dropbox-like app with Client (desktop sync), Server (cloud storage), and Website (web UI).

Quick Start

Start All Services

./run.sh

• Server: http://localhost:3111
• Website: http://localhost:3112

Manual Start

# Server (port 3111)
cd Server && uvicorn main:app --port 3111

# Website (port 3112)
cd Website && uvicorn main:app --port 3112

# Client Sync
python -m Client.main --username ccc --password cccpass --folder ./sync

Features

File Sync

• Place files in ./sync/ folder to auto-upload
• Changes detected and synced automatically
• Use ./sync/public/ for public files (accessible without login)

Folder Navigation (ls-style)

• Root shows subfolders: subdir/, public/
• Click folder to enter
• In subfolder shows ../ to go back
• Breadcrumb shows current path

File Version History

• Same filename shows only latest version on homepage
• Click "History" to see all versions (v1, v2, v3...)

File Viewer

• .md → Markdown rendered
• .txt → Plain text display
• .jpg/.png/.gif → Image display
• Other files → Download

Public Files

• Files in sync/public/ are uploaded as public
• Access via /api/public/files or Website /public

Run Tests

./test.sh

Tech Stack

• Python + FastAPI + sql5
• sql5 source: /Users/Shared/ccc/project/sql5

Project Structure

• Server/ — FastAPI server with sql5 database
• Client/ — Desktop sync client using watchdog
• Website/ — Web UI with Jinja2 templates
• tests/ — pytest unit tests
• _doc/ — planning docs and version notes