I turned Telegram into a personal cloud drive — BucketSpace

Vanrajsinh Solanki — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:52:09 +0000

I wanted a personal cloud drive that didn't feel like another traditional storage SaaS.

So I built BucketSpace.

The idea is simple:

Telegram becomes the storage layer.

BucketSpace provides the actual cloud-drive experience.

The interesting part is that file data is encrypted in the browser before upload.

The pipeline is:

File
→ Chunk
→ SHA-256
→ AES-256-GCM
→ Encrypted upload
→ Telegram MTProto

The backend receives encrypted file data rather than plaintext file contents.

What it has

Client-side AES-256-GCM
Chunked uploads
Telegram MTProto storage
File preview/download
Cross-device recovery
Encrypted public sharing
Responsive cloud-drive UI

Stack

Next.js
React
TypeScript
Node.js
GramJS
Telegram MTProto
Web Crypto API

It's currently v0.1.0 and still being hardened.

I'm particularly interested in feedback around:

storage architecture
encryption model
reliability
large-file handling

GitHub:
https://github.com/vanrajsinh650/BucketSpace

Live:
https://bucket-space.vercel.app/

Hello everyone!

Vanrajsinh Solanki — Sat, 30 May 2026 03:01:47 +0000

Hello everyone! I'm Vanraj, a 19-year-old student who loves building cool stuff and making a real-world impact. Currently, I'm focusing on my own project called Fleekr, a video editing app for Indian content creators. I'm new to this platform, so let's connect!

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I turned Telegram into a personal cloud drive — BucketSpace

What it has

Stack

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