Here is the reworked description with the requested paragraph about the Zod-backed login/registration functionality and the demo’s dummy login setup seamlessly woven in:
At its core, Vaultage is an attempt to deliver a customizable, effectively white-label alternative to Dropbox or Google Drive — the kind of storage backend a team could brand and extend as their own rather than build against a third-party API.
A cloud file storage API built on Node/Express, using Supabase for both structured data (via Prisma ORM) and raw byte storage — a neat unification that avoids the usual split between a relational database and a separate object-storage provider.
File uploads are handled via Multer, request payloads are validated with Zod (catching malformed input before it hits the database), and auth combines JWT sessions with bcrypt/bcryptjs hashing — solving the core problem any Drive-like service faces: securely gatekeeping who can read, write, or share a given file.
While full registration and login functionality is built out (with robust input validation powered by Zod), the live demo implements a pre-configured dummy login to let visitors bypass registration friction and instantly test out the interface and file management features.
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This project is deployed on Render’s free tier, so the demo app may take up to 30–60 seconds to load if it’s been inactive — the server spins down after periods of no traffic and needs a moment to wake back up. Supabase is also prone to pausing the database, as much as I keep on top of it. Thanks for your patience! Once it’s loaded, it should run smoothly.