Because why pay AWS when you can duct-tape Google Drive into an object store like a real dev™️
This is a budget S3 clone. No EC2. No S3. No AWS bill. Just your free Google Drive account, Express, and vibes.
- ☕ Login with Google because we’re too lazy to build our own auth
- 📁 Buckets that are actually Drive folders but we lie to ourselves
- 🕵️♂️ Encrypted filenames so you feel hacker-y
- 📤 Uploads that work... mostly
- 🎬 Stream files like it's Netflix (but for PNGs)
- 🔗 Public URLs with expiration — like Snapchat, but for files
- 🧹 DELETE endpoints for when you rage quit your project
- Node.js + Express.js
- Google Drive API (a blessing and a curse)
- MongoDB for "serious persistence™"
- Multer — the least painful way to upload files in Express
- OAuth2 because we love complicated flows for simple problems
| Method | Endpoint | Does What |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /oauth/login |
Yeets you to Google login |
| GET | /oauth/callback |
Google yeets you back here |
Returns { accessToken: "✨magic✨" }
| Method | Route | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| PUT | /:bucketName |
Creates a fake S3 bucket |
| PATCH | /:bucketName/visibility |
Toggles public/private drama |
| GET | /:bucketName |
Lists files like a nosy friend |
| DELETE | /:bucketName |
Destroys your dreams and files |
| Method | Route | Functionality |
|---|---|---|
| PUT | /:bucketName/:fileName |
Upload file with secret name |
| GET | /:bucketName/:fileName |
Streams file like a cool kid |
| DELETE | /:bucketName/:fileName |
Deletes it like an ex's photo |
| Method | Route | What it Does |
|---|---|---|
| POST | /presign/:bucketName/:fileName |
Makes your file famous (temporarily) |
| DELETE | /presign/:bucketName/:fileName |
Takes the fame away |
| GET | /public/:bucketName/:fileName |
Anyone can see it (S3-style 🔓) |
📝 Add ?token=xyz for private links
📥 Add ?download=true if you're too good to stream
git clone https://github.com/your-name/woji-s3.git
cd woji-s3npm installPORT=8000
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/woji-s3
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=google-scammed-you
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=top-secret
GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:8000/oauth/callbacknpm run devOr if you like living dangerously:
node index.js- Open browser →
http://localhost:8000/oauth/login - Login with Google → get
accessToken - Make API calls like a pro:
Authorization: Bearer your-token
.
├── routes/
│ ├── file.js // all your bucket dreams
│ └── oauth.js // where the Google magic happens
├── models/
│ ├── Bucket.js
│ ├── File.js
│ └── User.js
├── services/
│ └── drive.js // how the files get into Drive 🪄
├── utils/
│ ├── googleAuth.js // auto-refresh fairy
│ └── filename.js // encryption voodoo
├── middlewares/
│ └── auth.js // bearer of tokens
├── uploads/ // temporary chaos
├── index.js
└── .env
- 🧊 File versioning like Git, but worse
- 🗑 Trash can for when you accidentally delete
final_final_v2_REAL.png - 🎨 Admin panel for your inner UI designer
- 🛡 Token expiration timers that actually expire
- 📊 Analytics for bragging to your team
Because someone told me to.
MIT License
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If AWS S3 and Google Drive had a child raised by Node.js devs with caffeine addiction, this would be it.
PRs welcome. Bugs expected. Fun guaranteed. 🎉
