Question 1

How does the AI Workspace work, and which provider does it use?

Accepted Answer

Ask AI sends your prompt and a short summary of your file list to Groq's hosted Llama 3.1. Answers stream back token-by-token. Files are not uploaded to the model — only names, sizes, and types are included as context. The feature is gated on a server-side GROQ_API_KEY; if it's missing, the Ask AI route is hidden from the sidebar.

Question 2

What is Beam?

Accepted Answer

Beam transfers a file directly from one browser to another over WebRTC using PeerJS. The bytes never touch our server or the Appwrite bucket — only the small signaling handshake does. It's useful for moving a large file to another device on your network or to a friend, without using your storage quota.

Question 3

What's stored, and who can see my files?

Accepted Answer

Files live in your Appwrite Storage bucket with per-document permissions scoped to your account. Other signed-in users can't list or read your files. Anyone you grant access to via a share link can read that single file until the link's expiry. There is no admin backdoor in the UI; the server-side API key is only used for OAuth callback lookups and provisioning.

Question 4

Is there a free tier?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The full stack is built to run on free tiers: Vercel for hosting, Appwrite Cloud for auth + database + storage, and Groq for the AI. You get 2 GB of file storage on Appwrite's free plan. Groq's free tier has per-minute request and token rate limits — heavy AI use may hit them.

Question 5

How much can I store, and what happens when I delete a file?

Accepted Answer

Each user is capped at 2 GB total, enforced against the Appwrite bucket. Deleting a file is a soft-delete: it moves to Trash with a deletedAt timestamp and is purged after 30 days. You can restore from Trash at any time before then. Individual uploads are capped at 50 MB by default.

Question 6

What happens when a share link expires?

Accepted Answer

Public share links carry a token and an expiry timestamp. After expiry, the /share/<token> route returns a not-found page and the file can no longer be read by that link. You can revoke a link manually at any time, which clears both the token and the expiry from the file record.

Question 7

What are the current limits?

Accepted Answer

Folders are single-level (no nesting yet). There are no team workspaces — each account is solo. Single-file uploads are capped at 50 MB. AI is rate-limited by Groq's free tier. These are tracked on the roadmap.

Question 8

Is this open source, and who built it?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the full source is on GitHub under an MIT-style license. Nimbus is built and maintained by Mark Yu (m4rkyu.com) as a portfolio project. PRs and issues are welcome.

Your files, plus an AI that understands them.

More than a file dropper.

AI Workspace

Beam — peer to peer

Command palette

Realtime sync

Folders, Trash, and share links

Multi-select & Quick Look

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