A simple file-sharing application using React.js, Node.js, Express, and AWS S3.
Users can upload files, generate shareable links, and download files seamlessly.

• 📂 Upload files from your local system.
• 🔗 Generate a shareable link for each uploaded file.
• 📥 Download files using the shared link.
• 🔄 Copy link to clipboard for easy sharing.
• ☁ Files stored securely in AWS S3.
• 🛠️Hosted and Deployed on Amazon EC2.

• React.js
• Axios (for API requests)
• CSS for styling

• Express.js (Server)
• AWS SDK (for S3 integration)
• Multer (for handling file uploads)
• dotenv (for environment variables)

• AWS S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service)
• EC2 (Elastic Cloud Compute)

Follow these steps to set up the project locally.

git clone https://github.com/yashan0202/file_sharing_web.git
cd file_sharing_web

cd frontend
npm install

npm start

The app will run on http://localhost:3000.

cd backend
npm install

Create a .env file in the backend folder and add your AWS credentials:

PORT=5000
AWS_REGION=your-region
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-access-key
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-secret-key
AWS_BUCKET_NAME=your-bucket-name

node server.js

The backend will run on http://localhost:5000.

• Endpoint: POST /api/files/upload
• Request: FormData (file)
• Response:

{
  "message": "File uploaded successfully",
  "url": "https://your-bucket.s3.your-region.amazonaws.com/filename",
  "name": "filename"
}

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

• AWS S3 for file storage
• EC2 for Hosting & Deployment
• React.js & Node.js for development
• Node.js & Express for backend
• Multer for handling file uploads

Feel free to fork this repo, create a new branch, and submit a Pull Request (PR).

Developer: Yash

Developer: Rafiya

Developer: Vamshi

Developer: Snehal

Developer: Shruti

Developer: Vinay

Developer: Krutika