Credits

VAULT is built on the shoulders of great open source projects and services.
This page acknowledges everything we use.

Infrastructure & Backend

local_fire_department

Authentication, Firestore database, Storage, and App Hosting. The entire backend infrastructure of VAULT runs on Firebase.

Google Cloud

dns

Google Cloud Platform

The underlying infrastructure Firebase runs on. Data stored in europe-west1 (EU) for GDPR compliance.

Proprietary

code

Node.js

JavaScript runtime powering server.js — the download proxy server that serves share links and IP ban checks.

MIT

hub

GitHub

Source code hosting and CI/CD. Firebase App Hosting deploys automatically on every push to main.

Proprietary

Frontend Libraries

translate

Google Fonts

Typography: Syne (headings, UI text) and Space Mono (code, metadata, labels). Both served via Google Fonts CDN.

OFL

interests

Material Symbols Rounded

Every icon in VAULT — from navigation to file types to action buttons — uses Material Symbols Rounded from Google Fonts.

Apache 2.0

local_fire_department

Firebase JS SDK v10

The modular Firebase SDK for browser. Used for Auth, Firestore, and Storage directly in the frontend without a bundler.

Apache 2.0

Fonts

title

Syne

OFL 1.1

data_object

Space Mono

OFL 1.1

Tools & Development

psychology

Claude (Anthropic)

AI assistant used extensively during development for architecture decisions, debugging, code generation, and writing documentation.

Proprietary

code

Python

Used in the build process for generating favicons — SVG to PNG/ICO conversion using cairosvg and Pillow.

PSF

image

CairoSVG

Python library used to convert Material Symbol SVG icons into PNG favicons for each page.

LGPL

photo

Pillow (PIL)

Python imaging library used to convert PNGs into ICO format at 16×16 and 32×32 for browser tab icons.

HPND

Standards & Protocols

language

Web Platform (HTML, CSS, JS)

VAULT uses no frontend framework or bundler. Pure HTML5, CSS3, and vanilla ES modules with dynamic Firebase imports. No build step.

Open Standards

lock

Firebase Security Rules

All access control is enforced server-side using Firebase's declarative security rules for Firestore and Storage. No backend server needed for auth.

Google

Acknowledgements

VAULT is a personal project built without any frontend framework, build tooling, or third-party npm packages. Every page is a standalone HTML file with inline CSS and a single ES module script. The only external dependencies are Firebase (loaded from CDN) and Google Fonts.

The design language draws inspiration from modern dark-mode design systems, particularly Material Design 3's color and shape tokens — applied manually without any component library.

If you find a bug or have feedback, open a support ticket. If you want to see the source, the repository is at github.com/Good-player/devatquestionalquestion.