Cloud storageCAN I VIBECODE
Dropbox Plus?
BUILD FIRST
- A non-sensitive or read-only version of the core experience
- A manual review step wherever correctness or trust matters
- A narrow companion tool that removes a real piece of work
LEAVE FOR LATER
- Regulated decisions, payments, or irreversible actions
- Claims of correctness, compliance, or uptime that the MVP cannot support
- Sensitive integrations until security, support, and auditability are ready
RESEARCH NOTES
What this tool actually does.
Dropbox Plus is a paid personal cloud storage subscription tier of Dropbox, priced at $9.99/month for a single user. It provides 2,000 GB (2 TB) of encrypted storage (256-bit AES and SSL/TLS in transit) and is designed for consumers storing personal files like photos, videos, and documents. Key features include syncing across desktop and mobile devices, shared links and shared folders, up to 30-day file recovery and version history, remote device wipe, two-factor authentication, Dropbox Rewind (bulk undo changes), and Dropbox Backup (automatic backup of computer and external hard drive folders). It also offers document scanning, PDF editing and e-signature, and file transfers up to 50 GB per transfer. It lacks team/admin features, advanced sharing controls, and end-to-end encryption. No testing of the actual service was performed; summary is based on official product and plan pages.
RESEARCHED BUILD PROMPT
Give this to your coding agent.
Build a personal cloud storage and sync service that replicates the core Dropbox Plus workflow for individual users: install a desktop app on multiple devices, select folders to sync, and have files securely mirrored to the cloud and other devices, with web access, sharing via links, version history, and recovery. Call it something original (e.g., SynclineOne), do not copy Dropbox branding, logos, or UI design.
Workflow: User signs up / logs in, connects a computer, chooses local folders to sync, files upload to cloud storage, appear in a web dashboard, and sync to other connected devices. User can create shareable links, access files offline, restore deleted/modified files for 30 days, and remotely wipe files from a lost device.
Technical requirements:
- Desktop clients for Windows, macOS, and Linux (use Electron + system file watcher).
- Backend: Node.js/Go REST API with object storage (S3-compatible) for file blobs, PostgreSQL/SQLite for metadata, and a sync engine handling file events, uploads, downloads, conflict resolution (keep both versions), and incremental sync.
- Web client: React-based dashboard with file browser, upload/download, share links, and activity log.
- Auth: email/password with two-factor authentication (TOTP), session tokens.
- Encryption: AES-256 at rest, TLS in transit; encrypted API keys and secrets.
- 30-day file versioning and recycle-bin-style soft delete with restore.
- Remote wipe: API endpoint to delete all synced copies on a given device token.
- Mobile: responsive web view; optional native wrappers are out of scope.
Out-of-scope: team/multi-account administration, granular permission roles, end-to-end encryption, watermarking, e-signatures, video editing/transcoding, AI/autotag, offline file editions beyond cached copies, file locking, advanced link settings.
Deliver a monorepo with backend, web app, and desktop app scaffold, plus a README covering setup (env vars, local dev, storage backend config), architecture diagram, and honest limitations (e.g., conflict handling at scale, lack of cross-platform crypto, no mobile native sync).