I built an open-source, post-quantum encrypted cloud drive (solo founder, 19 y/o)

The crypto stack is solid—Kyber and Dilithium2 show you're thinking ahead. What I'd push on at 19 is this: shipping encryption right is only half the battle. The other half is making people actually trust it. When I saw similar projects stall, it wasn't because the math was wrong; it was because users didn't understand what they were getting. Consider adding a simple "trust model" explainer on your site—show exactly what you can't see, when, and why. The open-source angle helps, but clarity beats code audits for early adoption. Are you planning any third-party crypto audits, or are you waiting until you hit a certain user threshold?

The open-source approach with actual zero-knowledge architecture is refreshing. Most encrypted drives still see your metadata.

I've tested a few privacy-focused storage solutions and performance under heavy encryption was always the tradeoff. Curious how chunking with XChaCha20 handles larger file uploads in practice.

What's been your biggest user feedback so far?

This is seriously impressive, especially at 19 — the tech stack you’ve used (Kyber, Dilithium2, Argon2id) shows real depth.
Love that you’ve gone beyond typical “encrypted” claims and focused on true zero-knowledge architecture — even hiding metadata is rare.
The open-source angle adds a lot of credibility too.
Curious how you’re planning to balance performance with full encryption at scale — that’s where most privacy-first drives struggle. Amazing work, Ilias. 👏

This is genuinely impressive work for any developer, let alone at 19. The fact that you're tackling real zero-trust architecture with post-quantum cryptography shows serious technical depth. Most cloud providers just slap encryption labels on but still have full backend access. Excited to see where you take this.w

Hey Ilias!

Congrats on shipping Ellipticc Drive—that's seriously impressive work for a 19-year-old solo founder. The post-quantum focus is spot on with all the crypto noise lately, and giving 10GB free forever is a killer hook to get people testing it. I've been eyeing better E2EE options for my own files, so this hits right at the right time. What's the biggest lesson you learned from building the encryption stack? Can't wait to hear more as you expand the suite.

Cheers!

researching Elliptic - you've got HSBC, JPMorgan, Santander, and Wells Fargo backing you, but your website doesn't lead with that. That's your biggest differentiator vs Chainalysis, and it's buried on the Here Home page

I'd recommend:Hero redesign - "The only blockchain analytics platform backed by 4 of the world's largest banks" should be your lead statement Competitor comparison - Add a transparent breakdown of how Elliptic compares to Chainalysis and TRM Labs. Enterprise buyers are already thinking about this comparison ROI-focused messaging - Instead of "streamline compliance," show "Reduce manual AML review from 4 hours to 15 minutes. Save $X per transaction"Use case segmentation - Banks, Exchanges, Regulators see different value. Separate landing pages would convert better than one generic page Interactive demo -

A live wallet screening widget beats any copy you could write For context: I run a UI sprint business helping SaaS companies improve their conversion design. You're clearly winning in the market, but your website is selling you short vs your actual product/market fit.Would love to discuss how some design optimization could unlock faster enterprise sales cycles.

This looks incredible, Ilias 👏 especially impressive for a solo build at 19. The tech stack and encryption layers sound rock solid.
I really like how you’re pushing true end-to-end encryption (most “secure” drives don’t go that far).
Curious , what’s been the biggest challenge so far in balancing performance with that level of security?

checked your frontend , quite impressive !