🕰️ Time Capsule App

By Team FAKETHEHACK

✨ Inspiration
We were inspired by the idea of preserving meaningful moments for the future—like sending a birthday wish to a friend next year, a message to our future self, or a special memory for a loved one. In a fast-paced digital world, we wanted to slow things down and make memories last.

🛠️ How We Built It
We built a serverless web application using the following stack:

• Frontend: React.js for user interaction and uploading messages/media
  
• Backend: AWS Lambda functions triggered by CloudWatch cron jobs
  
• Storage: DynamoDB for message metadata, S3 for media files
  
• Delivery: AWS SES/SNS for sending scheduled emails or notifications

🚧 Challenges We Faced

• Implementing reliable future-time execution using serverless infrastructure
  
• Securely storing and retrieving media files
  
• Avoiding email deliverability issues (spam filtering, domain verification)
  
• Keeping the user experience simple while handling complex backend logic

📚 What We Learned

• Serverless architecture design using AWS Lambda, S3, and DynamoDB
  
• Managing time-based workflows and automating delayed tasks
  
• Working with AWS SES for secure and scalable email delivery
  
• Building a product that connects emotionally with users

✅ Accomplishments

• Delivered a working MVP with automated future message delivery
  
• Seamlessly integrated multiple AWS services into a unified pipeline
  
• Built something that makes people smile—even in the future

🚀 What’s Next

• Add authentication and encryption for private capsules
  
• Support delivery through SMS/WhatsApp with Twilio
  
• Launch mobile support for easier message creation
  
• Allow users to create shareable public capsules for future events

Built With

• amazon-web-services
• flask
• github
• python