The Story Behind This Project

One day, I wanted to transfer some files from the SD card in my phone to my desktop. I thought it would be easy—just send them over Bluetooth.

Well… that’s not what happened.

I tried transferring the files using Bluetooth, but every single time the connection failed. Then I had to pair the two devices again, only for the transfer to fail once more. I kept thinking,

“Come on, it shouldn’t be this hard.”

After wasting almost an hour of my precious time (and remember, 1 hour of my precious time = $100), I looked at my second option.

• Remove the SIM tray.
• Take out the SD card.
• Put it into a USB card reader.
• Plug it into the computer.
• Transfer the files.
• Remove the card again.
• Open the SIM tray again.
• Put the SD card back.

Nope.

I really dislike opening and reopening the SIM tray every time I need to transfer a few files.

So there I was, stuck between two terrible options:

• Bluetooth (damn BLE).
• USB card reader (damn that too).

Then I remembered something… or maybe I just invented it.

“When you have two bad options, don’t choose either of them. Make a third one.”

I don’t even know if SpongeBob ever said that.

Probably not.

But it sounded meaningful enough to me.

So I rolled up my sleeves and decided to build something that would solve the problem once and for all.

Something fast.

Something reliable.

Something that uses Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth.

After a lot of thinking… and thinking… and more thinking (okay, and not that much research >-<), I finally decided to build a lightweight NAS powered by an ESP32. So I started sketching the web interface and began coding it.
Right now, it’s a little rough around the edges (okay… maybe more than a little >_<), but that’s completely fine. My goal isn’t to make it perfect on day one—it’s to build a solid foundation first and improve the design as the project evolves.

Moral of the story:

Always listen to SpongeBob.

Thanks, Bob.