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## About?
_cryptgeon_ is a secure, open source sharing note or file service inspired by [_PrivNote_](https://privnote.com).
It includes a server, a web page and a CLI client.
> 🌍 If you want to translate the project feel free to reach out to me.
## Live Service / Demo
### Web
Check out the live service / demo and see for yourself [cryptgeon.org](https://cryptgeon.org)
### CLI
```
npx cryptgeon send text "This is a secret note"
```
For more documentation about the CLI see the [readme](./packages/cli/README.md).
### Raycast Extension
There is an [official Raycast extension](https://www.raycast.com/cupcakearmy/cryptgeon).
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## Features
- send text or files
- server cannot decrypt contents due to client side encryption
- view or time constraints
- in memory, no persistence
- obligatory dark mode support
## How does it work?
each note has a generated <code>id (256bit)</code> and <code>key 256(bit)</code>. The
<code>id</code>
is used to save & retrieve the note. the note is then encrypted with XChaCha20-Poly1305 on the
client side with the <code>key</code> and then sent to the server. data is stored in memory and
never persisted to disk. the server never sees the encryption key and cannot decrypt the contents
of the notes even if it tried to.
> View counts are guaranteed with one running instance of cryptgeon. Multiple instances connected to the same cache instance can run into race conditions, where a note might be retrieved more than the view count allows.
## Screenshot
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## Environment Variables
| Variable | Default | Description |
| ----------------------- | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `CACHE` | `redis://cache/` | Cache URL (valkey or redis) to connect to. [According to format](https://docs.rs/redis/latest/redis/#connection-parameters) |
| `SIZE_LIMIT` | `1 KiB` | Max size for body. Accepted values according to [byte-unit](https://docs.rs/byte-unit/). <br> `512 MiB` is the maximum allowed. <br> Payloads are raw bytes (msgpack + cipher), so the frontend shows the full limit. |
| `MAX_VIEWS` | `100` | Maximal number of views. |
| `MAX_EXPIRATION` | `360` | Maximal expiration in minutes. |
| `ALLOW_ADVANCED` | `true` | Allow custom configuration. If set to `false` all notes will be one view only. |
| `ALLOW_FILES` | `true` | Allow uploading files. If set to `false`, users will only be allowed to create text notes. |
| `ID_LENGTH` | `32` | Set the size of the note `id` in bytes. By default this is `32` bytes. This is useful for reducing link size. _This setting does not affect encryption strength_. |
| `CACHE_PREFIX` | `""` | Optional prefix for all cache keys. Useful when sharing a cache instance with other apps via ACL namespaces. |
| `EXTRA_SIZE_LIMIT` | `512` | Maximum size in bytes of the opaque `extra` payload (e.g. key derivation params) stored on the note metadata. |
| `VERBOSITY` | `warn` | Verbosity level for the backend. [Possible values](https://docs.rs/env_logger/latest/env_logger/#enabling-logging) are: `error`, `warn`, `info`, `debug`, `trace` |
| `THEME_IMAGE` | `""` | Custom image for replacing the logo. Must be publicly reachable |
| `THEME_TEXT` | `""` | Custom text for replacing the description below the logo |
| `THEME_PAGE_TITLE` | `""` | Custom text the page title |
| `THEME_FAVICON` | `""` | Custom url for the favicon. Must be publicly reachable |
| `THEME_NEW_NOTE_NOTICE` | `true` | Show the message about how notes are stored in the memory and may be evicted after creating a new note. Defaults to `true`. |
| `THEME_HOME_LINK` | `true` | Show the `/home` link in the footer. Defaults to `true`. |
| `IMPRINT_URL` | `""` | Custom url for an Imprint hosted somewhere else. Must be publicly reachable. Takes precedence above `IMPRINT_HTML`. |
| `IMPRINT_HTML` | `""` | Alternative to `IMPRINT_URL`, this can be used to specify the HTML code to show on `/imprint`. Only `IMPRINT_HTML` or `IMPRINT_URL` should be specified, not both. |
## Deployment
> ℹ️ `https` is required otherwise browsers will not support the cryptographic functions.
> ℹ️ There is a health endpoint available at `/healthz`. It returns either 200 or 503.
### Docker
Docker is the easiest way. There is the [official image here](https://hub.docker.com/r/cupcakearmy/cryptgeon).
```yaml
# docker-compose.yml
services:
cache:
image: valkey/valkey:7-alpine
# This is required to stay in RAM only.
command: valkey-server --save "" --appendonly no
# Set a size limit. See link below on how to customise.
# https://valkey.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/databases/memory-performance/eviction-policy/
# --maxmemory 1gb --maxmemory-policy allkeys-lrulpine
# This prevents the creation of an anonymous volume.
tmpfs:
- /data
app:
image: cupcakearmy/cryptgeon:latest
depends_on:
- cache
environment:
# Size limit for a single note.
SIZE_LIMIT: 4 MiB
ports:
- 80:8000
# Optional health checks
# healthcheck:
# test: ["CMD", "curl", "--fail", "http://127.0.0.1:8000/healthz"]
# interval: 1m
# timeout: 3s
# retries: 2
# start_period: 5s
```
### NGINX Proxy
See the [examples/nginx](https://github.com/cupcakearmy/cryptgeon/tree/main/examples/nginx) folder. There an example with a simple proxy, and one with https. You need to specify the server names and certificates.
### Traefik 2
See the [examples/traefik](https://github.com/cupcakearmy/cryptgeon/tree/main/examples/traefik) folder.
### Scratch
See the [examples/scratch](https://github.com/cupcakearmy/cryptgeon/tree/main/examples/scratch) folder. There you'll find a guide how to setup a server and install cryptgeon from scratch.
### Synology
There is a [guide](https://mariushosting.com/how-to-install-cryptgeon-on-your-synology-nas/) you can follow.
### YouTube Guides
- English by [Webnestify](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAyD42I7wyI)
- English by [DB Tech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0jx7wpOfNM) [Previous Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhpIatD06vE)
- German by [ApfelCast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84ZMbE9AkHg)
### Written Guides
- French by [zarevskaya](https://belginux.com/installer-cryptgeon-avec-docker/)
- Italian by [@nicfab](https://notes.nicfab.eu/it/posts/cryptgeon/)
- English by [@nicfab](https://notes.nicfab.eu/en/posts/cryptgeon/)
## Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
## Security
Please refer to the security section [here](./SECURITY.md).
---
_Attributions_
- Test data:
- Text for tests [Nietzsche Ipsum](https://nietzsche-ipsum.com/)
- [AES Paper](https://www.cs.miami.edu/home/burt/learning/Csc688.012/rijndael/rijndael_doc_V2.pdf)
- [Unsplash Pictures](https://unsplash.com/)
- Loading animation by [Nikhil Krishnan](https://codepen.io/nikhil8krishnan/pen/rVoXJa)
- Icons made by <a href="https://www.freepik.com" title="Freepik">freepik</a> from <a href="https://www.flaticon.com/" title="Flaticon">www.flaticon.com</a>