Treasury

Inspiration

The current cloud file-sharing/storing platforms aren’t secure and free. The data stored by centralized platforms can’t be completely trusted. There have been various cases of servers being hacked and information stolen. One couldn’t trust such platforms to store sensitive information. There’s also the storage limit and the price barrier that is particularly miserly. These cons of the centralized web2 platforms inspired us to develop a blockchain-based secure and robust file-sharing/storing platform.

In today’s world, there are several solutions for web3 file storage, but still, not all solutions are perfect for every use case. IPFS is the largest storage solution for web3 but it lacks privacy. We need better privacy for file storage in web3 and Treasury provides that by storing encrypted files on IPFS.

What it does

Treasury is a blockchain-based file-storing and file-sharing platform. It leverages IPFS to store files on the blockchain and helps users retain the privacy of their data. We have created a platform through which users can store/share/upload any number of files on IPFS without any storage limit, that too securely!

Store Files

The file-storing functionality lets you upload files on the blockchain with an added file encryption security layer. There’s no barrier to the type of file and the size of the file that you can upload.

You also need to provide a secret code through which you can access/decrypt the file.

The file lives on the blockchain/IPFS so there’s no worry about things like server hacks.

Share Files

The file-sharing functionality is smooth than ever:

Sender: Upload & Encrypt file with Encryption Code
Receiver: Visit filetreasury.co and Decrypt file with Encryption Code

What we learned and how we built the project?

“Effective planning makes the execution smooth”. We spent quite a time brainstorming on choosing the right problem to solve. After that, we planned everything- from blueprints to wireframes, from MVP development to the final development. We divided our product development into phases with deadlines and that planning ultimately helped us to smoothly execute all the ideas that we had. And yes, we learned how to work in a team, how to complete tasks in a fast-paced environment, how to bring life to ideas, and so on.

Here's a quick overview of the whole journey of building Treasury:

Brainstorming and in-depth research on file-sharing and storing platforms
Assigning roles and responsibilities to team members
Creating a simple design language for the platform
UI/UX wireframing
Phase 1: Designing and developing MVP
Phase 2: Testing and fixing bugs
Fixing some more bugs : )
Final testing & uploading project on GitHub
Registering the domain filetreasury.co. It’s cool! Isn't it?

Challenges we ran into

Bugs, bugs, and bugs.
Encryption and decryption of files over the web.
We had a steep learning curve in integrating IPFS technology with our project to make it secure and robust.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Through this project, we can create an impact and we're proud to have accomplished the project in such a short time and look forward to introducing it to the entire world.

What's next for Treasury

We look forward to continuing to build this product after that hackathon as we believe this project has potential and our team can make it big. We will convert this project into a product. We are looking to integrate multiple features into Treasury:

Build an API for Treasury so that developers could integrate our service into their applications to make secure products for the wider public
Personal user account using Metamask. Login with wallet functionality to have all the files stored in one place.
File versioning
User Dashboard
Offline access
Real-time notifications
Also planning to rename the project to File Treasury :)