CypherPress

A WYSIWYG for creating decentralised databases using IPFS and NuCypher

USPs

✅ No knowledge of NuCypher or IPFS required to create decentralised databases

✅ Applications you create will allow your users complete control over who has access to data that they share

✅ Works on Ethereum Smart-Contracts - which means no 'single-point-of-failure'

Use Cases

• Create a secret sharing app for your friends
• Build a medical record file system for your hospital where patients can choose which doctors to share their reports with
• Create a academic record file system for your university where students can share their academic transcripts with professors or employers

Installation

1. Run a local fleet of Ursulas

    git clone https://github.com/nucypher/nucypher.git
    cd nucypher
    sh scripts/local_fleet/run_local_fleet.sh
   
   

2. Install Ganache-Cli (A Local Ethereum Blockchain)<br> You can install ganache-cli by running the following command

   npm intall -g ganache-cli
   

   Then it can be initiated using ganache-cli<br> This will provide a list of 10 account addresses and private keys.<br> Make sure that only these Private Keys are to be used in the webapp, just for the sake of fast transaction confirmations.

3. Clone The repo

   git clone https://github.com/pranav-singhal/cypherpress.git
   cd cypherpress
   npm install #install dependencies
   
   

4. Start the python server

    cd umbral
    export FLASK_APP=app.py
    flask run
   
   

5. Run the WebApp

      cd ..  #go to the root directory of the repo
      yarn start
   

6. Move to the http://localhost:3000 to view the app

Example Use Case (Medical Record File System)

• Cypherpress can be used to build a data sharing platform where patients can share their medical records with doctors.

• A hospital that might need such an application can use CypherPress. An administrator can use CypherPress to build such an app without learning about nucypher or IPFS.

• The administrator can decide what data patients can share and which doctors they can share it with - all with the help of a simple Google-Form like UI

• A similar application can be built by any school's administration, where students upload their performance reports and grant access to their teachers and future employers.

Demo Video

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fk6DllrvmuKrE69Y6My2w1p6h4Mzppof/view