Rapid Host - File Hosting & URL Shortening Service

Overview

Rapid Host is a modern, full-stack application designed for seamless file hosting and URL shortening. It provides a user-friendly dashboard for managing uploaded files, shortened links, and user-specific settings. Administrators have access to extended controls, including user management, sign-up token generation, and application analytics.

The frontend is built with Next.js and React, styled with Tailwind CSS, offering a responsive and dynamic user experience. The backend is powered by Next.js API routes, handling authentication, database interactions, file processing, and configuration management.

Core Features

• File Uploads:
  • Securely upload various file types.
  • View files directly on the platform (images, videos, audio, text, Markdown).
  • Download original files.
  • Generate ShareX (.sxcu) configuration files for quick uploads.
• URL Shortening:
  • Shorten long URLs to concise, shareable links.
  • Manage created short links.
  • Generate ShareX (.sxcu) configuration for URL shortening.
• User Dashboard:
  • Gallery: View, manage, and share uploaded files with pagination. Modal view for better image/video/audio preview, including download and delete options.
  • Links: Table view of all shortened URLs with original link, creation date, and management options (delete).
  • Settings:
    • User Configuration:
      • Change account password.
      • Reset API token (used for ShareX/API uploads).
      • Select preferred ID generator for file/link names (Random, Gfycat, Nanoid, ZWS, Timestamp).
      • Control image embed preferences (direct image embed vs. informational card for Discord/social media).
      • Set a custom description for embeds when direct image embed is off.
    • Admin Tools (Admin Only):
      • Create User: Directly create new user accounts.
      • Manage Sign-Up Tokens: Generate and delete tokens required for user registration, with configurable expiration times.
      • Analytics Page: View application statistics including total users, files, URLs, and storage usage (MongoDB & File Storage).
• Authentication:
  • User login and session management (presumably NextAuth.js).
  • Token-based authentication for API interactions (e.g., ShareX uploads).
• File Previews & Sharing:
  • Direct link access to files (/[fileID]).
  • GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) rendering for .md files, including syntax highlighting for code blocks.
  • Raw text view with syntax highlighting for various code/text file types.
  • Optimized Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags for rich link previews on social media (Discord, Twitter, etc.), respecting user embed preferences for images.
• Admin Capabilities:
  • View and manage any user's files and links.
  • Comprehensive user and application settings management.

Tech Stack (Inferred)

• Frontend: Next.js (React), Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Next.js API Routes (Node.js)
• Authentication: NextAuth.js (likely), bcrypt (for password hashing)
• Database: MongoDB (inferred from analytics section)
• Markdown Processing: remark, remark-gfm, rehype-react, rehype-prism-plus
• Syntax Highlighting (Raw View): prism-react-renderer
• File Storage: MinIO

Setup & Deployment

• Standard Next.js project setup (npm install, npm run dev).
• Production builds via npm run build and npm start.
• Dockerfile provided for containerized deployments (both standalone and traditional Next.js builds).
• Requires environment variables for database connection, NextAuth secret, JWT secret, etc.

Key API Endpoints (Examples)

• /api/files/[id] (GET, DELETE) - Manage individual files
• /api/url/[tag] (GET, DELETE) - Manage individual short links
• /api/users/[username]/files (GET) - List user's files
• /api/users/[username]/links (GET) - List user's links
• /api/users/[username]/configuration (GET, POST) - Manage user-specific settings
• /api/users/create (POST) - Admin: Create user
• /api/users/tokens (GET, POST) - Admin: Manage sign-up tokens
• /api/users/tokens/[tokenValue] (DELETE) - Admin: Delete sign-up token

This project offers a robust and feature-rich platform for personal or small-group file and link management.