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+# smolvault
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+smolvault is a self-hosted file storage tool I built to run on my Raspberry Pi.
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+## Overview
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+At its core, smolvault is a Python REST API written with [FastAPI](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com) that manages users and files.
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+File metadata is stored in a SQLite table while the uploaded files themselves are stored in S3.
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+> [!NOTE]
+> When a user requests a file, that file is cached locally on the server for an indeterminate amount of time to improve subsequent download requests.
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+### IAC - AWS Resources
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+This project also includes a `terraform` directory containing code to setup IAM resources and an S3 bucket to store the uploaded files.