Padloc

Simple, secure password and data management for individuals and teams (formerly known as Padlock).

This repo is split into multiple packages:

Package Name	Description
@padloc/core	Core Logic
@padloc/app	Web-based UI components
@padloc/server	The Backend Server
@padloc/pwa	The Web Client, a Progressive Web App built on top of the @padloc/app package
@padloc/locale	Package containing translations and other localization-related things
@padloc/electron	The Desktop App, built with Electron
@padloc/cordova	Cordova project for building iOS and Android app.
@padloc/tauri (experimental)	Cross-platform native app builder for Padloc, powered by Tauri

Getting Started

Step 0: Install Prerequisites

You'll need

• node.js v12 or greater
• Git

Step 1: Clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/padloc/padloc
cd padloc

Step 2: Install Dependencies

npm install

Step 3: Start Server and Web Client

PL_DATA_DIR=~/padloc-data \
PL_SERVER_PORT=3000 \
PL_PWA_PORT=8080 \
npm run start

For more configuration options, see Configuration

Scripts

Command	Description
npm start	Starts both backend server and web client.
npm run server:start	Starts only backend server.
npm run pwa:start	Starts only web client (You'll need to run npm run pwa:build first).
npm run pwa:build	Builds the web client
npm run dev	Starts backend server and client app in dev mode, which watches for changes in the source files and automatically rebuilds/restarts the corresponding components.
npm test	Run tests.

Configuration

Environment Variable	Default	Description
PL_SERVER_PORT	3000	Which port to host the backend server on
PL_SERVER_URL	http://0.0.0.0:$PL_SERVER_PORT	Public URL that will resolve to the backend server. Used by clients to send requests.
PL_PWA_PORT	8080	Which port to host the web client on
PL_PWA_URL	http://0.0.0.0:$PL_PWA_PORT	Public URL that will resolve to the web client. Used by the server to generate links into the web client.
PL_PWA_DIR	./packages/pwa/dist	Build directory for web client.
PL_DATA_DIR	./data	Directory used by server for persistent data storage
PL_ATTACHMENTS_DIR	./attachments	Directory used by server to store attachments
PL_LOGS_DIR	./logs	Directory used by server to store logs
PL_EMAIL_USER	-	SMTP user for sending emails.
PL_EMAIL_SERVER	-	SMTP server for sending emails
PL_EMAIL_PORT	-	SMTP port for sending emails
PL_EMAIL_SECURE	false	SMTP use secured connection for sending emails
PL_EMAIL_PASSWORD	-	SMTP password for sending email
PL_REPORT_ERRORS	-	Email address used for reporting unexpected errors in the backend.

Security

For a security design overview, check out the security whitepaper.