Announcing StashBlob version 2

stashblob v2 was recently launched, I heard your complaints and your feedback loud and clear, and In this blog post, I will be announcing some key features that were added in version 2.

features

• Public File Sharing
• Account Mangement
• Folders
• Theme Switcher
• Command Box
• Request based billing
• Developer API
• File Upload Progress Bar

Public File Sharing

In the initial build of stashblob, private file sharing was launched, making this the default setting. But so many requests were sent, asking for public file sharing, so after a few tweaking, I'm happy to announce public file sharing is now available.

When you log into your stashblob account, you will be directed to your dashboard. In the list of files, you would see a three-dot menu, clicking on this would bring up a menu with three options. You should find the Share option in this menu.

Account Management

Introducing a way to update, manage, and secure your account. Account Management gives you 100% control over your account, with account management you can now Update, and Secure your account.

Folders

Folders are a great way to organize your files, and you can start creating folders right now on stashblob to start organizing your files.

Theme Switcher

Theme switcher is my favorite UI feature. It's as simple as A.B.C. To switch between light and dark mode. Here's a quick guide 👇

Command Box

Instead of using a sidebar for navigating through pages, I've added a command box, It's a great way to navigate around the app, because it gives you that native app feeling.

Request based billing

An update has been made to our pricing model, stashblob Turbo is now offered at $10/month for 100GB of storage, and with this, we had to move from file-size-based billing to request-based billing. This simply means that you will be charged for the number of requests you make, and not the number of files you upload. In other words, every time you upload a file, you will be charged for one request, and not for the size of the file.

Developer API

I'm happy to announce that you can build your own file storage on top of stashblob, and this feature will be released on December 10th, 2023.

Example

// Next.js14 Pages Router
import { uploadComponent } from "stashblob-ui";
 
export default function Home() {
  return <uploadComponent />;
}

File Upload Progress Bar

A progress bar has been added instead of the previous push notification method we used before, this way you would know that the file is uploading, and what percentage of completion you're at.

That's a wrap!

That's all for now, I hope you enjoy using stashblob, and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me on Twitter (opens in a new tab).