zip 2l

Secure file compression and extraction tool. Compress files into password-protected ZIP/7z archives or extract them. All processing happens server-side and files are deleted immediately after use.

Live Demo: https://zip-2l-production.up.railway.app/web

Quick Start

Docker (Recommended)

git clone https://github.com/bytegen-dev/zip-2l.git
cd zip-2l
docker-compose up

Visit http://localhost:8000/web to use it.

Local Setup

# Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/bytegen-dev/zip-2l.git
cd zip-2l
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run
python main.py

Visit http://localhost:8000/web to use it.

Features

• Compress files/folders → password-protected ZIP or 7z
• Extract archives → with password support
• AES-256 encryption for ZIP files
• 7z format (recommended - stronger security)
• Dark/light mode toggle
• Selective file downloads after extraction
• Compression level control (1-9)
• Rate limiting & size limits
• Clean minimal UI

Tech Stack

• Backend: FastAPI (Python)
• Frontend: Vanilla JS + CSS
• Libraries: pyzipper, py7zr, JSZip

API

• POST /compress - Compress files (form data: files, password, format, compression_level)
• POST /extract - Extract archive (form data: archive, password)

Returns JSON with file list and base64-encoded ZIP data.

Config

Environment variables:

• MAX_ARCHIVE_SIZE - Max size in bytes (default: 5GB)
• RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE - Rate limit per IP (default: 10)

Privacy

Files are processed server-side and deleted immediately. No logging, no storage. Your files stay private.

Deploy

Railway

1. Connect your GitHub repo to Railway
2. Railway auto-detects the Dockerfile and builds it
3. Set env vars if needed: MAX_ARCHIVE_SIZE, RATE_LIMIT_PER_MINUTE
4. Done - Railway handles everything

Docker

docker build -t zip-2l .
docker run -p 8000:8000 zip-2l

Or use docker-compose:

docker-compose up -d

Other Platforms

Works on Render, Fly.io, DigitalOcean, etc. Just point to uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port $PORT

Repo

https://github.com/bytegen-dev/zip-2l